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                                                                  Exhibit 10-h-2

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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          THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is entered into effective ___________, 200__
by and between NORDSON CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"),
and______________________, whose residence is at
_________________________________________ ("Employee").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

          WHEREAS, Employee is an executive and key employee of the Company, has
fully and ably discharged his responsibilities and duties in his service to the
Company to date, and is now serving the Company as a ____________________;

          WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure itself of continuity of
management in the event of any threatened or actual Change in Control (as
hereafter defined);

          WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide inducements for Employee not
to engage in activity competitive with the Company;

          WHEREAS, the Company desires to assure itself, in the event of any
threatened or actual Change in Control, of the continued performance of services
by Employee on an objective and impartial basis and without distraction by
concern for his employment status and security;

          WHEREAS, Employee is willing to continue in the employ of the Company
but desires assurance that his responsibilities and status as an executive of
the Company will not be adversely affected by any threatened or actual Change in
Control;

          NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Employee agree as follows:

          1.   Operation of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective and
binding immediately upon its execution, but, anything in this Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement shall not be operative unless and until
there has been a Change in Control while Employee is in the employ of the
Company. For purposes of this Agreement, a Change in Control shall have occurred
if at any time any of the following events occurs:

               (a)  a report is filed with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission (the "SEC") on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor
     schedule, form, or report), each as promulgated pursuant to the Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), disclosing that any "person" (as
     the term "person" is used in Section 13(d) or Section 14(d)(2) of the
     Exchange Act) is or has become a beneficial owner, directly or indirectly,
     of securities of the Company representing 25% or more of the combined
     voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities;

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               (b)  the Company files a report or proxy statement with the SEC
     pursuant to the Exchange Act disclosing in response to Item 1 of Form 8-K
     thereunder or Item 5(f) of Schedule 14A thereunder that a Change in Control
     of the Company has or may have occurred or will or may occur in the future
     pursuant to any then-existing contract or transaction;

               (c) the Company is merged or consolidated with another
     corporation and, as a result thereof, securities representing less than 50%
     of the combined voting power of the surviving or resulting corporation's
     securities (or of the securities of a parent corporation in case of a
     merger in which the surviving or resulting corporation becomes a
     wholly-owned subsidiary of the parent corporation) are owned in the
     aggregate by holders of the Company's securities immediately prior to such
     merger or consolidation;

               (d) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company are
     sold in a single transaction or a series of related transactions to a
     single purchaser or a group of affiliated purchasers; or

               (e) during any period of 24 consecutive months, individuals who
     were Directors of the Company at the beginning of such period cease to
     constitute at least a majority of the Company's Board of Directors (the
     "Board") unless the election, or nomination for election by the Company's
     shareholders, of more than one half of any new Directors of the Company was
     approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors of the Company
     then still in office who were Directors of the Company at the beginning of
     such 24 month period.

The first date on which a Change in Control occurs is referred to herein as the
"Change in Control Date." Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control while
Employee is in the employ of the Company, this Agreement shall become
immediately operative subject, however, to the provisions of Section 2, below.

          2.   Possible "undoing" of a Change in Control. If a report is filed
with the SEC disclosing that a person (the "Acquiror") is or has become a
beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company
representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the company's
outstanding securities and, as a result of that filing, a Change in Control, as
defined in Paragraph 1(a), above, occurs, while Employee is in the employ of the
Company, then, as provided in Paragraph 1, above, this Agreement will become
immediately operative. However, if:

               (a)  a Change in Control as described in Paragraph 1(a) occurs
     while Employee is in the employ of the Company;

               (b)  the Acquiror subsequently transfers or otherwise disposes of
     sufficient

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     securities of the Company in one or more transactions, to a person or
     persons other than affiliates of the Acquiror or any persons with whom the
     Acquiror has agreed to act together for the purpose of acquiring, holding,
     voting or disposing of securities of the Company, so that, after such
     transfer or other disposition, the Acquiror is no longer the beneficial
     owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
     10% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding
     securities;

               (c) at the time of the subsequent transfer or disposition that
     reduced the Acquiror's holdings to less than 10% as provided in (b),
     immediately above, no other event constituting a Change in Control had
     occurred; and

               (d) at the time of the subsequent transfer or other disposition
     that reduced the Acquiror's holdings to less than 10%, Employee's
     employment with the Company had not been terminated by the Company without
     cause or by Employee for good reason,

then, for all purposes of this Agreement, the filing of the report constituting
a Change in Control under Paragraph 1(a) shall be treated as if it had not
occurred and this Agreement shall return to the status it had immediately before
the filing of the report constituting a Change in Control under Paragraph 1(a).
Accordingly, if and when a new Change in Control occurs, this Agreement will
again become operative on the date of that new Change in Control.

          3.   Employment, Contract Period.

               (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, upon
     the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Company shall continue to employ
     Employee and Employee shall continue in the employ of the Company for the
     period specified in Paragraph 3(b) (the "Contract Period"), in the position
     and with the duties and responsibilities set forth in Paragraph 4.

               (b) The Contract Period shall commence on the Change in Control
     Date and, subject only to the provisions of Paragraph 9 below, shall
     continue for a period of twenty-four months to the close of business on the
     day (the "Contract Expiration Date") falling twenty-four months after the
     Change in Control Date.

