NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Mar 9, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2004-03-08

Reporting Person: PELLECCHIA NICHOLAS D (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-03-08	COMMON SHARES	M	14000	$28.63	Acquired	45737	Direct
2004-03-08	COMMON SHARS	F	11753	$37.38	Disposed	33984	Direct
2004-03-08	COMMON SHARES	G	68	—	Disposed	33916	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-03-08	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.63	M	14000	Disposed	2005-10-30	COMMON SHARES (14000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
COMMON SHARES	20634	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 4,538 shares owned thru Co. 401(k) Plan; and 509 shares owned thru Co. Excess Retirement Plan.

F2: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

F3: The exercise price of the derivative security has been reported in Column 2.