KAMAN CORP. FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN, CHARLES H. KAMAN, WILL NOT
SEEK RE-ELECTION TO COMPANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS


BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (March 9, 2001) - Kaman Corporation
(NASDAQ:KAMNA) said today in its annual meeting notice to Class B
shareholders that company founder and chairman, Charles H. Kaman,
will not be a candidate for re-election to the board of
directors at the company's annual meeting on April 10, 2001, due
to a continuing health condition.

Paul R. Kuhn, president and chief executive officer of Kaman,
said, "I regret that Mr. Kaman's health will not permit him to
continue service on the board.  For more than 55 years, he has
been the guiding force in this company and through his vision and
perseverance this company has become an internationally
recognized leader in aerospace engineering and technology. We all
wish him well."

Kuhn said, "Charlie Kaman instilled in this company a culture of
technical preeminence, fiscal restraint and people dedication,
and that has not changed.  Each of the company's three business
segments - aerospace, industrial distribution and music
distribution - have unique strengths in their respective markets,
and each contributed to our solid earnings performance in 2000.
We will continue to build on these strengths as we go forward."



Contact:
David Long
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