X0304 4 2012-03-08 0 0000886346 KADANT INC KAI 0001181138 MCKONE FRANCIS L KADANT INC. ONE TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE WESTFORD MA 01886 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 42761 D Restricted Stock Unit 0 2012-03-08 4 A 0 5000 0 A 2012-12-29 Common Stock 5000 5000 D Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock. The RSU vests in four installments of 1,250 shares each on the last day of each of the issuer's first, second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2012, provided the recipient continues to serve as a director of the issuer. by Sandra L. Lambert for Francis L. McKone 2012-03-16