KAMAN CORP. ANNOUNCES CHANGE REGARDING CLASS B SHARES

BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (August 16, 2000)   (NASDAQ/AMEX:KAMNA)
Kaman Corp. announced today that  due to Founder and Chairman of
the Board Charles H. Kaman's continuing health condition, the power
to vote his majority ownership (direct and indirect) of the
company's Class B common shares has been transferred to fiduciaries
previously designated by him.

There are 667,814 Class B common shares outstanding, and 22.5
million Class A common shares outstanding.  The Class B common
stock is the only class of voting securities of the company.

Under applicable securities laws, this constitutes a change in
control of the company.  In a Form 8-K filing submitted today, the
SEC was notified that voting power for Kaman's nearly 69% ownership
of the company's Class B shares has passed to two groups of
designated individuals, each of which will act by majority vote.
The groups include family members, officers and current and former
directors of the company.  Kaman directly holds nearly 39% of the
Class B shares and indirectly holds 30% of the Class B shares
through Newgate Associates Limited Partnership.

Kaman Corp., based here, is a $1 billion company, with businesses
in the aerospace, industrial distribution and music markets.

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Contact:
David Long
(860) 243-6319
Email: dml-corp@kaman.com
Internet: http://www.kaman.com