8-K

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): June 15, 2023

KAMAN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut	001-35419	06-0613548
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(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)

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($1 par value per share)	KAMN	New York Stock Exchange LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period

for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Resignation of Chief Accounting Officer

On June 15, 2023, Rebecca F. Stath informed Kaman Corporation (the “Company”) that she intends to resign as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of the Company effective as of July 18, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), to pursue another professional opportunity. Ms. Stath’s decision to resign did not result from any dispute or disagreement with the Company, including with respect to any matters relating to the Company’s accounting practices or financial reporting.

James G. Coogan, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, will assume the additional duties and responsibilities of principal accounting officer in the event that Ms. Stath’s successor is not appointed on or prior to the Effective Date. The assumption of these additional duties and responsibilities are not expected to result in any change to Mr. Coogan’s existing compensatory arrangements. Reference is hereby made to “Item 1, Information about our Executive Officers – James G. Coogan" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2023, for the biographical and other information required by Items 401(b) and 401(e) of Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships between Mr. Coogan and any director or executive officer of the Company that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K, and there are no relationships or related party transactions between Mr. Coogan and the Company that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this report:

Exhibit	Description
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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/ James G. Coogan
	James G. Coogan
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
	Treasurer

Date: June 16, 2023

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Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Jun. 15, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	KAMAN CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	CT
Entity File Number	001-35419
Entity Tax Identification Number	06-0613548
Entity Address, Address Line One	1332 Blue Hills Avenue,
Entity Address, City or Town	Bloomfield,
Entity Address, State or Province	CT
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	06002
City Area Code	(860)
Local Phone Number	243-7100
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Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock ($1 par value per share)
Trading Symbol	KAMN
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000054381
Amendment Flag	false