          4.   Position, Duties, Responsibilities. At all times during the
Contract Period, Employee shall:

               (a) hold the same position with substantially the same duties
     and responsibilities as an executive of the Company as Employee held
     immediately before the Change in Control Date and those duties and
     responsibilities may be extended, from time to time during the Contract
     Period, by the Board with Employee's consent;

               (b) adhere to and implement the policies and directives
     promulgated, from

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     time to time, by the Board;

               (c) observe all Company policies applicable to executive
     personnel of the Company; and

               (d) devote his business time, energy, and talent to the business
     of and to the furtherance of the purposes and objectives of the Company to
     generally the same extent as he has so devoted his business time, energy,
     and talent before the Change in Control Date, and neither directly nor
     indirectly render any business, commercial, or professional services to any
     other person, firm, or organization for compensation without the prior
     approval of the Board.

Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Employee from devoting reasonable
period of time to charitable and community activities or the management of his
investment assets provided such activities do not materially interfere with the
performance by Employee of his duties hereunder.

          5.   Compensation. For services actually rendered by Employee on
behalf of the Company during the Contract Period as contemplated by this
Agreement the Company shall pay to Employee a base salary, annual bonus and
stock options (together referred to as "Total Compensation") as follows:

               (a) base salary at a rate equal to the highest of (i) the rate in
     effect immediately before the Change in Control date, (ii) the rate in
     effect exactly two years before the Change in Control Date, or (iii) such
     greater rate as the Company may determine. The base salary shall be paid to
     Employee in the same increments and on the same schedule each month as in
     effect immediately before the Effective Date;

               (b) an annual bonus under the 1995 Management Incentive
     Compensation Plan as amended, or any substitute therefore, ("Bonus Plan")
     equal to the highest of (i) the amount calculated using the Bonus Plan in
     effect immediately before the Change in Control Date, (ii) the amount
     calculated using the Bonus Plan in effect exactly two years before the
     Change of Control Date, or (iii) such greater amount as the Company may
     determine. The annual bonus shall be paid to the Employee not later than
     the first payroll date in January following the plan year for which the
     bonus was earned;

               (c) stock options shall be granted annually at such times, under
     such terms and conditions, and in such amounts, as to be no less valuable
     than the greater value of (i) stock options granted immediately before the
     Change in Control Date, (ii) stock options granted two years before the
     Change in Control Date, and (iii) such greater value as the Company may
     determine.

          6.   Vacation, Holidays and Sick Leave. Employee will be entitled to
such periods of vacation, holidays and sick leave allowance each year as are
determined by the

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Company's policies relevant to vacation, holidays and sick pay for executive
personnel as in effect immediately before the Change in Control Date or as may
be increased from time to time thereafter. Neither vacation time nor sick leave
allowance will be accumulated from year to year.

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          7.   Other Company Plans, Benefits, and Perquisites. During the
Contract Period Employee shall continue to be entitled to participate in every
employee benefit plan, incentive plan or arrangement ("Plan") that is generally
available to executive personnel of the Company immediately before the Change in
Control Date or that is specifically extended to Employee by the Company before
the Change in Control Date, whether or not Employee is eligible to participate
in such Plan on the date of this Agreement. Employee's participation in and
benefits under any such Plan shall be on the terms and subject to the conditions
specified in the governing document of the particular plan or arrangement as in
effect immediately before the Change in Control Date, which terms and conditions
shall not be amended during the Contract Period unless the benefits to Employee
are at least as great under the Plan as amended (or under a substitute Plan) as
were the benefits under the Plan as in effect immediately before the Change in
Control Date. Specific Plans of the Company to which Employee is entitled to
benefits include, but are not limited to, the Plans (or any substitute Plan)
listed on Exhibit A hereto.

The Company will also provide Employee with such perquisites during the Contract
Period as the Company customarily provided to similarly situated executive
personnel in the period immediately before the Change in Control Date.

          8.   Additional Benefit. If a Change in Control occurs and this
Agreement becomes operative and thereafter Employee's employment is terminated
by the Company without cause or by Employee for good reason, whether such
termination occurs before, on, or after the Contract Expiration Date, the
Company shall pay and provide benefits to or with respect to Employee in such
amounts and at such times so that the aggregate benefits payable to or with
respect to Employee under the Salaried Plan and the Excess Benefit Plans will be
equal to the aggregate benefits that would have been paid to or with respect to
Employee under the Salaried Plan and the Excess Benefit Plans if Employee were
exactly five years older than his actual age and his credit under the Salaried
Plan and the Excess Benefit Plans were equal to the greater of his actual
service or the amount of service he is deemed to have under paragraph 12(a)(iv),
below. If Employee's employment is terminated after a Change in Control by the
Company without cause or by Employee for good reason and Employee is entitled to
additional benefits by virtue of the additional five years of deemed age
provided for in this Paragraph 8, then the Company shall directly provide such
benefits to Employee in the same manner as additional benefits are to be
provided to Employee under paragraph 12(a), below.

          9.   Priority of Paragraphs 2 Over 8. Paragraph 2 of this Agreement
shall take precedence over Paragraph 8 of this Agreement so that if a Change in
Control occurs and is subsequently undone under Paragraph 2 of this Agreement,
Employee will thereafter have no rights under Paragraph 8 of this Agreement
unless and until a further Change in Control occurs.

