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): October 1, 2015

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 October 1, 2015, LMI Aerospace, Inc. (the “Company”), with the recommendation and approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, determined to increase the annual base salary of Clifford C. Stebe, Jr., the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.  Effective October 5, 2015, Mr. Stebe’s annual base salary for the remainder of 2015 was increased to $250,000.  Starting in 2016, and through the remaining term of Mr. Stebe’s Employment Agreement with the Company dated February 25, 2014 (the “Employment Agreement”), Mr. Stebe’s salary will be $257,500.  The Company and Mr. Stebe expect to enter into an amendment to the Employment Agreement solely to reflect the change in Mr. Stebe’s annual base salary.

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:  October 6, 2015
   
LMI AEROSPACE, INC.
     
 
By: 
/s/ Daniel G. Korte
 
   
Daniel G. Korte
   
Chief Executive Officer