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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 6, 2017

Kaman Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Connecticut
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-35419
 
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 2.05    Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

On September 6, 2017, the senior management of Kaman Corporation (the “Company”) approved a restructuring plan designed to enhance capacity utilization, increase efficiency and improve the overall cost structure of the Company’s Aerosystems business. The restructuring was announced in a press release dated September 7, 2017, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.06    Material Impairments.

The information included under Item 2.05 of this report, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

        
Press Release dated September 7, 2017






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/ Shawn G. Lisle
 
 
Shawn G. Lisle
 
 
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
 
 
 

Date: September 7, 2017





INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit
Description
 
 
99.1
Press Release dated September 7, 2017