Document:

Form of Amended and Restated Executive Retention Agreement

 Exhibit 10.3 
 FORM OF 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE RETENTION AGREEMENT 
 THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE RETENTION AGREEMENT by and between KĀDANT INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [Name] (the
“Executive”) is made as of December 9, 2008 (the “Effective Date”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are
parties to that certain Executive Retention Agreement dated as of August 8, 2001, as amended and restated effective as of December 5, 2006 (the “Original Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly-held corporations, the
possibility of a change in control of the Company exists and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among key personnel, may result in the departure or distraction of key personnel to the detriment of the Company
and its stockholders; 
 WHEREAS, the Board has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the continued
employment and dedication of the Company’s key personnel without distraction from the possibility of a change in control of the Company and related events and circumstances; and 
 WHEREAS, the Board and the Executive intend that the Original Agreement comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the
“Code”) and for that purpose desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement; and 
 NOW, THEREFORE, as an inducement for and in
consideration of the Executive remaining in the Company’s employ, the Executive and the Company agree as follows: 
 1. Key
Definitions. 
 As used herein, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings: 
 1.1 “Change in Control” means an event or occurrence set forth in any one or more of subsections (a) through (d) below
(including an event or occurrence that constitutes a Change in Control under one of such subsections but is specifically exempted from another such subsection): 
 (a) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”)
of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the 

 
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 20% or more of either (i) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the
“Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”);
provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition by the Company, (ii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (iii) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection
(c) of this Section 1.1; or 
 (b) such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a majority of the
Board (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a successor corporation to the Company), where the term “Continuing Director” means at any date a member of the Board (i) who was a member of the Board on the date of the execution
of this Agreement or (ii) who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was recommended or
endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from this clause (ii) any individual whose initial
assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the
Board; or 
 (c) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or statutory share exchange involving the
Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in one or a series of transactions (a “Business Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following
two conditions is satisfied: (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business
Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 80% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors,
respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company’s assets
either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such
Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively; and (ii) no Person (excluding the Acquiring Corporation or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or
sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding
securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or 
  

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 (d) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 1.2 “Change in Control Date” means the first date during the Term (as defined in Section 2) on which a Change in
Control occurs. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if (a) a Change in Control occurs, (b) the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated prior to the date on which the Change in Control occurs, and
(c) it is reasonably demonstrated by the Executive that such termination of employment (i) was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control or (ii) otherwise arose in
connection with or in anticipation of a Change in Control, then for all purposes of this Agreement the “Change in Control Date” shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment. 
 1.3 “Cause” means the Executive’s willful engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct after the Change in Control Date which
is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company. For purposes of this Section 1.3, no act or failure to act by the Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, in bad faith and without
reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. 
 1.4 “Good
Reason” means the occurrence, without the Executive’s written consent, of any of the events or circumstances set forth in clauses (a) through (g) below on or after the Change in Control Date. Notwithstanding the occurrence of
any such event or circumstance, such occurrence shall not be deemed to constitute Good Reason if, prior to the Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination (each as defined in Section 3.2(a)) given by the Executive in respect
thereof, such event or circumstance has been fully corrected within 30 days after notice thereof and the Executive has been reasonably compensated for any losses or damages resulting therefrom. 
 (a) the assignment to the Executive of duties inconsistent in any material respect with the Executive’s position (including status, offices, titles
and reporting requirements, including but not limited to a change in any of the foregoing that results in the Executive no longer being an officer of a public company), authority or responsibilities in effect immediately prior to the earliest to
occur of (i) the Change in Control Date, (ii) the date of the execution by the Company of the initial written agreement or instrument providing for the Change in Control or (iii) the date of the adoption by the Board of Directors of a
resolution providing for the Change in Control (with the earliest to occur of such dates referred to herein as the “Measurement Date”) or a material diminution in such position, authority or responsibilities; 
  

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 (b) a reduction in the Executive’s annual base salary as in effect on the Measurement Date or as
the same was or may be increased thereafter from time to time; 
 (c) the failure by the Company to (i) continue in effect any material
compensation or benefit plan or program (including without limitation any life insurance, medical, health and accident or disability plan and any vacation or automobile program or policy) (a “Benefit Plan”) in which the Executive
participates or which is applicable to the Executive immediately prior to the Measurement Date, unless an equitable arrangement (embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with respect to such plan or program,
(ii) continue the Executive’s participation therein (or in such substitute or alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable than the basis existing immediately prior to the Measurement Date (iii) award cash bonuses to the
Executive in amounts and in a manner substantially consistent with past practice in light of the Company’s financial performance or (iv) continue to provide any material fringe benefit enjoyed by Executive immediately prior to the
Measurement Date; 
 (d) a change by the Company in the location at which the Executive performs his or her principal duties for the Company
to a new location that is both (i) outside a radius of 50 miles from the Executive’s principal residence immediately prior to the Measurement Date and (ii) more than 30 miles from the location at which the Executive performed his or
her principal duties for the Company immediately prior to the Measurement Date; or a requirement by the Company that the Executive travel on Company business to a substantially greater extent than required immediately prior to the Measurement Date;

