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Exhibit 10.10

International Employees

Dionex Corporation

Stock Unit Grant Notice

(2004 Equity Incentive Plan)

Dionex Corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”), hereby awards to Participant a Stock Unit Award covering the number of stock
units (the “Stock Units”) set forth below (the “Award”). This Award shall be evidenced by this
Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) and a Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Award
Agreement”). This Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in
the applicable Award Agreement and the Plan, each of which are attached hereto and incorporated
herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of
the Award and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Participant:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Date of Grant:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vesting Commencement Date	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Number of Stock Units:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Consideration:
	 	Participant’s services to the Company	 	 

Vesting Schedule: The Stock Units shall vest in a series of five successive equal annual
installments over the five-year period measured from the Vesting Commencement Date; provided that
vesting shall cease upon Participant’s termination of Continuous Service.

Delivery Schedule: Delivery of one share of Common Stock for each Stock Unit that vests shall
occur on the applicable vesting date, provided that delivery may be delayed as provided in Section
4 of the Award Agreement.

Additional Terms/Acknowledgements: Participant acknowledges receipt of, and understands and agrees
to, this Grant Notice, the Award Agreement and the Plan. Participant further acknowledges that as
of the Date of Grant, this Grant Notice, the Award Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire
understanding between Participant and the Company regarding the award of the Stock Units and the
underlying Common Stock issuable thereunder and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on
that subject with the exception of (i) Stock Awards previously granted and delivered to Participant
under the Plan, and (ii) the following agreements only:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Other Agreements:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 

	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Dionex Corporation	 	Participant
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 Signature
	 	 	 	Signature
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	 	 	Date:	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attachments: Award Agreement and Plan	 	 

 

International
Employees

Dionex Corporation 

2004 Equity Incentive Plan

Stock Unit Award Agreement

     Pursuant to the Stock Unit Grant Notice (“Grant Notice”) and this Stock Unit Award Agreement
(“Agreement”), Dionex Corporation (the “Company”) has awarded you a Stock Unit Award pursuant to
Section 8(c) of the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for the number of Stock Units
as indicated in the Grant Notice (collectively, the “Award”). Defined terms not explicitly defined
in this Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Plan. In the
event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall
control. The details of this Award, in addition to those set forth in the Grant Notice, are as
follows.

     1. Grant of Award. This Award represents the right to be issued on a future date the
number of shares of Common Stock as indicated in the Grant Notice. As of the Date of Grant, the
Company will credit to a bookkeeping account maintained by the Company for your benefit (the
“Account”) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Award. This Award was granted in
consideration of your services to the Company. Except as otherwise provided herein, you will not
be required to make any payment to the Company (other than services to the Company) with respect to
your receipt of this Award, the vesting of the Stock Units, or the delivery of the underlying
Common Stock.

     2. Vesting. The Stock Units shall vest, if at all, as provided in the Vesting
Schedule set forth in your Grant Notice, provided that vesting shall cease upon the termination of
your Continuous Service. Upon such termination of your Continuous Service, the shares credited to
the Account that were not vested on the date of such termination will be forfeited to the Company
and you will have no further right, title or interest in or to such underlying shares of Common
Stock.

     3. Number of Stock Units and Shares of Common Stock.

          (a) The number of Stock Units subject to this Award and the number of shares of Common Stock
deliverable with respect to such Stock Units may be adjusted from time to time for Capitalization
Adjustments as described in Section 12(a) of the Plan. You shall receive no benefit or adjustment
to this Award with respect to any cash dividend or other distribution that does not result from a
Capitalization Adjustment as described in Section 12(a) of the Plan; provided, however, that this
sentence shall not apply with respect to any shares of Common Stock that are delivered to you in
connection with this Award after such shares have been delivered to you.

          (b) Any additional Stock Units, shares of Common Stock, cash or other property that becomes
subject to this Award pursuant to this Section 3 shall be subject, in a manner determined by the
Board, to the same forfeiture restrictions, restrictions on transferability, and time and manner of
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          (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3, no fractional Stock Units or rights for
fractional shares of Common Stock shall be created pursuant to this Section 3. The Board shall, in
its discretion, determine an equivalent benefit for any fractional Stock Units or fractional shares
that might be created by the adjustments referred to in this Section 3.

     4. Delivery of Shares of Common Stock.

          (a) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, in the event one or more Stock Units vest,
the Company shall deliver to you one share of Common Stock for each Stock Unit that vests on the
applicable vesting date. However, if a scheduled delivery date falls on a date that is not a
business day, such delivery date shall instead fall on the next following business day.

          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that you are subject to the Company’s Insider
Trading and “Window Period” Policy (or any successor policy) and any shares covered by this Award
are scheduled to be delivered on a day (the “Original Delivery Date”) that does not fall during a
“window period” applicable to you, as determined by the Company in accordance with such policy,
then such shares shall not be delivered on such Original Delivery Date and shall instead be
delivered on the first business day of the next occurring “window period” applicable to you but in
no event later than the later of: (i) December 31st of the calendar year of the Original Delivery
Date, or (ii) the fifteenth day of the third calendar month following the Original Delivery Date.

          (c) The form of such delivery (e.g., a stock certificate or electronic entry evidencing such
shares) shall be determined by the Company.

     5. Securities Law Compliance. You may not be issued any Common Stock under this
Award unless either (i) the shares of Common Stock are then registered under the Securities Act, or
(ii) the Company has determined that such issuance would be exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. This Award must also comply with other applicable laws and
regulations governing this Award, and you shall not receive such Common Stock if the Company
determines that such receipt would not be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

     6. Restrictive Legends. The Common Stock issued under this Award shall be endorsed
with appropriate legends, if any, determined by the Company.

