FORM 10-Q


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


            QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996



                         Commission file number 1-5318



                               KENNAMETAL INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               PENNSYLVANIA                             25-0900168
        (State or other jurisdiction                 (I.R.S. Employer
              of incorporation)                     Identification No.)



                   ROUTE 981 AT WESTMORELAND COUNTY AIRPORT
                                 P.O. BOX 231
                          LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA  15650
             (Address of registrant's principal executive offices)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 539-5000


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to 
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES [X]  NO [ ]


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of 
common stock, as of the latest practicable date:


         TITLE OF EACH CLASS                OUTSTANDING AT OCTOBER 31, 1996
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Capital Stock, par value $1.25 per share              26,747,827



                                   KENNAMETAL INC.
                                      FORM 10-Q
                        FOR QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996



                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS



Item No.
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                           PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   1.   Financial Statements:

        Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
        September 30, 1996 and June 30, 1996

        Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
        Three months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995

        Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
        Three months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995

        Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
        (Unaudited)

   2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
        and Results of Operations


                            PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


   1.   Legal Proceedings

   4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K



                          PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
KENNAMETAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
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(in thousands)                                        September 30,  June 30,
                                                          1996         1996  
ASSETS                                                  --------     --------
Current Assets:
  Cash and equivalents                                  $ 23,427     $ 17,090
  Accounts receivable, less allowance for
    doubtful accounts of $9,811 and $9,296               184,511      189,820
  Inventories                                            213,418      204,934
  Deferred income taxes                                   24,924       24,620
                                                        --------     --------
  Total current assets                                   446,280      436,464
                                                        --------     --------
Property, Plant and Equipment:
  Land and buildings                                     157,888      156,064
  Machinery and equipment                                437,112      415,443
  Less accumulated depreciation                         (318,261)    (304,400)
                                                        --------     --------
  Net property, plant and equipment                      276,739      267,107
                                                        --------     --------
Other Assets:
  Investments in affiliated companies                     10,361        8,742
  Intangible assets, less accumulated
    amortization of $21,379 and $20,795                   43,363       33,756
  Deferred income taxes                                   41,172       41,757
  Other                                                   13,016       11,665
                                                        --------     --------
  Total other assets                                     107,912       95,920
                                                        --------     --------
  Total assets                                          $830,931     $799,491
                                                        ========     ========
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities:
  Current maturities of term debt and capital leases    $ 17,773     $ 17,543
  Notes payable to banks                                  56,418       57,549
  Accounts payable                                        58,033       64,663
  Accrued vacation pay                                    20,344       19,228
  Other                                                   79,325       59,830
                                                        --------     --------
  Total current liabilities                              231,893      218,813
                                                        --------     --------
Term Debt and Capital Leases, Less Current Maturities     56,389       56,059
Deferred Income Taxes                                     20,685       20,611
Other Liabilities                                         55,708       52,559
                                                        --------     --------
  Total liabilities                                      364,675      348,042
                                                        --------     --------
Minority Interest in Consolidated Subsidiaries            13,048       12,500
                                                        --------     --------
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Shareholders' Equity:
  Preferred stock, 5,000 shares authorized; none issued        -            -
  Capital stock, $1.25 par value; 70,000 shares
    authorized; 29,370 shares issued                      36,712       36,712
  Additional paid-in capital                              88,085       87,417
  Retained earnings                                      362,788      351,594
  Treasury shares, at cost; 2,622 and 2,667 shares held  (35,171)     (35,734)
  Cumulative translation adjustments                         794       (1,040)
                                                        --------     --------
  Total shareholders' equity                             453,208      438,949
                                                        --------     --------
  Total liabilities and shareholders' equity            $830,931     $799,491
                                                        ========     ========

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



KENNAMETAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
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(in thousands, except per share data)

                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                            September 30,    
                                                         --------------------
                                                          1996         1995  
OPERATIONS:                                             --------     --------
Net sales                                               $275,203     $254,903
  Cost of goods sold                                     160,493      148,461
                                                        --------     --------
Gross profit                                             114,710      106,442
  Research and development expenses                        5,739        4,964
  Selling, marketing and distribution expenses            63,019       59,375
  General and administrative expenses                     18,206       15,692
  Amortization of intangibles                                546          384
                                                        --------     --------
Operating Income                                          27,200       26,027
  Interest expense                                         2,642        2,939
  Other income (expense)                                     445         (249)
                                                        --------     --------
Income before taxes                                       25,003       22,839
Provision for income taxes                                 9,800        9,200
                                                        --------     --------
Net income                                              $ 15,203     $ 13,639
                                                        ========     ========
PER SHARE DATA:
Earnings per share                                      $   0.57     $   0.51
                                                        ========     ========
Dividends per share                                     $   0.15     $   0.15
                                                        ========     ========
Weighted average shares outstanding                       26,729       26,597
                                                        ========     ========

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



KENNAMETAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
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(in thousands)