 (e) the failure of the Company to obtain the agreement from any successor to the Company to assume and agree to perform this Agreement,
as required by Section 6.1; 
 (f) a material breach of this Agreement; or 
 (g) any failure of the Company to pay or provide to the Executive any portion of the Executive’s compensation or benefits due under any Benefit
Plan within seven days of the date such compensation or benefits are due, or any material breach by the Company of this Agreement or any employment agreement with the Executive. 
 The Executive’s right to terminate his or her employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or
mental illness. 
 1.5 “Disability” means the Executive’s absence from the full-time performance of the
Executive’s duties with the Company for 180 consecutive calendar days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and
acceptable to the Executive or the Executive’s legal representative. 
  

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 2. Term of Agreement. This Agreement, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder,
shall take effect upon the Effective Date and shall expire upon the first to occur of (a) the expiration of the Term (as defined below) if a Change in Control has not occurred during the Term, (b) the date 24 months after the Change in
Control Date, if the Executive is still employed by the Company as of such later date, or (c) the fulfillment by the Company of all of its obligations under Sections 4 and 5.2 if the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates
within 24 months following the Change in Control Date. “Term” shall mean the period commencing as of the Effective Date and continuing in effect through December 31, 2011; provided, however, that commencing on
January 1, 2012 and each January 1, thereafter, the Term shall be automatically extended for one additional year unless, not later than 90 days prior to the scheduled expiration of the Term (or any extension thereof), the Company shall
have given the Executive written notice that the Term will not be extended. 
 3. Employment Status; Termination Following Change in
Control. 
 3.1 Not an Employment Contract. The Executive acknowledges that this Agreement does not constitute a contract of
employment or impose on the Company any obligation to retain the Executive as an employee and that this Agreement does not prevent the Executive from terminating employment at any time. If the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates
for any reason and subsequently a Change in Control shall occur, the Executive shall not be entitled to any benefits hereunder except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 1.2. 
 3.2 Termination of Employment. 
 (a)
If the Change in Control Date occurs during the Term, any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or by the Executive within 24 months following the Change in Control Date (other than due to the death of the Executive) shall be
communicated by a written notice to the other party hereto (the “Notice of Termination”), given in accordance with Section 7. Any Notice of Termination shall: (i) indicate the specific termination provision (if any) of this
Agreement relied upon by the party giving such notice, (ii) to the extent applicable, set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision
so indicated and (iii) specify the Date of Termination (as defined below). The effective date of an employment termination (the “Date of Termination”) shall be the close of business on the date specified in the Notice of Termination
(which date may not be less than 15 days or more than 120 days after the date of delivery of such Notice of Termination), in the case of a termination other than one due to the Executive’s death, or the date of the Executive’s death, as
the case may be. In the event the Company fails to satisfy the requirements of Section 3.2(a) regarding a Notice of Termination, the purported termination of the Executive’s employment pursuant to such Notice of Termination shall not be
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 (b) The failure by the Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or
circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Company, respectively, from asserting any such fact or
circumstance in enforcing the Executive’s or the Company’s rights hereunder. 
 (c) Any Notice of Termination for Cause given by
the Company must be given within 90 days of the occurrence of the event(s) or circumstance(s) that constitute(s) Cause. Prior to any Notice of Termination for Cause being given (and prior to any termination for Cause being effective), the Executive
shall be entitled to a hearing before the Board of Directors of the Company at which the Executive may, at the Executive’s election, be represented by counsel and at which the Executive shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard. Such
hearing shall be held on not less than 15 days prior written notice to the Executive stating the Board of Directors’ intention to terminate the Executive for Cause and stating in detail the particular event(s) or circumstance(s) that the Board
of Directors believes constitutes Cause for termination. 
 (d) Any Notice of Termination for Good Reason given by the Executive must be
given within 90 days of the first occurrence of the event(s) or circumstance(s) that constitute(s) Good Reason. 
 4. Benefits to
Executive. 
 4.1 Stock Acceleration. If the Change in Control Date occurs during the Term, then, effective upon the Change in
Control Date, (a) each outstanding option to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company held by the Executive shall become immediately exercisable in full and will no longer be subject to a right of repurchase by the Company and
(b) each outstanding restricted stock award shall be deemed to be fully vested and will no longer be subject to a right of repurchase by the Company. 
 4.2 Compensation. If the Change in Control Date occurs during the Term and the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates within 24 months following the Change in Control Date, the Executive shall
be entitled to the following benefits: 
 (a) Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason. If the Executive’s employment with
the Company is terminated by the Company (other than for Cause, Disability or Death) or by the Executive for Good Reason within 24 months following the Change in Control Date, then the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits:

