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Russell elected with 8,745,438 votes for (81.3%) and Rebecca Martinez O'Mara with 9,183,104 (85.4%).","Non-binding say-on-pay approved with 10,342,039 votes for (96.2%) and 410,410 against.","Amendment to 2006 equity incentive plan to extend term by 10 years approved with 10,495,891 for (97.6%).","RSU grant to non-employee directors ($170K value) approved with 10,718,075 for (99.7%) and KPMG LLP ratified as auditor with 11,017,598 for (99.0%)."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-24-000095","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-24-000095.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-24-000095.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000886346-24-000095.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/0000886346-24-000095-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/kai-20240515.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-01T22:19:03.130012+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"183ccfc94af13d3515ce2f861603287eb7ad4b86","claim":"KADANT INC shareholders approved Approval of grant of restricted stock units to non-employee directors under the amended and restated 2006 equity incentive plan at the 2024-05-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The stockholders approved a grant of such number of restricted stock units determined by dividing $170,000 by the grant date fair value per share of the Company's common stock based on the closing price on the day of grant, which was the date of the 2024 annual meeting, calculated in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, to the Company's non-employee directors under the Company's amended and restated 2006 equity incentive plan, as amended. The stockholders cast 10,718,075 shares in favor and 32,098 shares against this proposal. In addition, 8,791 shares abstained and 366,986 broker non-votes were recorded, which had no effect on the outcome of the vote.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/0000886346-24-000095-index.htm","confidence":1.0},{"claim_id":"1cb578915a4b0d73ce61abe2a41ec6d2a44b21f6","claim":"KADANT INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory resolution on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers at the 2024-05-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The stockholders approved a non-binding advisory resolution on the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The stockholders cast 10,342,039 shares in favor and 410,410 shares against this proposal. In addition, 6,515 shares abstained and 366,986 broker non-votes were recorded, which had no effect on the outcome of the vote.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/0000886346-24-000095-index.htm","confidence":1.0},{"claim_id":"273890d5c8594fe8370a28eaec4626724de3850b","claim":"KADANT INC shareholders approved Ratification of selection of KPMG LLP as independent registered accounting firm for 2024 fiscal year at the 2024-05-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year. The stockholders cast 11,017,598 shares in favor and 105,272 shares against this proposal. In addition, 3,080 shares abstained, which had no effect on the outcome of the vote.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/0000886346-24-000095-index.htm","confidence":1.0},{"claim_id":"35abf0e143f50c4e4c7f49bf877211d7c23f437a","claim":"KADANT INC shareholders approved Approval of an amendment to the Company's amended and restated 2006 equity incentive plan to extend the plan's term by 10 years at the 2024-05-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's amended and restated 2006 equity incentive plan, as amended, to extend the plan's term by 10 years from the date of the 2024 annual meeting. The stockholders cast 10,495,891 shares in favor and 256,976 shares against this proposal. In addition, 6,097 shares abstained and 366,986 broker non-votes were recorded, which had no effect on the outcome of the vote.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/0000886346-24-000095-index.htm","confidence":1.0},{"claim_id":"8cbd95fe9ef32f3e7e2d7700ebf61f129d8b11f2","claim":"KADANT INC shareholders approved Election of Erin L. Russell to class of directors whose three-year term expires at the 2027 annual meeting at the 2024-05-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The stockholders elected two nominees, Ms. Erin L. Russell and Ms. Rebecca Martinez O'Mara, to the class of directors whose three-year term expires at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders in 2027. The stockholders cast 8,745,438 shares in favor and 2,011,111 shares against Ms. Russell's election. In addition, 2,415 shares abstained and 366,986 broker non-votes were recorded, which had no effect on the outcome of the vote.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/0000886346-24-000095-index.htm","confidence":1.0},{"claim_id":"ee948a6a596e7974f4f2306e9cd033050d00b856","claim":"KADANT INC shareholders approved Election of Rebecca Martinez O'Mara to class of directors whose three-year term expires at the 2027 annual meeting at the 2024-05-15 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"The stockholders cast 9,183,104 shares in favor and 1,573,432 shares against Ms. O'Mara's election. In addition, 2,428 shares abstained and 366,986 broker non-votes were recorded, which had no effect on the outcome of the vote.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/0000886346-24-000095-index.htm","confidence":1.0}],"comparable_filings":[{"accession":"0001104659-26-069168","ticker":"JHG","company_name":"JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC","filed_at":"2026-06-02T10:07:33+00:00","headline":"Janus Henderson shareholders approve all proposals at 2026 AGM","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07"],"materiality_score":0.25,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.15,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-069168","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-069168.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-069168.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465926069168/0001104659-26-069168-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465926069168/tm2616586d1_8k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"The stockholders approved a grant of such number of restricted stock units determined by dividing $170,000 by the grant date fair value per share of the Company's common stock based on the closing price on the day of grant, which was the date of the 2024 annual meeting, calculated in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, to the Company's non-employee directors under the Company's amended and restated 2006 equity incentive plan, as amended. 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In addition, 8,791 shares abstained and 366,986 broker non-votes were recorded, which had no effect on the outcome of the vote.","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/0000886346-24-000095-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"shareholders ratified the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026 and authorized the Directors to determine their remuneration (Proposal 5).","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274173/000110465926069168/0001104659-26-069168-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001193125-26-251779","ticker":"MERC","company_name":"MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.","filed_at":"2026-06-01T21:26:15+00:00","headline":"Mercer International shareholders elect all director nominees, approve say-on-pay, ratify PwC","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07"],"materiality_score":0.0,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.0,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-251779","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-251779.