Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2007

LMI AEROSPACE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Missouri

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-24293	43-1309065
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3600 Mueller Road, St. Charles, Missouri	63302-0900
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(636) 946-6525

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report.)

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Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 15, 2007, LMI Aerospace, Inc. (“LMI”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing preliminary unaudited results for the year ended December 31, 2006. LMI also provided additional guidance for fiscal 2007. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1, and the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference. LMI will also publish this press release on its website, www.lmiaerospace.com under the heading “Investor Relations”.

In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

Section 8.01 - Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events

As discussed in the Press Release, on February 13, 2007, the company completed the second portion of its previously announced sale-and-leaseback transaction with a subsidiary of the CIT Group, Inc.

Section 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated February 15, 2007

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: February 16, 2007

	LMI AEROSPACE, INC.


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