Form 8-K
8-K — KENNAMETAL INC
Accession: 0001628280-26-068074
Filed: 2026-10-29
Period: 2026-10-27
CIK: 0000055242
SIC: 3541 (MACHINE TOOLS, METAL CUTTING TYPES)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item: Other Events
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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): October 27, 2026
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):
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ 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 ☐
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. ☐
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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareowners of Kennametal Inc. (the "Company") on October 27, 2026, the Company's Shareowners voted on the election of nine directors with terms to expire in 2027, the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 and an advisory vote on executive compensation. The 69,776,589 shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting were voted as described below.
I. The nine directors listed below were elected to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of Shareowners in 2027 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified by the following vote:
For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Joseph Alvarado 59,961,025 5,598,847 4,216,717
Shelley Bausch 65,405,831 154,041 4,216,717
Sanjay Chowbey 65,382,330 177,542 4,216,717
Douglas T. Dietrich 64,227,240 1,332,632 4,216,717
Richard J. Harshman 65,410,955 148,917 4,216,717
Dawne Hickton 65,351,421 208,451 4,216,717
Lorraine M. Martin 63,752,590 1,807,282 4,216,717
Sagar A. Patel 64,368,904 1,190,968 4,216,717
Paul Sternlieb 65,418,184 141,688 4,216,717
II. The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 was approved by the following vote:
For Against Abstained
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 67,567,969 2,190,188 18,432
III. The advisory vote on executive compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement, was approved on an advisory basis by the following vote:
For Against Abstained Broker Non-Votes
Executive compensation 62,066,892 3,313,172 179,808 4,216,717
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 27, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.20 per share. The dividend is payable on November 23, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 9, 2026.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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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: October 29, 2026 By: /s/ Michelle R. Keating
Michelle R. Keating
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
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