Document:

EX-4.2

 Exhibit 4.2 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of June 28,
2018 among the following: (i) Nordson Corporation, an Ohio corporation (“Nordson”); (ii) the lenders party hereto (each a “Bank” and collectively, the “Banks”); and (iii) KeyBank National
Association, as the administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). 
 RECITALS: 

A. Nordson, the Administrative Agent and the Banks are parties to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
February 20, 2015 (as the same may from time to time be amended, restated or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”). 

B. In accordance with Section 2.07(b) of the Credit Agreement, Nordson notified the Administrative Agent of its request to increase the
Total Commitment Amount by $250,000,000 (the “Revolver Increase”) and certain of the Banks (the “Increasing Banks”) are willing to increase their applicable Revolving Commitment in connection therewith, subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein. 
 B. Nordson has also requested that the Administrative Agent and the Banks amend certain
provisions of the Credit Agreement as set forth herein, and the Administrative Agent and the Banks signatory hereto (constituting the Required Banks) are willing to do so, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. 

AGREEMENT: 
 In
consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein and for other valuable consideration, Nordson, the Administrative Agent and the Required Banks agree as follows: 

Section 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, each capitalized term used in this Amendment and not defined herein shall
be defined in accordance with the Credit Agreement. 
 Section 2. Amendments. 

2.1 Amendment to Section 1.01. The following definitions of “Commitment Percentage”, “Defaulting
Lender” and “Total Commitment Amount” are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows: 
 “Commitment
Percentage” shall mean, at any time for any Bank, a percentage obtained by dividing such Bank’s Revolving Commitment by the Total Commitment Amount. The Commitment Percentage for each Bank as of the First Amendment Effective Date is
set forth opposite such Bank’s name under the column headed “Commitment Percentage” as described in Schedule 1-A hereto. 

“Defaulting Bank” shall mean, subject to Section 2.10(b), any Bank that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any
portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Bank notifies the Agent and the Borrowers in writing that such failure is the result of such Bank’s determination that one

 
or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or
(ii) pay to the Agent, any Swing Line Bank or any other Bank any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Swing Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified
the Borrowers, the Agent or Swing Line Bank in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Bank’s
obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Bank’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in
such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Agent or the Borrowers, to confirm in writing to the Agent and the Borrowers that it will comply with its prospective
funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Bank shall cease to be a Defaulting Bank pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Agent and the Borrowers), (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent
company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged
with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (e) has become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Bank shall not be a Defaulting Bank solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Bank or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a
Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Bank with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or
permit such Bank (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Bank. Any reasonable determination by the Agent that a Bank is a Defaulting Bank under any one or more of clauses
(a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Bank shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Bank (subject to Section 2.10(B)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each
Swing Line Bank and each Bank. 
 “Total Commitment Amount” shall mean, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, the
principal amount of Eight Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars ($850,000,000) (or its Dollar Equivalent in Alternate Currency), or such lesser or greater amount as shall be determined pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof; provided, however, that, for
the purposes of determining the Total Commitment Amount, Agent may, in its discretion, calculate the Dollar Equivalent of any Loan on any Business Day selected by Agent. 

2.2 Amendment to Section 1.01. The definition of “LIBOR Rate” is hereby amended by replacing the
“.” at the end of clause (b) thereof with a “,” and adding the following proviso at the end of such definition: 

“provided, that (i) to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Agent in connection with any rate set forth in
this definition, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a
manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Agent.” 

 2.3 Amendment to Section 1.01. The following definitions of “Bail-In Action”, “Bail-In Legislation”, “EEA Financial Institution”, “EEA Member Country”, “EEA Resolution Authority”,
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule”, “First Amendment Effective Date” and “Write-Down and Conversion Powers” are hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement in the
appropriate alphabetical order thereto: 
 “Bail-In Action” shall mean the exercise
of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution. 

“Bail-In Legislation” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing
Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In
Legislation Schedule. 
 “EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm
established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition,
or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent. 

