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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): July 5, 2012 (July 2, 2012)


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 July 5, 2012, the company announced that its subsidiary, Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation, has acquired the operating assets and certain liabilities of Florida Bearings, Inc. (“FBI”), of Miami, Florida. FBI is a distributor of bearings, power transmission and pump products as well as a provider of value-add services such as predictive maintenance and motor, gearbox and pump repair to diverse industries, such as the water, wastewater, municipal, food and aggregate industries.  FBI has annual sales of approximately $20 million. Please see the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 dated July 5, 2012 regarding the transaction.

Item 9.01             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.
 
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release of the Company dated July 5, 2012


 
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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
   
Executive Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer

Date: July 5, 2012




 
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KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit
Description
  
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
Press release dated July 5, 2012.
Attached


 
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