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): ~~November~~January 613, ~~2024~~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,~~Name ~~former~~or ~~address~~Former ~~and former fiscal year~~Address, if ~~changed~~Changed ~~since~~Since ~~last~~Last ~~report~~Report)

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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 2.0205 ~~Results~~Costs ofAssociated ~~Operations~~with ~~and~~Exit ~~Financial~~or ~~Condition~~Disposal Activities.

~~On November 6, 2024,~~ Kennametal Inc. (“Kennametal” or the “Company”) ~~issued~~today anannounced ~~earnings~~that ~~announcement~~it ~~for~~has ~~its~~initiated ~~fiscal~~several ~~2025~~actions ~~first~~that ~~quarter~~support ~~ended~~the ~~September 30,~~long-term ~~2024.~~competitiveness Aof ~~copy~~the ofCompany and align with the ~~press~~Investor ~~release~~Day iscommitments ~~attached~~the ~~hereto~~Company asmade ~~Exhibit~~on ~~99.1~~September ~~and~~8, is2023, ~~incorporated~~including three to five plant closures by ~~reference~~the ~~into~~end ~~this~~of ~~Item~~Fiscal 22027.~~02.~~

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Additionally, to mitigate softer market conditions, especially in EMEA, the Company has initiated a global action to reduce structural costs by removing certain professional headcount.

These combined actions are currently expected to deliver annualized run rate pre-tax savings of approximately $15 million by the end of Fiscal 2025. The Company expects to incur pre-tax charges of approximately $25 million in connection with the execution of these actions; of which approximately $10 million is for cash-related facilities charges, approximately $10 million is for severance-related cash expenditures and approximately $5 million is for non-cash facilities charges. The Company will provide any updates to the full year Fiscal 2025 outlook on its upcoming Q2 earnings call.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Fiscal 2025 First Quarter Earnings Announcement

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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.

KENNAMETAL INC.

Date:

~~November~~January 614, ~~2024~~2025

By:

/s/ ~~John~~Patrick WS. ~~Witt~~Watson

John W. Witt

Patrick S. Watson

Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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