Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 2, 2008, LMI Aerospace, Inc. (the "Company") will be presenting a PowerPoint presentation at the Oppenheimer & Company 3rd Annual Industrials Conference. The PowerPoint presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the attached PowerPoint presentation, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 PowerPoint presentation first presented by the Company on October 2, 2008.

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Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 2, 2008

LMI AEROSPACE, INC.

By: /s/ Lawrence E. Dickinson Lawrence E. Dickinson
Chief Financial Officer

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