Press Release

LATROBE, Pa., April 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall 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 in the Mid-Atlantic region on May 8, 2009.

The presentation slides will be available on the company's website, www.kennametal.com, through June 8, 2009. Once on the homepage, select "Investor Relations" and then "Events."

Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) is a leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components and advanced materials consumed in production processes. The company improves customers' competitiveness by providing superior economic returns through the delivery of application knowledge and advanced technology to master the toughest of materials application demands. Companies producing everything from airframes to coal, from medical implants to oil wells and from turbochargers to motorcycle parts recognize Kennametal for extraordinary contributions to their value chains. As of the prior fiscal year end, customers bought approximately $2.7 billion annually of Kennametal products and services--delivered by our 14,000 talented employees in over 60 countries--with more than 50 percent of these revenues coming from outside North America. Visit us at www.kennametal.com. [KMT-G]

SOURCE Kennametal Inc.

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