8-K 1 kaiform8k07292014.htm KAI FORM 8-K 07-29-2014
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
______________________________________________________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 29, 2014
KADANT INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware | 1-11406 | 52-1762325
(State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) |  | Identification No.)

One Technology Park Drive |  |
Westford, Massachusetts |  | 01886
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(978) 776-2000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

KADANT INC.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 29, 2014, Kadant Inc. (the "Company") will hold a webcast and conference call to discuss its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2014. A copy of the slides that will be presented on the webcast and discussed in the conference call is being furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (c) Exhibit |
| The following exhibit relating to Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished and not filed.
| Exhibit No | Description of Exhibit
| 99 | Slides to be presented by the Company on July 29, 2014

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KADANT INC.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  | KADANT INC.
Date: July 29, 2014 | By | /s/ Thomas M. O'Brien
|  | Thomas M. O'Brien Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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