LaBarge Awarded $1 Million Contract from LORD Corporation for Military and Civilian Helicopters

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LaBarge, Inc. (NYSE Amex: LB), a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS), has been awarded a $1 million contract from LORD Corporation to produce electronic assemblies for military and civilian helicopters. LaBarge anticipates follow-on orders.

“We are pleased to be selected by LORD as a manufacturing partner and look forward to further developing this new customer relationship. We use our expanded, state-of-the-art technology and flexible manufacturing approach to provide customers like LORD with complex electronics that perform reliably in demanding environments”

"We are pleased to be selected by LORD as a manufacturing partner and look forward to further developing this new customer relationship. We use our expanded, state-of-the-art technology and flexible manufacturing approach to provide customers like LORD with complex electronics that perform reliably in demanding environments,” said Craig LaBarge, chief executive officer and president.

Production on the contract at LaBarge’s Tulsa, Okla., operation is expected to begin this fall and continue through December 2011.

About LORD Corporation

Founded in 1924, LORD Corporation is a privately-held company that designs, manufactures and markets mechanical devices and electromechanical systems to control vibration, motion and noise; formulates, produces and sells general purpose and specialty adhesives, coatings and electronic materials, and develops products and systems utilizing magnetically responsive technologies. Visit www.lord.com for more information.

About LaBarge, Inc.

LaBarge, Inc. is a broad-based provider of electronics to technology-driven companies in diverse markets. The Company provides its customers with sophisticated electronic and electromechanical products through contract design and manufacturing services. Headquartered in St. Louis, LaBarge has operations in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. The Company's Web site may be accessed at http://www.labarge.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect management's current expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from such statements due to a variety of factors that could adversely affect LaBarge, Inc.'s operating results. These risks and factors are set forth in documents LaBarge, Inc. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports it files from time to time. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date such statements were made, or as of the date of the report or document in which they are contained, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such information.