WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2016--
Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) announced that its board of directors has
approved a quarterly cash dividend to stockholders of $0.19 per share to
be paid on February 9, 2017 to stockholders of record as of the close of
business on January 12, 2017. Future declarations of dividends are
subject to Board approval and may be adjusted as business needs or
market conditions change.
Kadant Inc. is a global supplier of high-value, critical components and
engineered systems used in process industries worldwide. The Company’s
products, technologies, and services play an integral role in enhancing
process efficiency, optimizing energy utilization, and maximizing
productivity in resource-intensive industries. Kadant is based in
Westford, Massachusetts, with revenue of $390 million in fiscal year
2015 and 2,000 employees in 18 countries worldwide. For more
information, visit www.kadant.com.
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. Our actual results may
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 year ended
January 2, 2016 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 revenue from large capital equipment
and systems projects; the variability and uncertainties in sales of
capital equipment in China; currency fluctuations; our customers’
ability to obtain financing for capital equipment projects; changes in
government regulations and policies; the oriented strand board market
and levels of residential construction activity; development and use of
digital media; price increases or shortages of raw materials; dependence
on certain suppliers; international sales and operations; economic
conditions and regulatory changes caused by the United Kingdom’s likely
exit from the European Union; disruption in production; our acquisition
strategy; our internal growth strategy; competition; soundness of
suppliers and customers; our effective tax rate; future restructurings;
soundness of financial institutions; our debt obligations; restrictions
in our credit agreement; loss of key personnel; reliance on third-party
research; protection of patents and proprietary rights; failure of our
information systems or breaches of data security; fluctuations in our
share price; and anti-takeover provisions. We undertake no obligation to
publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of
new information, future events, or otherwise.
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Kadant Inc.
Investor Contact Information:
Michael McKenney,
978-776-2000
mike.mckenney@kadant.com
or
Media
Contact Information:
Wes Martz, 269-278-1715
wes.martz@kadant.com
