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NORDSON CORPORATION

Notice of

2020 Annual Meeting

and Proxy Statement

PRELIMINARY COPY – SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

In accordance with Rule 14a-6(d) under Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, please be advised that Nordson Corporation intends to release definitive copies of this Proxy Statement to shareholders beginning on or about January 27, 2023

Nordson Corporation

28601 Clemens Road

Westlake, Ohio 44145

January 17, 2020[    ], 2023

Dear Shareholder:

It is my pleasure, onOn behalf of the Board of Directors of Nordson Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), it is my pleasure to invite you to attend our virtual annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), which will be heldconducted in an audio-only format, at the law offices of BakerHostetler LLP, 2000 Key Tower, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114, at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time,www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NDSN2023 on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.28, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically, and submit your questions electronically during the Annual Meeting. As the Annual Meeting is being held in a virtual format only, you will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.

The accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement describe the items of business that will be discussed and voted upon during the Annual Meeting. It is important that you vote your shares of common stock whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting. You have a choice of voting through the Internet, by telephone, or by returning the enclosed proxy/voting instruction card by mail. If you are a registered shareholder, youYou may also vote in person atelectronically during the Annual Meeting. Please refer to the instructions in the enclosed materials.

On behalf of management and the Board of Directors, I want to thank you for your continued support and confidence in 2020.2023.

				Sincerely,   MICHAEL J. MERRIMAN, JR. Chair of the Board of Directors

NORDSON CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Nordson Corporation

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

OF SHAREHOLDERS

To Be Held Tuesday, February 25, 202028, 2023

A Proxy Statement, Proxy/Voting Instruction Card, and Annual Report to Shareholders, which includes our Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019,2022, accompany this Notice and are also available at:www.nordson.com/en/our-company/investors/annual-reports-and-presentationshttps://investors.nordson.com/financials/default.aspx#annual-reports. The Board of Directors has determined that shareholders of record at the close of business on January 2, 2020December 30, 2022 are entitled to notice of, and to vote during, the Annual Meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

GINA A. BEREDOJennifer L. McDonough

Executive Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary

January 17, 2020[    ], 2023

Westlake, Ohio

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PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY

This summary highlights select information relating to the items to be voted on during the Annual Meeting and important business, compensation, and corporate governance matters. For additional information, please refer to the discussions contained in this Proxy Statement and in our Annual Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 20192022 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 201919, 2022 (the “2019“2022 Annual Report”).Unless otherwise noted, all references to 2022 in this Proxy Statement refer to our fiscal year that ended October 31, 2022.

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Abstentions as to any matter are counted in determining the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting. TheyAbstentions are not included in the vote count for election of directors. Abstentions will not affect the outcome of the vote on Proposal 4. However, abstentions will affect the outcome of the votes on Proposals 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 3,8 being equivalent to a votevotes “against” the Proposals.proposals.

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

Fiscal year 20192022 was an outstanding year where we achieved record-breaking financial results despite a year of solid results in a challengingdifficult macroenvironment. Despite these challenges, we remained focused on the things that matter: our commitment to our customers andlow-growth global macroeconomic environment. The following advancing our long-term profitable growth strategy. Our performance highlights our performance for fiscal year 2019:2022 include:

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GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS

The following summarizes the structure of our board of directors as of our record date, January 2, 2020December 30, 2022¹, and key elements of our corporate governance framework:

COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS

The information below reflects highlights of our named executive officer compensation program for fiscal year 2019.2022. The charts are not substitutes for, nor do they reflect, all of the information provided in the Summary Compensation Table presented later in this Proxy Statement. During our 20192022 Annual Meeting, approximately 97.95%93.99% of shareholder votes cast were in favor of the compensation paid to our named executive officers. We value this positive endorsement by our shareholders of our executive compensation policies.

Additional information about our compensation philosophy and program, including the compensation awarded to each of our named executive officers, may be found in the “Compensation“Executive Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement.

