Press Release

LATROBE, Pa., Sept 08, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) announced today that Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Cardoso, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Frank Simpkins, will meet with various members of the financial community on September 15, 2010, in Chicago, during the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). Held every two years, IMTS showcases more than 1,100 exhibiting companies with more than 15,000 new machine tools, controls, computers, software, components, systems and processes.

In addition, Mr. Simpkins will meet with various members of the financial community as well as present at the Longbow Research Industrial Manufacturing & Technology Conference in New York City on September 16, 2010. The formal presentation is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. Eastern time and will be available on the company's website, http://www.kennametal.com/. The replay will be available through October 16, 2010. 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 2010, customers bought approximately $1.9 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.