NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Jun 8, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2004-06-07

Reporting Person: CAMPBELL EDWARD P (Director, CHAIRMAN & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-06-07	COMMON SHARES	M	30000	$28.63	Acquired	135442	Direct
2004-06-07	COMMON SHARES	F	2611	$38.581	Disposed	132831	Direct
2004-06-07	COMMON SHARES	S	21500	$39.581	Disposed	111331	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-06-07	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.63	M	30000	Disposed	2005-10-30	COMMON SHARES (30000)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Units	$		COMMON SHARES ()	20619	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 28,862 shares owned through Co. 401(k) Plan; and 2,589 shares owned through Co. Excess Retirement Plan.

F2: Exercise price of derivative security reported in Column 2.

F3: Stock converts into common stock on one-for-one basis.

F4: Stock units accrued through Nordson's Officers' Deferred Compensation Plan.