NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Sep 19, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2003-09-18

Reporting Person: FIELDS BRUCE H (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-09-18	COMMON SHARES	M	9600	$26.75	Acquired	14453	Direct
2003-09-18	COMMON SHARES	S	9600	$27.25	Disposed	4853	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-09-18	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.75	M	9600	Acquired	2003-11-01	COMMON SHARES (9600)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON SHARES	16	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 1,999 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: The exercise price of Derivative Security is reported in Column 2.