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0001341004-08-000005.txt : 20080102 0001341004-08-000005.hdr.sgml : 20080101 20080102120334 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001341004-08-000005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071231 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080102 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080102 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KAMAN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000054381 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WHOLESALE-MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [5080] IRS NUMBER: 060613548 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-01093 FILM NUMBER: 08500687 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1332 BLUE HILLS AVE CITY: BLOOMFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06002 BUSINESS PHONE: 8602437100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1332 BLUE HILLS AVE CITY: BLOOMFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06002 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KAMAN AIRCRAFT CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680403 8-K 1 form8-k.htm form8-k.htm

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): January 2, 2008 (December 31, 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)

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):

o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 2, 2008, the company announced that on December 31, 2007, the Fuzing Segment's Dayron operation completed its previously reported sale of 40 millimeter assets to DSE, Inc., former owner of Dayron. The 40 millimeter assets, representing a non-core portion of the company's fuzing business, are comprised principally of equipment and inventory. The sale price was approximately $4.5 million plus the value of inventory.

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.

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release issued by the company dated January 2, 2008.

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: January 2, 2008

KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release issued by the company dated January 2, 2008.

EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm PRESS RELEASE ex99-1.htm

Kaman Corporation Bloomfield, CT 06002 (860) 243-7100	NEWS
	KAMAN

KAMAN COMPLETES SALE OF 40 MILLIMETER FUZING BUSINESS

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (January 2, 2008) – Kaman Corp. (NASDAQ-GM:KAMN) today announced that on December 31, 2007, the Fuzing Segment's Dayron operation completed its previously reported sale of 40 millimeter assets to DSE, Inc., former owner of Dayron. The 40mm assets, representing a non-core portion of the company’s fuzing business, are comprised principally of equipment and inventory. The sale price was approximately $4.5 million plus the value of inventory.

Kaman Corp., headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn., conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets.

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Contact:

Russell H. Jones

SVP, Chief Investment Officer & Treasurer

(860) 243-6307

Russell.Jones@kaman.com