“EEA Member Country” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. 

“EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative
authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution. 

“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” shall mean the EU
Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time. 

“First Amendment Effective Date” shall mean [        ], 2018. 

“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion
powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule. 
 2.4 Amendment to Section 2.07. Section 2.07
of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating clause (b)(i) thereof as follows: 
 “(i) At any
time upon written notice to Agent, Nordson may request that the Total Commitment Amount be increased by an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000) in the aggregate for all such increases from the Closing Date until the
last day of the Commitment Period, provided that (A) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such request and on the date of any such increase and (B) 

 
Nordson shall have delivered to Agent, together with such written notice, a copy of Nordson’s duly adopted corporate resolutions, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, that authorize
the borrowing of the requested increase in the Total Commitment Amount, which resolutions shall be certified by the Secretary of Nordson as being true, correct, complete and in full force and effect, provided, however, that Nordson may not make any
such requests after the First Amendment Effective Date. Upon receipt of any such request, Agent shall deliver a copy of such request to each Bank. Nordson shall set forth in such request the amount of the requested increase in the Total Commitment
Amount (which in each case shall be in a minimum amount of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000)) and the date on which such increase is requested to become effective (which shall be not less than 10 Business Days nor more than sixty
(60) days after the date of such request and that, in any event, must be at least ninety (90) days prior to the last day of the Commitment Period), and shall offer each Bank the opportunity to increase its Revolving Commitment. Each Bank
shall, by notice to Nordson and Agent given not more than ten (10) days after the date of Agent’s notice, either agree to increase its Revolving Commitment by all or a portion of the offered amount (each such Bank so agreeing being an
“Increasing Bank”) or decline to increase its Revolving Commitment (and any such Bank that does not deliver such a notice within such period of 10 days shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Revolving Commitment and each Bank so
declining or being deemed to have declined being a “Non-Increasing Bank”). If, on the 10th day after Agent shall have delivered notice as set forth above, the Increasing Banks shall have agreed
pursuant to the preceding sentence to increase their Revolving Commitments by an aggregate amount less than the increase in the Total Commitment Amount requested by Nordson, Nordson may arrange for one or more banks or other entities that are
reasonably acceptable to Agent (each such Person so agreeing being an “Augmenting Bank”) so long as such Augmenting Bank shall have a Revolving Commitment of not less than Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), and Nordson and each Augmenting
Bank shall execute all such documentation as Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence its Revolving Commitment and/or its status as a Bank with a Revolving Commitment hereunder. Any increase in the Total Commitment Amount may be made in an amount
that is less than the increase requested by Nordson if Nordson is unable to arrange for, or chooses not to arrange for, Augmenting Banks, in the full amount. If Increasing Banks and/or Augmenting Banks offer Revolving Commitment increases or new
Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, in excess of the aggregate increase amount requested by Nordson, then Agent shall, in consultation with Nordson, determine each such Increasing Bank’s or Augmenting Bank’s percentage of the
increased amount.” 
 2.5 Amendment to Section 5.04. Section 5.04 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated as follows: 
 “Section 5.04 Financial Covenants. 

(a) Leverage Ratio. Nordson covenants that it shall not suffer or permit the Leverage Ratio to exceed (i) during the first
two fiscal quarters of any Leverage Step-Up Period, 4.00 to 1.00, (ii) during the third and fourth fiscal quarters of any Leverage Step-Up Period, 3.75 to 1.00 and
(iii) at all other times, 3.50 to 1.00. 
 (b) Interest Coverage Ratio. Nordson covenants that it shall not suffer or
permit the Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.50 to 1.00.” 

 2.6 Amendment to Section 10.20 The Credit Agreement is hereby amended
by adding a new Section 10.20 thereto as follows: 
 “Section 10.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges
that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and
acknowledges and agrees to be bound by: 
 (a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution
Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and 

(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability; 

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial
Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such
liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or 
 (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in
connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.” 
 2.7 Amendment to
Schedules. Schedule 1-A of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. 

