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Exhibit 10-d-2

NORDSON CORPORATION

2005 EXCESS DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN

Nordson Corporation hereby establishes, effective as of January 1, 2005, the Nordson Corporation 2005 Excess Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (“Plan”), to supplement the retirement benefits of certain salaried employees, designated by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) as permitted by Section 3(36) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), with respect to compensation earned for services performed by such employees for the Company or vested after December 31, 2004.  The Nordson Corporation Excess Defined Contribution Plan established effective as of November 1, 1985, and amended and restated in its entirety effective as of November 1, 1987 (the “1985 Plan”) supplements the retirement benefits of such employees with respect to compensation earned for services performed for the Company and vested prior to January 1, 2005.  No provisions of this Plan shall alter, affect, or amend any provisions of the 1985 Plan applicable to compensation earned, deferred, and vested on or before December 31, 2004.

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1Definitions.  The following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:

(a)The term “Company” shall mean Nordson Corporation, an Ohio corporation, its corporate successors and the surviving corporation resulting from any merger of Nordson Corporation with any other corporation or corporations.

(b)The term “Employee” shall mean any person employed by the Company on a salaried basis who is designated by the Compensation Committee to participate in the Plan and who has not waived participation in the Plan.

(c)The term “Plan” shall mean the excess defined contribution retirement Plan as set forth herein, together with all amendments hereto, which Plan shall be called the “Nordson Corporation 2005 Excess Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.”

(d)The term “Employees’ Savings Trust Plan” shall mean the Nordson Employees’ Savings Trust Plan in effect on the date of an Employee’s retirement, death or other termination of employment.

(e)The term “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.  Reference to a section of the Code shall include such section and any comparable section or sections of any future legislation that amends, supplements, or supersedes such section.

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(f)The term “Non-Union ESOP” shall mean the Nordson Corporation Non-Union Employees Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in effect on the date of an Employee’s retirement, death, or other termination of employment.

(g)The term “Compensation” of an Employee for any period shall mean compensation as determined under the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan or the Non-Union ESOP, as the case may be, increased, however, by amounts deferred to any non-qualified deferred compensation plan in which the Employee participates. 

1.2Additional Definitions.  All other words and phrases used herein shall have the meanings given them in the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context.

 

ARTICLE II

excess retirement benefit

2.1Eligibility.  An Employee who is a Participant in the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan and or the Non-Union ESOP whose benefits under either Plan have been limited by Section 401(a)(17), Section 401(k)(3), Section 401(m), Section 402(g)(1) or Section 415 of the Code, including limitations on tax-deferred and employer-matching contributions, shall be eligible for an excess retirement benefit determined by Section 2.2; provided, however, that an Employee who is a participant in the 2005 Nordson Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan with respect to any year shall not be entitled to an excess retirement benefit under this Plan with respect to such year.  In addition, in the event that the Tax Deferred Contributions of an eligible Employee under the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan are limited by the provisions of Section 401(a)(17), Section 401(k)(3), Section 415 or 402(g)(1) of the Code, such eligible Employee may elect to defer payment of a portion of his compensation under this Plan to make up for that portion of his compensation that otherwise could have been made as Tax Deferred Contributions but for these limitations.  The deferred payment election shall be made in writing by the eligible Employee and delivered to the Company prior to the beginning of a Plan Year.  The election shall be irrevocable until the first day of the next Plan Year.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, any reference in Section 2.1 and 2.2 hereunder to the limitations imposed by Section 402(g)(1) of the Code shall automatically include any amendments to such limitation to reflect cost of living increases.

2.2Amount.  The excess retirement benefit payable to an eligible Employee or his beneficiary shall be an amount equal to the sum of:

(a)the amount, if any, of the limited contributions an eligible Employee elected to defer in Section 2.1;

(b)an amount that, when added to the vested interest of such Employee in Employer Matching Contributions under the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan, equals the value his vested interest in Employer Matching Contributions would have been on the date distribution commences under the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan if the limitations of Section 401(a)(17), Section 401(k)(3), Section 

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401(m), Section 415, and Section 402(g)(1) of the Code had not been in effect; plus

(c)an amount, if any, equal to the value of the vested interest an eligible Employee would have been entitled to receive under the Non-Union ESOP if the limitations of Section 401(a)(17) or Section 415 of the Code had not been in effect.

In determining the value that an eligible Employees’ interest under the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan would have been if the limitations of Section 401(a)(17), Section 401(k)(3), Section 401(m), Section 415, and Section 402(g)(1) of the Code had not been in effect; as described in (b) above, it shall be assumed that:

(i)his Tax Deferred Contributions and his Employer Matching Contributions under the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan were deposited on the dates such contributions otherwise would have been made to the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan and held in the guaranteed income contract maintained as part of the Guaranteed Fund that holds the largest amount of assets from the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan for such year; and

(ii)the interest rate actually paid with respect to such guaranteed income contract under the Guaranteed Fund for the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan was paid with respect to the contributions that would otherwise have been made under the Plan; and

(iii)such interest was reinvested in the Guaranteed Fund for the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan for the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan on the date and in the same manner as actual interest under the Guaranteed Fund.

In determining the value that an eligible Employee’s interest under the Non-Union ESOP would have been if the limitations of Section 401(a)(17) and Section 415 of the Code had not been in effect as described in (c) above, it shall be assumed that his Employer contributions under the Non-Union ESOP, if any, were deposited on the dates such contributions otherwise would have been made to the Non-Union ESOP, and invested and reinvested in Company stock in the same manner and at the same time as the actual assets under the Non-Union ESOP during such period.

