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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008
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Connecticut
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06-0613548
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S. Employer
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of
incorporation or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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Title
of each class
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Name
of each exchange on which registered
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Common
Stock ($1 par value)
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The
NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
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Part
I
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Item
1
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Business
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3
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Item
1A
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Risk
Factors
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8
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Item
1B
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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14
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Item
2
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Properties
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15
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Item
3
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Legal
Proceedings
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15
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Item
4
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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15
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Part
II
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Item
5
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder
Matters
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and
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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16
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Item
6
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Selected
Financial Data
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18
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Item
7
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
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and
Results of Operations
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20
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Item
7A
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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43
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Item
8
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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44
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Item
9
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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82
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Item
9A
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Controls
and Procedures
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82
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Item
9B
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Other
Information
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82
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Part
III
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Item
10
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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83
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Item
11
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Executive
Compensation
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84
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Item
12
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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and
Related Stockholder Matters
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84
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Item
13
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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84
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Item
14
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Principal
Accounting Fees and Services
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84
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Part
IV
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Item
15
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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84
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KAron®
Bearings - self-lubricating bearings for aircraft and marine
use;
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FraSlip®
Bearings - self-lubricating bearings for aircraft and industrial
use;
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KAron®
Hydropower Bearings - ideally suited for demanding hydropower
applications;
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KAflex®
Couplings - driveshafts and couplings used in
helicopters;
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Deep
groove and self lubricating spherical ball and roller bearings for
aircraft and industrial use; and
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Composite
Flyer Bows - high-strength processing devices for the wire making industry
including the Back Bone® Bow.
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Years
Ended December 31,
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2008
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2007
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2006
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Aerostructures
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11.8 | % | 9.4 | % | 7.9 | % | ||||||
Precision
Products
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9.4 | % | 8.1 | % | 7.2 | % | ||||||
Helicopters
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5.5 | % | 6.6 | % | 7.1 | % | ||||||
Specialty
Bearings
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11.3 | % | 11.4 | % | 10.7 | % | ||||||
Subtotal
Aerospace
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38.0 | % | 35.5 | % | 32.9 | % | ||||||
Industrial
Distribution
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62.0 | % | 64.5 | % | 67.1 | % | ||||||
Total
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100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
Total
Backlog at December 31, 2008
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Amount,
in thousands
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%
U.S. Government
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2008
Backlog to be completed in 2009
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Total
Backlog at December 31, 2007
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Total
Backlog at December 31, 2006
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(in
thousands)
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Aerostructures
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$ | 260,771 | 77.3 | % | $ | 138,713 | $ | 130,598 | $ | 84,178 | ||||||||||
Precision
Products
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151,552 | 92.8 | % | 95,734 | 140,872 | 169,742 | ||||||||||||||
Helicopters
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45,416 | 50.1 | % | 36,242 | 106,269 | 116,028 | ||||||||||||||
Specialty
Bearings
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92,997 | 12.4 | % | 78,432 | 96,790 | 80,646 | ||||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 550,736 | 68.3 | % | $ | 349,121 | $ | 474,529 | $ | 450,594 |
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the
inability to obtain further bank financing, which may limit our ability to
fully execute our strategy in the short
term;
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higher
interest rates on future borrowings, which would limit our free cash
flow;
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a
reduction of the value of our pension plan investments and the associated
impact on required contributions and plan
expense;
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changes
in the relationships between the U.S. Dollar and the Euro, the British
Pound, the Australian Dollar, the Mexican Peso and the Canadian Dollar,
which could positively or negatively impact our financial
results;
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less
activity relative to capital projects and planned
expansions;
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increased
bad debt reserves or slower payments from
customers;
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decreased
order activity from our customers particularly in the Industrial
Distribution and Specialty Bearings segments, which would result in lower
operating profits as well as less absorption of fixed costs due to the
decreased business base; and
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the
ability of our suppliers to meet our demand requirements, maintain the
pricing of their products, or continue operations, which may require us to
find and qualify new suppliers.
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The
U.S. Government may modify, curtail or terminate its contracts and
subcontracts at its convenience without prior notice, upon payment for
work done and commitments made at the time of termination. Modification,
curtailment or termination of our major programs or contracts could have a
material adverse effect on our future results of operations and financial
condition.
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Our
U.S. Government business is subject to specific procurement regulations
and other requirements. These requirements, although customary in U.S.
Government contracts, increase our performance and compliance costs. These
costs might increase in the future, reducing our margins, which could have
a negative effect on our financial condition. Although we have procedures
to comply with these regulations and requirements, failure to do so could
lead to suspension or debarment, for cause, from U.S. Government
contracting or subcontracting for a period of time and could have a
negative effect on our reputation and ability to receive other U.S.
Government contract awards in the
future.
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The
costs we incur on our U.S. Government contracts, including allocated
indirect costs, may be audited by U.S. Government representatives. Any
costs found to be improperly allocated to a specific contract would not be
reimbursed, and such costs already reimbursed would have to be refunded.
We normally negotiate with the U.S. Government representatives before
settling on final adjustments to our contract costs. We have recorded
contract revenues based upon results we expect to realize upon final
audit. However, we do not know the outcome of any future audits and
adjustments and we may be required to reduce our revenues or profits upon
completion and final negotiation of these audits. Although we have
instituted controls intended to assure our compliance, if any audit
reveals the existence of improper or illegal activities, we may be subject
to civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, including
termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments,
fines and suspension or prohibition from doing business with the U.S.
Government.
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We
are from time to time subject to certain routine U.S. Government inquiries
and investigations of our business practices due to our participation in
government contracts. Any adverse finding associated with such an inquiry
or investigation could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and financial condition. See Item 7, Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Precision
Products Segment, Warranty and Contract-Related Matters, for discussion of
U.S. Government inquiries and
investigations.
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Accounting
for start-up costs;
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The
effect of nonrecurring work;
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Delayed
contract start-up;
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Transition
of work from the customer or other
vendors;
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Claims
or unapproved change orders;
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Product
warranty issues;
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Delayed
completion of certain programs for which inventory has been built up;
and
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Accrual
of contract losses.
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Assimilating
operations and products may be unexpectedly
difficult;
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Management’s
attention may be diverted from other business
concerns;
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We
may enter markets in which we have limited or no direct
experience;
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We
may lose key employees of an acquired
business;
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We
may not realize the value of the acquired assets relative to the price
paid; and
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Despite
our due diligence efforts, we may not succeed at quality control or other
customer issues.
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Proper
valuation of the inventory;
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The
potential absence of a market for the aircraft and spare
parts;
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Risk
of the inventory becoming obsolete over time resulting in the company
recording a lower of cost or market
adjustment;
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The
additional costs that may be necessary to store, maintain and track the
inventory; and
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The
obligation to make payments to the Commonwealth of Australia in the
future, regardless of aircraft
sales.
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Changes
in demand for our products;
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Introduction,
enhancement or announcement of products by us or our
competitors;
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Market
acceptance of our new products;
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The
growth rates of certain market segments in which we
compete;
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Size,
timing and shipment terms of significant
orders;
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Budgeting
cycles of customers;
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Mix
of distribution channels;
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Mix
of products and services sold;
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Mix
of domestic and international
revenues;
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Fluctuations
in currency exchange rates;
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Changes
in the level of operating expenses;
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Changes
in our sales incentive plans;
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Inventory
obsolescence;
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Accrual
of contract losses;
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Fluctuations
in oil and utility costs;
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Completion
or announcement of acquisitions by us;
and
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General
economic conditions in regions in which we conduct
business.
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Longer
payment cycles;
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Greater
difficulties in accounts receivable
collection;
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Unexpected
changes in regulatory requirements;
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Export
restrictions, tariffs and other trade
barriers;
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Difficulties
in staffing and managing foreign
operations;
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Seasonal
reductions in business activity during the summer months in Europe and
certain other parts of the world;
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Economic
instability in emerging markets;
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Potentially
adverse tax consequences; and
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Cultural
and legal differences in the conduct of
business.
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Segment
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Location
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Property
Type
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Aerostructures
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Jacksonville,
Florida; Wichita, Kansas; Darwen, Lancashire, United Kingdom; Hyde,
Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
& Office
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Precision
Products
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Middletown,
Connecticut; Orlando, Florida; Tuscon, Arizona
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Manufacturing
& Office
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Helicopters
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Bloomfield,
Connecticut
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Manufacturing,
Office & Service Center
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Specialty
Bearings
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Bloomfield,
Connecticut; Dachsbach, Germany
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Manufacturing
& Office
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Industrial
Distribution (1)
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Windsor,
Connecticut; Ontario, California; Albany, New York; Savannah, Georgia;
Salt Lake City, Utah; Louisville, Kentucky; Gurabo, Puerto Rico; Mexico
City, Mexico; British Columbia, Canada
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Distribution
Centers & Office
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Corporate
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Bloomfield,
Connecticut
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Office
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Square
Feet
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Total
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Aerostructures
segment
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622,105 | |||
Precision
Products segment
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331,079 | |||
Helicopters
segment
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425,933 | |||
Specialty
Bearings segment
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201,481 | |||
Subtotal
Aerospace Segments
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1,580,598 | |||
Industrial
Distribution segment
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1,660,166 | |||
Corporate
(2, 3)
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619,556 | |||
Total
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3,860,320 |
(1)
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Branches
for the Industrial Distribution segment are located across the United
States, Puerto Rico, Canada and
Mexico.
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(2)
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We
occupy a 40 thousand square foot corporate headquarters building in
Bloomfield, Connecticut and own another 76 thousand square foot mixed use
building that is currently leased to Fender in connection with their
acquisition of the Music segment on December 31, 2007. The maximum lease
term is 2 years from the date of
acquisition.
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(3)
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Approximately
500 thousand square feet of space included in the corporate square footage
is attributable to a facility located in Moosup, Connecticut, that was
closed in 2003 and is being held for
disposition.
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ITEM
5.
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MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES
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NASDAQ Market Quotations
(1)
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High
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Low
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Close
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Dividend
Declared
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2008
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First
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$ | 38.56 | $ | 22.08 | $ | 28.55 | $ | 0.140 | |||||||||
Second
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30.12 | 22.75 | 22.87 | 0.140 | |||||||||||||
Third
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33.88 | 21.15 | 29.96 | 0.140 | |||||||||||||
Fourth
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29.95 | 16.48 | 18.13 | 0.140 | |||||||||||||
2007
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First
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$ | 24.41 | $ | 21.38 | $ | 23.31 | $ | 0.125 | |||||||||
Second
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32.59 | 22.89 | 31.19 | 0.125 | |||||||||||||
Third
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37.64 | 29.54 | 34.56 | 0.140 | |||||||||||||
Fourth
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39.31 | 30.08 | 36.81 | 0.140 | |||||||||||||
(1)
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NASDAQ
market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up,
mark-down, or commission and may not necessarily represent actual
transactions.
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Period
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Total
Number of Shares Purchased
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Average
Price Paid per Share
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Total
Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publically Announced
Plan
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Maximum
Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan
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September
27, 2008 - October 24, 2008
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- | $ | - | - | 1,130,389 | |||||||||||
October
25, 2008 - November 21, 2008
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- | - | - | 1,130,389 | ||||||||||||
November
22, 2008 - December 31, 2008
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- | - | - | 1,130,389 | ||||||||||||
Total
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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Kaman
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100.0 | 102.8 | 164.4 | 191.4 | 320.0 | 161.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
S&P
600
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100.0 | 122.7 | 132.1 | 152.0 | 151.6 | 104.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Russell
2000
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100.0 | 118.3 | 123.7 | 146.4 | 144.2 | 95.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
NASDAQ
Non-Financial
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100.0 | 107.8 | 110.3 | 120.9 | 137.2 | 62.8 |
2008 1 | 2007 2,7 | 2006 2 | 2005 2,3,4,5 | 2004 2,6 | ||||||||||||||||
OPERATIONS
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Net
sales from continuing operations
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$ | 1,253,595 | $ | 1,086,031 | $ | 991,422 | $ | 909,878 | $ | 834,191 | ||||||||||
Net
gain (loss) on sale of product lines and other assets
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221 | 2,579 | (52 | ) | (27 | ) | 199 | |||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss) from continuing operations
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65,266 | 64,728 | 47,822 | 19,741 | (23,615 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Earnings
(loss) before income taxes from continuing operations
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59,166 | 57,527 | 40,660 | 15,817 | (28,225 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Income
tax benefit (expense)
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(24,059 | ) | (21,036 | ) | (16,017 | ) | (10,743 | ) | 9,599 | |||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss) from continuing operations
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35,107 | 36,491 | 24,643 | 5,074 | (18,626 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net
earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes
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- | 7,890 | 7,143 | 7,954 | 6,804 | |||||||||||||||
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes
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492 | 11,538 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss)
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$ | 35,599 | $ | 55,919 | $ | 31,786 | $ | 13,028 | $ | (11,822 | ) | |||||||||
FINANCIAL
POSITION
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Current
assets
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$ | 486,516 | $ | 491,629 | $ | 513,231 | $ | 496,403 | $ | 468,406 | ||||||||||
Current
liabilities
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178,539 | 182,631 | 199,126 | 223,722 | 226,297 | |||||||||||||||
Working
capital
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307,977 | 308,998 | 314,105 | 272,681 | 242,109 | |||||||||||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
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79,476 | 53,645 | 49,954 | 46,895 | 46,538 | |||||||||||||||
Total
assets
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762,613 | 634,863 | 630,413 | 598,497 | 562,331 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt
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87,924 | 11,194 | 72,872 | 62,235 | 18,522 | |||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
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274,271 | 394,526 | 296,561 | 269,754 | 284,170 | |||||||||||||||
PER
SHARE AMOUNTS
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Net
earnings (loss) per share – basic from continuing
operations
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1.39 | 1.50 | 1.02 | 0.22 | (0.82 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss) per share – basic from discontinued
operations
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- | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.30 | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss) per share – basic from disposal of discontinued
operations
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0.02 | 0.47 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss) per share – basic
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$ | 1.41 | $ | 2.29 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 0.57 | $ | (0.52 | ) | |||||||||
Net
earnings (loss) per share – diluted from continuing
operations
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1.38 | 1.46 | 1.01 | 0.22 | (0.82 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss) per share – diluted from discontinued
operations
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- | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.30 | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss) per share – diluted from disposal of discontinued
operations
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0.02 | 0.46 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Net
earnings (loss) per share – diluted
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$ | 1.40 | $ | 2.23 | $ | 1.30 | $ | 0.57 | $ | (0.52 | ) | |||||||||
Dividends
declared
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0.560 | 0.530 | 0.500 | 0.485 | 0.440 | |||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
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10.77 | 15.69 | 12.28 | 11.28 | 12.48 | |||||||||||||||
Market
price range – High
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38.56 | 39.31 | 25.69 | 24.48 | 15.49 | |||||||||||||||
Market
price range – Low
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16.48 | 21.38 | 15.52 | 10.95 | 10.71 | |||||||||||||||
AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING
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Basic
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25,228 | 24,375 | 24,036 | 23,038 | 22,700 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted
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25,512 | 25,261 | 24,869 | 23,969 | 22,700 | |||||||||||||||
GENERAL
STATISTICS
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Registered
shareholders
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4,107 | 4,186 | 4,468 | 4,779 | 5,192 | |||||||||||||||
Employees
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4,294 | 3,618 | 3,906 | 3,712 | 3,581 |
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1.
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Results
for 2008 include $7,810 in non-cash expense related to the impairment of
the goodwill balance related to our Aerostructures Wichita facility,
$2,527 related to the write-off of tooling costs at our Aerostructures
Wichita facility and $1,587 of expense related to the cancellation of
foreign currency hedge contracts originally assumed in connection with the
acquisition of Brookhouse.
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2.
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Results
for 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004 include charges for the Australian SH-2G(A)
helicopter program of $6,413, $9,701, $16,810 and $5,474, respectively.
There were no such charges recorded in
2008.
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3.
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Results
for 2005 include $8,265 of expense for the company’s stock appreciation
rights, $3,339 for legal and financial advisory fees associated with the
recapitalization and $6,754 recovery of previously written off amounts for
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI).
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4.
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The
effective tax rate for 2005 was 67.9 percent, which was high principally
due to the non-deductibility of expenses associated with stock
appreciation rights and the company’s
recapitalization.
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5.
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Average
shares outstanding increased principally due to the completion of the
recapitalization in November 2005.
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6.
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Results
for 2004 include the following adjustments: $20,083 (including $18,211
negative sales adjustments and $1,872 increase in bad debt reserve)
related to the company’s investment in MDHI programs; $7,086 non-cash
adjustment for the Boeing Harbour Pointe program; $3,507 warranty reserve
for two product warranty related issues and $3,471 non-cash adjustment
related to the EODC/University of Arizona contract
litigation.
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7.
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The company sold Kaman Music
Corporation on December 31, 2007, which resulted in a pre-tax gain on
disposal of discontinued operations of $18,065, and the Precision Products
segment’s 40mm product line assets, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of
$2,570.
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ITEM
7.
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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Aerostructures,
a subcontract supplier for commercial and military
aircraft;
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Precision
Products, a producer of fuzing devices and memory and measuring systems
for a variety of applications;
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Helicopters,
a provider of upgrades and support for its existing fleet as well as a
subcontractor for other aerospace
manufacturers;
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Specialty
Bearings, a manufacturer of high-performance mechanical products used in
aviation, marine, hydropower, and other industrial applications;
and
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Industrial
Distribution, the third largest power transmission/motion control
industrial distributor in North
America.
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·
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Our
net sales from continuing operations increased 15.4% in 2008 compared to
2007.
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·
|
Our
net earnings from continuing operations decreased 3.8% in 2008 compared to
2007.
|
·
|
Diluted
earnings per share from continuing operations declined to $1.38 in 2008, a
decrease of 5.5% compared to 2007.
|
·
|
Neal
J. Keating became Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2008 and Chairman
on March 1, 2008.
|
·
|
Gregory
L. Steiner was appointed President of our Aerospace Group on July 7, 2008.
He has responsibility for all four of our aerospace reporting
segments.
|
·
|
William
C. Denninger was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer on December 1, 2008.
|
·
|
The
Industrial Distribution and Specialty Bearings segments experienced strong
growth in sales and operating
profit.
|
·
|
Our
Helicopters segment reached an agreement with the Commonwealth of
Australia that terminated the SH-2G(A) Super Seasprite program, with a
mutual release of claims.
|
·
|
On
June 12, 2008, we acquired Brookhouse Holdings, Limited (Brookhouse), a
leader in the design and manufacture of composite aerostructures,
aerospace tooling, and repair and overhaul services based in Darwen,
Lancashire, United Kingdom.
|
·
|
In
2008, our Industrial Distribution segment completed the acquisitions of
Industrial Supply Corp. (ISC) of Richmond, Virginia and Industrial Rubber
& Mechanics, Incorporated (INRUMEC) of Puerto
Rico.
|
·
|
We
signed a contract with Boeing for the Air Force’s A-10 re-wing program,
with a potential sales value of approximately $100
million.
|
·
|
In
August 2008, we completed the purchase of the portion of the Bloomfield
campus that Kaman Aerospace Corporation (of which the Helicopters segment
forms a part) had leased from NAVAIR for many
years.
|
·
|
On
October 29, 2008, we entered into a 4-year Term Loan Credit Agreement with
various banks for $50 million.
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2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
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(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Aerostructures
|
$ | 147,641 | $ | 102,362 | $ | 78,742 | ||||||
Precision
Products
|
118,009 | 87,455 | 71,068 | |||||||||
Helicopters
|
69,435 | 72,031 | 69,914 | |||||||||
Specialty
Bearings
|
141,540 | 124,009 | 106,278 | |||||||||
Subtotal
Aerospace Segments
|
$ | 476,625 | $ | 385,857 | $ | 326,002 | ||||||
Industrial
Distribution
|
776,970 | 700,174 | 665,420 | |||||||||
Total
|
$ | 1,253,595 | $ | 1,086,031 | $ | 991,422 | ||||||
$
change
|
$ | 167,564 | $ | 94,609 | $ | 81,544 | ||||||
%
change
|
15.4 | % | 9.5 | % | 9.0 | % |
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$ | 332,137 | $ | 300,945 | $ | 271,423 | ||||||
$
change
|
31,192 | 29,522 | 39,972 | |||||||||
%
change
|
10.4 | % | 10.9 | % | 17.3 | % | ||||||
%
of net sales
|
26.5 | % | 27.7 | % | 27.4 | % |
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
S,G&A
|
$ | 259,282 | $ | 238,796 | $ | 223,549 | ||||||
$
change
|
20,486 | 15,247 | 11,866 | |||||||||
%
change
|
8.6 | % | 6.8 | % | 5.6 | % | ||||||
%
of net sales
|
20.7 | % | 22.0 | % | 22.5 | % |
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Income
|
$ | 65,266 | $ | 64,728 | $ | 47,822 | ||||||
$
change
|
538 | 16,906 | 28,081 | |||||||||
%
change
|
0.8 | % | 35.4 | % | 142.2 | % | ||||||
%
of net sales
|
5.2 | % | 6.0 | % | 4.8 | % |
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Effective
income tax rate
|
40.7 | % | 36.6 | % | 39.4 | % |
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Net
sales:
|
||||||||||||
Aerostructures
|
$ | 147,641 | $ | 102,362 | $ | 78,742 | ||||||
Precision
Products
|
118,009 | 87,455 | 71,068 | |||||||||
Helicopters
|
69,435 | 72,031 | 69,914 | |||||||||
Specialty
Bearings
|
141,540 | 124,009 | 106,278 | |||||||||
Total
Aerospace segments
|
$ | 476,625 | $ | 385,857 | $ | 326,002 | ||||||
$
change
|
90,768 | 59,855 | 38,057 | |||||||||
%
change
|
23.5 | % | 18.4 | % | 13.2 | % | ||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Operating
(loss) income:
|
||||||||||||
Aerostructures
|
$ | (5,925 | ) | $ | 13,219 | $ | 11,538 | |||||
Precision
Products
|
7,299 | 10,546 | 7,750 | |||||||||
Helicopters
|
10,066 | 2,631 | 222 | |||||||||
Specialty
Bearings
|
50,168 | 41,387 | 28,630 | |||||||||
Total
Aerospace segments
|
$ | 61,608 | $ | 67,783 | $ | 48,140 | ||||||
$
change
|
(6,175 | ) | 19,643 | 14,855 | ||||||||
%
change
|
-9.1 | % | 40.8 | % | 44.6 | % |
·
|
Aerostructures:
Expand our global market position as a supplier of complex, composite and
metallic structures and integrated subsystems for military and
commercial aircraft.
|
·
|
Precision
Products: Become the established leader in bomb and missile fuzes,
specialized memory products, precision measuring devices and
electro-optic sensor systems for military and commercial
applications.
|
·
|
Helicopters:
Leverage systems knowledge and lean manufacturing to take advantage
of emerging assembly/subcontracting and after-market/retrofit
opportunities as helicopter prime
manufacturers focus on system design, integration, and
final assembly.
|
·
|
Specialty
Bearings: Maintain leadership in product technical performance and
application engineering support while staying ahead of the curve in
product technology enhancement, lean manufacturing techniques and lead
time reduction.
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$ | 147,641 | $ | 102,362 | $ | 78,742 | ||||||
$
change
|
45,279 | 23,620 | 23,759 | |||||||||
%
change
|
44.2 | % | 30.0 | % | 43.2 | % | ||||||
Operating
(Loss) Income
|
$ | (5,925 | ) | $ | 13,219 | $ | 11,538 | |||||
$
change
|
(19,144 | ) | 1,681 | 7,763 | ||||||||
%
change
|
-144.8 | % | 14.6 | % | 205.6 | % | ||||||
%
of net sales
|
-4.0 | % | 12.9 | % | 14.7 | % | ||||||
Backlog
on contract
|
$ | 260,771 | $ | 130,598 | $ | 84,178 |
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$ | 118,009 | $ | 87,455 | $ | 71,068 | ||||||
$
change
|
30,554 | 16,387 | 6,999 | |||||||||
%
change
|
34.9 | % | 23.1 | % | 10.9 | % | ||||||
Operating
Income
|
$ | 7,299 | $ | 10,546 | $ | 7,750 | ||||||
$
change
|
(3,247 | ) | 2,796 | 4,649 | ||||||||
%
change
|
-30.8 | % | 36.1 | % | 149.9 | % | ||||||
%
of net sales
|
6.2 | % | 12.1 | % | 10.9 | % | ||||||
Backlog
on contract
|
$ | 151,552 | $ | 140,872 | $ | 169,742 |
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$ | 69,435 | $ | 72,031 | $ | 69,914 | ||||||
$
change
|
(2,596 | ) | 2,117 | (6,738 | ) | |||||||
%
change
|
-3.6 | % | 3.0 | % | -8.8 | % | ||||||
Operating
Income
|
$ | 10,066 | $ | 2,631 | $ | 222 | ||||||
$
change
|
7,435 | 2,409 | (1,023 | ) | ||||||||
%
change
|
282.6 | % | 1085.1 | % | -82.2 | % | ||||||
%
of net sales
|
14.5 | % | 3.7 | % | 0.3 | % | ||||||
Backlog
on contract
|
$ | 45,416 | $ | 106,269 | $ | 116,028 |
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$ | 141,540 | $ | 124,009 | $ | 106,278 | ||||||
$
change
|
17,531 | 17,731 | 14,037 | |||||||||
%
change
|
14.1 | % | 16.7 | % | 15.2 | % | ||||||
Operating
Income
|
$ | 50,168 | $ | 41,387 | $ | 28,630 | ||||||
$
change
|
8,781 | 12,757 | 3,466 | |||||||||
%
change
|
21.2 | % | 44.6 | % | 13.8 | % | ||||||
%
of net sales
|
35.4 | % | 33.4 | % | 26.9 | % | ||||||
Backlog
on contract
|
$ | 92,997 | $ | 96,790 | $ | 80,646 |
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$ | 776,970 | $ | 700,174 | $ | 665,420 | ||||||
$
change
|
76,796 | 34,754 | 43,487 | |||||||||
%
change
|
11.0 | % | 5.2 | % | 7.0 | % | ||||||
Operating
Income
|
$ | 35,397 | $ | 33,038 | $ | 35,160 | ||||||
$
change
|
2,359 | (2,122 | ) | 5,745 | ||||||||
%
change
|
7.1 | % | -6.0 | % | 19.5 | % | ||||||
%
of net sales
|
4.6 | % | 4.7 | % | 5.3 | % |
1.
|
Expand
our geographic footprint in major industrial markets to enhance our
position in the competition for regional and national
accounts.
|
2.
|
Broaden
our product offerings to gain additional business from existing customers
and new opportunities from a wider slice of the
market.
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
08
vs. 07
|
07
vs. 06
|
||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
cash provided by (used in):
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
activities
|
$ | (13,705 | ) | $ | 25,581 | $ | (769 | ) | $ | (39,286 | ) | $ | 26,350 | |||||||
Investing
activities
|
(125,776 | ) | 95,661 | (15,307 | ) | (221,437 | ) | 110,968 | ||||||||||||
Financing
activities
|
75,055 | (56,452 | ) | 12,350 | 131,507 | (68,802 | ) |
|
·
|
Inventory
levels increased in the Helicopters segment, primarily due to the
acquisition of a K-MAX aircraft, and in the Aerostructures segment,
primarily due to higher amounts of inventory at the Aerostructures Wichita
facility.
|
|
·
|
Inventory
has also increased at our Precision Products segment, although it is
anticipated that the JPF inventory, the largest driver of this increase,
will decrease in 2009 as additional progress payments are billed and as
more fuzes are shipped.
|
|
·
|
Higher
payments of prior year accrued fringe benefits and incentive compensation
during 2008.
|
|
·
|
Total
cash payments for income taxes increased significantly, primarily due to
the taxes paid on the gain resulting from the Music segment
sale.
|
|
·
|
The
company paid out a significant amount of SERP payments in 2008 compared to
2007 primarily attributable to the retirement of the former Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer.
|
Payments
due by period (in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual
Obligations
|
Total
|
Within
1 year
|
1-3
years
|
3-5
years
|
More
than 5 years
|
|||||||||||||||
Long-term
debt
|
$ | 94.1 | $ | 6.2 | $ | 52.9 | $ | 35.0 | $ | - | ||||||||||
Interest
payments on debt (A)
|
15.9 | 3.9 | 8.5 | 3.5 | - | |||||||||||||||
Operating
leases
|
41.9 | 16.7 | 18.2 | 5.9 | 1.1 | |||||||||||||||
Purchase
obligations (B)
|
179.9 | 147.9 | 31.5 | 0.5 | - | |||||||||||||||
Other
long-term obligations (C)
|
30.6 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 11.0 | |||||||||||||||
Planned
funding of pension and SERP (D)
|
33.5 | 15.6 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 395.9 | $ | 195.4 | $ | 123.5 | $ | 58.7 | $ | 18.3 |
(A)
|
Interest
payments on debt within one year are based upon the long-term debt that
existed at December 31, 2008. After one year interest payments are based
upon average estimated long-term debt balances outstanding each
year.
|
(B)
|
This
category includes purchase commitments with suppliers for materials and
supplies as part of the ordinary course of business, consulting
arrangements and support services. Only obligations in the amount of at
least fifty thousand dollars are
included.
|
(C)
|
This
category includes obligations under the company's long-term incentive
plan, deferred compensation plan, a supplemental disability income
arrangement for one former company officer and unrecognized tax benefits
under FIN 48.
|
(D)
|
This
category includes planned funding of the company’s SERP and qualified
defined benefit pension plan. Projected funding for the qualified defined
benefit pension plan beyond one year has not been included as there are
several significant factors, such as the future market value of plan
assets and projected investment return rates, which could cause actual
funding requirements to differ materially from projected
funding.
|
Payments
due by period (in millions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
|
Total
|
Within
1 year
|
1-3
years
|
3-5
years
|
More
than 5 years
|
|||||||||||||||
Acquisition
earn-out (1)
|
$ | 6.6 | $ | 0.4 | $ | 1.5 | $ | 3.1 | $ | 1.6 | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 6.6 | $ | 0.4 | $ | 1.5 | $ | 3.1 | $ | 1.6 |
|
1)
|
The
obligation to pay earn-out amounts depends upon the attainment of specific
milestones for KPP Orlando, an operation acquired in
2002.
|
Long-Term
Contracts
|
||
Methodology
|
Judgment
and Uncertainties
|
Effect
if Actual Results Differ From Assumptions
|
For
long-term aerospace contracts, we generally recognize sales and income
based on the percentage-of-completion method of accounting, which allows
for recognition of revenue as work on a contract progresses. We recognize
sales and profit based upon either (1) the cost-to-cost method, in which
profit is recorded based upon the ratio of costs incurred to estimated
total costs to complete the contract, or (2) the units-of-delivery method,
in which sales are recognized as deliveries are made and cost of sales is
computed on the basis of the estimated ratio of total cost to total
sales.
