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<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-___________



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;10, 2005



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>KENNAMETAL INC.</B>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>25-0900168</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>World Headquarters<BR>
1600 Technology Way<BR>
P.O. Box 231<BR>
Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650-0231</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 16pt"><B>KENNAMETAL THRIFT PLUS PLAN</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(formerly known as the Kennametal Thrift Plan)</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 16pt"><B>AND</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 16pt"><B>KENNAMETAL RETIREMENT INCOME SAVINGS PLAN</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(formerly known as the Greenfield Industries, Inc. Retirement Income Savings Plan)</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Full title of the plans)</DIV>



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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>David W. Greenfield, Esquire</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Copies of communications to:</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Ronald Basso, Esquire</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Kennametal Inc.</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Buchanan Ingersoll PC</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>World Headquarters</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">One Oxford Centre</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>1600 Technology Way</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">301 Grant Street, 20th Floor</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>P.O. Box 231</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1410</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650-0231</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">412-562-8800</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>


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                    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Capital Stock<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"> (1)</SUP> (par value $1.25 per share)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,000,000&nbsp;shares</TD>
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    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2) </SUP></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Includes Preferred Stock Purchase Rights. Prior to the occurrence of certain
events, such rights will not be exercisable or evidenced separately from the Capital Stock.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(h). In accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h), such price is the average of the high and low sale
prices for the Capital Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on May&nbsp;5, 2005.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Calculated pursuant to Section&nbsp;6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933.</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefit plans describe herein.</DIV></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INCORPORATION OF PRIOR REGISTRATION STATEMENTS BY REFERENCE</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kennametal Inc. (the &#147;Corporation&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration
Statement the information contained in the Corporation&#146;s earlier Registration Statement, File No.
333-88049, relating to the Kennametal Thrift Plus Plan (f/k/a the Kennametal Thrift Plan) and the
Kennametal Retirement Income Savings Plan (f/k/a/ the Greenfield Industries, Inc. Retirement Income
Savings Plan), except Item&nbsp;8 shall read in its entirety as set
forth below and item&nbsp;3(d) of the earlier Registration Statement
shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">ITEM 8. EXHIBITS



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement, which are
incorporated herein:


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    <TD>Rights Agreement, effective as of November&nbsp;2, 2000 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;1 of Form 8-A filed on October&nbsp;10, 2000)</TD>
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    <TD>First Amendment to Rights Agreement, made and entered into as of October&nbsp;6,
2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of Form 8-K filed on October&nbsp;6, 2004)</TD>
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    <TD>Opinion of Buchanan Ingersoll PC</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter with respect to the Kennametal
Thrift Plus Plan</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">5.03&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter with respect to the Kennametal
Retirement Income Savings Plan</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
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    <TD>Consent of Buchanan Ingersoll PC (contained in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.01 hereto)</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">24.01&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Powers of Attorney (contained herein on the signature page)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, on this 10th day of May, 2005.


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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">KENNAMETAL INC.<BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ David W. Greenfield
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">David W. Greenfield&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Markos I. Tambakeras and David W. Greenfield, and each of them, such person&#146;s true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and revocation, for such
person and in such person&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement) and to file the
same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be
done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent or any of them, or their or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on this 10th day of
May, 2005.

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Markos I. Tambakeras
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Cathy R. Smith
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Cathy R. Smith</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Timothy A. Hibbard
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Timothy A. Hibbard</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Peter B. Bartlett
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Peter B. Bartlett</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ronald M. DeFeo
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ronald M. DeFeo</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ A. Peter Held
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">A. Peter Held</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Timothy R. McLevish
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Timothy R. McLevish</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William R. Newlin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">William R. Newlin</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Lawrence W. Stranghoener
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Lawrence W. Stranghoener</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Larry D. Yost
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Larry D. Yost</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;THE PLANS. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the plan administrator
of the Kennametal Thrift Plus Plan has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Unity
Township, Westmoreland County,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 10th day of May, 2005.


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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">KENNAMETAL THRIFT PLUS PLAN<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Veronica McDonough
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Veronica McDonough, Plan Administrator&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the plan administrator of the
Kennametal Retirement Income Savings Plan has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Unity
Township, Westmoreland County,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 10th day of May, 2005.


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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">KENNAMETAL RETIREMENT INCOME SAVINGS PLAN<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Veronica McDonough
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Veronica McDonough, Plan Administrator&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>