2.3Payments.  All payments under the Plan to an eligible Employee or his beneficiary shall be made by the Company from its general assets.  The payment of the excess retirement benefits hereunder shall be made in a lump sum as soon as administratively feasible, but not more than seven months, after the Employee’s separation from service with the Company.  In no event, however, shall the payment of a benefit under this Plan with respect to a “key employee” of the Company, within the meaning of Section 416(i)(1) of the Code, be made within six months following his separation from service with the Company, except in the event of death.  The payment of excess retirement benefits hereunder that are attributable to amounts described in Section 2.2 (a) and (b) hereof shall be payable in cash, whereas payment of any excess retirement benefits hereunder that are attributable to amounts described in Section 2.2 (c) hereof shall be payable only in shares in Company stock.

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2.4Withdrawals.  An Employee, upon demonstration of financial hardship to the Compensation Committee, may withdraw from a Plan an amount in cash not to exceed the lesser of $5,000.00 or fifty (50%) percent of the Employee’s benefit in the Plan which is attributable to amounts described in Section 2.2(a) and (b) hereof.  An Employee shall be limited to one withdrawal in any one Plan Year as such is defined in the Employees’ Savings Trust Plan; provided, however, that the amount of the withdrawal may not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the financial hardship plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the withdrawal, after taking into account the extent to which such hardship is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Employee’s assets (to the extent such liquidation would not itself cause severe financial hardship).  The term “financial hardship” shall mean any extraordinary or unforeseeable need for funds arising from events beyond the Employee’s control that meets the definition of an “unforeseeable emergency” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Code.

 

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION

The Compensation Committee shall be responsible for the general administration of the Plan, for carrying out its provisions, and for determining the amount of any required excess benefit payments, and shall have powers necessary to administer and carry out the Plan.  Actions taken and decisions made by the Compensation Committee shall be final and binding upon all interested parties.  In accordance with the provisions of Section 503 of ERISA, the Compensation Committee shall provide a procedure for handling claims for benefits under the Plan.  The procedure shall be in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor and provide adequate written notice within a reasonable period of time with respect to a claim denial.  The procedure shall also provide for a reasonable opportunity for a full and fair review by the Compensation Committee of any claim denial.  The Compensation Committee shall be the “administrator” for purposes of ERISA.

 

ARTICLE IV

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time by action of its Board of Directors.  No such action shall however adversely affect any Employee or his beneficiary who is receiving excess retirement benefits under the Plan, unless an equivalent benefit is provided under another Plan or program sponsored by the Company.  The Company specifically reserves the right to amend the Plan to conform the provisions of the Plan to the guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to Section 409A of the Code, in accordance with such guidance.

 

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ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1Non-Alienation of Retirement Rights or Benefits.  An Employee or beneficiary is not permitted to assign, transfer, alienate or otherwise encumber the right to receive payments under the Plan.  Any attempt to do so or to permit the payments to be subject to garnishment, attachment or levy of any kind will permit the Company to make payments directly to and for the benefit of the Employee, his beneficiary or any other person.  Each such payment may be made without the intervention of a guardian.  The receipt of the payee shall constitute a complete acquittance to the Company with respect to the payment.  The Company shall have no responsibility for the proper application of any payment.

5.2Incapacity.  The Company shall be permitted to make payments in the same manner as provided for in Section 5.1 if in the judgment of the Compensation Committee, an Employee or his beneficiary is incapable of attending to his financial affairs.

5.3Plan Non-Contractual.  This Plan shall not be construed as a commitment or agreement on the part of any person employed by the Company to continue his employment with the Company, nor shall it be construed as a commitment on the part of the Company to continue the employment or the annual rate of compensation of any such person for any period.  All Employees shall remain subject to discharge to the same extent as if the Plan had never been established.

5.4Interest of Employee.  The obligation of the Company under the Plan to provide an Employee or his beneficiary with an excess retirement benefit merely constitutes the unsecured promise of the Company to make payments as provided herein.  No person shall have any interest in, or a lien or prior claim upon, any property of the Company.

5.5Controlling Status.  No Employee or beneficiary shall be eligible for a benefit under the Plan unless such Employee is an Employee on the date of his retirement, death, or other termination of employment.

5.6Claims of Other Persons.  The provisions of the Plan shall in no event be construed as giving any person, firm or corporation any legal or equitable right as against the Company, its officers, employees, or directors, except any such rights as are specifically provided for in the Plan or are hereafter created in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Plan.

5.7No Competition.  The right of any Employee or his beneficiary to an excess retirement benefit will be terminated, or, if payment thereof has begun, all further payments will be discontinued and forfeited in the event the Employee or his beneficiary at any time subsequent to the effective date hereof:

(a)wrongfully discloses any secret process or trade secret of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or

(b)becomes involved directly or indirectly as an officer, trustee, employee, consultant, partner, or substantial shareholder, on his own account or in any other capacity, in a business venture that within the two-year period following his 

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retirement or termination of employment, the Compensation Committee determines to be competitive with the Company.

5.8Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of the Plan shall not effect any other provision hereof, and the Plan shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted therefrom.

5.9Governing Law.  The provisions of the Plan shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio.

5.10No Acceleration of Benefits.  The acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment under the Plan is not permitted, except as provided in regulations by the Secretary of the Treasury.

5.11Compliance with Section 409A of the Code.  The Plan is intended to provide for the deferral of compensation in accordance with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, for compensation earned, vested, or deferred after December 31, 2004.  Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan or any election form to the contrary, no otherwise permissible election under the Plan shall be given effect that would result in the taxation of any amount under Section 409A of the Code.  To the extent permitted in guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury and in accordance with procedures established by the Compensation Committee, an Employee may be permitted to terminate participation in the Plan or cancel an election with respect to deferral elections made under the Plan prior to January 1, 2005.

 

EXECUTED this _____________ day of _________________, 2004.

 


	
 
	
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