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):  September 3, 2008

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.)
411 Fountain Lakes Blvd. St. Charles, MO	63301
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(636) 946-6525

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 3, 2008, LMI Aerospace, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its initial revenue guidance for fiscal year 2009.  The Company also affirmed its previously announced guidance for fiscal year 2008.  The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the attached press release, 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	Text of press release dated September 3, 2008 (furnished under Item 7.01).

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:  September 3, 2008

LMI AEROSPACE, INC.
By:	/s/ Lawrence E. Dickinson
	Lawrence E. Dickinson
	Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Text of press release dated September 3, 2008.