Management
performs detailed quarterly reviews of all of our long-term contracts.
Based upon these reviews, we record the effects of adjustments in profit
estimates each period. If at any time management determines that in the
case of a particular contract total costs will exceed total contract
revenue, we record a provision for the entire anticipated contract loss at
that time.
|
The
percentage-of-completion method requires that we estimate future revenues
and costs over the life of a contract. Revenues are estimated based upon
the original contract price, with consideration being given to exercised
contract options, change orders and in some cases projected customer
requirements. Contract costs may be incurred over a period of several
years, and the estimation of these costs requires significant judgment
based upon the acquired knowledge and experience of program managers,
engineers, and financial professionals. Estimated costs are based
primarily on anticipated purchase contract terms, historical performance
trends, business base and other economic projections. The complexity of
certain programs as well as technical risks and the future availability of
materials and labor resources could affect the company’s ability to
estimate future contract costs.
|
While
we do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood there will be a
material change in estimates or assumptions used to calculate our
long-term revenues and costs, estimating the percentage of work complete
on certain programs is a complex task. As a result, changes to these
programs could have a significant impact on our results of operations.
These programs include the Sikorsky Canadian MH-92 program, the Sikorsky
BLACK HAWK program, the JPF program, and several other programs including
the Boeing A-10 program. Estimating the ultimate total cost of these
programs has been challenging partially due to the complexity of the
programs, the ramping up of the new programs, the nature of the materials
needed to complete these programs, change orders related to the programs
and the need to manage our customers’ expectations. These programs are an
important element in our continuing strategy to increase operating
efficiencies and profitability as well as broaden our business base.
Management continues to monitor and update program cost estimates
quarterly for these contracts. A significant change in an estimate on one
or more programs could have a material effect on our financial position or
results of operations.
|
Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
|
||
Methodology
|
Judgment
and Uncertainties
|
Effect
if Actual Results Differ From Assumptions
|
The
allowance for doubtful accounts represents management’s best estimate of
probable losses inherent in the receivable balance. These estimates are
based on known past due amounts and historical write-off experience, as
well as trends and factors impacting the credit risk associated with
specific customers. In an effort to identify adverse trends for trade
receivables, we perform ongoing reviews of account balances and the aging
of receivables. Amounts are considered past due when payment has not been
received within a pre-determined time frame based upon the credit terms
extended. For our government and commercial contracts, we evaluate, on an
ongoing basis, the amount of recoverable costs. The recoverability of
costs is evaluated on a contract-by-contract basis based upon historical
trends of payments, program viability and the customer’s
credit-worthiness.
|
Write-offs
are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts only after we have
exhausted all collection efforts. Actual write-offs and adjustments could
differ from the allowance estimates due to unanticipated changes in the
business environment as well as factors and risks associated with specific
customers.
As
of December 31, 2008 and 2007, our allowance for doubtful accounts was 1.2
percent and 1.1 percent of gross receivables, respectively. Receivables
written off, net of recoveries, in 2008 and 2007 were $0.8 and $0.7
million, respectively.
|
Currently
we do not believe that we have a significant amount of risk relative to
the allowance for doubtful accounts. A 10% increase in the allowance would
have a $0.2 million effect on pre-tax earnings.
|
Inventory
Valuation
|
||
Methodology
|
Judgment
and Uncertainties
|
Effect
if Actual Results Differ From Assumptions
|
We
have four types of inventory (a) merchandise for resale, (b) contracts in
process, (c) other work in process, and (d) finished goods. Merchandise
for resale is stated at the lower of the cost of the inventory or its fair
market value. Contracts in process, other work in process and finished
goods are valued at production cost comprised of material, labor and
overhead, including general and administrative expenses on certain
government contracts. Contracts in process, other work in process, and
finished goods are reported at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
We include raw material amounts in the contracts in process and other work
in process balances. Raw material includes certain general stock materials
but primarily relates to purchases that were made in anticipation of
specific programs that have not been started as of the balance sheet date.
The total amount of raw material included in these in process amounts is
less than 10.0% of the total inventory balance for 2008 and
2007.
|
The
process for evaluating inventory obsolescence or market value issues often
requires the company to make subjective judgments and estimates concerning
future sales levels, quantities and prices at which such inventory will be
sold in the normal course of business. We adjust our inventory by the
difference between the estimated market value and the actual cost of our
inventory to arrive at net realizable value. Changes in estimates of
future sales volume may necessitate future write-downs of inventory value.
Based upon a market evaluation performed in 2002 we wrote down our K-MAX
inventory by $46.7 million in that year. The K-MAX inventory balance,
consisting of work in process and finished goods, was $23.6 million as of
December 31, 2008. We believe that it is stated at net realizable value,
although lack of demand for spare parts in the future could result in
additional write-downs of the inventory value. Overall, management
believes that our inventory is appropriately valued and not subject to
further obsolescence in the near term.
|
Inventory
valuation at our Industrial Distribution segment generally requires less
subjective management judgment than the valuation of certain inventory in
the four reporting segments that comprise the Aerospace businesses.
Management reviews the K-MAX inventory balance on an annual basis to
determine whether any additional write-downs are necessary. If such a
write down were to occur, this could have a significant impact on our
operating results. A 10% write down in this inventory at December 31,
2008, would have affected pre-tax earnings by approximately $2.4 million
in 2008.
|
Vendor
Incentives
|
||
Methodology
|
Judgment
and Uncertainties
|
Effect
if Actual Results Differ From Assumptions
|
Our
Industrial Distribution segment enters into agreements with certain
vendors providing for inventory purchase rebates that are generally earned
upon achieving specified volume purchasing. The rebate percentages may
increase or decrease based upon the amount of inventory purchased or sold
annually. Each program is analyzed and reviewed each quarter to determine
the appropriateness of the projected annual rebate. Historically,
differences between our estimates and actual rebates subsequently received
have not been material.
We
recognize rebate income relative to specific rebate programs as a
reduction of the cost of inventory based on a systematic and rational
allocation of the cash consideration offered to each of the underlying
transactions that results in progress toward earning the rebate, provided
that the amounts are probable and reasonably estimable.
|
Our
participation in these types of programs is an important element of our
Industrial Distribution segment business. These types of programs are
common in distribution businesses. Although we believe we will continue to
receive vendor incentives, there is no assurance that our vendors will
continue to provide comparable amounts of rebates in the future. Also, we
cannot estimate whether we will continue to utilize the vendor programs at
the same level as in prior periods.
|
If
we were to reduce our participation in vendor incentive programs, this
could have a significant impact on our operating results.
|
Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets
|
||
Methodology
|
Judgment
and Uncertainties
|
Effect
if Actual Results Differ From Assumptions
|
Goodwill
and certain intangible assets that have indefinite lives are evaluated at
least annually for impairment. All intangible assets are also reviewed for
possible impairment whenever changes in conditions indicate that their
carrying value may not be recoverable. The annual evaluation is generally
performed during the fourth quarter, based on the initial annual forecast
information. The identification and measurement of goodwill impairment
involves the estimation of fair value of the reporting unit as compared to
its carrying value.
The
carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets having indefinite
lives was $111.8 million and $46.2 million as of December 31, 2008 and
2007, respectively. See Note 9, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net,
in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of $7.8
million of goodwill impairment recorded during the year ended December 31,
2008. Based upon its annual evaluation, management has determined that
there has been no further impairment of its goodwill
balances.
|
We
determine fair value using widely accepted valuation techniques, including
discounted cash flow. Management’s estimates of fair value are based upon
factors such as projected sales and growth rates, discount rates and other
elements requiring significant judgments. The discount rates we utilize
reflect the risk and uncertainty in the financial markets and specifically
in our internally developed earnings projections. We utilize currently
available information regarding present industry and economic conditions
and future expectations to prepare our estimates and perform impairment
evaluations.
|
We
do not currently believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will
be a material change in estimates or assumptions used to test for
impairment losses on goodwill and other intangible assets. However, if
actual results are not consistent with our estimates or assumptions or if
current economic conditions persist, we may be exposed to an impairment
charge that could be material.
Based
upon our analysis, a 1.0 percentage point increase in the discount rate
used would not have resulted in any goodwill impairment. Additionally, a
10.0 percent decrease in the fair value of our reporting units also would
not have resulted in any goodwill
impairment.
|
Self-Insured
Retentions Liabilities
|
||
Methodology
|
Judgment
and Uncertainties
|
Effect
if Actual Results Differ From Assumptions
|
We
have varying levels of deductibles for losses related to health, workers’
compensation, auto and product/general liability claims. To limit our
exposure to these claims we obtain third party insurance coverage. Our
total liability/deductible for workers’ compensation is limited to $0.4
million per claim and for general liability and auto liability, we are
limited to $0.3 million per claim. The cost of such benefits is recognized
as expense based on claims filed in each reporting period and an estimate
of claims incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) during such period. The
estimates for the cost of the claims are based upon information provided
to us by the claims administrators and are periodically revised to reflect
changes in loss trends. Our IBNR estimate is based upon historical
trends.
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Liabilities
associated with these claims are estimated in part by considering
historical claims experience, severity factors and other actuarial
assumptions. Projections of future losses are inherently uncertain because
of the random nature of insurance claims occurrences and the possibility
that actuarial assumptions could change. Such self-insurance accruals
likely include claims for which the losses will be settled over a period
of years.
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The
financial results of the company could be significantly affected if future
claims and assumptions differ from those used in determining these
liabilities. If more claims are made than were estimated or if the costs
of actual claims increases beyond what was anticipated, reserves recorded
may not be sufficient and additional accruals may be required in future
periods. We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there
will be a material change in the estimates or assumptions we use to
calculate our self-insured liabilities. However, if actual results are not
consistent with our estimates or assumptions, we may be exposed to losses
or gains that could be material. A 10% change in our self-insurance
reserve would affect our 2008 pre-tax earnings by $0.5
million.
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Long-Term Incentive
Programs
|
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Methodology
|
Judgment
and Uncertainties
|
Effect
if Actual Results Differ From Assumptions
|
The
company maintains a Stock Incentive Plan, which provides for share-based
payment awards, including non-statutory stock options, restricted stock,
stock appreciation rights, and long-term incentive program (LTIP) awards.
We determine the fair value of our non-qualified stock option awards at
the date of grant using a Black-Scholes model. We determine the fair value
of our restricted share awards at the date of grant using an average of
the high and low market price of our stock.
LTIP
awards provide certain senior executives an opportunity to receive award
payments, generally in cash. For each performance cycle, the company’s
financial results are compared to the Russell 2000 indices for the same
periods based upon the following: (a) average return on total capital, (b)
earnings per share growth and (c) total return to shareholders. No awards
will be payable unless the company’s performance is at least in the 25th
percentile of the designated indices. The maximum award is payable if
performance reaches the 75th
percentile of the designated indices. Awards for performance between the
25th and 75th percentiles are determined by straight-line interpolation.
Awards will be paid out at 100% at the 50th
percentile.
In
order to estimate the liability associated with LTIP awards, management
must make assumptions as to how our current performance compares to
current Russell 2000 data based upon the Russell 2000’s historical
results. This analysis is performed on a quarterly basis. When sufficient
Russell 2000 data for a year is available, which typically will not be
until April or May of the following year, management will adjust the
liability to reflect its best estimate of the total award. Actual results
could differ significantly from management’s estimates. The total
liability as of December 31, 2008 was $4.3 million.
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Option-pricing
models and generally accepted valuation techniques require management to
make assumptions and to apply judgment to determine the fair value of our
awards. These assumptions and judgments include estimating the future
volatility of our stock price, expected dividend yield, future employee
turnover rates and future employee stock option exercise behaviors.
Changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value
estimate.
Our
long-term incentive plan requires management to make assumptions regarding
the likelihood of achieving long-term company goals as well as estimate
the impact the Russell 2000 results may have on our accrual.
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We
do not currently believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will
be a material change in the estimates or assumptions we use to determine
stock-based compensation expense. However, if actual results are not
consistent with our estimates or assumptions, we may be exposed to changes
in stock-based compensation expense that could be material.
If
actual results are not consistent with the assumptions used, the
stock-based compensation expense reported in our financial statements may
not be representative of the actual economic cost of the stock-based
compensation. A 10% change in our stock-based compensation expense for the
year ended December 31, 2008, would have affected net earnings by
approximately $0.2 million in 2008. Due to the timing of availability of
the Russell data, there is a risk that the amount we have recorded as LTIP
expense could be different from the actual payout. A 10.0 percentage point
increase in the total performance factor earned for our LTIP would result
in a reduction of 2008 pretax earnings of $0.2 million.
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Pension
Plans
|
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Methodology
|
Judgment
and Uncertainties
|
Effect
if Actual Results Differ From Assumptions
|
We
maintain a qualified defined benefit pension plan for our full-time U.S.
employees (with the exception of certain acquired companies that have not
adopted the plan) as well as a non-qualified Supplemental Employees
Retirement Plan (SERP) for certain key executives. Expenses and
liabilities associated with each of these plans are determined based upon
actuarial valuations. Integral to these actuarial valuations are a variety
of assumptions including expected return on plan assets, discount rate and
rate of increase in compensation levels. We regularly review these
assumptions, which are updated at the measurement date, December 31st,
and disclosed in Note 16, Pension Plans, in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K. In accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, the impact of differences
between actual results and the assumptions are accumulated and generally
amortized over future periods, which will affect expense recognized in
future periods.
We
believe that two assumptions, the discount rate and the expected rate of
return on plan assets, are important elements of expense and/or liability
measurement.
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The
discount rate represents the interest rate used to determine the present
value of future cash flows currently expected to be required to settle the
pension obligation. For 2008, management reviewed the Citigroup Pension
Discount Curve and Liability Index to determine the continued
appropriateness of our discount rate assumptions. This index was designed
to provide a market average discount rate to assist plan sponsors in
valuing the liabilities associated with postretirement obligations.
Additionally, we reviewed the change in the general level of interest
rates since the last measurement date noting that overall rates had
decreased since 2007.
Based
upon this information, we used a 6.15 percent discount rate as of December
31, 2008 for the qualified benefit pension plan. This rate takes into
consideration the participants in our pension plan and the anticipated
payment stream as compared to the Citigroup index and rounds the results
to the nearest fifth basis point. For the SERP, we used the same
methodology as the pension plan and derived a discount rate of 6.15
percent in 2008 for the benefit obligation. The qualified defined benefit
pension plan and SERP used discount rates of 6.4 percent and 5.9 percent,
respectively at December 31, 2007 for purposes of calculating the benefit
obligation. The difference in the discount rates is primarily due to the
expected duration of SERP payments, which is shorter than the anticipated
duration of benefit payments to be made to the average participant in the
pension plan.
The
expected long-term rate of return on plan assets represents the average
rate of earnings expected on the funds invested to provide for anticipated
benefit payments. The expected return on assets assumption is developed
based upon several factors. Such factors include current and expected
target asset allocation, our historical experience of returns by asset
class type, a risk premium and an inflation estimate.
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A
lower discount rate increases the present value of benefit obligations and
increases pension expense. A one percentage point decrease in the assumed
discount rate would have increased pension expense in 2008 by $3.4
million. A one percentage point increase in the assumed discount rate
would have decreased pension expense in 2008 by $1.3 million.
A
lower expected rate of return on pension plan assets would increase
pension expense. The expected return on plan assets was 8.0 percent for
December 31, 2008. A one-percentage point increase/decrease in the assumed
return on pension plan assets assumption would have changed pension
expense in 2008 by approximately $4.3 million.
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Income
Taxes
|
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Methodology
|
Judgment
and Uncertainties
|
Effect
if Actual Results Differ From Assumptions
|
Tax
laws in certain of our operating jurisdictions require items to be
reported for tax purposes at different times than the items are reflected
in our financial statements. One example of such temporary differences is
depreciation expense. Other differences are permanent, such as expenses
that are never deductible on our tax returns, an example being a charge
related to the impairment of goodwill. Temporary differences create
deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets generally
represent items that can be used as a tax deduction or credit in our tax
returns in future years for which we have already recorded the tax benefit
in our financial statements. Deferred tax liabilities generally represent
tax expense recognized in our financial statements for which payment is
not yet due or the realized tax benefit of expenses we have already
reported in our tax returns, but have not yet recognized as expense in our
financial statements.
As
of December 31, 2008, we had recognized $87.9 million of net deferred tax
assets, net of valuation allowances. The realization of these benefits is
dependent in part on future taxable income. For those foreign countries or
U.S. states where the expiration of tax loss or credit carry forwards or
the projected operating results indicates that realization is not likely,
a valuation allowance is provided.
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Management
believes that sufficient income will be earned in the future to realize
deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowances recorded. The
realization of these deferred tax assets can be impacted by changes to tax
laws or statutory tax rates and future taxable income levels.
Our
effective tax rate on earnings from continuing operations was 40.7 percent
for 2008. Our effective tax rate is based on expected or reported income
or loss, statutory tax rates, and tax planning opportunities available to
us in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Significant judgment
is required in determining our effective tax rate and in evaluating our
tax positions. We establish reserves when, despite our belief that our tax
return positions are valid and defensible, we believe that certain
positions may not prevail if challenged. We adjust these reserves in light
of changing facts and circumstances, such as the progress of a tax audit
or changes in tax legislation. Our effective tax rate includes the impact
of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that we consider
appropriate. This rate is then applied to our quarterly operating results.
In the event that there is a significant unusual or one-time item
recognized in our operating results, the tax attributable to that item
would be separately calculated and recorded at the same time as the
unusual or one-time item.
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The
Company anticipates that total unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by
$0.8 million due to settlements of tax examinations within the next twelve
months. We file tax returns in numerous U.S. and foreign jurisdictions,
with returns subject to examination for varying periods, but generally
back to and including 2005. It is our policy to record interest and
penalties on unrecognized tax benefits as income taxes. A one
percent change to our tax rate would affect our 2008 earnings by $0.6
million.
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Derivatives and
Hedging
|
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Methodology
|
Judgment
and Uncertainties
|
Effect
if Actual Results Differ From Assumptions
|
We
use derivatives to manage risks related to foreign exchange and our net
investment in certain foreign subsidiaries. Accounting for derivatives as
hedges requires that, at inception and over the term of the arrangement,
the hedged item and related derivative meet the requirements for hedge
accounting. The rules and interpretations related to derivative accounting
are complex. If a derivative does not meet the complex requirements
established as a prerequisite for hedge accounting, changes in the fair
value of the derivative must be reported in earnings rather than as a
component of other comprehensive income, without regard to the offsetting
changes in the fair value of the hedged item.
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In
evaluating whether a particular relationship qualifies for hedge
accounting, we first determine whether the relationship meets the strict
criteria to qualify for exemption from ongoing effectiveness testing. For
a relationship that does not meet these criteria, we test effectiveness at
inception and quarterly thereafter by determining whether changes in the
fair value of the derivative offset, within a specified range, changes in
the fair value of the hedged item. This test is conducted each reporting
period. If fair value changes fail this test, we discontinue applying
hedge accounting to that relationship prospectively. Fair values of both
the derivative instrument and the hedged item are calculated using
internal valuation models incorporating market-based
assumptions.
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At
December 31, 2008, derivative assets were $1.0 million and we had
recorded $0.8 million, net of tax, in other comprehensive income. The
amount recorded to other comprehensive income would have been recorded in
the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31,
2008 had the criteria for hedge accounting not been met. Changes in the
fair value of these instruments will be recorded to other comprehensive
income until the point where either the Company stops utilizing the
derivative instruments as a hedge or the derivative instruments no longer
provide an effective hedge against the impact of foreign currency changes
on the underlying transaction. Further information about our use of
derivatives is provided in Note 6, Derivative Financial Instruments, in
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Environmental
Costs
|
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Methodology
|
Judgment
and Uncertainties
|
Effect
if Actual Results Differ From Assumptions
|
Our
operations are subject to environmental regulation by federal, state and
local authorities in the United States and regulatory authorities with
jurisdiction over our foreign operations. As a result, we have established
and update, as necessary, policies relating to environmental standards of
performance for our operations worldwide.
When
we become aware of an environmental risk, we perform a site study to
ascertain the potential magnitude of contamination and the estimated cost
of remediation. This cost is accrued using a reasonable discount factor
based on the estimated future cost of remediation.
In
2008, the primary accrual for remediation related to our purchase of the
Navy property as more fully discussed in Note 11, Environmental Costs, and
Note 18, Commitments and Contingencies, in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
We
continually evaluate the identified environmental issues to ensure the
time to complete the remediation and the total cost of remediation are
consistent with our initial estimate. If there is any change in the cost
and/or timing of remediation, the accrual is adjusted
accordingly.
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Environmental
costs are accrued when it is probable that a liability has been incurred
and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The most likely cost to be
incurred is accrued based on an evaluation of currently available facts
with respect to each individual site, including existing technology,
current laws and regulations and prior remediation experience. Liabilities
with fixed or readily determinable payment dates are
discounted.
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At
December 31, 2008, amounts accrued for known environmental
remediation costs were $16.1 million. A 10% change in this accrual could
have impacted pre-tax earnings by $1.6 million. Further information about
our environmental costs is provided in Note 11, Environmental Costs, in
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
We
believe that expenditures necessary to comply with the present regulations
governing environmental protection will not have a material effect upon
our competitive position, consolidated financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
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First
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Second
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Third
|
Fourth
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Total
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2008
|
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
Year
|
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(in
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
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Net
Sales
|
$ | 285,781 | $ | 316,285 | $ | 335,133 | $ | 316,396 | $ | 1,253,595 | ||||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$ | 76,591 | $ | 86,272 | $ | 88,873 | $ | 80,401 | $ | 332,137 | ||||||||||
Net
Earnings from Continuing Operations
|
$ | 8,868 | $ | 6,090 | $ | 13,530 | $ | 6,619 | $ | 35,107 | ||||||||||
Gain
on Disposal of Discontinued Operations, net of tax
|
$ | - | $ | 323 | $ | - | $ | 169 | $ | 492 | ||||||||||
Net
Earnings
|
$ | 8,868 | $ | 6,413 | $ | 13,530 | $ | 6,788 | $ | 35,599 | ||||||||||
Earnings Per
Share - Basic
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Basic
from Continuing Operations
|
$ | 0.35 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.54 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 1.39 | ||||||||||
Basic
from Disposal of Discontinued Operations
|
$ | - | $ | 0.01 | $ | - | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.02 | ||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | 0.35 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.54 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.41 | ||||||||||
Earnings Per
Share - Diluted
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted
from Continuing Operations
|
$ | 0.35 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 1.38 | ||||||||||
Diluted
from Disposal of Discontinued Operations
|
$ | - | $ | 0.01 | $ | - | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.02 | ||||||||||
Diluted
|
$ | 0.35 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.53 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 1.40 | ||||||||||
First
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Second
|
Third
|
Fourth
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
2007
|
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
Quarter
|
Year
|
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(in
thousands, except per share amounts)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$ | 266,530 | $ | 272,382 | $ | 274,856 | $ | 272,263 | $ | 1,086,031 | ||||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
$ | 75,161 | $ | 74,584 | $ | 76,457 | $ | 74,743 | $ | 300,945 | ||||||||||
Net
Earnings from Continuing Operations
|
$ | 9,073 | $ | 9,007 | $ | 9,437 | $ | 8,974 | $ | 36,491 | ||||||||||
Net
Earnings from Discontinued Operations
|
$ | 1,002 | $ | 1,052 | $ | 2,300 | $ | 3,536 | $ | 7,890 | ||||||||||
Gain
on Disposal of Discontinued Operations, net of tax
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 11,538 | $ | 11,538 | ||||||||||
Net
Earnings
|
$ | 10,075 | $ | 10,059 | $ | 11,737 | $ | 24,048 | $ | 55,919 | ||||||||||
Earnings Per
Share - Basic
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Basic
from Continuing Operations
|
$ | 0.37 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 1.50 | ||||||||||
Basic
from Discontinued Operations
|
$ | 0.05 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.32 | ||||||||||
Basic
from Disposal of Discontinued Operations
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.47 | ||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | 0.42 | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.98 | $ | 2.29 | ||||||||||
Earnings Per
Share - Diluted
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Diluted
from Continuing Operations
|
$ | 0.37 | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 1.46 | ||||||||||
Diluted
from Discontinued Operations
|
$ | 0.04 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.31 | ||||||||||
Diluted
from Disposal of Discontinued Operations
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.46 | ||||||||||
Diluted
|
$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.95 | $ | 2.23 |
/s/ Neal J. Keating |
/s/
William C. Denninger
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Neal
J. Keating
|
William
C. Denninger
|
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President
and
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Senior
Vice President
|
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Chief
Executive Officer
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and
Chief Financial Officer
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At
December 31,
|
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2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Assets
|
||||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 8,161 | $ | 73,898 | ||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
173,847 | 158,435 | ||||||
Inventories
|
255,817 | 210,341 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
23,851 | 28,724 | ||||||
Other
current assets
|
24,840 | 20,231 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
486,516 | 491,629 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
79,476 | 53,645 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
83,594 | 45,993 | ||||||
Other
intangibles assets, net
|
28,211 | 195 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
71,926 | 3,594 | ||||||
Overfunded
pension
|
- | 30,486 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
12,890 | 9,321 | ||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 762,613 | $ | 634,863 | ||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders’ Equity
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Notes
payable
|
$ | 1,241 | $ | 1,680 | ||||
Current
portion of long-term debt
|
5,000 | - | ||||||
Accounts
payable – trade
|
84,059 | 74,236 | ||||||
Accrued
salaries and wages
|
21,104 | 25,328 | ||||||
Accrued
pension costs
|
5,878 | 14,202 | ||||||
Accrued
contract losses
|
9,714 | 9,513 | ||||||
Advances
on contracts
|
10,612 | 9,508 | ||||||
Other
accruals and payables
|
39,467 | 36,162 | ||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
1,464 | 12,002 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
178,539 | 182,631 | ||||||
Long-term
debt, excluding current portion
|
87,924 | 11,194 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
7,926 | 199 | ||||||
Underfunded
pension
|
168,148 | - | ||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
45,805 | 46,313 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
||||||||
Shareholders'
equity:
|
||||||||
Capital
stock, $1 par value per share:
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock, 200,000 shares authorized; none outstanding
|
- | - | ||||||
Common
stock, 50,000,000 shares authorized, voting, 25,514,525 shares issued in
2008 and 25,181,894 shares issued in 2007
|
25,515 | 25,182 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
85,073 | 78,783 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
|
283,789 | 262,417 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
|
(119,658 | ) | 28,555 | |||||
Less
43,907 shares and 38,471 shares of common stock in 2008 and 2007,
respectively, held in treasury, at cost
|
(448 | ) | (411 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
274,271 | 394,526 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$ | 762,613 | $ | 634,863 |
For
the Year Ended December 31
|
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2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 1,253,595 | $ | 1,086,031 | $ | 991,422 | ||||||
Cost
of sales
|
921,458 | 785,086 | 719,999 | |||||||||
332,137 | 300,945 | 271,423 | ||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
|
259,282 | 238,796 | 223,549 | |||||||||
Goodwill
impairment
|
7,810 | - | - | |||||||||
Net
(gain)/loss on sale of assets
|
(221 | ) | (2,579 | ) | 52 | |||||||
Operating
income from continuing operations
|
65,266 | 64,728 | 47,822 | |||||||||
Interest
expense, net
|
3,012 | 6,336 | 6,244 | |||||||||
Loss
on ineffective derivative contracts
|
1,893 | - | - | |||||||||
Other
expense, net
|
1,195 | 865 | 918 | |||||||||
Earnings
from continuing operations before income taxes
|
59,166 | 57,527 | 40,660 | |||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
24,059 | 21,036 | 16,017 | |||||||||
Net
earnings from continuing operations
|
35,107 | 36,491 | 24,643 | |||||||||
Earnings
from discontinued operations, net of taxes
|
- | 7,890 | 7,143 | |||||||||
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes
|
492 | 11,538 | - | |||||||||
Net
earnings from discontinued operations
|
492 | 19,428 | 7,143 | |||||||||
Net
earnings
|
$ | 35,599 | $ | 55,919 | $ | 31,786 | ||||||
Net
earnings per share:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
net earnings per share from continuing operations
|
$ | 1.39 | $ | 1.50 | $ | 1.02 | ||||||
Basic
net earnings per share from discontinued operations
|
- | 0.32 | 0.30 | |||||||||
Basic
net earnings per share from disposal of discontinued
operations
|
0.02 | 0.47 | - | |||||||||
Basic
net earnings per share
|
$ | 1.41 | $ | 2.29 | $ | 1.32 | ||||||
Diluted
net earnings per share from continuing operations
|
$ | 1.38 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 1.01 | ||||||
Diluted
net earnings per share from discontinued operations
|
- | 0.31 | 0.29 | |||||||||
Diluted
net earnings per share from disposal of discontinued
operations
|
0.02 | 0.46 | - | |||||||||
Diluted
net earnings per share
|
$ | 1.40 | $ | 2.23 | $ | 1.30 | ||||||
Average
shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||
Basic
|
25,228 | 24,375 | 24,036 | |||||||||
Diluted
|
25,512 | 25,261 | 24,869 |
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In Capital
|
Retained
Earnings
|
Restricted
Stock
Awards
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
Treasury
Stock
|
Total
Shareholders'
Equity
|
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Shares
|
$
|
Shares
|
$
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2005
|
24,565,111 | $ | 24,565 | $ | 58,637 | $ | 199,383 | $ | (454 | ) | $ | (4,145 | ) | 660,382 | $ | (8,232 | ) | $ | 269,754 | |||||||||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
- | - | - | 31,786 | - | - | - | - | 31,786 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of tax benefit of $840
|
- | - | - | - | - | 1,268 | - | - | 1,268 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
33,054 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
- | - | - | (12,032 | ) | - | - | - | - | (12,032 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
awards issued,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of tax benefit of $381
|
- | - | 1,005 | - | - | - | (182,296 | ) | 2,233 | 3,238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation expense
|
- | - | 1,300 | - | - | - | (43,375 | ) | 531 | 1,831 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion
of debentures
|
- | - | 143 | - | - | - | (12,871 | ) | 158 | 301 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adoption
of SFAS 123(R)
|
- | - | (454 | ) | - | 454 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adoption
of SFAS 158,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of tax expense of $255
|
- | - | - | - | - | 415 | - | - | 415 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
24,565,111 | 24,565 | 60,631 | 219,137 | - | (2,462 | ) | 421,840 | (5,310 | ) | 296,561 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
- | - | - | 55,919 | - | - | - | - | 55,919 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of tax benefit of $441
|
- | - | - | - | - | 3,128 | - | - | 3,128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension
plan adjustments,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of tax expense of $17,102
|
- | - | - | - | - | 27,889 | - | - | 27,889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
86,936 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
- | - | - | (13,054 | ) | - | - | - | - | (13,054 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
awards issued,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of tax benefit of $1,211
|
36,066 | 36 | 1,939 | - | - | - | (252,409 | ) | 3,281 | 5,256 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation expense
|
20,000 | 20 | 2,935 | - | - | - | (63,804 | ) | 789 | 3,744 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion
of debentures
|
560,717 | 561 | 13,278 | - | - | - | (67,156 | ) | 829 | 14,668 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adoption
of FIN 48
|
- | - | - | 415 | - | - | - | - | 415 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
25,181,894 | 25,182 | 78,783 | 262,417 | - | 28,555 | 38,471 | (411 | ) | 394,526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
earnings
|
- | - | - | 35,599 | - | - | - | - | 35,599 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation adjustments,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of tax expense of $224
|
- | - | - | - | - | (27,782 | ) | - | - | (27,782 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
gain on derivative instruments,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of tax expense of $493
|
- | - | - | - | - | 804 | - | - | 804 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pension
plan adjustments,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of tax benefit of $74,279
|
- | - | - | - | - | (121,235 | ) | - | - | (121,235 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(112,614 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends
|
- | - | - | (14,227 | ) | - | - | - | - | (14,227 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
awards issued,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
net
of tax benefit of $349
|
209,586 | 210 | 3,406 | - | - | - | - | - | 3,616 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share-based
compensation expense
|
123,045 | 123 | 2,884 | - | - | - | 5,436 | (37 | ) | 2,970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
25,514,525 | $ | 25,515 | $ | 85,073 | $ | 283,789 | $ | - | $ | (119,658 | ) | 43,907 | $ | (448 | ) | $ | 274,271 |
For
the Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
earnings from continuing operations
|
$ | 35,107 | $ | 36,491 | $ | 24,643 | ||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net earnings from continuing operations to
|
||||||||||||
net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities of continuing
operations:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
12,842 | 9,893 | 8,754 | |||||||||
Change
in allowance for doubtful accounts
|
217 | (3 | ) | (511 | ) | |||||||
Net
(gain) loss on sale of assets
|
(221 | ) | (2,579 | ) | 56 | |||||||
Goodwill
impairment
|
7,810 | - | - | |||||||||
Non-cash
loss on derivative instruments
|
306 | - | - | |||||||||
Stock
compensation expense
|
2,109 | 3,827 | 2,867 | |||||||||
Excess
tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements
|
(349 | ) | (1,171 | ) | (378 | ) | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
10,108 | (7,780 | ) | (1,243 | ) | |||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of
acquisitions/divestures:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(3,610 | ) | 4,255 | (10,783 | ) | |||||||
Inventories
|
(35,453 | ) | (23,765 | ) | (14,204 | ) | ||||||
Income
tax receivable
|
(3,450 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Other
current assets
|
3,540 | (3,373 | ) | (1,432 | ) | |||||||
Accounts
payable
|
(5,317 | ) | 931 | (5,295 | ) | |||||||
Accrued
contract losses
|
206 | (2,033 | ) | (8,429 | ) | |||||||
Advances
on contracts
|
1,103 | (706 | ) | (4,298 | ) | |||||||
Accrued
expenses and payables
|
(11,999 | ) | (2,871 | ) | (3,128 | ) | ||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
(11,591 | ) | 4,275 | 2,199 | ||||||||
Pension
liabilities
|
(12,790 | ) | 3,312 | 8,560 | ||||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
(2,273 | ) | 6,878 | 1,853 | ||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing
operations
|
(13,705 | ) | 25,581 | (769 | ) | |||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities of discontinued
operations
|
(14 | ) | 209 | 7,588 | ||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
(13,719 | ) | 25,790 | 6,819 | ||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from sale of assets
|
210 | 5,741 | 541 | |||||||||
Net
proceeds from sale of discontinued operations
|
447 | 112,302 | - | |||||||||
Expenditures
for property, plant & equipment
|
(16,000 | ) | (14,226 | ) | (12,099 | ) | ||||||
Acquisition
of businesses including earn out adjustment, net of cash
|
(106,131 | ) | (3,238 | ) | (1,752 | ) | ||||||
Other,
net
|
(4,302 | ) | (4,918 | ) | (1,997 | ) | ||||||
Cash
provided by (used in) investing activities of continuing
operations
|
(125,776 | ) | 95,661 | (15,307 | ) | |||||||
Cash
provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued
operations
|
- | 301 | (383 | ) | ||||||||
Cash
provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(125,776 | ) | 95,962 | (15,690 | ) | |||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
borrowings (repayments) under revolving credit agreements
|
31,636 | (45,286 | ) | 11,735 | ||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of long-term debt
|
50,000 | - | - | |||||||||
Debt
repayment
|
- | (1,722 | ) | (1,821 | ) | |||||||
Net
change in book overdraft
|
5,003 | (4,613 | ) | 4,872 | ||||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of employee stock plans
|
3,616 | 5,256 | 3,238 | |||||||||
Dividends
paid
|
(14,181 | ) | (12,552 | ) | (12,002 | ) | ||||||
Debt
issuance costs
|
(645 | ) | (150 | ) | - | |||||||
Windfall
tax benefit
|
349 | 1,171 | 378 | |||||||||
Other
|
(723 | ) | 1,444 | 5,950 | ||||||||
Cash
provided by (used in) financing activities of continuing
operations
|
75,055 | (56,452 | ) | 12,350 | ||||||||
Cash
provided by (used in) financing activities of discontinued
operations
|
- | (4,744 | ) | (3,954 | ) | |||||||
Cash
provided by (used in) financing activities
|
75,055 | (61,196 | ) | 8,396 | ||||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(64,440 | ) | 60,556 | (475 | ) | |||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
(1,297 | ) | 622 | 197 | ||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
73,898 | 12,720 | 12,998 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ | 8,161 | $ | 73,898 | $ | 12,720 |
For
the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Net
sales of discontinued operations
|
$ | - | $ | 214,091 | $ | 214,732 | ||||||
Income
from discontinued operations
|
- | 12,465 | 11,555 | |||||||||
Other
income (expense) from discontinued operations
|
- | 98 | 63 | |||||||||
Earnings
from discontinued operations before income taxes
|
- | 12,563 | 11,618 | |||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
|
- | (4,673 | ) | (4,475 | ) | |||||||
Net
earnings from discontinued operations
|
||||||||||||
before
gain on disposal
|
$ | - | $ | 7,890 | $ | 7,143 | ||||||
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations
|
506 | 18,065 | - | |||||||||
Provision
for income taxes on gain
|
(14 | ) | (6,527 | ) | - | |||||||
Net
gain on disposal
|
492 | 11,538 | - | |||||||||
Net
earnings from discontinued operations
|
$ | 492 | $ | 19,428 | $ | 7,143 |
|
·
|
On
March 31, 2008, the Company’s Industrial Distribution segment acquired the
stock of ISC, a distributor of power transmission, fluid power, material
handling and industrial MRO supply products to such diverse markets as
ship building, printing, machinery, transportation, electronics,
pharmaceutical, rubber, chemicals and food processing. In addition to its
Richmond facility, ISC consisted of five other branches located in
Norfolk, Roanoke and Waynesboro, Virginia, and in Wilson and High Point,
North Carolina.
