NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Jun 21, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2004-06-18

Reporting Person: FIELDS BRUCE H (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-06-18	COMMON SHARES	M	4210	$22.16	Acquired	11632	Direct
2004-06-18	COMMON SHARES	S	500	$42.51	Disposed	11132	Direct
2004-06-18	COMMON SHARES	S	3710	$42.50	Disposed	7422	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-06-18	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.16	M	4210	Disposed	2009-11-01	COMMON SHARES (4210)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 2,022 shares owned through Co. 401(k) Plan; 301 shares owned through Co. Excess Retirement Plan; and 99 shares owned through Co. Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: The price of the Derivative Security has been reported in Column 2.