UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 19, 2026, Kennametal Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company has commenced a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase any and all of the Company’s 4.625% Senior Notes due 2028. The Tender Offer is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an Offer to Purchase, dated May 19, 2026.
The Company also announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of senior notes.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company issued May 19, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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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: May 19, 2026 |
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By: | /s/ Michelle R. Keating | |||
| Michelle R. Keating | ||||||
| Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||||||
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