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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000886346
KADANT INC
001-11406
ONE TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE
WESTFORD
MA
01886
(978) 776-2000
Powell Jeffrey L
Officer
Common
Wells Fargo Clearing Services
1 N. Jefferson Ave.
St. Louis
MO
63103
8277
2664306.34
11744564
09/16/2024
NYSE
Common
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Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
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Jeffrey Powell
ONE TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE
WESTFORD
MA
01886
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09/16/2024
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