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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): October 28, 2025   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.)         525 William Penn Place      Suite 3300 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)      (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 412 )  248-8000 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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 28, 2025, the Company's Shareowners voted on the election of eight directors with terms to expire in 2026, the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 and an advisory vote on executive compensation. The 72,443,421 shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting were voted as described below. I.    The eight directors listed below were elected to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of Shareowners in 2026 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified by the following vote: For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Joseph Alvarado 65,855,590  4,104,709  2,483,122  Shelley Bausch 69,715,244  245,055  2,483,122  Sanjay Chowbey 69,388,811  571,488  2,483,122  Douglas T. Dietrich 69,334,818  625,481  2,483,122  William M. Lambert 69,432,542  527,757  2,483,122  Lorraine M. Martin 69,193,889  766,410  2,483,122  Sagar A. Patel 67,284,091  2,676,208  2,483,122  Paul Sternlieb 69,015,807  944,492  2,483,122  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, 2026 was approved by the following vote: For Against Abstained PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 70,958,013  1,350,152  135,256  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 68,982,027  875,961  102,311  2,483,122  Item 8.01 Other Events. On October 28, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.20 per share. The dividend is payable on November 24, 2025 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 10, 2025. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 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 30, 2025 By:   /s/ Michelle R. Keating     Michelle R. Keating     Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel   3