UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 25, 2007 (May 24, 2007)
Kaman Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Connecticut
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-1093 | 06-0613548 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
1332 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield, Connecticut | 06002 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(860) 243-7100
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 25, 2007, the Company announced that it has been advised by the Commonwealth of Australia that it plans to continue the Kaman SH-2G(A) Seasprite helicopter program. As previously reported, the Kaman program had been under review by the Commonwealth's Minister of Defence regarding the possibility of pursuing an alternative to the Kaman program.
Exhibit 99.1 is the Company's press release on this matter and it is incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company. |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| KAMAN CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert M. Garneau | |
| Robert M. Garneau | ||
| Executive Vice President and | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: May 25, 2007
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KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company. |
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