                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                            September 30,    
                                                      -----------------------
                                                        1996            1995  
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                                 -------         -------
Net income                                            $15,203         $13,639
Adjustments for noncash items:
  Depreciation and amortization                         9,948           9,767
  Other                                                 2,335           2,970
Changes in certain assets and liabilities, net of
  effects of acquisitions:
  Accounts receivable                                   9,647           2,537
  Inventories                                          (2,551)        (13,046)
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities              2,702          (4,848)
  Other                                                  (344)          3,868
                                                      -------         -------
Net cash flow from operating activities                36,940          14,887
                                                      -------         -------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment            (14,615)        (18,030)
Disposals of property, plant and equipment                 16           1,008
Acquisitions, net of cash                             (14,102)              -
Other                                                   1,938            (418)
                                                      -------         -------
Net cash flow used for investing activities           (26,763)        (17,440)
                                                      -------         -------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase (decrease) in short-term debt                 (1,406)          8,498
Increase in term debt                                     403           1,041
Reduction in term debt                                   (312)         (1,879)
Dividend reinvestment and employee stock plans          1,230             819
Cash dividends paid to shareholders                    (4,009)         (3,987)
                                                       ------          ------
Net cash flow from (used for) financing activities     (4,094)          4,492
                                                       ------          ------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                   254            (130)
                                                       ------          ------
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:
Net increase in cash and equivalents                    6,337           1,809
Cash and equivalents, beginning                        17,090          10,827
                                                      -------         -------
Cash and equivalents, ending                          $23,427         $12,636
                                                      =======         =======
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
Interest paid                                         $ 1,288         $ 1,654
Income taxes paid                                       3,994           4,995

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



KENNAMETAL INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
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1.  The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in 
    conjunction with the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included 
    in the Company's 1996 Annual Report.  The condensed consolidated balance 
    sheet as of June 30, 1996 has been derived from the audited balance sheet 
    included in the Company's 1996 Annual Report.  These interim statements 
    are unaudited; however, management believes that all adjustments necessary 
    for a fair presentation have been made and all adjustments are normal, 
    recurring adjustments.  The results for the three months ended 
    September 30, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be 
    expected for the full fiscal year.

2.  Inventories are stated at lower of cost or market.  Cost is determined 
    using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method for a significant portion of 
    domestic inventories and the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method or average 
    cost for other inventories.  The Company used the LIFO method of valuing 
    its inventories for approximately 55 percent of total inventories at 
    September 30, 1996.  Because inventory valuations under the LIFO method 
    are based on an annual determination of quantities and costs as of June 30 
    of each year, the interim LIFO valuations are based on management's 
    projections of expected year-end inventory levels and costs.  Therefore, 
    the interim financial results are subject to any final year-end LIFO 
    inventory adjustments.

3.  The major classes of inventory as of the balance sheet dates were as 
    follows (in thousands):
                                               September 30,      June 30,
                                                   1996             1996   
                                                 --------         --------
    Finished goods                               $172,899         $169,108
    Work in process and powder blends              58,125           59,326
    Raw materials and supplies                     21,861           16,514
                                                 --------         --------
    Inventory at current cost                     252,885          244,948
    Less LIFO valuation                           (39,467)         (40,014)
                                                 --------         --------
    Total inventories                            $213,418         $204,934
                                                 ========         ========

4.  The Company has been involved in various environmental cleanup and 
    remediation activities at several of its manufacturing facilities.  In 
    addition, the Company has been named as a potentially responsible party at 
    four Superfund sites in the United States.  However, it is management's 
    opinion, based on its evaluations and discussions with outside counsel and 
    independent consultants, that the ultimate resolution of these 
    environmental matters will not have a material adverse effect on the 
    results of operations, financial position or cash flows of the Company.

    The Company maintains a Corporate Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) 
    Department to facilitate compliance with environmental regulations and to 
    monitor and oversee remediation activities.  In addition, the Company has 
    established an EH&S administrator at each of its domestic manufacturing 
    facilities.  The Company's financial management team periodically meets 
    with members of the Corporate EH&S Department and the Corporate Legal 
    Department to review and evaluate the status of environmental projects and 
    contingencies.  On a quarterly and annual basis, management establishes or 
    adjusts financial provisions and reserves for environmental contingencies 
    in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 
    No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies."

5.  Effective July 1, 1996, the company adopted Statement of Financial 
    Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of 
    Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of."  The 
    adoption of SFAS No. 121 did not have an impact on the financial 
    statements, as the statement is consistent with existing company policy.

6.  During the quarter and on October 1, 1996, the company acquired three 
    companies, with annual sales totaling approximately $22 million, for a 
    total consideration of approximately $19 million.  The acquisitions have 
    been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.  The 
    consolidated financial statements include the operating results of each 
    business from the date of acquisition.  Pro forma results of operations 
    have not been presented because the effects of these acquisitions were not 
    significant.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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             FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

There were no material changes in financial position, liquidity or capital 
resources between June 30, 1996 and September 30, 1996.  The ratio of current 
assets to current liabilities was 1.9 as of September 30, 1996 and 2.0 as of 
June 30, 1996.  The debt to capital ratio (i.e., total debt divided by the sum 
of total debt and shareholders' equity) was 22 percent as of September 30, 
1996, and 23 percent as of June 30, 1996.

