SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 25, 2003



                               H.B. Fuller Company
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



     Minnesota                        001-09225                   41-0268370
(State of Incorporation)       (Commission file number)       (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)


1200 Willow Lake Boulevard, St. Paul, Minnesota                   55110-5101
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)



                                 (651) 236-5900
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





Item 5.  Other Events

On March 25, 2003, H.B. Fuller Company announced its sales and earnings for the
first quarter ended March 1, 2003. A copy of the press release that discusses
this matter is filed as Exhibit 99(a) to, and incorporated by reference in, this
report.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         Exhibit 99(a)     Press Release dated March 25, 2003




                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       H.B. FULLER COMPANY
                                       Date: March 25, 2003

                                       By: /s/ Patricia L. Jones

                                       Patricia L. Jones
                                       Senior Vice President, Chief
                                       Administrative Officer, General
                                       Counsel and Corporate Secretary