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):  October 6, 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)

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Item 8.01   Other Events.
On October 6, 2015, the Company announced that its Aerospace segment has entered into an agreement to acquire Timken Alcor Aerospace Technologies, Inc. ("TAAT") of Mesa, Arizona.  TAAT designs and supplies aftermarket parts to support businesses conducting maintenance, repair, and overhauls in aerospace markets primarily located in North America.  The acquisition is expected to close later this month.

A copy of the press release announcing the transaction is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)        Exhibits.
           The following exhibits are filed herewith:
99.1     Press Release, dated October 6, 2015, announcing the execution of an agreement to acquire Timken Alcor Aerospace Technologies, Inc.
 
 
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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,
   
General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

Date:  October 6, 2015

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KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Exhibits



Exhibit
Description
   
99.1
       Press Release, dated October 6, 2015, announcing the execution of an agreement to acquire Timken Alcor Aerospace Technologies, Inc.

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