     7. Transfer Restrictions. This Award is not transferable, except by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution. In addition to any other limitation on transfer created by
applicable securities laws, you agree not to assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise
dispose of any interest in any of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award until the shares
are issued to you in accordance with Section 4 of this Agreement. After the shares have been
issued to you, you are free to assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any
interest in such shares provided that any such actions are in compliance with the provisions herein
and applicable securities laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the
Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party

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who, in the event
of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to receive any distribution of Common Stock to which
you were entitled at the time of your death pursuant to this Agreement.

     8. Award not a Service Contract. This Award is not an employment or service
contract, and nothing in this Award shall be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation
on your part to continue in the service of the Company or any Affiliate, or on the part
of the Company or any Affiliate to continue such service. In addition, nothing in this Award
shall obligate the Company or any Affiliate, their respective stockholders, boards of directors or
employees to continue any relationship that you might have as an Employee or Consultant of the
Company or any Affiliate.

     9. Unsecured Obligation. This Award is unfunded, and even as to any Stock Units
which vest, you shall be considered an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the
Company’s obligation, if any, to issue Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement. You shall not have
voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Common Stock
acquired pursuant to this Agreement until such Common Stock is issued to you pursuant to Section 4
of this Agreement. Upon such issuance, you will obtain full voting and other rights as a
stockholder of the Company with respect to the Common Stock so issued. Nothing contained in this
Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a
trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between you and the Company or any other person.

     10. Withholding Obligations.

          (a) On or before the time you vest in your Stock Units or receive a distribution of Common
Stock pursuant to this Award, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby
authorize any required withholding from the Common Stock issuable to you and otherwise agree to
make adequate provision in cash for any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and
foreign tax withholding obligations of the Company or any Affiliate which arise in connection with
this Award (the “Withholding Taxes”). Additionally, the Company may, in its sole discretion,
satisfy all or any portion of the Withholding Taxes obligation relating to this Award by any of the
following means or by a combination of such means: (i) withholding from any compensation otherwise
payable to you by the Company; (ii) causing you to tender a cash payment; or (iii) withholding
shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to you in
connection with this Award with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the date shares of Common Stock
are issued to pursuant to Section 4) equal to the amount of such Withholding Taxes; provided,
however, that the number of such shares of Common Stock so withheld shall not exceed the amount
necessary to satisfy the Company’s required tax withholding obligations using the minimum statutory
withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that
are applicable to supplemental taxable income.

          (b) Unless the tax withholding obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied,
the Company shall have no obligation to deliver to you any Common Stock.

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          (c) In the event the Company’s obligation to withhold arises prior to the delivery to you of
Common Stock or it is determined after the delivery of Common Stock to you that the amount of the
Company’s withholding obligation was greater than the amount withheld by the Company, you agree to
indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any failure by the Company to withhold the proper
amount.

     11. Notices. Any notices required to be given or delivered to the Company under the
terms of this Award shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate
offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to you shall be in writing and addressed to
your address as on file with the Company at the time notice is given. All notices shall be deemed
effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly
addressed to the party to be notified.

     12. Headings. The headings of the Sections in this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Agreement or to affect the
meaning of this Agreement.

     13. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing executed by the
Company and you which specifically states that it is amending this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, this Agreement may be amended solely by the Company by a writing which specifically
states that it is amending this Agreement, so long as a copy of such amendment is delivered to you,
and provided that no such amendment adversely affecting your rights hereunder may be made without
your written consent. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company reserves the right to change, by
written notice to you, the provisions of this Agreement in any way it may deem necessary or
advisable to carry out the purpose of the grant as a result of any change in applicable laws or
regulations or any future law, regulation, ruling, or judicial decision, provided that any such
change shall be applicable only to rights relating to that portion of this Award which has not been
delivered to you in Common Stock pursuant to Section 3.

     14. Personal Data. You understand that your employer, if applicable, the Company,
and/or its Affiliates hold certain personal information about you, including but not limited to
your name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, national social insurance number, salary,
nationality, job title, and details of this Award, including all shares of Common Stock granted,
cancelled, vested, unvested, or outstanding (the “Personal Data”). Certain Personal Data may also
constitute “Sensitive Personal Data” or similar and be subject to additional restrictions on
collection, processing and use of the same within the meaning of applicable local law. Such data
include but are not limited to Personal Data and any changes thereto, and other appropriate
personal and financial data about you. You hereby provide express consent to the Company or its
Affiliates to collect, hold, and process any such Personal Data and Sensitive Personal Data. You
also hereby provide express consent to the Company and/or its Affiliates to transfer any such
Personal Data and Sensitive Personal Data outside the country in which you are employed or
retained, including the United States. The legal persons for whom such Personal Data are intended
are the Company and any broker company providing services to the Company in connection with the
administration of the Plan. You have been informed of your right to access and correct your
Personal Data by applying to the Company representative identified on the Grant Notice.

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     15. Miscellaneous.

          (a) The rights and obligations of the Company under this Award shall be transferable by the
Company to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and agreements hereunder shall
inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns.

          (b) You agree upon request to execute any further documents or instruments necessary or
desirable in the sole determination of the Company to carry out the purposes or intent of this
Award.

          (c) You acknowledge and agree that you have reviewed this Award in its entirety, have had an
opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing and accepting this Award and fully
understand all provisions of this Award.

          (d) This Agreement shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to
such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required.

          (e) All obligations of the Company under the Plan and this Agreement shall be binding on any
successor to the Company, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or
indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business
and/or assets of the Company.

     16. Additional Acknowledgements. You hereby consent and acknowledge that:

          (a) Participation in the Plan is voluntary and therefore you must accept the terms and
conditions of the Plan and this Award as a condition to participate in the Plan and receive this
Award.

          (b) The Plan is discretionary in nature and the Company can amend, cancel, or terminate it at
any time.

          (c) This Award and any other Stock Awards under the Plan are voluntary and occasional and do
not create any contractual or other right to receive future Stock Awards or other benefits in lieu
of future Stock Awards, even if similar Stock Awards have been granted repeatedly in the past.