|
|
·
|
On
June 12, 2008, the Company’s Aerostructures segment acquired the stock of
Brookhouse Holdings Limited, a leader in the design and manufacture of
composite aerostructures, aerospace tooling, and repair and overhaul
services based in Darwen, Lancashire, United Kingdom. The acquisition
further diversifies our platform positions in both the military and
commercial markets, and significantly enhances our position in the
higher-growth markets for composite
structures.
|
|
·
|
On
October 7, 2008, the Company’s Industrial Distribution segment acquired
the stock of INRUMEC of Puerto Rico. INRUMEC is a distributor of fluid
power products; industrial and hydraulic hoses; belting and conveyer
systems; pipe, tube, fittings and valves; and packaging machinery to such
diverse markets as food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cement and aggregate.
INRUMEC is also a manufacturer of hydraulic hose assemblies for the same
end markets. INRUMEC has a branch and regional distribution facility in
Gurabo as well as branches located in Bayamón, Ponce and
Mayaguez.
|
At
December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Trade
receivables
|
$ | 77,071 | $ | 74,057 | ||||
U.S. Government
contracts:
|
||||||||
Billed
|
29,088 | 20,852 | ||||||
Costs
and accrued profit – not billed
|
2,450 | 6,190 | ||||||
Commercial
and other government contracts:
|
||||||||
Billed
|
26,845 | 17,740 | ||||||
Costs
and accrued profit – not billed
|
40,565 | 41,407 | ||||||
Less
allowance for doubtful accounts
|
(2,172 | ) | (1,811 | ) | ||||
Total
|
$ | 173,847 | $ | 158,435 | ||||
•
|
Level 1 —
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
|
•
|
Level 2 —
Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such
as quoted prices for markets that are not active or other inputs that are
observable or can be corroborated by observable market
data.
|
•
|
Level 3 —
Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and
that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This
includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and
similar techniques that use significant unobservable
inputs.
|
Total Carrying
|
|
Significant other
|
Significant
|
|||||
Value
at
|
Quoted prices in
|
observable
|
unobservable
|
|||||
December
31,
|
active
markets
|
inputs
|
inputs
|
|||||
2008
|
(Level
1)
|
(Level
2)
|
(Level
3)
|
|||||
Derivative
instruments.
|
$ 991
|
$ -
|
$ 991
|
$ -
|
At
December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Merchandise
for resale
|
$ | 106,757 | $ | 93,949 | ||||
Contracts
in process:
|
||||||||
U.S.
Government, net of progress payments of $28,029
|
||||||||
and
$29,758 in 2008 and 2007, respectively
|
65,424 | 62,116 | ||||||
Commercial
and other government contracts
|
34,587 | 19,344 | ||||||
Other
work in process (including certain general stock
materials)
|
30,288 | 21,544 | ||||||
Finished
goods (including certain general stock materials)
|
18,761 | 13,388 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 255,817 | $ | 210,341 |
At
December 31,
|
|||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||||
Land
|
$ | 9,448 | $ | 4,457 | |||||
Buildings
|
40,115 | 34,007 | |||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
14,889 | 14,311 | |||||||
Machinery,
office furniture and equipment
|
124,382 | 110,870 | |||||||
Total
|
188,834 | 163,645 | |||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
(109,358 | ) | (110,000 | ) | |||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
$ | 79,476 | $ | 53,645 |
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
Additions (1)
|
Impairments
|
Foreign
Currency Adjustments
|
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Aerostructures
|
$ | 7,810 | $ | 44,860 | $ | (7,810 | ) | $ | (10,615 | ) | $ | 34,245 | ||||||||
Precision
Products
|
25,865 | 944 | - | - | 26,809 | |||||||||||||||
Helicopters
|
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Specialty
Bearings
|
8,013 | - | - | (1,088 | ) | 6,925 | ||||||||||||||
Subtotal
Aerospace
|
41,688 | 45,804 | (7,810 | ) | (11,703 | ) | 67,979 | |||||||||||||
Industrial
Distribution
|
4,305 | 11,310 | - | - | 15,615 | |||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 45,993 | $ | 57,114 | $ | (7,810 | ) | $ | (11,703 | ) | $ | 83,594 | ||||||||
(1)
See Note 3, Acquisitions and Divestitures, for discussion of acquisitions
during
2008.
|
At
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||
Gross
|
Accumulated
|
Gross
|
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||
Amount
|
Amortization
|
Amount
|
Amortization
|
|||||||||||||
Other
intangible assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Customer
lists/relationships
|
$ | 28,099 | $ | (809 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||
Trademarks
/ trade names
|
924 | (201 | ) | - | - | |||||||||||
Patents
|
828 | (630 | ) | 813 | (618 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 29,851 | $ | (1,640 | ) | $ | 813 | $ | (618 | ) |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Balance
at January 1
|
$ | 9,513 | $ | 11,542 | ||||
Additions
to loss accrual
|
7,950 | 9,561 | ||||||
Costs
incurred
|
(7,400 | ) | (11,236 | ) | ||||
Release
to income
|
(349 | ) | (354 | ) | ||||
Balance
at December 31
|
$ | 9,714 | $ | 9,513 |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Balance
at January 1
|
$ | 4,705 | $ | 2,698 | ||||
Additions
to accrual
|
12,982 | 2,568 | ||||||
Payments
|
(1,551 | ) | (561 | ) | ||||
Balance
at December 31
|
$ | 16,136 | $ | 4,705 |
At
December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Revolving
credit agreement
|
$ | 42,924 | $ | 11,194 | ||||
Term
loan
|
50,000 | - | ||||||
Total
|
92,924 | 11,194 | ||||||
Less
current portion
|
5,000 | - | ||||||
Total
excluding current portion
|
$ | 87,924 | $ | 11,194 |
2009
|
$ | 5,000 | ||
2010
|
47,924 | |||
2011
|
5,000 | |||
2012
|
35,000 | |||
2013
|
- |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Balance
at January 1
|
$ | 1,087 | $ | 2,028 | ||||
Warranty
costs incurred
|
(86 | ) | (282 | ) | ||||
Product
warranty accrual
|
127 | 105 | ||||||
Release
to income
|
(55 | ) | (764 | ) | ||||
Balance
at December 31
|
$ | 1,073 | $ | 1,087 |
For
the year ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||
Current:
|
|||||||||||||
Federal
|
$ | 10,628 | $ | 20,062 | $ | 12,773 | |||||||
State
|
1,287 | 1,956 | 1,700 | ||||||||||
Foreign
|
2,083 | 2,261 | 2,510 | ||||||||||
13,998 | 24,279 | 16,983 | |||||||||||
Deferred:
|
|||||||||||||
Federal
|
9,087 | (2,730 | ) | (757 | ) | ||||||||
State
|
1,092 | (656 | ) | (102 | ) | ||||||||
Foreign
|
(118 | ) | 143 | (107 | ) | ||||||||
10,061 | (3,243 | ) | (966 | ) | |||||||||
Total
|
$ | 24,059 | $ | 21,036 | $ | 16,017 |
At
December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax assets:
|
||||||||
Long-term
contracts
|
$ | 3,643 | $ | 3,839 | ||||
Deferred
employee benefits
|
81,227 | 13,534 | ||||||
Inventory
|
9,728 | 9,357 | ||||||
Environmental
|
5,844 | 1,714 | ||||||
Tax
loss and credit carry-forwards
|
9,407 | 9,018 | ||||||
Accrued
liabilities and other taxes
|
4,061 | 4,811 | ||||||
Total
deferred tax assets
|
113,910 | 42,273 | ||||||
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
||||||||
Fixed
assets
|
(8,624 | ) | (2,824 | ) | ||||
Intangibles
|
(11,714 | ) | (3,125 | ) | ||||
Other
items
|
(721 | ) | (259 | ) | ||||
Total
deferred tax liabilities
|
(21,059 | ) | (6,208 | ) | ||||
Net
deferred tax assets before valuation allowance
|
92,851 | 36,065 | ||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(5,000 | ) | (3,946 | ) | ||||
Net
deferred tax assets after valuation allowance
|
$ | 87,851 | $ | 32,119 | ||||
For
the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Federal
tax at 35% statutory rate
|
$ | 20,708 | $ | 20,134 | $ | 14,231 | ||||||
State
income taxes, net of federal benefit
|
1,547 | 744 | 1,118 | |||||||||
Tax
effect of:
|
||||||||||||
Compensation
|
- | 191 | 1,311 | |||||||||
Goodwill
impairment
|
2,733 | - | - | |||||||||
Other,
net
|
(929 | ) | (33 | ) | (643 | ) | ||||||
Income
taxes
|
$ | 24,059 | $ | 21,036 | $ | 16,017 | ||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Balance
at January 1
|
$ | 3,645 | $ | 5,118 | ||||
Additions
based on current year tax positions
|
133 | 80 | ||||||
Changes
for tax positions of prior years
|
56 | (235 | ) | |||||
Settlements
|
(1,103 | ) | (392 | ) | ||||
Reductions
due to lapses in statutes of limitation
|
(146 | ) | (926 | ) | ||||
Balance
at December 31
|
$ | 2,585 | $ | 3,645 |
At
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
Qualified
Pension Plan
|
SERP
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Projected
benefit obligation at beginning of year
|
$ | 468,291 | $ | 481,960 | $ | 37,053 | $ | 34,609 | ||||||||
Service
cost
|
12,277 | 13,318 | 698 | 464 | ||||||||||||
Interest
cost
|
29,352 | 27,723 | 1,591 | 2,019 | ||||||||||||
Plan
amendments (A)
|
- | - | - | 1,220 | ||||||||||||
Actuarial
liability (gain) loss (B)
|
15,128 | (32,558 | ) | (562 | ) | 1,137 | ||||||||||
Benefit
payments
|
(22,779 | ) | (22,152 | ) | (18,048 | ) | (2,396 | ) | ||||||||
Projected
benefit obligation at end of year
|
$ | 502,269 | $ | 468,291 | $ | 20,732 | $ | 37,053 | ||||||||
Fair
value of plan assets at beginning of year
|
$ | 498,778 | $ | 468,155 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
Actual
return on plan assets (C)
|
(149,602 | ) | 42,822 | - | - | |||||||||||
Employer
contribution
|
7,724 | 9,952 | 18,048 | 2,396 | ||||||||||||
Benefit
payments
|
(22,779 | ) | (22,152 | ) | (18,048 | ) | (2,396 | ) | ||||||||
Fair
value of plan assets at end of year
|
$ | 334,121 | $ | 498,777 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
Funded
status at end of year
|
$ | 168,148 | $ | (30,486 | ) | $ | 20,732 | $ | 37,053 | |||||||
Accumulated
benefit obligation
|
$ | 455,381 | $ | 422,879 | $ | 20,515 | $ | 36,333 |
At
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
Qualified
Pension Plan
|
SERP
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Noncurrent
assets
|
$ | - | $ | 30,486 | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
Current
liabilities (A)
|
- | - | (5,678 | ) | (13,971 | ) | ||||||||||
Noncurrent
liabilities (B)
|
(168,148 | ) | - | (15,054 | ) | (23,082 | ) | |||||||||
Total
|
$ | (168,148 | ) | $ | 30,486 | $ | (20,732 | ) | $ | (37,053 | ) |
At
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
Qualified
Pension Plan
|
SERP
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Change
in net gain or loss
|
$ | 153,109 | $ | (46,345 | ) | $ | 3,326 | $ | 8,306 | |||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost (credit)
|
388 | 449 | (1,155 | ) | (1,846 | ) | ||||||||||
Amount
included in accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||
other
comprehensive income (loss)
|
$ | 153,497 | $ | (45,896 | ) | $ | 2,171 | $ | 6,460 |
For
the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualified
Pension Plan
|
SERP
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Service
cost for benefits earned during the year
|
$ | 12,277 | $ | 13,318 | $ | 12,570 | $ | 698 | $ | 464 | $ | 2,113 | ||||||||||||
Interest
cost on projected benefit obligation
|
29,352 | 27,723 | 26,411 | 1,591 | 2,019 | 1,727 | ||||||||||||||||||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
(34,724 | ) | (32,297 | ) | (29,448 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost
|
61 | 61 | 48 | (691 | ) | (371 | ) | (1,074 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Recognized
net loss
|
- | 841 | 2,960 | 1,586 | 3,902 | 2,632 | ||||||||||||||||||
Additional
amount recognized due to settlement
|
- | - | - | 2,833 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
pension benefit cost
|
$ | 6,966 | $ | 9,646 | $ | 12,541 | $ | 6,017 | $ | 6,014 | $ | 5,398 | ||||||||||||
Change
in prior service cost
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 511 | $ | - | $ | 1,220 | $ | (3,436 | ) | |||||||||||
Change
in net gain or loss
|
199,454 | (43,084 | ) | (2,421 | ) | (3,394 | ) | 1,137 | 11,070 | |||||||||||||||
Amortization
of prior service cost (credit)
|
(61 | ) | (61 | ) | - | 691 | 371 | - | ||||||||||||||||
Amortization
of net gain (loss)
|
- | (841 | ) | - | (1,586 | ) | (3,902 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||
Additional
minimum liability
|
- | - | - | - | - | (6,394 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total
recognized in other comprehensive income
|
$ | 199,393 | $ | (43,986 | ) | $ | (1,910 | ) | $ | (4,289 | ) | $ | (1,174 | ) | $ | 1,240 | ||||||||
Total
recognized in net periodic benefit cost
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
and
other comprehensive income
|
$ | 206,359 | $ | (34,340 | ) | $ | 10,631 | $ | 1,728 | $ | 4,840 | $ | 6,638 |
Qualified
Pension Plan
|
SERP
|
|||||||
2009
|
$ | 25,952 | $ | 5,678 | ||||
2010
|
26,879 | 881 | ||||||
2011
|
27,506 | 872 | ||||||
2012
|
28,054 | 861 | ||||||
2013
|
28,773 | 6,310 | ||||||
2014-2018
|
164,434 | 6,670 |
At
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
Qualified
Pension Plan
|
SERP
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Discount
rate
|
6.15 | % | 6.40 | % | 6.15 | % | 5.90 | % | ||||||||
Average
rate of increase in compensation levels
|
3.50 | % | 3.50 | % | 3.50 | % | 3.50 | % |
At
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
Qualified
Pension Plan
|
SERP
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Discount
rate
|
6.40 | % | 5.85 | % | 5.90 | % | 5.60 | % | ||||||||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
8.00 | % | 8.00 | % | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||
Average
rate of increase in compensation levels
|
3.50 | % | 3.50 | % | 3.50 | % | 3.50 | % |
At
December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Equity
securities
|
56 | % | 64 | % | ||||
Fixed
income securities
|
44 | % | 36 | % | ||||
Total
|
100 | % | 100 | % |
At
December 31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Supplemental
employees' retirement plan (SERP)
|
$ | 15,054 | $ | 23,082 | ||||
Deferred
compensation
|
11,305 | 10,549 | ||||||
Long-term
incentive plan
|
1,991 | 3,020 | ||||||
Long-term
income taxes payable
|
1,801 | 3,680 | ||||||
Environmental
remediation liability
|
11,749 | 3,541 | ||||||
Other
|
3,905 | 2,441 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 45,805 | $ | 46,313 |
2009
|
$ | 16,731 | ||
2010
|
10,966 | |||
2011
|
7,188 | |||
2012
|
3,814 | |||
2013
|
2,079 | |||
Thereafter
|
1,165 | |||
Total
|
$ | 41,943 |
For
the Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Basic:
|
||||||||||||
Net
earnings from continuing operations
|
$ | 35,107 | $ | 36,491 | $ | 24,643 | ||||||
Net
earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
- | 7,890 | 7,143 | |||||||||
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
|
492 | 11,538 | - | |||||||||
Net
earnings
|
$ | 35,599 | $ | 55,919 | $ | 31,786 | ||||||
Weighted
average number of
|
||||||||||||
shares
outstanding
|
25,228 | 24,375 | 24,036 | |||||||||
Net
earnings per share from continuing operations
|
$ | 1.39 | $ | 1.50 | $ | 1.02 | ||||||
Net
earnings per share from discontinued operations
|
- | 0.32 | 0.30 | |||||||||
Net
earnings per share from disposal of discontinued
operations
|
0.02 | 0.47 | - | |||||||||
Net
earnings per share
|
$ | 1.41 | $ | 2.29 | $ | 1.32 | ||||||
Diluted:
|
||||||||||||
Net
earnings from continuing operations
|
$ | 35,107 | $ | 36,491 | $ | 24,643 | ||||||
Elimination
of interest expense on 6% subordinated
|
||||||||||||
convertible
debentures (net after taxes)
|
- | 507 | 609 | |||||||||
Net
earnings from continuing operations (as adjusted)
|
35,107 | 36,998 | 25,252 | |||||||||
Net
earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax
|
- | 7,890 | 7,143 | |||||||||
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax
|
492 | 11,538 | - | |||||||||
Net
earnings (as adjusted)
|
$ | 35,599 | $ | 56,426 | $ | 32,395 | ||||||
Weighted
average number of
|
||||||||||||
shares
outstanding
|
25,228 | 24,375 | 24,036 | |||||||||
Weighted
averages shares issuable
|
||||||||||||
on
conversion of 6% subordinated
|
||||||||||||
convertible
debentures
|
- | 573 | 719 | |||||||||
Weighted
average shares issuable
|
||||||||||||
on
exercise of dilutive stock options
|
284 | 313 | 114 | |||||||||
Total
|
25,512 | 25,261 | 24,869 | |||||||||
Net
earnings per share from continuing operations
|
$ | 1.38 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 1.01 | ||||||
Net
earnings per share from discontinued operations
|
- | 0.31 | 0.29 | |||||||||
Net
earnings per share from disposal of discontinued
operations
|
0.02 | 0.46 | - | |||||||||
Diluted
net earnings per share
|
$ | 1.40 | $ | 2.23 | $ | 1.30 |
For
the Year Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Stock
options
|
$ | 1,268 | $ | 1,316 | $ | 893 | ||||||
Restricted
stock awards
|
1,503 | 925 | 729 | |||||||||
Stock
appreciation rights
|
(862 | ) | 1,374 | 1,036 | ||||||||
Employee
stock purchase plan
|
200 | 212 | 209 | |||||||||
Total
share-based compensation
|
$ | 2,109 | $ | 3,827 | $ | 2,867 |
Weighted
average
|
||||||||
Options
|
exercise
price
|
|||||||
Options
outstanding at December 31, 2007
|
724,790 | $ | 16.02 | |||||
Granted
|
215,245 | 25.40 | ||||||
Exercised
|
(178,468 | ) | 15.31 | |||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
(17,888 | ) | 19.88 | |||||
Options
outstanding at December 31, 2008
|
743,679 | $ | 18.81 |
Weighted-average
remaining contractual term - options outstanding
|
6.26
years
|
|||
Aggregate
intrinsic value - options outstanding
|
$ | 1,884 | ||
Weighted-average
exercise price - options outstanding
|
$ | 18.81 | ||
Options
exercisable
|
284,379 | |||
Aggregate
intrinsic value - options exercisable
|
$ | 1,193 | ||
Weighted-average
remaining contractual term - options exercisable
|
3.89
years
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Expected
option term
|
6.5
years
|
6.5
years
|
6.5
years
|
|||||||||
Expected
volatility
|
41.2 | % | 36.2 | % | 41.5 | % | ||||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
3.2 | % | 4.6 | % | 4.5 | % | ||||||
Expected
dividend yield
|
1.8 | % | 2.5 | % | 2.5 | % | ||||||
Per
share fair value of options granted
|
$ | 9.64 | $ | 8.04 | $ | 7.96 |
Resticted
Stock Awards
|
Weighted-average
grant date fair value
|
|||||||
Restricted
Stock outstanding at December 31, 2007
|
89,009 | $ | 24.04 | |||||
Granted
|
123,045 | 26.76 | ||||||
Vested
|
(56,824 | ) | 22.40 | |||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
(5,436 | ) | 24.35 | |||||
Restricted
Stock outstanding at December 31, 2008
|
149,794 | $ | 26.39 |
Stock
Appreciation Rights
|
Weighted-average
grant date fair value
|
|||||||
SARs
outstanding at December 31, 2007
|
66,120 | $ | 10.14 | |||||
Granted
|
- | - | ||||||
Vested
|
(26,420 | ) | 9.90 | |||||
Forfeited
or expired
|
- | - | ||||||
SARs
outstanding at December 31, 2008
|
39,700 | $ | 10.32 |
For
the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Net
sales:
|
||||||||||||
Aerostructures
|
$ | 147,641 | $ | 102,362 | $ | 78,742 | ||||||
Precision
Products
|
118,009 | 87,455 | 71,068 | |||||||||
Helicopters
|
69,435 | 72,031 | 69,914 | |||||||||
Specialty
Bearings
|
141,540 | 124,009 | 106,278 | |||||||||
Subtotal
Aerospace Segments
|
476,625 | 385,857 | 326,002 | |||||||||
Industrial
Distribution
|
776,970 | 700,174 | 665,420 | |||||||||
Net
sales from continuing operations
|
$ | 1,253,595 | $ | 1,086,031 | $ | 991,422 | ||||||
Operating
income:
|
||||||||||||
Aerostructures
|
$ | (5,925 | ) | $ | 13,219 | $ | 11,538 | |||||
Precision
Products
|
7,299 | 10,546 | 7,750 | |||||||||
Helicopters
|
10,066 | 2,631 | 222 | |||||||||
Specialty
Bearings
|
50,168 | 41,387 | 28,630 | |||||||||
Subtotal
Aerospace Segments
|
61,608 | 67,783 | 48,140 | |||||||||
Industrial
Distribution
|
35,397 | 33,038 | 35,160 | |||||||||
Net
gain (loss) on sale of assets
|
221 | 2,579 | (52 | ) | ||||||||
Corporate
expense
|
(31,960 | ) | (38,672 | ) | (35,426 | ) | ||||||
Operating
income from continuing operations
|
65,266 | 64,728 | 47,822 | |||||||||
Interest
expense, net
|
3,012 | 6,336 | 6,244 | |||||||||
Loss
on derivative contracts
|
1,893 | - | - | |||||||||
Other
expense, net
|
1,195 | 865 | 918 | |||||||||
Earnings
from continuing operations before income taxes
|
59,166 | 57,527 | 40,660 | |||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
24,059 | 21,036 | 16,017 | |||||||||
Net
earnings from continuing operations
|
35,107 | 36,491 | 24,643 | |||||||||
Net
earnings from discontinued operations before gain
|
- | 7,890 | 7,143 | |||||||||
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes
|
492 | 11,538 | - | |||||||||
Net
earnings from discontinued operations
|
492 | 19,428 | 7,143 | |||||||||
Total
net earnings
|
$ | 35,599 | $ | 55,919 | $ | 31,786 |
At
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
Identifiable
assets:
|
||||||||||||
Aerostructures
|
$ | 162,721 | $ | 64,812 | $ | 58,533 | ||||||
Precision
Products
|
87,647 | 86,980 | 77,946 | |||||||||
Helicopters
|
116,540 | 95,042 | 100,353 | |||||||||
Specialty
Bearings
|
54,742 | 57,767 | 48,774 | |||||||||
Subtotal
Aerospace Segments
|
421,650 | 304,601 | 285,606 | |||||||||
Industrial
Distribution
|
229,460 | 195,518 | 188,672 | |||||||||
Corporate
|
111,503 | 134,744 | 44,274 | |||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 762,613 | $ | 634,863 | $ | 518,552 | ||||||
Capital
expenditures:
|
||||||||||||
Aerostructures
|
$ | 2,998 | $ | 2,740 | $ | 1,698 | ||||||
Precision
Products
|
967 | 2,310 | 1,555 | |||||||||
Helicopters
(1)
|
1,401 | 1,052 | 1,042 | |||||||||
Specialty
Bearings
|
4,506 | 4,658 | 4,572 | |||||||||
Subtotal
Aerospace Segments
|
9,872 | 10,760 | 8,867 | |||||||||
Industrial
Distribution
|
4,216 | 2,650 | 2,930 | |||||||||
Corporate
|
1,912 | 816 | 302 | |||||||||
Total
capital expenditures
|
$ | 16,000 | $ | 14,226 | $ | 12,099 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization:
|
||||||||||||
Aerostructures
|
$ | 3,811 | $ | 2,149 | $ | 1,943 | ||||||
Precision
Products
|
1,085 | 1,012 | 936 | |||||||||
Helicopters
|
1,081 | 1,120 | 1,137 | |||||||||
Specialty
Bearings
|
2,856 | 2,262 | 1,818 | |||||||||
Subtotal
Aerospace Segments
|
8,833 | 6,543 | 5,834 | |||||||||
Industrial
Distribution
|
3,096 | 2,507 | 2,285 | |||||||||
Corporate
|
913 | 843 | 635 | |||||||||
Total
depreciation and amortization
|
$ | 12,842 | $ | 9,893 | $ | 8,754 |
|
(1)
|
During
2008, the Helicopters Segment completed the non-cash purchase of the
NAVAIR property for $10,258, which represents the assumption of the
associated environmental remediation costs. See Note 11, Environmental
Costs, for further discussion.
|
For
the year ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||
United
States
|
$ | 1,067,080 | $ | 934,113 | $ | 856,772 | ||||||
United
Kingdom
|
41,884 | 10,962 | 7,673 | |||||||||
Canada
|
36,026 | 35,058 | 32,793 | |||||||||
Australia/New
Zealand
|
20,980 | 25,953 | 27,736 | |||||||||
Mexico
|
20,271 | 21,201 | 18,456 | |||||||||
Germany
|
15,597 | 15,188 | 14,368 | |||||||||
Other
|
51,757 | 43,556 | 33,624 | |||||||||
Total
|
$ | 1,253,595 | $ | 1,086,031 | $ | 991,422 |
ITEM
9.
|
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
|
The company’s executive officers as of the date of this report are as follows: | ||
T.
