X0303 4 2011-01-07 0000072331 NORDSON CORP NDSN 0001390754 PEET SHELLY 28601 CLEMENS ROAD WESTLAKE OH 44145 0 1 0 0 Vice President Common Shares 2011-01-07 4 A 0 1308 A 4109 D Common Shares 2011-01-07 4 D 0 1178 D 2931 D Common Shares 1526 I Company ESOP and 401(k) Plan Share Equivalent Units 2011-01-07 4 A 0 1178 A Common Shares 1178 1178 D Performance units awarded under Amended and Restated 2004 Long Term Performance Plan convert to common shares on a one-for-one basis on settlement date. Fair market value of common shares on settlement date, January 7, 2011, was $91.62 per share. Includes 117 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Performance units awarded under the Amended and Restated 2004 Long Term Performance Plan convert to common shares on a one-for-one basis. Reporting person elected to defer the award to share equivalent units under the Amended and Restated 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan. Balance as of January 3, 2011. 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). Robert E. Veillette, Attorney-In-Fact 2011-01-11