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: MADAR WILLIAM P (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-09-05	COMMON SHARES	M	150000	$26.75	Acquired	405678	Direct
2003-09-05	COMMON SHARES	F	148416	$27.20	Disposed	257262	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	150000	Disposed	2003-11-01	COMMON SHARES (12000)	Direct

Footnotes

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

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