Kaman Corporation Form 8-K dated May 2, 2006

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): May 2, 2006 (May 2, 2006)


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 May 2, 2006, the Company issued a press release describing the Company's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. 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 May 3, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. 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 will 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 March 31, 2006, dated May 2, 2006.
 
 


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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/ Robert M. Garneau
   
Robert M. Garneau
   
Executive Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 2, 2006



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Index to Exhibits


Exhibit
Description
  
     
99.1
Press release dated May 2, 2006
Attached


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