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): August 28, 2014

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, Missouri	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 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

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

On August 28, 2014, LMI Aerospace, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice from Richard L Johnson, the President of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary D3 Technologies, Inc. (“D3”), that Mr. Johnson will retire effective September 30, 2014. Effective as of September 2, 2014, Mr. Johnson ceased serving as the President of D3, but will remain an employee through his retirement date and assist with the transition of his duties to his successor.

Effective September 2, 2014, Jay Inman, the Company’s Vice President of Engineering since January 2014, was promoted to succeed Mr. Johnson, and was assigned the title of President, Engineering Services. Mr. Inman, age 56, has over 32 years of experience in the design, manufacture, and certification of aircraft components. From 2007 until he joined the Company, Mr. Inman was employed by Triumph Aerostructures in the Vought Aircraft Division where, at the time of his departure, he served as Project Director for the Bombardier Global 7000/8000 Wing Offload Program.  While at Vought, Mr. Inman also held leadership positions in the Gulfstream V Wing and Boeing 747-8 China Sourcing Programs.  Prior to working at Vought, Mr. Inman worked at Aviation Partners Boeing, and was a Project Manager and Vice President-Programs on several aftermarket winglet modification projects. Mr. Inman completed the Mechanical Engineering program at Texas A&M University in 1980.

Mr. Inman has not had a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction with the Company required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships between Mr. Inman and any Company officer or director.

Section 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 2, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the management changes described in this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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

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.

Dated:  September 3, 2014

	LMI AEROSPACE, INC.
By:	/s/ Clifford C. Stebe, Jr.
	Clifford C. Stebe, Jr.  Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by LMI Aerospace, Inc. dated September 2, 2014.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact:

Renée Skonier

Executive Legal Director

636.916.2457

LMI AEROSPACE, INC. ANNOUNCES D3 TECHNOLOGIES

PRESIDENT RICHARD JOHNSON TO RETIRE

Vice President Jay Inman Named Successor Effective September 2

ST. LOUIS, September 2, 2014 -- LMI Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq: LMIA), a leading provider of design engineering services and supplier of structural assemblies, kits and components to the aerospace and defense markets, today announced that Richard “Dick” Johnson, president of LMI’s Engineering Services Segment and subsidiary D3 Technologies, is retiring. Current D3 Technologies Vice President Jay Inman takes over as president on September 2.

Johnson has served as president of D3 Technologies since November 2010. Previous to joining LMI and D3 Technologies, Johnson held various executive and managerial positions with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. Johnson’s last day will be September 30.

“We thank Dick for his contributions and hard work at D3," said Dan Korte, president and CEO of LMI. “We’ve been fortunate to have had Dick as a leader and wish him a happy retirement.”

On September 2, D3 Technologies Vice President Jay Inman succeeded Johnson as president of the subsidiary and of the Engineering Services Segment.

“I am delighted to have the opportunity to promote Jay to the position of president of the Engineering Services Segment and D3 Technologies,” Korte said. “He is an outstanding leader and strategic thinker. I look forward to working with him to grow the Engineering Services Segment and D3, to achieve our long-range strategic goals and build value for our shareholders.”

Inman assumed the position of vice president of D3 Technologies in January 2014. Prior to joining D3 and LMI, he was the project director for Bombardier and Boeing programs at Vought Aircraft, a Triumph Aerostructures Company. Inman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

About LMI:

LMI Aerospace, Inc. (“LMI”) is a leading supplier of structural assemblies, kits and components and provider of design engineering services to the aerospace and defense markets. Through its Aerostructures segment, the company primarily fabricates machines, finishes, integrates, assembles and kits machined and formed close tolerance aluminum, specialty alloy and composite components and higher level assemblies for use by the aerospace and defense industries. It manufactures more than 40,000 products for integration into a variety of aircraft platforms manufactured by leading original equipment manufacturers and Tier 1 aerospace suppliers. Through its Engineering Services segment, the company provides a complete range of design, engineering and program management services, supporting aircraft product lifecycles from conceptual design, analysis and certification through production support, fleet support and service life extensions via a complete turnkey engineering solution.