          10.  Effect of Disability. If during the Contract Period and before
his employment hereunder is otherwise terminated, Employee becomes disabled to
such an extent that he is prevented from performing his duties hereunder by
reason of physical or mental incapacity: (a) he shall be entitled to disability
and other benefits at least equal to those that

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would have been available to him had the Company continued, throughout the
period of Employee's disability, all of its programs, benefits, and policies
with respect to disabled employees that were in effect immediately before the
Change in Control; and (b) if he recovers from his disability before the end of
the Contract Period he shall be reinstated as an active employee for the
remainder of the Contract Period under and subject to all of the terms of this
Agreement including, without limitation, the Company's right to terminate
Employee with or without cause under Paragraph 11(b).

          11.  Termination Following a Change in Control. Following a Change in
Control:

               (a)  Employee's employment hereunder will terminate without
     further notice upon the death of Employee;

               (b)  The Company may terminate Employee's employment hereunder
     effective immediately upon giving notice of such termination:

                    (i) for "cause," (A) if Employee commits an act of fraud,
          embezzlement, theft, or other similar criminal act constituting a
          felony and involving the Company's business or (B) if Employee
          breaches his agreement with respect to the time to be devoted to the
          business of the Company set forth in Paragraph 3(d) hereof and fails
          to cure such breach within 30 days of receipt of written notice of
          such breach from the Board; or

                    (ii) without cause at any time; and

               (c)  Employee may terminate his employment hereunder effective
     immediately upon giving of notice of such termination or retirement:

                    (i) without cause at any time; or

                    (ii) for "good reason," which, for purposes of this
          Agreement shall mean notice by the Employee to the Company of the
          occurrence of any of the following:

                         (A) any reduction in base salary or position or any
     material reduction in responsibilities or duties contemplated for Employee
     under this Agreement or any material reduction in the aggregate of employee
     benefits, perquisites, or fringe benefits contemplated for Employee under
     this Agreement, provided that any particular reduction described in this
     clause (A) shall constitute "good reason" only if Employee terminates his
     employment within six months of the date of the reduction; or

                         (B) any good faith determination by Employee that, as
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     fundamental differences of opinion between Employee and the Board as to the
     goals of the Company, Employee is unable to carry out the responsibilities
     and duties contemplated for Employee under this Agreement, provided that
     any determination by Employee described in this clause (B) shall constitute
     "good reason" only if Employee terminates his employment within six months
     of the Change in Control Date.

          12.  Severance Compensation.

               (a) If, before the Contract Expiration Date, Employee's
     employment is terminated by the Company without cause or by Employee for
     good reason, then, except as provided in Paragraph 12(b), 12(c), or 12(d),
     the Company shall pay and provide to Employee the following compensation
     and benefits through the last to occur of (x) the expiration of twelve
     months after the effective date of the termination, and (y) the Contract
     Expiration Date (such last-to-occur date is hereinafter referred to as the
     "Severance Benefits Termination Date"):

                    (i) Base Salary and Annual Bonus at the highest rate payable
          to Employee during the Contract Period, to be paid at the times
          provided in Paragraph 5 hereof;

                    (ii) in lieu of the opportunity to receive stock option
          grants during the period from the effective date of termination
          through the Severance Benefits Termination Date, the Company will pay
          to Employee an amount in cash equal to the product of (A) the
          aggregate value of the stock options granted to Employee with Respect
          to the fiscal year ended immediately prior to the Change in Control
          and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from
          the effective date of termination through the Severance Benefits
          Termination Date and the denominator of which is 365; for this
          purpose, the value of the stock options will be determined using the
          Black-Scholes option price model;

                    (iii) coverage under the Company's medical, dental,
          insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability plans, and
          other Plans, as listed on Exhibit A, Items 7 through 14 (provided that
          he became eligible to participate therein prior to the date his
          employment is terminated), each as in effect on the Change in Control
          Date (or, if subsequently amended to increase benefits to Employee or
          his dependents, as so amended) and each as if Employee's employment
          had continued through the Severance Benefits Termination Date; and

                    (iv) coverage and service credit under the Salaried Plan and
          the Excess Benefit Plans maintained in connection with the Salaried
          Plan under which he is eligible to participate so that the aggregate
          benefits payable to or with respect to the Employee under the Salaried
          Plan and the Excess Benefit Plan will be equal to the aggregate
          benefits that would have been paid to or with respect to

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          Employee under the Salaried Plan and the Excess Benefit Plans if
          Employee's employment had continued through the Severance Benefits
          Termination Date.

     If any of the benefits to be provided under the Company's Plans cannot be
     provided through that Plan to Employee following termination of his
     employment, the Company shall directly provide the full equivalent of such
     benefits to Employee. For example, since it is not possible to provide
     additional service credit directly through the Salaried Plan, if Employee
     becomes entitled to an additional 18 months of service credit under the
     Salaried plan pursuant to (iv) above, the Company will be required to pay
     to Employee, from its general assets, on each date on which Employee
     receives a payment from the Salaried Plan, a supplemental payment equal to
     the amount by which that particular payment under the Salaried Plan would
     have been increased if Employee's total service credit under the Salaried
     Plan were 18 months greater than is actually the case by reason of this
     Agreement. In addition, if in these circumstances any payments become due
     under the Salaried Plan with respect to Employee following his death, the
     Company will be obligated to make similar supplemental payments with
     respect to Employee on the dates on which payments are made with respect to
     Employee under the Salaried Plan.

