NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 14, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2011-01-12

Reporting Person: LAMBERT PETER (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-01-12	Common Shares	M	585	$52.91	Acquired	11540	Direct
2011-01-12	Common Shares	S	585	$95.00	Disposed	10955	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-01-12	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$52.91	M	585	Disposed	2017-12-05	Common Shares (585)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	709	Indirect

Footnotes

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

F2: Balance as of January 3, 2011.