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): April 15, 2015



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)

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):

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Item 5.07  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") of Kaman Corporation (the "Company") was held on April 15, 2015.  Of the 27,146,556 shares of Company common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, 25,582,676 shares, or approximately 94.24%, were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum.  Set forth below are the final results of the voting for each of the proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting.

1.  Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors

The Board of Directors has previously authorized ten Directors, divided into three classes.  At the Annual Meeting, three individuals were elected as Class 1 Directors, by the vote set forth below, each to serve for a term of three years and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.

Nom inee
For
Vote Withheld
Broker Non-Vote
       
E. Reeves Callaway III
23,641,103
116,753
1,824,820
Karen M. Garrison
23,636,942
120,900
1,824,820
A. William Higgins
23,650,816
107,026
1,824,820

The Class 2 and 3 Directors whose terms continue after the meeting are Brian E. Barents, Neal J. Keating, Eileen S. Kraus, Scott E. Kuechle, George E. Minnich, Thomas W. Rabaut and Richard J. Swift.


2. Proposal No. 2 – Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers

The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, was approved by the following vote:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
22,269,723
1,334,308
153,825
1,824,820


3. Ratification of Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015, was approved by the following vote:

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-vote
25,425,421
65,891
91,364
0


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8.01  Other Events.

At the annual reorganizational meeting of the Board of Directors (the "Board") held on April 15, 2015 in conjunction with the Annual Meeting, the Board appointed Karen M. Garrison to serve as the Board's new Lead Independent Director and Chair of its Corporate Governance Committee, succeeding Eileen S. Kraus who had held these positions since 2004.  The Board also approved a number of additional Chair and Committee appointments, so that, effective immediately, the current Board Committee assignments are as follows:

Corporate Governance Committee:

Lead Director, Chair (K.M. Garrison)
A.W. Higgins, S.E. Kuechle, R.J. Swift

Audit Committee:

S.E. Kuechle, Chair
E.S. Kraus, G.E. Minnich, T.W. Rabaut

Personnel & Compensation Committee:

R.J. Swift, Chair
B.E. Barents, E. R. Callaway, G.E. Minnich

Finance Committee:

A.W. Higgins, Chair
B.E. Barents, E.R. Callaway, K.M. Garrison, E.S. Kraus, T.W. Rabaut

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

Date: April 16, 2015



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