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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): February 28, 2011


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 2.02.                      Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 28, 2011, the Company issued a press release describing the Company's financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.  A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

A conference call has been scheduled for March 1, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. EST.  Listeners may access the conference call live over the Internet through a link on the home page of the company's website at http://www.kaman.com. In its discussion, management may include certain non-GAAP measures related to company performance.  A reconciliation of this information will be provided in the exhibits to the conference call and will be available through the Internet link provided above.


Item 9.01.                                Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)         Exhibits

The following document is furnished as an Exhibit pursuant to Item 2.02 hereof:

 
Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release of the company regarding financial performance for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, dated February 28, 2011.
 
 




 
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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/ Candace A. Clark
   
Candace A. Clark
   
Senor Vice President,
   
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Date: February 28, 2011



 
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KAMAN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Exhibits


Exhibit
Description
 
     
99.1
Press release dated February 28, 2011
Attached





 
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