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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): December 12, 2024
KADANT INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 001-11406

Delaware |  | 52-1762325
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Technology Park Drive
Westford, Massachusetts 01886
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(978) 776-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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:

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

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

| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value |  | KAI |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

KADANT INC.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Kadant Inc. (the "Company") will host an investor day webcast today beginning at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. To access the webcast, go to the Company's website at www.kadant.com and click on "Investors." The full text of the press release issued providing details on the investor day event is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the slides that will be presented on the webcast is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) 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.

(d) Exhibits |
The following exhibits relating to Item 7.01 shall be deemed to be furnished and not filed.
| Exhibit |
| No. | Description of Exhibits
| 99.1 | Investor Day Press Release issued by the Company on December 12, 2024.
| 99.2 | Investor Day Slides to be presented by the Company on December 12, 2024.
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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

|  | KADANT INC.
Date: December 12, 2024 | By | /s/ Michael J. McKenney
|  | Michael J. McKenney Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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