---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072331-25-000125"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDSN"
cik: "0000072331"
company_name: "NORDSON CORP"
filed_at: "2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T02:04:22.972756+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nordson adopts Executive Severance Policy effective November 1, 2025

## Summary
- Policy provides severance benefits for US-based executive officers on qualifying termination outside change-in-control period.
- Benefits include lump-sum salary, prorated bonus, COBRA for 12 months, outplacement up to $10,000, and equity per plan.
- CEO Sundaram Nagarajan excluded due to existing employment agreement with separate severance terms.
- Severance conditioned on release of claims and compliance with non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality covenants.
- Policy administered by Compensation Committee; subject to amendment/termination with no impairment of existing qualifying terminations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072331-25-000125
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDSN
- cik: 0000072331
- company_name: NORDSON CORP
- filed_at: 2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233125000125/0000072331-25-000125-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233125000125/ndsn-20251023.htm

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