     Furthermore, the provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity
     or enforceability of any other agreement between the Company and Employee,
     and the benefits provided under this Agreement shall be additive to any
     other benefits promised to Employee under such other agreement. Moreover,
     this Agreement shall not operate to negate any other assurances provided to
     Employee.

               (b) If Employee becomes entitled to compensation and benefits
     pursuant to Paragraph 12(a) he shall use reasonable efforts to seek other
     employment, provided, however, that he shall not be required to accept a
     position of less importance and dignity or of substantially different
     character than of his position with the Company or a position that would
     require Employee to engage in activity in violation of Employee's agreement
     with respect to noncompetition set forth in Paragraph 14 hereof nor shall
     he be required to accept a position outside the greater Cleveland area. The
     Company's obligations under item (i) and (ii) of Paragraph 12(a) will be
     offset by payments and benefits received by Employee from another employer
     to the following extent:

                    (i) The Company's obligation to pay any particular
          installment of base salary following Employee's termination will be
          offset, on a dollar for dollar basis, by any cash compensation
          received by Employee from another employer before the date on which
          the installment of base salary is payable by the Company.

                    (ii) To the extent that Employee is provided medical,
          dental, or

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          short-term or long-term disability income protection benefits by
          another employer during any period, the Company will be relieved of
          its obligation to provide such benefits to Employee. For example, if a
          new employer provides Employee with a medical benefits plan that pays
          $500.00 for a specific claim made by Employee and the Company's
          medical insurance plan would have paid $750.00 for that claim, then
          the Company will be obligated to pay Employee $250.00 with respect to
          that claim.

     Other than as provided in this Paragraph 12(b) Employee shall have no duty
     to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this
     Agreement.

               (c) If during any period in which Employee is entitled to
     payments or benefits from the Company under Paragraph 12(a):

                    (i) Employee materially and willfully breaches his agreement
          with respect to confidential information set forth in Paragraph 13
          hereof and such breach directly causes the Company substantial and
          demonstrable damage; or

                    (ii) Employee materially and willfully breaches his
          agreement with respect to noncompetition set forth in Paragraph 14
          hereof and such breach directly causes the Company substantial and
          demonstrable damage;

         then the Company will be relieved of its obligations under paragraph
         12(a) hereof as of the first day of the month immediately following the
         date of such material breach.

               (d) If Employee dies on or before the Severance Benefits
     Termination Date and immediately before his death he is entitled to
     payments or benefits from the Company under Paragraph 12(a), the Company
     will be relieved of its obligations under item (i) of Paragraph 12(a) as of
     the first day of the month immediately following the month in which
     Employee dies and thereafter the Company will provide to Employee's
     beneficiaries and dependents salary continuation payments, benefits under
     the Excess Benefits Plan (as supplemented by item (iii) of Paragraph 12(a),
     and continuing medical and dental benefits to the same extent (subject to
     reduction for payments or benefits from a new employer under paragraph
     12(b) as if Employee's death had occurred while Employee was in the active
     employ of the Company.

          13.  Confidential Information. Employee agrees that he will not,
during the term of the Agreement or at any time thereafter, either directly or
indirectly, disclose or make known to any person, firm, or corporation any
confidential information, trade secret, or proprietary information of the
Company that Employee may acquire in the performance of Employee's duties
hereunder. Upon the termination of Employee's employment with the Company,
Employee agrees to deliver forthwith to the Company any and all literature,
documents, correspondence, and other materials and records furnished to or
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Employee during the course of such employment.

          14.  Noncompetition. During any period in which Employee is receiving
Total Compensation under this Agreement (whether during the Contract Period
pursuant to Paragraph 5 or following termination pursuant to Paragraph 12(a),
Employee shall not act as a proprietor, investor, director, officer, employee,
substantial stockholder, consultant, or partner in any business engaged to a
material extent in direct competition with the Company in any market in any line
of business engaged in by the Company during the Contract period. If Employee
delivers to the Company a written waiver of his right to receive any further
compensation or benefits pursuant to Paragraph 12(a), if agreed to by the
Company in writing, he shall be released, effective as of the date of agreement
by the Company, from the post-termination noncompetition covenant contained in
this Paragraph 14.

          15.  Costs of Enforcement. The Company shall pay and be solely
responsible for any and all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees)
incurred by Employee in seeking to enforce the Company's obligations under this
Agreement unless and to the extent a court of competent jurisdiction determines
that the Company was relieved of those obligations because (a) the Company
terminated Employee for cause (as determined under Paragraph 11(b)(i) hereof),
(b) Employee voluntarily terminated his employment other than for good reason
(as determined under Paragraph 11(c)(ii) hereof), or (c) Employee materially and
willfully breached his agreement not to compete with the Company or his
agreement with respect to confidential information and such breach directly
caused substantial and demonstrable damage to the Company. The Company shall
forthwith pay directly or reimburse Employee for any and all such costs and
expenses upon presentation by Employee or by counsel selected from time to time
by Employee of a statement or statements prepared by Employee or by such counsel
of the amount of such costs and expenses. If and to the extent a court of
competent jurisdiction renders a final binding judgment determining that the
Company was relieved of its obligations for any of the reasons set forth in (a),
(b) or (c) above, Employee shall repay the amount of such payments or
reimbursements to the Company. In addition to the payment and reimbursement of
expenses of enforcement provided for in this Paragraph 15, the Company shall pay
to Employee in cash, as and when the Company makes any payment on behalf of, or
reimbursement to, Employee, an additional amount sufficient to pay all federal,
state, and local taxes (whether income taxes or other taxes) incurred by
Employee as a result of (x) payment of the expense or receipt of the
reimbursement, and (y) receipt of the additional cash payment. The Company shall
also pay to Employee interest (calculated at the Base Rate from time to time in
effect at National City Bank, Cleveland, Ohio, compounded monthly) on any
payments or benefits that are paid or provided to Employee later than the date
on which due under the terms of this Agreement.

