SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Rossi Christopher (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KENNAMETAL INC. 525 WILLIAM PENN PLACE, 33RD FLOOR (Street) PITTSBURGH PA 15219 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KENNAMETAL INC [ KMT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/02/2021
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/02/2021		M		25,935(1)	A	$36.25	140,420.73	D
Common Stock	08/02/2021		F		9,561	D	$36.25	130,859.73	D
Common Stock	08/02/2021		J		18,623(2)	D	$0	112,236.73	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	08/02/2021		M			11,036	08/01/2021	(4)	Common Stock	11,036	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 14,899 performance unit shares vested and distributed as common stock under Kennametal's 2018 Performance Unit Award.

2. Represents 18,623 performance unit shares previously reported on Form 4 as deemed earned shares under Kennametal's 2018 Performance Unit Award that have met the performance requirements for distribution as common shares. Previously reported performance unit shares are subject to a relative TSR multiplier, calculated on July 26, 2021 as 80%, approved by the Compensation Committee of Kennametal's Board of Directors, and applied upon vesting. Distributed performance unit shares are separately reported on Form 4 as acquired common stock.

3. 1 - for - 1

4. Restricted stock units are subject to time-based vesting and are distributed in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary date of the grant date.

	Michelle R. Keating	08/03/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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