Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 8, 2012, Ryan P. Bogan, the Chief Operating Officer of LMI Aerospace, Inc. (the "Company"), submitted his resignation to the Company, effective November 21, 2012.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 14, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of Mr. Bogan. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be considered "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Exchange Act, unless the Company expressly sets forth in such future filing that such information is to be considered "filed" or incorporated by reference therein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. See the Exhibit Index which is hereby incorporated by reference.

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