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Kadant Inc. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings. Page generated October 14, 2026.

  • 9Reported items
  • 355Asset managers
  • 1,870Fund votes
  • May 14, 2025Meeting date

Results at a glance

No official results are on file for this meeting: no Form 8-K tally (Item 5.07) from Kadant Inc. has been matched to it. The figures below are the funds’ own votes from Form N-PX. They are not the meeting result, so they are not used to judge dissent.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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How asset managers voted at the Kadant Inc. 2024-2025 meeting

Each item below shows how the 355 asset managers that disclosed a Kadant Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Kadant Inc.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Election of two directors to the class to be elected for a three-year term expiring in 2028: Jeffrey L. Powell

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 100 asset managers

The 100 asset managers below reported 5,668,971 for, 13,781 against, 676 abstained, 6,785 not voted. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 5,668,971AGAINST: 13,781ABSTAIN: 676NOT VOTED: 6,785
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of two directors to the class to be elected for a three-year term expiring in 2028: Jeffrey L. Powell” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,273,5500 00For
Capital Group937,4890 00For
BlackRock657,3620 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST487,0600 00For
Neuberger Berman363,0300 00For
Virtus257,3140 00For
Delaware/Macquarie238,0680 00For
Fidelity158,6470 00For
CONESTOGA FUNDS144,7500 00For
Royce123,2420 00For
Charles Schwab120,2450 00For
T. Rowe Price110,9410 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND87,6740 00For
Brown Advisory Funds57,3290 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II45,0000 00For
Columbia Threadneedle41,3040 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC37,5000 00For
Brighthouse36,1170 6760For
ETF Series Solutions32,1350 00For
Principal29,7880 00For
Lincoln Financial29,1340 00For
State Street25,8931 00For
TIAA25,5500 00For
Jackson National25,4380 00For
Erste Asset Management GmbH24,0260 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

2. Election of two directors to the class to be elected for a three-year term expiring in 2028: Jonathan W. Painter

No official resultsDIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

84% of fund votes cast · no official result

FORAGAINST
Details: votes by 100 asset managers

The 100 asset managers below reported 4,788,092 for, 894,660 against, 676 abstained, 6,785 not voted. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 4,788,092AGAINST: 894,660ABSTAIN: 676NOT VOTED: 6,785
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of two directors to the class to be elected for a three-year term expiring in 2028: Jonathan W. Paint” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,273,5473 00For
Capital Group937,4890 00For
BlackRock0657,362 00Against
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST487,0600 00For
Neuberger Berman363,0300 00For
Virtus257,3140 00For
Delaware/Macquarie238,0680 00For
Fidelity155,8182,829 00For
CONESTOGA FUNDS144,7500 00For
Royce123,2420 00For
Charles Schwab120,2450 00For
T. Rowe Price0110,941 00Against
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND87,6740 00For
Brown Advisory Funds57,3290 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II45,0000 00For
Columbia Threadneedle41,3040 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC37,5000 00For
Brighthouse35,0341,083 6760For
ETF Series Solutions32,1350 00For
Principal29,7880 00For
Lincoln Financial20,5358,599 00Mixed
State Street4,48121,413 00Mixed
TIAA025,550 00Against
Jackson National25,4380 00For
Erste Asset Management GmbH24,0260 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 100 asset managers. See all 100 in the interactive database.

3. TO APPROVE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANTS TO OUR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS.

99.9% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 98 asset managers

The 98 asset managers below reported 5,658,954 for, 0 against, 0 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 5,658,954AGAINST: 0ABSTAIN: 0
Largest asset managers voting on “TO APPROVE RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANTS TO OUR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS.” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,273,5500 00For
Capital Group937,4890 00For
BlackRock657,3620 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST487,0600 00For
Neuberger Berman363,0300 00For
Virtus257,3140 00For
Delaware/Macquarie238,0680 00For
Fidelity158,6470 00For
CONESTOGA FUNDS144,7500 00For
Royce123,2420 00For
Charles Schwab120,2450 00For
T. Rowe Price110,9410 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND87,6740 00For
Brown Advisory Funds57,3290 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II45,0000 00For
Columbia Threadneedle41,3040 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC37,5000 00For
Brighthouse36,7930 00For
ETF Series Solutions32,1350 00For
Principal29,7880 00For
Lincoln Financial29,1340 00For
State Street25,8940 00For
TIAA25,5500 00For
Jackson National25,4380 00For
ProShares22,0670 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 98 asset managers. See all 98 in the interactive database.