          16.  Employee Rights. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement
shall create any right or duty on the part of the Company or Employee to have
Employee remain in the employ of the Company before any Change in Control and
Employee shall have no rights under this Agreement if his employment with the
Company is terminated for any reason or for no reason before any Change in
Control. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement shall

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create any duty on the part of the Company to continue in effect, or continue to
provide to Employee, any plan or benefit unless and until a Change in Control
occurs. If, before a Change in Control, the Company ceases to provide any plan
or benefit to Employee, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require
the Company to reinstitute that plan or benefit to Employee upon the later
occurrence of a Change in Control.

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          17.  Notices. For purposes of this Agreement, all communications
provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given when delivered or when mailed by United States registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the Company
(Attention: President) at its principal executive office and to Employee at his
principal residence, or to such other address as either party may have furnished
to the other in writing and in accordance herewith, except that notices of
change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

          18.  Assignment, Binding effect.

               (a)  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
     benefit of the Company and the Company's successors and assigns. The
     Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
     purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or substantially all
     of the business and or assets of the Company, by agreement in form and
     substance satisfactory to Employee, to expressly assume and agree to
     perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the
     Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken
     place.

               (b)  This Agreement shall be binding upon Employee and this
     Agreement and all rights of Employee hereunder shall inure to the benefit
     of, and be enforceable by, Employee and his personal or legal
     representatives, executors, or administrators. No right, benefit, or
     interest of Employee hereunder shall be subject to assignment,
     anticipation, alienation, sale, encumbrance, charge, pledge, hypothecation,
     or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process; except that Employee
     may assign any right, benefit, or interest hereunder if such assignment is
     permitted under the terms of any plan or policy of insurance or annuity
     contract governing such right, benefit, or interest.

          19.  Invalid Provisions.

               (a)  Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or
     unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent, but only to the extent,
     of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
     portions hereof and such remaining portions of this Agreement shall
     continue to be in full force and effect.

               (b)  In the event that any provision or portion of this
     Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the parties
     will negotiate in good faith to replace such provision with another
     provision that will be valid or enforceable and that is as close as
     practicable to the provision held invalid or unenforceable.

          20.  Modification. No modification, amendment, or waiver of any of the
provisions of the Agreement shall be effective unless in writing, specifically
referring hereto, and signed by both parties.

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          21.  Waiver of Breach. The failure at any time to enforce any of the
provisions of this Agreement or to require performance by the other party of any
of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver
of such provisions or to affect either the validity of this Agreement or any
part of this Agreement or the right of either party thereafter to enforce each
and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

          22.  Governing Law. This Agreement has been made in and shall be
governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio.

          23.  Gross-Up of Payments Deemed to be Excess Parachute Payments.

               (a)  The Company and Employee acknowledge that, following a
     Change of Control, one or more payments or distributions to be made by the
     Company to or for the benefit of Employee (whether paid or payable or
     distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, under
     some other plan, agreement, or arrangement, or otherwise) (a "Payment") may
     be determined to be an "excess parachute payment" that is not deductible by
     the Company for Federal income tax purposes and with respect to which
     Employee will be subject to an excise tax because of Sections 280G and
     4999, respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code (hereinafter referred to
     respectively as "Section 280G" and "Section 4999"). If Employee's
     employment is terminated after a Change of Control occurs, the Accounting
     Firm, which, subject to any inconsistent position asserted by the Internal
     Revenue Service, shall make all determinations required to be made under
     this Paragraph 23, shall determine whether any Payment would be an excess
     parachute payment and shall communicate its determination, together with
     detailed supporting calculations, to the Company and to Employee within 30
     days after the date on which Employee's employment with the Company
     terminates or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. The Company
     and Employee shall cooperate with each other and the Accounting Firm and
     shall provide necessary information so that the Accounting Firm may make
     all such determinations. The Company shall pay all of the fees of the
     Accounting Firm for services performed by the Accounting Firm as
     contemplated in this Paragraph 23.

               (b)  If the Accounting Firm determines that any Payment gives
     rise, directly or indirectly, to liability on the part of Employee for
     excise tax under Section 4999 (and/or any penalties and/or interest with
     respect to any such excise tax), the Company shall make additional cash
     payments to Employee, from time to time and at the same time as any Payment
     constituting an excess parachute payment is paid or provided to Employee,
     in such amounts as are necessary to put Employee in the same position,
     after payment of all federal, state, and local taxes (whether income taxes,
     excise taxes under Section 4999 or otherwise, or other taxes) and any and
     all penalties and interest with respect to any such excise tax, as Employee
     would have been in after payment of all federal, state, and local income
     taxes if the Payments had not given rise to an excise tax under Section
     4999 and no such penalties or interest had been imposed.

