Interview with Kennametal Chairman, President and CEO Featured in Wall Street Reporter;...

Interview with Kennametal Chairman, President and CEO Featured in Wall Street
Reporter; Spotlight on Building Kennametal for the Future

LATROBE, Pa., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT)
announced today that Chairman, President and CEO, Carlos Cardoso, is featured
in a special interview with the Wall Street Reporter. The interview highlights
building Kennametal for the future, opportunities and challenges within the
industry, investor insights and recent awards and recognition.

Visit the interview at
http://www.wallstreetreporter.com/index.php/2009/06/kennametal-inc-nyse-kmt-ceo-interview/

In the interview with Mr. Cardoso, he makes forward-looking statements
regarding, among other things, future results and performance of Kennametal,
including statements regarding our strategies and related progress, recently
announced divestitures, and our expectations about the economy and its effect
on Kennametal. These forward-looking statements are based on our current
expectations and assumptions about the future. They are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those
predicted in the statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially include, but are not limited to, those set forth under Item 1A
"Risk Factors" of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 2009. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on
which the statements were made; we do not intend to update or correct these
statements and we caution you not to unduly rely on them.

Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) is a leading global supplier of tooling,
engineered components and advanced materials consumed in production processes.
The company improves customers' competitiveness by providing superior economic
returns through the delivery of application knowledge and advanced technology
to master the toughest of materials application demands. Companies producing
everything from airframes to coal, from medical implants to oil wells and from
turbochargers to motorcycle parts recognize Kennametal for extraordinary
contributions to their value chains. As of the prior fiscal year end,
customers bought approximately $2.7 billion annually of Kennametal products
and services - delivered by our 14,000 talented employees in over 60 countries
- with more than 50 percent of these revenues coming from outside North
America. Visit us at www.kennametal.com [KMT-G]

SOURCE Kennametal Inc.

Media Relations: Joy Chandler, +1-724-539-4618, or Investor Relations: Quynh
McGuire, +1-724-539-6559, both of Kennametal Inc.