4. Approve the Issuance of Restricted Stock Units to Non-Employee Directors

100% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 6 asset managers

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 4 asset managers voting on “Approve the Issuance of Restricted Stock Units to Non-Employee Directors” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
PARADIGM FUNDS17,4000 00For
Empower00 00Not Voted
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST6000 00For
HC CAPITAL TRUST2260 00For

Fund voting reports, all 4 managers: 18,226 for, 6,785 not voted.

Institutional-manager reports: 2 asset managers voting on “Approve the Issuance of Restricted Stock Units to Non-Employee Directors” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Erste Asset Management GmbH24,0260 00For
RWC Asset Management LLP450 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 24,071 for.

5. To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, our executive compensation.

No official resultsFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 340 asset managers

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 94 asset managers voting on “To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, our executive compensation.” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,273,006544 00For
Capital Group937,4890 00For
BlackRock657,3620 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST487,0600 00For
Neuberger Berman363,0300 00For
Virtus257,3140 00For
Delaware/Macquarie238,0680 00For
Fidelity158,6470 00For
CONESTOGA FUNDS144,7500 00For
Royce123,2420 00For
Charles Schwab120,2450 00For
T. Rowe Price110,9410 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND87,6740 00For
Brown Advisory Funds57,3290 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II45,0000 00For
Columbia Threadneedle041,304 00Against
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC37,5000 00For
Brighthouse36,1170 6760For
ETF Series Solutions32,1350 00For
Principal29,7880 00For
Lincoln Financial29,1340 00For
State Street25,8895 00For
TIAA25,5500 00For
Jackson National25,4380 00For
ProShares22,0670 00For

Fund voting reports, all 94 managers: 5,604,670 for, 51,088 against, 676 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 272 asset managers voting on “To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, our executive compensation.” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC1,041,744791 00For
Capital Group942,9470 00For
WASATCH ADVISORS LP672,4444,008 00For
Neuberger Berman554,4500 00For
CHEVY CHASE TRUST Co437,9290 00For
MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST290,2220 00For
BlackRock235,2554,560 00For
State Street173,3055 00For
RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC162,4500 00For
BROWN ADVISORY INC160,581760 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC145,7430 00For
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO137,3140 00For
T. Rowe Price135,9860 00For
Charles Schwab130,5540 00For
Janus Henderson123,4780 00For
WELLS FARGO BANK N A118,4260 00For
Northern Trust108,6500 00For
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC68194,087 00Against
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES89,5740 00For
BESSEMER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC75,0000 00For
Bessemer Trust Co of California, N.A.75,0000 00For
Handelsbanken Fonder AB70,2120 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS66,4630 00For
Columbia Threadneedle64,6400 00For
Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC64,5080 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 272 managers: 7,084,276 for, 308,068 against, 149 abstained, 277 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

6. Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation

No official resultsFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

85% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FORAGAINST
Details: votes by 12 asset managers

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 4 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
PARADIGM FUNDS17,4000 00For
Empower00 00Not Voted
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST6000 00For
HC CAPITAL TRUST2260 00For

Fund voting reports, all 4 managers: 18,226 for, 6,785 not voted.

Institutional-manager reports: 8 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
JPMorgan46,0440 00For
Erste Asset Management GmbH24,0260 00For
APG Asset Management US Inc.018,489 00Against
PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY15,0000 00For
Coyle Financial Counsel LLC4180 00For
SIERRA SUMMIT ADVISORS LLC4180 00For
Empirical Financial Services, LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Ma820 00For
RWC Asset Management LLP450 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 8 managers: 86,033 for, 18,489 against.

