KENNAMETAL RETIREMENT INCOME SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF PLAN
The following general description of the Kennametal Retirement Income Savings Plan, as amended (the Plan), is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the plan document for complete information.
The Plan is a defined contribution plan, established to encourage investment and savings for eligible employees of Kennametal Inc. (the Company), and to provide a method to supplement their retirement income. The Plan provides these employees the opportunity to defer a portion of their annual compensation for federal income tax purposes in accordance with Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (IRC). The Plan also provides for Company contributions. The Plan is subject to certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The Company serves as the Plan sponsor.
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN — The management of the Company has the authority and responsibility for the general administration of the Plan. Fidelity Management Trust Company functions as the trustee, and Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company functions as the recordkeeper.
ELIGIBILITY — Employees may become participants in the Plan on the first day of the first payroll period subsequent to completing six (6) months of service. Under present federal income tax law, employer contributions and all earnings of the Plan do not constitute taxable income to the participants until withdrawn from the Plan by the participants.
VESTING — All participant and employer contributions vest immediately.
PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS — A separate account is maintained for each participant in the Plan, reflecting investments, contributions, investment gains and losses, distributions, loans, withdrawals and transfers.
CONTRIBUTIONS — The Company is required to contribute quarterly, a base amount of 2% of each eligible employee’s wages, which include base salary, overtime, shift differential pay and incentive compensation. Participants may elect to contribute to the Plan from 1% to 20% of their pre-tax wages through payroll deductions. Employees who are age 50 or older and who exceed the annual dollar limit under the law or the Plan are eligible to make Catch-Up contributions. Newly hired non-union employees are automatically enrolled at 2%. Employee contributions up to 4% are matched at 50%. The maximum employer matching contribution is 2%.
The participants can elect to have their contributions invested in the different investment funds available under the Plan. Currently, the Plan offers 9 mutual funds, 8 common/collective trusts, Kennametal Common Stock, and a Master Trust. Employer mandatory and matching contributions are made quarterly. In 2006, these contributions were solely in Kennametal Inc. common stock. However, on April 2, 2007, employer contributions began to be invested in the same investment fund elections that employee has elected for their pre-tax contributions.