Capital expenditures are estimated to be $70-$80 million in fiscal year 1997.  
Expenditures will be used primarily to construct a new corporate headquarters 
and a manufacturing facility in China, to acquire additional client-server 
information systems and to upgrade machinery and equipment.  Capital 
expenditures are being financed with cash from operations and borrowings under 
existing revolving credit agreements with banks.

                             RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

SALES AND EARNINGS
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During the quarter ended September 30, 1996, consolidated sales were $275 
million, up 8 percent from $255 million in the same quarter last year.  Net 
income was $15.2 million, or $0.57 per share, as compared with net income of 
$13.6 million, or $0.51 per share in the same quarter last year.

For the quarter ended September 30, 1996, sales increased in all markets with 
the exception of the Europe Metalworking market.  The Industrial Supply market 
accounted for the largest sales gain as a result of increased mail order sales 
through J&L Industrial Supply as well as additional Full Service Supply 
programs.  Earnings benefited from productivity improvements related to the 
Focused Factory initiative and modest price increases.  This was offset by a 
less favorable sales mix and slightly lower production levels.

The following table presents the Company's sales by market and geographic area 
(in thousands):
                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                         September 30,        
                                                ------------------------------
                                                 1996         1995    % Change
By Market:                                     --------     --------  --------
Metalworking:
  North America                                $ 90,907     $ 87,560      4%
  Europe                                         60,694       65,383     (7)
  Asia-Pacific                                   10,400        7,994     30
Industrial Supply                                73,278       56,251     30
Mining and Construction                          39,924       37,715      6 
                                               --------     --------     ---
  Net sales                                    $275,203     $254,903      8%
                                               ========     ========     ===
By Geographic Area:
Within the United States                       $177,500     $154,940     15%
International                                    97,703       99,963     (2)
                                               --------     --------     ---
  Net sales                                    $275,203     $254,903      8%
                                               ========     ========     ===

METALWORKING MARKETS
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During the September 1996 quarter, sales in the North America Metalworking 
market increased 4 percent from the previous year.  Direct sales of domestic 
metalcutting inserts and toolholding devices increased 2 percent due to 
slightly improved economic conditions in the United States and due to 
additional emphasis of milling and drilling products.  Sales of metalworking 
products increased 14 percent in Canada.

Sales in the Europe Metalworking market decreased 7 percent.  Demand for 
metalworking products continues to be slow due to weak economic conditions in 
Europe, primarily in Germany.  Sales in the United Kingdom and France posted 
modest gains.  Excluding the impact of unfavorable foreign currency 
translation effects, sales in the Europe Metalworking market decreased 3 
percent.

In the Asia-Pacific Metalworking market, sales rose 6 percent, excluding the 
consolidation of a majority-owned subsidiary in China, as sales were impacted 
by soft economic conditions in the Asian region and Korea.  Excluding 
unfavorable foreign currency translation effects, sales in the Asia-Pacific 
Metalworking market increased 11 percent.

INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MARKET
- ------------------------
During the September 1996 quarter, sales in the Industrial Supply market 
increased 30 percent as a result of increased sales through mail order and 
Full Service Supply programs.  The increase in sales was driven by the ongoing 
geographic expansion program at J&L Industrial Supply, new and existing Full 
Service Supply programs with large customers and innovative marketing 
programs.  During the September quarter, J&L opened a new location in Dallas, 
Texas, and three additional J&L locations are scheduled to open by the end of 
calendar 1996.

MINING AND CONSTRUCTION MARKET
- ------------------------------
During the September 1996 quarter, sales in the Mining and Construction market 
increased 6 percent from the previous year as a result of increased domestic 
demand for mining and highway construction tools.  International sales of 
highway construction tools decreased as a result of weak economic conditions 
in Europe.

GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
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As a percentage of sales, gross profit margin for the September 1996 quarter 
was 41.7 percent as compared with 41.8 percent in the prior year.  The gross 
profit margin benefited from productivity improvements related to the Focused 
Factory initiative and modest price increases.  These benefits were offset by 
a less favorable sales mix and slightly lower production levels.

OPERATING EXPENSES
- ------------------
For the quarter ended September 30, 1996, operating expenses as a percentage 
of sales were 31.6 percent compared to 31.4 percent last year.  Operating 
expenses increased 9 percent primarily because of costs related to 
implementation of new SAP client-server information systems, costs necessary 
to support the higher sales levels, costs necessary to support Full Service 
Supply programs, marketing and branch expansion at J&L, and higher costs 
related to acquisitions.

INCOME TAXES
- ------------
The effective tax rate for the September 1996 quarter was 39.2 percent 
compared to an effective tax rate of 40.3 percent in the prior year.  The 
reduction in the effective tax rate resulted from certain tax benefits derived 
from international operations.

ACQUISITIONS
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During the quarter and on October 1, 1996, the company acquired three 
companies, with annual sales totaling approximately $22 million, for a total 
consideration of approximately $19 million.  The acquisitions have been 
accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.  The consolidated 
financial statements will include the operating results of each business from 
the date of acquisition.  Pro forma results of operations have not been 
presented because the effects of these acquisitions were not significant.