 (i) the Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination the aggregate of the
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 (1) the sum of (A) the Executive’s base salary through the Date of Termination, (B) the
annual bonus paid or payable (including any bonus or portion thereof which has been earned but deferred) for the most recently completed fiscal year (if such bonus has not yet been paid), (C) the product of (x) the greater of (I) the
annual bonus paid or payable to the Executive (including any bonus or portion thereof which has been earned but deferred) for the most recently completed fiscal year and (II) the Executive’s target or reference bonus for the fiscal year in
which the Date of Termination took place and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the current fiscal year through the Date of Termination, and the denominator of which is 365 and (D) the amount of any
compensation previously deferred by the Executive (together with any accrued interest or earnings thereon) and any accrued vacation pay, in each case to the extent not previously paid (the sum of the amounts described in clauses (A), (B),
(C) and (D) shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Accrued Obligations”); and 
 (2) the amount equal to (A) two
multiplied by (b) the sum of (x) the Executive’s highest annual base salary in any twelve-month period (on a rolling basis) during the five-year period prior to the Change in Control Date and (y) the greater of (I) the
Executive’s highest annual bonus in any twelve-month period (on a rolling basis) during the five-year period prior to the Change in Control Date and (II) the Executive’s target or reference bonus for the fiscal year in which the Change in
Control took place. 
 (ii) for two years after the Date of Termination, or such longer period as may be provided by the terms of the
appropriate plan, program, practice or policy, the Company shall continue to provide benefits (including, without limitation, automobile, retirement, medical, dental, life insurance and disability benefits) to the Executive and the Executive’s
family at least equal to those which would have been provided to them if the Executive’s employment had not been terminated, in accordance with the applicable benefit plans in effect on the Measurement Date or, if more favorable to the
Executive and the Executive’s family, in effect generally at any time thereafter with respect to other peer executives of the Company and its affiliated companies; provided, however, that if the Executive becomes reemployed with
another employer and is eligible to receive a particular type of benefits (e.g., medical benefits) from such employer on terms at least as favorable to the Executive and the Executive’s family as those being provided by the Company, then the
Company shall no longer be required to provide those particular benefits to the Executive and the Executive’s family; and provided further, however, that (A) if any particular benefits cannot be provided because of plan or
regulatory restrictions, then the Company will pay to the Executive an amount equal to the cost the Executive will incur in acquiring such benefits directly as a result of the Company not providing such benefits and (B) to the extent the
Company determines that the Executive’s qualifying event for purposes of continuation of medical benefits under COBRA occurs on the Executive’s Date of Termination, such period of continuation of benefits shall not be counted against or
otherwise reduce the period for which the Company must provide continuation of medical benefits under this Section 4.2(a)(ii) unless the Executive otherwise agrees; 
  

