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Lambert becomes Chairman effective Nov 1, 2023, succeeding Lawrence Stranghoener who remains on board.","Quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share declared, payable Nov 21 to shareholders of record Nov 7.","All ten director nominees elected; PwC ratified as auditor with over 74M votes; say-on-pay approved.","Chairman succession is part of planned governance process; no change to board composition."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055242-23-000044","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055242-23-000044.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055242-23-000044.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055242-23-000044.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524223000044/0000055242-23-000044-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524223000044/kmt-20231024.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-09T09:06:09.978130+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"5b823e94c1","claim":"William M. Lambert was appointed as Chairman of the Board at KENNAMETAL INC.","evidence_excerpt":"On October 26, 2023, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Kennametal Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Mr. William M. Lambert has been appointed Chairman of the Board to take effect on November 1, 2023, succeeding Lawrence W. Stranghoener...","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524223000044/0000055242-23-000044-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chairman of the Board"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"9494f36eb0","claim":"Lawrence W. Stranghoener changed role as Chairman of the Board at KENNAMETAL INC.","evidence_excerpt":"succeeding Lawrence W. Stranghoener who held the position since July 1, 2018","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524223000044/0000055242-23-000044-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"succeeded"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chairman of the Board"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"5a404e969bba8d0a090cff513e294aeea0474c80","claim":"KENNAMETAL INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-10-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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 71,671,535 1,207,619 120,550 2,828,892","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524223000044/0000055242-23-000044-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-10-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"e4580c647bf404ce7a41649a89e1da0905b6a84c","claim":"KENNAMETAL INC shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 at the 2023-10-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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, 2024 was approved by the following vote: For Against Abstained PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 74,664,938 1,030,104 133,554","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524223000044/0000055242-23-000044-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-10-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"fbec1cb3fde12b962affb42643ebb8115ee12701","claim":"KENNAMETAL INC shareholders approved Election of ten directors with terms to expire in 2024 at the 2023-10-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"I. The ten directors listed below were elected to serve as directors until the next annual meeting of Shareowners in 2024 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified by the following vote: For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Joseph Alvarado 70,291,234 2,708,470 2,828,892 Cindy L. Davis 70,355,842 2,643,862 2,828,892 William J. Harvey 65,134,057 7,865,647 2,828,892 William M. Lambert 72,606,672 393,032 2,828,892 Lorraine M. Martin 72,592,131 407,573 2,828,892 Sagar A. Patel 72,504,637 495,067 2,828,892 Christopher Rossi 72,311,773 687,931 2,828,892 Paul Sternlieb 72,782,919 216,785 2,828,892 Lawrence W. Stranghoener 70,468,052 2,531,652 2,828,892 Steven H. Wunning 70,402,110 2,597,594 2,828,892","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524223000044/0000055242-23-000044-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-10-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"ffb9def489ceddefdc7e43e515bd776eedf65f93","claim":"KENNAMETAL INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-10-24 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"IV. The advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation: For One Year For Two Years For Three Years Abstained Broker Non-Votes Frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation 68,459,578 24,540 4,462,505 53,081 2,828,892","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524223000044/0000055242-23-000044-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-10-24"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}