OUTLOOK
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In looking to the second quarter ending December 31, 1996, management expects 
consolidated sales to increase over the second quarter of a year ago.  Sales 
in the North America Metalworking market should benefit from slowly improving 
economic condition in the United States.  Sales in the Europe Metalworking 
market, which are principally driven by the German market, are not expected to 
improve in the next quarter.  Sales demand in the Asia-Pacific Metalworking 
market is expected to slow.

Sales in the Industrial Supply market should continue to grow and benefit from 
expansion of locations, increased catalog sales and new Full Service Supply 
programs.  Sales in the Mining and Construction market should increase from 
domestic demand.

This Form 10-Q, including the prior two paragraphs, contains "forward-looking 
statements" as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  
Actual results can differ from those in the forward-looking statements to the 
extent that the anticipated economic conditions in the United States and 
Europe are not sustained.

                          PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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The information set forth in Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial 
statements, contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q, is incorporated by 
reference herein and supplements the information previously reported in Part 
I, Item 3 of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1996, which 
is also incorporated by reference herein.

It is management's opinion, based on its evaluation and discussions with 
outside counsel, that the Company has viable defenses to these cases and that, 
in any event, the ultimate resolutions of these matters will not have a 
materially adverse effect on the results of operations, financial position or 
cash flows of the Company.

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 28, 1996, the stockholders of 
the Company voted on the election of directors and independent public 
accountants, and for the approval of a new Stock Option and Incentive Plan.  
The following is the number of shares voted in favor of and against each 
matter, and the number of shares having authority to vote on each matter but 
withheld.

1.   With respect to the votes cast for directors whose terms expire in 1999.

                                     For         Withheld    Broker Non-Vote
                                  ----------     --------    ---------------
     Peter B. Bartlett            21,921,616     352,357           0
     Warren H. Hollinshead        21,922,297     351,676           0
     Robert L. McGeehan           21,922,216     351,757           0

     The following other directors' terms of office continued after the 
     meeting:  Richard C. Alberding, A. Peter Held, Quentin C. McKenna, 
     Aloysius T. McLaughlin, Jr., William R Newlin and Larry Yost.

2.   With respect to the approval of the new Stock Option and Incentive Plan 
     of 1996.

                                     For     Against  Abstained Broker Non-Vote
                                 ----------  -------  --------- ---------------
     Approval of Stock Option
     and Incentive Plan of 1996  18,998,102  891,258    94,537     2,290,076

3.   With respect to the election of the firm of Arthur Andersen LLP, 
     independent public accountants, to audit the financial statements of the 
     Company and its subsidiary companies for the fiscal year ending 
     June 30, 1997.

                                 For      Against   Abstained  Broker Non-Vote
                             ----------   -------   ---------  ---------------
     Arthur Andersen LLP     22,191,369    37,683     44,921         0

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
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    (a)  Exhibits

         (10.14) Stock Option and Incentive Plan of 1996

         (27)    Financial Data Schedule for three months ended 
                 September 30, 1996, submitted to the Securities and
                 Exchange Commission in electronic format

    (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

         No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended 
         September 30, 1996.


                                  SIGNATURES


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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                 KENNAMETAL INC.


Date: November 13, 1996     By:  /S/  RICHARD J. ORWIG    
                                 -------------------------
                                 Richard J. Orwig
                                 Vice President
                                 Chief Financial and Administrative Officer




                                                               EXHIBIT 10.14

                                Kennametal Inc.
                     STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN OF 1996


     SECTION 1.  ESTABLISHMENT.  There is hereby established the Kennametal 
Inc. Stock Option and Incentive Plan of 1996 (hereinafter called the "Plan") 
pursuant to which directors, officers and employees of Kennametal Inc. 
(hereinafter called the "Company") and its subsidiaries who are mainly 
responsible for its continued growth and development and future financial 
success may be granted options to purchase shares of Capital Stock of the 
Company (as defined in Section 5 below) and/or may receive awards of shares of 
Capital Stock in order to secure to the Company the advantage of the incentive 
and sense of proprietorship inherent in stock ownership by such persons, to 
reward such persons for services previously performed and/or as an added 
inducement to continue to provide service to the Company.

     SECTION 2.  DURATION.  Options and share awards under this Plan may be 
granted only within the ten-year period beginning on the date on which the 
Plan is adopted by the stockholders.  Any options or share awards outstanding 
after the expiration of such ten-year period may be exercised within the 
periods prescribed by Section 7.

     SECTION 3.  ADMINISTRATION.  The Plan shall be administered by the full 
Board of Directors or a committee constituted so as to permit transactions 
under the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 (or any successor rule) promulgated 
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Plan 
Administrator"). Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Plan Administrator 
is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations and to take such action in 
the administration of the Plan as it shall deem proper.

     SECTION 4.  ELIGIBILITY.  Directors, officers and employees of the 
Company and its subsidiaries who, in the opinion of the Plan Administrator, 
are mainly responsible for the continued growth and development and future 
financial success of the business shall be eligible to participate in the 
Plan.  The Plan Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, from time to 
time, select from such eligible persons those to whom options shall be granted 
or shares awarded and determine the number of shares to be included in such 
option or award; provided, however, that no option may be granted in 
substitution for an outstanding option except as provided in Section 12(d).  
No participant shall have any right to receive an option or share award, 
except as the Plan Administrator in its discretion shall determine.  The term 
"subsidiary," where used in the Plan or in any stock option agreement entered 
into under the Plan, means a "subsidiary corporation" as defined in 
Section 425 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from 
time to time (the "Code").

     SECTION 5.  SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.  The total number of shares of 
stock which may be issued pursuant to the Plan shall be 1,500,000 shares of 
capital stock, par value $1.25 per share, of the Company (the "Capital Stock") 
provided, however, that: (i) the number of shares of Capital Stock to be 
issued pursuant to the Plan is subject to adjustment as provided in 
Section 12; and (ii) to the extent that options granted under the Plan shall 
expire or terminate without being exercised or shares awarded under the Plan 
shall be forfeited, such shares shall remain available for purposes of the 
Plan.  Capital Stock to be issued under the Plan may be either authorized and 
unissued shares or shares held in treasury by the Company.

     Section 6.  TYPES OF OPTIONS.  Options granted pursuant to the Plan may 
be either options which are incentive stock options under Section 422 of the 
Code (hereinafter called "Incentive Stock Options") or other options 
(hereinafter called "Nonstatutory Stock Options").  Incentive Stock Options 
and Nonstatutory Stock Options shall be granted separately hereunder.  The 
Plan Administrator, in its discretion, shall determine whether and to what 
extent options granted under the Plan shall be Incentive Stock Options or 
Nonstatutory Stock Options.  The provisions of the Plan and any stock option 
agreement pursuant to which Incentive Stock Options shall be issued shall be 
construed in a manner consistent with Section 422 of the Code and rules and 
regulations promulgated or proposed thereunder.

     SECTION 7.  TERMS OF OPTIONS.  Each option granted under the Plan shall 
be evidenced by a stock option agreement between the Company and the person to 
whom such option is granted and shall be subject to the following terms and 
conditions:

            (a)  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12 of this Plan, 
the price at which each share covered by an option may be purchased shall be 
determined in each case by the Plan Administrator; provided, however, that 
such price shall not be less than the fair market value thereof at the time 
the option is granted.  If an optionee owns (or is deemed to own under 
applicable provisions of the Code and rules and regulations promulgated 
thereunder) more than ten percent (10%) of the combined voting power of all 
classes of the stock of the Company (or any parent or subsidiary corporation 
of the Company) and an option granted to such optionee is intended to qualify 
as an Incentive Stock Option, the option price shall be no less than 110% of 
the fair market value of the shares covered by the option on the date the 
option is granted.

            (b)  The aggregate fair market value of shares of Capital Stock 
with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first exercisable by the 
optionee in any calendar year (under all Plans of the Company and its 
subsidiaries) shall not exceed the limitations, if any, imposed by 
Section 422(d) of the Code (or any successor provision).  If any option 
designated as an Incentive Stock Option, either alone or in conjunction with 
any other option or options, exceeds the foregoing limitation, the portion of 
such option in excess of such limitation shall automatically be reclassified 
(in whole share increments and without fractional share portions) as a 
Nonstatutory Stock Option, with later granted options being so reclassified 
first.

            (c)  During the lifetime of the optionee the option may be 
exercised only by the optionee.  The option shall not be transferable by the 
optionee otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, 
if in compliance with Rule 16b-3 (or any successor rule), pursuant to a 
domestic relations order.  After the death of the optionee, the option may be 
transferred to the Company upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Plan 
Administrator and the personal representative or other person entitled to the 
option may agree within the period specified in subsection 7(d)(iii) hereof.

            (d)  An option may be exercised in whole at any time, or in part 
from time to time, within such period or periods (not to exceed ten years from 
the granting of the option in the case of an Incentive Stock Option) as may be 
determined by the Plan Administrator and set forth in the stock option 
agreement (such period or periods being hereinafter referred to as the "option 
period"), provided that:

                 (i)  If the optionee who is an employee of the Company or any 
of its subsidiaries shall cease to be employed by the Company or any of its 
subsidiaries, the option may be exercised only within three months after the 
termination of employment and within the option period or, if such termination 
was due to disability or retirement (as hereinafter defined), within one year 
after termination of employment and within the option period, unless such 
termination of employment shall be for cause or in violation of an agreement 
by the optionee to remain in the employ of the Company or one of its 
subsidiaries, in which case the option shall forthwith terminate; provided, 
however, that the Plan Administrator may in its sole discretion extend the 
option period of any option for up to three years from the date of termination 
of employment regardless of the original option period.  For purposes of the 
Plan, retirement shall mean the termination of employment with the Company at 
a time when the participant in the Plan is eligible to receive immediately 
payable retirement benefits under the Company's then existing retirement plan 
or under any other retirement plan that is maintained by a Company subsidiary.

