NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 23, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2003-12-22

Reporting Person: HELLMAN PETER S (Director, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-12-22	COMMON SHARES	M	10000	$20.50	Acquired	45079	Direct
2003-12-22	COMMON SHARES	F	7176	$34.86	Disposed	37903	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-12-22	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.50	M	10000	Disposed	2010-02-14	COMMON SHARES (10000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 79 shares owned thru Co. 401(k) Plan.

F2: The exercise price of derivative security reported in Column 2.