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  <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
  <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>KENNAMETAL INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Pennsylvania</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">25-0900168</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>525 William Penn Place</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 3300</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pittsburgh,
  Pennsylvania</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</B></TD>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>KENNAMETAL INC. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2024 STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michelle R. Keating, Esq. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kennametal Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>525
  William Penn Place, Suite 3300 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and Address of agent for service) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(412) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">248-8200</FONT> </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jeffrey
  G. Aromatorio, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Reed Smith LLP </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>225 Fifth Avenue </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2716 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (412) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">288-3364</FONT> </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.<B>&#8194;</B><B></B>&#9744;<B></B><B></B> </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I are not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
  &#147;Commission&#148;) as part of this Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;1933 Act&#148;). The documents containing information
  specified in the instructions to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> will be sent or given to employees participating in the 2024 Stock and Incentive Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the 1933 Act. Those documents and the
  documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the 1933 Act. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the registrant, Kennametal Inc. (the &#147;Corporation&#148;), with the Commission are incorporated by
  reference in this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The registrant&#146;s latest annual report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524224000055/kmt-20240630.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;30, 2024,&nbsp;filed on August&nbsp;12, 2024 pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the&nbsp;&#147;1934 Act&#148;); </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The registrant&#146;s quarterly report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524224000067/kmt-20240930.htm">Form
   10-Q</A> for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, filed on November 6, 2024; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The registrant&#146;s current reports
  on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K/A</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524224000047/kmt-20240730.htm">August<U>
  </U>&nbsp;5, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524224000058/kmt-20240730.htm">August<U></U>&nbsp;
  26, 2024</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524224000060/kmt-20241029.htm">November<U></U>&nbsp;1, 2024</A>; </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The information specifically incorporated by reference into the registrant&#146;s annual report on Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> from the registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000155837024012834/kmt-20241029xdef14a.htm">Schedule 14A</A>,
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  17, 2024; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The description of the registrant&#146;s Capital Stock set forth on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524224000055/kmt630202410kex49.htm">Exhibit
   4.9</A> in the registrant&#146;s<U></U>&nbsp;latest annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended June<U></U>&nbsp;30, 2024 filed on August<U></U>&nbsp;12, 2024<U></U>&nbsp;pursuant to
  Section<U></U>&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
  13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act (other than portions of those documents furnished or otherwise not deemed to be filed), prior to the filing of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">post-effective</FONT> amendment which indicates that all securities
  offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to
  be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any other contemporaneously or subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
  incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
  Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;5. Interests of
  Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. <I>Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law</I>. Sections 1741 and 1742 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law (the &#147;BCL&#148;)
  provide that a business corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such
  person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other enterprise, against expenses (including
  attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines </P>
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  and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be
  in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action by or in the right of the corporation, such
  indemnification is limited to expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
  claim, issue or matter as to which such person has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, a court determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
  circumstances, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses that the court deems proper. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BCL
  Section&nbsp;1744 provides that, unless ordered by a court, any indemnification referred to above shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification is proper in the circumstances
  because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct. Such determination shall be made: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) by the Board of
  Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the proceeding; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) if such a
  quorum is not obtainable, or if obtainable and a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) by the shareholders. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the above, BCL Section&nbsp;1743 provides that to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a business
  corporation is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and
  reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BCL Section&nbsp;1745 provides that expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees)
  incurred by an officer, director, employee or agent of a business corporation in defending any proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking to repay the amount
  advanced if it is ultimately determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <I>Indemnification
  Bylaws</I>. Kennametal&#146;s Bylaws provide that it is obligated to indemnify directors, officers and other persons serving at the request of Kennametal in certain other capacities, against all reasonable expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees)
  and any liability and loss, including judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement incurred or paid by such person in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
  administrative or investigative and whether or not by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person was an officer or director of Kennametal or served in certain other capacities. The Bylaws provide that no
  indemnification shall be made where the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for indemnification is determined by a court to have constituted willful misconduct or recklessness or where the proceeding has been initiated by the person
