UNITED STATES
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 Report (April 21, 2008): April 21, 2008

LABARGE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

001-05761

73-0574586

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(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)

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

         On April 21, 2008, LaBarge, Inc. issued a press release announcing its preliminary financial results for the fiscal 2008 third quarter ended March 30, 2008. A copy of the press release is attached hereto and hereby incorporated by reference.

 

         The information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Regulation FD and shall not be deemed “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 deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

         Forward Looking Statements

 

         This Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Registrant. Certain matters contained herein are based upon information available to management as of the date hereof. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. As a result, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties described in the Registrant’s Annual and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Registrant undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Item 9.01

  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

              (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

No.

Description of Exhibit

 
99.1 LaBarge, Inc. press release dated April 21, 2008 announcing preliminary financial results for the fiscal 2008 third quarter ended March 30, 2008, and forward-looking statements relating to the 2008 fiscal year.


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:

April 21, 2008

 

LABARGE, INC.

 

By:

/s/Donald H. Nonnenkamp

Name:

Donald H. Nonnenkamp

Title:

Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer and Secretary