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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 * BLOOMFIELD DOUGLAS C   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) 01/04/2013 (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 (1) 01/04/2013   A   8,400 A $ 0 16,195 (2) D   Common Shares 01/04/2013   F   560 D $ 65.52 15,635 (2) D   Common Shares 01/04/2013   D   7,560 D (3) 8,075 (2) D   Common Shares               3,212 (4) I Company ESOP and 401(k) Plan

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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

Share Equivalent Units

(5)

01/04/2013

A

7,560

(5)

(5)

Common Shares

7,560

(3)

29,065

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BLOOMFIELD DOUGLAS C 28601 CLEMENS ROAD WESTLAKE, OH 44145			Vice President

Signatures

Robert E. Veillette, Attorney-In-Fact		01/08/2013
**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)	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.
(2)	Includes 126 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
(3)	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 receipt of 7,560 shares of common stock and received instead 7,560 share equivalent units under the Amended and Restated 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan. As a result, the reporting person is reporting the disposition of 7,560 shares of common stock in exchange for an equal number of share equivalent units.
(4)	Balance as of December 28, 2012.
(5)	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).

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