          (d) All determinations with respect to any such future Stock Awards, including, but not
limited to, the time or times when such Stock Awards are made, the number of shares of Common
Stock, and performance and other conditions applied to the Stock Awards, will be at the sole
discretion of the Company.

          (e) The value of the shares of Common Stock and this Award is an extraordinary item of
compensation, which is outside the scope of your employment, service contract or consulting
agreement, if any.

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          (f) The shares of Common Stock, this Award, or any income derived therefrom are a potential
bonus payment not paid in lieu of any cash salary compensation and not part of normal or expected
compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any
termination, severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service
awards, life or accident insurance benefits, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

          (g) In the event of the involuntary termination of your Continuous Service, your eligibility
to receive shares of Common Stock or payments under the Award or the Plan, if any, will terminate
effective as of the date that you are no longer actively employed or retained regardless of any
reasonable notice period mandated under local law, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

          (h) The future value of the shares of Common Stock is unknown and cannot be predicted with
certainty.

          (i) You do not have, and will not assert, any claim or entitlement to compensation, indemnity
or damages arising from the termination of this Award or diminution in value of the shares of
Common Stock and you irrevocably release the Company, its Affiliates and, if applicable, your
employer, if different from the Company, from any such claim that may arise.

          (j) The Plan and this Award set forth the entire understanding between you, the Company and
any Affiliate regarding the acquisition of the shares of Common Stock and supersedes all prior oral
and written agreements pertaining to this Award.

     17. Governing Plan Document. This Award is subject to all the provisions of the
Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of this Award, and is further subject to all
interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and
adopted pursuant to the Plan. The Company shall have the power to interpret the Plan and this
Agreement and to adopt such rules for the administration, interpretation, and application of the
Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules. All actions taken and
all interpretations and determinations made by the Board shall be final and binding upon you, the
Company, and all other interested persons. No member of the Board shall be personally liable for
any action, determination, or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or this
Agreement.

     18. Effect on Other Employee Benefit Plans. The value of this Award subject to this
Agreement shall not be included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other similar terms used
when calculating benefits under any employee benefit plan (other than the Plan) sponsored by the
Company or any Affiliate except as such plan otherwise expressly provides. The Company expressly
reserves its rights to amend, modify, or terminate any or all of the employee benefit plans of the
Company or any Affiliate.

     19. Choice of Law. The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement
shall be governed by the law of the state of California without regard to such state’s conflicts of
laws rules.

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     20. Severability. If all or any part of this Agreement or the Plan is declared by
any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity
shall not invalidate any portion of this Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or
invalid. Any Section of this Agreement (or part of such a Section) so declared to be unlawful or
invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such
Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

     21. Other Documents. You hereby acknowledge receipt or the right to receive a
prospectus providing the information required by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities
Act. In addition, you acknowledge that you have read and understand and agree to abide by the
terms of the Company’s Insider Trading and “Window Period” Policy.

* * * * *

     This Stock Unit Award Agreement shall be deemed to be signed by the Company and you upon your
signing of the Grant Notice.

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Dionex Corporation

2004 Equity Incentive Planexv10w13

Exhibit 10.13

DIONEX CORPORATION

CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE BENEFIT PLAN

Amended and Restated August 6, 2008

Section 1. INTRODUCTION.

     The Dionex Corporation Change in Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “Plan”) was established
effective as of October 5, 2001 and is hereby amended and restated effective as of August 6, 2008.
The purpose of the Plan is to provide for the payment of severance benefits to certain eligible
employees of Dionex Corporation (the “Company”) whose employment with the Company is terminated
following a Change in Control. This Plan shall supersede any severance benefit plan, policy or
practice previously maintained by the Company. This Plan document also is the Summary Plan
Description for the Plan.

Section 2. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms are defined as follows:

     (a) “Base Salary” means the Eligible Employee’s annual base salary as in effect during the
last regularly scheduled payroll period immediately preceding the Change in Control or as increased
thereafter.

     (b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     (c) “Change in Control” is defined as one or more of the following events:

          (i) there is consummated a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company (other than a sale to an entity where at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined
voting power of the voting securities of such entity are owned by the stockholders of the Company
in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such
sale);

          (ii) any person, entity or group (other than the Company, a subsidiary or affiliate of the
Company, or a Company employee benefit plan, including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee)
becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction;

          (iii) there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly
or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, the
stockholders immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction do not own, directly or
indirectly, outstanding voting securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined outstanding voting power of the surviving entity in such transaction or more than fifty
percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving entity in
such transaction; or

          (iv) there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly
or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such transaction, the
stockholders immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction do not own, directly or
indirectly, outstanding voting securities representing at least seventy percent (70%) of the
combined outstanding voting power of the surviving entity in such transaction or at least seventy
percent (70%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving entity in
such transaction, and the

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chief executive officer of the Company is not the chief executive officer of the surviving
entity immediately after such transaction.

     (d) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and other
applicable guidance promulgated thereunder.

     (e) “Company” means Dionex Corporation or, following a Change in Control, the surviving entity
resulting from such transaction.

     (f) “Constructive Termination” means a voluntary termination of employment by an Eligible
Employee after one of the following is undertaken without the Eligible Employee’s express written
consent:

          (i) the assignment to the Eligible Employee of duties or responsibilities that results in a
material diminution in the Eligible Employee’s authority, duties or responsibilities as in effect
immediately prior to the Change in Control; provided, however, that a change in the Eligible
Employee’s title or reporting relationships by itself shall not provide the basis for a
Constructive Termination;

          (ii) a greater than ten percent (10%) reduction in the Eligible Employee’s base salary, as in
effect immediately prior to the Change in Control (or as increased thereafter);

          (iii) a change in the Eligible Employee’s business location of more than 35 miles from the
business location immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

          (iv) a material breach by the Company of any provisions of the Plan or any enforceable written
agreement between the Company and the Eligible Employee; or the failure of the Company to arrange
for the assumption of this Plan by its successor or assign.

