SEC Form 4 
FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 	  
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SELWOOD DEBORAH	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
1 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE	

(Street) 
WESTFORD	MA	01886	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
KADANT INC [ KAI ] 	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
	Director		10% Owner	
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	
VICE PRESIDENT & CAO 	
		
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2017 		
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 
X	Form filed by One Reporting Person	
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	
	
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) 	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common Stock								8,671(1) 	D		
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) 	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.0 	03/08/2017		A		956		(2) 	04/30/2020	Common Stock	956	$0 	956	D		
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.0 	03/08/2017		A		239		(3) 	04/30/2020	Common Stock	239	$0 	239	D		
Explanation of Responses:	
1. Includes 446 shares acquired in an exempt transaction pursuant to the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on December 31, 2016.	
2. Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. The RSU vests and is distributable in three equal installations beginning on March 10, 2018, provided that the Issuer meets certain performance requirements for fiscal 2017 and the reporting person is employed by the issuer on the vesting date. The maximum number of shares the reporting person may receive is 150% of the RSU amount.	
3. This RSU vests and becomes exercisable in three annual installments beginning on March 10, 2018, provided the reporting person is employed by the Issuer on the vesting date.	
Remarks:	
	
	by Melodie T. Morin for Deborah S. Selwood	03/10/2017	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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