Jack Cahill
|
Mr.
Cahill, 60, has been President of Kaman Industrial Technologies
Corporation, a subsidiary of the company, since 1993. He has held various
positions with the company since 1975.
|
|
Candace
A. Clark
|
Ms.
Clark, 54, has been Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
Secretary since 1996. Ms. Clark has held various positions with the
company since 1985.
|
|
William
C. Denninger
|
Mr.
Denninger, 58, joined the company as Senior Vice
President – Finance on November 17, 2008 and was elected Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective December 1, 2008,
upon the retirement of Robert M. Garneau. Mr. Denninger most recently
served for eight years as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Barnes Group, Inc., a $1.5 billion global industrial products
manufacturer and distributor. He also served on that company's board of
directors.
|
|
Ronald
M. Galla
|
Mr.
Galla, 57, has been Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
since 1995. Mr. Galla has been director of the company's
Management Information Systems since 1984.
|
|
Neal
J. Keating
|
Mr.
Keating, 53, was elected President and Chief Operating Officer as well as
a Director of the company effective September 17,
2007. Effective January 1, 2008, he was elected to the offices
of President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining the company,
Mr. Keating served as Chief Operating Officer at Hughes Supply, a $5.4
billion industrial distributor that was acquired by Home Depot in 2006.
Prior to that, from August 2002 to June 2004, he served as Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer of GKN Aerospace, a $1 billion aerospace
subsidiary of GKN, plc, serving also as Executive Director on the Main
Board of GKN plc and as a member of the Board of Directors of
Agusta-Westland. From 1978 to July 2002, Mr. Keating served in
increasingly senior positions at Rockwell International and as Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Rockwell Collins, Commercial
Systems, a $1.7 billion commercial aerospace business from 2001 through
2002.
|
|
John
C. Kornegay
|
Dr.
Kornegay, 59, has been President of Kamatics Corporation, a subsidiary of
the company, since 1999. He has held various positions with Kamatics
Corporation since 1988.
|
|
Gregory
L. Steiner
|
Mr.
Steiner, 51, was elected President of Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc., with
overall responsibility for the company's Aerospace segments, effective
July 7, 2008. Since 2005, Mr. Steiner was employed at GE Aviation-Systems,
serving first as Vice President and General Manager, Military Mission
Systems and then as Vice President, Systems for GE Aviation-Systems,
responsible for systems integration. From 2004 to 2005, he served as Group
Vice President at Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc., with responsibility for
four aerospace and industrial electronics businesses located in the U.S.
and United Kingdom. Prior to that, Mr. Steiner had a seventeen-year career
with Rockwell Collins, Inc., serving in a number of progressively
responsible positions, and departing as Vice President and General Manager
of Passenger Systems.
|
|
John
J. Tedone
|
Mr.
Tedone, 44, has been Vice President, Finance and Chief
Accounting Officer of the Company since April 2007. From April
2006 to April 2007, he served as Vice President, Internal Audit and from
November 2004 to April 2006 as Assistant Vice President, Internal Audit.
Prior to joining the company, from December 2002 to November 2004 he
served as Director, Finance at Diageo, N.A., a consumer products
company.
|
ITEM
12.
|
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
|
(a)(1)
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.See Item 8
of this Form 10-K setting forth our Consolidated Financial
Statements.
|
(a)(2)
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENT SCHEDULES.An index to
the financial statement schedules immediately precedes such
schedules.
|
(a)(3)
|
EXHIBITS.An index to
the exhibits filed or incorporated by reference immediately precedes such
exhibits.
|
KAMAN
CORPORATION
(Registrant)
|
||
By:
|
/s/ Neal
J. Keating
|
|
Neal
J. Keating
|
||
President
and
|
||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
Signature
|
Title:
|
Date:
|
||
/s/ Neal
J. Keating
|
||||
Neal
J. Keating
|
President
and
Chief Executive Officer
|
February
26, 2009
|
||
/s/ William
C. Denninger
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||||
William
C. Denninger
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Senior
Vice President
and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer)
|
February
26, 2009
|
||
/s/ John
J. Tedone
|
||||
John
J. Tedone
|
Vice
President – Finance and
Chief
Accounting Officer
|
February
26, 2009
|
||
/s/ Neal
J. Keating
|
||||
Neal
J. Keating
|
February
26, 2009
|
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Attorney-in-Fact
for:
|
||||
Robert
Alvine
|
Director
|
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Brian
E. Barents
|
Director
|
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E.
Reeves Callaway III
|
Director
|
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Karen
M. Garrison
|
Director
|
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Edwin
A. Huston
|
Director
|
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Eileen
S. Kraus
|
Director
|
|||
Thomas
W. Rabaut
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Director
|
|||
Richard
J. Swift
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Director
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Additions
|
||||||||||||||||||||
DESCRIPTION
|
Balance
Beginning of Period
|
Charged
to Costs and Expenses
|
Others
(A)
|
Deductions
(B)
|
Balance
End of Period
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
$ | 1,811 | $ | 910 | $ | 266 | $ | 815 | $ | 2,172 | ||||||||||
2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
$ | 1,796 | $ | 725 | $ | 0 | $ | 710 | $ | 1,811 | ||||||||||
2006
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
$ | 2,308 | $ | 164 | $ | 0 | $ | 676 | $ | 1,796 |
Additions
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
Beginning of Period
|
Current
Year Provision (Benefit)
|
Others
|
Balance
End
of
Period
|
|||||||||||||
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Valuation
allowance on deferred tax assets
|
$ | 3,946 | $ | 1,308 | $ | (254 | ) | $ | 5,000 | |||||||
2007
|
||||||||||||||||
Valuation
allowance on deferred tax assets
|
$ | 3,710 | $ | 159 | $ | 77 | $ | 3,946 | ||||||||
2006
|
||||||||||||||||
Valuation
allowance on deferred tax assets
|
$ | 2,855 | $ | 877 | $ | (22 | ) | $ | 3,710 |
Exhibit
3a
|
The
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the company, was
filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K on November 4, 2005, Document No.
0001341004-05-000188.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
3b
|
The
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the company dated February 26, 2008 were
filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K on February 28, 2008, Document No.
0000054381-08-000011.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
4a(i)
|
Revolving
Credit Agreement between the company and The Bank of Nova Scotia and Fleet
National Bank as Co-Administrative Agents and Bank One, N.A. as the
Documentation Agent and The Bank of Nova Scotia and Fleet Securities, Inc.
as the Co-Lead Arrangers and Various Financial Institutions dated as of
August 5, 2005 was filed as Exhibit 1 to Form 8-K with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August 8, 2005, Document No. 0000054381-05-000051,
and Amendment No. 1 dated January 31, 2007 was filed as Exhibit 1 to
Form 8-K on January 31, 2007, Document No.
0000054381-07-000006
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
4a(ii)
|
Amendment
No. 2 to Revolving Credit Agreement dated April 28, 2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
4a(iii)
|
Amendment
No. 3 to Revolving Credit Agreement dated October 29, 2008 was filed as
Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K on October 30, 2008, Document No.
0000054382-08-000069.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
4b
|
Credit
Agreement between the company, RWG Frankenjura-Industrie Flugwerklager
GmbH, and Wachovia Bank, N.A., dated July 29, 2002 was filed as Exhibit 4c
to Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March
26, 2003, Document No. 0000054381-03-000079. Amendments to the Agreement
were filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 5, 2003, Document No. 0000054381-03-000124, Exhibit
4b to Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 21, 2004, Document No. 0000054381-04-000070. Schedules and
Exhibits to the Credit Agreement, which are listed in its Table of
Contents, are omitted but will be provided to the Commission upon
request.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
4c
|
Term
Credit Agreement dated October 29, 2008 among Kaman Corporation, the banks
listed therein, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of America, N.A., as the
Co-Administrative Agents for the Banks filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K
on October 30, 2008, Document No. 0000054381-08-000069.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10a
|
Kaman
Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan effective November 1, 2003, as
amended effective September 23, 2008 filed as Exhibit 10a(i) on Form 10-Q
on October 30, 2008, Document No. 0000054381-08-000070.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10b
|
Kaman
Corporation Employees Stock Purchase Plan as amended effective September
23, 2008 was filed as Exhibit 10b(i) to Form 10-Q on October 30, 2008,
Document No. 0000054381-08-000070.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10c
|
Kaman
Corporation Supplemental Employees' Retirement Plan was filed as Exhibit
10c to Form 10-K on March 15, 2001, Document No. 0000054381-02-000005, and
the Plan as amended was filed as Exhibit 10c to Form 10-K on March 5,
2004, Document No. 0000054381-04-000032 and as Exhibit 10.10 to Form 8-K
on February 26, 2007, Document No. 0000054381-07-000015.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10c(i)
|
Post-2004
Supplemental Employees’ Retirement Plan was filed as Exhibit 10.11 to Form
8-K on February 26, 2007, Document No.
000054381-07-000015.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10c(ii)
|
First
Amendment to Kaman Corporation Post-2004 Supplemental Employees’
Retirement Plan effective January 1, 2005 filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form
8-K on February 28, 2008, Document No.
0000054381-08-000011.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10d
|
Kaman
Corporation Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (Effective as
of November 12, 2002, except where otherwise indicated) was filed as
Exhibit 10d to Form 10-K, Document No. 0000054381-03-000079, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2003. Amendments to
the Plan were filed as Exhibit 10d to Form 10-K, Document No.
0000054381-04-000032, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 5, 2004, and Exhibit 10(a) on Form 10-Q, Document No.
0000054381-04-000059, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 3, 2004.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10d(i)
|
Kaman
Corporation Post-2004 Deferred Compensation Plan effective January 1, 2008
filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K on February 28, 2008, Document No.
0000054381-08-000011.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10e(i)
|
Kaman
Corporation Cash Bonus Plan effective as of January 1, 2008 filed as
Exhibit 10e(i) to Form 10-K on February 28, 2008, Document No.
0001193125-08-041841.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10g(iv)
|
Executive
Employment Agreement between Candace A. Clark and Kaman Corporation, dated
as of January 1, 2007, as amended and restated November 11,
2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10g (v)
|
Executive
Employment Agreement between Ronald M. Galla and Kaman Corporation, dated
as of January 1, 2007, as amended and restated November 11,
2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10g (vii)
|
Executive
Employment Agreement between T. Jack Cahill and Kaman Industrial
Technologies Corporation, dated as of January 1, 2007, as amended and
restated November 11, 2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10g (x)
|
Amended
and Restated Change in Control Agreement between Candace A. Clark and
Kaman Corporation, dated as of January 1, 2007, as amended and restated
November 11, 2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10g (xi)
|
Amended
and Restated Change in Control Agreement between Ronald M. Galla and Kaman
Corporation, dated as of January 1, 2007, as amended and restated November
11, 2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10g (xiii)
|
Amended
and Restated Change in Control Agreement between T. Jack Cahill and Kaman
Industrial Technologies Corporation, dated as of January 1, 2007, as
amended and restated November 11, 2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10g (xviii)
|
Executive
Employment Agreement between Kaman Corporation and Neal J. Keating dated
August 7, 2007, as amended and restated November 11, 2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10g (xix)
|
Change
in Control Agreement between Kaman Corporation and Neal J. Keating dated
August 7, 2007, as amended and restated November 11, 2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10g (xx)
|
Executive
Employment Agreement dated June 3, 2008 between Kaman Aerospace
Group, Inc. and Gregory L. Steiner, as amended and restated November 11,
2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10g (xxi)
|
Change
in Control Agreement dated dated June 4, 2008 between Kaman
Aerospace Group, Inc. and Gregory L. Steiner, as amended and restated
November 11, 2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10g (xxii)
|
Executive
Employment Agreement dated November 17, 2008 between Kaman
Corporation and William C. Denninger and Offer Letter dated November 11,
2008 was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K on November 13, 2008, Document
No. 0000054381-08-000072.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10g (xxiii)
|
Change
in Control Agreement dated November 17, 2008 between Kaman
Corporation and William C. Denninger dated November 12, 2008 was filed as
Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K on November 13, 2008, Document No.
0000054381-08-000072.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10g (xxiv)
|
Retirement
and Consulting Letter Agreement between Robert M. Garneau and the Company
dated November 13, 2008 was filed as Exhibit 10.3 on Form 8-K on November
13, 2008, Document No. 0000054381-08-000072.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10g (xxv)
|
Relocation
Management Agreement between Kaman Corporation and Cartus Corporation
dated April 7, 2008 was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K on April 14,
2008, Document No. 0000054381-08-0000029.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10h (i)
|
Form
of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the Kaman Corporation 2003 Stock
Incentive Plan.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10h (ii)
|
Form
of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement under the Kaman Corporation 2003
Stock Incentive Plan.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10h (iii)
|
Form
of Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement under the Kaman Corporation 2003
Stock Incentive Plan.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
10h (iv)
|
Form
of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Kaman Corporation 2003 Stock
Incentive Plan was filed as Exhibit 10h(iv) to Form 10-Q on August 2,
2007, Document No. 0000054381-07-000092.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10h(v)
|
Form
of Long Term Performance Award Agreement (Under the Kaman Corporation 2003
Stock Incentive Plan) was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed on
November 10, 2005, Document No. 0000054381-05-000090.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10h(vii)
|
Deferred
Compensation Agreement between Kaman Corporation and Eileen S. Kraus dated
August 8, 1995 and First Amendment dated December 8, 2005 was filed as
Exhibit 10h(vii) to Form 10-K on February 27, 2006, Document No.
0000054381-06-000036.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
10h(viii)
|
Deferred
Compensation Agreement between Kaman Corporation and Robert Alvine dated
December 16, 2006 was filed as Exhibit 10h(viii) to Form 10-K on March 1,
2007, Document No. 0000054381-07-000022.
|
by
reference
|
Exhibit
14
|
Kaman
Corporation Code of Business Conduct dated November 11,
2008.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
21
|
List
of Subsidiaries
|
attached
|
Exhibit
23
|
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
attached
|
Exhibit
24
|
Power
of attorney under which this report was signed on behalf of certain
directors
|
attached
|
Exhibit
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
attached
|
Exhibit
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
attached
|
KAMAN CORPORATION | ||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
|||
RWG FRANKENJURA-INDUSTRIE FLUGWERLAGER GMBH | ||||
By:
|
||||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Prokurist
|
BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A.,
as a Co-Administrative Agent and the
Administrator
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A.,
as
a Bank
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
THE
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as
a Co-Administrative Agent |
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
THE
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as
a Bank
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as
a Bank
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
KEYBANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
a Bank |
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
CITIBANK,
N.A.,
as
a Bank
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
WEBSTER
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
a Bank |
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
KAMAN
AEROSPACE GROUP, INC.
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
KAMAN
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
KAMAN
AEROSPACE CORPORATION
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
KAMAN
AEROSPACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
KAMATICS
CORPORATION
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
KAMAN
X CORPORATION
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
K-MAX
CORPORATION
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
KAMAN
PLASTICFAB GROUP, INC.
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
PLASTIC
FABICATING COMPANY, INC.
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
KAMAN
DAYRON, INC.
|
||||
|
By:
|
|||
Name: | Robert M. Garneau | |||
Title: |
Vice
President and Treasurer
|
KAMAN
CORPORATION
|
|||
By:
|
|||
NEAL
J. KEATING
|
|||
|
Its:
|
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
|
|
Date: | |||
CANDACE
A. CLARK
|
|||
Date: | |||
|
-
|
Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Civil Rights Act of 1991;
|
|
-
|
Sections
1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Immigration Reform and Control Act, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of
1990;
|
|
-
|
The
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Occupational Safety and Health Act, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Family and Medical Leave Act of
1993;
|
|
-
|
Any
wage payment and collection, equal pay and other similar laws, acts and
statutes of the State of
Connecticut;
|
|
-
|
Any
other federal, state or local civil or human rights law or any other
local, state or federal law, regulation or
ordinance;
|
|
-
|
Any
public policy, contract, tort, or common law;
or
|
|
-
|
Any
allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys fees
incurred in these matters.
|
KAMAN
CORPORATION
|
||||
By:
|
||||
Name: | [NAME] | |||
Title: | ||||
Date: | ||||
CANDACE
A. CLARK
|
||||
Date: |
KAMAN
CORPORATION
|
|||
By:
|
|||
NEAL
J. KEATING
|
|||
|
Its:
|
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
|
|
Date: | |||
RONALD
M. GALLA
|
|||
Date: | |||
|
-
|
Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Civil Rights Act of 1991;
|
|
-
|
Sections
1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Immigration Reform and Control Act, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of
1990;
|
|
-
|
The
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Occupational Safety and Health Act, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Family and Medical Leave Act of
1993;
|
|
-
|
Any
wage payment and collection, equal pay and other similar laws, acts and
statutes of the State of
Connecticut;
|
|
-
|
Any
other federal, state or local civil or human rights law or any other
local, state or federal law, regulation or
ordinance;
|
|
-
|
Any
public policy, contract, tort, or common law;
or
|
|
-
|
Any
allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys fees
incurred in these matters.
|
KAMAN
CORPORATION
|
||||
By:
|
||||
Name: | [NAME] | |||
Title: | ||||
Date: | ||||
RONALD
M. GALLA
|
||||
Date: |
KAMAN
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES
CORPORATION
|
|||
By:
|
|||
William
C. Denninger
|
|||
|
Its:
|
Vice President and
Treasurer
|
|
Date: | |||
T.
JACK CAHILL
|
|||
Date: | |||
|
-
|
Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Civil Rights Act of 1991;
|
|
-
|
Sections
1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Immigration Reform and Control Act, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of
1990;
|
|
-
|
The
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Occupational Safety and Health Act, as
amended;
|
|
-
|
The
Family and Medical Leave Act of
1993;
|
|
-
|
Any
wage payment and collection, equal pay and other similar laws, acts and
statutes of the State of
Connecticut;
|
|
-
|
Any
other federal, state or local civil or human rights law or any other
local, state or federal law, regulation or
ordinance;
|
|
-
|
Any
public policy, contract, tort, or common law;
or
|
|
-
|
Any
allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys fees
incurred in these matters.
|
KAMAN
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
|
||||
By:
|
||||
Name: | William C. Denninger | |||
Title: | Vice President and Treasurer | |||
Date: | ||||
T.
JACK CAHILL
|
||||
Date: |
|
(a)
|
In
lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods
subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit
payable to the Executive under the Executive’s Employment Agreement with
the Company or otherwise, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump
sum severance payment,
in cash, equal to the sum of (i) two (2) times the Executive’s base salary
as in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if Section
18(n)(ii) is applicable as an event or circumstance constituting Good
Reason, the rate in effect immediately prior to such event or
circumstance, and (ii) two (2) times the last annual bonus paid or awarded
(to the extent not yet paid) to the Executive in the previous three years
(if any) immediately preceding the Date of Termination, pursuant to any
annual bonus or incentive plan maintained by the
Company.
|
|
(b)
|
For
the twenty-four (24) month period immediately following the Date of
Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Executive and her
dependents medical, dental, and accidental death and dismemberment
benefits on a monthly basis that is substantially similar to such benefits
as provided to the Executive and her dependents immediately prior to the
Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided
to the Executive and her dependents immediately prior to the first
occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, at no
greater cost to the Executive than the cost to the Executive immediately
prior to such date or occurrence. The parties intend that the
first 18 months of continued medical and dental coverage shall not
constitute a “deferral of compensation” under Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-1(b), and that continued accidental death and dismemberment
benefits hereunder shall qualify as a “limited payment” of an “in kind”
benefit under Treas. Reg. Sect. 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(C) and
(D). Any portion of the continued medical, dental and
accidental death and dismemberment coverage under this Section 5.1(b) that
is subject to Section 409A is intended to qualify as a “reimbursement or
in-kind benefit plan” under Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). Benefits otherwise receivable by the
Executive pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) shall be reduced to the extent
benefits of the same type are received by or made available by a
subsequent employer to the Executive during the twenty-four (24) month
period following the Date of Termination (and any such benefits received
by or made available to the Executive shall be reported to the Company by
the Executive); provided, however, that the Company shall reimburse the
Executive for the excess, if any, of the cost of such benefits to the
Executive over such cost immediately prior to the Date of Termination or,
if more favorable to the Executive, the first occurrence of an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason. Any such reimbursement
under this Section 5.1(b) shall be made promptly in accordance with
Company policy, but in any event on or before the last day of the
Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense
or cost was incurred. In no event shall the amount that the
Company pays for any such benefit in any one year affect the amount that
it will pay in any other year and in no event shall the benefits described
in this paragraph be subject to liquidation or
exchange.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in any plan or agreement maintained by or
through the Company pursuant to which the Executive has been granted
restricted stock, stock options, stock appreciation rights or long-term
performance awards, effective on the Date of Termination, (i) all service
and performance based restrictions with respect to any then unvested
restricted stock shall lapse, (ii) all stock appreciation rights and stock
options shall be deemed fully
vested and then canceled in exchange for a cash payment equal to the
excess of the fair market value of the shares of Company stock subject to
the stock appreciation right or stock option on the Date of Termination,
over the exercise price(s) of such stock appreciation rights or stock
options, and (iii) all unvested long-term performance awards (each, an
“LTIP Award”) shall be deemed fully vested and fully earned and then shall
be canceled in exchange for a cash payment equal to 100% of the target
value of each such award; provided, however that, if necessary for such
compensation to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section
162(m) of the Code, an unvested Post January 1, 2009 Award (as defined
herein) shall only vest when such award would otherwise have vested and
the actual amount that the Executive shall receive with respect to any
such award will be determined by multiplying the amount the Executive
would have received based upon actual performance for the entire period by
a fraction, the numerator which is the number of days the Executive
remained employed with the Company during such award’s performance period
and the denominator of which is the total number of days during such
award’s performance period. For purposes of this Section
5.1(c), a “Post January 1, 2009 Award” shall mean an LTIP Award intended
to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code with a performance period beginning after
January 1, 2009.
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(d)
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In
addition to the retirement benefits to which the Executive is entitled
under any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess benefit pension plan
maintained by the Company and any other plan or agreement entered into
between the Executive and the Company which is designed to provide the
Executive supplemental retirement benefits (the “Pension Plans”) or any
successor plan thereto, effective upon the Date of Termination, the
Executive shall be credited with an additional two years of “Credited
Service” and “Continuous Service” (as defined in the Kaman Corporation
Amended and Restated Employees’ Pension Plan) when calculating the
Executive’s benefit under Post-2004 Kaman Corporation Supplemental
Employees Retirement Plan (“SERP”). The enhancement to the SERP
provided under this Section 5.1(d) shall be paid at the same time and in
the same manner as other benefits provided to the Executive under the
SERP. For avoidance of doubt, the Severance Payments payable
under this Agreement shall be disregarded when determining the Executive’s
Final Average Salary (as defined under the Kaman Corporation
Amended and Restated Employees’ Pension Plan) for purposes of calculating
the benefits payable under the SERP as modified by this Section
5.1(d).
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(e)
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If
the Executive would have become entitled to benefits under the Company’s
post-retirement health care plans, as in effect immediately prior to the
Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect
immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance
constituting Good Reason, had the Executive’s employment terminated at any
time during the period of twenty-four (24) months after the Date of
Termination, the Company shall provide such post-retirement health care
benefits to the Executive and the Executive’s dependents commencing on the
later of (i) the date on which such coverage would have
first become available and (ii) the date on which benefits described in
Section 5.1 (b)
terminate.
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(f)
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The
Company (i) shall establish an irrevocable grantor trust holding an amount
of assets sufficient to pay all remaining premiums (which trust shall be
required to pay such premiums), under any insurance policy maintained by
the Company insuring the life of the Executive, that is in effect and (ii)
shall transfer to the Executive any and all rights and incidents of
ownership in such arrangements at no cost to the
Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the
Company establish or fund any such rabbi trust in a manner or on terms
that would result in the imposition of any tax, penalty or interest under
Section 409A(b)(1) of the Code and in no event shall the Company be
obligated to, nor shall it, fund any such rabbi trust “in connection with
a change in the employer’s financial health” within the meaning of Section
409A(b)(2) of the Code. In the event that one or more premiums
become due and payable during the six-month period beginning on the
Executive’s employment termination, the Company shall timely notify the
Executive so that any such premium payment can be made by the Executive
directly to the insurance carrier. At the end of such six-month
period, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for all such premiums
paid by the Executive, with interest at the applicable federal rate under
Section 1274 of the Code, determined as of the Date of
Termination.
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(g)
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The
Company shall provide the Executive with reimbursement for up to Thirty
Thousand Dollars ($30,000) in the aggregate for outplacement services,
relocation costs, or both provided however that reimbursement shall only
be provided until the earlier of the first anniversary of the Date of
Termination or the Executive’s first day of employment with a new
employer. It is intended that reimbursements under this Section
5.1(g) shall not constitute a “deferral of compensation” for purposes of
Section 409A of the Code pursuant to Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-1(a)(9)(v)(A) and (C).
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(h)
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The
Executive shall be entitled to the Company automobile provided to the
Executive immediately prior to employment termination under this Section
5.1 at no cost for a period of six months after employment termination
(the “Car Lease Benefit”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Executive must pay the Company for the fair market value of the Car Lease
Benefit to the extent that it, when added to the cost of continued
accidental death and dismemberment coverage under Section 5.1(b) during
this six month period, exceeds the applicable dollar amount under Section
402(g)(1)(B) of the Code. It is intended that the Car Lease
Benefit qualify as a “limited payment” of an “in-kind” benefit under
Treas. Reg. Sect. 1.409A-1(a)(9)(v)(C) and (D). The Company
shall continue to maintain an insurance policy that will cover the
Executive’s use during the period of the Car Lease
Benefit.
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(i)
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On
the first business day following expiration of the Car Lease Benefit, the
Company shall transfer all of its then current rights to the Company
automobile described in Section 5.1(h) above to the
Executive.
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(j)
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The
Executive acknowledges that the Car Lease Benefit (less payments by the
Executive, if any) and the Company’s transfer of its rights to the Company
automobile to the Executive will constitute taxable compensation
reportable by the Company on IRS Form
W-2.
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(a)
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If
any payments, rights or benefits (whether pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement of Executive
with the Company or with any person affiliated with the Company and
whether or not the Executive’s employment has then terminated (the
“Payments”)) received or to be received by Executive will be subject to
the tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any
similar tax that may hereafter be imposed), then, except as set forth in
Section 5.2(b) below, the Company shall pay to Executive an amount in
addition to the Payments (the “Gross-Up Payment”) as calculated
below. The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such that,
after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Payments and any federal, state
and local income and employment tax and Excise Tax on the Gross-Up
Payment, but before deduction for any federal, state or local income and
employment tax on the Payments, the net amount retained by the Executive
shall be equal to the Payments.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the amount of Payments that
will be subject to the Excise Tax does not
exceed the amount of Payments that Executive could receive without having
any Payments become subject to the Excise Tax by at least
$100,000, then Executive’s taxable cash-based benefits under
this Agreement will first be reduced in the order selected by Executive,
and then, if necessary, Executive’s equity-based compensation (based on
the value of such equity-based compensation as a “parachute payment” as
defined in Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 280G of the Code
and IRS revenue rulings, revenue procedures and other official guidance)
shall be reduced in the order selected by Executive, and then any other
Payments shall be reduced as reasonably determined by the Company, to the
extent necessary to avoid imposition of the Excise Tax. If
Executive does not select the amount to be reduced within the time
prescribed by the Company, the reductions specified herein shall be made
by the Company in its sole discretion from such compensation as it shall
determine. Any amount so reduced shall be irrevocably forfeited
and Executive shall have no further rights to receive
it.
