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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): August 6, 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On August 6, 2018 , Kennametal Inc. (Kennametal or the Company) issued an earnings announcement for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 . A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02. The earnings announcement issued on August 6, 2018 is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability of that section unless the Company specifically incorporates it by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits 99.1     Fiscal 2018 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Announcement 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 6, 2018       By:   /s/ Patrick S. Watson                 Patrick S. Watson                 Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller