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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - KENNAMETAL INC | d611278dex991.htm |
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): August 21, 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 August 27, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Kennametal Inc. (the “Company” or “Kennametal”) announced the appointment of Carlonda R. Reilly, Ph.D., to serve as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, effective September 6, 2018, reporting to President and CEO, Christopher Rossi. Dr. Reilly will replace Dr. Robert Clemens, who will be retiring from the position of Vice President and Chief Technology Officer effective September 6, 2018, but who will remain an employee of the Company through January 2019. Dr. Clemens joined Kennametal in March 2013 and has served more than five years as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 27, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the retirement of Dr. Robert Clemens as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and Dr. Carlonda R. Reilly’s appointment as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 27, 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: August 27, 2018 | Kennametal Inc. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Michelle R. Keating | |||||
| Michelle R. Keating | ||||||
| Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||||||