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(c)
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The process for calculating the Excise Tax,
determining the amount of any Gross-Up Payment and other procedures
relating to this Section 5.2 are set forth in Appendix A attached
hereto. For purposes of making the determinations and
calculations required herein, the Consultant may rely on reasonable, good
faith interpretations concerning the application of Section 280G and 4999
of the Code, provided that the Consultant shall make such determinations
and calculations on the basis of “substantial authority” (within the meaning
of Section 6662 of the Code) and shall provide opinions to
that effect to both the Company and
Executive.
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(a)
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Confidentiality. The
Executive agrees that the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
use, make available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any
person, other than in the course of the Executive’s employment and for the
benefit of the Company, at any time following the Date of Termination, any
nonpublic, proprietary
or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company,
any of its subsidiaries, affiliated companies or businesses, which shall
have been obtained by the Executive during the Executive’s employment by
the Company. The foregoing shall not apply to information that
(i) was known to the public prior to its disclosure to the Executive; (ii)
becomes known to the public subsequent to disclosure to the Executive
through no wrongful act of the Executive or any representative of the
Executive; or (iii) the Executive is required to disclose by applicable
law, regulation or legal process (provided that the Executive provides the
Company with prior notice of the contemplated disclosure and reasonably
cooperates with the Company at its expense in seeking a protective order
or other appropriate protection of such
information). Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) of the
preceding sentence, the Executive’s obligation to maintain such disclosed
information in confidence shall not terminate where only portions of the
information are in the public
domain.
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(b)
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Non-Solicitation. In
the event that the Executive receives Severance Payments under Section 5
of this Agreement, the Executive agrees that for the two (2) year period
following the Date of Termination, the Executive will not, directly or
indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm,
corporation or other entity, knowingly solicit, aid or induce any
managerial level employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates to leave such employment in order to accept employment with or
render services to or with any other person, firm, corporation or other
entity unaffiliated with the Company or knowingly take any action to
materially assist or aid any other person, firm, corporation or other
entity in identifying or hiring any such employee (provided, that the
foregoing shall not be violated by general advertising not targeted at
Company employees nor by serving as a reference for an employee with
regard to an entity with which the Executive is not
affiliated). For the avoidance of doubt, if a managerial level
employee on his or her own initiative contacts the Executive for the
primary purpose of securing alternative employment, any action taken by
the Executive thereafter shall not be deemed a breach of this Section
10(b).
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(c)
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Non-Competition. The
Executive acknowledges that the Executive performs services of a unique
nature for the Company that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s
performance of such services to a competing business will result in
irreparable harm to the Company. Accordingly, in the event that
the Executive receives Severance Payments described in Section 5 of this
Agreement, the Executive agrees that for a period of two (2) years
following the Date of Termination, the Executive will not, directly or
indirectly, become connected with, promote the interest of, or engage in
any other business or activity competing with the business of the Company
within the geographical area in which the business of the Company is
conducted.
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(d)
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Non-Disparagement. Each
of the Executive and the Company (for purposes hereof, “the Company” shall
mean only (i) the Company by press release or otherwise and (ii) the
executive officers and directors thereof and not any other employees)
agrees not to make any public statements that disparage the other party,
or in the case of the Company, its respective affiliates, officers,
directors, products
or services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, statements made in
the course of sworn testimony in administrative, judicial or arbitral
proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with
such proceedings) or otherwise as required by law shall not be subject to
this Section 10(d).
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(e)
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Return of Company
Property and Records. The Executive agrees that upon
termination of the Executive’s employment, for any cause whatsoever, the
Executive will surrender to the Company in good condition (reasonable wear
and tear excepted) all property and equipment belonging to the Company and
all records kept by the Executive containing the names, addresses or any
other information with regard to customers or customer contacts of the
Company, or concerning any proprietary or confidential information of the
Company or any operational, financial or other documents given to the
Executive during the Executive’s employment with the
Company.
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(f)
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Cooperation. The
Executive agrees that, following termination of the Executive’s employment
for any reason, the Executive shall upon reasonable advance notice, and to
the extent it does not interfere with previously scheduled travel plans
and does not unreasonably interfere with other business activities or
employment obligations, assist and cooperate with the Company with regard
to any matter or project in which the Executive was involved during the
Executive’s employment, including any litigation. The Company
shall compensate the Executive for any lost wages (or, if the Executive is
not then employed, provide reasonable compensation as determined by the
Compensation Committee) and expenses associated with such cooperation and
assistance.
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(g)
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Assignment of
Inventions. The Executive will promptly communicate and
disclose in writing to the Company all inventions and developments
including software, whether patentable or not, as well as patents and
patent applications (hereinafter collectively called “Inventions”), made,
conceived, developed, or purchased by the Executive, or under which the
Executive acquires the right to grant licenses or to become licensed,
alone or jointly with others, which have arisen or jointly with others,
which have arisen or which arise out of the Executive’s employment with
the Company, or relate to any matters directly pertaining to the business
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Included herein as
if developed during the employment period is any specialized equipment and
software developed for use in the business of the Company. All
of the Executive’s right, title and interest in, to, and under all such
Inventions, licenses, and right to grant licenses shall be the sole
property of the Company. As to all such Inventions, the
Executive will, upon request of the Company execute all documents which
the Company deems necessary or proper to enable it to establish title to
such Inventions or other rights, and to enable it to file and prosecute
applications for letters patent of the United States and any foreign
country; and do all things (including the giving of evidence in suits and
other proceedings) which the Company deems necessary or proper to obtain,
maintain, or assert patents for any and all such Inventions or to assert
its rights in any Inventions not
patented.
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(h)
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Equitable Relief and
Other Remedies. The parties acknowledge and agree that
the
other party’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of
the provisions of this Section would be inadequate and, in recognition of
this fact, the parties agree that, in the event of such a breach or
threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the other party,
without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in
the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, a temporary
or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be
available.
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(i)
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Reformation. If
it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any state that
any restriction in this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is the
intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended
by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by
the law of that state.
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(j)
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Survival of
Provisions. The obligations contained in this Section 10
shall survive the termination or expiration of the Executive’s employment
with the Company and shall be fully enforceable
thereafter.
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(a)
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compliance
with the provisions of Section 10
hereof;
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(b)
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delivery
to the Company of an executed Agreement and General Release (the “General
Release”), which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as
Appendix B (with such changes therein or additions thereto as needed under
then applicable law to give effect to its intent and purpose) within 21
days of presentation thereof by the Company to the Executive (which
presentation shall be made by the Company no later than two (2) business
days following the Date of Termination);
and
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(c)
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delivery
to the Company of a resignation from all offices, directorships and
fiduciary positions with the Company, its affiliates and employee benefit
plans with the General Release.
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(a)
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“Affiliate”
shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section
12 of the Exchange Act.
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(b)
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“Beneficial
Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act.
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(c)
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“Board”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.
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(d)
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“Cause”
for termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment shall mean
(i) the willful and continued failure by the Executive to substantially
perform the Executive’s duties with the Company (other than any such
failure resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or
mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the
issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason by the Executive
pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Agreement) after a written demand for
substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board, which
demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that
the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive’s duties, or
(ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in conduct which is
demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or its subsidiaries,
monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii)
of this definition, (x) no act, or failure to act, on the Executive’s part
shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the
Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the
Executive’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the
Company and (y) in the event of a dispute concerning the application of
this provision, no claim by the Company that Cause exists shall be given
effect unless the Company establishes to the Board by clear and convincing
evidence that Cause exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Cause shall not include any act or omission of which the Audit Committee
of the Board (or the full Board) has had actual knowledge of all material
facts related thereto for at least 90 days without asserting that the act
or omission constitutes Cause.
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(e)
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“Change
in Control” for purposes of this Agreement shall mean any of the following
events, provided that such an event is not also a Management
Buyout:
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(i)
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any
Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing thirty-five (35%) or more of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities
generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company;
provided, however, that no Change in Control will be deemed to have
occurred as a result of a change in ownership percentage resulting solely
from an acquisition of securities by the Company or a transaction
described in clause (A) of paragraph (iii)
below;
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(ii)
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during
any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, as of the beginning
of such period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease to
constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, that any person
becoming a director of the Company subsequent to the beginning of such
period whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as
though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption
of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened
election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation,
relating to the election of directors of the Company and whose appointment
or election was not approved by at least a majority of the directors of
the Company in office immediately before any such
contest;
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(iii)
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there
is consummated a Merger of the Company with any other business entity,
other than (A) a Merger which would result in the securities of the
Company generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the
Company outstanding immediately prior to such Merger continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into such
securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination
with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding such
securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any
Subsidiary, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof
outstanding immediately after such Merger, generally entitled to vote in
the election of directors of the Company or such surviving entity or any
parent thereof and, in the case of such surviving entity or any parent
thereof, of a class registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, or
(B) a Merger effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or
similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial
Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
voting securities generally entitled to vote in the election of directors
of the Company; or
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(iv)
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the
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or there is consummated the sale or disposition
by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other
than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of
the Company’s assets to an entity where the outstanding securities
generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company
immediately prior to the transaction continue to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into such securities of the
surviving entity or any parent thereof) 50% or more of the combined voting
power of the outstanding voting securities of such entity generally
entitled to vote in such entity’s election of directors immediately after
such sale and of a class registered under Section 12 of the Exchange
Act.
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(f)
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“Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and
interpretations.
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(g)
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“Company”
shall mean Kaman Corporation and, except in determining under Section
18(e) hereof whether or not any Change in Control of the Company has
occurred, shall include any successor to its business and/or
assets.
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(h)
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“Consultant”
shall have the meaning set forth in Appendix A of this
Agreement.
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(i)
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“Date
of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 of this
Agreement.
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(j)
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“Disability”
shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Company of the
Executive’s employment, if, as a result of the Executive’s incapacity due
to physical or mental illness, the Executive shall have been absent from
the full-time performance of the Executive’s duties with the Company for a
period of six (6) consecutive months, the Company shall have given the
Executive a Notice of Termination for Disability, and, within thirty (30)
days after such Notice of Termination is given, the Executive shall not
have returned to the full-time performance of the Executive’s
duties.
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“Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time
to time.
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(l)
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“Excise
Tax” shall mean any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the
Code.
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(m)
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“Executive”
shall mean the individual named in the preamble to this
Agreement
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(n)
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“Good
Reason” for termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment
shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s express written
consent) after any Change in Control (if more than one Change in Control
has occurred, any reference to a Change in Control in this subsection (n)
shall refer to the most recent Change in Control), of any one of the
following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless,
in the case of any act or failure to act described in paragraph (i), (v),
(vi), or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the
Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in
respect thereof:
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(i)
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the
assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with the
Executive’s status as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
Secretary of the Company or a substantial diminution in the nature or
status of the Executive’s responsibilities from those in effect
immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(ii)
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a
reduction by the Company in the Executive’s annual Base Salary as in
effect on the date of this Agreement or as the same may be increased from
time to time;
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(iii)
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the
relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location
more than 50 miles from the Executive’s principal place of employment
immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company’s requiring the
Executive to be based anywhere other than such principal place of
employment (or permitted relocation thereof) except for required travel on
the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the
Executive’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(iv)
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the
failure by the Company to pay to the Executive any portion of the
Executive’s current compensation, or to pay to the Executive any portion
of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation
program of the Company, within thirty (30) days of the date such
compensation is due;
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(v)
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the
failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in
which the Executive participates immediately prior to the Change in
Control which is material to the Executive’s total compensation
(including, but not limited to, the Kaman Corporation Compensation
Administration Plan, Kaman Corporation Cash Bonus Plan, and Kaman
Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan), unless an equitable arrangement
(embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with
respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the
Executive’s participation therein (or in such substitute or
alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms
of the amount or timing of payment of benefits provided and the level of
the Executive’s participation relative to other participants, as existed
immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(vi)
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the
failure by the Company to continue to provide the Executive with benefits
substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Executive under any of the
Company’s life insurance, health and accident, or disability plans in
which the Executive was participating immediately prior to the Change in
Control, the taking of any other action by the Company which would
directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive
the Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Executive at
the time of the Change in Control, or the failure by the Company to
provide the Executive with the number of paid vacation days to
which the Executive is entitled on the basis of years of service with the
Company in accordance with the Company’s normal vacation policy in effect
at the time of the Change in Control, provided, however, that this
paragraph shall not be construed to require the Company to provide the
Executive with a defined benefit pension plan if no such plan is provided
to similarly situated executive officers of the Company or its
Affiliates;
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any
purported termination of the Executive’s employment which is not effected
pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section
6.1 of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such
purported termination shall be effective;
or
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the
failure of any successor to Company (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all
of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree
to perform this Agreement in accordance with its terms prior to the
effectiveness of any such
succession.
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“Gross-Up
Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 of this
Agreement.
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“Management
Buyout” means any event or transaction which would otherwise constitute a
Change in Control (a “Transaction”) if, in connection with the
Transaction, the Executive, members of the Executive’s immediate family,
and/or the “Executive’s Affiliates” (as defined below) participate,
directly or beneficially, as an equity investor in, or have the option or
right to acquire, whether or not vested, equity interests of, the
acquiring entity or any of its Affiliates (the “Acquiror”) having a
percentage interest therein greater than 1%. For purposes of
the preceding sentence, a party shall not be deemed to have participated
as an equity investor in the Acquiror by virtue of (i) obtaining
beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the Acquiror as a result of
the grant to the party of an incentive compensation award under one or
more incentive plans of the Acquiror (including, but not limited to, the
conversion in connection with the Transaction of incentive compensation
awards of the Company into incentive compensation awards of the Acquiror),
on terms and conditions substantially equivalent to those applicable to
other employees of the Company at a comparable level as such party
immediately prior to the Transaction, after taking into account normal
differences attributable to job responsibilities, title and the like, or
(ii) obtaining beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the Acquiror
on terms and conditions substantially equivalent to those obtained in the
Transaction by all other shareholders of the Company or (iii) the party’s
interests in any tax-qualified defined benefit or defined contribution
pension or retirement plan in which such party or any family member is a
participant or beneficiary. The “Executive’s Affiliates” at any
time consist of any entity in which the Executive and/or members of the
Executive’s immediate family then own, directly or beneficially, or have
the option or right to acquire, whether or not vested, greater than 10% of
such entity’s equity interests, and all then current directors and
executive officers of the Company who are members of any group, that also
includes the Executive, a member of the Executive’s immediate family
and/or any such entity, in which the members have agreed to act together
for the purpose
of participating in the Transaction. The Executive’s immediate
family consists of the Executive’s spouse, parents, children and
grandchildren.
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“Merger”
means a merger, share exchange, consolidation or similar business
combination under applicable law.
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(r)
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“Notice
of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 of this
Agreement.
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(s)
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“Payments”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 of this
Agreement.
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(t)
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“Person”
shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as
modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such
term shall not include (i) the Company or any of its direct or indirect
Subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under
an employee benefit plan of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily
holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a
corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the
Company in substantially the same proportions and with substantially the
same voting rights as their ownership and voting rights with respect to
the Company.
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“Subsidiary”
shall mean any corporation within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the
Code.
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(v)
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“Term”
shall mean the period of time described in Section 2 of this
Agreement.
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Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended;
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The
Civil Rights Act of 1991;
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Sections
1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as
amended;
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The
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended;
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The
Immigration Reform and Control Act, as
amended;
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The
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as
amended;
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The
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as
amended;
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The
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of
1990;
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Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as
amended;
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The
Occupational Safety and Health Act, as
amended;
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The
Family and Medical Leave Act of
1993;
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Any
wage payment and collection, equal pay and other similar laws, acts and
statutes of the State of
Connecticut;
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Any
other federal, state or local civil or human rights law or any other
local, state or federal law, regulation or
ordinance;
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public policy, contract, tort, or common law;
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allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys fees
incurred in these matters.
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In
lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods
subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit
payable to the Executive under the Executive’s Employment Agreement with
the Company or otherwise, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump
sum severance payment, in cash, equal to the sum of (i) two (2) times the
Executive’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Date of
Termination or, if Section 18(n)(ii) is applicable as an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason, the rate in effect immediately
prior to such event or circumstance, and (ii) two (2) times the last
annual bonus paid or awarded (to the extent not yet paid) to the Executive
in the previous three years (if any) immediately preceding the Date of
Termination, pursuant to any annual bonus or incentive plan maintained by
the Company.
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For
the twenty-four (24) month period immediately following the Date of
Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Executive and his
dependents medical, dental, and accidental death and dismemberment
benefits on a monthly basis that is substantially similar to such benefits
as provided to the Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the
Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided
to the Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the first
occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, at no
greater cost to the Executive than the cost to the Executive immediately
prior to such date or occurrence. The parties intend that the
first 18 months of continued medical and dental coverage shall not
constitute a “deferral of compensation” under Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-1(b), and that continued accidental death and dismemberment
benefits hereunder shall qualify as a “limited payment” of an “in kind”
benefit under Treas. Reg. Sect. 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(C) and
(D). Any portion of the continued medical, dental and
accidental death and dismemberment coverage under this Section 5.1(b) that
is subject to Section 409A is intended to qualify as a “reimbursement or
in-kind benefit plan” under Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). Benefits otherwise receivable by the
Executive pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) shall be reduced to the extent
benefits of the same type are received by or made available by a
subsequent employer to the Executive during the twenty-four (24) month
period following the Date of Termination (and any such benefits received
by or made available to the Executive shall be reported to the Company by
the Executive); provided, however, that the Company shall reimburse the
Executive for the excess, if any, of the cost of such benefits to the
Executive over such cost immediately prior to the Date of Termination or,
if more favorable to the Executive, the first occurrence of an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason. Any such reimbursement
under this Section 5.1(b) shall be made promptly in accordance with
Company policy, but in any event on or before the last day of the
Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense
or cost was incurred. In no event shall the amount that the
Company pays for any such benefit in any one year affect the amount that
it will pay in any other year and in no event shall the benefits described
in this paragraph be subject to liquidation or
exchange.
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Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in any plan or agreement maintained by or
through the Company pursuant to which the Executive has been granted
restricted stock, stock options, stock appreciation rights or long-term
performance awards, effective on the Date of Termination, (i) all service
and performance based restrictions with respect to any then unvested
restricted stock shall lapse, (ii) all stock appreciation rights and stock
options shall be deemed fully vested and then canceled in exchange for a
cash payment equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of
Company stock subject to the stock appreciation right or stock option on
the Date of Termination, over the exercise price(s) of such stock
appreciation rights or stock options, and (iii) all unvested long-term
performance awards (each, an “LTIP Award”) shall be deemed fully vested
and fully earned and then shall be canceled in exchange for a cash payment
equal to 100% of the target value of each such award; provided, however
that, if necessary for such compensation to qualify as “performance-based
compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, an unvested Post January
1, 2009 Award (as defined herein) shall only vest when such award would
otherwise have vested and the actual amount that the Executive shall
receive with respect to any such award will be determined by multiplying
the amount the Executive would have received based upon actual performance
for the entire period by a fraction, the numerator which is the number of
days the Executive remained employed with the Company during such award’s
performance period and the denominator of which is the total number of
days during such award’s performance period. For purposes of
this Section 5.1(c), a “Post January 1, 2009 Award” shall mean an LTIP
Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code with a performance period beginning
after January 1, 2009.
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In
addition to the retirement benefits to which the Executive is entitled
under any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess benefit pension plan
maintained by the Company and any other plan or agreement entered into
between the Executive and the Company which is designed to provide the
Executive supplemental retirement benefits (the “Pension Plans”) or any
successor plan thereto, effective upon the Date of Termination, the
Executive shall be credited with an additional two years of “Credited
Service” and “Continuous Service” (as defined in the Kaman Corporation
Amended and Restated Employees’ Pension Plan) when calculating the
Executive’s benefit under Post-2004 Kaman Corporation Supplemental
Employees Retirement Plan (“SERP”). The enhancement to the SERP
provided under this Section 5.1(d) shall be paid at the same time and in
the same manner as other benefits provided to the Executive under the
SERP. For avoidance of doubt, the Severance Payments payable
under this Agreement shall be disregarded when determining the Executive’s
Final Average Salary (as defined under the Kaman Corporation
Amended and Restated Employees’ Pension Plan) for purposes of calculating
the benefits payable under the SERP as modified by this Section
5.1(d).
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If
the Executive would have become entitled to benefits under the Company’s
post-retirement health care plans, as in effect immediately prior to the
Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect
immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance
constituting Good Reason, had the Executive’s employment terminated at any
time during the period of twenty-four (24) months after the Date of
Termination, the Company shall provide such post-retirement health care
benefits to the Executive and the Executive’s dependents commencing on the
later of (i) the date on which such coverage would have first become
available and (ii) the date on which benefits described in Section 5.1 (b)
terminate.
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The
Company (i) shall establish an irrevocable grantor trust holding an amount
of assets sufficient to pay all remaining premiums (which trust shall be
required to pay such premiums), under any insurance policy maintained by
the Company insuring the life of the Executive, that is in effect and (ii)
shall transfer to the Executive any and all rights and incidents of
ownership in such arrangements at no cost to the
Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the
Company establish or fund any such rabbi trust in a manner or on terms
that would result in the imposition of any tax, penalty or interest under
Section 409A(b)(1) of the Code and in no event shall the Company be
obligated to, nor shall it, fund any such rabbi trust “in connection with
a change in the employer’s financial health” within the meaning of Section
409A(b)(2) of the Code. In the event that one or more premiums
become due and payable during the six-month period beginning on the
Executive’s employment termination, the Company shall timely notify the
Executive so that any such premium payment can be made by the Executive
directly to the insurance carrier. At the end of such six-month
period, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for all such premiums
paid by the Executive, with interest at the applicable federal rate under
Section 1274 of the Code, determined as of the Date of
Termination.
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The
Company shall provide the Executive with reimbursement for up to Thirty
Thousand Dollars ($30,000) in the aggregate for outplacement services,
relocation costs, or both provided however that reimbursement shall only
be provided until the earlier of the first anniversary of the Date of
Termination or the Executive’s first day of employment with a new
employer. It is intended that reimbursements under this Section
5.1(g) shall not constitute a “deferral of compensation” for purposes of
Section 409A of the Code pursuant to Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-1(a)(9)(v)(A) and (C).
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The
Executive shall be entitled to the Company automobile provided to the
Executive immediately prior to employment termination under this Section
5.1 at no cost for a period of six months after employment termination
(the “Car Lease Benefit”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Executive must pay the Company for the fair market value of the Car Lease
Benefit to the extent that it, when added to the cost of continued
accidental death and dismemberment coverage under Section 5.1(b) during
this six month period, exceeds the applicable dollar amount under Section
402(g)(1)(B) of the Code. It is intended that the Car Lease
Benefit qualify as a “limited payment” of an “in-kind” benefit under
Treas. Reg. Sect. 1.409A-1(a)(9)(v)(C) and (D). The Company
shall continue to maintain an insurance policy that will cover the
Executive’s use during the period of the Car Lease
Benefit.
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On
the first business day following expiration of the Car Lease Benefit, the
Company shall transfer all of its then current rights to the Company
automobile described in Section 5.1(h) above to the
Executive.
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The
Executive acknowledges that the Car Lease Benefit (less payments by the
Executive, if any) and the Company’s transfer of its rights to the Company
automobile to the Executive will constitute taxable compensation
reportable by the Company on IRS Form
W-2.
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If
any payments, rights or benefits (whether pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement of Executive
with the Company or with any person affiliated with the Company and
whether or not the Executive’s employment has then terminated (the
“Payments”)) received or to be received by Executive will be subject to
the tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any
similar tax that may hereafter be imposed), then, except as set forth in
Section 5.2(b) below, the Company shall pay to Executive an amount in
addition to the Payments (the “Gross-Up Payment”) as calculated
below. The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such that,
after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Payments and any federal, state
and local income and employment tax and Excise Tax on the Gross-Up
Payment, but before deduction for any federal, state or local income and
employment tax on the Payments, the net amount retained by the Executive
shall be equal to the Payments.
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the amount of Payments that
will be subject to the Excise Tax does not
exceed the amount of Payments that Executive could receive without having
any Payments become subject to the Excise Tax by at least
$100,000, then Executive’s taxable cash-based benefits under
this Agreement will first be reduced in the order selected by Executive,
and then, if necessary, Executive’s equity-based compensation (based on
the value of such equity-based compensation as a “parachute payment” as
defined in Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 280G of the Code
and IRS revenue rulings, revenue procedures and other official guidance)
shall be reduced in the order selected by Executive, and then any other
Payments shall be reduced as reasonably determined by the Company, to the
extent necessary to avoid imposition of the Excise Tax. If
Executive does not select the amount to be reduced within the time
prescribed by the Company, the reductions specified herein shall be made
by the Company in its sole discretion from such compensation as it shall
determine. Any amount so reduced shall be irrevocably forfeited
and Executive shall have no further rights to receive
it.
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The process for calculating the Excise Tax,
determining the amount of any Gross-Up Payment and other procedures
relating to this Section 5.2 are set forth in Appendix A attached hereto.
For purposes of making the determinations and calculations required
herein, the Consultant may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations
concerning the application of Section 280G and 4999 of the Code, provided
that the Consultant shall make such determinations and calculations on the
basis of “substantial authority” (within the meaning of
Section 6662 of the Code) and shall provide opinions to
that effect to both the Company and
Executive.
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Confidentiality. The
Executive agrees that the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
use, make available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any
person, other than in the course of the Executive’s employment and for the
benefit of the Company, at any time following the Date of Termination, any
nonpublic, proprietary or confidential information, knowledge or data
relating to the Company, any of its subsidiaries, affiliated companies or
businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the
Executive’s employment by the Company. The foregoing shall not
apply to information that (i) was known to the public prior to its
disclosure to the Executive; (ii) becomes known to the public subsequent
to disclosure to the Executive through no wrongful act of the Executive or
any representative of the Executive; or (iii) the Executive is required to
disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process (provided that the
Executive provides the Company with prior notice of the contemplated
disclosure and reasonably cooperates with the Company at its expense in
seeking a protective order or other appropriate protection of such
information). Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) of the
preceding sentence, the Executive’s obligation to maintain such disclosed
information in confidence shall not terminate where only portions of the
information are in the public
domain.
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Non-Solicitation. In
the event that the Executive receives Severance Payments under Section 5
of this Agreement, the Executive agrees that for the two (2) year period
following the Date of Termination, the Executive will not, directly or
indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm,
corporation or other entity, knowingly solicit, aid or induce any
managerial level employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates to leave such employment in order to accept employment with or
render services to or with any other person, firm, corporation or other
entity unaffiliated with the Company or knowingly take any action to
materially assist or aid any other person, firm, corporation or other
entity in identifying or hiring any such employee (provided, that the
foregoing shall not be violated by general advertising not targeted at
Company employees nor by serving as a reference for an employee with
regard to an entity with which the Executive is not
affiliated). For the avoidance of doubt, if a managerial level
employee on his or her own initiative contacts the Executive for the
primary purpose of securing alternative employment, any action taken by
the Executive thereafter shall not be deemed a breach of this Section
10(b).
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Non-Competition. The
Executive acknowledges that the Executive performs services of a unique
nature for the Company that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s
performance of such services to a competing business will result in irreparable
harm to the Company. Accordingly, in the event that the
Executive receives Severance Payments described in Section 5 of this
Agreement, the Executive agrees that for a period of two (2) years
following the Date of Termination, the Executive will not, directly or
indirectly, become connected with, promote the interest of, or engage in
any other business or activity competing with the business of the Company
within the geographical area in which the business of the Company is
conducted.
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Non-Disparagement. Each
of the Executive and the Company (for purposes hereof, “the Company” shall
mean only (i) the Company by press release or otherwise and (ii) the
executive officers and directors thereof and not any other employees)
agrees not to make any public statements that disparage the other party,
or in the case of the Company, its respective affiliates, officers,
directors, products or services. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
statements made in the course of sworn testimony in administrative,
judicial or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation,
depositions in connection with such proceedings) or otherwise as required
by law shall not be subject to this Section
10(d).
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Return of Company
Property and Records. The Executive agrees that upon
termination of the Executive’s employment, for any cause whatsoever, the
Executive will surrender to the Company in good condition (reasonable wear
and tear excepted) all property and equipment belonging to the Company and
all records kept by the Executive containing the names, addresses or any
other information with regard to customers or customer contacts of the
Company, or concerning any proprietary or confidential information of the
Company or any operational, financial or other documents given to the
Executive during the Executive’s employment with the
Company.
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Cooperation. The
Executive agrees that, following termination of the Executive’s employment
for any reason, the Executive shall upon reasonable advance notice, and to
the extent it does not interfere with previously scheduled travel plans
and does not unreasonably interfere with other business activities or
employment obligations, assist and cooperate with the Company with regard
to any matter or project in which the Executive was involved during the
Executive’s employment, including any litigation. The Company
shall compensate the Executive for any lost wages (or, if the Executive is
not then employed, provide reasonable compensation as determined by the
Compensation Committee) and expenses associated with such cooperation and
assistance.
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Assignment of
Inventions. The Executive will promptly communicate and
disclose in writing to the Company all inventions and developments
including software, whether patentable or not, as well as patents and
patent applications (hereinafter collectively called “Inventions”), made,
conceived, developed, or purchased by the Executive, or under which the
Executive acquires the right to grant licenses or to become licensed,
alone or jointly with others, which have arisen or jointly with others,
which have arisen or which arise out of the Executive’s employment with
the Company, or relate to any matters directly pertaining to the business
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Included herein as
if developed during the employment period is any specialized equipment and
software developed for use in the business of the Company. All
of the Executive’s right, title and interest in, to, and under all such
Inventions, licenses, and right to grant licenses shall be the sole
property of the Company. As to all such Inventions, the
Executive will, upon request of the Company execute all documents which
the Company deems necessary or proper to enable it to establish title to
such Inventions or other rights, and to enable it to file and prosecute
applications for letters patent of the United States and any foreign
country; and do all things (including the giving of evidence in suits and
other proceedings) which the Company deems necessary or proper to obtain,
maintain, or assert patents for any and all such Inventions or to assert
its rights in any Inventions not
patented.
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Equitable Relief and
Other Remedies. The parties acknowledge and agree that
the other party’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any
of the provisions of this Section would be inadequate and, in recognition
of this fact, the parties agree that, in the event of such a breach or
threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the other party,
without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in
the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, a temporary
or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be
available.
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Reformation. If
it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any state that
any restriction in this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is the
intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended
by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by
the law of that state.
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Survival of
Provisions. The obligations contained in this Section 10
shall survive the termination or expiration of the Executive’s employment
with the Company and shall be fully enforceable
thereafter.
