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

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

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; October 6, 2015</div>

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

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">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.&#160; TAAT designs and supplies aftermarket parts to support businesses conducting maintenance, repair, and overhauls in aerospace markets primarily located in North America.&#160; The acquisition is expected to close later this month.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Date:&#160; October 6, 2015</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):  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)
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))
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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
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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
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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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