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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HARDIS STEPHEN R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORDSON CORP [NDSN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 28601 CLEMENS ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2007 (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 05/01/2007   M   673 A $ 0 33,945 D   COMMON SHARES               8,000 (1) I BY SPOUSE COMMON SHARES               200 (1) I BY CHILDREN

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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

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

(3)

(3)

COMMON SHARES

(3)

1,435

D

Stock Equivalent Units

(2)

04/30/2007

J

511

(4)

(4)

COMMON SHARES

511

(4)

39,696

D

Stock Equivalent Units

(2)

05/01/2007

M

673 (5)

(4)

(4)

COMMON SHARES

673

(4)

39,023

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARDIS STEPHEN R 28601 CLEMENS ROAD WESTLAKE, OH 44145	X

Signatures

Robert E. Veillette, Attorney-In-Fact		05/01/2007
**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)	Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
(2)	Security converts into common stock on one-for-one basis.
(3)	Reporting person elected to defer grant of restricted shares granted 11/22/06 in accordance with Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Deferral is in the form of restricted stock units.
(4)	Stock Equivalent Units accrued through Nordson's Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Receipt of stock is not permissible until participant ceases to be a Director or reaches age 70, whichever occurs first.
(5)	Distribution in accordance with terms of Nordson's Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan wherein receipt of stock is permissible upon age 70.

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