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: 2003-09-17

Reporting Person: CAMPBELL EDWARD P (Director, PRESIDENT & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-09-17	COMMON SHARES	M	1256	$26.75	Acquired	68922	Direct
2003-09-17	COMMON SHARES	F	1236	$27.40	Disposed	67686	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-09-17	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.75	M	1256	Disposed	2003-11-01	COMMON SHARES (1256)	Direct
2003-09-17	Stock units	$	J	90	Acquired		COMMON SHARES (90)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 28,818 shares owned thru Co. 401(k) Plan, and 2,567 shares owned thru Co. Excess Retirement Plan.

F2: The exercise price of Derivative Security reported in Column 2.

F3: Security converts into common stock on one-for-one basis.

F4: Stock units accrued thru Nordson's Officers' Deferred Compensation Plan.