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): April 1, 2008 (March 31, 2008)
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 April 1, 2008, the company announced that on March 31, 2008, its subsidiary, Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation, completed the previously announced acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of Industrial Supply Corporation (ISC) of Richmond, Virginia. ISC is a distributor of power transmission, fluid power, material handling and industrial MRO supply products with annual sales of about $55 million. Please see the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 issued on April 1, 2008 regarding the transaction.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated April 1, 2008. |
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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: April 1, 2008
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KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated April 1, 2008. | Attached |
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