                 (ii)  If the optionee who is a director of the Company or any 
of its subsidiaries shall cease to serve as a director of the Company or any 
of its subsidiaries, the option may be exercised only within three months 
after the cessation of service and within the option period or, if such 
cessation was due to disability, within one year after cessation of service 
and within the option period, unless such cessation of service as a director 
was the result of removal for cause, in which case the option shall forthwith 
terminate; provided, however, that the Plan Administrator may in its sole 
discretion extend the option period of any option for up to three years from 
the date of cessation of service regardless of the original option period.

                 (iii)  If the optionee shall die, the option may be exercised 
only within 450 calendar days after the optionee's death and within the option 
period and only by the optionee's personal representative or persons entitled 
thereto under the optionee's will or the laws of descent and distribution;

                 (iv)  The option may not be exercised for more shares 
(subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12) after the termination of the 
optionee's employment, cessation of service as a director or the optionee's 
death (as the case may be) than the optionee was entitled to purchase 
thereunder at the time of the termination of the optionee's employment or the 
optionee's death;

                 (v)  If an optionee owns (or is deemed to own under 
applicable provisions of the Code and rules and regulations promulgated 
thereunder) more than 10% of the combined voting power of all classes of stock 
of the Company (or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company) and an 
option granted to such optionee is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock 
Option, the option by its terms may not be exercisable after the expiration of 
five years from the date such option is granted; and

                 (vi)  No option granted to an optionee subject to 
Section 16(b) may be exercised during the six-month period beginning on the 
date of grant.

            (e)  The option price of each share purchased pursuant to an 
option shall be paid in full at the time of each exercise (the "Payment Date") 
of the option (i) in cash; (ii) by delivering to the Company a notice of 
exercise with an irrevocable direction to a registered broker-dealer under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to sell a sufficient portion of 
the shares and deliver the sale proceeds directly to the Company to pay the 
exercise price; (iii) in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, through the 
delivery to the Company of previously owned shares of Capital Stock having an 
aggregate fair market value equal to the option price of the shares being 
purchased pursuant to the exercise of the option; provided, however, that 
shares of Capital Stock delivered in payment of the option price must have 
been held by the participant for at least six (6) months in order to be 
utilized to pay the option price; (iv) through an election pursuant to 
Section 8 hereof to have shares of Capital Stock otherwise issuable to the 
optionee withheld to pay the exercise price of such option; or (v) in the 
discretion of the Plan Administrator, through any combination of the payment 
procedures set forth in subsections (i)-(iv) of this Section 7(e).

            (f)  The Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may authorize 
"stock retention options" which provide, upon the exercise of an option 
granted under this Plan, the Stock Option Plan of 1982, the Stock Option and 
Incentive Plan of 1988 or the Stock Option and Incentive Plan of 1992 (a 
"prior option") using previously owned shares, for the automatic issuance of a 
new option under this Plan with an exercise price equal to the current fair 
market value and for up to the number of shares equal to the number of 
previously owned shares delivered in payment of the exercise price of the 
prior option.  Such stock retention option shall have the same option period 
as the prior option.

            (g)  In consideration for the granting of each option, the 
optionee shall agree to remain in the employment of the Company or one of its 
subsidiaries, at the pleasure of the Company or such subsidiary, for at least 
one year from the date of the granting of such option or until the first day 
of the month coinciding with or next following the optionee's sixty-fifth 
birthday, whichever may be earlier.  Nothing contained in the Plan nor in any 
stock option agreement shall confer upon any optionee any right with respect 
to the continuance of employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor 
interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any subsidiary to 
terminate his employment or change his compensation at any time.

            (h)  The Plan Administrator may include such other terms and 
conditions not inconsistent with the foregoing as the Plan Administrator shall 
approve.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Plan 
Administrator shall be authorized to determine that options shall be 
exercisable in one or more installments during the term of the option and the 
right to exercise may be cumulative as determined by the Plan Administrator.

     SECTION 8.  SHARE WITHHOLDING.

            (a)  An optionee may, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, 
elect to pay the exercise price of an option, in whole or in part, by 
requesting that the Company withhold shares of stock otherwise issuable to the 
optionee having a fair market value equal to the portion of the exercise price 
of the option being paid pursuant to such election (a "Share Withholding 
Election").

            (b)  A Share Withholding Election must be in writing and must be 
delivered to the Company no later than with the delivery of the notice of 
exercise of the option.

     SECTION 9.  SHARE AWARDS.

            (a)  The Plan Administrator may, from time to time, subject to the 
provisions of the Plan, award shares to participants; provided, however, that 
the maximum number of shares of Capital Stock that may take the form of share 
awards is 75,000.

            (b)  The award of shares shall be evidenced by a share award 
agreement executed by the Company and the grantee setting forth the number of 
shares of Capital Stock awarded, the vesting period, the vesting schedule or 
criteria and such other terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may 
determine.