     In order to constitute a Constructive Termination, (i) the Eligible Employee must provide
written notice to the Company of the occurrence of one or more of the foregoing events within
thirty (30) days following the initial occurrence of the event, and (ii) the Company shall not be
required to provide any severance benefits under the Plan if it is able to remedy such event(s)
within a period of thirty (30) days following such notice.

     (g) “Continuation Period” means the period for which an Eligible Employee is entitled to
receive the benefits described in Section 4(c). The Continuation Period is twelve (12) months.

     (h) “Covered Termination” means an Involuntary Termination Without Cause or a Constructive
Termination, either of which occurs within thirteen (13) months following the effective date of a
Change in Control.

     (i) “Eligible Employee” means an executive employee of the Company who has been designated by
the Board as an eligible employee, has not entered into an individual severance benefit or change
in control agreement with the Company, and whose employment with the Company terminates due to a
Covered Termination.

     (j) “Involuntary Termination Without Cause” means an involuntary termination of employment by
the Company other than for one of the following reasons:

          (i) a refusal or failure to follow the lawful and reasonable directions of the Board of
Directors or individual to whom the Eligible Employee reports, which refusal or failure is not
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within 30 days following delivery of written notice of such conduct to the Eligible Employee;

          (ii) a material failure by the Eligible Employee to perform his or her duties in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to the Board of Directors that is not cured within 30 days following
delivery of written notice of such failure to the Eligible Employee; or

          (iii) a conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude that is likely to inflict or has
inflicted material injury on the business of the Company.

Section 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.

     (a) General Rules. Subject to the requirement set forth in this Section, the Company will
provide the severance benefits described in Section 4 of the Plan to Eligible Employees. In order
to be eligible to receive benefits under the Plan, an Eligible Employee must execute a general
waiver and release in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, Exhibit B or Exhibit C,
as appropriate, and such release must become effective in accordance with its terms. The Company,
in its sole discretion, may modify the form of the required release to comply with applicable state
law. Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its sole discretion, shall determine the form of the
required release.

     (b) Exceptions to Benefit Entitlement. An employee who otherwise is an Eligible Employee will
not receive benefits under the Plan in any of the following circumstances, as determined by the
Company in its sole discretion:

          (i) The employee has executed an individually negotiated employment contract or agreement with
the Company relating to severance benefits or change in control benefits that is in effect on his
or her termination date.

          (ii) The employee’s employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated by the Company
other than in an Involuntary Termination without Cause.

          (iii) The employee voluntarily terminates employment with the Company and such termination
does not constitute a Constructive Termination. Voluntary terminations include, but are not limited
to, resignation, retirement or failure to return from a leave of absence on the scheduled date.

          (iv) The employee voluntarily terminates employment with the Company in order to accept
employment with another entity that is wholly or partly owned (directly or indirectly) by the
Company or an affiliate of the Company.

          (v) The employee is offered immediate reemployment by a successor to the Company or by a
purchaser of its assets, as the case may be, following a change in ownership of the Company or a
sale of all or substantially all the assets of a division or business unit of the Company. For
purposes of the foregoing, “immediate reemployment” means that the employee’s employment with the
successor to the Company or the purchaser of its assets, as the case may be, results in
uninterrupted employment such that the employee does not suffer a lapse in pay as a result of the
change in ownership of the Company or the sale of its assets.

Section 4. AMOUNT AND PAYMENT OF BENEFIT.

     (a) Base Salary. Each Eligible Employee shall receive twelve (12) months of Base Salary.
Subject to Section 4(f), such amount shall be paid in substantially equal installments commencing
upon the Eligible Employee’s termination of employment pursuant to the Company’s regularly
scheduled

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payroll periods and shall be subject to all required tax withholding.

     (b) Bonus Payment. Each Eligible Employee shall receive a bonus payment equal to the average
of the Eligible Employee’s annual bonuses paid by the Company with respect to the last three (3)
complete fiscal years of the Company for which the Eligible Employee was eligible to receive a
bonus (or such fewer fiscal years of the Company for which such Eligible Employee was eligible to
receive an annual bonus); provided, however, that if an Eligible Employee’s Covered Termination
occurs during the first fiscal year for which he or she was eligible to receive an annual bonus,
such Eligible Employee shall receive a bonus payment based on the Eligible Employee’s performance
through the Covered Termination. Subject to Section 4(f), such amount shall be paid in a lump sum
upon the Eligible Employee’s termination of employment and shall be subject to all required tax
withholding.

     (c) Continued Insurance Benefits. Provided that the Eligible Employee elects continued
coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), the Company
shall pay the portion of premiums of each Eligible Employee’s group medical, dental and vision
coverage, including coverage for the Eligible Employee’s eligible dependents, that the Company paid
prior to the Covered Termination, for the Continuation Period; provided, however, that no such
premium payments shall be made following the effective date of the Eligible Employee’s coverage by
a medical, dental or vision insurance plan of a subsequent employer. Each Eligible Employee shall
be required to notify the Company immediately if the Eligible Employee becomes covered by a
medical, dental or vision insurance plan of a subsequent employer. No provision of this Plan will
affect the continuation coverage rules under COBRA, except that the Company’s payment of any
applicable insurance premiums during the Continuation Period will be credited as payment by the
Eligible Employee for purposes of the Eligible Employee’s payment required under COBRA. Therefore,
the period during which an Eligible Employee may elect whether or not to continue the Company’s
group medical, dental or vision coverage under COBRA, the length of time during which COBRA
continuation coverage will be made available to the Eligible Employee, and all other rights and
obligations of the Eligible Employee under COBRA will be applied in the same manner that such rules
would apply in the absence of this Plan. At the conclusion of the Continuation Period, the Eligible
Employee will be responsible for the entire payment of premiums required under COBRA for the
duration of the COBRA continuation period. For purposes of this Section 4(c), applicable premiums
that will be paid by the Company during the Continuation Period shall not include any amounts
payable by the Eligible Employee under a Section 125 health care reimbursement plan, which amounts,
if any, are the sole responsibility of the Eligible Employee.

