SEC Form 4 · accession 0000886346-15-000076

KADANT INC · KAI

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — CFO, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Period of report

Mar 10, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Mar 12, 2015 · 3:19 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000886346

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I
Common Stock^F1	Mar 10, 2015	M	4,835	—	A	14,454	D
Common Stock	Mar 10, 2015	F	1,597	$46.99	D	12,857	D
Common Stock^F2	Mar 10, 2015	M	4,497	—	A	17,354	D
Common Stock	Mar 10, 2015	F	2,199	$46.99	D	15,155	D
Common Stock^F3	Mar 10, 2015	M	3,128	—	A	18,283	D
Common Stock	Mar 10, 2015	F	1,474	$46.99	D	16,809	D
Common Stock^F4	Mar 10, 2015	M	778	—	A	17,587	D
Common Stock	Mar 10, 2015	F	366	$46.99	D	17,221	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Restricted Stock Unit^F1	$0.00	Mar 10, 2015	M	4,835	D	—	Mar 10, 2015	Common Stock	4,835	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit^F2	$0.00	Mar 10, 2015	M	4,497	D	—	Mar 10, 2016	Common Stock	4,497	4,498	D
Restricted Stock Unit^F3	$0.00	Mar 10, 2015	M	3,128	D	—	Mar 10, 2017	Common Stock	3,128	6,258	D
Restricted Stock Unit^F4	$0.00	Mar 10, 2015	M	778	D	—	Mar 10, 2017	Common Stock	778	1,557	D

F1The shares represent the partial settlement under a performance-based RSU award granted 3/7/2012. One-third of the RSU vested on 3/10/2015 and was converted to vested common stock on a one-for-one basis on the vesting date.
F2The shares represent the partial settlement under a performance-based RSU award granted 3/6/2013. One-third of the RSU vested on 3/10/2015 and was converted to vested common stock on a one-for-one basis on the vesting date.
F3The shares represent the partial settlement under a performance-based RSU award granted 3/5/2014. One-third of the RSU vested on 3/10/2015 and was converted to vested common stock on a one-for-one basis on the vesting date.
F4The shares represent the partial settlement under a time-based RSU award granted 3/5/2014. One-third vested on a one-for-one basis on the vesting date.