NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Sep 30, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2013-09-26

Reporting Person: PEET SHELLY (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-09-26	Common Shares	G	10	—	Disposed	8600	Direct
2013-09-26	Common Shares	M	400	$24.46	Acquired	9000	Direct
2013-09-26	Common Shares	M	2000	$27.81	Acquired	11000	Direct
2013-09-26	Common Shares	M	5000	$14.37	Acquired	16000	Direct
2013-09-26	Common Shares	M	3600	$26.46	Acquired	19600	Direct
2013-09-26	Common Shares	F	8689	$74.00	Disposed	10911	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-09-26	Share Equivalent Units	$	J	32	Acquired		Common Shares (32)	Direct
2013-09-26	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.46	M	400	Disposed	2016-12-06	Common Shares (400)	Direct
2013-09-26	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.81	M	2000	Disposed	2017-02-20	Common Shares (2000)	Direct
2013-09-26	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.37	M	5000	Disposed	2018-12-04	Common Shares (5000)	Direct
2013-09-26	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.46	M	3600	Disposed	2017-12-05	Common Shares (3600)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	1410	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Balance as of September 10, 2013.

F2: Includes 334 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F3: Share Equivalent Units acquired through deferral of performance shares awarded under Amended and Restated 2004 Long Term Performance Plan. Deferrals are made to the Nordson Stock Measurement Fund of the Amended and Restated 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan. Equivalent Units are settled in common shares at reporting person's termination of employment or retirement subject to delayed distribution rules of Internal Revenue Code Section 409(A).

F4: Share Equivalent Units accrued through dividend payment.