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 (iii) to the extent not previously paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the
Executive any other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to receive following the Executive’s termination of employment under any plan, program, policy, practice, contract or agreement of the
Company and its affiliated companies (such other amounts and benefits shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Other Benefits”); and 
 (iv) Retirement Plan Benefits. If not already vested, the Executive shall be deemed fully vested as of the Measurement Date in any Company retirement plans or other written agreements between the Executive and the Company relating to pay or
other benefits upon retirement in which the Executive was a participant, party or beneficiary immediately prior to the Change in Control, and any additional plans or agreements in which such Executive became a participant, party or beneficiary after
the Change in Control and before the Date of Termination. In addition to the foregoing, for purposes of determining the amounts to be paid to the Executive under such plans or agreements, the years of service with the Company and the age of the
Executive under all such plans and agreements shall be deemed increased by twenty-four (24) months. For purposes of this Section 4.2 (a)(iv), the term “plans” includes, without limitation, the Company’s qualified pension
plan, non-qualified pension plans, profit-sharing plans and 401(k) plans, and any companion, successor or amended plans, and the term “agreements” encompasses, without limitation, the terms of any offer letter leading to the
Executive’s employment with the Company where the Executive was a signatory thereto, any written amendments to the foregoing and any subsequent amendments on such matters. In the event the terms of the plans referenced in this Section 4.2
(a)(iv) do not for any reason coincide with the provisions of this Section 4.2 (a)(iv) (e.g., if plan amendments would cause disqualification of qualified plans), the Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company, under the terms of
this Agreement, an amount equal to all amounts the Executive would have received , at the time the Executive would have received such amounts, had all such plans continued in existence as in effect on the date of this Agreement after being amended
to coincide with the terms of this Section 4.2 (a)(iv). 
 (b) Resignation without Good Reason; Termination for Death or
Disability. If the Executive voluntarily terminates his or her employment with the Company within 24 months following the Change in Control Date, excluding a termination for Good Reason, or if the Executive’s employment with the Company is
terminated by reason of the Executive’s death or Disability within 24 months following the Change in Control Date, then the Company shall (i) pay the Executive (or the Executive’s estate, if applicable), in a lump sum in cash within
30 days after the Date of Termination, the Accrued Obligations and (ii) timely pay or provide to the Executive the Other Benefits. 
 (c) Termination for Cause. If the Company terminates the Executive’s employment with the Company for Cause within 24 months following the Change in Control Date, then the Company shall (i) pay the Executive, in a lump sum
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cash within 30 days after the Date of Termination, the sum of (A) the Executive’s annual base salary through the Date of Termination and
(B) the amount of any compensation previously deferred by the Executive, in each case to the extent not previously paid, and (ii) timely pay or provide to the Executive the Other Benefits. 
 4.3 Taxes. 
 (a) In the event that
the Company undergoes a “Change in Ownership or Control” (as defined below), and thereafter, the Executive becomes eligible to receive “Contingent Compensation Payments” (as defined below) the Company shall, as soon as
administratively feasible after the Executive becomes so eligible determine and notify the Executive (with reasonable detail regarding the basis for its determinations) (i) which of the payments or benefits due to the Executive following such
Change in Ownership or Control constitute Contingent Compensation Payments, (ii) the amount, if any, of the excise tax (the “Excise Tax”) payable pursuant to Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”), by the Executive with respect to such Contingent Compensation Payment and (iii) the amount of the “Gross-Up Payment” (as defined below) due to the Executive with respect to such Contingent Compensation Payment.
Within 30 days after delivery of such notice to the Executive, the Executive shall deliver a response to the Company (the “Executive Response”) stating either (A) that the Executive agrees with the Company’s determination
pursuant to the preceding sentence or (B) that the Executive disagrees with such determination, in which case the Executive shall indicate which payment and/or benefits should be characterized as a Contingent Compensation Payment, the amount of
the Excise Tax with respect to such Contingent Compensation Payment and the amount of the Gross-Up Payment due to the Executive with respect to such Contingent Compensation Payment. If the Executive states in the Executive Response that the
Executive agrees with the Company’s determination, the Company shall make the Gross-Up Payment to the Executive within three business days following delivery to the Company of the Executive Response. If the Executive states in the Executive
Response that the Executive disagrees with the Company’s determination, then, for a period of 15 days following delivery of the Executive Response, the Executive and the Company shall use good faith efforts to resolve such dispute. If such
dispute is not resolved within such 15-day period, such dispute shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Boston, Massachusetts, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the
arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. The Company shall, within three business days following delivery to the Company of the Executive Response, make to the Executive those Gross-Up Payments as to which there is no dispute
between the Company and the Executive regarding whether they should be made. The balance of the Gross-Up Payments shall be made within three business days following the resolution of such dispute. The amount of any payments to be made to the
Executive following the resolution of such dispute shall be increased by the amount of the accrued interest thereon computed at the prime rate announced from time to time by The Wall Street Journal compounded monthly from the date that such payments
originally were due. In the event that the Executive fails to deliver an Executive Response on or before the required date, the Company’s initial determination shall be final. The Gross-Up Payment shall be made no later than the end of the
Executive’s taxable year next following the Executive’s taxable year in which he paid the taxes related to the Gross-Up Payment. 
  

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 (b) For purposes of this Section 4.3, the following terms shall have the following respective
meanings: 
 (i) “Change in Ownership or Control” shall mean a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or in
the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company determined in accordance with Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code. 
 (ii) “Contingent Compensation Payment” shall mean any payment (or benefit) in the nature of compensation that is made or supplied to a “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code) and that
is contingent (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Code) on a Change in Ownership or Control of the Company. 
 (iii)
“Gross-Up Payment” shall mean an amount equal to the sum of (i) the amount of the Excise Tax payable with respect to a Contingent Compensation Payment and (ii) the amount necessary to pay all additional taxes imposed on (or
economically borne by) the Executive (including the Excise Taxes, state and federal income taxes and all applicable withholding taxes) attributable to the receipt of such Gross-Up Payment. For purposes of the preceding sentence, all taxes
attributable to the receipt of the Gross-Up Payment shall be computed assuming the application of the maximum tax rates provided by law. 
 4.4 Outplacement Services. In the event the Executive is terminated by the Company (other than for Cause, Disability or Death), or the Executive terminates employment for Good Reason, within 24 months following the Change in Control
Date, the Company shall provide outplacement services through one or more outside firms of the Executive’s choosing up to an aggregate of $20,000 with such services to extend until the earlier of (i) 12 months following the termination of
Executive’s employment or (ii) the date the Executive secures full time employment. 
 4.5 Mitigation. The Executive shall
not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefits provided for in this Section 4 by seeking other employment or otherwise. Further, except as provided in Section 4.2(a)(ii), the amount of any payment or benefits provided
for in this Section 4 shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by the Executive to the Company or
otherwise. 
 4.6 Payments Subject to Section 409A. Subject to the provisions in this Section 4.6, any severance
payments or benefits under this Agreement shall begin only upon the date of the Employee’s “separation from service” (determined as set forth below) which occurs on or after the date of termination of the Employee’s employment.
The following rules shall apply with respect to distribution of the payments and benefits, if any, to be provided to the Employee under this Agreement: 
 (a) It is intended that each installment of the severance payments and benefits provided under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate “payment” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and the
guidance issued thereunder (“Section 409A”). Neither the Company nor the Employee shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such payments or benefits except to the extent specifically permitted or required by
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 (b) If, as of the date of Employee’s “separation from service” from the Company, the
Employee is not a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A), then each installment of the severance payments and benefits shall be made on the dates and terms set forth in this Agreement. 
 (c) If, as of the date of the Employee’s “separation from service” from the Company, the Employee is a “specified employee”
(within the meaning of Section 409A), then: 
 (i) Each installment of the severance payments and benefits due under this Agreement
that, in accordance with the dates and terms set forth herein, will in all circumstances, regardless of when the separation from service occurs, be paid within the Short-Term Deferral Period (as hereinafter defined) shall be treated as a short-term
deferral within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4) to the maximum extent permissible under Section 409A. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Short-Term Deferral Period” means the period ending on the later of
the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the Employee’s tax year in which the separation from service occurs and the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the Company’s tax year in which the separation from
service occurs; and 
 (ii) Each installment of the severance payments and benefits due under this Agreement that is not described in
subsection (c)(i) above and that would, absent this subsection, be paid within the six-month period following the Employee’s “separation from service” from the Company shall not be paid until the date that is six months and one day
after such separation from service (or, if earlier, the Employee’s death), with any such installments that are required to be delayed being accumulated during the six-month period and paid in a lump sum on the date that is six months and one
day following the Employee’s separation from service and any subsequent installments, if any, being paid in accordance with the dates and terms set forth herein; provided, however, that the preceding provisions of this sentence
shall not apply to any installment of severance payments and benefits if and to the maximum extent that that such installment is deemed to be paid under a separation pay plan that does not provide for a deferral of compensation by reason of the
application of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (relating to separation pay upon an involuntary separation from service). Any installments that qualify for the exception under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)
must be paid no later than the last day of the Employee’s second taxable year following the taxable year in which the separation from service occurs. 
  

