ST. LOUIS, Sept. 29, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LMI Aerospace, Inc., (NasdaqGS:LMIA - News), a leading provider of design engineering services, assemblies, kits and structural components to the aerospace, defense and technology industries, announced today it will present at the Oppenheimer & Company Third Annual Industrials Conference, on October 2, 2008, at 11:45 a.m. EDT. The Third Annual Industrials Conference will be held at the InterContinental The Barclay New York hotel October 2-3, 2008.

Ronald S. Saks, President and Chief Executive Officer of LMI, and Lawrence E. Dickinson, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting for the company.

A recording of the webcast and presentation slides will be available by accessing the LMI Aerospace, Inc. Investors Relations page at http://ir.lmiaerospace.com and will remain posted for 90 days.

The LMI Aerospace, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4971

          LMI Aerospace, Inc.
          Ed Dickinson, Chief Financial Officer
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