Principal Components of Named Executive Officer Compensation

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CEO Compensation – 20192022 Opportunity and Earned/Realized

Mr. Nagarajan’s Compensation

DIRECTORS SERVING ON BOARDS OF OTHER PUBLIC COMPANIES

Board service by members of our boardBoard of directorsDirectors is within the limits set by our Governance Guidelines:

“It is the Company’s policyGuidelines, which provides that directors who are not executive officers of a Directorpublic company may serve on up to three other public company boards, and directors who is notalso serve as an executive officer of a public company may serve ason a director on up to fivemaximum of one other boards of public companies. For Directors who are also serving as an executive officer of a public company board. The following table shows our directors as of our record date, December 30, 2022, and the maximum number of public company boards onupon which the Director maythey serve is two in addition to serving as a director on the board of his or her company.”other than ours:

NORDSON CORPORATION

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020February 28, 2023

The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nordson Corporation for use at the 20202023 Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held virtually, via audio-only, at the law offices of BakerHostetler LLP, 2000 Key Tower, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time,www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NDSN2023 on Tuesday, February 25, 202028, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, for the following purposes:

This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy/voting instruction card were first mailed to shareholders on or about January 17, 2020.[27], 2023. Our 20192022 Annual Report to Shareholders is enclosed with this Proxy Statement.

We are once again holding the Annual Meeting virtually this year. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically, and submit your questions during the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NDSN2023. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. This Proxy Statement includes more information about the procedures for the virtual Annual Meeting.

This Proxy Statement contains important information regarding our Annual Meeting, the proposals on which you are being asked to vote, information you may find useful in determining how to vote, and information about voting procedures. As used in this Proxy Statement, “we,” “us,” “our,” “Nordson”“Nordson,” or the “Company” refers to Nordson Corporation.

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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 2023

The Governance & Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying and evaluating nominees for director and for recommending to the Board a slate of nominees for election at the Annual Meeting. Our Board is divided into three classes, with each class serving for three-year terms. WithThe Board underwent a change in its composition in 2022: Arthur L. George Jr. retired from the retirementBoard effective May 27, 2022 and Milton M. Morris was appointed to the Board effective September 15, 2022. The Board is currently comprised of Michael F. Hilton, our former President and CEO effective December 31, 2019, andnine directors, with the elections of Sundaram Nagarajan effective August 1, 2019 and Ginger M. Jones on November 26, 2019, our Board now consists of ten directors. Mr. Hilton’s retirement also created a vacancyequally balanced classes having three directors per class. Although Dr. Morris was appointed in September 2022 to the class of 2021. As a matter of good corporate governance, Mr. Nagarajan and Ms. Jones aredirectors whose term expires in 2024, he is standing for election at the 2020 Annual Meeting. We anticipate that, after the director elections at the2023 Annual Meeting the Governance & Nominating Committee willre-balance the classes to include a minimumallow for shareholder approval of three directors per class and appoint Ms. Jones to the class of 2021 and Mr. Nagarajan to the class of 2023.his appointment.

The Governance & Nominating Committee has recommended, and the Board has approved, the persons named as nominees for terms expiring in 2023 and, unless otherwise marked, a duly executed and properly submitted proxy will be voted for suchthose nominees. Nominees Sundaram Nagarajan, Ginger M. Jones, Joseph P. Keithley, Michael J. Merriman, Jr., Sundaram Nagarajan, Milton M. Morris, and Mary G. Puma currently serve as directors. All nominees other than Dr. Morris have agreed to stand for election for a three-year term, and the classes will beterm. Dr. Morris has agreed to stand for election for a re-balancedone-year as noted above after the Annual Meeting.term.

In consideringassessing each director nominee and the composition of the Board as a whole, the Governance & Nominating Committee considers a diverse group of experiences, qualifications, attributes, and skills that the Governance & Nominating Committee believes enablesenable a director nominee to make significant contributions to the Board, Nordson, and our shareholders. The Board is committed to an inclusive director search process, which includes actively seeking diverse candidates, including women and minority candidates, for each search the Board undertakes.

Consistent with the Board’s commitment to actively seek diverse candidates, and to enhance the collective experience and expertise of the Board, in 2019 the Board engaged an executive search firm to assist in identifying and recruiting potential candidates for membership on the Board. The firm identified, evaluated and performed background searches of potential nominees, and facilitated interviews. Following the firm’s identification of Ms. Jones as a potential candidate, the Governance & Nominating Committee reviewed Ms. Jones’s qualifications and recommended her for election to the Board. The Board appointed Ms. Jones as a director on November 26, 2019. We believe that Ms. Jones, a seasoned financial executive, is a valuable addition to the Board due to her global perspective, business leadership experience, and financial acumen. We paid customary compensation to the executive search firm for its services.

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The current-serving directors, including the nominees, collectively have a mix of various skills and qualifications, some of which are listed in the table below. These collective attributes enable the Board to provide insightful leadership as it strives to advance our strategies and deliver returns to shareholders.

