FORM 144

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ATTENTION:   Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.
     
 
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DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.



 
 
CUSIP NUMBER



 
 
1(a) NAME OF ISSUER
    (b) IRS IDENT. NO.   (c) S.E.C. FILE NO.   WORK LOCATION  
 

NORDSON CORPORATION

   
34-0590250

 
0-7977

       
 
1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER
    STREET                       (e) TELEPHONE NO.  
 
          CITY     STATE     ZIP CODE          AREA CODE AND NUMBER  
 
 
    28601 CLEMENS ROAD     WESTLAKE     OH   44145    

440
   

892-1580
 
 
2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE
TO BE SOLD
    (b) IRS
IDENT. NO.
   
(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO ISSUER
    (d) ADDRESS     CITY     STATE     ZIP CODE  
 
WILLIAM D. GINN
          DIRECTOR     28601 CLEMENS ROAD     WESTLAKE     OH     44145  
 
INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
                                                   
 
  3(a)     (b)     SEC USE
ONLY
    (c)     (d)     (e)     (f)     (g)  
  Title of the Class of Securities
To Be Sold
   
Name and Address of Each Broker
        Number of Shares or         Number of Shares     Approximate     Name of Each  
      Through Whom the Securities are to be         Other Units To Be     Aggregate     or Other Units     Date of Sale     Securities  
      Offered or Each Market Maker who is     Broker-Dealer     Sold     Market Value     Outstanding     (See instr. 3(f))     Exchange  
      Acquiring the Securities     File Number     (See instr. 3(c))     (See instr. 3(d))     (See instr. 3(e))     (MO. DAY YR.)     (See instr. 3(g))  
 
Common Shares w/o par value
    UBS SECURITIES             1,000       $ 40,010.00     33,580,430     6-2-09     NASDQ  
        30050 CHAGRIN BLVD.                                          
 
 
    PEPPER PIKE, OH 44124                                          
 

         
   
1.
   
    (a)   Name of issuer.
 
  (b)   Issuer’s IRS Identification Number.
 
  (c)   Issuer’s SEC file number, if any.
 
  (d)   Issuer’s address, including zip code.
 
  (e)   Issuer’s telephone number, including area code.
 
       
   
2.
   
      (a)   Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
 
  (b)   Such person’s or I.R.S. Identification number, if such person is an entity.
 
  (c)   Such person’s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10 percent stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing).
 
  (d)   Such person’s address, including zip code.
         
   
3.
   
    (a)   Title of the class of securities to be sold.
 
  (b)   Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold.
 
  (c)   Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount).
 
  (d)   Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice.
 
  (e)   Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer.
 
  (f)   Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold.
 
  (g)   Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold.


 


 

TABLE I — SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
                                                                 
                                         
  Title of     Date you         Name of Person from
Whom Acquired
    Amount of     Date of        
  the Class     Acquired     Nature of Acquisition Transaction     (If gift, also give date donor acquired)     Securities Acquired     Payment     Nature of Payment  
                                         
  COMMON SHS W/O
PAR VALUE
    VARIOUS     PURCHASE     ISSUER       1,000       VARIOUS     CASH  
                               
                                         
                               
                                         
                               
                                         
INSTRUCTIONS:         If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.
 
TABLE II — SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months
by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
                             
 
                    Amount of        
  Name and Address of Seller     Title of Securities Sold     Date of Sale     Securities Acquired     Gross Proceeds  
 
William D. Ginn
    Common Shares w/o par value     4-7-09     500     $15,575.00  
 
28601 Clemens Road
    Common Shares w/o par value     4-8-09     500     $15,600.00  
 
Westlake, OH 44145
    Common Shares w/o par value     4-14-09     500     $16,043.60  
 

 


 

Remarks:

   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of “person” in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.

June 2, 2009
Date of Notice
Robert E. Veillette, Attorney-In-Fact
(Signature)
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)