NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Apr 8, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2004-04-06

Reporting Person: DUNN ROBERT A JR (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-04-06	COMMON SHARES	M	767	$22.41	Acquired	30045	Direct
2004-04-06	COMMON SHARES	S	767	$37.50	Disposed	29278	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-04-06	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.41	M	767	Disposed	2008-11-02	COMMON SHARES (767)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 2,014 shares owned thru Co. 401(k) Plan; 244 shares owned thru Co. Excess Retirement Plan; and 4,150 shares owned thru Co. Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: Exercise price of the Derivative Security reported in Column 2.