     (d) Acceleration of Vesting. Effective as of the date of the Covered Termination, each
Eligible Employee shall be credited with full acceleration of vesting for all options outstanding
that the Eligible Employee holds on such date that have not yet vested.

     (e) Outplacement Services. On behalf of the Eligible Employee, the Company shall pay for an
executive assistance program for a period not to exceed three (3) months and at a cost not to
exceed $7,500, provided that the Eligible Employee enrolls in the program within six (6) months
following the Covered Termination.

     (f) Payment of Benefits. If the Company determines that any payments or benefits provided to
an Eligible Employee pursuant to Section 4 (any such payments or benefits, the “Plan Payments”)
constitute “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code (together, with any state law of
similar effect, “Section 409A”) and if the Eligible Employee is a “specified employee” of the
Company, as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) (a “Specified Employee”), then, solely
to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of the adverse personal tax consequences under
Section 409A, the timing of the Plan Payments will be delayed as follows: on the earliest to occur
of (1) the date that is six (6) months and one (1) day after the date of the Eligible Employee’s
termination of employment, and (2)

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the date of the Eligible Employee’s death (such earliest date, the “Delayed Initial Payment
Date”), the Company shall (i) pay the Eligible Employee a lump sum amount equal to the sum of the
Plan Payments that the Eligible Employee would otherwise have received through the Delayed Initial
Payment Date if the commencement of the payment of the Plan Payments had not been delayed pursuant
to this Section 4(f) and (ii) commence paying the balance of the Plan Payments in accordance with
the applicable payment schedule set forth in Section 4. Prior to the imposition of any delay on the
Plan Payments as set forth above, it is intended that (A) each installment of the Plan Payments be
regarded as a separate “payment” for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(i),
(B) all Plan Payments satisfy, to the greatest extent possible, the exemptions from the application
of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4) and
1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), and (C) the Plan Payments consisting of COBRA premiums also satisfy, to the
greatest extent possible, the exemption from the application of Section 409A provided under
Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v).

Section 5. LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS.

     (a) Release. To receive benefits under this Plan, an Eligible Employee must execute a release
of claims in favor of the Company, in the form attached to this Plan as Exhibit A, Exhibit B or
Exhibit C, as appropriate, and such release must become effective in accordance with its terms.

     (b) Certain Reductions and Offsets. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the
contrary, any benefits payable to an Eligible Employee under this Plan shall be reduced by any
severance benefits payable by the Company to such individual under any other policy, plan, program
or arrangement, including, without limitation, a contract between the Eligible Employee and any
entity, covering such individual. Furthermore, to the extent that any federal, state or local laws,
including, without limitation, so-called “plant closing” laws or statutory severance requirements,
require the Company to give advance notice or make a payment of any kind to an Eligible Employee
because of that Eligible Employee’s involuntary termination due to a layoff, reduction in force,
plant or facility closing, sale of business, change of control, or any other similar event or
reason, the benefits payable under this Plan shall either be reduced or eliminated. The benefits
provided under this Plan are intended to satisfy any and all statutory obligations that may arise
out of an Eligible Employee’s involuntary termination of employment for the foregoing reasons, and
the Plan Administrator shall so construe and implement the terms of the Plan.

     (c) Mitigation. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, an Eligible Employee shall
not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided under this Plan by
seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this
Plan be reduced by any compensation earned by an Eligible Employee as a result of employment by
another employer or any retirement benefits received by such Eligible Employee after the date of
the Covered Termination.

     (d) Termination of Benefits. Benefits under this Plan shall terminate immediately if the
Eligible Employee, at any time, violates any proprietary information or confidentiality obligation
to the Company.

     (e) Non-Duplication of Benefits. No Eligible Employee is eligible to receive benefits under
this Plan more than one time.

     (f) Indebtedness of Eligible Employees. If a terminating employee is indebted to the Company
or an affiliate of the Company at his or her termination date, the Company reserves the right to
offset any severance payments under the Plan by the amount of such indebtedness.

     (g) Parachute Payments. If any payment or benefit the Eligible Employee would receive in

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connection with a Change in Control from the Company or otherwise (“Payment”) would (i)
constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but for
this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”),
then such Payment shall be equal to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (x)
the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to
the Excise Tax or (y) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Payment, whichever
amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income
taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in the
Eligible Employee’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Payment
notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a
reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the
Payment equals the Reduced Amount, reduction shall occur in the following order unless the Eligible
Employee elects in writing a different order ( provided, however, that such election shall be
subject to Company approval if made on or after the date on which the event that triggers the
Payment occurs): reduction of cash payments; cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock awards;
reduction of employee benefits. In the event that acceleration of vesting of stock award
compensation is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting shall be cancelled in the reverse order
of the date of grant of the Eligible Employee’s stock awards unless the Eligible Employee elects in
writing a different order for cancellation.

     The accounting firm engaged by the Company for general audit purposes as of the day prior to
the effective date of the Change in Control shall perform the foregoing calculations. If the
accounting firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual,
entity or group effecting the Change in Control, the Company shall appoint a nationally recognized
accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder. The Company shall bear all expenses
with respect to the determinations by such accounting firm required to be made hereunder.

     The accounting firm engaged to make the determinations hereunder shall provide its
calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to the Company and the Eligible
Employee within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date on which the Eligible Employee’s right to
a Payment is triggered (if requested at that time by the Company or the Eligible Employee) or such
other time as requested by the Company or the Eligible Employee. If the accounting firm determines
that no Excise Tax is payable with respect to a Payment, either before or after the application of
the Reduced Amount, it shall furnish the Company and the Eligible Employee with an opinion
reasonably acceptable to the Eligible Employee that no Excise Tax will be imposed with respect to
such Payment. Any good faith determinations of the accounting firm made hereunder shall be final,
binding and conclusive upon the Company and the Eligible Employee.

