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: DUNN ROBERT A JR (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-03-31	COMMON SHARES	M	3500	$28.50	Acquired	32778	Direct
2004-03-31	COMMON SHARS	S	500	$37.66	Disposed	32278	Direct
2004-03-31	COMMON SHARES	S	500	$37.60	Disposed	31778	Direct
2004-03-31	COMMON SHARES	S	100	$37.55	Disposed	31678	Direct
2004-03-31	COMMON SHARES	S	2400	$37.50	Disposed	29278	Direct
2004-04-01	COMMON SHARES	M	1300	$28.50	Acquired	30578	Direct
2004-04-01	COMMON SHARES	M	1700	$22.16	Acquired	32278	Direct
2004-04-01	COMMON SHARES	S	3000	$37.50	Disposed	29278	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-03-31	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.50	M	3500	Disposed	2004-10-30	COMMON SHARES (3500)	Direct
2004-04-01	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.50	M	1300	Disposed	2004-10-31	COMMON SHARES (1300)	Direct
2004-04-01	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.16	M	1700	Disposed	2009-11-01	COMMON SHARES (1700)	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.