7. 14A Executive Compensation

No official resultsSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

15% of fund votes cast · no official result

FORAGAINST
Details: votes by 4 asset managers

The 4 asset managers below reported 360 for, 1,973 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 360AGAINST: 1,973
Largest asset managers voting on “14A Executive Compensation” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vancity Investment Management Ltd01,973 00Against
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP2130 00For
Focus Partners Wealth1190 00For
Ballew Advisors, Inc280 00For

8. TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF KPMG LLP AS OUR COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2025.

No official resultsAUDIT-RELATED

99.9% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 96 asset managers

The 96 asset managers below reported 5,652,910 for, 4,945 against, 676 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 5,652,910AGAINST: 4,945ABSTAIN: 676
Largest asset managers voting on “TO RATIFY THE SELECTION OF KPMG LLP AS OUR COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2025.” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard1,273,5500 00For
Capital Group937,4890 00For
BlackRock657,3620 00For
WASATCH FUNDS TRUST487,0600 00For
Neuberger Berman363,0300 00For
Virtus257,3140 00For
Delaware/Macquarie238,0680 00For
Fidelity158,6470 00For
CONESTOGA FUNDS144,7500 00For
Royce123,2420 00For
Charles Schwab120,2450 00For
T. Rowe Price110,9410 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND87,6740 00For
Brown Advisory Funds57,3290 00For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II45,0000 00For
Columbia Threadneedle41,3040 00For
OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC37,5000 00For
Brighthouse36,1170 6760For
ETF Series Solutions32,1350 00For
Principal29,7880 00For
Lincoln Financial29,1340 00For
State Street25,8931 00For
TIAA25,5500 00For
Jackson National25,4380 00For
ProShares22,0670 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 96 asset managers. See all 96 in the interactive database.

9. Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors

100% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 6 asset managers

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 4 asset managers voting on “Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
PARADIGM FUNDS17,4000 00For
Empower00 00Not Voted
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST6000 00For
HC CAPITAL TRUST2260 00For

Fund voting reports, all 4 managers: 18,226 for, 6,785 not voted.

Institutional-manager reports: 2 asset managers voting on “Ratify KPMG LLP as Auditors” at Kadant Inc., 2024-2025
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Erste Asset Management GmbH24,0260 00For
RWC Asset Management LLP450 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 24,071 for.

Largest Kadant Inc. shareholders voting in 2024-2025

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 11,775,859 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Kadant Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Election of two directors to the class to be elected for a three-year term expiring in 2028…”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 10.81%
2Capital Group 7.96%
3BlackRock 5.58%
4WASATCH FUNDS TRUST 4.14%
5Neuberger Berman 3.08%
6Virtus 2.19%
7Delaware/Macquarie 2.02%
8Fidelity 1.35%
9CONESTOGA FUNDS 1.23%
10Royce 1.05%
Institutional-manager reports: top Kadant Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, our executive compensation.”, 2024-2025
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 8.85%
2Capital Group 8.01%
3WASATCH ADVISORS LP 5.74%
4Neuberger Berman 4.71%
5CHEVY CHASE TRUST Co 3.72%
6MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST 2.46%
7BlackRock 2.04%
8State Street 1.47%
9RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.38%
10BROWN ADVISORY INC 1.37%

Reported Kadant Inc. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

Kadant Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2024-2025 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
BlackRock 15.33% 13F
Vanguard Group 11.32% 13F
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC 10.10% 13G
Wasatch Advisors LP 9.00% DEF14A
Vanguard Portfolio Management 6.05% 13G
Capital International Investors 5.20% DEF14A
Neuberger Berman Group LLC 4.71% 13G
State Street 3.77% 13F
Morgan Stanley 2.71% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 2.53% 13F

Percentages above are of 11,775,859 shares outstanding, as reported by Kadant Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated April 25, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2024-2025 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Kadant Inc.’s 10-Q dated April 25, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Kadant Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 14, 2025, in the 2024-2025 proxy season, 355 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,870 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 9 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. No official Form 8-K vote tally has been matched to this meeting, so this page states no certified outcome for its most widely held ballot item. On that item — To approve, by non-binding advisory vote, our executive compensation. — the reporting funds and managers cast 97% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST plus WITHHELD; abstained and unvoted shares are excluded because neither took a side). Fund and manager reports are combined in it and may count the same shares twice: it adds fund reports to institutional-manager reports, which can cover the same shares. It is not the company's certified result.

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