  seeking indemnification and was not <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-authorized</FONT> by the Board of Directors (except in the case where the person successfully, in whole or in part, brings suit against the Corporation to enforce such
  person&#146;s right to indemnification). The Bylaws provide that to the extent required by law, the payment of expenses incurred by an officer or director in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an
  undertaking, by or on behalf of such person, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified. The Bylaws also state that the right to indemnification, including the right to
  advancement of expenses, is a contract right which will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer or trustee, and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by BCL Section&nbsp;1713, Kennametal&#146;s Bylaws provide that directors generally will not be personally liable for monetary
  damages for any action taken or failure to take any action unless the director has breached or failed to perform his or her duty as a fiduciary (the standard of care established by the BCL), and such failure constitutes self-dealing, willful
  misconduct or recklessness; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i)&nbsp;for any responsibility or liability of such director pursuant to any criminal statute, or (ii)&nbsp;for any
  liability of a director for the payment of taxes pursuant to local, State or Federal law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. <I>Director and Officer Liability
  Insurance</I>. Kennametal purchases and maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance. Through this liability insurance, Kennametal provides insurance contracts for its directors and officers which insures them, within the limits
  and subject to the limitations of the policies, against certain expenses and liabilities which have been incurred by, or resulted from, any actions, suits or proceedings to which they are parties by reason of being or having served as directors or
  officers of Kennametal. </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <I>Indemnification Agreements</I>. Kennametal has entered into Indemnification
  Agreements, with such officers of the registrant as are designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The form of agreement
  provides similar rights to indemnification against liability and expenses as are provided in the Indemnification Bylaws. In addition, the form of agreement provides that Kennametal will pay expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred or
  estimated to be incurred by an indemnitee in connection with a threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition provided the indemnitee agrees to repay to Kennametal the amount of such expenses that it
  is ultimately determined the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the form of agreement, Kennametal represents that it
  has directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance in place and agrees to purchase and maintain such insurance, in such amount as is deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors, during the term of the officers service to Kennametal and
  thereafter (but in no event longer than four&nbsp;years) so long as indemnitee is subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the indemnitees service to Kennametal. The indemnification
  provided under the form of agreement is not exclusive of any other rights and the indemnification rights provided under the form of agreement are independent of the rights to indemnification provided by the Indemnification Bylaws. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;8. Exhibits.
  </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibits are hereby filed as part of this Registration Statement: </P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524214000022/kmt93020148kex-3i.htm">Articles of Incorporation of Kennametal Inc., as amended and restated through October&nbsp;
  28, 2014, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.(i) to the Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;30, 2014. </A></TD></TR>
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  26, 2016, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporation&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;28, 2016. </A></TD></TR>
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   2024, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix B of the Corporation&#146;s Proxy Statement filed September&nbsp;17, 2024. </A></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;9. Undertakings. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>(a) Rule
  415 offering. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">post-effective</FONT> amendment to
  this registration statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933
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  effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">post-effective</FONT> amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
  registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end
  of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum
  aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
  statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however,</I> that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
  not apply if the information required to be included in a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">post-effective</FONT> amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
  Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;) that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement; </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">post-effective</FONT>
  amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">post-effective</FONT> amendment any of the securities being
  registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>(b) Filings incorporating subsequent 1934 Act Documents by
  Reference. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each
  filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>(h) Filing of Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> </I></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
  registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is,
  therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
  defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
  controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Pittsburgh,
  Pennsylvania, on November&nbsp;6, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">KENNAMETAL INC.</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Sanjay Chowbey</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Sanjay Chowbey and Michelle R. Keating,
  and each of them, such person&#146;s true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> 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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">post-effective</FONT> 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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> 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 <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> 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>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 6<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of November, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ William M. Lambert</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">William M. Lambert</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director; Chairman of the Board of Directors</P></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sanjay Chowbey</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director; President and Chief Executive Officer; Principal Executive Officer</P></TD></TR>
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2024
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, DC 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  KENNAMETAL INC.
  (Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Pennsylvania
  25-0900168
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  525 William Penn Place
  Suite 3300
  Pittsburgh,
  Pennsylvania
  15219
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  KENNAMETAL INC.
  2024 STOCK AND INCENTIVE PLAN
  (Full title of the plan)
  Michelle R. Keating, Esq.
  Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
  Kennametal Inc.
