NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Sep 9, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2003-09-05

Reporting Person: PELLECCHIA NICHOLAS D (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-09-05	COMMON SHARES	M	12000	$26.75	Acquired	40205	Direct
2003-09-05	COMMON SHARES	F	11864	$27.20	Disposed	28341	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-09-05	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.75	M	12000	Disposed	2003-11-01	COMMON SHARES (12000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON SHARES	20634	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 4,508 shares owned thru Co. 401(k) Plan and 504 shares owned thru Excess Retirement Plan.

F2: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

F3: The exercise price of Derivative Security is reported in Column 2.