Press Release

LATROBE, Pa., Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --

Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) announced today that its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlos M. Cardoso, as well as key members of the senior management team, will provide an update on the company's strategies at a meeting with the financial community on Wednesday, September 28, in New York.

The formal presentation is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Eastern time and is expected to end by 11:30 a.m. This meeting event will be broadcast live on the company's website, www.kennametal.com. The replay will be available through October 28, 2011. Once on the homepage, select "Investor Relations" and then "Events".

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 2011, customers bought approximately $2.4 billion of Kennametal products and services - delivered by our approximately 11,000 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.