  525
  William Penn Place, Suite 3300
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
  (Name and Address of agent for service)
  (412)
  248-8200
  (Telephone Number, including area code, of agent for service)
  Copy to:
  Jeffrey
  G. Aromatorio, Esq.
  Reed Smith LLP
  225 Fifth Avenue
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2716
  Telephone: (412)
  288-3364
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
  ☐
  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I are not required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
  "Commission") as part of this Form
  S-8
  Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"). The documents containing information
  specified in the instructions to Part I of Form
  S-8
  will be sent or given to employees participating in the 2024 Stock and Incentive Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the 1933 Act. Those documents and the
  documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the 1933 Act.
  PART II
  INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
  The following documents filed by the registrant, Kennametal Inc. (the "Corporation"), with the Commission are incorporated by
  reference in this Registration Statement:
  (a) The registrant's latest annual report on
  Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, filed on August 12, 2024 pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act");
  (b) The registrant's quarterly report on
  Form
   10-Q
  for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, filed on November 6, 2024;
  (c) The registrant's current reports
  on Form
  8-K
  or Form
  8-K/A
  filed on
  August
  5, 2024
  ,
  August
  26, 2024
  , and
  November
  1, 2024
  ;
  (d) The information specifically incorporated by reference into the registrant's annual report on Form
  10-K
  from the registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on
  Schedule 14A
  ,
  filed on September 
  17, 2024; and
  (e) The description of the registrant's Capital Stock set forth on
  Exhibit
   4.9
  in the registrant's
  latest annual report on Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended June
  30, 2024 filed on August
  12, 2024
  pursuant to
  Section
  13(a) or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.
  All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
  13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the 1934 Act (other than portions of those documents furnished or otherwise not deemed to be filed), prior to the filing of a
  post-effective
  amendment which indicates that all securities
  offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
  Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to
  be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any other contemporaneously or subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
  incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
  Statement.
  Item 4. Description of Securities.
  Not applicable.
  Item 5. Interests of
  Named Experts and Counsel.
  Not applicable.
  Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
  1.
  Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law
  . Sections 1741 and 1742 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law (the "BCL")
  provide that a business corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such
  person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other enterprise, against expenses (including
  attorneys' fees), judgments, fines
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  and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be
  in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action by or in the right of the corporation, such
  indemnification is limited to expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
  claim, issue or matter as to which such person has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, a court determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
  circumstances, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses that the court deems proper.
  BCL
  Section 1744 provides that, unless ordered by a court, any indemnification referred to above shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification is proper in the circumstances
  because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct. Such determination shall be made:
  (1) by the Board of
  Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the proceeding; or
  (2) if such a
  quorum is not obtainable, or if obtainable and a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or
  (3) by the shareholders.
  Notwithstanding the above, BCL Section 1743 provides that to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a business
  corporation is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
  reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
  BCL Section 1745 provides that expenses (including attorneys' fees)
  incurred by an officer, director, employee or agent of a business corporation in defending any proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking to repay the amount
  advanced if it is ultimately determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation.
  2.
  Indemnification
  Bylaws
  . Kennametal's Bylaws provide that it is obligated to indemnify directors, officers and other persons serving at the request of Kennametal in certain other capacities, against all reasonable expenses (including attorneys' fees)
  and any liability and loss, including judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement incurred or paid by such person in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
  administrative or investigative and whether or not by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person was an officer or director of Kennametal or served in certain other capacities. The Bylaws provide that no
  indemnification shall be made where the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for indemnification is determined by a court to have constituted willful misconduct or recklessness or where the proceeding has been initiated by the person
  seeking indemnification and was not
  pre-authorized
  by the Board of Directors (except in the case where the person successfully, in whole or in part, brings suit against the Corporation to enforce such
  person's right to indemnification). The Bylaws provide that to the extent required by law, the payment of expenses incurred by an officer or director in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an
  undertaking, by or on behalf of such person, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified. The Bylaws also state that the right to indemnification, including the right to
  advancement of expenses, is a contract right which will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer or trustee, and inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.
  As permitted by BCL Section 1713, Kennametal's Bylaws provide that directors generally will not be personally liable for monetary
  damages for any action taken or failure to take any action unless the director has breached or failed to perform his or her duty as a fiduciary (the standard of care established by the BCL), and such failure constitutes self-dealing, willful
  misconduct or recklessness; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any responsibility or liability of such director pursuant to any criminal statute, or (ii) for any
  liability of a director for the payment of taxes pursuant to local, State or Federal law.
  3.
