SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

               Date of earliest event reported: September 21, 2001



                               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)                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3600 Mueller Road, St. Charles, Missouri                   633021
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                                            (636) 946-6525
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 5.  Other Events.

         As reported in the  Company's  Report on Form 8-K filed  September  14,
2001, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) conducted a union representation
election on September 13, 2001, at LMI  Aerospace,  Inc.'s two facilities in St.
Charles,  Missouri.  The  combined  vote was 82 against the United Auto  Workers
Union and 81 in favor of the union. On September 21, 2001 the NLRB certified the
results without change.





                                    SIGNATURE


         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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  September 24, 2001


                                     LMI AEROSPACE, INC.


                                     By: /s/ Lawrence E. Dickinson
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                                         Lawrence E. Dickinson
                                         Chief Financial Officer and Secretary