            (c)  The grantee of a share award shall receive shares of Capital 
Stock without payment to the Company immediately upon grant; provided, 
however, that the grantee's ownership of such shares shall be subject to the 
following terms and conditions:

                 (i)  Any single award of shares to a participant in an amount 
greater than 100 shares  shall vest in installments upon achievement by the 
Company or grantee of specified performance goals as determined by the Plan 
Administrator and as provided in the share award agreement;

                 (ii)  If the grantee or the Company, as the case may be, 
fails to achieve the designated goals or the grantee ceases to be employed by 
the Company for any reason (including death, permanent disability or 
retirement) prior to the expiration of the vesting period, the grantee shall 
forfeit all shares so awarded which have not then vested;

                 (iii)  A grantee who has received a share award pursuant to 
the Plan shall have all rights of a stockholder in such Capital Stock, 
including but not limited to the right to vote and receive dividends with 
respect thereto; provided, however, that shares awarded pursuant to the Plan 
which have not vested may not be sold or otherwise transferred by the grantee 
and stock certificates representing such shares shall bear a restrictive 
legend to that effect; and

                 (iv)  No share award (or portion thereof) granted to a person 
subject to Section 16(b) shall vest within the six-month period beginning on 
the date of grant of such share award.

     SECTION 10.  LIMITATION ON OPTIONS AND AWARDS.  The aggregate number of 
shares covered by any options or share awards to one person shall not exceed 
fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate number of shares subject to the Plan as 
provided in Section 5 hereof.

     SECTION 11.  TAX WITHHOLDING.

            (a)  Whenever shares are to be issued under the Plan, the Company 
shall have the right to require the grantee to remit to the Company an amount 
sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local tax withholding requirements 
prior to the delivery of any certificate for such shares; provided, however, 
that in the case of a grantee who receives an award of shares under the Plan 
which is not fully vested, the grantee shall remit such amount on the first 
business day following the Tax Date.  The "Tax Date" for purposes of this 
Section 11 shall be the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is 
determined.  If an optionee makes a disposition of shares acquired upon the 
exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within either two years after the option 
was granted or one year after the receipt of stock by the optionee, the 
optionee shall promptly notify the Company and the Company shall have the 
right to require the optionee to pay to the Company an amount sufficient to 
satisfy federal, state and local tax withholding requirements.

            (b)  A grantee who is obligated to pay the Company an amount 
required to be withheld under applicable tax withholding requirements may pay 
such amount (i) in cash; (ii) in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, 
through the delivery to the Company of previously owned shares of Capital 
Stock having an aggregate fair market value on the Tax Date equal to the tax 
obligation provided that the previously owned shares delivered in satisfaction 
of the withholding obligations must have been held by the participant for at 
least six (6) months; or (iii) in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, 
through a combination of the procedures set forth in subsections (i) an (ii) 
of this Section 11(b).

            (c)  A grantee who is obligated to pay to the Company an amount 
required to be withheld under applicable tax withholding requirements in 
connection with either the exercise of a Nonstatutory Stock Option or a share 
award under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, elect 
to satisfy this withholding obligation, in whole or in part, by requesting 
that the Company withhold shares of stock otherwise issuable to the grantee 
having a fair market value on the Tax Date equal to the amount of the tax 
required to be withheld; provided, however, that shares may be withheld by the 
Company only if such withheld shares have vested.  Any fractional amount shall 
be paid to the Company by the optionee in cash or shall be withheld from the 
optionee's next regular paycheck.

            (d)  An election by a grantee to have shares of stock withheld to 
satisfy federal, state and local tax withholding requirements pursuant to 
Section 11(c) (a "Tax Withholding Election") must be in writing and delivered 
to the Company prior to the Tax Date.

     SECTION 12.  ADJUSTMENT OF NUMBER AND PRICE OF SHARES.

            (a)  In the event that a dividend shall be declared upon the 
Capital Stock of the Company payable in shares of said stock, the number of 
shares of Capital Stock covered by each outstanding option and the number of 
shares which may be issued pursuant to the Plan but are not yet covered by 
outstanding options shall be adjusted by adding thereto the number of shares 
of Capital Stock which would have been distributable thereon if such shares 
had been outstanding on the date fixed for determining the stockholders 
entitled to receive such stock dividend.

            (b)  In the event that the outstanding shares of Capital Stock of 
the Company shall be changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind 
of shares of stock or other securities of the Company or of another 
corporation, whether through reorganization, recapitalization, stock split-up, 
combination of shares, merger or consolidation, then there shall be 
substituted for the shares of Capital Stock covered by each outstanding 
option, and the shares which may be issued pursuant to the Plan but are not 
yet covered by outstanding options, the number and kind of shares of stock or 
other securities which would have been substituted therefor if such shares had 
been outstanding on the date fixed for determining the stockholders entitled 
to receive such changed or substituted stock or other securities.

            (c)  In the event there shall be any change, other than specified 
in this Section 12, in the number or kind of outstanding shares of Capital 
Stock of the Company or of any stock or other securities into which such 
Capital Stock shall be changed or for which it shall have been exchanged, 
then, if the Board of Directors shall determine, in its discretion, that such 
change equitably requires an adjustment in the number or kind of shares 
covered by outstanding options and the shares which may be issued pursuant to 
the Plan but are not yet covered by outstanding options, such adjustment shall 
be made by the Board of Directors and shall be effective and binding for all 
purposes of the Plan and on each outstanding stock option agreement.

