NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Mar 8, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2004-03-05

Reporting Person: GACKA MARK G (VICE PRESIDENT)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-03-05	COMMON SHARES	M	2600	$28.63	Acquired	37869	Direct
2004-03-05	COMMON SHARES	M	4800	$27.63	Acquired	42669	Direct
2004-03-05	COMMON SHARES	M	4800	$24.82	Acquired	47469	Direct
2004-03-05	COMMON SHARES	S	12200	$38.05	Disposed	35269	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-03-05	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.63	M	2600	Disposed	2005-10-30	COMMON SHARES (2600)	Direct
2004-03-05	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.63	M	4800	Disposed	2006-11-04	COMMON SHARES (4800)	Direct
2004-03-05	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$24.82	M	4800	Disposed	2007-11-03	COMMON SHARES (4800)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 14,399 shares owned thru Co. 401(k) Plan; and 236 shares owned thru Co. Excess Retirement Plan.

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