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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):
March 24, 2020
KAMAN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Connecticut
 
001-35419
 
06-0613548
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($1 par value per share)
 
KAMN
 
New York Stock Exchange LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
    
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 24, 2020, Neal J. Keating, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kaman Corporation (the “Company”), informed the Company’s Compensation Committee and full Board of Directors that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on the Company’s business and industry, and the economy in general, he wished to voluntarily reduce his annual base salary by 20% for the balance of the year. On the same date, the Compensation Committee and the full Board of Directors approved Mr. Keating’s request with an effective date of April 1, 2020. All other elements of Mr. Keating’s compensation remain unchanged.
Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

The following documents are furnished as Exhibits pursuant to Item 5.02 hereof:

Exhibit
Description
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101





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: March 24, 2020





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Entity Registrant Name KAMAN CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code CT
Entity File Number 001-35419
Entity Tax Identification Number 06-0613548
Entity Address, Address Line One 1332 Blue Hills Avenue,
Entity Address, City or Town Bloomfield,
Entity Address, State or Province CT
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 06002
City Area Code (860)
Local Phone Number  243-7100
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