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    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.01</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Rights Agreement, effective as of November&nbsp;2, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;1
of Form&nbsp;8-A filed on October&nbsp;10, 2000)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">4.02</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">First Amendment to Rights Agreement, made and entered into as of October&nbsp;6, 2004
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of Form&nbsp;8-K filed on October&nbsp;6, 2004)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.01</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Opinion of Buchanan Ingersoll PC</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.02</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter with respect to the Kennametal Thrift Plus Plan</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5.03</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter with respect to the Kennametal Retirement
Income Savings Plan</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.01</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">23.02</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Consent of Buchanan Ingersoll PC (contained in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.01 hereto)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">24.01</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Powers of Attorney (contained herein on the signature page)</DIV></TD>
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KENNAMETAL INC.                 Form S-8
Registration No. 333-___________
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2005
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
KENNAMETAL INC.
Pennsylvania
25-0900168
(State or jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
World Headquarters
1600 Technology Way
P.O. Box 231
Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650-0231
(Address of principal executive offices)
KENNAMETAL THRIFT PLUS PLAN
(formerly known as the Kennametal Thrift Plan)
AND
KENNAMETAL RETIREMENT INCOME SAVINGS PLAN
(formerly known as the Greenfield Industries, Inc. Retirement Income Savings Plan)
(Full title of the plans)
David W. Greenfield, Esquire
Copies of communications to:
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
Ronald Basso, Esquire
Kennametal Inc.
Buchanan Ingersoll PC
World Headquarters
One Oxford Centre
1600 Technology Way
301 Grant Street, 20th Floor
P.O. Box 231
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1410
Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650-0231
412-562-8800
(Name and address of agent for service)
724-539-5000
(Telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities To Be
Amount to Be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Registered
Registered
(4)
Per Share
Price
Registration Fee
Capital Stock
(1)
(par value $1.25 per share)
1,000,000 shares
$
45.74
(2)
$
45,740,000
$
5,383.60
(3)
(1)
Includes Preferred Stock Purchase Rights. Prior to the occurrence of certain
events, such rights will not be exercisable or evidenced separately from the Capital Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(h). In accordance with Rule 457(h), such price is the average of the high and low sale
prices for the Capital Stock as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on May 5, 2005.
(3)
Calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933.
(4)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefit plans describe herein.
INCORPORATION OF PRIOR REGISTRATION STATEMENTS BY REFERENCE
Kennametal Inc. (the "Corporation") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration
Statement the information contained in the Corporation's earlier Registration Statement, File No.
333-88049, relating to the Kennametal Thrift Plus Plan (f/k/a the Kennametal Thrift Plan) and the
Kennametal Retirement Income Savings Plan (f/k/a/ the Greenfield Industries, Inc. Retirement Income
Savings Plan), except Item 8 shall read in its entirety as set
forth below and item 3(d) of the earlier Registration Statement
shall not be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement, which are
incorporated herein:
4.01
Rights Agreement, effective as of November 2, 2000 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 1 of Form 8-A filed on October 10, 2000)
4.02
First Amendment to Rights Agreement, made and entered into as of October 6,
2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2004)
5.01
Opinion of Buchanan Ingersoll PC
5.02
Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter with respect to the Kennametal
Thrift Plus Plan
5.03
Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter with respect to the Kennametal
Retirement Income Savings Plan
23.01
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.02
Consent of Buchanan Ingersoll PC (contained in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.01 hereto)
24.01
Powers of Attorney (contained herein on the signature page)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, on this 10th day of May, 2005.
KENNAMETAL INC.
By:
/s/ David W. Greenfield
David W. Greenfield
Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Markos I. Tambakeras and David W. Greenfield, and each of them, such person's true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and revocation, for such
person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement) and to file the
same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be
done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent or any of them, or their or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on this 10th day of
May, 2005.
Signature
Capacity
/s/ Markos I. Tambakeras
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Markos I. Tambakeras
/s/ Cathy R. Smith
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Cathy R. Smith
/s/ Timothy A. Hibbard
Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
Timothy A. Hibbard
/s/ Peter B. Bartlett
Director
Peter B. Bartlett
/s/ Ronald M. DeFeo
Director
Ronald M. DeFeo
/s/ A. Peter Held
Director
A. Peter Held
/s/ Timothy R. McLevish
Director
Timothy R. McLevish
/s/ William R. Newlin
Director
William R. Newlin
/s/ Lawrence W. Stranghoener
Director
Lawrence W. Stranghoener
/s/ Larry D. Yost
Director
Larry D. Yost
THE PLANS. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the plan administrator
of the Kennametal Thrift Plus Plan has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Unity
Township, Westmoreland County,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 10th day of May, 2005.
KENNAMETAL THRIFT PLUS PLAN
By:
/s/ Veronica McDonough
Veronica McDonough, Plan Administrator
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the plan administrator of the
Kennametal Retirement Income Savings Plan has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Unity
Township, Westmoreland County,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the 10th day of May, 2005.
KENNAMETAL RETIREMENT INCOME SAVINGS PLAN
By:
/s/ Veronica McDonough
Veronica McDonough, Plan Administrator
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO.
DESCRIPTION
4.01
Rights Agreement, effective as of November 2, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1
of Form 8-A filed on October 10, 2000)
4.02
First Amendment to Rights Agreement, made and entered into as of October 6, 2004
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2004)
5.01
Opinion of Buchanan Ingersoll PC
5.02
Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter with respect to the Kennametal Thrift Plus Plan
5.03
Internal Revenue Service Determination Letter with respect to the Kennametal Retirement
Income Savings Plan
23.01
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.02
Consent of Buchanan Ingersoll PC (contained in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.01 hereto)
24.01
Powers of Attorney (contained herein on the signature page)