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: 2003-11-03

Reporting Person: GINN WILLIAM D (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-11-03	COMMON SHARES	A	500	—	Acquired	47321	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-11-03	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.71	A	1	Acquired	2013-11-03	COMMON SHARES (2500)	Direct
2003-10-17	Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.22	J	2552	Disposed	2013-03-06	COMMON SHARES (2552)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON SHARES	4764	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Grant to reporting person of option to purchase 2,500 common shares under Nordson's Long-Term Performance Plan, exercisable at 100% beginning 5/3/04.

F2: The exercise price of derivative security has been reported in column 2.

F3: Reporting person gifted and transferred the stock option granted to him to his daughter, Anna M. Ginn pursuant to provisions of the Plan governing award and transfer of non-qualified options in issuer's stock.