1 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 25, 2000 JLK DIRECT DISTRIBUTION INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Commission file number 1-13059 PENNSYLVANIA 23-2896928 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 1600 TECHNOLOGY WAY P.O. BOX 231 LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA 15650-0231 (Address of registrant's principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (724) 539-5000 ================================================================================ 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On July 24, 2000, Kennametal Inc. and all the directors of JLK Direct Distribution Inc., an 83 percent-owned subsidiary of Kennametal Inc., were named as defendants in civil action No. GD00-12565, filed in the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. A copy of the complaint is filed herewith. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS The following exhibits are filed in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K: (c) Exhibits (99) Additional Exhibits 99.1 Complaint in Civil Action filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on July 24, 2000. Filed herewith. 3 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. JLK DIRECT DISTRIBUTION INC. Date: July 25, 2000 By: /s/ DIANA L. SCOTT ------------------------------- Diana L. Scott Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer