Kaman Corporation Form 8-K dated September 25, 2006

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): September 25, 2006 (September 19, 2006)


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.

 
At a regular meeting held on September 19, 2006, the Board of Directors of Kaman Corporation approved an amendment to its Corporate Governance Principles which sets forth a policy to be followed by the Board of Directors under certain circumstances when a nominee for election as a director does not receive a majority of the votes cast (as defined in the amendment) "for" that director.  The amended Corporate Governance Principles of the Kaman Corporation Board of Directors are attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and are included on the Corporation's website at www.kaman.com under the caption "Corporate Governance."
 




Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

The following document is furnished as an Exhibit pursuant to Item 8.01 hereof:

Exhibit 99.1
Kaman Corporation Board of Directors Corporate Governance Principles



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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: September 25, 2006



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KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1
Kaman Corporation Board of Directors Corporate Governance Principles
Attached


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