Section 3. Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment and the Revolver Increase are subject solely to the satisfaction of
the following conditions precedent: 
 (i) this Amendment shall have been executed by Nordson, the Administrative Agent, the
Required Banks and the Increasing Banks, and counterparts hereof as so executed shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent; 

(ii) the appropriate Note for the account of each Increasing Bank that has requested the same at least two Business Days in
advance of the First Amendment Effective Date shall have been executed by Nordson and delivered to the Administrative Agent; 

(iii) the Administrative Agent shall have received (A) a copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Nordson
relating to this Amendment and the Revolving Increase, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action, as the case may be, and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to the execution, delivery and performance by Nordson of
this Amendment and the Revolver Increase, all of which documents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (B) a secretary’s certificate reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (including
evidence of authority and incumbency); 

 (iv) the Administrative Agent shall have received: (A) a copy of the
Organizational Documents of Nordson and any and all amendments and restatements thereof, certified as of a recent date, in the case of the Articles of Incorporation of Nordson, by the Secretary of State of Ohio or, in the case of each other
Organizational Document, certified by the secretary of Nordson; and (B) a copy of a good standing certificate from the Secretary of State of Ohio, dated as of a recent date, certifying as to the good standing of Nordson; 

(v) all representations and warranties of Nordson contained herein or in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in
all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier specified date, in
which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made; and 

(vi) Nordson shall have (a) paid to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Banks and the Administrative Agent,
the fees required to be paid pursuant to that certain Engagement Letter, dated as of June 13, 2018 and effective as of June 15, 2018, by and between the Administrative Agent and Nordson and (b) reimbursed the Administrative Agent for
all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) in connection with the
preparation, negotiation and effectiveness of this Amendment and any other amounts due and payable by Nordson under the Credit Agreement on or prior to the date hereof. 

Section 4. Miscellaneous. 

4.1 Representations and Warranties. Nordson, by signing below, hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Banks and
the Increasing Banks that: 
 (i) Nordson has the legal power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment; 

(ii) the officer executing this Amendment on behalf of Nordson has been duly authorized to execute and deliver the same and
bind Nordson with respect to the provisions hereof; 
 (iii) the execution and delivery hereof by Nordson and the performance
and observance by Nordson of the provisions hereof do not violate or conflict with the Organizational Documents of Nordson or any law applicable to Nordson or result in a breach of any provision of or constitute a default under any other agreement,
instrument or document binding upon or enforceable against Nordson; 
 (iv) after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default
or Event of Default exists under the Credit Agreement, nor will any occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this Amendment or by the performance or observance of any provision hereof; 

(v) Nordson does not to its knowledge have any claim or offset against, or defense or counterclaim to, any obligations or
liabilities of Nordson under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document; 

 (vi) this Amendment constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Nordson in
every respect, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general
principles of equity limiting the availability of equitable remedies; and 
 (vii) each of the representations and warranties
set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, except to the extent that any thereof expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall
have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made. 
 4.2 Credit Agreement Unaffected. Each reference to
the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall hereafter be construed as a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. Except as herein otherwise specifically provided, all provisions of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect and be unaffected hereby and the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the amendments contained herein do not constitute a
novation of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Indebtedness described therein, and shall not, in any case, affect, diminish or abrogate the Borrower’s liability under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or the
priority of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. This Amendment is a Loan Document. 
 4.3 Waiver. Nordson, by signing
below, hereby waives and releases the Administrative Agent and each of the Banks and their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, attorneys, agents and employees from any and all known claims, offsets, defenses and counterclaims arising out of
or related to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment or any of the other Loan Documents, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection herewith or therewith, such waiver and release being with full knowledge and understanding of the
circumstances and effect thereof and after having consulted legal counsel with respect thereto. 
 4.4 Entire Agreement. This
Amendment, together with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents integrate all the terms and conditions mentioned herein or incidental hereto and supersede all oral representations and negotiations and prior writings with respect to the
subject matter hereof. 
 4.5 Counterparts This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, by different parties hereto
in separate counterparts and by facsimile signature, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. 

