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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 27, 2025
Kennametal Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Pennsylvania | | 1-5318 | | 25-0900168 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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525 William Penn Place | | | | |
Suite 3300 | | | | |
Pittsburgh, | Pennsylvania | | | | 15219 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 248-8000
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Capital Stock, par value $1.25 per share | KMT | New York Stock Exchange |
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | | New York Stock Exchange |
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 27, 2025, Steven H. Wunning provided notice to Kennametal Inc. that he does not intend to run for re-election to the Board of Directors of Kennametal Inc. ("the Board") at the Annual Meeting of Shareowners to be held in October 2025. He will retire from the Board at the end of that meeting. Mr. Wunning has been on the Board since 2005 and currently holds the position of Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 29, 2025, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.20 per share. The dividend is payable on August 26, 2025 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 12, 2025.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | | | | KENNAMETAL INC. | | |
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| Date: | July 30, 2025 | | | By: | | /s/ Michelle R. Keating | | |
| | | | | | | Michelle R. Keating | | |
| | | | | | | Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | | |