Shareholder Vote

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): October 29, 2019   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. [ ] Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered Capital Stock, par value $1.25 per share KMT New York Stock Exchange Preferred Stock Purchase Rights   New York Stock Exchange           Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. At the Annual Meeting of Shareowners of Kennametal Inc. (the Company) on October 29, 2019, the Company's Shareowners voted on the election of ten directors with terms to expire in 2020, the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 and an advisory vote on executive compensation. The 78,558,029 shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting were voted as described below.   I. The ten directors listed below were elected to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of Shareowners in 2020 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified by the following vote:     For   Withheld     Broker Non-Votes Joseph Alvarado   75,086,945   457,339   3,013,745 Cindy L. Davis   74,933,821   610,463   3,013,745 William J. Harvey   75,089,680   454,604   3,013,745 William M. Lambert   74,926,310   617,974   3,013,745 Lorraine M. Martin   74,938,187   606,097   3,013,745 Timothy R. McLevish   71,381,352   4,162,932   3,013,745 Sagar A. Patel   74,938,345   605,939   3,013,745 Christopher Rossi   75,208,446   335,838   3,013,745 Lawrence W. Stranghoener   74,711,462   832,822   3,013,745 Steven H. Wunning   74,271,411   1,272,873   3,013,745 II. The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 was approved by the following vote:     For   Against   Abstained PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP   76,941,525   1,459,916   156,588 III. The advisory vote on executive compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement, was approved on an advisory basis by the following vote:     For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non -Votes Executive compensation   74,400,111   831,568   312,605   3,013,745 2 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: October 31, 2019     By:   /s/ Michelle R. Keating                   Michelle R. Keating                   Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel     3