SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Keating Michelle R (Last) (First) (Middle) 525 WILLIAM PENN PLACE 33RD FLOOR (Street) PITTSBURGH PA 15219 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KENNAMETAL INC [ KMT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/29/2024
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/29/2024		A		955(1)	A	$0	33,963.14(4)	D
Common Stock	07/29/2024		A		1,744(2)	A	$0	35,707.14(4)	D
Common Stock	07/29/2024		A		1,868(3)	A	$0	37,575.14(4)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents 955 performance stock units deemed to have been earned by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee ("the Committee") on July 29, 2024, with respect to the third tranche of the Performance Unit Award granted to the reporting person on August 15, 2021, under the Kennametal Inc. 2020 Stock and Incentive Plan (the "2021 Performance Unit Award".) On July 29, 2024, the Committee approved adjusted ROIC payout multiple at 67.3% for the third tranche of the 2021 Performance Unit Award; vesting and actual distribution of these shares remain subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Company through August 15, 2024.

2. Represents 1,744 performance stock units deemed to have been earned by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee ("the Committee") on July 29, 2024, with respect to the second tranche of the Performance Unit Award granted to the reporting person on August 15, 2022 (the "2022 Performance Unit Award"), under the Kennametal Inc. 2020 Stock and Incentive Plan. On July 29, 2024, the Committee approved adjusted ROIC payout multiple at 67.3% for the second tranche of the 2022 Performance Unit Award; vesting and actual distribution of these shares remain subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Company through August 15, 2025.

3. Represents 1,868 performance stock units deemed to have been earned by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee ("the Committee") on July 29, 2024, with respect to the first tranche of the Performance Unit Award granted to the reporting person on August 15, 2023 (the "2023 Performance Unit Award"), under the Kennametal Inc. 2020 Stock and Incentive Plan. On July 29, 2024, the Committee approved adjusted ROIC payout multiple at 67.3% for the first tranche of the 2023 Performance Unit Award; vesting and actual distribution of these shares remain subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Company through August 15, 2026.

4. Includes 73.69 shares held in the Kennametal Inc. 401(k) Plan.

	Michelle R. Keating, as attorney-in-fact	07/31/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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