Our Board recognizes the importance of Board refreshment to ensure that the directors possess a composite set of skills, experience, and qualifications necessary to successfully oversee the Company’s strategic priorities. We do not believe in a specific limit for the overall length of time an independent director may serve; however, we believe that the tenure spectrum of our directors should provide an effective mix of deep knowledge and new perspectives. Our recent refreshment reflects our focus on this healthy tenure spectrum, with Ms. Puma serving as a seasoned strategic advisor with historical knowledge and context on the vitality and continued growth of Nordson, and with Dr. Morris providing a fresh perspective and additional diversity of thought. Our Governance Guidelines provide that a director is expected to retire on or before the annual meeting immediately following a director’s 72nd birthday. We periodically rotate the chairs of each of our committees to ensure continued diverse perspectives. As a result of our refreshment, as of our record date January 2, 2020,for the Annual Meeting, the average tenure of our independent directors is 108 years, and the average age of our independent directors is 63 years. Forty61 years, and fifty-six percent of our independent directors represent gender and racial or ethnic diversity.

In determining whether to recommend a director forre-election, the Governance & Nominating Committee considers, among other attributes, the director’s skills and expertise, participation in and contributions to the activities of the Board, the results of the annual Board evaluation, and past meeting attendance.

We believe that the tenure spectrum of our directors provides an effective mix of deep knowledge and new perspectives. The Board does not believe in a specific limit for the overall length of time an independent director may serve. We believe the addition of Ms. Jones to the Board brings fresh perspective, while the senior-in-service status of Mr. Keithley and Ms. Puma brings deep institutional knowledge and historical context vital to the growth of Nordson. Directors, such as Mr. Keithley and Ms. Puma, who have served on the Board for an extended period can provide valuable insight into the operations and future of the Company based on their experience with, and understanding of, the Company’s history, policies, and objectives. Our Governance Guidelines provide that a director is expected to retire at the conclusion of the Board meeting immediately prior to a director’s 72nd birthday.

It is intended that proxies that are duly executed and properly submitted but do not withhold the authority to vote for any or all of the nominees will be voted for the election as directors of all of the nominees named below. At this time, the Board knows of no reason why any nominee might not be a candidate at the 2020 Annual Meeting. However, in the event any one or more of such nominees becomes unavailable for election, proxies will be voted in accordance with the best judgment of the proxy holder.

The name and age (as of February 25, 2020)the Annual Meeting) of each of the fivefour nominees for election as directors, for terms expiring in 2023, as well as present directors whose terms will continue after the Annual Meeting, appear below, together with his or her principal occupation for at least the past five years, the year each became a director of the Company and certain other relevant information.

Proxies that are duly executed and properly submitted but do not withhold the authority to vote for any or all of the nominees will be voted for the election as directors of all of the nominees named below. At this time, the Board is not aware of any reason that would prevent any nominee from being a candidate at the Annual Meeting. However, in the event any one or more of such nominees becomes unavailable for election, proxies will be voted in accordance with the best judgment of the proxy holder.

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Nominee for Term Expiring in 2024

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Nominees for Terms Expiring in 20232026

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Present Directors with Terms Expiring in 2024

Required Vote

The election of directors requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of the shares of common stock voting at the Annual Meeting. Under the plurality voting standard, the nominees receiving the most “for” votes will be elected, regardless of whether any nominee received a majority of the votes. Only shares that are voted in favor of a particular nominee will be counted toward suchthe nominee’s achievement of a plurality. Shares present at the meeting that are not voted for a particular nominee or shares present by proxy where the shareholder properly withheld authority to vote for suchthe nominee (including brokernon-votes) will not be counted toward suchthe nominee’s achievement of a plurality, but will be counted for quorum purposes.

RECOMMENDATION REGARDING PROPOSAL 1:

The Board of Directors recommends that

you vote“FOR” all nominees as directors.

Proxies received by the Board will be voted for all nominees

unless shareholders specify a contrary vote.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate Governance Documents

The following corporate governance documents are available at:www.nordson.com/en/our-company/corporate-governance.corporate-governance.

Director Independence

In accordance with the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), and our Governance Guidelines, the Board must consist of a majority of independent directors. The Board has determined that Mses. Puma and Jones, and Messrs. Banks, Carson, George, Jaehnert, Keithley, Merriman, and Richey each satisfy the definitionall of “independent director”our current directors except Mr. Nagarajan are independent under these listing standards. Mr. Nagarajan is not an independent director because he serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer. In addition, Mr. Hilton, who served as a director during the 2019 fiscal year and retired from the Board effective December 31, 2019, was determined not to be an independent director because he served as our President and Chief Executive Officer until August 1, 2019. Our Governance Guidelines also require that our Audit, Compensation, and Governance & Nominating Committeescommittees each be comprised of independent directors who meet all of the independence and experience requirements of Nasdaq.

