NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Apr 6, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2004-04-02

Reporting Person: DUNN ROBERT A JR (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-04-02	COMMON SHARES	M	28900	$22.16	Acquired	58178	Direct
2004-04-02	COMMON SHARES	S	3200	$37.6551	Disposed	54978	Direct
2004-04-02	COMMON SHARES	S	25700	$37.50	Disposed	29278	Direct
2004-04-05	COMMON SHARES	M	13400	$22.16	Acquired	42678	Direct
2004-04-05	COMMON SHARES	M	23600	$22.41	Acquired	66278	Direct
2004-04-05	COMMON SHARES	S	37000	$37.50	Disposed	29278	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-04-02	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.16	M	28900	Disposed	2009-11-01	COMMON SHARES (28900)	Direct
2004-04-05	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.16	M	13400	Disposed	2009-11-01	COMMON SHARES (13400)	Direct
2004-04-05	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.41	M	23600	Disposed	2008-11-02	COMMON SHARES (23600)	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 is reported in Column 2.