10 a.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, October 23, 2008
  Hosted by:
  Carlos M. Cardoso - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
  Frank P. Simpkins - Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  Listen via real-time audio on the Kennametal website at www.kennametal.com
  Select "Investor Relations" and then "Events"
  Replay available through November 23, 2008

Kennametal Inc. 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. Customers buy more than $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.

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First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: deborah.mikeska@kennametal.com

SOURCE: Kennametal Inc.