Executive Change

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 31, 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.)               600 Grant Street Suite 5100 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania        15219-2706                     (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) 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. [ ]           Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. This Amendment to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2018 (the “Form 8-K”), is to provide information that was not determined or available at the time of the filing of the Form 8-K with respect to the election of Lorraine M. Martin (“Ms. Martin”) to serve as a Director on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Kennametal Inc. (the “Company”), effective as of July 1, 2018. At the meeting of the Company’s Board on July 31, 2018, the Board appointed Ms. Martin to both the Audit Committee and the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, to serve in such capacities until her successor has been chosen and elected or until her earlier resignation or removal. 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: August 2, 2018       By:   /s/ Michelle R. Keating                 Michelle R. Keating                 Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel