On January 8, 2021, Nordson Corporation entered into a Separation Agreement and Release, dated as of January 8, 2021, with Mr. John J. Keane, the Company's Executive Vice President and one of its named executive officers. Under the Separation Agreement, Mr. Keane has agreed to cease serving as an Executive Vice President of the Company as of February 1, 2021, and to retire from employment with the Company on that same date.