NORDSON CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Mar 1, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NORDSON CORP (NDSN)
CIK: 0000072331
Period of Report: 2004-02-27

Reporting Person: MADAR WILLIAM P (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-02-27	COMMON SHARES	M	140000	$28.63	Acquired	387057	Direct
2004-02-27	COMMON SHARES	S	5000	$36.45	Disposed	382057	Direct
2004-02-27	COMMON SHARES	S	5000	$36.48	Disposed	377257	Direct
2004-02-27	COMMON SHARES	S	3000	$36.43	Disposed	374057	Direct
2004-02-27	COMMON SHARES	S	5000	$36.40	Disposed	369057	Direct
2004-02-27	COMMON SHARES	S	5000	$36.35	Disposed	364057	Direct
2004-02-27	COMMON SHARES	S	117000	$36.30	Disposed	247057	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-02-27	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$28.63	M	140000	Disposed	2005-10-30	COMMON SHARES (140000)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Units	$		COMMON SHARES ()	17679	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 3,071 shares owned thru Co. 401(k).

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

F3: Security converts to common stock on one-for-one basis.

F4: Stock units accrued through Nordson's Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan. Receipt of stock is not permissible until participant ceases to be a Director or reaches age 70, whichever occurs first.