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: KEANE JOHN J (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-06-18	COMMON SHARES	M	2040	$28.50	Acquired	4224	Direct
2004-06-18	COMMON SHARES	M	960	$26.27	Acquired	7224	Direct
2004-06-18	COMMON SHARES	S	3000	$42.00	Disposed	4224	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-06-18	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.50	M	2040	Disposed	2010-11-06	COMMON SHARES (2040)	Direct
2004-06-18	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.27	M	960	Disposed	2012-11-04	COMMON SHARES (960)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 374 shares owned through Co. 401(k) Plan.

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