Section 6. RIGHT TO INTERPRET PLAN; AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

     (a) Exclusive Discretion. The Plan Administrator shall have the exclusive discretion and
authority to establish rules, forms, and procedures for the administration of the Plan and to
construe and interpret the Plan and to decide any and all questions of fact, interpretation,
definition, computation or administration arising in connection with the operation of the Plan,
including, but not limited to, the eligibility to participate in the Plan and amount of benefits
paid under the Plan. The rules, interpretations, computations and other actions of the Plan
Administrator shall be binding and conclusive on all persons.

     (b) Amendment or Termination. The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this Plan
or the benefits provided hereunder at any time; provided, however, that no such amendment or
termination shall occur following a Change in Control if such amendment or termination would affect
the rights of any persons who were employed by the Company prior to the Change in Control. Any
action amending or terminating the Plan shall be in writing and executed by the chairman of the
Compensation

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Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

     (c) Assumption. Any successor or assign of the Company shall be required to assume this Plan.

Section 7. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

     All non-health benefits (such as life insurance, disability and 401(k) plan coverage)
terminate as of the employee’s termination date (except to the extent that a conversion privilege
may be available thereunder).

Section 8. NO IMPLIED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.

     The Plan shall not be deemed (i) to give any employee or other person any right to be retained
in the employ of the Company or (ii) to interfere with the right of the Company to discharge any
employee or other person at any time, with or without cause, which right is hereby reserved.

Section 9. LEGAL CONSTRUCTION.

     This Plan is intended to be governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and, to the extent not preempted by ERISA, the
laws of the State of California.

Section 10. CLAIMS, INQUIRIES AND APPEALS.

     (a) Applications for Benefits and Inquiries. Any application for benefits, inquiries about the
Plan or inquiries about present or future rights under the Plan must be submitted to the Plan
Administrator in writing by an applicant (or his or her authorized representative). The Plan
Administrator is:

Dionex Corporation

Attn: Director of Human Resources

1228 Titan Way

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

     (b) Denial of Claims. In the event that any application for benefits is denied in whole or in
part, the Plan Administrator must provide the applicant with written or electronic notice of the
denial of the application, and of the applicant’s right to review the denial. Any electronic notice
will comply with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor. The notice of denial will be set
forth in a manner designed to be understood by the applicant and will include the following:

          (i) the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

          (ii) references to the specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based, ;

          (iii) a description of any additional information or material that the Plan Administrator
needs to complete the review and an explanation of why such information or material is necessary;
and

          (iv) an explanation of the Plan’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such
procedures, including a statement of the applicant’s right to bring a civil action under Section
502(a) of ERISA following a denial on review of the claim, as described in Section 10(d) below.

     This notice of denial will be given to the applicant within ninety (90) days after the Plan

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Administrator receives the application, unless special circumstances require an extension of time,
in which case, the Plan Administrator has up to an additional ninety (90) days for processing the
application. If an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension
will be furnished to the applicant before the end of the initial ninety (90) day period.

     This notice of extension will describe the special circumstances necessitating the additional
time and the date by which the Plan Administrator is to render its decision on the application.

     (c) Request for a Review. Any person (or that person’s authorized representative) for whom an
application for benefits is denied, in whole or in part, may appeal the denial by submitting a
request for a review to the Plan Administrator within sixty (60) days after the application is
denied. A request for a review shall be in writing and shall be addressed to:

Dionex Corporation

Attn: Director of Human Resources

1228 Titan Way

Sunnyvale, CA 94086

     A request for review must set forth all of the grounds on which it is based, all facts in
support of the request and any other matters that the applicant feels are pertinent. The applicant
(or his or her representative) shall have the opportunity to submit (or the Plan Administrator may
require the applicant to submit) written comments, documents, records, and other information
relating to his or her claim. The applicant (or his or her representative) shall be provided, upon
request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other
information relevant to his or her claim. The review shall take into account all comments,
documents, records and other information submitted by the applicant (or his or her representative)
relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in
the initial benefit determination.

     (d) Decision on Review. The Plan Administrator will act on each request for review within
sixty (60) days after receipt of the request, unless special circumstances require an extension of
time (not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days), for processing the request for a review. If an
extension for review is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the
applicant within the initial sixty (60) day period. This notice of extension will describe the
special circumstances necessitating the additional time and the date by which the Plan
Administrator is to render its decision on the review. The Plan Administrator will give prompt,
written or electronic notice of its decision to the applicant. Any electronic notice will comply
with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor. In the event that the Plan Administrator
confirms the denial of the application for benefits in whole or in part, the notice will set forth,
in a manner calculated to be understood by the applicant, the following:

          (i) the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

          (ii) references to the specific Plan provisions upon which the denial is based;

          (iii) a statement that the applicant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge,
reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to his
or her claim; and

          (iv) a statement of the applicant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of
ERISA.

     (e) Rules and Procedures. The Plan Administrator will establish rules and procedures,

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consistent with the Plan and with ERISA, as necessary and appropriate in carrying out its
responsibilities in reviewing benefit claims. The Plan Administrator may require an applicant who
wishes to submit additional information in connection with an appeal from the denial of benefits to
do so at the applicant’s own expense.

     (f) Exhaustion of Remedies. No legal action for benefits under the Plan may be brought until
the applicant (i) has submitted a written application for benefits in accordance with the
procedures described by Section 10(a) above, (ii) has been notified by the Plan Administrator that
the application is denied, (iii) has filed a written request for a review of the application in
accordance with the appeal procedure described in Section 10(c) above, and (iv) has been notified
that the Plan Administrator has denied the appeal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Plan
Administrator does not respond to an applicant’s claim or appeal within the relevant time limits
specified in this Section 10, the applicant may bring legal action for benefits under the Plan
pursuant to Section 502(a) of ERISA.

