Press Release

LATROBE. Pa., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

               10 a.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, October 29, 2009
                                  Hosted by:
      Carlos M. Cardoso - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
        Frank P. Simpkins - Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    Listen via real-time audio on the Kennametal website at www.kennametal.com
                  Select "Investor Relations" and then "Events"
                   Replay available through November 28, 2009

Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) delivers productivity to customers seeking peak performance in demanding environments by providing innovative custom and standard wear-resistant solutions. This proven productivity is enabled through our advanced materials sciences and application knowledge. Our commitment to a sustainable environment provides additional value to our customers. Companies operating in everything from airframes to coal mining, from engines to oil wells and from turbochargers to construction recognize Kennametal for extraordinary contributions to their value chains. In fiscal year 2009, customers bought approximately $2.0 billion of Kennametal products and services -- delivered by our nearly 12,000 talented employees doing business in more than 60 countries -- with more than 50 percent of these revenues coming from outside North America. Visit us at www.kennametal.com.

SOURCE Kennametal Inc.

Investor Relations, Quynh McGuire, +1-724-539-6559, or Media Relations, Joy Chandler, +1-724-539-4618, both of Kennametal Inc.