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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) May 16, 2006 (May 16, 2006)

LaBARGE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE	001-05761	73-0574586
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


9900 Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri		63124
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(314) 997-0800

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):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index
Slide Show Presentation

FORM 8-K

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

99 Text of slides to be shown during the Registrant’s presentation on May 16 and May 17, 2006.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On May 16 — 17, 2006, certain members of the Registrant’s management will meet with institutional investors and will make a presentation. The text of slides to be shown during the presentation is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

The furnishing of this Exhibit is not intended to constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information it contains includes material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available. Statements in Exhibit 99 that are not strictly historical are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. Investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions, and speak only as of May 16 — 17, 2006, the dates of the presentation. The Registrant does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future. The Registrant’s actual results in the future may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to risks and uncertainties that exist in the Registrant’s operations and business environment including, but not limited to: the impact of increasing competition or deterioration of economic conditions in LaBarge’s markets; cutbacks in defense spending by the U.S. Government; the outcome of litigation the Company is party to; unexpected increases in the cost of raw material, labor and other resources necessary to operate LaBarge’s business; and the availability, amount, type and cost of financing for LaBarge and any changes to that financing and other factors discussed in our Annual and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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.


		LaBarge, Inc.

		(Registrant)

Date: May 16, 2006	By:	/s/Donald H. Nonnenkamp
		Donald H. Nonnenkamp
		Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Secretary

Exhibit Index


Index
Number		Description
99		Text of slides to be shown during the Registrant’s presentation on May 16 — 17, 2006.

Exhibit I
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(amounts in thousands, except per-share amounts)

Internal Growth


	Twelve Months Ended
	June 27, 2004					June 27, 2004		July 3, 2005
	As reported		Adjustment			Pro Forma		As reported

Net sales	$	131,570	$	24,829	(a)	$	156,339	$	182,294	+16.6	%
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	6,971	$	1,083	(b)	$	8,054	$	10,870	+35.0	%
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations	$	0.45	$	0.07	(c)	$	0.52	$	0.68


(a)		Sales of Pinnacle Electronics LLC for the 33-week period ended Feb. 17, 2004.

(b)		Tax-affected net earnings of Pinnacle Electronics LLC for the 33-week period ended Feb. 17, 2004.

(c)		Additional earnings per share from a $1,083,000 increase in net earnings.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization


	Three Months Ended								LTM
	April 2, 2006		Jan. 1, 2006		Oct. 2, 2005		July 3, 2005		Totals

Net earnings	$	2,305	$	2,662	$	2,031	$	2,839	$	9,837
Interest expense		554		450		404		401	$	1,809
Income tax expense		1,405		1,633		1,471		1,870	$	6,379
Depreciation & amortization		3,388		1,129		1,043		875	$	6,435

EBITDA	$	7,652	$	5,874	$	4,949	$	5,985	$	24,460

Total Debt


	April 2, 2006
Short-term borrowings	$	13,125
Current maturities of long-term debt		5,537
Long-term debt		18,038

Total debt	$	36,700

Total Capitalization


	April 2, 2006
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	5,537
Long-term debt		18,038
Stockholders’ equity		62,521

Total capitalization	$	86,096

Total Debt to EBITDA (LTM)

Total Debt


	April 2, 2006
Total debt	$	36,700
Divided by EBITDA (LTM)	$	24,460

		1.50

Debt to Total Capitalization


	April 2, 2006
Total debt	$	36,700
Divided by Total capitalization	$	86,096

		0.426

EBITDA Interest Coverage (LTM)


	April 2, 2006
Interest expense (LTM)	$	1,682
Divided by EBITDA (LTM)	$	22,353

		7.5x

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