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0001922048
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000886346
KADANT INC
001-11406
One Technology Park Drive
Westford
MA
01886
(978) 776-2000
REBECCA O'MARA
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
300
117778.23
11745324
11/15/2024
NYSE
Common
12/31/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
235
12/31/2022
Not Applicable
Common
10/01/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
35
10/01/2022
Not Applicable
Common
06/01/2023
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
30
06/01/2023
Not Applicable
N
REBECCA O'MARA
One Technology Park Drive
Westford
MA
01886
Common
08/29/2024
200
63652.88
11/15/2024
/s/ Rebecca O'Mara