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kmt-20230206
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):
February 6, 2023
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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
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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.
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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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 6, 2023, Kennametal Inc. (Kennametal or the Company) issued an earnings announcement for its fiscal 2023 second quarter ended December 31, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.
The earnings announcement issued on February 6, 2023 is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability of that section unless the Company specifically incorporates it by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1
Fiscal 2023 Second Quarter Earnings Announcement
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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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:
February 6, 2023
By:
/s/ John W. Witt
John W. Witt
Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller
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