UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 26, 2020

Kennametal Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Pennsylvania		1-5318		25-0900168
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
525 William Penn Place
Suite 3300
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania				15219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 248-8000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Capital Stock, par value $1.25 per share		KMT		New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights				New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Kennametal Inc. (“Kennametal” or the “Company”) announced that effective August 31, 2020, Mr. Peter A. Dragich will no longer serve as Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Metal Cutting. Mr. Dragich will remain an employee of the Company for transition purposes until November 2020, or such earlier time as agreed to by the Company and Mr. Dragich.

Effective September 1, 2020, Mr. Naeem Rahman will join Kennametal as Vice President Operations, Metal Cutting. Mr. Rahman will report to President and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Rossi. Mr. Rahman has more than twenty years of experience in global operations and business leadership. He will join Kennametal from TE Connectivity where he most recently served as Global Operations Director for one of the company’s business units. Mr. Rahman will be responsible for the Metal Cutting segment’s P&L and driving operational excellence across the Metal Cutting operations globally.

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

						KENNAMETAL INC.
Date:  August 28, 2020				By:		/s/ Michelle R. Keating
						Michelle R. Keating
						Vice President, Secretary     and General Counsel

 

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