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               (c)  If the Internal Revenue Service determines that any Payment
     gives rise, directly or indirectly, to liability on the part of Employee
     for excise tax under Section 4999 (and/or any penalties and/or interest
     with respect to any such excise tax) in excess of the amount, if any,
     previously determined by the Accounting Firm, the Company shall make
     further additional cash payments to Employee not later than the due date of
     any payment indicated by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to these
     matters, in such amounts as are necessary to put Employee in the same
     position, after payment of all federal, state, and local taxes (whether
     income taxes, excise taxes under Section 4999 or otherwise, or other taxes)
     and any and all penalties and interest with respect to any such excise tax,
     as Employee would have been in after payment of all federal, state, and
     local income taxes if the Payments had not given rise to an excise tax
     under Section 4999 and no such penalties or interest had been imposed.

               (d)  If the Company desires to contest any determination by the
     Internal Revenue Service with respect to the amount of excise tax under
     Section 4999, Employee shall, upon receipt from the Company of an
     unconditional written undertaking to indemnify and hold Employee harmless
     (on an after tax basis) from any and all adverse consequences that might
     arise from the contesting of that determination, cooperate with the Company
     in that contest at the Company's sole expense. Nothing in this Paragraph
     23(d) shall require Employee to incur any expense other than expenses with
     respect to which the Company has paid to Employee sufficient sums so that
     after the payment of the expense by Employee and taking into account the
     payment by the Company with respect to that expense and any and all taxes
     that may be imposed upon Employee as a result of his receipt of that
     payment, the net effect is no cost to Employee. Nothing in this Paragraph
     23(d) shall require Employee to extend the statute of limitations with
     respect to any item or issue in his tax returns other than, exclusively,
     the excise tax under Section 4999. If, as the result of the contest of any
     assertion by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to excise tax under
     Section 4999, Employee receives a refund of a Section 4999 excise tax
     previously paid and/or any interest with respect thereto, Employee shall
     promptly pay to the Company such amount as will leave Employee, net of the
     repayment and all tax effects, in the same position, after all taxes and
     interest, that he would have been in if the refunded excise tax had never
     been paid.

               (e)  For purposes of this Paragraph 23, the term "Accounting
     Firm" means the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year
     preceding the year in which the earlier of (i) the date of termination of
     Employee's employment with the Company, or (ii) the year, if any, in which
     occurred the first Change of Control occurring after the date of this
     Agreement, and such firm's successor or successors; provided, however, if
     such firm is unable or unwilling to serve and perform in the capacity
     contemplated by this Agreement, the Company shall select another national
     accounting firm of recognized standing to serve and perform in that
     capacity under this Agreement, except that such other accounting firm shall
     not be the then independent auditors for the Company or any

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     of its affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange
     Act).

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Employee have executed this
Agreement on the day and year first above written.

                                  NORDSON CORPORATION

                                  By:
                                      -----------------------------------------

                                  Title: Secretary

                                  Employee:
                                            -----------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                  COMPANY PLANS

          1.   The Nordson Corporation 2004 Management Incentive Compensation
Plan;

          2.   The Nordson Corporation 2004 Long-Term Performance Plan;

          3.   The Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan (the
"Salaried Plan");

          4.   Nordson Corporation Officers' Deferred Compensation Plan;

          5.   The Nordson Corporation Excess Defined Benefit Pension Plan and
the Excess Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (the "Excess Benefit Plans");

          6.   The Nordson Corporation Employees' Savings Trust Plan (NEST);

          7.   The Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees' Health Care Plan;

          8.   The Nordson Corporation Prescription Drug and Dental Plans;

          9.   The Nordson Corporation Short Term and Long Term Disability
Plans;

          10.  The Nordson Corporation Group Life Insurance Plan-Salaried;

          11.  The Nordson Corporation Group Travel Accident Plan;

          12.  The Company's car allowance Plan;

          13.  Nordson's policy of reimbursement for club dues, airline travel
clubs, and the like.

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EXHIBIT 10.1

               SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS
               --------------------------------------------------

         This Separation Agreement and General Release of Claims (this
"Agreement") is executed effective 1/7/05 (the "Effective Date") by and between
Island Pacific Inc. ("Company") and RAN FURMAN, (Employee") a resident of
CALIFORNIA, who agree as follows:

         1. RECITAL. This Agreement is made with reference to the following
recital of essential facts:

               1.1 The Company is willing to provide Employee with certain
severance benefits described below, on the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement.

               1.2 As a material inducement for the Company entering into this
Agreement, Employee agrees to release any and all claims against the Company, as
more fully set forth below.

AGREEMENT: COMPANY AGREES TO: (1) PROVIDE TO EMPLOYEE FOUR ADDITIONAL MONTHS OF
SALARY TERMINATION NOTICE CONTINUATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NORMAL PAY PERIODS
OF THE COMPANY MINUS ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL PAYROLL TAXES. BENEFITS
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2005. IF YOU ELECT COBRA AS OF 2/1/05,
THE COMPANY WILL PAY FOR YOUR COBRA UNTIL MAY 31, 2005. YOU WILL HAVE 90 DAYS
AFTER YOUR TERMINATION DATE TO EXERCISE YOUR STOCK OPTIONS. PLEASE SEE YOUR
OPTION STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAIL.