Section 11. BASIS OF PAYMENTS TO AND FROM PLAN.

     All benefits under the Plan shall be paid by the Company. The Plan shall be unfunded, and
benefits hereunder shall be paid only from the general assets of the Company.

Section 12. OTHER PLAN INFORMATION.

     (a) Employer and Plan Identification Numbers. The Employer Identification Number assigned to
the Company (which is the “Plan Sponsor” as that term is used in ERISA) by the Internal Revenue
Service is 94-2647429. The Plan Number assigned to the Plan by the Plan Sponsor pursuant to the
instructions of the Internal Revenue Service is 510.

     (b) Ending Date for Plan’s Fiscal Year. The date of the end of the fiscal year for the purpose
of maintaining the Plan’s records is June 30.

     (c) Agent for the Service of Legal Process. The agent for the service of legal process with
respect to the Plan is Dionex Corporation, Attn: Director of Human Resources, 1228 Titan Way,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086.

     (d) Plan Sponsor and Administrator. The “Plan Sponsor” and the “Plan Administrator” of the
Plan is Dionex Corporation, Attn: Director of Human Resources, 1228 Titan Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94086.
The Plan Sponsor’s and Plan Administrator’s telephone number is (408) 737-0700. The Plan
Administrator is the named fiduciary charged with the responsibility for administering the Plan.

Section 13. STATEMENT OF ERISA RIGHTS.

     Participants in this Plan (which is a welfare benefit plan sponsored by Dionex Corporation)
are entitled to certain rights and protections under ERISA. An Eligible Employee is considered a
participant in the Plan and, under ERISA, is entitled to:

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     (a) Receive Information About the Plan and Benefits.

          (i) Examine, without charge, at the Plan Administrator’s office and at other specified
locations, such as worksites, all documents governing the Plan and a copy of the latest annual
report (Form 5500 Series), if applicable, filed by the Plan with the U.S. Department of Labor and
available at the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration;

          (ii) Obtain, upon written request to the Plan Administrator, copies of documents governing the
operation of the Plan and copies of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series), if applicable, and
an updated (as necessary) Summary Plan Description. The Plan Administrator may make a reasonable
charge for the copies; and

          (iii) Receive a summary of the Plan’s annual financial report, if applicable. The Plan
Administrator is required by law to furnish each participant with a copy of this summary annual
report.

     (b) Prudent Actions by Plan Fiduciaries. In addition to creating rights for Plan participants,
ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of the employee benefit
plan. The people who operate the Plan, called “fiduciaries” of the Plan, have a duty to do so
prudently and in the interest of Plan participants and beneficiaries. No one, including the
employer of the participants or any other person, may fire a participant or otherwise discriminate
against participants in any way to prevent a participant from obtaining a Plan benefit or
exercising his or her rights under ERISA.

     (c) Enforce Participant Rights. If a participant’s claim for a Plan benefit is denied or
ignored, in whole or in part, the participant has a right to know why this was done, to obtain
copies of documents relating to the decision without charge, and to appeal any denial, all within
certain time schedules.

     Under ERISA, there are steps a participant can take to enforce the above rights. For instance,
if a participant requests a copy of Plan documents or the latest annual report from the Plan, if
applicable, and does not receive them within thirty (30) days, he or she may file suit in a Federal
court. In such a case, the court may require the Plan Administrator to provide the materials and
pay the participant up to $110 a day until he or she receives the materials, unless the materials
were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Plan Administrator.

     If a participant has a claim for benefits that is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, he
or she may file suit in a state or Federal court.

     If a participant is discriminated against for asserting his or her rights, the participant may
seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor, or he or she may file suit in a Federal court.
The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If the participant is successful,
the court may order the person the participant has sued to pay these costs and fees. If the
participant loses, the court may order the participant to pay these costs and fees, for example, if
it finds his or her claim is frivolous.

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     (d) Assistance with Questions. If a participant has any questions about the Plan, the
participant should contact the Plan Administrator. If a participant has any questions about this
statement or about his or her rights under ERISA, or if a participant needs assistance in obtaining
documents from the Plan Administrator, the participant should contact the nearest office of the
Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, listed in the telephone
directory or the Division of Technical Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
Participants may also obtain certain publications about their rights and responsibilities under
ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

Section 14. EXECUTION.

     To record the amendment and restatement of the Plan as set forth herein, effective as of
                    , 2008, Dionex Corporation has caused its duly authorized officer to execute the same
this ___day of                     , 2008.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DIONEX CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

RELEASE

(Individual Termination, age 40 and older)

I understand and agree completely to the terms set forth in the Dionex Corporation Change in
Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “Plan”). I understand that this Release, together with the
Plan, constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between the
Company and me with regard to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any promise or
representation by the Company that is not expressly stated herein. Certain capitalized terms used
in this Release are defined in the Plan.

I hereby confirm my obligations under the Company’s proprietary information and inventions
agreement.

I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads
as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or
suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have
materially affected his settlement with the debtor.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all
rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with
respect to my release of any claims I may have against the Company.

Except as otherwise set forth in this Release, I hereby release, acquit and forever discharge the
Company, its parents and subsidiaries, and their officers, directors, agents, servants, employees,
shareholders, successors, assigns and affiliates, of and from any and all claims, liabilities,
demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of
every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected,
disclosed and undisclosed (other than any claim for indemnification I may have as a result of any
third party action against me based on my employment with the Company), arising out of or in any
way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time up to and including the date I
execute this Release, including, but not limited to: all such claims and demands directly or
indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with my employment with the Company or the
termination of that employment, including but not limited to, claims of intentional and negligent
infliction of emotional distress, any and all tort claims for personal injury, claims or demands
related to salary, bonuses, commissions, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in
the Company, vacation pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other
form of compensation; claims pursuant to any federal, state or local law or cause of action
including, but not limited to, the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the federal Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”); the federal Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the
California Fair Employment and Housing Act, as amended; tort law; contract law; wrongful discharge;
discrimination; fraud; defamation; emotional distress; and breach of the implied covenant of good
faith and fair dealing; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in
any way to release the Company from its obligation to indemnify me pursuant to the Company’s
indemnification obligation pursuant to agreement or applicable law.

