8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 20, 2015

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.)
600 Grant Street Suite 5100 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania		15219-2706
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 248-8000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 20, 2015, Kennametal Inc. issued a press release announcing the appointment of Charles M. Byrnes as its Vice President and Executive Vice President, Industrial Business Segment effective December 7, 2015. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

99.1    Charles M. Byrnes Press Release dated November 20, 2015

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		KENNAMETAL INC.
Date: November 23, 2015	By:	/s/ Kevin G. Nowe
		Kevin G. Nowe
		Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

DATE: November 20, 2015

Media Relations

CONTACT: Christina Sutter

PHONE: 412-248-8221

Interim Investor Relations

CONTACT: Beth Riley

PHONE: 412-248-8254

Kennametal Board Names Industrial Segment Leader

PITTSBURGH, Pa., November 20, 2015 - Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Charles (Chuck) M. Byrnes, Jr. to the position of Kennametal vice president and executive vice president of the Industrial business segment effective December 7, 2015.

In this role, Byrnes will lead the company’s Industrial business and will be responsible for growth in diverse industries served by Kennametal and WIDIA metalworking solutions and services.

Byrnes has nearly 30 years of global commercial experience in the metals components industry. He joins Kennametal from General Bearing Corporation where he recently served as president. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of sales and marketing for Accuride Corporation. Previously, he held numerous leadership positions in North America and Europe across sales, marketing, new business development, purchasing and engineering at Accuride Corporation and The Timken Company. He holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

At the forefront of advanced materials innovation for more than 75 years, Kennametal Inc. is a global industrial technology leader delivering productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day nearly 13,000 employees are helping customers in more than 60 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated more than $2.6 billion in revenues in fiscal 2015. Learn more at www.kennametal.com.

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