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 (d) The determination of whether and when the Employee’s separation from service from the Company
has occurred shall be made and in a manner consistent with, and based on the presumptions set forth in, Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h). Solely for purposes of this paragraph (d), “Company” shall include all persons with whom the
Company would be considered a single employer under Section 414(b) and 414(c) of the Code. 
 (e) All reimbursements and in-kind
benefits provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A to the extent that such reimbursements or in-kind benefits are subject to Section 409A, including, where applicable, the
requirements that (i) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during the Employee’s lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in this Agreement), (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a calendar
year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense will be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is
incurred and (iv) the right to reimbursement is not subject to set off or liquidation or exchange for any other benefit. 
 (f) This
Agreement is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 409A and the Agreement shall, to the extent practicable, be construed in accordance therewith. The Company makes no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to the
Executive or any other person if any provisions of this Agreement are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A and do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, Section 409A. 
 5. Disputes. 
 5.1 Settlement of
Disputes; Arbitration. All claims by the Executive for benefits under this Agreement shall be directed to and determined by the Board of Directors of the Company and shall be in writing. Any denial by the Board of Directors of a claim for
benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Executive in writing and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this Agreement relied upon. The Board of Directors shall afford a reasonable
opportunity to the Executive for a review of the decision denying a claim. Any further dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Boston, Massachusetts, in accordance with
the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction. 
 5.2 Expenses. The Company agrees to pay as incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, all legal, accounting and other fees and expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any claim or
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outcome thereof) by the Company, the Executive or others regarding the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or
any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by the Executive regarding the amount of any payment or benefits pursuant to this Agreement), plus in each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable Federal rate
provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code. 
 6. Successors. 
 6.1 Successor to Company. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to
all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the
Company to obtain an assumption of this Agreement at or prior to the effectiveness of any succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall constitute Good Reason if the Executive elects to terminate employment, except that for purposes of
implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such succession becomes effective shall be deemed the Date of Termination. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the Company as defined above and any successor to its business or
assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise. 
 6.2 Successor to
Executive. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive should die
while any amount would still be payable to the Executive or the Executive’s family hereunder if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement to the executors, personal representatives or administrators of the Executive’s estate. 
 7. Notice. All notices,
instructions and other communications given hereunder or in connection herewith shall be in writing. Any such notice, instruction or communication shall be sent either (i) by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid, or (ii) prepaid via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service, in each case addressed to the Company, at One Technology Park Drive, Westford, Massachusetts 01886 and to the Executive at the Executive’s principal residence
as currently reflected on the Company’s records (or to such other address as either the Company or the Executive may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith). Any such notice, instruction or communication shall be deemed
to have been delivered five business days after it is sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or one business day after it is sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service. Either party may give
any notice, instruction or other communication hereunder using any other means, but no such notice, instruction or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly delivered unless and until it actually is received by the party for whom it is
intended. 
  

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 8. Miscellaneous. 
 8.1 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force
and effect. 
 8.2 Injunctive Relief. The Company and the Executive agree that any breach of this Agreement by the Company is likely
to cause the Executive substantial and irrevocable damage and therefore, in the event of any such breach, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, the Executive shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive relief.

