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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K/A CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2016   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.)               600 Grant Street Suite 5100 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania        15219-2706       (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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))           EXPLANATORY NOTE This Amendment to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 26, 2016, is provided solely to correct a typographical error in Exhibit 99.1 regarding the record date for the dividend. No changes were made to the disclosure under Item 2.02 or Item 5.07 and therefore, the disclosure is not repeated herein. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits NUMBER EXHIBIT   99.1 Fiscal 2017 First Quarter Earnings Announcement Filed herewith 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: October 27, 2016     By:   /s/ Martha Fusco                   Martha Fusco                   Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller