FORM 4

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

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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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* McKane G. Thomas	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Woodhead Industries, Inc. (WDHD)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Norton Sarilee K.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Woodhead Industries, Inc. (WDHD)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle) 3 Parkway North, Suite 550	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 1112/2004/02
(Street) Deerfield, Illinois 60015		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(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)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (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 Follow- ing Reported Transactions(s) (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, $1 Park Value(1)	11/20/02		P		500	A	$11.469
Common Stock, $1 Par Value	05/08/02		S(1)		11.668	D	$18.50
Common Stock, $1 Park Value(2)	11/20/02		P		100	A	$11.599
Common Stock, $1 Par Value	12/04/02		P		1,340	D	$11.93
Common Stock, $1 Park Value(3)	11/20/02		P		300	A	$11.849
Common Stock, $1 Par Value	12/04/02		P		3,060	D	$11.95	5296.851	D
Common Stock, $1 Park Value(4)	11/20/02		P		100	A	$11.89	1,000	D

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FORM 4 (continued)

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
Exercise
Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans-
action Date

(Month/
Day/
Year)

3A. Deemed
Execution
Date,
if any
(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
Following
Reported Transaction(s)
(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

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or Number of
Shares

Explanation of Responses: (1) InS4 ~~connection~~- ~~with~~Reporting ~~the~~person ~~Stockholder~~was ~~Rights~~unaware ~~Plan~~that ~~adopted~~when byshe ~~the~~discontinued ~~Company~~her onparticipation ~~April~~in ~~24, 1996, Preferred Stock Purchase Rights were distributed to stockholders and are deemed to be attached to~~ the ~~shares~~Woodhead ofIndustries, ~~Common Stock of the Company listed on this Form~~Inc. IfDividend ~~and~~Reinvestment ~~when the rights become exercisable~~Plan, the ~~holders initially would be entitled to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $65~~11.007 ~~(both the number of~~ shares ~~and~~held ~~the~~in ~~purchase~~her ~~price~~Plan ~~are~~account ~~subject~~were ~~to adjustment)~~sold.~~(2) (Same as above).(3) (Same as above).(4) (Same as above).~~

By: /s/ Robert J. Tortorello For: GSarilee K. ~~Thomas~~Norton ~~McKane~~ **Signature of Reporting Person ~~November~~December 215, 2002 Date

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