4.6 Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER
SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF OHIO WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NORDSON HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT
THAT THE LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF OHIO GOVERNS THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. 
 4.7 JURY
TRIAL WAIVER. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING), OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. 

[Signature pages follow.] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered as of the date first
above written. 
  

			
	 NORDSON CORPORATION,
 as the
Borrower

		
	By:	 	
                     
                        

 
			
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

			
	 KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

    as the Administrative Agent and as a Bank

		
	By:	 	
                     
                        

 
			
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

			
	 [    ],

    as a Bank

		
	By:	 	
                     
                        

 
			
	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

 Exhibit A 

Schedule 1-A 

Banks and Commitments 
  

									
	 Bank
	  	Commitment
Percentage	 	 	Revolving
Commitment
Amount	 
	 KeyBank National Association
	  	 	11.176470588	% 	 	$	95,000,000.00	 
	 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
	  	 	9.411764706	% 	 	$	80,000,000.00	 
	 MUFG Bank, LTD. (formerly known as The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD.)
	  	 	9.411764706	% 	 	$	80,000,000.00	 
	 PNC Bank, National Association
	  	 	9.411764706	% 	 	$	80,000,000.00	 
	 Citizens Bank, N.A.
	  	 	9.411764706	% 	 	$	80,000,000.00	 
	 Bank of America, N.A.
	  	 	9.411764706	% 	 	$	80,000,000.00	 
	 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
	  	 	8.000000000	% 	 	$	68,000,000.00	 
	 HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
	  	 	6.470588235	% 	 	$	55,000,000.00	 
	 The Huntington National Bank
	  	 	5.529411765	% 	 	$	47,000,000.00	 
	 Branch Banking and Trust Company
	  	 	5.294117647	% 	 	$	45,000,000.00	 
	 U.S. Bank National Association
	  	 	5.294117647	% 	 	$	45,000,000.00	 
	 The Northern Trust Company
	  	 	4.117647059	% 	 	$	35,000,000.00	 
	 Commerzbank AG, New York Branch
	  	 	4.117647059	% 	 	$	35,000,000.00	 
	 Fifth Third Bank
	  	 	2.941176470	% 	 	$	25,000,000.00	 
		  	  
	  
	 	 	  
	  
	 
	 Total Commitment Amount:
	  	 	100.00	% 	 	$	850,000,000.00EX-4.3

 Exhibit 4.3 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO 
 TERM
LOAN AGREEMENT 
 This First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement (this “Amendment”) dated as of June 26, 2018, is
made by and among NORDSON CORPORATION, an Ohio corporation (the “Borrower”), each of the financial institutions party hereto (the “Lenders”), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as a
Lender and as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity as administrative gent, the “Agent”). 
 WITNESSETH:

 WHEREAS, the Borrower, Agent and Lenders are parties to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of April 10, 2015 (as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have made the Loans available to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan
Agreement; 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Agent and the Lenders amend the Loan Agreement to modify certain financial
covenant levels and to make certain other changes to the Loan Agreement; 
 WHEREAS, the Agent and the Lenders party hereto
are agreeable to amend the Loan Agreement subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment; and 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and further valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Loan
Agreement. 
 2. Amendments to Loan Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties of the Borrower made herein, the Loan Agreement is amended as follows: 
 (a) Section 1.01 of the Loan
Agreement, Definitions, is hereby amended by adding the following new definitions in proper alphabetical order: 
 “Benefit
Plan” shall mean any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include
(for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”. 

“LIBOR Termination Date” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.03(b). 