In determining independence, each year the Board affirmatively determines, among other things, whether directors have a “material relationship” with Nordson. When assessing the “materiality” of a director’s relationship with Nordson, the Board considers all relevant facts and circumstances, including a consideration of the persons or organizations with which the director has an affiliation. Where an affiliation is present, the Board considers the frequency or regularity of the provision of services, whether the services are being carried out at arm’s length in the ordinary course of business and whether the services are being provided substantially on the same terms to Nordson as those prevailing at the time from unrelated parties for comparable transactions. With respect to Audit Committee members, the Board must affirmatively determine that suchthese directors, in addition to the general independence requirements described above, satisfy certain financial education requirements and do not, among other things, accept any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from Nordson. With respect to Compensation Committee members, the Board must consider, in addition to the general independence requirements described above, the source of compensation of such directors,the members, including any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee paid by Nordson to thethese directors, and whether suchthe directors are affiliated with Nordson, a subsidiary of Nordson or an affiliate of a subsidiary of Nordson.

As part of our commitment to ensuring director independence, and in accordance with out Related Person Transaction Policy (described in more detail below) we have a monitoring and reporting program with respect to purchases of products supplied by, or to, a company whichthat may employ a director or which may have a director serving on its board to ensure the avoidance ofidentify and address any potential conflicts of interest resulting from our relationship. AllIn 2022, all transactions and relationships evaluated by the Board involved only theimmaterial ordinary course of business purchase and sale of goods and services at companies where directors serve as an officer or director. The table below more particularly describes the transactions and relationships the Board considered in 2019the 2022 fiscal year and, in each case, the amounts

Based on this review and the information provided in response to annual questionnaires completed by each independent director regarding employment, business, familial, compensation, and other relationships with the Company and management, the Board has determined that every director that served during 2022 and director nominee (i) has no material relationship with Nordson, (ii) satisfies all of the Nasdaq independence standards and our independence standards, and (iii) is independent, with the exception of Sundaram Nagarajan, who is an employee director, and Michael Hilton, who served as a director during the 2019 fiscal year until his retirement on December 31, 2019 and was an employee director. The Board has also determined that each member and chair of its Audit, Compensation, and Governance & Nominating Committees is ancommittees are independent director.directors. For more information on our review standards for related party transactions, see “Review of Transactions with Related Persons” below.

Review and Approval of Transactions with Related Persons

The Board has adopted a written policy regarding the review and approval of transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries and certain persons that are required to be disclosed in proxy statements, which are commonly referred to as “related persons transactions.” Related persons include our directors, nominees for election as a director, persons controlling over 5% of our common shares, executive officers, and the immediate family members of each of these individuals. Under the written policy, Nordson’s Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing any related persons transactions and will consider factors it deems appropriate, including but not limited to, whether the transaction is on terms no less favorable than terms generally available to an unaffiliated third-party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction. To the extent any member of the Audit Committee is involved in any transaction under review, that member recuses him or herself.

Our monitoring and reporting program with respect to transactions involving products supplied by, or to, a company that may employ a director or may have a director serving on its board includes all relevant transactions collectively over $120,000 in one annual period. Under the program, we reviewed all relevant transactions with all of these companies for 2022. Our Audit Committee determined that any related persons transactions were neither material nor significant to either Nordson or the respective director’s company based on our written policy and the guidelines set forth in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All transactions were conducted at arms-length. Additional information on the related persons transaction review is set forth under the caption “Director Independence” above.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

There are no matters relating to compensation committee interlocks or insider participation that we are required to report.

Director QualificationsSelf-Assessments

Plurality vote with director resignation

policy for failure to receive a majority

vote in uncontested director elections

Our non-employee director compensation

is not excessive when compared to

non-employee director compensation of

proxy peers

Board, Committee, and peer

self-assessments conducted

on a regular basis

Chief Executive Officer

Through its selectionPerformance

Annual review by independent directors

Robust policy

Advisory Vote on Named

Executive Officer Compensation

Shareholder Rights Plan

(“Poison Pill”)

Average Tenure of

Independent Directors

Annual Vote

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COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS

The information below reflects highlights of our named executive officer compensation program for fiscal year 2022. The charts are not substitutes for, nor do they reflect, all of the information provided in the Summary Compensation Table presented later in this Proxy Statement. During our 2022 Annual Meeting, approximately 93.99% of shareholder votes cast were in favor of the compensation paid to our named executive officers. We value this positive endorsement by our shareholders of our executive compensation policies.

