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):  November 13, 2013



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)

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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 November 13, 2013, the Personnel & Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved an increase in the annual base salary of Mr. Robert D. Starr, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, from $330,000 to $375,000, payable monthly, effective as of January 1, 2014.



 
 
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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:  November 18, 2013

 
 
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