Kennametal Inc. filings document regulatory disclosures for an NYSE-listed industrial technology manufacturer incorporated in Pennsylvania. Its 8-K reports cover operating results, earnings announcements, dividend declarations, material agreements and registered securities, including capital stock and preferred stock purchase rights.
The company's filing record also includes disclosures on financing arrangements, such as credit agreements involving Kennametal and foreign subsidiary entities, and proxy materials covering director elections, auditor ratification and executive compensation votes. These documents frame Kennametal's public-company governance, capital structure, operating performance and risk-related disclosures around its metal cutting, tooling and wear-resistant solutions business.
Watson Patrick S reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Kennametal vice president Patrick S. Watson reported four equity awards on July 27, 2026, totaling 33,870 performance stock units under the company’s stock incentive plans. These units, tied to adjusted ROIC and adjusted EBITDA margin with a 200.0% payout, will vest and be distributed only if he remains employed through dates ranging from August 15, 2025 to August 15, 2028.
Reilly Carlonda R. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
KENNAMETAL INC Vice President Carlonda R. Reilly reported four grants of performance stock units representing common shares on July 27, 2026. Awards cover 4,772; 7,160; 5,090; and 4,704 units tied to adjusted ROIC or adjusted EBITDA margin under 2020 and 2024 stock plans, with vesting and distribution contingent on continued employment through 2025‑2028.
Kennametal Inc vice president Michelle R. Keating reported four grants on July 27, 2026, acquiring an aggregate 26,732 performance stock units tied to adjusted ROIC and adjusted EBITDA margin metrics at 200.0 percent payout multiples. Vesting and distribution of these shares remain subject to her continued employment through dates ranging from August 15, 2025 to August 15, 2028.
Hamadi Faisal reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Kennametal Inc. vice president Faisal Hamadi reported the earning of two tranches of performance stock units tied to adjusted ROIC goals under the 2024 Stock and Incentive Plan. On July 27, 2026 the committee certified 4,266 units from a 2024 award and 5,596 units from a 2025 award at a 200.0 percent payout multiple; vesting and actual share distribution still depend on his continued employment through August 15, 2027 and August 15, 2028, respectively.
Chowbey Sanjay reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Kennametal Inc. President and CEO Sanjay Chowbey reported four stock-based compensation awards dated July 27, 2026. He was deemed to have earned 9,322 and 13,986 performance stock units from 2023 awards and 41,062 and 38,058 units from 2024 and 2025 awards, all at $0 per share. Each tranche remains subject to continued employment through dates ranging from August 15, 2025 to August 15, 2028, and his holdings include 540.37 shares in the company’s 401(k) plan.
Bersaglini Clark David reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Kennametal Inc. vice president Bersaglini Clark David reported two equity awards linked to performance stock units dated July 27, 2026. One award reflects 6,698 units from a 2024 Performance Unit Award and the other 6,846 units from a 2025 Performance Unit Award.
For each tranche, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee approved an adjusted ROIC payout multiple of 200.0 percent. Vesting and actual distribution of the underlying common shares require continued employment through August 15, 2027 and August 15, 2028, respectively.
Bacchus Judith L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
KENNAMETAL INC Vice President Judith L. Bacchus reported equity compensation on July 27, 2026. She was credited with four blocks of common stock tied to performance stock units: 5,438, 8,156, 5,798 and 5,302 shares, deemed earned under 2023–2025 Performance Unit Awards after 200.0% payout determinations on adjusted ROIC and adjusted EBITDA margin metrics. Vesting and actual distribution of these shares remain contingent on her continued employment through dates ranging from August 15, 2025 to August 15, 2028.
Kennametal Inc. is implementing a planned board leadership transition. The Board has appointed Joseph Alvarado as incoming Chairman of the Board, effective October 28, 2026, following the retirement of current Chairman William M. Lambert at the conclusion of the annual meeting on October 27, 2026. Lambert has served on the board since March 2016 and as Chairman since October 2023. Alvarado has been an independent director since 2018 and chairs the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, bringing prior experience as Chairman, President and CEO of Commercial Metals Company.
Kennametal Inc. appointed Amanda Cole as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective July 21, 2026, reporting to President and CEO Sanjay Chowbey. She joins from Wesco International, where she held senior HR leadership roles, and brings more than 20 years of experience.
Cole replaces Judith Bacchus, who will remain Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer until her retirement on or about October 1, 2026. Cole’s package includes a $375,000 annual base salary, a one-time $58,000 cash sign-on bonus, and a special long-term equity grant of $300,000 in restricted stock units that vest over two and three years.
Beginning in fiscal 2027, she will receive recurring long-term incentive grants targeted at $375,000, split between restricted stock units and performance stock units, and will participate in the Annual Incentive Plan with a target bonus of 50% of base salary and the opportunity to earn up to 200% of that target. Her officer agreement also outlines non-compete and confidentiality obligations, severance of 12 months’ salary for certain terminations, and change-in-control protections equal to two times base salary and two times target bonus.
Kennametal Inc. Vice President Judith L. Bacchus reported an open-market sale of 5,488 shares of Kennametal common stock. The shares were sold at a price of $35.94 per share. After this transaction, she directly holds 4,553.69 shares of common stock.
This remaining amount includes 2,203.69 shares held in the Kennametal Inc. 401(k) Plan, as disclosed in the footnote. The filing does not report any option exercises or derivative positions, indicating this was a straightforward stock sale rather than part of a larger exercise-and-sell pattern.