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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings. Page generated October 18, 2026.
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
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Each item below shows how the 375 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.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
92% of fund votes cast · no official result
The 102 asset managers below reported 5,678,417 for, 495,621 against, 1,170 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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,248,689 | 5 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 911,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 895,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 453,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 238,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 228,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 206,222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 195,453 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Royce | 161,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 129,169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 125,485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 123,776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 106,460 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 99,775 | 6 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 71,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Grandeur Peak Global Trust | 70,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 57,842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 34,097 | 18,329 | 1,170 | 0 | Mixed |
| MFS | 0 | 51,006 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Janus Detroit Street Trust | 44,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 39,309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 38,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 34,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 34,592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 13,648 | 18,318 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
Showing the 25 largest of 102 asset managers. See all 102 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% of fund votes cast · no official result
The 102 asset managers below reported 5,888,480 for, 285,558 against, 1,170 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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,248,690 | 4 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 911,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 895,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 453,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 238,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 228,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 206,222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 54,735 | 140,718 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Royce | 161,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 129,169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 125,485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 123,776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 106,460 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 99,775 | 6 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 71,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Grandeur Peak Global Trust | 70,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 57,842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 34,097 | 18,329 | 1,170 | 0 | Mixed |
| MFS | 51,006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janus Detroit Street Trust | 44,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 39,309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 38,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 34,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 34,592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 31,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 102 asset managers. See all 102 in the interactive database.
100% of fund votes cast · no official result
The 2 asset managers below reported 33 for. 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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballew Advisors, Inc | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Members Trust Co | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,248,691 | 3 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 911,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 895,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 453,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 238,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 228,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 206,222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 195,453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 161,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 129,169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 125,485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 123,776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 106,460 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| State Street | 99,746 | 35 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 71,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Grandeur Peak Global Trust | 70,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 57,842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 52,426 | 0 | 1,170 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 51,006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janus Detroit Street Trust | 44,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 39,309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 38,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 34,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 34,592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 31,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 97 managers: 6,057,736 for, 111,887 against, 1,170 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Group | 899,763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 833,055 | 869 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | 682,874 | 4,816 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 366,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 292,071 | 74 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 263,988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 259,302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC | 191,156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NOMURA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST | 167,952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC | 153,942 | 907 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO | 151,837 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 133,823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 117,763 | 4,221 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC | 104,282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 102,042 | 914 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 102,511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | 96,103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 93,692 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, LLC | 92,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WELLS FARGO BANK N A | 91,153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janus Henderson | 90,316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | 87,308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BESSEMER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 76,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CHEVY CHASE TRUST Co | 76,247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC | 74,715 | 383 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 295 managers: 6,988,625 for, 213,902 against, 403 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
72% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower | 8,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morningstar Funds Trust | 1,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 3 managers: 9,942 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 25,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| APG Asset Management US Inc. | 0 | 14,089 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Wilshire Advisors LLC | 943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Uniplan Investment Counsel, Inc. | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 5 managers: 27,092 for, 14,089 against.
100% of fund votes cast · no official result
The 2 asset managers below reported 258 for. 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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ballew Advisors, Inc | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
99.9% of fund votes cast · no official result
The 98 asset managers below reported 6,131,935 for, 4,410 against, 1,170 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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,248,694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 911,346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 895,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 453,144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 238,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 228,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 206,222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 195,453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 161,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Delaware/Macquarie | 129,169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONESTOGA FUNDS | 125,485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 123,776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 106,460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 99,775 | 6 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II | 71,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Grandeur Peak Global Trust | 69,313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 57,842 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 52,426 | 0 | 1,170 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 51,006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Janus Detroit Street Trust | 44,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ETF Series Solutions | 39,309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OLD WESTBURY FUNDS INC | 38,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brown Advisory Funds | 34,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 34,592 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 31,966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 98 asset managers. See all 98 in the interactive database.
100% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result
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.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower | 8,447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morningstar Funds Trust | 1,011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST | 484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 3 managers: 9,942 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 25,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 2 managers: 26,134 for.
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 11,808,462 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 10.57% |
| 2 | BlackRock | 7.72% |
| 3 | Capital Group | 7.58% |
| 4 | WASATCH FUNDS TRUST | 3.84% |
| 5 | Fidelity | 2.02% |
| 6 | Neuberger Berman | 1.93% |
| 7 | Virtus | 1.75% |
| 8 | T. Rowe Price | 1.66% |
| 9 | Royce | 1.37% |
| 10 | Delaware/Macquarie | 1.09% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital Group | 7.62% |
| 2 | KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 7.06% |
| 3 | WASATCH ADVISORS LP | 5.82% |
| 4 | Neuberger Berman | 3.11% |
| 5 | State Street | 2.47% |
| 6 | T. Rowe Price | 2.24% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.20% |
| 8 | RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC | 1.62% |
| 9 | NOMURA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST | 1.42% |
| 10 | BROWN ADVISORY INC | 1.31% |
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.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 14.71% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 10.99% | 13F |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC | 10.07% | 13G |
| Wasatch Advisors LP | 7.49% | DEF14A |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management | 6.03% | 13G |
| State Street | 3.90% | 13F |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 2.36% | 13F |
| T. Rowe Price | 1.48% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.45% | 13F |
| Northern Trust | 1.24% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 11,808,462 shares outstanding, as reported by Kadant Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated May 1, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
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 May 1, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Kadant Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 20, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 375 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,846 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 8 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 98% 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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