 8.3 Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflicts of law principles. 
 8.4 Waivers. No waiver by the Executive
at any time of any breach of, or compliance with, any provision of this Agreement to be performed by the Company shall be deemed a waiver of that or any other provision at any subsequent time. 
 8.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but both of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. 
 8.6 Tax Withholding. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any
applicable tax withholding required under federal, state or local law. 
 8.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire
agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer,
employee or representative of any party hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein; and any prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein is hereby terminated and cancelled. 
 8.8 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the Company and the Executive. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first set forth above. 
  

			
	KĀDANT INC.
	
	  

	By: [Name]
	[Title]
	
	EXECUTIVE
	
	  

	[Name]

  

 14Amended and Restated Nonqualified Stock Option Plan

 Exhibit 10.4 
 KADANT INC. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN 
  

	1.	Purpose 

 This Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
(the “Plan”) is intended to encourage ownership of Common Stock (the “Common Stock”), of Kadant Inc. (“Company”), by persons selected by the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) in its sole discretion, including
directors, executive officers, key employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries, and to provide additional incentive for them to promote the success of the business of the Company. The Plan is intended to be a nonstatutory stock
option plan. 
  

	2.	Effective Date of the Plan 

 The Plan shall
become effective when adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  

	3.	Stock Subject to Plan 

 Subject to adjustment
as provided in Section 11, the total number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan and the Company’s Incentive Stock Option Plan in the aggregate shall be 720,000 shares. Shares to be issued upon the
exercise of options granted under the Plan may be either authorized but unissued shares or shares held by the Company in its treasury. If any option expires or terminates for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased shares
subject thereto shall again be available for options thereafter to be granted. 
  

	4.	Administration 

 The Plan will be
administered by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall have complete authority, in its discretion, to make the following determinations with respect to each option to be
granted by the Company: (a) the person to receive the option (the “Optionee”); (b) the time of granting the option; (c) the number of shares subject thereto; (d) the option price; (e) the option period;
(f) the terms and conditions of options granted under the Plan (including terms and conditions relating to events of merger, consolidation, dissolution and liquidation, change of control, vesting, forfeiture, restrictions, dividends and
interest, if any, on deferred amounts); (g) waive compliance by an optionee with any obligation to be performed by him or her under an option; (h) waive any term or condition of an option; (i) cancel an existing option in whole or in
part with the consent of an Optionee; (j) grant replacement options; (k) accelerate the vesting or lapse of any restrictions of any option; and (l) adopt the form of instruments evidencing options under the Plan and change such forms
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the nature of the services rendered by the Optionees, their present and potential contributions to the success of the Company and/or one or more of its
subsidiaries, and such other factors as the Board in its discretion shall deem relevant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board shall also have complete authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and
regulations relating to it, to determine the terms and provisions of the respective option agreements (which need not be identical), and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. Any interpretation
by the Board of the terms and provisions of the Plan or any Award thereunder and the administration thereof, and all action taken by the Board, shall be final, binding and conclusive on all parties and any person claiming under or through any party.
No Director shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith. The Board may, to the full extent permitted by law, delegate any or all of its responsibilities under the Plan to a committee (the “Committee”) appointed by
the Board and consisting of two or more members of the Board, each of whom shall be deemed a “disinterested person” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 (or any successor rule) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”). 
  

	5.	Eligibility 

 An option may be granted to any
person selected by the Board in its sole discretion. 
  

	6.	Time of Granting Options 

 The granting of an
option shall take place at the time specified by the Board. Only if expressly so provided by the Board shall the granting of an option be regarded as taking place at the time when a written option agreement shall have been duly executed and
delivered by or on behalf of the Company and the Optionee to whom such option shall be granted. The agreement shall provide, among other things, that it does not confer upon an Optionee any right to continue in the employ of the Company and/or one
or more of its subsidiaries or to continue as a director or consultant of the Company, and that it does not interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any such subsidiary to terminate the employment of the Optionee at any time if the
Optionee is an employee, to remove the Optionee as a director of the Company if the Optionee is a director, or to terminate the services of the Optionee if the Optionee is a consultant. 
  

	7.	Option Period 

 An option may become
exercisable immediately or in such installments, cumulative or noncumulative, as the Board may determine. 
  

	8.	Exercise of Option 

 An option may be
exercised in accordance with its terms by written notice of intent to exercise the option, specifying the number of shares of stock with respect to which the option is then being exercised. The notice shall be accompanied by payment in the form of
cash or shares of Common Stock (the “Tendered Shares”) with a then current market value equal to the option price of the shares to be purchased; provided, however, that such Tendered Shares shall have been acquired by the Optionee more
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requirement is waived in writing by the Company. Against such payment the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Optionee a certificate for
the number of shares then being purchased, registered in the name of the Optionee or other person exercising the option. If any law or applicable regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other body having jurisdiction in the premises
shall require the Company or the Optionee to take any action in connection with shares being purchased upon exercise of the option, exercise of the option and delivery of the certificate or certificates for such shares shall be postponed until
completion of the necessary action, which shall be taken at the Company’s expense. 
  

	9.	Transferability 

 Except as may be authorized
by the Board, in its sole discretion, no Option may be transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and during a Optionee’s lifetime an option requiring exercise may be exercised only by him or her (or in the event of
incapacity, the person or persons properly appointed to act on his or her behalf). The Board may, in its discretion, determine the extent to which options granted to an Optionee shall be transferable, and such provisions permitting or acknowledging
transfer shall be set forth in the written agreement evidencing the option executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company and the Optionee. 
  

	10.	Vesting, Restrictions and Termination of Options 

 The Board, in its sole discretion, may determine the manner in which options shall vest, the rights of the Company to repurchase the shares issued upon the exercise of any option and the manner in which such rights shall lapse, and the
terms upon which any option granted shall terminate. The Board shall have the right to accelerate the date of exercise of any installment or to accelerate the lapse of the Company’s repurchase rights. All of such terms shall be specified in a
written option agreement executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company and the Optionee to whom such option shall be granted. 
  

	11.	Adjustments in the Event of Certain Transactions  

 (a) In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares, or other distribution with respect to holders of Common Stock other than normal cash dividends, the Board will make (i) appropriate adjustments to the maximum
number of shares that may be delivered under the Plan under Section 3 above, and (ii) appropriate adjustments to the number and kind of shares of stock or securities subject to Options then outstanding or subsequently granted, any exercise
prices relating to Options and any other provisions of Awards affected by such change. 
 (b) In the event of any recapitalization, merger or
consolidation involving the Company, any transaction in which the Company becomes a subsidiary of another entity, any sale or other disposition of all or a substantial portion of the assets of the Company or any similar transaction, as determined by
the Board, the Board in its discretion may make appropriate adjustments to outstanding Options to avoid distortion in the operation of the Plan. 
  

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	12.	Change in Control 

  

	 	12.1	Impact of Event 

 In the event of a
“Change in Control” as defined in Section 12.2 or Section 12.3, as applicable, the following provisions shall apply, unless the agreement evidencing the Award otherwise provides (by specific explicit reference to
Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 below). If a Change in Control occurs while any Awards are outstanding, then, effective upon the Change in Control, (i) each outstanding stock option or other stock-based Award awarded under the Plan that
was not previously exercisable and vested shall become immediately exercisable in full and vested, and will no longer be subject to a right of repurchase by the Company, (ii) each outstanding restricted stock award or other stock-based Award
subject to restrictions and to the extent not fully vested, shall be deemed to be fully vested, free of restrictions and conditions and no longer subject to a right of repurchase by the Company, and (iii) deferral limitations and conditions
that relate solely to the passage of time, continued employment or affiliation will be waived and removed as to deferred stock Awards and performance Awards; performance of other conditions (other than conditions relating solely to the passage of
time, continued employment or affiliation) will continue to apply unless otherwise provided in the agreement evidencing the Award or in any other agreement between the Optionee and the Company or unless otherwise agreed by the Board. 
  

	 	12.2	Definition of “Change in Control” Prior to the Spin-Off 

 “Change in Control” means an event or occurrence set forth in any one or more of subsections (a) through (d) below that occurs prior to the distribution of all or substantially all of the
shares of Common Stock held beneficially by Thermo Electron Corporation in a tax-free spin-off under Section 355 of the Code (including an event or occurrence that constitutes a Change in Control under one of such subsections but is
specifically exempted from another such subsection): 
 (a) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of Thermo Electron Corporation (“Thermo Electron”) if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 40% or more of either (i) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of Thermo Electron (the “Outstanding TMO Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding securities of Thermo Electron entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding TMO Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following
acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition by Thermo Electron, (ii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Thermo Electron or any corporation controlled by
Thermo Electron, or (iii) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) of this definition; or 
 (b) such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of Thermo Electron (the “Thermo
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the Board of Directors of a successor corporation to Thermo Electron), where the term “Continuing Director” means at any date a member of the
Thermo Board (i) who was a member of the Thermo Board as of July 1, 1999 or (ii) who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination
or election or whose election to the Thermo Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be
excluded from this clause (ii) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of
proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Thermo Board; or 
 (c) the consummation of a merger, consolidation,
reorganization, recapitalization or statutory share exchange involving Thermo Electron or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Thermo Electron in one or a series of transactions (a “Business
Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding TMO
Common Stock and Outstanding TMO Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the
then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of
such transaction owns Thermo Electron or substantially all of Thermo Electron’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Corporation”)
in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding TMO Common Stock and Outstanding TMO Voting Securities, respectively; and (ii) no Person (excluding the Acquiring
Corporation or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by Thermo Electron or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 40% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the
Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or 
 (d) approval by the stockholders of Thermo Electron of a complete liquidation or dissolution of Thermo Electron. 
  