  
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 “PTE” shall mean a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department
of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time. 
 “First Amendment Fee Letter” means that certain fee letter
agreement dated as of June 15, 2018, by and among Borrower, PNC Capital Markets and Agent, relating to this Agreement and that certain Term Loan Agreement with an Effective Date of February 21, 2017 and a Closing Date of March 31,
2017 (as amended by that certain First Amendment and Joinder to Term Loan Agreement dated as of March 31, 2017, and that certain Second Amendment to Term Loan Agreement dated as of May 17, 2018, and as further amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) by and among Borrower, Agent, and certain financial institutions party thereto as lenders. 

(b) Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement, Definitions, is hereby amended by amending and restating the following definition in its
entirety as follows: 
 “Loan Documents” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, each Note, each Guaranty of Payment, the Fee
Letter, the First Amendment Fee Letter and any other documents relating to any of the foregoing, as any of the foregoing may from time to time be amended, restated or otherwise modified or replaced. 

(c) Section 2.05 of the Loan Agreement, Fees, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: 

Section 2.05 Fees. Borrower shall pay the fees set forth in the Fee Letter and the First Amendment Fee Letter. 

(d) Section 3.03 of the Loan Agreement, Eurodollar Deposits Unavailable or Interest Rate Unascertainable, is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows: 
 Section 3.03 Eurodollar Deposits Unavailable or Interest Rate Unascertainable. 

(a) In respect of any Eurodollar Loan, in the event that Agent shall have determined that for Eurodollar Loans, that Dollar deposits in the
relevant amount for the relevant Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan are not available to Agent in the applicable Eurodollar market, or that, by reason of circumstances affecting such market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
ascertaining the applicable LIBOR Rate applicable to such Interest Period, as the case may be, Agent shall promptly give notice of such determination to Borrower and (i) any notice of a conversion of an existing Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar
Loan shall be deemed a notice to continue a Base Rate Loan, and (ii) Borrower shall be obligated either to prepay, or with respect to a Eurodollar Loan, to convert to a Base Rate Loan, any outstanding Eurodollar Loan on the last day of the then
current Interest Period with respect thereto. 

  
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 (b) If Agent determines (which determination shall be final and conclusive, absent manifest
error) that either (i) (x) the circumstances set forth in Section 3.03(a) have arisen and are unlikely to be temporary, or (y) the circumstances set forth in Section 3.03(a) have not arisen but the applicable supervisor or
administrator (if any) of the LIBOR Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent has made a public statement identifying the specific date after which the LIBOR Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans
(either such date, a “LIBOR Termination Date”), or (ii) a rate other than the LIBOR Rate has become a widely recognized benchmark rate for newly originated loans in Dollars in the U.S. market, then Agent may (in consultation
with the Borrower) choose a replacement index for the LIBOR Rate and make adjustments to applicable margins and related amendments to this Agreement as referred to below such that, to the extent practicable, the
all-in interest rate based on the replacement index will be substantially equivalent to the all-in LIBOR Rate-based interest rate in effect prior to its replacement.
Agent and the Borrower shall enter into a mutually agreeable amendment to this Agreement to reflect the replacement index, the adjusted margins and such other related amendments as may be appropriate, in the reasonable discretion of Agent, for the
implementation and administration of the replacement index-based rate, but no other substantive matters unless agreed to by Borrower, Agent and the requisite Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents (including, without limitation, Section 10.03), such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement at 5:00 p.m. Cleveland, Ohio time on the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date a draft of the amendment is provided to the Lenders, unless Agent receives, on or before such tenth (10th) Business
Day, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Lenders object to such amendment. Selection of the replacement index, adjustments to the applicable margins, and amendments to this Agreement (i) will be determined with due
consideration to the then-current market practices for determining and implementing a rate of interest for newly originated loans in the United States and loans converted from a LIBOR Rate-based rate to a replacement index-based rate, and
(ii) may also reflect adjustments to account for (x) the effects of the transition from the LIBOR Rate to the replacement index and (y) yield- or risk-based differences between the LIBOR Rate and the replacement index. Until an
amendment reflecting a new replacement index in accordance with this Section 3.03(b) is effective, each advance, conversion and renewal of an Eurodollar Loan will continue to bear interest with reference to the LIBOR Rate; provided however,
that if Agent determines (which determination shall be final and conclusive, absent manifest error) that a LIBOR Termination Date has occurred, then following the LIBOR Termination Date, all Eurodollar Loans shall automatically be converted to the
Base Rate Loans until such time as an amendment reflecting a replacement index and related matters as described above is implemented. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time the replacement index is less than zero,
at such times, such index shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. 