I acknowledge that I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under
ADEA. I also acknowledge that the consideration given under the Plan for the waiver and release in
the preceding paragraph hereof is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled.
I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA, that: (A)
my waiver and release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise on or after the date I
execute this Release; (B) I have the right to consult with an attorney prior to executing this
Release; (C) I have twenty-one (21) days to consider this Release (although I may choose to
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seven (7) days following my execution of this Release to revoke the Release; and (E) this Release
shall not be effective until the date upon which the revocation period has expired, which shall be
the eighth (8th) day after I execute this Release.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	EMPLOYEE	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	NAME:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	DATE:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

RELEASE(Individual and Group Termination, under age 40)

I understand and agree completely to the terms set forth in the Dionex Corporation Change in
Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “Plan”). I understand that this Release, together with the
Plan, constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between the
Company and me with regard to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any promise or
representation by the Company that is not expressly stated herein. Certain capitalized terms used
in this Release are defined in the Plan.

I hereby confirm my obligations under the Company’s proprietary information and inventions
agreement.

I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads
as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or
suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have
materially affected his settlement with the debtor.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all
rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with
respect to my release of any claims I may have against the Company.

Except as otherwise set forth in this Release, I hereby release, acquit and forever discharge the
Company, its parents and subsidiaries, and their officers, directors, agents, servants, employees,
shareholders, successors, assigns and affiliates, of and from any and all claims, liabilities,
demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of
every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected,
disclosed and undisclosed (other than any claim for indemnification I may have as a result of any
third party action against me based on my employment with the Company), arising out of or in any
way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time up to and including the date I
execute this Release, including, but not limited to: all such claims and demands directly or
indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with my employment with the Company or the
termination of that employment, including but not limited to, claims of intentional and negligent
infliction of emotional distress, any and all tort claims for personal injury, claims or demands
related to salary, bonuses, commissions, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in
the Company, vacation pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other
form of compensation; claims pursuant to any federal, state or local law or cause of action
including, but not limited to, the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the federal Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”); the federal Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the
California Fair Employment and Housing Act, as amended; tort law; contract law; wrongful discharge;
discrimination; fraud; defamation; emotional distress; and breach of the implied covenant of good
faith and fair dealing; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in
any way to release the Company from its obligation to indemnify me pursuant to the Company’s
indemnification obligation pursuant to agreement or applicable law.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	EMPLOYEE	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	NAME:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	DATE:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

RELEASE

(Group Termination, age 40 and older)

I understand and agree completely to the terms set forth in the Dionex Corporation Change in
Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “Plan”). I understand that this Release, together with the
Plan, constitutes the complete, final and exclusive embodiment of the entire agreement between the
Company and me with regard to the subject matter hereof. I am not relying on any promise or
representation by the Company that is not expressly stated herein. Certain capitalized terms used
in this Release are defined in the Plan.

I hereby confirm my obligations under the Company’s proprietary information and inventions
agreement.

I acknowledge that I have read and understand Section 1542 of the California Civil Code which reads
as follows: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or
suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have
materially affected his settlement with the debtor.” I hereby expressly waive and relinquish all
rights and benefits under that section and any law of any jurisdiction of similar effect with
respect to my release of any claims I may have against the Company.

Except as otherwise set forth in this Release, I hereby release, acquit and forever discharge the
Company, its parents and subsidiaries, and their officers, directors, agents, servants, employees,
shareholders, successors, assigns and affiliates, of and from any and all claims, liabilities,
demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, attorneys fees, damages, indemnities and obligations of
every kind and nature, in law, equity, or otherwise, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected,
disclosed and undisclosed (other than any claim for indemnification I may have as a result of any
third party action against me based on my employment with the Company), arising out of or in any
way related to agreements, events, acts or conduct at any time up to and including the date I
execute this Release, including, but not limited to: all such claims and demands directly or
indirectly arising out of or in any way connected with my employment with the Company or the
termination of that employment, including but not limited to, claims of intentional and negligent
infliction of emotional distress, any and all tort claims for personal injury, claims or demands
related to salary, bonuses, commissions, stock, stock options, or any other ownership interests in
the Company, vacation pay, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements, severance pay, or any other
form of compensation; claims pursuant to any federal, state or local law or cause of action
including, but not limited to, the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the federal Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”); the federal Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the
California Fair Employment and Housing Act, as amended; tort law; contract law; wrongful discharge;
discrimination; fraud; defamation; emotional distress; and breach of the implied covenant of good
faith and fair dealing; provided, however, that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed in
any way to release the Company from its obligation to indemnify me pursuant to the Company’s
indemnification obligation pursuant to agreement or applicable law.

I acknowledge that I am knowingly and voluntarily waiving and releasing any rights I may have under
ADEA. I also acknowledge that the consideration given under the Plan for the waiver and release in
the preceding paragraph hereof is in addition to anything of value to which I was already entitled.
I further acknowledge that I have been advised by this writing, as required by the ADEA, that: (A)
my waiver and

 

 

release do not apply to any rights or claims that may arise on or after the date I execute this
Release; (B) I have the right to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release; (C) I
have forty-five (45) days to consider this Release (although I may choose to voluntarily execute
this Release earlier); (D) I have seven (7) days following my execution of this Release to revoke
the Release; (E) this Release shall not be effective until the date upon which the revocation
period has expired, which shall be the eighth day (8th) after I execute this Release; and (F) I
have received with this Release a detailed list of the job titles and ages of all employees who
were terminated in this group termination and the ages of all employees of the Company in the same
job classification or organizational unit who were not terminated.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	EMPLOYEE	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	NAME:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	DATE:

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