NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Nov 3, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2003-10-31

Reporting Person: MADAR WILLIAM P (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-11-03	COMMON SHARES	A	500	—	Acquired	257762	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-10-31	Stock Units	$	J	506	Acquired		COMMON SHARES (506)	Direct
2003-11-03	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.71	A	1	Acquired	2013-11-03	COMMON SHARES (2500)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 3,046 shares owned thru Co. 401(k) Plan.

F2: Security converts into common stock on one-for-one basis.

F3: Stock 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.

F4: Grant to reporting person of option to purchase 2,500 common shares under Nordson's Long Term Perfromance Plan, exercisable at 100% beginning 5/3/04.

F5: The exercise price of derivative security has been reported in Column 2.