  Director and Officer Liability
  Insurance
  . Kennametal purchases and maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance. Through this liability insurance, Kennametal provides insurance contracts for its directors and officers which insures them, within the limits
  and subject to the limitations of the policies, against certain expenses and liabilities which have been incurred by, or resulted from, any actions, suits or proceedings to which they are parties by reason of being or having served as directors or
  officers of Kennametal.
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  4.
  Indemnification Agreements
  . Kennametal has entered into Indemnification
  Agreements, with such officers of the registrant as are designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.
  The form of agreement
  provides similar rights to indemnification against liability and expenses as are provided in the Indemnification Bylaws. In addition, the form of agreement provides that Kennametal will pay expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred or
  estimated to be incurred by an indemnitee in connection with a threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition provided the indemnitee agrees to repay to Kennametal the amount of such expenses that it
  is ultimately determined the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for.
  In the form of agreement, Kennametal represents that it
  has directors' and officers' liability insurance in place and agrees to purchase and maintain such insurance, in such amount as is deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors, during the term of the officers service to Kennametal and
  thereafter (but in no event longer than four years) so long as indemnitee is subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the indemnitees service to Kennametal. The indemnification
  provided under the form of agreement is not exclusive of any other rights and the indemnification rights provided under the form of agreement are independent of the rights to indemnification provided by the Indemnification Bylaws.
  Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
  Not applicable.
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  The following exhibits are hereby filed as part of this Registration Statement:
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  4.1
  Articles of Incorporation of Kennametal Inc., as amended and restated through October 
  28, 2014, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.(i) to the Corporation's Current Report on Form
  8-K
  filed with the Commission on October 30, 2014.
  4.2
  By-Laws
  of Kennametal Inc., as amended and restated through July 
  26, 2016, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporation's Current Report on Form
  8-K
  filed with the Commission on July 28, 2016.
  4.3
  Kennametal Inc. 2024 Stock and Incentive Plan, amended and restated through October 29,
   2024, incorporated herein by reference to Appendix B of the Corporation's Proxy Statement filed September 17, 2024.
  5.1
  Opinion of Reed Smith LLP.*
  23.1
  Consent of Reed Smith LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement).*
  23.2
  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.*
  24.1
  Powers of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).
  107
  Calculation of Filing Fee Table*
  *
  Filed herewith.
  Item 9. Undertakings.
  (a) Rule
  415 offering.
  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
  post-effective
  amendment to
  this registration statement:
  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933
  (the "1933 Act");
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  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
  effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
  post-effective
  amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
  registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end
  of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum
  aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
  statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
  Provided, however,
  that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
  not apply if the information required to be included in a
  post-effective
  amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
  Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement;
  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each such
  post-effective
  amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
  (3) To remove from registration by means of a
  post-effective
  amendment any of the securities being
  registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  (b) Filings incorporating subsequent 1934 Act Documents by
  Reference.
  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each
  filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
  securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (h) Filing of Registration Statement on Form
  S-8.
  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
  registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is,
  therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
  defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
  controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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  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 Pittsburgh,
  Pennsylvania, on November 6, 2024.
  KENNAMETAL INC.
  By:
  /s/ Sanjay Chowbey
  Sanjay Chowbey
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Sanjay Chowbey and Michelle R. Keating,
  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 6
  th
  day of November, 2024.
  Signature
  Capacity
  /s/ William M. Lambert
  William M. Lambert
  Director; Chairman of the Board of Directors
  /s/ Sanjay Chowbey
  Sanjay Chowbey
  Director; President and Chief Executive Officer; Principal Executive Officer
  /s/ Patrick Watson
  Patrick Watson
  Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer; Principal Financial Officer
  /s/ John W. Witt
  John W. Witt
  Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller; Principal Accounting Officer
  /s/ Joseph Alvarado
  Joseph Alvarado
  Director
  /s/ Cindy L. Davis
  Cindy L. Davis
  Director
  /s/ William J. Harvey
  William J. Harvey
  Director
  /s/ Lorraine M. Martin
  Lorraine M. Martin
  Director
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  /s/ Sagar A. Patel
  Sagar A. Patel
  Director
  /s/ Paul Sternlieb
  Paul Sternlieb
  Director
  /s/ Steven H. Wunning
  Steven H. Wunning
  Director
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