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-251779.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312526251779/0001193125-26-251779-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1333274/000119312526251779/d118466d8k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"The stockholders approved a grant of such number of restricted stock units determined by dividing $170,000 by the grant date fair value per share of the Company's common stock based on the closing price on the day of grant, which was the date of the 2024 annual meeting, calculated in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, to the Company's non-employee directors under the Company's amended and restated 2006 equity incentive plan, as amended. 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The stockholders cast 10,718,075 shares in favor and 32,098 shares against this proposal. In addition, 8,791 shares abstained and 366,986 broker non-votes were recorded, which had no effect on the outcome of the vote.","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/0000886346-24-000095-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"To elect ten members of the Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Number of Votes For Withheld Non-Vote Nicolas C. Anderson 10,405,859 784,544 1,932,287 Russell A. Colombo 7,509,925 3,680,478 1,932,287 Charles D. Fite 10,810,421 379,982 1,932,287 Cigdem F. Gencer 10,818,514 371,888 1,932,287 James C. Hale 10,912,128 278,274 1,932,287 Kevin R. Kennedy 10,974,404 215,998 1,932,287 Timothy D. Myers 10,691,557 498,846 1,932,287 Joel Sklar, MD 10,985,406 204,997 1,932,287 Brian M. Sobel 10,859,501 330,902 1,932,287 Secil T. Watson 10,256,810 933,593 1,932,287","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403475/000140347526000031/0001403475-26-000031-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001104659-26-068996","ticker":"XBP","company_name":"XBP Global Holdings, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-06-01T21:00:49+00:00","headline":"XBP Global Holdings annual meeting elects directors, approves auditor and say-on-pay","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07","9.01"],"materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.15,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068996","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068996.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068996.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839530/000110465926068996/0001104659-26-068996-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839530/000110465926068996/tm2616124d2_8k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"The stockholders approved a grant of such number of restricted stock units determined by dividing $170,000 by the grant date fair value per share of the Company's common stock based on the closing price on the day of grant, which was the date of the 2024 annual meeting, calculated in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, to the Company's non-employee directors under the Company's amended and restated 2006 equity incentive plan, as amended. The stockholders cast 10,718,075 shares in favor and 32,098 shares against this proposal. In addition, 8,791 shares abstained and 366,986 broker non-votes were recorded, which had no effect on the outcome of the vote.","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/0000886346-24-000095-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"· Proposal 3 — To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers (the “say-on-pay vote”): Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 8,208,462 1,323,885 1,011 577,920","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839530/000110465926068996/0001104659-26-068996-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001733998-26-000111","ticker":"NWN","company_name":"Northwest Natural Holding Co","filed_at":"2026-06-01T20:21:37+00:00","headline":"NWN shareholders elect three directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify PwC","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07"],"materiality_score":0.15,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.15,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001733998-26-000111","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001733998-26-000111.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001733998-26-000111.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1733998/000173399826000111/0001733998-26-000111-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1733998/000173399826000111/nwn-20260528.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"The stockholders approved a grant of such number of restricted stock units determined by dividing $170,000 by the grant date fair value per share of the Company's common stock based on the closing price on the day of grant, which was the date of the 2024 annual meeting, calculated in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, to the Company's non-employee directors under the Company's amended and restated 2006 equity incentive plan, as amended. 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In addition, 8,791 shares abstained and 366,986 broker non-votes were recorded, which had no effect on the outcome of the vote.","source_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886346/000088634624000095/0000886346-24-000095-index.htm","comparable_excerpt":"Item 2 - Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte SA as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1735707/000095014226001571/0000950142-26-001571-index.htm"}},{"accession":"0001104659-26-068932","ticker":"CLAR","company_name":"Clarus Corp","filed_at":"2026-06-01T20:15:32+00:00","headline":"Clarus shareholders elect all five director nominees, approve say-on-pay and auditor ratification","event_type":"other","sec_items":["5.07"],"materiality_score":0.1,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.1,"match_reasons":["same fact type: shareholder_vote","same SEC item: 5.07","same event type: other","similar materiality"],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068932","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068932.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-068932.md","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913277/000110465926068932/0001104659-26-068932-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913277/000110465926068932/tm2616044d1_8k.htm"},"side_by_side_evidence":{"fact_type":"shareholder_vote","source_excerpt":"The stockholders approved a grant of such number of restricted stock units determined by dividing $170,000 by the grant date fair value per share of the Company's common stock based on the closing price on the day of grant, which was the date of the 2024 annual meeting, calculated in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, to the Company's non-employee directors under the Company's amended and restated 2006 equity incentive plan, as amended. 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