         2. RETURN OF COMPANY PROPERTY. Upon delivery of this Agreement to
Employee, Employee shall return to the Company all property belonging to the
Company, excluding laptop and blackberry, but including without limitation,
office keys, credit cards, and Confidential Material and Proprietary Information
(as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, Confidential Material and
Proprietary Information shall mean all promotional materials, financial
information or documents, performance standards and other confidential
information, proprietary information and similar items of the Company or
licensed to the Company, including without limitation, trade secrets and
copyrighted materials, and any other Confidential Material and Proprietary
Information as defined in Employee's Confidentiality and Non-Competition
Agreement.

         3. RELEASE OF CLAIMS. As a material inducement to the Company to enter
into this Agreement, Employee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases,
acquits and forever discharges the Company and the Company's stockholders,
predecessors, successors, assigns, affiliates, agents, directors, officers,
employees, representatives, attorneys, and all persons acting by, through, under
or in concert with any of them (collectively, "Releasees"), from any and all
charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements,
controversies, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, rights, demands,
costs, losses, debts and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs actually
incurred) of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected,
including without limitation, rights arising out of alleged violations of any
contracts, express or implied, any covenant of good faith and fair dealing,
express or implied, or any tort, including without limitation, defamation,
invasion of privacy, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress,
wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, or any legal restrictions on
the Company's right to terminate employees, or any federal, state or other
governmental statute, regulation, or ordinance, including without limitation:
(1)Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race, color, religion, sex and
national origin discrimination); (2)42 U.S.C. Section 1981 (discrimination);
(3)29 U.S.C. Section 206(d)(1) (equal pay); (4)29 U.S.C. Section 621 et. seq.
(age discrimination); (5)the California Fair Employment and Housing Act
(discrimination, including race, color, national origin, ancestry, physical
handicap, medical condition, marital status, sex or age); (6)Executive Order
11246 (race, color, religion, sex and national origin discrimination);
(7)Executive Order 11141 (age discrimination); (8)Section 503 and 504 of the

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Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (handicap discrimination); (9)California Labor Code
(wages, hours, and other regulations of employment); and (10)the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (denial of employee benefits),
but excluding any claims under this Agreement (collectively, "Employee Claims"),
which Employee now has, owns or holds, or claims to have, own or hold, or which
Employee at any time previously had, owned or held, or claimed to have, owned or
held.

         4. WAIVER OF STATUTORY RIGHTS. Employee hereby waives all rights and
Employee Claims against the Releasees which may exist under California Civil
Code section 1542 and/or any similar state or federal law. California Civil Code
section 1542 provides 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 MIGHT HAVE
                  MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

         5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Employee hereby represents and
warrants that:

               5.1 Employee does not possess any Confidential Material or
Proprietary Information as defined in Section 3, above, and has returned all
property of Company, excluding laptop and blackberry, but including credit
cards, keys, telephones, pagers, and any other tangible or intangible property
of Company. If Company reasonably believes that Employee continues to possess
any Confidential Material or Proprietary Information, or is in breach of any of
his continuing obligations under this Agreement, Company shall be entitled to
injunctive relief (in addition to any other remedies at law or equity) to
enforce such provisions, without the necessity for Company to post any type of
bond or similar undertaking.

               5.2 Employee is not entitled to any "vacation pay," any "sick
pay," any "back pay," or any other compensation or reimbursement which has not
already been paid by the Company to Employee as of the date of this Agreement;

               5.3 Employee has never been injured in any manner while working
for or on behalf of the Company and has not been injured or suffered any ailment
as a result of his employment for the Company; and

               5.4 Employee has not previously assigned or transferred in any
manner, or purported to have assigned or transferred in any manner, any of the
Employee Claims.

         6. NON-INTERFERENCE. Employee agrees that he will not interfere with
Company's business relationships and will cooperate with Company concerning
questions related to Employee's prior dealings with Company. Unless compelled by
a validly issued subpoena, Employee specifically agrees not to initiate,
participate, or cooperate in any legal, administrative, investigative or other
adversary proceedings contemplated or initiated by any persons or entities not a
party to this Agreement, against the Company or any of its affiliates, or
employees.

         7. CONFIDENTIALITY. Except as essential to the consummation of the
transactions under this Agreement, or as otherwise required by law, (a) Employee
shall maintain absolute confidentiality of this Agreement and the transactions
under this Agreement, and (b) Employee shall not make or allow any notices,
statements, disclosures, communications or news releases concerning the
existence or content of this Agreement or any transaction under this Agreement.
Nothing in this Paragraph shall prevent Employee from disclosing to his legal
counsel, tax consultants and financial advisors the existence and terms of this
Agreement or any transaction under this Agreement.

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         8. NON-DISPARAGEMENT. Neither party shall disparage or otherwise
publish or communicate "derogatory" statements, (factual, opinion, or
otherwise), about the other party, be it orally or in writing. For purposes of
this Agreement, "derogatory" shall be defined as a statement that detracts in
any way from, or tends to shed a negative light upon, another's character,
standing, reputation, financial viability, or business practices.

         9. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that
the actual damages for any breach of paragraphs 7, 8 or 9 would be extremely
difficult to fix. Accordingly, if Employee breaches the provisions of paragraphs
7, 8 or 9, Employee agrees to pay Company the reasonable sum of $10,000 as
liquidated damages for each violation of his respective obligations in those
paragraphs of this Agreement.

