UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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):   May 5, 2005

Kennametal Inc.

Pennsylvania

1-5318 25-0900168

World Headquarters
1600 Technology Way
P.O. Box 231
Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650-0231

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (724) 539-5000

(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):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Representatives of Kennametal, Inc. (the “Company”) will be meeting with analysts and certain shareowners during a series of meetings during May and the first half of June. The Company is giving notice of the fact that during the course of those meetings, the Company will reaffirm its prior earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of its 2005 fiscal year, as discussed in detail in the press release that was exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2005. The presentation materials that may be used at such meetings can be found at http://kmt.client.shareholder.com/eve_medialist.cfm.

SIGNATURES

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