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Kadant — Merger or Acquisition (June 2021)

10 slides from Kadant's merger presentation, Jun 17, 2021

  1. Slide 1: Pending Acquisition of Joh. Clouth GmbH & Co. KG

    Pending Acquisition of Joh. Clouth GmbH & Co. KG and affiliated companies (“Clouth”) June 17, 2021 Exhibit 99.2

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Statements The following constitutes a “Safe Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This presentation contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including forward-looking statements about the financial

  3. Slide 3: Acquisition Overview

    Acquisition Overview • Manufacturer of doctor blades used in creping, scraping, cleaning, and coating applications • Founded in 1874 in Germany, built a global reputation for quality and high-performance blades • Highly-automated manufacturing operations in Germany and Poland with a sales presence t

  4. Slide 4: Acquisition Rationale

    Acquisition Rationale • Nearly doubles our global market position in doctor blades • Significantly leverages our position in the fast-growing ceramic tissue blade market with the acquisition of the #2 global player • Increases our aftermarket revenue in one of our most stable product lines with prof

  5. Slide 5: 2020 Clouth Revenue Sources

    2020 Clouth Revenue Sources KAI-CLOUTH INVESTOR PRESENTATION–JUNE 2021 | © 2021 KADANT INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 5 REGIONPRODUCT MIX Geographic revenue is attributed to countries based on customer location (company estimate).

  6. Slide 6: 2020 Doctor Revenue by Region

    2020 Doctor Revenue by Region KAI-CLOUTH INVESTOR PRESENTATION–JUNE 2021 | © 2021 KADANT INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 6 KADANTCLOUTH Geographic revenue is attributed to countries based on customer location (company estimate). Kadant revenue includes doctor blades, doctor systems, and related components

  7. Slide 7: Kadant and Clouth Together

    Kadant and Clouth Together • Complementary geographic coverage provides minimal overlap and unparalleled global footprint • Significantly advances our ability to supply the fast-growing ceramic creping blade market used in tissue production • Combination of two global R&D leaders in scraping, cleani

  8. Slide 8: Integration

    Integration • Use multi-brand strategy retaining the strength of the Clouth brand • Specialized manufacturing operations will continue as part of our decentralized operating structure • Anticipate sharing of best practices, competitive collaboration • Clouth will become part of our Flow Control repo

  9. Slide 9: Questions & Answers

    Questions & Answers To ask a question, please call 888-326-8410 within the U.S. or +1 704-385-4884 outside the U.S. and reference 414 4889. Please mute the audio on your computer. KAI-CLOUTH INVESTOR PRESENTATION–JUNE 2021 | © 2021 KADANT INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 9

  10. Slide 10: Investor Relations Contact

    INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT Michael McKenney, 978-776-2000 IR@kadant.com MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Wes Martz, 269-278-1715 media@kadant.com June 17, 2021

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