         10. NO ADMISSION OF LIABILITY. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed as an admission of liability by or against the Company.

         11. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement is governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California, irrespective of
California's choice-of-law principles.

         12. VENUE AND JURISDICTION. All actions and proceedings arising in
connection with this Agreement must be tried and litigated exclusively in the
State and Federal courts located in the County of San Diego, State of
California, which courts have personal jurisdiction and venue over each of the
parties to this Agreement for the purpose of adjudicating all matters arising
out of or related to this Agreement.

         13. ATTORNEY'S FEES. In the event any litigation, arbitration,
mediation, or other proceeding ("Proceeding") is initiated by any party(ies)
against any other party(ies) to enforce, interpret or otherwise obtain judicial
or quasi-judicial relief in connection with Civil Rights Claims as defined in
paragraph 18, below, the prevailing party(ies) in such Proceeding shall be
entitled to recover from the unsuccessful party(ies) all costs, expenses, actual
attorney's and expert witness fees, relating to or arising out of (1) such
Proceeding (whether or not such Proceeding proceeds to judgment), and (2) any
post-judgment or post-award proceeding including without limitation one to
enforce any judgment or award resulting from any such Proceeding. Any such
judgment or award shall contain a specific provision for the recovery of all
such subsequently incurred costs, expenses, actual attorney's and expert witness
fees.

         14. MODIFICATION. This Agreement may be modified only by a contract in
writing executed by the party to this Agreement against whom enforcement of the
modification is sought.

         15. PRIOR UNDERSTANDINGS/SURVIVING OBLIGATIONS. Except with respect to
Employee's surviving obligations in the Proprietary Information Agreement and
any other prior confidentiality or proprietary information agreements signed by
Employee, this Agreement: (a) contains the entire and final agreement of the
parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement,
and (b) supersedes all negotiations, stipulations, understandings, agreements,
representations and warranties, if any, with respect to such subject matter,
which precede or accompany the execution of this Agreement.

         16. INDEPENDENT COUNSEL/DRAFTING AMBIGUITIES. Each party to this
Agreement has reviewed and has had the opportunity to revise this Agreement and
has had the opportunity to have such party's legal counsel review and revise
this Agreement. The rule of construction that ambiguities are to be resolved
against the drafting party or in favor of the party receiving a particular
benefit under an agreement may not be employed in the interpretation of this
Agreement or any amendment to this Agreement.

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          17. ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES. ANY CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM RELATING TO OR
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR EMPLOYEE'S EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE SETTLED IN SAN
DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA BY ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH JAMS ARBITRATION
RULES APPLICABLE TO EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES (THE "JAMS RULES"). JUDGMENT UPON THE
AWARD RENDERED BY THE ARBITRATOR(S) MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT HAVING
JURISDICTION. ALL PARTIES TO THE ARBITRATION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE FULL RANGE
OF DISCOVERY PROVIDED UNDER CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1283.05.

FOR ANY CLAIMS BROUGHT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING ACT,
TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964, OR ANY OTHER LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL
STATUTORY CLAIM ("STATUTORY CLAIMS"): (A) THE SUBSTANTIVE AND REMEDIAL
PROVISIONS OF THE STATUTE(S) APPLICABLE TO THE STATUTORY CLAIMS SHALL BE
AVAILABLE TO ANY PARTY REQUIRED TO ARBITRATE STATUTORY CLAIMS UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT; (B) ANY EMPLOYEE BRINGING SUCH A CLAIM SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY
UNREASONABLE COSTS OR ANY OF THE ARBITRATOR'S FEES OR EXPENSES; AND (C) THE
ARBITRATOR MUST ALSO ISSUE A WRITTEN AWARD SETTING FORTH THE ESSENTIAL FINDINGS
AND CONCLUSIONS ON WHICH THE AWARD IS BASED.

THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IRRESPECTIVE OF CALIFORNIA'S CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES.

BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT COMPANY AND EMPLOYEE ARE AGREEING TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT DECIDED BY NEUTRAL ARBITRATION AS PROVIDED BY
CALIFORNIA LAW AND ARE GIVING UP ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE THE DISPUTE LITIGATED IN A
COURT OR JURY TRIAL, AND TO ANY JUDICIAL RIGHTS TO APPEAL.

         18. SEVERABILITY If any clause, provision, sentence or paragraph herein
is deemed to be unenforceable under the laws of the State of California, then
such portion of this document shall be deemed deleted and shall not affect the
balance of this document which shall be construed without such unenforceable
provision.

         19. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each
of which is deemed an original and all of which together constitute one
document.

         20. PERIOD FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT. Employee
understands that he has a period of twenty-one (21) days from his receipt of
this Agreement to review and consider this Agreement before signing this
Agreement. Employee further understands that he may use as much of this 21-day
period as he wishes before signing this Agreement.

         21. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TO REVOKE AGREEMENT. Employee may revoke this
Agreement within seven (7) days after he signs this Agreement. Revocation may be
made by delivering a written notice of revocation to Debbie Sayer. For such
revocation to be effective, written notice must be received by no later than the
close of business on the seventh day after Employee signs this Agreement.

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EMPLOYEE

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COMPANY

ISLAND PACIFIC, INC.

By:
    -------------------------------------

Its:
     ------------------------------------

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