KADANT INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KADANT INC (KAI)
CIK: 0000886346
Period of Report: 2012-04-27

Reporting Person: MCKENNEY MICHAEL J (VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE & CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-04-27	Common Stock	M	2261	$14.17	Acquired	5780.009	Direct
2012-04-27	Common Stock	S	2261	$25.	Disposed	3519.009	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-04-27	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14.17	M	2261	Disposed	2020-03-03	Common Stock (2261)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The transactions reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a Rule 10-b-5-1 trading plan.