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compliance
with the provisions of Section 10
hereof;
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(b)
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delivery
to the Company of an executed Agreement and General Release (the “General
Release”), which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as
Appendix B (with such changes therein or additions thereto as needed under
then applicable law to give effect to its intent and purpose) within 21
days of presentation thereof by the Company to the Executive (which
presentation shall be made by the Company no later than two (2) business
days following the Date of Termination);
and
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(c)
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delivery
to the Company of a resignation from all offices, directorships and
fiduciary positions with the Company, its affiliates and employee benefit
plans with
the General Release.
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“Affiliate”
shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section
12 of the Exchange Act.
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(b)
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“Beneficial
Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act.
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(c)
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“Board”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.
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“Cause”
for termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment shall mean
(i) the willful and continued failure by the Executive to substantially
perform the Executive’s duties with the Company (other than any such
failure resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or
mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the
issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason by the Executive
pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Agreement) after a written demand for
substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board, which
demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that
the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive’s duties, or
(ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in conduct which is
demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or its subsidiaries,
monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii)
of this definition, (x) no act, or failure to act, on the Executive’s part
shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the
Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the
Executive’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the
Company and (y) in the event of a dispute concerning the application of
this provision, no claim by the Company that Cause exists shall be given
effect unless the Company establishes to the Board by clear and convincing
evidence that Cause exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Cause shall not include any act or omission of which the Audit Committee
of the Board (or the full Board) has had actual knowledge of all material
facts related thereto for at least 90 days without asserting that the act
or omission constitutes Cause.
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(e)
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“Change
in Control” for purposes of this Agreement shall mean any of the following
events, provided that such an event is not also a Management
Buyout:
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(i)
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any
Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner directly or indirectly, of securities
of the Company representing thirty-five (35%) or more of the combined
voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities generally
entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company; provided,
however, that no Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred as a
result of a change in ownership percentage resulting solely from an
acquisition of securities by the Company or a transaction described in
clause (A) of paragraph (iii)
below;
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(ii)
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during
any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, as of the beginning
of such period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease to
constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, that any person
becoming a director of the Company subsequent to the beginning of such
period whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as
though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption
of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election
contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to
the election of directors of the Company and whose appointment or election
was not approved by at least a majority of the directors of the Company in
office immediately before any such
contest;
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(iii)
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there
is consummated a Merger of the Company with any other business entity,
other than (A) a Merger which would result in the securities of the
Company generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the
Company outstanding immediately prior to such Merger continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into such
securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination
with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding such
securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any
Subsidiary, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof
outstanding immediately after such Merger, generally entitled to vote in
the election of directors of the Company or such surviving entity or any
parent thereof and, in the case of such surviving entity or any parent
thereof, of a class registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, or
(B) a Merger effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or
similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial
Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
voting securities generally entitled to vote in the election of directors
of the Company; or
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the
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or there is consummated the sale or disposition
by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other
than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of
the Company’s assets to an entity where the outstanding securities
generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company
immediately prior to the transaction continue
to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into
such securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) 50% or more
of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such
entity generally entitled to vote in such entity’s election of directors
immediately after such sale and of a class registered under Section 12 of
the Exchange Act.
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(f)
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“Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and
interpretations.
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(g)
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“Company”
shall mean Kaman Corporation and, except in determining under Section
18(e) hereof whether or not any Change in Control of the Company has
occurred, shall include any successor to its business and/or
assets.
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(h)
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“Consultant”
shall have the meaning set forth in Appendix A of this
Agreement.
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(i)
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“Date
of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 of this
Agreement.
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(j)
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“Disability”
shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Company of the
Executive’s employment, if, as a result of the Executive’s incapacity due
to physical or mental illness, the Executive shall have been absent from
the full-time performance of the Executive’s duties with the Company for a
period of six (6) consecutive months, the Company shall have given the
Executive a Notice of Termination for Disability, and, within thirty (30)
days after such Notice of Termination is given, the Executive shall not
have returned to the full-time performance of the Executive’s
duties.
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“Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time
to time.
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(l)
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“Excise
Tax” shall mean any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the
Code.
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(m)
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“Executive”
shall mean the individual named in the preamble to this
Agreement
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(n)
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“Good
Reason” for termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment
shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s express written
consent) after any Change in Control (if more than one Change in Control
has occurred, any reference to a Change in Control in this subsection (n)
shall refer to the most recent Change in Control), of any one of the
following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless,
in the case of any act or failure to act described in paragraph (i), (v),
(vi), or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the
Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in
respect thereof:
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(i)
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the
assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with the
Executive’s status as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
of the Company or a substantial diminution in the nature or status of the
Executive’s responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the
Change in Control;
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(ii)
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a
reduction by the Company in the Executive’s annual Base Salary as in
effect on the date of this Agreement or as the same may be increased from
time to time;
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(iii)
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the
relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location
more than 50 miles from the Executive’s principal place of employment
immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company’s requiring the
Executive to be based anywhere other than such principal place of
employment (or permitted relocation thereof) except for required travel on
the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the
Executive’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(iv)
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the
failure by the Company to pay to the Executive any portion of the
Executive’s current compensation, or to pay to the Executive any portion
of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation
program of the Company, within thirty (30) days of the date such
compensation is due;
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(v)
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the
failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in
which the Executive participates immediately prior to the Change in
Control which is material to the Executive’s total compensation
(including, but not limited to, the Kaman Corporation Compensation
Administration Plan, Kaman Corporation Cash Bonus Plan, and Kaman
Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan), unless an equitable arrangement
(embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with
respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the
Executive’s participation therein (or in such substitute or
alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms
of the amount or timing of payment of benefits provided and the level of
the Executive’s participation relative to other participants, as existed
immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(vi)
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the
failure by the Company to continue to provide the Executive with benefits
substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Executive under any of the
Company’s life insurance, health and accident, or disability plans in
which the Executive was participating immediately prior to the Change in
Control, the taking of any other action by the Company which would
directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive
the Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Executive at
the time of the Change in Control, or the failure by the Company to
provide the Executive with the number of paid vacation days to
which the Executive is entitled on the basis of years
of service with the Company in accordance with the Company’s normal
vacation policy in effect at the time of the Change in Control, provided,
however, that this paragraph shall not be construed to require the Company
to provide the Executive with a defined benefit pension plan if no such
plan is provided to similarly situated executive officers of the Company
or its Affiliates;
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(vii)
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any
purported termination of the Executive’s employment which is not effected
pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section
6.1 of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such
purported termination shall be effective;
or
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the
failure of any successor to Company (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all
of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree
to perform this Agreement in accordance with its terms prior to the
effectiveness of any such
succession.
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(o)
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“Gross-Up
Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 of this
Agreement.
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(p)
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“Management
Buyout” means any event or transaction which would otherwise constitute a
Change in Control (a “Transaction”) if, in connection with the
Transaction, the Executive, members of the Executive’s immediate family,
and/or the “Executive’s Affiliates” (as defined below) participate,
directly or beneficially, as an equity investor in, or have the option or
right to acquire, whether or not vested, equity interests of, the
acquiring entity or any of its Affiliates (the “Acquiror”) having a
percentage interest therein greater than 1%. For purposes of
the preceding sentence, a party shall not be deemed to have participated
as an equity investor in the Acquiror by virtue of (i) obtaining
beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the Acquiror as a result of
the grant to the party of an incentive compensation award under one or
more incentive plans
of the Acquiror (including, but not limited to, the conversion in
connection with the Transaction of incentive compensation awards of the
Company into incentive compensation awards of the Acquiror), on terms and
conditions substantially equivalent to those applicable to other employees
of the Company at a comparable level as such party immediately prior to
the Transaction, after taking into account normal differences attributable
to job responsibilities, title and the like, or (ii) obtaining beneficial
ownership of any equity interest in the Acquiror on terms and conditions
substantially equivalent to those obtained in the Transaction by all other
shareholders of the Company or (iii) the party’s interests in any
tax-qualified defined benefit or defined contribution pension or
retirement plan in which such party or any family member is a participant
or beneficiary. The “Executive’s Affiliates” at any time
consist of any entity in which the Executive and/or members of the
Executive’s immediate family then own, directly or beneficially, or have
the option or right to acquire, whether or not vested, greater than 10% of
such entity’s equity interests, and all then current directors and
executive officers of the Company who are members of any group, that also
includes the Executive, a member of the Executive’s immediate family
and/or any such entity, in which the members have agreed to act together
for the purpose of participating in the Transaction. The
Executive’s immediate family consists of the Executive’s spouse, parents,
children and grandchildren.
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(q)
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“Merger”
means a merger, share exchange, consolidation or similar business
combination under applicable law.
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(r)
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“Notice
of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 of this
Agreement.
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(s)
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“Payments”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 of this
Agreement.
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(t)
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“Person”
shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as
modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such
term shall not include (i) the Company or any of its direct or indirect
Subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under
an employee benefit plan of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily
holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a
corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the
Company in substantially the same proportions and with substantially the
same voting rights as their ownership and voting rights with respect to
the Company.
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(u)
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“Subsidiary”
shall mean any corporation within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the
Code.
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(v)
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“Term”
shall mean the period of time described in Section 2 of this
Agreement.
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By:
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Neal
J. Keating
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Date
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Executive
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Ronald
M. Galla
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Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended;
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The
Civil Rights Act of 1991;
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Sections
1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as
amended;
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The
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended;
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The
Immigration Reform and Control Act, as
amended;
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The
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as
amended;
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The
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as
amended;
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The
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of
1990;
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The
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as
amended;
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The
Occupational Safety and Health Act, as
amended;
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The
Family and Medical Leave Act of
1993;
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Any
wage payment and collection, equal pay and other similar laws, acts and
statutes of the State of
Connecticut;
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Any
other federal, state or local civil or human rights law or any other
local, state or federal law, regulation or
ordinance;
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Any
public policy, contract, tort, or common law;
or
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Any
allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys fees
incurred in these matters.
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CORPORATION
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(a)
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In
lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods
subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit
payable to the Executive under the Executive’s Employment Agreement with
the Company or otherwise, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump
sum severance payment, in cash, equal to the sum of (i) two (2) times the
Executive’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Date of
Termination or, if Section 18(n)(ii) is applicable as an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason, the rate in effect immediately
prior to such event or circumstance, and (ii) two (2) times the last
annual bonus paid or awarded (to the extent not yet paid) to the Executive
in the previous three years (if any) immediately preceding the Date of
Termination, pursuant to any annual bonus or incentive plan maintained by
the Company.
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(b)
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For
the twenty-four (24) month period immediately following the Date of
Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Executive and his
dependents medical, dental, and accidental death and dismemberment
benefits on a monthly basis that is substantially similar to such benefits
as provided to the Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the
Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided
to the Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the first
occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, at no
greater cost to the Executive than the cost to the Executive immediately
prior to such date or occurrence. The parties intend that the
first 18 months of continued medical and dental coverage shall not
constitute a “deferral of compensation” under Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-1(b), and that continued accidental death and dismemberment
benefits hereunder shall qualify as a “limited payment” of an “in kind”
benefit under Treas. Reg. Sect. 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(C) and
(D). Any portion of the continued medical, dental and
accidental death and dismemberment coverage under this Section 5.1(b) that
is subject to Section 409A is intended to qualify as a “reimbursement or
in-kind benefit plan” under Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). Benefits otherwise receivable by the
Executive pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) shall be reduced to the extent
benefits of the same type are received by or made available by a
subsequent employer to the Executive during the twenty-four (24) month
period following the Date of Termination (and any such benefits received
by or made available to the Executive shall be reported to the Company by
the Executive); provided, however, that the Company shall reimburse the
Executive for the excess, if any, of the cost of such benefits to the
Executive over such cost immediately prior to the Date of Termination or,
if more favorable to the Executive, the first occurrence of an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason. Any such reimbursement
under this Section 5.1(b) shall be made promptly in accordance with
Company policy, but in any event on or before the last day of the
Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense
or cost was incurred. In no event shall the amount that the
Company pays for any such benefit in any one year affect the amount that
it will pay in any other year and in no event shall the benefits described
in this paragraph be subject to liquidation or
exchange.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in any plan or agreement maintained by or
through the Company pursuant to which the Executive has been granted
restricted stock, stock options, stock appreciation rights or long-term
performance awards, effective on the Date of Termination, (i) all service
and performance based restrictions with respect to any then unvested
restricted stock shall lapse, (ii) all stock appreciation rights and stock
options shall be deemed fully vested and then canceled in exchange for a
cash payment equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of
Parent Company stock subject to the stock appreciation right or stock
option on the Date of Termination, over the exercise price(s) of such
stock appreciation rights or stock options, and (iii) all unvested
long-term performance awards (each, an “LTIP Award”) shall be deemed fully
vested and fully earned and then shall be canceled in exchange for a cash
payment equal to 100% of the target value of each such award; provided,
however that, if necessary for such compensation to qualify as
“performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, an
unvested Post January 1, 2009 Award (as defined herein) shall only vest
when such award would otherwise have vested and the actual amount that the
Executive shall receive with respect to any such award will be determined
by multiplying the amount the Executive would have received based upon
actual performance for the entire period by a fraction, the numerator
which is the number of days the Executive remained employed with the
Company during such award’s performance period and the denominator of
which is the total number of days during such award’s performance
period. For purposes of this Section 5.1(c), a “Post January 1,
2009 Award” shall mean an LTIP Award intended to qualify as
“performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of
the Code with a performance period beginning after January 1,
2009.
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In
addition to the retirement benefits to which the Executive is entitled
under any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess benefit pension plan
maintained by the Company and any other plan or agreement entered into
between the Executive and the Company which is designed to provide the
Executive supplemental retirement benefits (the “Pension Plans”) or any
successor plan thereto, effective upon the Date of Termination, the
Executive’s Annual Benefit (as defined under the Kaman Corporation Amended
and Restated Employees' Pension Plan) shall be multiplied by a fraction,
the numerator of which is 32, and the denominator of which is 30, for
purposes of determining the Executive's benefit under the Post-2004 Kaman
Corporation Supplemental Employees’ Retirement Plan
(“SERP”). The enhancement to the SERP provided under this
Section 5.1(d) shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as
other benefits provided to the Executive under the SERP. For
avoidance of doubt, the Severance Payments payable under this Agreement
shall be disregarded when determining the Executive’s Final Average
Salary (as defined under the Kaman Corporation Amended and
Restated Employees’ Pension Plan) for purposes of calculating the benefits
payable under the SERP as modified by this Section
5.1(d).
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If
the Executive would have become entitled to benefits under the Company’s
post-retirement health care plans, as in effect immediately prior to the
Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect
immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance
constituting Good Reason, had the Executive’s employment terminated at any
time during the period of twenty-four (24) months after the Date of
Termination, the Company shall provide such post-retirement health care
benefits to the Executive and the Executive’s dependents commencing on the
later of (i) the date on which such coverage would have first become
available and (ii) the date on which benefits described in Section 5.1 (b)
terminate.
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(f)
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The
Company (i) shall prepay all remaining premiums under any insurance policy
maintained by the Company insuring the life of the Executive that is in
effect and (ii) shall transfer to the Executive any and all rights and
incidents of ownership in such arrangements at no cost to the
Executive.
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(g)
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The
Company shall provide the Executive with reimbursement for up to Thirty
Thousand Dollars ($30,000) in the aggregate for outplacement services,
relocation costs, or both provided however that reimbursement shall only
be provided until the earlier of the first anniversary of the Date of
Termination or the Executive’s first day of employment with a new
employer. It is intended that reimbursements under this Section
5.1(g) shall not constitute a “deferral of compensation” for purposes of
Section 409A of the Code pursuant to Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-1(a)(9)(v)(A) and (C).
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The
Executive shall be entitled to the Company automobile provided to the
Executive immediately prior to employment termination under this Section
5.1 at no cost for a period of six months after employment termination
(the “Car Lease Benefit”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Executive must pay the Company for the fair market value of the Car Lease
Benefit to the extent that it, when added to the cost of continued
accidental death and dismemberment coverage under Section 5.1(b) during
this six month period, exceeds the applicable dollar amount under Section
402(g)(1)(B) of the Code. It is intended that the Car Lease
Benefit qualify as a “limited payment” of an “in-kind” benefit under
Treas. Reg. Sect. 1.409A-1(a)(9)(v)(C) and (D). The Company
shall continue to maintain an insurance policy that will cover the
Executive’s use during the period of the Car Lease
Benefit.
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(i)
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On
the first business day following expiration of the Car Lease Benefit, the
Company shall transfer all of its then current rights to the Company
automobile described in Section 5.1(h) above to the
Executive.
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The
Executive acknowledges that the Car Lease Benefit (less payments by the
Executive, if any) and the Company’s transfer of its rights to the Company
automobile to the Executive will constitute taxable compensation
reportable by the Company on IRS Form
W-2.
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(a)
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If
any payments, rights or benefits (whether pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement of Executive
with the Company or with any person affiliated with the Company and
whether or not the Executive’s employment has then terminated (the
“Payments”)) received or to be received by Executive will be subject to
the tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any
similar tax that may hereafter be imposed), then, except as set forth in
Section 5.2(b) below, the Company shall pay to Executive an amount in
addition to the Payments (the “Gross-Up Payment”) as calculated
below. The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such that,
after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Payments and any federal, state
and local income and employment tax and Excise Tax on the Gross-Up
Payment, but before deduction for any federal, state or local income and
employment tax on the Payments, the net amount retained by the Executive
shall be equal to the Payments.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the amount of Payments that
will be subject to the Excise Tax does not
exceed the amount of Payments that Executive could receive without having
any Payments become subject to the Excise Tax by at least
$100,000, then Executive’s taxable cash-based benefits under
this Agreement will first be reduced in the order selected by Executive,
and then, if necessary, Executive’s equity-based compensation (based on
the value of such equity-based compensation as a “parachute payment” as
defined in Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 280G of the Code
and IRS revenue rulings, revenue procedures and other official guidance)
shall be reduced in the order selected by Executive, and then any other
Payments shall be reduced as reasonably determined by the Company, to the
extent necessary to avoid imposition of the Excise Tax. If
Executive does not select the amount to be reduced within the time
prescribed by the Company, the reductions specified herein shall be made
by the Company in its sole discretion from such compensation as it shall
determine. Any amount so reduced shall be irrevocably forfeited
and Executive shall have no further rights to receive
it.
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(c)
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The process for calculating the Excise Tax,
determining the amount of any Gross-Up Payment and other procedures
relating to this Section 5.2 are set forth in Appendix A attached
hereto. For purposes of making the determinations and
calculations required herein, the Consultant may rely on reasonable, good
faith interpretations concerning the application of Section 280G and 4999
of the Code, provided that the Consultant shall make such determinations
and calculations on the basis of “substantial authority” (within the meaning
of Section 6662 of the Code) and shall provide opinions to
that effect to both the Company and
Executive.
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(a)
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Confidentiality. The
Executive agrees that the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
use, make available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any
person, other than in the course of the Executive’s employment and for the
benefit of the Parent Company and the Company, at any time following the
Date of Termination, any nonpublic, proprietary or confidential
information, knowledge or data relating to the Parent Company or the
Company, any of their subsidiaries, affiliated companies or businesses,
which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the Executive’s
employment by the Company. The foregoing shall not apply to
information that (i) was known to the public prior to its disclosure
to the Executive; (ii) becomes known to the public subsequent to
disclosure to the Executive through no wrongful act of the Executive or
any representative of the Executive; or (iii) the Executive is required to
disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process (provided that the
Executive provides the Parent Company and the Company with prior notice of
the contemplated disclosure and reasonably cooperates with the Parent
Company and the Company at their expense in seeking a protective order or
other appropriate protection of such
information). Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) of the
preceding sentence, the Executive’s obligation to maintain such disclosed
information in confidence shall not terminate where only portions of the
information are in the public
domain.
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(b)
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Non-Solicitation. In
the event that the Executive receives Severance Payments under Section 5
of this Agreement, the Executive agrees that for the two (2) year period
following the Date of Termination, the Executive will not, directly or
indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm,
corporation or other entity, knowingly solicit, aid or induce any
managerial level employee of the Parent Company or the Company or any of
their subsidiaries or affiliates to leave such employment in order to
accept employment with or render services to or with any other person,
firm, corporation or other entity unaffiliated with the Parent Company or
the Company or knowingly take any action to materially assist or aid any
other person, firm, corporation or other entity in identifying or hiring
any such employee (provided, that the foregoing shall not be violated by
general advertising not targeted at Parent Company or Company employees
nor by serving as a reference for an employee with regard to an entity
with which the Executive is not affiliated). For the avoidance
of doubt, if a managerial level employee on his or her own initiative
contacts the Executive for the primary purpose of securing alternative
employment, any action taken by the Executive thereafter shall not be
deemed a breach of this Section
10(b).
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Non-Competition. The
Executive acknowledges that the Executive performs services of a unique
nature for the Company that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s
performance of such services to a competing business will result in
irreparable harm to the Parent Company and the
Company. Accordingly, in the event that the Executive receives
Severance Payments described in Section 5 of this Agreement, the Executive
agrees that for a period of two (2) years following the Date of
Termination, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, become
connected with, promote the interest of, or engage in any other business
or activity competing with the business of the Parent Company or the
Company within the geographical area in which the business of the Parent
Company or the Company is
conducted.
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Non-Disparagement. Each
of the Executive and the Company (for purposes hereof, “the Company” shall
mean only (i) the Company by press release or otherwise and (ii) the
executive officers and directors thereof and not any other employees)
agrees not to make any public statements that disparage the other party,
or in the case of the Company, its respective affiliates (including
parents and subsidiaries), officers, directors, products or
services. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
statements made in the course of sworn testimony in administrative,
judicial or arbitral proceedings (including, without limitation,
depositions in connection with such proceedings) or otherwise as required
by law shall not be subject to this Section
10(d).
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Return of Company
Property and Records. The Executive agrees that upon
termination of the Executive’s employment, for any cause whatsoever, the
Executive will surrender to the Company in good condition (reasonable wear
and tear excepted) all property and equipment belonging to the Company and
all records kept by the Executive containing the names, addresses or any
other information with regard to customers or customer contacts of the
Company, or concerning any proprietary or confidential information of the
Company or any operational, financial or other documents given to the
Executive during the Executive’s employment with the
Company.
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Cooperation. The
Executive agrees that, following termination of the Executive’s employment
for any reason, the Executive shall upon reasonable advance notice, and to
the extent it does not interfere with previously scheduled travel plans
and does not unreasonably interfere with other business activities or
employment obligations, assist and cooperate with the Parent Company and
the Company with regard to any matter or project in which the Executive
was involved during the Executive’s employment, including any
litigation. The Company shall compensate the Executive for any
lost wages (or, if the Executive is not then employed, provide reasonable
compensation as determined by the Compensation Committee) and expenses
associated with such cooperation and
assistance.
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Assignment of
Inventions. The Executive will promptly communicate and
disclose in writing to the Company all inventions and developments
including software, whether patentable or not, as well as patents and
patent applications (hereinafter collectively called “Inventions”), made,
conceived, developed, or purchased by the Executive, or under which the
Executive acquires the right to grant licenses or to become licensed,
alone or jointly with others, which have arisen or jointly with others,
which have arisen or which arise out of the Executive’s employment with
the Company, or relate to any matters directly pertaining to the business
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Included herein as
if developed during the employment period is any specialized equipment and
software developed for use in the business of the Company. All
of the Executive’s right, title and interest in, to, and under all such
Inventions, licenses, and right to grant licenses shall be the sole
property of the Company. As to all such Inventions, the
Executive will, upon request of the Company execute all documents which
the Company deems necessary or proper to enable it to establish title to
such Inventions or other rights, and to enable it to file and prosecute
applications for letters patent of the United States and any foreign
country; and do all things (including the giving of evidence in suits and
other proceedings) which the Company deems necessary or proper to obtain,
maintain, or assert patents for any and all such Inventions or to assert
its rights in any Inventions not
patented.
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Equitable Relief and
Other Remedies. The parties acknowledge and agree that
the other party’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any
of the provisions of this Section would be inadequate and, in recognition
of this fact, the parties agree that, in the event of such a breach or
threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the other party,
without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in
the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, a temporary
or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be
available.
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Reformation. If
it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any state that
any restriction in this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is the
intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended
by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by
the law of that state.
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(j)
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Survival of
Provisions. The obligations contained in this Section 10
shall survive the termination or expiration of the Executive’s employment
with the Company and shall be fully enforceable
thereafter.
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(a)
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compliance
with the provisions of Section 10
hereof;
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(b)
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delivery
to the Company of an executed Agreement and General Release (the “General
Release”), which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as
Appendix B (with such changes therein or additions thereto as needed under
then applicable law to give effect to its intent and purpose) within 21
days of presentation thereof by the Company to the Executive (which
presentation shall be made by the Company no later than two (2) business
days following the Date of Termination);
and
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(c)
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delivery
to the Company of a resignation from all offices, directorships and
fiduciary positions with the Company, its affiliates and employee benefit
plans with the General Release.
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“Beneficial
Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act.
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(c)
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“Board”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.
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(d)
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“Cause”
for termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment shall mean
(i) the willful and continued failure by the Executive to substantially
perform the Executive’s duties with the Company (other than any such
failure resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or
mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the
issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason by the Executive
pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Agreement) after a written demand for
substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board, which
demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that
the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive’s duties, or
(ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in conduct which is
demonstrably and materially injurious to the Parent Company, the Company,
or their subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of
clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition, (x) no act, or failure to act, on
the Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to
be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief
that the Executive’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of
the Company and (y) in the event of a dispute concerning the application
of this provision, no claim by the Company that Cause exists shall be
given effect unless the Company establishes to the Board by clear and
convincing evidence that Cause exists. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Cause shall not include any act or omission of which the Audit
Committee of the Board (or the full Board) has had actual knowledge of all
material facts related thereto for at least 90 days without asserting that
the act or omission constitutes
Cause.
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(e)
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“Change
in Control” for purposes of this Agreement shall mean any of the following
events, provided that such an event is not also a Management
Buyout:
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(f)
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“Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and
interpretations.
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(g)
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“Company”
shall mean Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation and, except in
determining under Section 18(e) hereof whether or not any Change in
Control of the Company has occurred, shall include any successor to its
business and/or assets.
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(h)
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“Consultant”
shall have the meaning set forth in Appendix A of this
Agreement.
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(i)
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“Date
of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 of this
Agreement.
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(j)
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“Disability”
shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Company of the
Executive’s employment, if, as a result of the Executive’s incapacity due
to physical or mental illness, the Executive shall have been absent from
the full-time performance of the Executive’s duties with the Company for a
period of six (6) consecutive months, the Company shall have given the
Executive a Notice of Termination for Disability, and, within thirty (30)
days after such Notice of Termination is given, the Executive shall not
have returned to the full-time performance of the Executive’s
duties.
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“Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time
to time.
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(l)
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“Excise
Tax” shall mean any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the
Code.
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(m)
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“Executive”
shall mean the individual named in the preamble to this
Agreement
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(n)
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“Good
Reason” for termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment
shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s express written
consent) after any Change in Control (if more than one Change in Control
has occurred, any reference to a Change in Control in this subsection (n)
shall refer to the most recent Change in Control), of any one of the
following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless,
in the case of any act or failure to act described in paragraph (i), (v),
(vi), or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the
Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in
respect thereof:
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(i)
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the
assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with the
Executive’s status as President of the Company or a substantial diminution
in the nature or status of the Executive’s responsibilities from those in
effect immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(ii)
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a
reduction by the Company in the Executive’s annual Base Salary as in
effect on the date of this Agreement or as the same may be increased from
time to time;
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(iii)
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the
relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location
more than 50 miles from the Executive’s principal place of employment
immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company’s requiring the
Executive to be based anywhere other than such principal place of
employment (or permitted relocation thereof) except for required travel on
the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the
Executive’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(iv)
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the
failure by the Company to pay to the Executive any portion of the
Executive’s current compensation, or to pay to the Executive any portion
of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation
program of the Company, within thirty (30) days of the date such
compensation is due;
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(v)
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the
failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in
which the Executive participates immediately prior to the Change in
Control which is material to the Executive’s total compensation
(including, but not limited to, the Kaman Corporation Compensation
Administration Plan, Kaman Corporation Cash Bonus Plan, and Kaman
Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan), unless an equitable arrangement
(embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with
respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the
Executive’s participation therein (or in such substitute or
alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms
of the amount or timing of payment of benefits provided and the level of
the Executive’s participation relative to other participants, as existed
immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(vi)
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the
failure by the Company to continue to provide the Executive with benefits
substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Executive under any of the
Company’s life insurance, health and accident, or disability plans in
which the Executive was participating immediately prior to the Change in
Control, the taking of any other action by the Company which would
directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive
the Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Executive at
the time of the Change in Control, or the failure by the Company to
provide the Executive with the number of paid vacation days to
which the Executive is entitled on the basis of years of service with the
Company in accordance with the Company’s normal vacation policy in effect
at the time of the Change in Control, provided, however, that this
paragraph shall not be construed to require the Company to provide the
Executive with a defined benefit pension plan if no such plan is provided
to similarly situated executive officers of the Company or its
Affiliates;
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(vii)
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any
purported termination of the Executive’s employment which is not effected
pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section
6.1 of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such
purported termination shall be effective;
or
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(viii)
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the
failure of any successor to Company (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all
of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree
to perform this Agreement in accordance with its terms prior to the
effectiveness of any such
succession.
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(o)
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“Gross-Up
Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 of this
Agreement.
