Press Release

LATROBE, Pa., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) today announced that Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Markos I. Tambakeras will be presenting at the Lehman Brothers Industrial Select conference on February 3, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be simultaneously webcast on http://www.kennametal.com . The presentation will also be archived on http://www.kennametal.com for two weeks.

Kennametal Inc. aspires to be the premier tooling solutions supplier in the world with operational excellence throughout the value chain and best-in- class manufacturing and technology. Kennametal strives to deliver superior shareowner value through top-tier financial performance. The company provides customers a broad range of technologically advanced tools, tooling systems and engineering services aimed at improving customers' manufacturing competitiveness. With about 14,000 employees worldwide, the company's annual sales approximate $2.0 billion, with nearly half coming from sales outside the United States. Kennametal is a five-time winner of the GM "Supplier of the Year" award and is represented in more than 60 countries. Kennametal operations in Europe are headquartered in Furth, Germany. Kennametal Asia Pacific operations are headquartered in Singapore. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.kennametal.com .

SOURCE  Kennametal Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Beth A. Riley, Investor Relations, +1-724-539-6141, or Media
Relations, Joy Chandler, +1-724-539-4618, both of Kennametal Inc./
    /Web site:  http://www.kennametal.com /
    (KMT)

CO:  Kennametal Inc.; Lehman Brothers Industrial Select Conference
ST:  Pennsylvania
IN:  MNG
SU:  CCA MAV

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