NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 18, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2003-12-18

Reporting Person: FIELDS BRUCE H (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-12-18	COMMON SHARES	M	9600	$28.50	Acquired	16961	Direct
2003-12-18	COMMON SHARES	S	9600	$32.944	Disposed	7361	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-12-18	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.50	M	9600	Disposed	2004-10-31	COMMON SHARES (9600)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON SHARES	16	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 2,007 shares owned thru Co. 401(k) Plan; 298 shares owned thru Co. Excess Retirement Plan; and 56 Shares owned thru Co. Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: Shares owned by children held by Cust. Bruce H. Fields thru Co. Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

F3: Exercise price of derivative security reported in Column 2.