NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Mar 4, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2011-03-03

Reporting Person: LAMBERT PETER (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-03-03	Common Shares	M	5700	$28.74	Acquired	16655	Direct
2011-03-03	Common Shares	M	1650	$54.52	Acquired	18305	Direct
2011-03-03	Common Shares	M	7800	$48.77	Acquired	26105	Direct
2011-03-03	Common Shares	M	4515	$52.91	Acquired	30620	Direct
2011-03-03	Common Shares	S	19665	$110.00	Disposed	10955	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-03-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$48.77	M	7800	Disposed	2016-11-22	Common Shares (7800)	Direct
2011-03-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$52.91	M	4515	Disposed	2017-12-05	Common Shares (4515)	Direct
2011-03-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.74	M	5700	Disposed	2018-12-04	Common Shares (5700)	Direct
2011-03-03	Employee Stock Option (righty to buy)	$54.52	M	1650	Disposed	2019-12-03	Common Shares (1650)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	710	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 1,815 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: Balance as of March 1, 2011.