FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

X Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

NORD, EVAN W.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORDSON CORPORATION NDSN

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
    Director                                   X 10% Owner
    Officer (give title below)      X Other (specify below)

RETIRED DIRECTOR

(Last)      (First)     (Middle)

28601 CLEMENS ROAD
 

3. I.R.S. Identification Number
of Reporting Person,
if an entity (voluntary)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
    Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(Street)

WESTLAKE, OH 44145

(City)     (State)     (Zip)

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-
action
Date
(Month/ Day/
Year)

3. Trans-
action Code
(Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned at
End of Month
(Instr. 3 & 4)

6. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

COMMON STOCK

08/06/02

G

V

1,800

D

-0-

D

COMMON STOCK

09/03/02

P

2,235

A

$22.0177

356,091

D

COMMON STOCK

108,961

I

BY SPOUSE

COMMON STOCK

1,524,000

I

BY TRUST

1,000,000

I

BY TRUST

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security

(Instr. 3)

2. Conver-
sion or
Excercise
Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans-
action Date

(Month/
Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
action
Code

(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration
Date
(Month/Day/
Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 & 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned at
End of Month
(Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
ship Form
of Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or Number of
Shares

Stock Units

 ⁽¹⁾

15,492

D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) STOCK UNITS ACCRUED THROUGH NORDSON'S DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN AS OF 8/31/2002 AND HAVE ACCRUED ON A PERIODIC BASIS. RECEIPT OF STOCK IS NOT PERMISSIBLE UNTIL DIRECTOR CEASES TO BE A DIRECTOR.

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