NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Apr 2, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2004-03-31

Reporting Person: FIELDS BRUCE H (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-03-31	COMMON SHARES	M	2888	$22.41	Acquired	10303	Direct
2004-03-31	COMMON SHARES	S	2888	$38.00	Disposed	7415	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-03-31	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.41	M	2888	Disposed	2008-11-02	COMMON SHARES (2888)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 2,015 shares owned thru Co. 401(k) Plan, 301 shares owned thru Co. Excess Retirement Plan, and 78 shares owned thru Co. Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

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