	 	12.3	Definition of “Change in Control” Upon Spin-Off 

 “Change in Control” means an event or occurrence set forth in any one or more of subsections (a) through (d) below that occurs on or after the distribution of all or substantially all of the
shares of Common Stock held beneficially by Thermo Electron Corporation in a tax-free spin-off under Section 355 of the Code (including an event or occurrence that constitutes a Change in Control under one of such subsections but is
specifically exempted from another such subsection)(references to Section 12.2 in written option agreements shall be deemed to refer to this Section 12.3 after the date of said spin-off): 
 (a) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”)
of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 40% or more of either (i) the then-outstanding shares of
common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting
Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions of shares of Common Stock shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition by the Company, (ii) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (iii) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses
(i) and (ii) of subsection (c) of this definition; or 
  

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 (b) such time as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a majority of the Board
(or, if applicable, the board of directors of a successor corporation to the Company), where the term “Continuing Director” means at any date a member of the Board (i) who was a member of the Board as of July 1, 1999 or
(ii) who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a
majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from this clause (ii) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred
as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; or 
 (c) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or statutory share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in one or a series of transactions (a “Business Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied:
(i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, more than 60% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring
corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more
subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding
Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, respectively; and (ii) no Person (excluding the Acquiring Corporation or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation)
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 40% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in
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 (d) approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

  

	13.	Limitation of Rights in Option Stock 

 The
Optionees shall have no rights as stockholders in respect of shares as to which their options shall not have been exercised, certificates issued and delivered and payment as herein provided made in full, and shall have no rights with respect to such
shares not expressly conferred by this Plan. 
  

	14.	Stock Reserved 

 The Company shall at all
times during the term of the options reserve and keep available such number of shares of the Common Stock as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan and shall pay all other fees and expenses necessarily incurred by the Company in
connection therewith. 
  

	15.	Securities Laws Restrictions 

 Each Optionee
exercising an option, at the request of the Company, will be required to give a representation in form satisfactory to counsel for the Company that he will not transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of the shares received upon exercise of the option at
any time purchased by him, upon exercise of any portion of the option, in a manner which would violate the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder and the Company may, if required
or at its discretion, make a notation on any certificates issued upon exercise of options to the effect that such certificate may not be transferred except after receipt by the Company of an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it to the effect that
such transfer will not violate such Act and such regulations. 
  

	16.	Tax Withholding 

 The Company shall have the
right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to an Optionee any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to any shares issued upon exercise of options under the Plan (the “withholding
requirements”). The Board will have the right to require that the Optionee or other appropriate person remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy the withholding requirements, or make other arrangements satisfactory to the Board with
regard to such requirements, prior to the delivery of any Common Stock pursuant to exercise of an option. If and to the extent that such withholding is required, the Board may permit the Optionee or such other person to elect at such time and in
such manner as the Board provides to have the Company hold back from the shares to be delivered, or to deliver to the Company, Common Stock having a value calculated to satisfy the withholding requirements. 
  

	17.	Termination and Amendment 

 The Plan shall
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the last sentence of the first paragraph of this Section 17, the Board may at any time or times amend the Plan or any outstanding Option for any purpose
that may at the time be permitted by law, or may at any time terminate the Plan as to any further grants of Options. No amendment of the Plan or any agreement evidencing Options under the Plan may adversely affect the rights of any participant under
any Option previously granted without such participant’s consent. 
 Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, the Plan shall
terminate on December 28, 2001 and no options shall be granted hereunder thereafter. 
  

	18.	Compliance with Section 409A of the Code 

 To the extent applicable to an Option, it is intended that this Plan and Options made under the Plan comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”) and applicable rules and
regulations. The Plan and any Options to which Section 409A is applicable will be administered in a manner consistent with this intent, and any provision that would cause this Plan or any Option made under the Plan to fail to satisfy
Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, shall have no force and effect until amended to comply with Section 409A of the Code (which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A and may be made by
the Company without the consent of Optionees to which Section 409A shall apply). 
 Except as provided in individual Option agreements
initially or by amendment, if and to the extent any portion of any payment, compensation or other benefit provided to a Optionee in connection with his or her employment termination is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred
compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the Optionee is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which
determination the Optionee (through accepting the Option) agrees that he or she is bound, such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit shall not be paid before the day that is six months plus one day after the date of “separation
from service” (as determined under Code Section 409A) (the “New Payment Date”), except as Code Section 409A may then permit. The aggregate of any payments that otherwise would have been paid to the Optionee
during the period between the date of separation from service and the New Payment Date shall be paid to the Optionee in a lump sum on such New Payment Date, and any remaining payments will be paid on their original schedule. 
 The Company makes no representations or warranty and shall have no liability to the Optionee or any other person if any provisions of or payments,
compensation or other benefits under the Plan are determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not to satisfy the conditions of that section. 
 KAI NQ OPTION PLAN AMENDED 12.09.08 
  

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