Additional information about our compensation philosophy and program, including the compensation awarded to each of our named executive officers, may be found in the “Executive Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Proxy Statement.

Principal Components of Named Executive Officer Compensation

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CEO Compensation – 2022 Opportunity and Earned/Realized

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DIRECTORS SERVING ON BOARDS OF OTHER PUBLIC COMPANIES

Board service by members of our Board of Directors is within the limits set by our Governance Guidelines, which provides that directors who are not executive officers of a public company may serve on up to three other public company boards, and directors who also serve as an executive officer of a public company may serve on a maximum of one other public company board. The following table shows our directors as of our record date, December 30, 2022, and the public company boards upon which they serve other than ours:

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NORDSON CORPORATION

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

February 28, 2023

The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nordson Corporation for use at the 2023 Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held virtually, via audio-only, at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NDSN2023 on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, for the following purposes:

This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy/voting instruction card were first mailed to shareholders on or about January [27], 2023. Our 2022 Annual Report to Shareholders is enclosed with this Proxy Statement.

We are once again holding the Annual Meeting virtually this year. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online, vote your shares electronically, and submit your questions during the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NDSN2023. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. This Proxy Statement includes more information about the procedures for the virtual Annual Meeting.

This Proxy Statement contains important information regarding our Annual Meeting, the proposals on which you are being asked to vote, information you may find useful in determining how to vote, and information about voting procedures. As used in this Proxy Statement, “we,” “us,” “our,” “Nordson,” or the “Company” refers to Nordson Corporation.

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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Governance & Nominating Committee is responsible for identifying and evaluating nominees for director and for recommending to the Board a slate of nominees for election at the Annual Meeting. Our Board is divided into three classes, with each class serving for three-year terms. The Board underwent a change in its composition in 2022: Arthur L. George Jr. retired from the Board effective May 27, 2022 and Milton M. Morris was appointed to the Board effective September 15, 2022. The Board is currently comprised of nine directors, with equally balanced classes having three directors per class. Although Dr. Morris was appointed in September 2022 to the class of directors whose term expires in 2024, he is standing for election at the 2023 Annual Meeting to allow for shareholder approval of his appointment.

The Governance & Nominating Committee has recommended, and the Board has approved, the persons named as nominees and, unless otherwise marked, a duly executed and properly submitted proxy will be voted for those nominees. Nominees Michael J. Merriman, Jr., Sundaram Nagarajan, Milton M. Morris, and Mary G. Puma currently serve as directors. All nominees other than Dr. Morris have agreed to stand for election for a three-year term. Dr. Morris has agreed to stand for election for a one-year term.

In assessing each director nominee and the composition of the Board as a whole, the Governance & Nominating Committee considers a diverse group of experiences, qualifications, attributes, and skills that the Committee believes enable a director nominee to make significant contributions to the Board, Nordson, and our shareholders. The Board is committed to an inclusive director search process, which includes actively seeking diverse candidates, including women and minority candidates, for each search the Board undertakes.

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The current-serving directors, including the nominees, collectively have a mix of various skills and qualifications, some of which are listed in the table below. These collective attributes enable the Board to provide insightful leadership as it strives to advance our strategies and deliver returns to shareholders.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & ATTRIBUTES

BUSINESS STRATEGY & OPERATIONS Provides a practical understanding of developing, implementing, and assessing our operating plan and business strategy

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL Provides guidance in evaluating our financial reporting obligations, financial statements, capital structure, and internal controls

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

GLOBAL BUSINESS Helps oversee the management of our global operations and understands operating in foreign countries

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

PUBLIC COMPANY* Helps oversee an ever-changing mix of strategic, operational, and compliance-related matters as well as drive business strategy, growth, performance, end to create shareholder value

ADDITIONAL PUBLIC BOARD(S) Current or previous service on additional Boards of public companies

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

C-SUITE* Current or previous experience as a CEO, CFO or other member of the C-Suite

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS Provides insight into developing and implementing strategies for growing our business

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Supports our goals of strong Board and management accountability, transparency, and protection of shareholder interests

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

INDUSTRY & END MARKET EXPERTISE Provides deep experience and insight into end markets, customers and industries that meet basic criteria, but alsoare strategically important to enhance the Company

✓

✓

TECHNOLOGY Helps drive technological innovation and assists in overseeing our technology-related security risks

✓

✓

✓

ETHNIC, GENDER, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR OTHER DIVERSITY Provides diversity of background and life experience, which together with diverse thought and opinion improves the quality of decision making; helps the Board respond effectively to the needs of customers, shareholders, employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders, enhancing the Company’s business performance.

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