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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 ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 13, 2018

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.)

 

        World Headquarters
        600 Grant Street
        Suite 5100
        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  15219

 

(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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 15, 2018, Kennametal Inc. (“Kennametal” or the “Company”) announced that Mr. Jan Kees van Gaalen, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, would be retiring from the Company in September 2018 after serving in the role since September 3, 2015. The Company has engaged in an external search for a replacement.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 15, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that Mr. van Gaalen would be retiring from the Company. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press Release dated June 15, 2018


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.

 

Date: June 15, 2018     Kennametal Inc.
    By:    

/s/ Michelle R. Keating

      Michelle R. Keating
      Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel