KAMAN CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES
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Members of the Kaman Corporation Board of Directors and the company's corporate management take governance matters very seriously. This section of the Kaman Web Site includes the full text of the Board of Directors' Corporate Governance Principles. In other portions of this section, you will find a full list of Board members with brief biographical information, and detail on Board Committee Assignments. Effective August 7, 2007, the Board was increased from nine to ten members and effective September 17, 2007, Mr. Neal J. Keating, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, became a director. As of September 17, 2007, therefore, eight of the ten members of the Board are considered independent. |
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Table of Contents: |
Philosophy and Role of the Board |
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Selection and Composition of the Board |
1. | Board Membership Criteria |
2. | Selection and Orientation of New Directors |
3. | Director Elections |
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Board Leadership |
4. | Selection of Chairman and CEO |
5. | Lead Director |
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Board Composition and Performance |
6. | Size of the Board |
7. | Independence of the Board |
8. | Directors Who Change Their Principal Occupation, Position or Responsibility |
9. | Term Limits |
10. | Retirement Age |
11. | Board Compensation; Stock Ownership Guidelines |
12. | Executive Sessions of Independent Directors |
13. | Assessing the Board's Performance |
14. | Board's Interaction with Institutional Investors, Press, Customers, etc. |
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Board Relationship to Senior Management | |
15. | Regular Attendance of Non-Directors at Board Meetings |
16. | Board Access to Senior Management |
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Meeting Procedures |
17. | Selection of Agenda Items for Board Meetings; Board Materials and Attendance |
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Committee Matters |
18. | Number, Structure and Independence of Committees |
19. | Assignment and Rotation of Committee Members |
20. | Frequency and Length of Committee Meetings |
21. | Committee Agenda |
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Leadership Development |
22. | Formal Evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer |
23. | Succession Planning and Management Development |
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| | November 6, 2007 |