            (d)  In the event that, by reason of a corporate merger, 
consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or 
liquidation, the Board of Directors shall authorize the issuance or assumption 
of a stock option or stock options in a transaction to which Section 424(a) of 
the Code applies, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the 
Plan Administrator may grant an option or options upon such terms and 
conditions as it may deem appropriate for the purpose of assumption of the old 
option, or substitution of a new option for the old option, in conformity with 
the provisions of Code Section 424(a) and the rules and regulations 
thereunder, as they may be amended from time to time.

            (e)  No adjustment or substitution provided for in this Section 12 
shall require the Company to issue or to sell a fractional share under any 
stock option agreement or share award agreement and the total adjustment or 
substitution with respect to each stock option and share award agreement shall 
be limited accordingly.

            (f)  In the case of any adjustment or substitution provided for in 
this Section 12, the option price per share in each stock option agreement 
shall be equitably adjusted by the Board of Directors to reflect the greater 
or lesser number of shares of stock or other securities into which the stock 
covered by the option may have been changed or which may have been substituted 
therefor.

     SECTION 13.  FAIR MARKET VALUE.  In any determination of fair market 
value hereunder, fair market value shall be deemed to be the mean between the 
highest and lowest sales prices for the Capital Stock of the Company as 
reported in the New York Stock Exchange -- Composite Transactions reporting 
system for the date in question, or if no sales were made on that date, on the 
next preceding date on which sales were made.

     SECTION 14.  CHANGE IN CONTROL.

            (a)  In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, as 
hereinafter defined, the following provisions shall apply to options and share 
awards previously awarded under the Plan, notwithstanding any provision herein 
or in any agreement to the contrary:

                   (i)  All options which provide for exercise in one or more 
installments shall become immediately exercisable in full;

                   (ii)  If any optionee shall cease to be employed by the 
Company or any of its subsidiaries within one (1) year following a Change in 
Control, then the option may in all events be exercised for a period of three 
months after such termination of employment and within the option period; and

                   (iii)  All awards of shares under the Plan which have not 
previously vested shall become vested.

            (b)  The term "Change in Control" shall mean a change in control 
of the Company of a nature that would be required to be reported in response 
to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act as in effect 
on the date thereof or, if Item 6(e) is no longer in effect, any regulations 
issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act 
which serve similar purposes; provided that, without limitation, such a Change 
in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if: (i) the Company shall be 
merged or consolidated with another corporation or entity, other than a 
corporation or entity which is an "affiliate" of the Company (as such term is 
defined in Rule 144(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933), or 
(ii) the Company shall sell all or substantially all of its operating 
properties and assets to another person, group of associated persons or 
corporation, excluding affiliates of the Company, if any, or (iii) any 
"person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange 
Act) is or becomes a beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities 
of the Company representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the 
Company's then outstanding securities coupled with or followed by the election 
as directors of the Company of persons who were not directors at the time of 
such acquisition if such person shall elect a majority of the Board of 
Directors of the Company.

     SECTION 15.  AMENDMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE.  The Board of Directors may 
alter, amend, suspend or discontinue the Plan, provided that no such action 
shall deprive any person without such person's consent of any rights 
theretofore granted pursuant hereto.

     SECTION 16.  COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS.  Notwithstanding 
any provision of the Plan or the terms of any agreement entered into pursuant 
to the Plan, the Company shall not be required to issue any shares hereunder 
prior to registration of the shares subject to the Plan under the Securities 
Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, if such registration shall be necessary, or 
before compliance by the Company or any participant with any other provisions 
of either of those acts or of regulations or rulings of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission thereunder, or before compliance with other federal and 
state laws and regulations and rulings thereunder, including the rules of the 
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.  The Company shall use its best efforts to 
effect such registrations and to comply with such laws, regulations and 
rulings forthwith upon advice by its counsel that any such registration or 
compliance is necessary.

     SECTION 17.  COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16.  With respect to persons subject 
to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, transactions under this Plan are intended 
to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 (or its successor 
rule).  To the extent that any grant of an option or share award fails to so 
comply, it shall be deemed null and void to the extent permitted by law and to 
the extent deemed advisable by the Plan Administrator.

     SECTION 18.  PARTICIPATION BY FOREIGN NATIONALS.  The Plan Administrator 
may, in order to fulfill the purposes of the Plan and without amending the 
Plan, modify grants to foreign nationals or United States citizens employed 
abroad in order to recognize differences in local law, tax policy or custom.

     SECTION 19.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.  The Plan shall become effective 
upon approval and adoption of the Plan by the affirmative vote of holders of a 
majority of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock of the Company present and 
voting at the 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.





 

5 This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the September 30, 1996 Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. 1,000 3-MOS JUN-30-1997 JUL-1-1996 SEP-30-1996 23,427 0 194,322 9,811 213,418 446,280 595,000 318,261 830,931 231,893 0 0 0 36,712 416,496 830,931 275,203 275,203 160,493 160,493 6,285 441 2,642 25,003 9,800 15,203 0 0 0 15,203 0.57 0