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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On May 26, 2026, Kennametal Inc. (the “Company”) issued (i) a press release announcing the pricing terms of its cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase any and all of the Company’s 4.625% Senior Notes due 2028, and (ii) a press release announcing the final results and expiration of the Tender Offer. Copies of the press releases are filed as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this report and are incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company issued May 26, 2026, announcing the pricing terms of the Tender Offer. | |
| 99.2 | Press Release of the Company issued May 27, 2026, announcing the final results and expiration of the Tender Offer. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| KENNAMETAL INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 27, 2026 |
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By: | /s/ Michelle R. Keating | |||
| Michelle R. Keating | ||||||
| Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||||||