  
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 (e) Section 5.04 of the Loan Agreement, Financial Covenants, is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows: 
 (a) Leverage Ratio. Borrower covenants that it shall not suffer or permit the Leverage Ratio to
exceed (i) during any Leverage Ratio Step-Up Period, (x) 4.00 to 1.00 for the first two fiscal quarters of such Leverage Ratio Step-Up Period and (y) 3.75 to 1.00
for the last two fiscal quarters of such Leverage Ratio Step-Up Period and (ii) at all other times, 3.50 to 1.00. 

(b) Interest Coverage Ratio. Borrower covenants that it shall not suffer or permit the Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.50 to 1.00.

 (f) Article V of the Loan Agreement, Covenants, is hereby amended by adding the new following Section 5.19 at the end of such
Article: 
 Section 5.19 Certain KYC Information. Borrower covenants that it will provide to the Agent and the
Lenders such information and documentation as may reasonably be requested by the Agent or any Lender from time to time for purposes of compliance by the Agent or such Lender with applicable laws (including without limitation the USA Patriot Act and
other “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations), and any policy or procedure implemented by the Agent or such Lender to comply therewith. 

(g) Article IX of the Loan Agreement, The Agent, is hereby amended by adding the new following Section 9.14 at the end of such
Article: 
 Section 9.14 Certain ERISA Matters. 

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and
(y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance
of doubt, to or for the benefit of Borrower, that at least one of the following is and will be true: 
 (i) such Lender is
not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans or the Commitments, 

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a
class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts),
PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions
involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect
to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, 

  
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 (iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified
Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in,
administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or 

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between Agent, in its sole discretion, and
such Lender. 
 (b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately
preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause
(a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender
party hereto, for the benefit of, Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of Borrower, that: 

(i) none of Agent or the Joint Lead Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets
of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto), 

(ii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in,
administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a
broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E), 

(iii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in,
administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of
the Loans), 

  
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 (iv) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with
respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement and is
responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and 
 (v) no fee or other
compensation is being paid directly to the Agent or Joint Lead Arrangers or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement. 

Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers hereby inform the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial
investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof
(i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest
in the Loans or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees,
facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment
fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing. 

(h) Section 10.03 of the Loan Agreement, Amendments; Consents, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end
thereof: 
 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Fee Letter and the First Amendment Fee Letter may only be amended, modified
or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed by the parties thereto. 
 3. Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent.
The effectiveness of this Amendment and the amendments to the Loan Agreement contained herein are subject to: 
  

	 	(a)	the Agent’s receipt of one or more counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower, the Agent and the Required Lenders; 

 

	 	(b)	the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 herein are true and correct pursuant to the terms thereof; 

  
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	 	(c)	payment to the Agent, for the account of each Lender that executes and delivers a signature page to this Amendment to the Agent, an amendment fee as and to the extent set forth in the First Amendment Fee Letter (as
defined above); and 

  

	 	(d)	payment of all other fees and expenses payable on the effective date of this Amendment (including, without limitation, reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Agent). 

4. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower hereby
represents and warrants as follows as of the date hereof: 
  

	 	(a)	no Event of Default exists; 

  

	 	(b)	each of the representations and warranties contained in Article VI of the Loan Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except such representations and warranties that are
qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) (except to the extent that any such representations and warranties relates to an earlier date or period, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been
true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date or period (except such representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of such earlier date or
period)); and 

  

	 	(c)	no change, occurrence or development shall have occurred since October 31, 2017, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, property or condition
(financial or otherwise) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. 

