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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 * 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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 28601 CLEMENS ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/14/2014 (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 03/14/2014   M   3,600 A $ 18.46 35,176 (1) D   Common Shares 03/14/2014   M   2,400 A $ 19.25 37,576 (1) D   Common Shares 03/14/2014   S   6,000 D $ 70.09 (2) (3) 31,576 (1) D   Common Shares               72 (4) I Company 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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 18.46

03/14/2014

M

3,600

12/09/2009

12/09/2014

Common Shares

3,600

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 19.25

03/14/2014

M

2,400

12/07/2010

12/07/2015

Common Shares

2,400

$ 0

0

D

Share Equivalent Units

(5)

(5)

(5)

Common Shares

(5)

640

D

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

Robert E. Veillette, Attorney-In-Fact		03/18/2014
**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)	Includes 861 shares acquired through participation in the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
(2)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $70.04 to $70.18.
(3)	The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person will provide upon request to the SEC staff, Nordson Corporation or a shareholder of Nordson Corporation full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which each transaction was effected.
(4)	Balance as of January 21, 2014.
(5)	Share equivalent units acquired through deferral of performance shares awarded under the 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. Share 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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