Kennametal Inc.
10/29/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/29/2026 08:19
Proxy Results (Form 8-K)
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareowners of Kennametal Inc. (the "Company") on October 27, 2026, the Company's Shareowners voted on the election of nine directors with terms to expire in 2027, the ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 and an advisory vote on executive compensation. The 69,776,589 shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting were voted as described below.
I. The nine directors listed below were elected to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of Shareowners in 2027 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified by the following vote:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Joseph Alvarado | 59,961,025 | 5,598,847 | 4,216,717 | ||||||||
| Shelley Bausch | 65,405,831 | 154,041 | 4,216,717 | ||||||||
| Sanjay Chowbey | 65,382,330 | 177,542 | 4,216,717 | ||||||||
| Douglas T. Dietrich | 64,227,240 | 1,332,632 | 4,216,717 | ||||||||
| Richard J. Harshman | 65,410,955 | 148,917 | 4,216,717 | ||||||||
| Dawne Hickton | 65,351,421 | 208,451 | 4,216,717 | ||||||||
| Lorraine M. Martin | 63,752,590 | 1,807,282 | 4,216,717 | ||||||||
| Sagar A. Patel | 64,368,904 | 1,190,968 | 4,216,717 | ||||||||
| Paul Sternlieb | 65,418,184 | 141,688 | 4,216,717 | ||||||||
II. The ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027 was approved by the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstained | |||||||||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | 67,567,969 | 2,190,188 | 18,432 | ||||||||
III. The advisory vote on executive compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's proxy statement, was approved on an advisory basis by the following vote:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
| Executive compensation | 62,066,892 | 3,313,172 | 179,808 | 4,216,717 | ||||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 27, 2026, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.20 per share. The dividend is payable on November 23, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 9, 2026.
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