 5. Entire Agreement. This Amendment,
together with all the Loan Documents executed in connection herewith (collectively, the “Relevant Documents”), sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto in relation to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among the parties relating to such subject matter. No promise, condition, representation or warranty, express or implied, not set forth in the Relevant Documents shall bind any party hereto, and no
such party has relied on any such promise, condition, representation or warranty. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Relevant Documents, no representations, warranties or commitments, express or
implied, have been made by any party to the other with respect to the subject matter hereof. None of the terms or conditions of this Amendment may be changed, modified, waived or canceled orally or otherwise, except in writing and in accordance with
Section 10.03 of the Loan Agreement. 
 6. Full Force and Effect of Agreement; No Novation. Except as
hereby specifically amended, modified or supplemented herein, the Loan Agreement and all other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects and shall be and remain in full force and effect according to their respective terms. The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the amendments contained herein do not constitute a novation of the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Indebtedness described therein, and shall not, in any case, affect, diminish or abrogate
the Borrower’s liability under the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document or the priority of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. 

  
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 7. Reviewed by Attorneys. Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders
that it (a) understands fully the terms of this Amendment and the consequences of the execution and delivery of this Amendment, (b) has been afforded an opportunity to have this Amendment reviewed by, and to discuss this Amendment and
documents executed in connection herewith with, such attorneys and other persons as Borrower may wish, (c) has entered into this Amendment and executed and delivered all documents in connection herewith of its own free will and accord and
without threat, duress or other coercion of any kind by any Person and (d) is not relying upon oral representations or statements inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this Amendment. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that
neither this Amendment nor the other documents executed pursuant hereto shall be construed more favorably in favor of one than the other based upon which party drafted the same, it being acknowledged that all parties hereto contributed substantially
to the negotiation and preparation of this Amendment and the other documents executed pursuant hereto or in connection herewith. 
 8.
Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts and by facsimile signature, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and
all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. 
 9. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO AND THE RESPECTIVE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF BORROWER, AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY OHIO LAW, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS, AND SHALL BE FURTHER SUBJECT
TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.15 OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT. 
 10. Severability of Provisions; Captions; Attachments. Any
provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or
affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. The several captions to Sections and subsections herein are inserted for convenience only and shall be ignored in interpreting the provisions of this Amendment.
Each schedule or exhibit attached to this Amendment shall be incorporated herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof. 
 11.
References. All references in any of the Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement” or “Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement (as amended by this Amendment), as further amended, modified, supplemented or restated
from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement. 
 12. Binding Effect; Borrower’ Assignment. This
Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower, Agent and each of the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, except that Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein
without the prior written consent of Agent and all of the Lenders. 
 [Signature pages follow.]  

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be made, executed
and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. 
  

	
	 NORDSON CORPORATION, as Borrower
  

	By:                                     
                                         
                  
	Name:
	Title:

 
	
	 PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent and a Lender

 

	By:                                     
                                         
                  
	Name:
	Title:

 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT 
 SIGNATURE PAGE

 
	
	 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
  

	By:                                     
                                         
                  
	Name:
	Title:

 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT 
 SIGNATURE PAGE

 
	
	 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

 

	By:                                     
                                        
                  
	Name:
	Title:

 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT 
 SIGNATURE PAGE

 
	
	 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

 

	By:                                     
                                         
                  
	Name:
	Title:

 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT 
 SIGNATURE PAGE

 
	
	 KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
  

	By:                                     
                                         
                  
	Name:
	Title:

 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT 
 SIGNATURE PAGE

 
	
	 THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., as a Lender

 

	By:                                     
                                         
                  
	Name:
	Title:

 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT 
 SIGNATURE PAGE

 
	
	 THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender
  

	By:                                     
                                         
                  
	Name:
	Title:

 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT 
 SIGNATURE PAGE

 
	
	 THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender
  

	By:                                     
                                         
                  
	Name:
	Title:

 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 

TERM LOAN AGREEMENT 
 SIGNATURE PAGE

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