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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): June 17, 2010



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.

On June 17, 2010, the Company announced its second quarter 2010 financial performance expectations in light of a voluntary halt of Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) production due to a supplied component issue that will delay planned shipments under the Aerospace segment’s JPF program. The Company also updated its full year 2010 outlook. The Company’s press release dated June 17, 2010 is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


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 - Press Release of the Company dated June 17, 2010.




 
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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/ William C. Denninger
   
William C. Denninger
   
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
     

Date: June 17, 2010


 
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KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Exhibits


Exhibit
Description
 
     
99.1
Press release dated June 17, 2010
Attached





 
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