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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">FORM 8-K</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2015</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Kaman Corporation</div>

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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): April 29, 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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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))
Item 8.01.
Other Events
On April 29, 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program relating to the repurchase of up to $100 million of the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (the "Stock Repurchase Program").  Any stock repurchases made pursuant to the Stock Repurchase Program may be made through open market and privately negotiated transactions, at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate, including pursuant to one or more Rule 10b5‑1 trading plans adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, the Company may repurchase its shares regardless of any subsequent possession of material nonpublic information.  The Company intends to utilize the Stock Repurchase Program to limit future dilution from the issuance of shares under its employee stock plans, but the timing and actual amount of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including stock price, market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, capital availability and other factors, including acquisition opportunities.  The repurchase transactions are expected to be funded by cash on hand, cash generated by operations and the proceeds of borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility.  The full text of the Company's announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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 29, 2015