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Exhibit 10.2







AMENDMENT


TO


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT







This AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is made and entered into effective as of July 11, 2011, by and between, LMI AEROSPACE, INC., a Missouri corporation (“Corporation”) and RONALD S. SAKS (“Employee”).







Whereas, the Corporation and Employee are parties to an employment agreement dated as of January 1, 2011 (“Employment Agreement”), a copy of which is attached an incorporated herein by reference:







Whereas, the Corporation and Employee have agreed to amend the Employment Agreement;







Whereas, paragraph 11 of the Employment Agreement provides that amendments thereto must be in writing and signed by both parties;







NOW, THEREFORE, the Corporation and Employee do hereby agree to the following:







1.             Section 3(A) of the Employment Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:







3.           Compensation.







(A)           During the period from July 11, 2011 to December 31, 2011, the Corporation shall compensate the Employee for the Employee’s services rendered hereunder by paying to the Employee an annual salary (the “Base Salary”) of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand and ‰ Dollars ($350,000.00), less any authorized or required payroll deductions.  During the period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012, the Employee’s Base Salary shall be Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand and ‰ Dollars ($375,000.00), less any authorized or required payroll deductions.  During the period from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, the Employee’s Base Salary shall be Four Hundred Thousand and ‰ Dollars ($400,000.00), less any authorized or required payroll deductions.  Thereafter, as long as this Agreement remains in effect, the annual Base Salary that the Corporation shall pay to the Employee for the Employee’s services rendered hereunder will be Four Hundred Thousand and ‰ Dollars ($400,000.00), less any authorized or required payroll deductions.  Payment of this salary will be made in accordance with the payroll policies of the Corporation in effect from time to time.







2.             All references in the Employment Agreement to the “Agreement” and any other references of similar import shall henceforth mean the Employment Agreement as amended by this Amendment.







3.             In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Amendment and the provisions of the Employment Agreement (without regard to this Amendment), the provisions of this Amendment shall control.  All defined terms appearing in this Amendment shall continue to have the same meaning as provided in the Employment Agreement, unless modified by this Amendment.  .






  





  











  








4.             Except to the extent specifically amended by this Amendment, all of the terms, provisions, conditions, covenants, representations and warranties contained in the Employment Agreement shall be and remain in full force and effect and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed.







5.             This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Corporation and Employee and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal administrators, successors and permitted assigns.







6.             This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Missouri (without reference to conflict of law principles).







The parties have executed this Amendment to Employment Agreement as of the date first above- written.













	  	  	  	
LMI AEROSPACE, INC.


	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	
("Corporation")


	  	  	  	  
	  	
By:

	
/s/

	 
John S. Eulich

	 
	  	  	  	
Chairman, Compensation Committee


	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	 
/s/ Ronald S. Saks

	 
	  	  	  	
Ronald S. Saks


	  	  	  	
("Employee")