Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MERK GREGORY P
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORDSON CORP [NDSN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
28601 CLEMENS ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/07/2011
(Street)

WESTLAKE, OH 44145		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 07/07/2011   F   301 D $ 58.26 15,248 (1) (2) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 13.86 (3)             11/03/2004 11/03/2013 Common Shares (3)   3,600 (3) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 18.46 (4)             12/09/2005 12/09/2014 Common Shares (4)   3,600 (4) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 19.25 (5)             12/07/2006 12/07/2015 Common Shares (5)   2,400 (5) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 24.39 (6)             11/22/2007 11/22/2016 Common Shares (6)   15,600 (6) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 26.46 (7)             12/05/2008 12/05/2017 Common Shares (7)   13,600 (7) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 14.37 (8)             12/04/2009 12/04/2018 Common Shares (8)   22,800 (8) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 27.26 (9)             12/03/2010 12/03/2019 Common Shares (9)   12,200 (9) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 43.32 (10)             12/07/2011 12/07/2020 Common Shares (10)   9,000 (10) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MERK GREGORY P
28601 CLEMENS ROAD
WESTLAKE, OH 44145		       Vice President  

Signatures

 Robert E. Veillette, Attorney-In-Fact   07/08/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On April 12, 2011, the common stock of Nordson Corporation split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 7,769 additional shares of common stock.
(2) Includes 469 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
(3) This option was previously reported as covering 1,800 shares at an exercise price of $27.71 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on April 12, 2011.
(4) This option was previously reported as covering 1,800 shares at an exercise price of $36.91 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on April 12, 2011.
(5) This option was previously reported as covering 1,200 shares at an exercise price of $38.50 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on April 12, 2011.
(6) This option was previously reported as covering 7,800 shares at an exercise price of $48.77 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on April 12, 2011.
(7) This option was previously reported as covering 6,800 shares at an exercise price of $52.91 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on April 12, 2011.
(8) This option was previously reported as covering 11,400 shares at an exercise price of $28.74 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on April 12, 2011.
(9) This option was previously reported as covering 6,100 shares at an exercise price of $54.52 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on April 12, 2011.
(10) This option was previously reported as covering 4,500 shares at an exercise price of $86.63 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on April 12, 2011.

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