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(p)
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“Management
Buyout” means any event or transaction which would otherwise constitute a
Change in Control (a “Transaction”) if, in connection with the
Transaction, the Executive, members of the Executive's immediate family,
and/or the “Executive's Affiliates” (as defined below) participate,
directly or beneficially, as an equity investor in, or have the option or
right to acquire, whether or not vested, equity interests of, the
acquiring entity or any of its Affiliates (the “Acquiror”) having a
percentage interest therein greater than 1%. For purposes
of the preceding sentence, a party shall not be deemed to have
participated as an equity investor in the Acquiror by virtue of (i)
obtaining beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the Acquiror as a
result of the grant to the party of an incentive compensation award under
one or more incentive plans of the Acquiror (including, but not limited
to, the conversion in connection with the Transaction of incentive
compensation awards of the Parent Company into incentive compensation
awards of the Acquiror), on terms and conditions substantially equivalent
to those applicable to other employees of the Company at a comparable
level as such party immediately prior to the Transaction, after taking
into account normal differences attributable to job responsibilities,
title and the like,
or (ii) obtaining beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the
Acquiror on terms and conditions substantially equivalent to those
obtained in the Transaction by all other shareholders of the Parent
Company or (iii) the party’s interests in any tax-qualified defined
benefit or defined contribution pension or retirement plan in which such
party or any family member is a participant or beneficiary. The
“Executive’s Affiliates” at any time consist of any entity in which the
Executive and/or members of the Executive’s immediate family then own,
directly or beneficially, or have the option or right to acquire, whether
or not vested, greater than 10% of such entity’s equity interests, and all
then current directors and executive officers of the Parent Company and
the Company who are members of any group, that also includes the
Executive, a member of the Executive’s immediate family and/or any such
entity, in which the members have agreed to act together for the purpose
of participating in the Transaction. The Executive’s immediate
family consists of the Executive’s spouse, parents, children and
grandchildren.
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(q)
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“Merger”
means a merger, share exchange, consolidation or similar business
combination under applicable law.
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(r)
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“Notice
of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 of this
Agreement.
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(s)
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“Parent
Company” shall mean Kaman Corporation and, except in determining under
Section 18(e) hereof whether or not any Change in Control of the Parent
Company has occurred, shall include any successor to its business and/or
assets.
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(t)
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“Payments”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 of this
Agreement.
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(u)
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“Person”
shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as
modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such
term shall not include (i) the Parent Company or the Company or any of
their direct or indirect Subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary
holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, (iii) an
underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such
securities, or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the
stockholders of the Parent Company in substantially the same proportions
and with substantially the same voting rights as their ownership and
voting rights with respect to the
Company.
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(v)
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“Sale
of the Company” shall mean a sale of all or substantially all of the
securities or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the
Merger of the Company with or into any Person, other than a Merger which
would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior to such Merger continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
surviving entity or any parent thereof) at least 50% of the combined
voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving
entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such Merger
and
generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company or
such surviving entity or parent
thereof.
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(w)
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“Subsidiary”
shall mean any corporation within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the
Code.
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(x)
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“Term”
shall mean the period of time described in Section 2 of this
Agreement.
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By:
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William
C. Denninger
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Vice
President and Treasurer
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Executive
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T.
Jack Cahill
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KAMAN
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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Jack Cahill
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CORPORATION
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SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF
LEGAL OFFICER AND SECRETARY
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J. KEATING
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(a)
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In
lieu of any further salary payments to the Executive for periods
subsequent to the Date of Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit
payable to the Executive under the Executive’s Employment Agreement with
the Company or otherwise, the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump
sum severance payment, in cash, equal to the sum of (i) three (3) times
the Executive’s base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Date of
Termination or, if Section 18(n)(ii) is applicable as an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason, the rate in effect immediately
prior to such event or circumstance, and (ii) three (3) times the last
annual bonus paid or awarded (to the extent not yet paid) to the Executive
in the previous three (3) years (if any) immediately preceding the Date of
Termination, pursuant to any annual bonus or incentive plan maintained by
the Company.
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(b)
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For
the twenty-four (24) month period immediately following the Date of
Termination, the Company shall arrange to provide the Executive and his
dependents medical, dental, and accidental death and dismemberment
benefits on a monthly basis that is substantially similar to such benefits
as provided to the Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the
Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, those provided
to the Executive and his dependents immediately prior to the first
occurrence of an event or circumstance constituting Good Reason, at no
greater cost to the Executive than the cost to the Executive immediately
prior to such date or occurrence. The parties intend that the
first 18 months of continued medical and dental coverage shall not
constitute a “deferral of compensation” under Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-1(b), and that continued accidental death and dismemberment
benefits hereunder shall qualify as a “limited payment” of an “in kind”
benefit under Treas. Reg. Sect. 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(C) and
(D). Any portion of the continued medical, dental and
accidental death and dismemberment coverage under this Section 5.1(b) that
is subject to Section 409A is intended to qualify as a “reimbursement or
in-kind benefit plan” under Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). Benefits otherwise receivable by the
Executive pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) shall be reduced to the extent
benefits of the same type are received by or made available by a
subsequent employer to the Executive during the twenty-four (24) month
period following the Date of Termination (and any such benefits received
by or made available to the Executive shall be reported to the Company by
the Executive); provided, however, that the Company shall reimburse the
Executive for the excess, if any, of the cost of such benefits to the
Executive over such cost immediately prior to the Date of Termination or,
if more favorable to the Executive, the first occurrence of an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason. Any such reimbursement
under this Section 5.1(b) shall be made promptly in accordance with
Company policy, but in any event on or before the last day of the
Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense
or cost was incurred. In no event shall the amount that the
Company pays for any such benefit in any one year affect the amount that
it will pay in any other year and in no event shall the benefits described
in this paragraph be subject to liquidation or
exchange.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in any plan or agreement maintained by or
through the Company pursuant to which the Executive has been granted
restricted stock, stock options, stock appreciation rights or long-term
performance awards, effective on the Date of Termination, (i) all service
and performance based restrictions with respect to any then unvested
restricted stock shall lapse, (ii) all stock appreciation rights and stock
options shall be deemed fully vested and then canceled in exchange for a
cash payment equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of
Company stock subject to the stock appreciation right or stock option on
the Date of Termination, over the exercise price(s) of such stock
appreciation rights or stock options, and (iii) all unvested long-term
performance awards (each, an “LTIP Award”) shall be deemed fully vested
and fully earned and then shall be canceled in exchange for a cash payment
equal to 100% of the target value of each such award; provided, however
that, if necessary for such compensation to qualify as “performance-based
compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, an unvested Post January
1, 2009 Award (as defined herein) shall only vest when such award would
otherwise have vested and the actual amount that the Executive shall
receive with respect to any such award will be determined by multiplying
the amount the Executive would have received based upon actual performance
for the entire period by a fraction, the numerator which is the number of
days the Executive remained employed with the Company during such award’s
performance period and the denominator of which is the total number of
days during such award’s performance period. For purposes of
this Section 5.1(c), a “Post January 1, 2009 Award” shall mean an LTIP
Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code with a performance period beginning
after January 1, 2009.
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(d)
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In
addition to the retirement benefits to which the Executive is entitled
under any tax-qualified, supplemental or excess benefit pension plan
maintained by the Company and any other plan or agreement entered into
between the Executive and the Company which is designed to provide the
Executive supplemental retirement benefits (the “Pension Plans”) or any
successor plan thereto, effective upon the Date of Termination, the
Executive shall be credited with an additional three (3) years of
“Credited Service” and “Continuous Service” (as defined in the Kaman
Corporation Amended and Restated Employees’ Pension Plan) when calculating
the Executive’s benefit under Post-2004 Kaman Corporation Supplemental
Employees Retirement Plan (“SERP”). The enhancement to the SERP
provided under this Section 5.1(d) shall be paid at the same time and in
the same manner as other benefits provided to the Executive under the
SERP. For avoidance of doubt, the Severance Payments payable
under this Agreement shall be disregarded when determining the Executive’s
Final Average Salary (as defined
under the Kaman Corporation Amended and Restated Employees’ Pension Plan)
for purposes of calculating the benefits payable under the SERP as
modified by this Section
5.1(d).
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(e)
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If
the Executive would have become entitled to benefits under the Company’s
post-retirement health care plans, as in effect immediately prior to the
Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect
immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance
constituting Good Reason, had the Executive’s employment terminated at any
time during the period of twenty-four (24) months after the Date of
Termination, the Company shall provide such post-retirement health care
benefits to the Executive and the Executive’s dependents commencing on the
later of (i) the date on which such coverage would have first become
available and (ii) the date on which benefits described in Section 5.1 (b)
terminate.
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(f)
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The
Company (i) shall prepay all remaining premiums under any insurance policy
maintained by the Company insuring the life of the Executive that is in
effect and (ii) shall transfer to the Executive any and all rights and
incidents of ownership in such arrangements at no cost to the
Executive.
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(g)
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The
Company shall provide the Executive with reimbursement for up to Thirty
Thousand Dollars ($30,000) in the aggregate for outplacement services,
relocation costs, or both provided however that reimbursement shall only
be provided until the earlier of the first anniversary of the Date of
Termination or the Executive’s first day of employment with a new
employer. It is intended that reimbursements under this Section
5.1(g) shall not constitute a “deferral of compensation” for purposes of
Section 409A of the Code pursuant to Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-1(a)(9)(v)(A) and (C).
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(h)
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The
Executive shall be entitled to the Company automobile provided to the
Executive immediately prior to employment termination under this Section
5.1 at no cost for a period of six months after employment termination
(the “Car Lease Benefit”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Executive must pay the Company for the fair market value of the Car Lease
Benefit to the extent that it, when added to the cost of continued
accidental death and dismemberment coverage under Section 5.1(b) during
this six month period, exceeds the applicable dollar amount under Section
402(g)(1)(B) of the Code. It is intended that the Car Lease
Benefit qualify as a “limited payment” of an “in-kind” benefit under
Treas. Reg. Sect. 1.409A-1(a)(9)(v)(C) and (D). The Company
shall continue to maintain an insurance policy that will cover the
Executive’s use during the period of the Car Lease
Benefit.
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(i)
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On
the first business day following expiration of the Car Lease Benefit, the
Company shall transfer all of its then current rights to the Company
automobile described in Section 5.1(h) above to the
Executive.
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(j)
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The
Executive acknowledges that the Car Lease Benefit (less payments by the
Executive, if any) and the Company’s transfer of its rights to the Company
automobile to the Executive will constitute taxable compensation
reportable by the Company on IRS Form
W-2.
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(a)
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If
any payments, rights or benefits (whether pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement of Executive
with the Company or with any person affiliated with the Company and
whether or not the Executive’s employment has then terminated (the
“Payments”)) received or to be received by Executive will be subject to
the tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any
similar tax that may hereafter be imposed), then, except as set forth in
Section 5.2(b) below, the Company shall pay to Executive an amount in
addition to the Payments (the “Gross-Up Payment”) as calculated
below. The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such that,
after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Payments and any federal, state
and local income and employment tax and Excise Tax on the Gross-Up
Payment, but before deduction for any federal, state or local income and
employment tax on the Payments, the net amount retained by the Executive
shall be equal to the Payments.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the amount of Payments that
will be subject to the Excise Tax does not
exceed the amount of Payments that Executive could receive without having
any Payments become subject to the Excise Tax by at least
$100,000, then Executive’s taxable cash-based benefits under
this Agreement will first be reduced in the order selected by Executive,
and then, if necessary, Executive’s equity-based compensation (based on
the value of such equity-based compensation as a “parachute payment” as
defined in Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 280G of the Code
and IRS revenue rulings, revenue procedures and other official guidance)
shall be reduced in the order selected by Executive, and then any other
Payments shall be reduced as reasonably determined by the Company, to the
extent necessary to avoid imposition of the Excise Tax. If
Executive does not select the amount to be reduced within the time
prescribed by the Company, the reductions specified herein shall be made
by the Company in its sole discretion from such compensation as it shall
determine. Any amount so reduced shall be irrevocably forfeited
and Executive shall have no further rights to receive
it.
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The process for calculating the Excise Tax,
determining the amount of any Gross-Up Payment and other procedures
relating to this Section 5.2 are set forth in Appendix A attached
hereto. For purposes of making the determinations and
calculations required herein, the Consultant may rely on reasonable, good
faith interpretations concerning the application of Section 280G and 4999
of the Code, provided that the Consultant shall make such determinations
and calculations on the basis of “substantial authority” (within the meaning
of Section 6662 of the Code) and shall provide opinions to
that effect to both the Company and
Executive.
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Confidentiality. The
Executive agrees that the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
use, make available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any person,
other than in the course of the Executive’s employment and for the benefit
of the Company, at any time following the Date of Termination, any
nonpublic, proprietary or confidential information, knowledge or data
relating to the Company, any of its subsidiaries, affiliated companies or
businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the
Executive’s employment by the Company. The foregoing shall not
apply to information that (i) was known to the public prior to its
disclosure to the Executive; (ii) becomes known to the public subsequent
to disclosure to the Executive through no wrongful act of the Executive or
any representative of the Executive; or (iii) the Executive is required to
disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process (provided that the
Executive provides the Company with prior notice of the contemplated
disclosure and reasonably cooperates with the Company at its expense in
seeking a protective order or other appropriate protection of such
information). Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) of the
preceding sentence, the Executive’s obligation to maintain such disclosed
information in confidence shall not terminate where only portions of the
information are in the public
domain.
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(b)
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Non-Solicitation. In
the event that the Executive receives Severance Payments under Section 5
of this Agreement, the Executive agrees that for the two (2) year period
following the Date of Termination, the Executive will not, directly or
indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm,
corporation or other entity, knowingly solicit, aid or induce any
managerial level employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates to leave such employment in order to accept employment with or
render services to or with any other person, firm, corporation or other
entity unaffiliated with the Company or knowingly take any action to
materially assist or aid any other person, firm, corporation or other
entity in identifying or hiring any such employee (provided, that the
foregoing shall not be violated by general advertising not targeted at
Company employees nor by serving as a reference for an employee with
regard to an entity with which the Executive is not
affiliated). For the avoidance of doubt, if a managerial level
employee on his or her own initiative contacts the Executive for the
primary purpose of securing alternative employment, any action taken by
the Executive thereafter shall not be deemed a breach of this Section
10(b).
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Non-Competition. The
Executive acknowledges that the Executive performs services of a unique
nature for the Company that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s
performance of such services to a competing business will result in
irreparable harm to the Company. Accordingly, in the event that
the Executive receives Severance Payments described in Section 5 of this
Agreement, the Executive agrees that for a period of two (2) years
following the Date of Termination, the Executive will not, directly or
indirectly, become connected with, promote the interest of, or engage in
any other business or activity competing with the business of the Company
within the geographical area in which the business of the Company is
conducted.
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(d)
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Non-Disparagement. Each
of the Executive and the Company (for purposes hereof, “the Company” shall
mean only (i) the Company by press release or otherwise
and (ii) the executive officers and directors thereof and not any other
employees) agrees not to make any public statements that disparage the
other party, or in the case of the Company, its respective affiliates,
officers, directors, products or services. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, statements made in the course of sworn testimony in
administrative, judicial or arbitral proceedings (including, without
limitation, depositions in connection with such proceedings) or otherwise
as required by law shall not be subject to this Section
10(d).
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(e)
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Return of Company
Property and Records. The Executive agrees that upon
termination of the Executive’s employment, for any cause whatsoever, the
Executive will surrender to the Company in good condition (reasonable wear
and tear excepted) all property and equipment belonging to the Company and
all records kept by the Executive containing the names, addresses or any
other information with regard to customers or customer contacts of the
Company, or concerning any proprietary or confidential information of the
Company or any operational, financial or other documents given to the
Executive during the Executive’s employment with the
Company.
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Cooperation. The
Executive agrees that, following termination of the Executive’s employment
for any reason, the Executive shall upon reasonable advance notice, and to
the extent it does not interfere with previously scheduled travel plans
and does not unreasonably interfere with other business activities or
employment obligations, assist and cooperate with the Company with regard
to any matter or project in which the Executive was involved during the
Executive’s employment, including any litigation. The Company
shall compensate the Executive for any lost wages (or, if the Executive is
not then employed, provide reasonable compensation as determined by the
Compensation Committee) and expenses associated with such cooperation and
assistance.
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(g)
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Assignment of
Inventions. The Executive will promptly communicate and
disclose in writing to the Company all inventions and developments
including software, whether patentable or not, as well as patents and
patent applications (hereinafter collectively called “Inventions”), made,
conceived, developed, or purchased by the Executive, or under which the
Executive acquires the right to grant licenses or to become licensed,
alone or jointly with others, which have arisen or jointly with others,
which have arisen or which arise out of the Executive’s employment with
the Company, or relate to any matters directly pertaining to the business
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Included herein as
if developed during the employment period is any specialized equipment and
software developed for use in the business of the Company. All
of the Executive’s right, title and interest in, to, and under all such
Inventions, licenses, and right to grant licenses shall be the sole
property of the Company. As to all such Inventions, the
Executive will, upon request of the Company execute all documents which
the Company deems necessary or proper to enable it to establish title to
such Inventions or other rights, and to enable it to file and prosecute
applications for letters patent of the United States and any foreign
country; and do all things (including the giving of evidence in suits and
other proceedings) which the
Company deems necessary or proper to obtain, maintain, or assert patents
for any and all such Inventions or to assert its rights in any Inventions
not patented.
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Equitable Relief and
Other Remedies. The parties acknowledge and agree that
the other party’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any
of the provisions of this Section would be inadequate and, in recognition
of this fact, the parties agree that, in the event of such a breach or
threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the other party,
without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in
the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, a temporary
or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be
available.
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(i)
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Reformation. If
it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any state that
any restriction in this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is the
intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended
by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by
the law of that state.
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(j)
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Survival of
Provisions. The obligations contained in this Section 10
shall survive the termination or expiration of the Executive’s employment
with the Company and shall be fully enforceable
thereafter.
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(a)
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compliance
with the provisions of Section 10
hereof;
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(b)
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delivery
to the Company of an executed Agreement and General Release (the “General
Release”), which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as
Appendix B (with such changes therein or additions thereto as needed under
then applicable law to give effect to its intent and purpose) within 21
days of presentation thereof by the Company to the Executive (which
presentation shall be made by the Company no later than two (2) business
days following the Date of Termination);
and
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(c)
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delivery
to the Company of a resignation from all offices, directorships and
fiduciary positions with the Company, its affiliates and employee benefit
plans with the General Release.
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(a)
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“Affiliate”
shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section
12 of the Exchange Act.
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(b)
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“Beneficial
Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act.
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(c)
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“Board”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.
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(d)
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“Cause”
for termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment shall mean
(i) the willful and continued failure by the Executive to substantially
perform the Executive’s duties with the Company (other than any such
failure resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or
mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the
issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason by the Executive
pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Agreement) after a written demand for
substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board, which
demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that
the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive’s duties, (ii)
the willful engaging by the Executive in conduct which is demonstrably and
materially injurious to the Company or its subsidiaries, monetarily or
otherwise, or (iii) violation of section l(b) of the Executive Employment
Agreement between Executive and the Company. For purposes of clauses (i)
and (ii) of this definition, (x) no act, or failure to act, on the
Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be
done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief
that the Executive’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of
the Company and (y) in the event of a dispute concerning the application
of this provision, no claim by the Company that Cause exists shall be
given effect unless the Company establishes to the Board by clear and
convincing evidence that Cause exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Cause shall not include any act or omission of which the Audit Committee
of the Board (or the full Board) has had actual knowledge of all material
facts related thereto for at least 90 days without asserting that the act
or omission constitutes Cause.
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(e)
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“Change
in Control” for purposes of this Agreement shall mean any of the following
events, provided that such an event is not also a Management
Buyout:
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(i)
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any
Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing thirty-five (35%) or more of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities
generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company;
provided, however, that no Change in Control will be deemed to have
occurred as a result of a change in ownership percentage resulting solely
from an acquisition of securities by the Company or a transaction
described in clause (A) of paragraph (iii)
below;
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(ii)
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during
any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, as of the beginning
of such period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease to
constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, that any person
becoming a director of the Company subsequent to the beginning of such
period whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as
though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but
excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption
of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election
contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating to
the election of directors of the Company and whose appointment or election
was not approved by at least a majority of the directors of the Company in
office immediately before any such
contest;
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(iii)
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there
is consummated a Merger of the Company with any other business entity,
other than (A) a Merger which would result in the securities of the
Company generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the
Company outstanding immediately prior to such Merger continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into such
securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination
with the ownership of any trustee or other fiduciary holding such
securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any
Subsidiary, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of the Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof
outstanding immediately after such Merger, generally entitled to vote in
the election of directors of the Company or such surviving entity or any
parent thereof and, in the case of such surviving entity or any parent
thereof, of a class registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, or
(B) a Merger effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or
similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial
Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing
35% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
voting securities generally entitled to vote in the election of directors
of the Company; or
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(iv)
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the
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company or there is consummated the sale or disposition
by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other
than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of
the Company’s assets to an entity where the outstanding securities
generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company
immediately prior to the transaction continue to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into such securities of the
surviving entity or any parent thereof) 50% or more of the combined voting
power of the outstanding voting securities of such entity generally
entitled to vote in such entity’s election of directors immediately after
such sale and of a class registered under Section 12 of the Exchange
Act.
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(f)
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“Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and
interpretations.
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(g)
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“Company”
shall mean Kaman Corporation and, except in determining under Section
18(e) hereof whether or not any Change in Control of the Company has
occurred, shall include any successor to its business and/or
assets.
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(h)
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“Consultant”
shall have the meaning set forth in Appendix A of this
Agreement.
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(i)
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“Date
of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 of this
Agreement.
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(j)
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“Disability”
shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Company of the
Executive’s employment, if, as a result of the Executive’s incapacity due
to physical or mental illness, the Executive shall have been absent from
the full-time performance of the Executive’s duties with the Company for a
period of six (6) consecutive months, the Company shall have given the
Executive a Notice of Termination for Disability, and, within thirty (30)
days after such Notice of Termination is given, the Executive shall not
have returned to the full-time performance of the Executive’s
duties.
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“Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time
to time.
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(l)
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“Excise
Tax” shall mean any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the
Code.
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(m)
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“Executive”
shall mean the individual named in the preamble to this
Agreement
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(n)
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“Good
Reason” for termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment
shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s express written
consent) after any Change in Control (if more than one Change in Control
has occurred, any reference to a Change in Control in this subsection (n)
shall refer to the most recent Change in Control), of any one of the
following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless,
in the case of any act or failure to act described in paragraph (i), (v),
(vi), or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the
Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in
respect thereof:
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(i)
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the
assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with the
Executive’s status as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
or a substantial diminution in the nature or status of the Executive’s
responsibilities from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(ii)
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a
reduction by the Company in the Executive’s annual Base Salary as in
effect on the date of this Agreement or as the same may be increased from
time to time;
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(iii)
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the
relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location
more than 50 miles from the Executive’s principal place of employment
immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company’s requiring the
Executive to be based anywhere other than such principal place of
employment (or permitted relocation thereof) except for required travel on
the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the
Executive’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(iv)
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the
failure by the Company to pay to the Executive any portion of the
Executive’s current compensation, or to pay to the Executive any portion
of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation
program of the Company, within thirty (30) days of the date such
compensation is due;
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(v)
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the
failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in
which the Executive participates immediately prior to the Change in
Control which is material to the Executive’s total compensation
(including, but not limited to, the Kaman Corporation Compensation
Administration Plan, Kaman Corporation Cash Bonus Plan, and Kaman
Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan), unless an equitable arrangement
(embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with
respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the
Executive’s participation therein (or in such substitute or
alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms
of the amount or timing of payment of benefits provided and the level of
the Executive’s participation relative to other participants, as existed
immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(vi)
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the
failure by the Company to continue to provide the Executive with benefits
substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Executive under any of the
Company’s life insurance, health and accident, or disability plans in
which the Executive was participating immediately prior to the Change in
Control, the taking of any other action by the Company which would
directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive
the Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Executive at
the time of the Change in Control, or the failure by the Company to
provide the Executive with the number of paid vacation days to
which the Executive is entitled on the basis of years of service with the
Company in accordance with the Company’s normal vacation policy in effect
at the time of the Change in Control, provided, however, that this
paragraph shall not be construed to require the Company to provide the
Executive with a defined benefit pension plan if no such plan is provided
to similarly situated executive officers of the Company or its
Affiliates;
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(vii)
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any
purported termination of the Executive’s employment which is not effected
pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section
6.1 of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such
purported termination shall be effective;
or
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(viii)
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the
failure of any successor to Company (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all
of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree
to perform this Agreement in accordance with its terms prior to the
effectiveness of any such
succession.
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(o)
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“Gross-Up
Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 of this
Agreement.
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(p)
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“Management
Buyout” means any event or transaction which would otherwise constitute a
Change in Control (a “Transaction”) if, in connection with the
Transaction, the Executive, members of the Executive’s immediate family,
and/or the “Executive’s Affiliates” (as defined below) participate,
directly or beneficially, as an equity investor in, or have the option or
right to acquire, whether or not vested, equity interests of, the
acquiring entity or any of its Affiliates (the “Acquiror”) having a
percentage interest therein greater than 1%. For purposes of
the preceding sentence, a party shall not be deemed to have participated
as an equity investor in the Acquiror by virtue of (i) obtaining
beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the Acquiror as a result of
the grant to the party of an incentive compensation award under one or
more incentive plans of the Acquiror (including, but not limited to, the
conversion in connection with the Transaction of incentive compensation
awards of the Company into incentive compensation awards of the Acquiror),
on terms and conditions substantially equivalent to those applicable to
other employees of the Company at a comparable level as such party
immediately prior to the Transaction, after taking into account normal
differences attributable to job responsibilities, title and the like, or
(ii) obtaining beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the Acquiror
on terms and conditions substantially equivalent to those obtained in the
Transaction by all other shareholders of the Company or (iii) the party’s
interests in any tax-qualified defined benefit or defined contribution
pension or retirement plan in which such party or any family member is a
participant or beneficiary. The “Executive’s Affiliates” at any
time consist of any entity in which the Executive and/or members of the
Executive’s immediate family then own, directly or beneficially, or have
the option or right to acquire, whether or not vested, greater than 10% of
such entity’s equity interests, and all then current directors and
executive officers of the Company who are members of any group, that also
includes the Executive, a member of the Executive’s immediate family
and/or any such entity, in which the members have agreed to act together
for the purpose of participating in the Transaction. The
Executive’s immediate family consists of the Executive’s spouse, parents,
children and
grandchildren.
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(q)
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“Merger”
means a merger, share exchange, consolidation or similar business
combination under applicable law.
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(r)
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“Notice
of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 of this
Agreement.
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(s)
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“Payments”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 of this
Agreement.
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(t)
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“Person”
shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as
modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such
term shall not include (i) the Company or any of its direct or indirect
Subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under
an employee benefit plan of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily
holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, or (iv) a
corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the
Company in substantially the same proportions and with substantially the
same voting rights as their ownership and voting rights with respect to
the Company.
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(u)
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“Subsidiary”
shall mean any corporation within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the
Code.
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(v)
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“Term”
shall mean the period of time described in Section 2 of this
Agreement.
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By:
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Candace
A. Clark
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Date
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Its: |
Senior
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and
Secretary
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Neal
J. Keating
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Date
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KAMAN
CORPORATION
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By:
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Neal
J. Keating
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KAMAN
AEROSPACE GROUP, INC.
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By:
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William
C. Denninger
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Its:
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Vice President and
Treasurer
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Date:
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GREGORY
L. STEINER
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Date:
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·
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Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended;
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The
Civil Rights Act of 1991;
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Sections
1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the United States Code, as
amended;
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The
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended;
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The
Immigration Reform and Control Act, as
amended;
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The
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as
amended;
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The
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as
amended;
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The
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of
1990;
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The
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as
amended;
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·
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The
Occupational Safety and Health Act, as
amended;
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·
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The
Family and Medical Leave Act of
1993;
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·
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Any
wage payment and collection, equal pay and other similar laws, acts and
statutes of the State of
Connecticut;
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·
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Any
other federal, state or local civil or human rights law or any other
local, state or federal law, regulation or
ordinance;
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·
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Any
public policy, contract, tort, or common law;
or
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·
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Any
allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys fees
incurred in these matters.
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KAMAN
AEROSPACE GROUP, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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GREGORY
L. STEINER
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Date:
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(a)
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In lieu of any further salary
payments to the Executive for periods subsequent to the Date of
Termination and in lieu of any severance benefit payable to the Executive
under the Executive’s Employment Agreement with the Company or otherwise,
the Company shall pay to the Executive a lump sum severance payment, in
cash, equal to the sum of (i) two (2) times the Executive’s base salary as
in effect immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if Section
18(n)(ii) is applicable as an event or circumstance constituting Good
Reason, the rate in effect immediately prior to such event or
circumstance, and (ii) two (2) times the last annual bonus paid or awarded
(to the extent not yet paid) to the Executive in the previous three years
(if any) immediately preceding the Date of Termination, pursuant to any
annual bonus or incentive plan maintained by the
Company.
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(b)
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For the twenty-four (24) month
period immediately following the Date of Termination, the Company shall
arrange to provide the Executive and his dependents medical, dental, and
accidental death and dismemberment benefits on a monthly basis that is
substantially similar to such benefits as provided to the Executive and
his dependents immediately prior to the Date of Termination or, if more
favorable to the Executive, those provided to the Executive and his
dependents immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason, at no greater cost to the Executive
than the cost to the Executive immediately prior to such date or
occurrence. The parties intend that the first 18 months of
continued medical and dental coverage shall not constitute a “deferral of
compensation” under Treas. Reg. Sect. 1.409A-1(b), and that continued
accidental death and dismemberment benefits hereunder shall qualify as a
“limited payment” of an “in kind” benefit under Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(C) and (D). Any portion of the continued
medical, dental and accidental death and dismemberment coverage under this
Section 5.1(b) that is subject to Section 409A is intended to qualify as a
“reimbursement or in-kind benefit plan” under Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv). Benefits otherwise receivable by the
Executive pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) shall be reduced to the extent
benefits of the same type are received by or made available by a
subsequent employer to the Executive during the twenty-four (24) month
period following the Date of Termination (and any such benefits received
by or made available to the Executive shall be reported to the Company by
the Executive); provided, however, that the Company shall reimburse the
Executive for the excess, if any, of the cost of such benefits to the
Executive over such cost immediately prior to the Date of Termination or,
if more favorable to the Executive, the first occurrence of an event or
circumstance constituting Good Reason. Any such reimbursement
under this Section 5.1(b) shall be made promptly in accordance with
Company policy, but in any event on or before the last day of the
Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense
or cost was incurred. In no event shall the amount that the
Company pays for any such benefit in any one year affect the amount that
it will pay in any other year and in no event shall the benefits described
in this paragraph be subject to liquidation or
exchange.
