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Kadant Declares Cash Dividend

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Kadant Inc. (KAI) announced an increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $0.29 per share, payable on May 10, 2023. The dividend will be for stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 12, 2023. The decision reflects the company's ongoing commitment to returning value to its shareholders, although future dividend declarations will depend on business needs and market conditions. Kadant specializes in technologies that enhance efficiency and productivity in process industries, employing approximately 3,100 people across 20 countries.

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Raises Quarterly Dividend to $0.29 per Share

WESTFORD, Mass., March 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) announced today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to stockholders to $0.29 per share to be paid on May 10, 2023 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 12, 2023. Future declarations of dividends are subject to Board approval and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change.

About Kadant
Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of technologies and engineered systems that drive Sustainable Industrial Processing. The Company’s products and services play an integral role in enhancing efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing productivity in process industries. Kadant is based in Westford, Massachusetts, with approximately 3,100 employees in 20 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.kadant.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
The following constitutes a “Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including forward-looking statements about our business, financial performance, and cash dividend program. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in Kadant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These include risks and uncertainties relating to adverse changes in global and local economic conditions; the variability and difficulty in accurately predicting revenues from large capital equipment and systems projects; health epidemics and pandemics; our acquisition strategy; levels of residential construction activity; reductions by our wood processing customers of their capital spending or production of oriented strand board; changes to the global timber supply; development and use of digital media; cyclical economic conditions affecting the global mining industry; demand for coal, including economic and environmental risks associated with coal; failure of our information systems or breaches of data security and cybertheft; implementation of our internal growth strategy; supply chain constraints, inflationary pressure, price increases and shortages in raw materials; competition; changes in our tax provision or exposure to additional tax liabilities; our ability to successfully manage our manufacturing operations; disruption in production; future restructurings; loss of key personnel and effective succession planning; protection of intellectual property; climate change; adequacy of our insurance coverage; global operations; policies of the Chinese government; the variability and uncertainties in sales of capital equipment in China; currency fluctuations; changes to government regulations and policies around the world; compliance with government regulations and policies and compliance with laws; environmental laws and regulations; environmental, health and safety laws and regulations impacting the mining industry; our debt obligations; restrictions in our credit agreement and note purchase agreement; soundness of financial institutions; fluctuations in our share price; and anti-takeover provisions.

Contacts
Investor Contact Information:
Michael McKenney, 978-776-2000
IR@kadant.com 
or
Media Contact Information:
Wes Martz, 269-278-1715
media@kadant.com 


FAQ

What is the new dividend amount for Kadant Inc. (KAI)?

The new quarterly dividend amount for Kadant Inc. (KAI) is $0.29 per share.

When will Kadant Inc. (KAI) pay its next dividend?

Kadant Inc. (KAI) will pay its next dividend on May 10, 2023.

What is the record date for Kadant Inc. (KAI) dividend?

The record date for Kadant Inc. (KAI) dividend is April 12, 2023.

How often does Kadant Inc. (KAI) pay dividends?

Kadant Inc. (KAI) pays dividends quarterly.

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