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): June 6, 2025

Kennametal Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Pennsylvania

1-5318

25-0900168

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

525 William Penn Place

Suite 3300

Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania

15219

(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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


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 8.01 Other Events.

On June 6, 2025, Kennametal Inc. issued a press release announcing the sale of its subsidiary in Goshen, IN. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated June 6, 2025

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

KENNAMETAL INC.

Date:

June 6, 2025

By:

/s/ Michelle R. Keating

Michelle R. Keating

Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

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