Press Release

LATROBE, Pa., Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) announced today that Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Frank P. Simpkins will meet with various members of the financial community on Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at the Credit Suisse Industrials Conference in New York City. In addition, Mr. Simpkins will meet with various members of the financial community on September 15, 2011, at the Longbow Research Industrial Manufacturing & Technology Investor Conference in New York City. The presentation slides and audio replay, if applicable, for the conferences will be available on the company's website, http://www.kennametal.com/ for thirty days following each event. 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 http://www.kennametal.com/.

SOURCE: Kennametal Inc.