NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Sep 28, 2004

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2004-09-17

Reporting Person: Bauknight Russell Leroy (Trustee)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares, no par value	4237127	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Upon the death of Evan W. Nord, Russell L. Bauknight succeeded Evan W. Nord as trustee of certain trusts identified in this explanation, and as of September 17, 2004 became a reporting person and holds the following Common Shares and has sole voting power and sole investment power with respect to those Common Shares of each of the following trusts:

1.Cynthia W. Nord Charitable Remainder Unitrust dated June 9, 1994 1,000,000 common shares

2.Evan W. Nord Charitable Remainder Unitrust dated June 9, 1994 1,000,000 common shares

3.Evan W. Nord Revocable Trust, dated July 6, 1994, as supplemented September 21, 1994 and November 18, 1994 371,167 common shares

4.1997 Evan W. Nord Grandchild Trust No. 1 dated April 10, 1997 420 common shares

5.1997 Evan W. Nord Grandchildren Trust dated September 8, 1997 820 common shares

F2: 6.Evan W. Nord Trust FBO Bruce B. Nord dated June 2, 1987 31,200 common shares

7.Evan W. Nord Trust FBO Ethan W. Nord dated June 2, 1987 31,200 common shares

8.Evan W. Nord Trust FBO Kathleen N. Peterson dated June 2, 1987 31,200 common shares

9.Evan W. Nord Trust FBO Eric T. Nord dated June 2, 1987 31,200 common shares

10.Evan W. Nord Trust FBO Allyson M. Nord dated June 2, 1987 31,200 common shares

11.Evan W. Nord Trust Agreement FBO Wiley Kennedy dated December 8, 1995 8,500 common shares

12.2000 Irrevocable Trust Agreement of Evan W. Nord 60,000 common shares

13.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 1 of Evan W. Nord 40,000 common shares

14.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 2 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

15.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 3 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

16.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 4 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

F3: 17.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 5 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

18.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 6 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

19.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 7 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

20.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 8 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

21.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 9 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

22.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 10 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

23.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 11 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

24.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 12 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

25.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 13 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

F4: 26.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 14 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

27.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 15 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

28.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 16 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

29.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 17 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

30.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 18 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

31.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 19 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

32.2000 Charitable Remainder Trust No. 20 of Evan W. Nord 4,000 common shares

F5: Additionally, Evan W. Nord had testamentary power of appointment over 1,524,220 shares held by the Walter G. Nord Testamentary Trust. Evan W. Nord exercised this power of appointment in his will such that these shares were apportioned into a total of ten (10) individual trusts for the benefit of Evan W. Nord's lineal descendants.

F6: In five (5) of these trusts, Russell L. Bauknight, as of September 17, 2004, is the sole trustee with sole investment power and sole voting power with respect to 762,110 of the 1,524,220 shares for the following trusts: (1) Evan W. Nord Trust for Lineal Descendants FBO Allyson N. Wandtke dated May 25, 1995; (2) Evan W. Nord Trust for Lineal Descendants FBO Kathleen N. Peterson dated May 25, 1995; (3) Evan W. Nord Trust for Lineal Descendants FBO Ethan W. Nord dated May 25, 1995; (4) Evan W. Nord Trust for Lineal Descendants FBO Eric T. Nord dated May 25, 1995 ;and (5) Evan W. Nord Trust for Lineal Descendants FBO Bruce B. Nord dated May 25, 1995. The other five (5) trusts holding the remaining 762,110 shares are discussed in Explanation 2 herein.

F7: As stated in Explanation 1, Evan W. Nord had testamentary power of appointment over 1,524,220 shares held by the Walter G. Nord Testamentary Trust. Evan W. Nord exercised this power of appointment in his will such that these shares were apportioned into a total of ten (10) individual trusts for the benefit of Evan W. Nord's lineal descendants.In five (5) of these trusts, Russell L. Bauknight and Case Western Reserve University, as of September 17, 2004, are co-trustees that have shared voting power and shared investment power with respect to 762,110 shares for the following trusts:

F8: (1) Evan W. Nord Charitable Remainder Unitrust FBO Eric Nord and Charitable Purposes dated June 1, 1993, as supplemented on July 28, 1994 and May 26, 1995; (2) Evan W. Nord Charitable Remainder Unitrust FBO Ethan Nord and Charitable Purposes dated June 1, 1993, as supplemented on July 28, 1994 and May 26, 1995; (3) Evan W. Nord Charitable Remainder Unitrust FBO Bruce Nord and Charitable Purposes dated June 1, 1993, as supplemented on July 28, 1994 and May 26, 1995; (4) Evan W. Nord Charitable Remainder Unitrust FBO Kathleen Peterson and Charitable Purposes dated June 1, 1993, as supplemented on July 28, 1994 and May 26, 1995; and (5) Evan W. Nord Charitable Remainder Unitrust FBO Allyson N. Wandtke and Charitable Purposes dated June 1, 1993, as supplemented on July 28, 1994 and May 26, 1995.