NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Jun 16, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2004-06-15

Reporting Person: PELLECCHIA NICHOLAS D (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-06-15	COMMON SHARES	M	14000	$27.63	Acquired	47932	Direct
2004-06-15	COMMON SHARES	F	10850	$40.125	Disposed	37082	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-06-15	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.63	M	14000	Disposed	2006-11-04	COMMON SHARES (14000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON SHARES	20634	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 4,552 shares owned through Co. 401(k) Plan; and 511 shares owned through Co. Excess Retirement Plan.

F2: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

F3: The Exercise price of derivative security has been reported in Column 2.