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): November 8, 2012

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.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 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.

Section 7 – Regulation FD

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.

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.

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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:  November 14, 2012

	LMI AEROSPACE, INC.
By:	/s/ Ronald S. Saks
	Ronald S. Saks
	Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Text of press release issued by the Company dated November 14, 2012.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Ed Dickinson Chief Financial Officer, 636.916.2150

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LMI Aerospace, Inc. Announces Resignation of Ryan Bogan

ST. LOUIS, November 14, 2012 -- LMI Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMIA), a leading provider of design engineering services and supplier of structural assemblies, kits and components to the aerospace, defense and technology markets, today announced the resignation of Ryan Bogan, Chief Operating Officer.  Mr. Bogan, who has been LMI’s Chief Operating Officer since July 2011, has now decided to pursue other business interests.

“During his tenure with LMI, Ryan has distinguished himself as an effective leader who has developed our design-build infrastructure, established our Innovation team and strengthened our project management team,” said Ronald S. Saks, Chief Executive Officer of LMI.  “In addition, Ryan continued to be a valuable resource to our engineering divisions and authored our Greenfield expansion at our manufacturing plant in Savannah.  Most important, he expanded our senior leadership group, creating substantially more depth of talented people capable of carrying forward his strategic vision.”

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LMI Aerospace Announces

Bogan Resignation

The company has not named a successor at this time, but will be evaluating its existing organizational structure and will consider adding additional senior management in order to manage the growth it foresees in 2013 and beyond.

LMI Aerospace, Inc. is a leading provider of design engineering services and supplier of structural assemblies, kits and components to the aerospace, defense and technology markets.  Through its Aerostructures segment, the company primarily fabricates, machines, finishes, integrates, assembles and kits formed close tolerance aluminum and specialty alloy and composite components and higher level assemblies for use by the aerospace, defense and technology industries.  It manufactures more than 30,000 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, operated by its D3 Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, 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.

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