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Notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary in any plan or agreement maintained by or through the Company
pursuant to which the Executive has been granted restricted stock, stock
options, stock appreciation rights or long-term performance awards,
effective on the Date of Termination, (i) all service and performance
based restrictions with respect to any then unvested restricted stock
shall lapse, (ii) all stock appreciation rights and stock options shall be
deemed fully vested and then canceled in exchange for a cash payment equal
to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of Parent Company
stock subject to the stock appreciation right or stock option on the Date
of Termination, over the exercise price(s) of such stock appreciation
rights or stock options, and (iii) all unvested long-term performance
awards (each, an “LTIP Award”) shall be deemed fully vested and fully
earned and then shall be canceled in exchange for a cash payment equal to
100% of the target value of each such award; provided, however that, if
necessary for such compensation to qualify as “performance-based
compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, an unvested Post January
1, 2009 Award (as defined herein) shall only vest when such award would
otherwise have vested and the actual amount that the Executive shall
receive with respect to any such award will be determined by multiplying
the amount the Executive would have received based upon actual performance
for the entire period by a fraction, the numerator which is the number of
days the Executive remained employed with the Company during such award’s
performance period and the denominator of which is the total number of
days during such award’s performance period. For purposes of
this Section 5.1(c), a “Post January 1, 2009 Award” shall mean an LTIP
Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code with a performance period beginning
after January 1, 2009.
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In addition to the retirement
benefits to which the Executive is entitled under any tax-qualified,
supplemental or excess benefit pension plan maintained by the Company and
any other plan or agreement entered into between the Executive and the
Company which is designed to provide the Executive supplemental retirement
benefits (the “Pension Plans”) or any successor plan thereto, effective
upon the Date of Termination, the Executive shall be credited with an
additional two years of “Credited Service” and “Continuous Service” (as
defined in the Kaman Corporation Amended and Restated Employees’ Pension
Plan) when calculating the Executive’s benefit under Post-2004 Kaman
Corporation Supplemental Employees Retirement Plan
(“SERP”). The enhancement to the SERP provided under this
Section 5.1(d) shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as
other benefits provided to the Executive under the SERP. For
avoidance of doubt, the Severance Payments payable under this Agreement
shall be disregarded when determining the Executive’s Final Average
Salary (as defined under the Kaman Corporation Amended and
Restated Employees’ Pension Plan) for purposes of calculating the benefits
payable under the SERP as modified by this Section
5.1(d).
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(e)
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If
the Executive would have become entitled to benefits under the Company’s
post-retirement health care plans, as in effect immediately prior to the
Date of Termination or, if more favorable to the Executive, as in effect
immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event or circumstance
constituting Good Reason, had the Executive’s employment terminated at any
time during the period of twenty-four (24) months after the Date of
Termination, the Company shall provide such post-retirement health care
benefits to the Executive and the Executive’s dependents commencing on the
later of (i) the date on which such coverage would have first become
available and (ii) the date on which benefits described in Section 5.1 (b)
terminate.
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(f)
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The
Company (i) shall prepay all remaining premiums under any insurance policy
maintained by the Company insuring the life of the Executive that is in
effect and (ii) shall transfer to the Executive any and all rights and
incidents of ownership in such arrangements at no cost to the
Executive.
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(g)
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The
Company shall provide the Executive with reimbursement for up to Thirty
Thousand Dollars ($30,000) in the aggregate for outplacement services,
relocation costs, or both provided however that reimbursement shall only
be provided until the earlier of the first anniversary of the Date of
Termination or the Executive’s first day of employment with a new
employer. It is intended that reimbursements under this Section
5.1(g) shall not constitute a “deferral of compensation” for purposes of
Section 409A of the Code pursuant to Treas. Reg. Sect.
1.409A-1(a)(9)(v)(A) and (C).
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(h)
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The
Executive shall be entitled to the Company automobile provided to the
Executive immediately prior to employment termination under this Section
5.1 at no cost for a period of six months after employment termination
(the “Car Lease Benefit”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Executive must pay the Company for the fair market value of the Car Lease
Benefit to the extent that it, when added to the cost of continued
accidental death and dismemberment coverage under Section 5.1(b) during
this six month period, exceeds the applicable dollar amount under Section
402(g)(1)(B) of the Code. It is intended that the Car Lease
Benefit qualify as a “limited payment” of an “in-kind” benefit under
Treas. Reg. Sect. 1.409A-1(a)(9)(v)(C) and (D). The Company
shall continue to maintain an insurance policy that will cover the
Executive’s use during the period of the Car Lease
Benefit.
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(i)
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On
the first business day following expiration of the Car Lease Benefit, the
Company shall transfer all of its then current rights to the Company
automobile described in Section 5.1(h) above to the
Executive.
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(j)
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The
Executive acknowledges that the Car Lease Benefit (less payments by the
Executive, if any) and the Company’s transfer of its rights to the Company
automobile to the Executive will constitute taxable compensation
reportable by the Company on IRS Form
W-2.
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(a)
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If
any payments, rights or benefits (whether pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement of Executive
with the Company or with any person affiliated with the Company and
whether or not the Executive’s employment has then terminated (the
“Payments”)) received or to be received by Executive will be subject to
the tax (the “Excise Tax”) imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any
similar tax that may hereafter be imposed), then, except as set forth in
Section 5.2(b) below, the Company shall pay to Executive an amount in
addition to the Payments (the “Gross-Up Payment”) as calculated
below. The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such that,
after deduction of any Excise Tax on the Payments and any federal, state
and local income and employment tax and Excise Tax on the Gross-Up
Payment, but before deduction for any federal, state or local income and
employment tax on the Payments, the net amount retained by the Executive
shall be equal to the Payments.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the amount of Payments that
will be subject to the Excise Tax does not
exceed the amount of Payments that Executive could receive without having
any Payments become subject to the Excise Tax by at least
$100,000, then Executive’s taxable cash-based benefits under
this Agreement will first be reduced in the order selected by Executive,
and then, if necessary, Executive’s equity-based compensation (based on
the value of such equity-based compensation as a “parachute payment” as
defined in Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 280G of the Code
and IRS revenue rulings, revenue procedures and other official guidance)
shall be reduced in the order selected by Executive, and then any other
Payments shall be reduced as reasonably determined by the Company, to the
extent necessary to avoid imposition of the Excise Tax. If
Executive does not select the amount to be reduced within the time
prescribed by the Company, the reductions specified herein shall be made
by the Company in its sole discretion from such compensation as it shall
determine. Any amount so reduced shall be irrevocably forfeited
and Executive shall have no further rights to receive
it.
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(c)
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The process for calculating the Excise Tax,
determining the amount of any Gross-Up Payment and other procedures
relating to this Section 5.2 are set forth in Appendix A attached
hereto. For purposes of making the determinations and
calculations required herein, the Consultant may rely on reasonable, good
faith interpretations concerning the application of Section 280G and 4999
of the Code, provided that the Consultant shall make such determinations
and calculations on the basis of “substantial authority” (within
the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code) and
shall provide opinions to that effect to both the Company and
Executive.
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(a)
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Confidentiality. The
Executive agrees that the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
use, make available, sell, disclose or otherwise communicate to any
person, other than in the course of the Executive’s employment and for the
benefit of the Parent Company and the Company, at any time following the
Date of Termination, any nonpublic, proprietary or confidential
information, knowledge or data relating to the Parent Company or the
Company, any of their subsidiaries, affiliated companies or businesses,
which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the Executive’s
employment by the Company. The foregoing shall not apply to
information that (i) was known to the public prior to its disclosure to
the Executive; (ii) becomes known to the public subsequent to disclosure
to the Executive through no wrongful act of the Executive or any
representative of the Executive; or (iii) the Executive is required to
disclose by applicable law, regulation or legal process (provided that the
Executive provides the Parent Company and the Company with prior notice of
the contemplated disclosure and reasonably cooperates with the Parent
Company and the Company at their expense in seeking a protective order or
other appropriate protection of such
information). Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) of the
preceding sentence, the Executive’s obligation to maintain such disclosed
information in confidence shall not terminate where only portions of the
information are in the public
domain.
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(b)
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Non-Solicitation. In
the event that the Executive receives Severance Payments under Section 5
of this Agreement, the Executive agrees that for the two (2) year period
following the Date of Termination, the Executive will not, directly or
indirectly, individually or on behalf of any other person, firm,
corporation or other entity, knowingly solicit, aid or induce any
managerial level employee of the Parent Company or the Company or any of
their subsidiaries or affiliates to leave such employment in order to
accept employment with or render services to or with any other person,
firm, corporation or other entity unaffiliated with the Parent Company or
the Company or knowingly take any action to materially assist or aid any
other person, firm, corporation or other entity in identifying or hiring
any such employee (provided, that the foregoing shall not be violated by
general advertising not targeted at Parent Company or Company employees
nor by serving as a reference for an employee with regard to an entity
with which the Executive is not affiliated). For the avoidance
of doubt, if a managerial level employee on his or her own initiative
contacts the Executive for the primary purpose of securing alternative
employment, any action taken by the Executive thereafter shall not be
deemed a breach of this Section
10(b).
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(c)
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Non-Competition. The
Executive acknowledges that the Executive performs services of a unique
nature for the Company that are irreplaceable, and that the Executive’s
performance of such services to a competing business will result in
irreparable harm to the Parent Company and the
Company. Accordingly, in the event that the Executive receives
Severance Payments described in Section 5 of this Agreement, the Executive
agrees that for a period of two (2) years following the Date of
Termination, the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, become
connected with, promote the interest of, or engage in any other business
or activity competing with the business of the Parent Company or the
Company within the geographical area in which the business of the Parent
Company or the Company is
conducted.
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(d)
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Non-Disparagement. Each
of the Executive and the Company (for purposes hereof, “the Company” shall
mean only (i) the Company by press release or otherwise and (ii) the
executive officers and directors thereof and not any other employees)
agrees not to make any public statements that disparage the other party,
or in the case of the Company, its respective affiliates (including
parents and subsidiaries), officers, directors, products or
services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, statements made in the
course of sworn testimony in administrative, judicial or arbitral
proceedings (including, without limitation, depositions in connection with
such proceedings) or otherwise as required by law shall not be subject to
this Section 10(d).
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(e)
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Return of Company
Property and Records. The Executive agrees that upon
termination of the Executive’s employment, for any cause whatsoever, the
Executive will surrender to the Company in good condition (reasonable wear
and tear excepted) all property and equipment belonging to the Company and
all records kept by the Executive containing the names, addresses or any
other information with regard to customers or customer contacts of the
Company, or concerning any proprietary or confidential information of the
Company or any operational, financial or other documents given to the
Executive during the Executive’s employment with the
Company.
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(f)
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Cooperation. The
Executive agrees that, following termination of the Executive’s employment
for any reason, the Executive shall upon reasonable advance notice, and to
the extent it does not interfere with previously scheduled travel plans
and does not unreasonably interfere with other business activities or
employment obligations, assist and cooperate with the Parent Company and
the Company with regard to any matter or project in which the Executive
was involved during the Executive’s employment, including any
litigation. The Company shall compensate the Executive for any
lost wages (or, if the Executive is not then employed, provide reasonable
compensation as determined by the Compensation Committee) and expenses
associated with such cooperation and
assistance.
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(g)
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Assignment of
Inventions. The Executive will promptly communicate and
disclose in writing to the Company all inventions and developments
including software, whether patentable or not, as well as patents and
patent applications (hereinafter collectively called “Inventions”), made,
conceived, developed, or purchased by the Executive, or under which the
Executive acquires the right to grant licenses or to become licensed,
alone or jointly with others, which have arisen or jointly with others,
which have arisen or which arise out of the Executive’s employment with
the Company, or relate to any matters directly pertaining to the business
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Included herein as
if developed during the employment period is any specialized equipment and
software developed for use in the business of the Company. All
of the Executive’s right, title and interest in, to, and under all such
Inventions, licenses, and right to grant licenses shall be the sole
property of the Company. As to all such Inventions, the
Executive will, upon request of the Company execute all documents which
the Company deems necessary or proper to enable it to establish title to
such Inventions or other rights, and to enable it to file and prosecute
applications for letters patent of the United States and any foreign
country; and do all things (including the giving of evidence in suits and
other proceedings) which the Company deems necessary or proper to obtain,
maintain, or assert patents for any and all such Inventions or to assert
its rights in any Inventions not
patented.
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(h)
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Equitable Relief and
Other Remedies. The parties acknowledge and agree that
the other party’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any
of the provisions of this Section would be inadequate and, in recognition
of this fact, the parties agree that, in the event of such a breach or
threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the other party,
without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in
the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, a temporary
or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be
available.
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(i)
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Reformation. If
it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in any state that
any restriction in this Section 10 is excessive in duration or scope or is
unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of that state, it is the
intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended
by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by
the law of that state.
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(j)
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Survival of
Provisions. The obligations contained in this Section 10
shall survive the termination or expiration of the Executive’s employment
with the Company and shall be fully enforceable
thereafter.
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(a)
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compliance
with the provisions of Section 10
hereof;
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(b)
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delivery
to the Company of an executed Agreement and General Release (the “General
Release”), which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as
Appendix B (with such changes therein or additions thereto as needed under
then applicable law to give effect to its intent and purpose) within 21
days of presentation thereof by the Company to the Executive (which
presentation shall be made by the Company no later than two (2) business
days following the Date of Termination);
and
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(c)
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delivery
to the Company of a resignation from all offices, directorships and
fiduciary positions with the Company, its affiliates and employee benefit
plans with the General Release.
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(a)
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“Affiliate”
shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section
12 of the Exchange Act.
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(b)
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“Beneficial
Owner” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act.
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(c)
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“Board”
shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company.
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(d)
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“Cause”
for termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment shall mean
(i) the willful and continued failure by the Executive to substantially
perform the Executive’s duties with the Company (other than any such
failure resulting from the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or
mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after the
issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason by the Executive
pursuant to Section 6.1 of this Agreement) after a written demand for
substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Board, which
demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that
the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive’s duties, or
(ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in conduct which is
demonstrably and materially injurious to the Parent Company, the Company,
or their subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise. For purposes of
clauses (i) and (ii) of this definition, (x) no act, or failure to act, on
the Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to
be done, by the Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief
that the Executive’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of
the Company and (y) in the event of a dispute concerning the application
of this provision, no claim by the Company that Cause exists shall be
given effect unless the Company establishes to the Board by clear and
convincing evidence that Cause exists. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Cause shall not include any act or omission of which the Audit
Committee of the Board (or the full Board) has had actual knowledge of all
material facts related thereto for at least 90 days without asserting that
the act or omission constitutes
Cause.
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(e)
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“Change
in Control” for purposes of this Agreement shall mean any of the following
events, provided that such an event is not also a Management
Buyout:
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(f)
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“Code”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and
interpretations.
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(g)
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“Company”
shall mean Kaman Aerospace Group, Inc. and, except in determining under
Section 18(e) hereof whether or not any Change in Control of the Company
has occurred, shall include any successor to its business and/or
assets.
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(h)
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“Consultant”
shall have the meaning set forth in Appendix A of this
Agreement.
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(i)
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“Date
of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 of this
Agreement.
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(j)
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“Disability”
shall be deemed the reason for the termination by the Company of the
Executive’s employment, if, as a result of the Executive’s incapacity due
to physical or mental illness, the Executive shall have been absent from
the full-time performance of the Executive’s duties with the Company for a
period of six (6) consecutive months, the Company shall have given the
Executive a Notice of Termination for Disability, and, within thirty (30)
days after such Notice of Termination is given, the Executive shall not
have returned to the full-time performance of the Executive’s
duties.
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“Exchange
Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time
to time.
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(l)
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“Excise
Tax” shall mean any excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the
Code.
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(m)
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“Executive”
shall mean the individual named in the preamble to this
Agreement.
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(n)
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“Good
Reason” for termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment
shall mean the occurrence (without the Executive’s express written
consent) after any Change in Control (if more than one Change in Control
has occurred, any reference to a Change in Control in this subsection (n)
shall refer to the most recent Change in Control), of any one of the
following acts by the Company, or failures by the Company to act, unless,
in the case of any act or failure to act described in paragraph (i), (v),
(vi), or (vii) below, such act or failure to act is corrected prior to the
Date of Termination specified in the Notice of Termination given in
respect thereof:
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(i)
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the
assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent with the
Executive’s status as President of the Company or a substantial diminution
in the nature or status of the Executive’s responsibilities from those in
effect immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(ii)
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a
reduction by the Company in the Executive’s annual Base Salary as in
effect on the date of this Agreement or as the same may be increased from
time to time;
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(iii)
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the
relocation of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a location
more than 50 miles from the Executive’s principal place of employment
immediately prior to the Change in Control or the Company’s requiring the
Executive to be based anywhere other than such principal place of
employment (or permitted relocation thereof) except for required travel on
the Company’s business to an extent substantially consistent with the
Executive’s business travel obligations immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(iv)
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the
failure by the Company to pay to the Executive any portion of the
Executive’s current compensation, or to pay to the Executive any portion
of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation
program of the Company, within thirty (30) days of the date such
compensation is due;
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(v)
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the
failure by the Company to continue in effect any compensation plan in
which the Executive participates immediately prior to the Change in
Control which is material to the Executive’s total compensation
(including, but not limited to, the Kaman Corporation Compensation
Administration Plan, Kaman Corporation Cash Bonus Plan, and Kaman
Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan), unless an equitable arrangement
(embodied in an ongoing substitute or alternative plan) has been made with
respect to such plan, or the failure by the Company to continue the
Executive’s participation therein (or in such substitute or
alternative plan) on a basis not materially less favorable, both in terms
of the amount or timing of payment of benefits provided and the level of
the Executive’s participation relative to other participants, as existed
immediately prior to the Change in
Control;
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(vi)
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the
failure by the Company to continue to provide the Executive with benefits
substantially similar to those enjoyed by the Executive under any of the
Company’s life insurance, health and accident, or disability plans in
which the Executive was participating immediately prior to the Change in
Control, the taking of any other action by the Company which would
directly or indirectly materially reduce any of such benefits or deprive
the Executive of any material fringe benefit enjoyed by the Executive at
the time of the Change in Control, or the failure by the Company to
provide the Executive with the number of paid vacation days to
which the Executive is entitled on the basis of years of service with the
Company in accordance with the Company’s normal vacation policy in effect
at the time of the Change in Control, provided, however, that this
paragraph shall not be construed to require the Company to provide the
Executive with a defined benefit pension plan if no such plan is provided
to similarly situated executive officers of the Company or its
Affiliates;
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(vii)
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any
purported termination of the Executive’s employment which is not effected
pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section
6.1 of this Agreement; for purposes of this Agreement, no such
purported termination shall be effective;
or
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(viii)
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the
failure of any successor to Company (whether direct or indirect, by
purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all
of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree
to perform this Agreement in accordance with its terms prior to the
effectiveness of any such
succession.
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(o)
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“Gross-Up
Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 of this
Agreement.
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(p)
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“Management
Buyout” means any event or transaction which would otherwise constitute a
Change in Control (a “Transaction”) if, in connection with the
Transaction, the Executive, members of the Executive's immediate family,
and/or the “Executive's Affiliates” (as defined below) participate,
directly or beneficially, as an equity investor in, or have the option or
right to acquire, whether or not vested, equity interests of, the
acquiring entity or any of its Affiliates (the “Acquiror”) having a
percentage interest therein greater than 1%. For purposes
of the preceding sentence, a party shall not be deemed to have
participated as an equity investor in the Acquiror by virtue of (i)
obtaining beneficial ownership of any equity interest in the Acquiror as a
result of the grant to the party of an incentive compensation award under
one or more incentive plans of the Acquiror (including, but not limited
to, the conversion in connection with the Transaction of incentive
compensation awards of the Parent Company into incentive compensation
awards of the Acquiror), on terms and conditions substantially equivalent
to those applicable to other employees of the Company at a comparable
level as such party immediately prior to the Transaction, after taking
into account normal differences attributable to job responsibilities,
title and the like, or (ii) obtaining beneficial ownership of any equity
interest in the Acquiror on terms and conditions substantially equivalent
to those obtained in the Transaction by all other shareholders of the
Parent Company or (iii) the party’s interests in any tax-qualified defined
benefit or defined contribution pension or retirement plan in which such
party or any family member is a participant or beneficiary. The
“Executive’s Affiliates” at any time consist of any entity in which the
Executive and/or members of the Executive’s immediate family then own,
directly or beneficially, or have the option or right to acquire, whether
or not vested, greater than 10% of such entity’s equity interests, and all
then current directors and executive officers of the Parent Company and
the Company who are members of any group, that also includes the
Executive, a member of the Executive’s immediate family and/or any such
entity, in which the members have agreed to act together for the purpose
of participating in the Transaction. The Executive’s immediate
family consists of the Executive’s spouse, parents, children and
grandchildren.
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(q)
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“Merger”
means a merger, share exchange, consolidation or similar business
combination under applicable law.
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(r)
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“Notice
of Termination” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 of this
Agreement.
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(s)
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“Parent
Company” shall mean Kaman Corporation and, except in determining under
Section 18(e) hereof whether or not any Change in Control of the Parent
Company has occurred, shall include any successor to its business and/or
assets.
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(t)
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“Payments”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 of this
Agreement.
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(u)
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“Person”
shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as
modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, except that such
term shall not include (i) the Parent Company or the Company or any of
their direct or indirect Subsidiaries, (ii) a trustee or other fiduciary
holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, (iii) an
underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such
securities, or (iv) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the
stockholders of the Parent Company in substantially the same proportions
and with substantially the same voting rights as their ownership and
voting rights with respect to the
Company.
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(v)
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“Sale
of the Company” shall mean a sale of all or substantially all of the
securities or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the
Merger of the Company with or into any Person, other than a Merger which
would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately prior to such Merger continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
surviving entity or any parent thereof) at least 50% of the combined
voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving
entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such Merger and
generally entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company or
such surviving entity or parent
thereof.
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(w)
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“Subsidiary”
shall mean any corporation within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the
Code.
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(x)
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“Term”
shall mean the period of time described in Section 2 of this
Agreement.
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By:
William C. Denninger
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Date
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Its:
Vice President and Treasurer
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Executive
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Gregory
L. Steiner
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Date
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KAMAN
AEROSPACE GROUP, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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Gregory
L. Steiner
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Date:
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KAMAN
CORPORATION
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By:
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Its
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,Optionee
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KAMAN
CORPORATION
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By:
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Its
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,Optionee
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KAMAN
CORPORATION
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By:
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Its
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,
Participant
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STATEMENT
OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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1 | |||
PURPOSE
OF THE CODE
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2 | |||
General
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2 | |||
Applicability
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2 | |||
Company
Personnel
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2 | |||
Consultants
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2 | |||
Reservation
of Rights
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3 | |||
IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE CODE
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3 | |||
Company
Compliance Officers
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3 | |||
Reporting
of Violations
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4 | |||
The
Audit Committee
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5 | |||
Disciplinary
Actions
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5 | |||
Waivers
of the Code
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6 | |||
Questions
Regarding the Code
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6 | |||
COMPLIANCE
WITH APPLICABLE LAWS
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6 | |||
In
General
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6 | |||
False
Statements and Schemes to Defraud
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7 | |||
Accounting
and Record-Keeping
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7 | |||
Conduct
of Audits
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7 | |||
Cooperation
with Investigations and Law Enforcement
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8 | |||
Environmental
Compliance
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8 | |||
Competition
and Antitrust Laws
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8 | |||
Labor
and Employment Laws
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9 | |||
Equal
Employment Opportunity
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9 | |||
Americans
with Disabilities
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9 | |||
Sexual
and Other Harassment
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9 | |||
Safety
and Health
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10 | |||
Substance
and Alcohol Abuse
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10 | |||
Government
Contracts
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10 | |||
Improper
Payments
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11 | |||
Political
Contributions
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11 | |||
Securities
Laws
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12 | |||
Public
Disclosures
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12 | |||
Protection
of Company Assets
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12 | |||
Protection
of Company Information
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13 | |||
Information
Systems
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13 | |||
Document
Retention
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14 | |||
Privacy
and Data Protection Laws
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14 | |||
Communications
with the Media and the Public
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15 | |||
Lobbying
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15 | |||
Copyrighted
Material/Computer Software
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15 | |||
CONFLICTS
OF INTEREST
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16 | |||
In
General
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16 | |||
Duty
to Report Conflicts of Interest; Procedures
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17 | |||
FACT
SHEET
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CERTIFICATION
STATEMENT
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Neal
J. Keating
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Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Kaman
Corporation
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•
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Company
Personnel. This Code applies to all of the officers,
directors and employees of the Company (collectively “Company Personnel”
and individually a “Member of Company Personnel”) and all such Company
Personnel are required to acknowledge this by signing the Certification
Statement appearing at the end of this Code. In business
affiliations over which the Company does not have control, representatives
of the Company shall use their influence to seek to achieve adherence to
the spirit and content of the Code.
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•
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Consultants. Where
the Company retains outside consultants or agents to assist with its
business operations, such consultants or agents, and their officers and
employees, will be expected to comply with the provisions of this Code
with respect to their work conducted on behalf of the Company, and the use
of Company standard Consulting Agreements referencing this Code should be
used in retaining such consultants.
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•
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Ensuring
that the Code is distributed and that recipients acknowledge their
understanding and compliance with it as a condition of
employment.
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•
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Ensuring
that training programs on the Code are
conducted.
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•
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Ensuring
that the Company's operations are reasonably monitored for compliance with
the Code.
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•
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Ensuring
that instances of possible Code violations are properly investigated and,
where violations are confirmed, that necessary remedial actions are taken
to prevent their recurrence.
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•
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Reporting
to the Chief Compliance Officer (located in the Company’s Corporate Legal
Department) and Internal Audit Department on all matters involving
compliance with the Code.
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•
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on
the Company’s international/U.S. 800 “hotline” (1-866-450-3663
(nationwide) and 860-243-7900 (local within Connecticut)),
or
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•
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to
your Company Compliance Officer using the Fact Sheet attached at the end
of this Code, or
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•
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to
the Company’s Corporate Legal Department or the Company’s Internal Audit
Department
|
|
•
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Violation
of the Code.
|
|
•
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Knowingly
authorizing or participating in actions which are in violation of the
Code.
|
|
•
|
Failing
to report a violation of the Code or withholding relevant and material
information concerning such a violation of which any Member of Company
Personnel becomes aware.
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•
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Retaliating,
directly or indirectly, or encouraging others to do so, against an
individual who reports a violation of the
Code.
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•
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Intentionally
reporting false information.
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•
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A
warning.
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•
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A
written reprimand (to be noted in individual's personnel
record).
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•
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Probation.
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•
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Temporary
suspension.
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•
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Discharge.
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•
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Required
reimbursement of losses or damages.
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•
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Referral
for criminal prosecution or civil
action.
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•
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Company
Personnel who willfully violate the standards described in this
Code.
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|
•
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Any
Member of Company Personnel who deliberately withholds relevant
information concerning a violation of this
Code.
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•
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Any
manager or supervisor of a violator, to the extent that the circumstances
of the violation occurred with the knowledge or acquiescence of the
supervisor.
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•
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Any
supervisor or Company Personnel who retaliates (or encourages others to do
so) against any person who reports a violation of the
Code.
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1.
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Name
of person filing this report
(optional):
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2.
|
Date:
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3.
|
Facts:
Please describe, as completely as possible, your knowledge of the facts
(including, where appropriate, dates and times) relating to a violation or
possible violation of the Kaman Code of Business Conduct. (Use a separate
sheet and attach if more space is
needed.)
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4.
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Signature:
I declare that all of the statements made in this Fact Sheet are true to
my best knowledge and belief. I understand that disciplinary actions may
result if it is determined that the statements contained herein are false
or made for a purpose other than to describe my knowledge of the facts
relating to the particular violation or suspected violation set forth
above.
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Note:
|
For
various legal reasons, please DO NOT conduct your own
preliminary investigations since acting on your own may adversely affect
both you and Kaman.
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To:
|
Compliance
Officer
|
From:
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Company
Personnel
|
Signature | |||
(Please print your name below) | |||
Date: | |||
Name
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State
of Incorporation
|
Registrant: KAMAN
CORPORATION
|
Connecticut
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Subsidiaries:
|
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Kaman
Aerospace Group, Inc.
|
Connecticut
|
Kaman Aerospace
Corporation
|
Delaware
|
K-MAX Corporation
|
Connecticut
|
Kaman Aerospace International
Corporation
|
Connecticut
|
Kaman X
Corporation
|
Connecticut
|
Kamatics
Corporation
|
Connecticut
|
Kaman PlasticFab Group,
Inc.
|
Delaware
|
Plastic Fabricating Company,
Inc.
|
Delaware
|
Kaman Precision
Products, Inc.
|
Florida
|
RWG Frankenjura-Industrie
Flugwerklager GmbH
|
Germany
|
Kaman UK Holdings
Limited
|
UK
|
Brookhouse Holdings
Limited
|
UK
|
Brookhouse Group Holdings
Limited
|
UK
|
Brookhouse 2004
Limited
|
UK
|
Brookhouse Tooling
Limited
|
UK
|
Brookhouse Composites
Limited
|
UK
|
Brookhouse Aerospace
Limited
|
UK
|
Brookhouse (SPD) Tool Company
Limited
|
UK
|
Brookhouse Automotive
Limited
|
UK
|
Brookhouse IM
Limited
|
UK
|
Kaman
Industrial Technologies Corporation
|
Connecticut
|
Kaman Industrial Technologies,
Ltd.
|
Canada
|
Delamac de Mexico, S.A. de
C.V.
|
Mexico
|
Industrial Supply
Corporation
|
Virginia
|
Industrial Rubber &
Mechanics, Inc.
|
Puerto
Rico
|
Robert
Alvine
|
Edwin
A. Huston
|
Brian
E. Barents
|
Eileen
S. Kraus
|
E.
Reeves Callaway III
|
Neal
J. Keating
|
Karen
M. Garrison
|
Thomas
W. Rabaut
|
Richard
J. Swift
|
|
(a)
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
|
(b)
|
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
|
|
(c)
|
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report, based on such evaluation;
and
|
|
(d)
|
Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting; and
|
|
(a)
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
|
|
(b)
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting.
|
Date: February 26, 2009 |
By:
|
/s/ Neal J. Keating | |
Neal
J. Keating
|
|||
President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
|
(a)
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
|
(b)
|
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
|
|
(c)
|
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report, based on such evaluation;
and
|
|
(d)
|
Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting; and
|
|
(a)
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
|
|
(b)
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control
over financial reporting.
|
Date: February 26, 2009 |
By:
|
/s/ William C. Denninger | |
William
C. Denninger
|
|||
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
|||
By:
|
/s/ Neal J. Keating | |
Neal J. Keating | ||
President
and Chief
Executive Officer
|
||
February 26, 2009 |
By:
|
/s/ William C. Denninger | |
William
C. Denninger
|
||
Senior
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
|
||
February 26, 2009 |