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<P align="CENTER"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;29, 2003</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<FONT size="2"><B>LABARGE, INC.<BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>73-0574586<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>9900A Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63124</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>LaBarge, Inc. 1999 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan</B></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Donald H. Nonnenkamp<BR>
LaBarge, Inc.<BR>
9900A Clayton Road<BR>
St. Louis, Missouri 63124<BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(314)&nbsp;997-0800<BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>With a copy to:<BR>
John L. Gillis, Jr., Esq.<BR>
Armstrong Teasdale LLP<BR>
One Metropolitan Square, Suite&nbsp;2600<BR>
St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2740<BR>
(314)&nbsp;621-5070</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,520,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, this registration statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of common stock shown above, an indeterminate number of shares which, by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other change in the Registrant&#146;s common stock, may become issuable under the plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(h) and (c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the
average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s common stock reported on the American Stock Exchange on August&nbsp;22, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Items 1 and 2.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8
(plan information and registrant information and employee plan annual
information) will be sent or given to participants as specified by Securities
and Exchange Commission Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). Such documents need not be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of
this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. These documents and the documents incorporated by
reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Form&nbsp;S-8 (Part
II below), taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements
of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements
of Sections&nbsp;13(a), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy
statements and other information with the Commission. The following documents,
which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated in this registration
statement by reference:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The Registrant&#146;s latest annual report filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report
referred to in (a)&nbsp;above.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; The description of the securities contained in the Registrant&#146;s
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (No.&nbsp;333-08675) filed July&nbsp;24, 1996.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereunder
have been sold or which deregisters all securities offered hereunder then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents. Any statement
contained herein or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this
registration statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the
&#147;DGCL&#148;), allows a corporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a
director of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director
breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in
intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a
dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law
or obtained an improper personal benefit.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a corporation,
including the Registrant, may indemnify any person who has or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding (other than an action by the corporation or in the right of
the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was one of the
directors, officers, agents or employees of the corporation or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, agent, or
employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding. The power to indemnify applies
(a)&nbsp;if such person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
action, suit or proceeding or (b)&nbsp;if such person acted in good faith and in a
manner that the person reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the
corporation, or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe such conduct was unlawful. The power to indemnify applies to actions
brought by the corporation or in the right of the corporation as well but only
to the extent of defense expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees but excluding
amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred and not to any
satisfaction of judgment or settlement of the claim itself, and with the
further limitation that in such actions no indemnification shall be made in the
event of any adjudication of negligence or misconduct in the performance of his
duties to the corporation, unless the court believes that in light of all the
circumstances indemnification should apply.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director who
willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an
unlawful stock purchase or redemption may be held liable for such actions. A
director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or
dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such
actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of
the board of directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after
such absent or dissenting director receives notice of the unlawful acts.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted under the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation and the
bylaws of the Registrant include provisions for indemnification of directors,
officers and employees of the Registrant.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Registrant maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability
insurance for the benefit of its directors and officers.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The exhibits listed in the exhibit index below, hereby incorporated by
reference, are filed as a part of this registration statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
set forth in the registration statement.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
the termination of the offering.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of St. Louis, State of Missouri, on August&nbsp;20, 2003.
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">LABARGE, INC.</FONT></TD>
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By:
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Craig E. LaBarge</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Craig E. LaBarge</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chief Executive Officer and President</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of LaBarge, Inc., hereby
severally constitute and appoint Craig E. LaBarge and Donald H. Nonnenkamp and
each of them, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for each of us in our name, place, and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign LaBarge, Inc.&#146;s registration
statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and any other registration statement relating to the
same offering, and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective
amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and hereby grant to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as each of us
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed as of August&nbsp;20, 2003 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Craig E. LaBarge<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Craig E. LaBarge</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer, President and<BR>
Director (Chief Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Donald H. Nonnenkamp<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Donald H. Nonnenkamp</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and<BR>
Secretary (Chief Financial and Accounting<BR>
Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert H. Chapman<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert H. Chapman</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert G. Clark<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert G. Clark</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Richard P. Conerly<BR>
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Richard P. Conerly</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John G. Helmkamp, Jr.<BR>
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John G. Helmkamp, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Lawrence J. LeGrand<BR>
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Lawrence J. LeGrand</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ James P. Shanahan, Jr.<BR>
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James P. Shanahan, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Jack E. Thomas, Jr.<BR>
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Jack E. Thomas, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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Omitted &#151; Inapplicable</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Armstrong Teasdale LLP regarding legality of shares
being registered</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Armstrong Teasdale LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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Powers of Attorney (See Signature Page)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August 29, 2003
Registration No. 333-__________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LABARGE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
73-0574586
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
9900A Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63124
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
LaBarge, Inc. 1999 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Donald H. Nonnenkamp
LaBarge, Inc.
9900A Clayton Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63124
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(314) 997-0800
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
With a copy to:
John L. Gillis, Jr., Esq.
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
One Metropolitan Square, Suite 2600
St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2740
(314) 621-5070
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Amount of Shares To
Offering Price Per
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Title of Securities To Be Registered
Be Registered(1)
Share (2)
Price (2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
1,520,000
$
4.18
$
6,353,600
$
514.00
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416, this registration statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of common stock shown above, an indeterminate number of shares which, by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other change in the Registrant's common stock, may become issuable under the plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(h) and (c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the
average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock reported on the American Stock Exchange on August 22, 2003.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5 Opinion/Consent of Armstrong Teasdale LLP
EX-23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Items 1 and 2.
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8
(plan information and registrant information and employee plan annual
information) will be sent or given to participants as specified by Securities
and Exchange Commission Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents need not be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of
this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by
reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Form S-8 (Part
II below), taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements
of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant is subject to the informational and reporting requirements
of Sections 13(a), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in accordance therewith files reports, proxy
statements and other information with the Commission. The following documents,
which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated in this registration
statement by reference:
(a)  The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(b)  All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual report
referred to in (a) above.
(c)  The description of the securities contained in the Registrant's
registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-08675) filed July 24, 1996.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereunder
have been sold or which deregisters all securities offered hereunder then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents. Any statement
contained herein or in a document all or a portion of which is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this
registration statement.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the
"DGCL"), allows a corporation to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a
director of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director
breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in
intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a
dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law
or obtained an improper personal benefit.
Section 145 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a corporation,
including the Registrant, may indemnify any person who has or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding (other than an action by the corporation or in the right of
the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was one of the
directors, officers, agents or employees of the corporation or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, agent, or
employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding. The power to indemnify applies
(a) if such person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
action, suit or proceeding or (b) if such person acted in good faith and in a
manner that the person reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the
corporation, or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe such conduct was unlawful. The power to indemnify applies to actions
brought by the corporation or in the right of the corporation as well but only
to the extent of defense expenses (including attorneys' fees but excluding
amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred and not to any
satisfaction of judgment or settlement of the claim itself, and with the
further limitation that in such actions no indemnification shall be made in the
event of any adjudication of negligence or misconduct in the performance of his
duties to the corporation, unless the court believes that in light of all the
circumstances indemnification should apply.
Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director who
willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an
unlawful stock purchase or redemption may be held liable for such actions. A
director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or
dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such
actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of
the board of directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after
such absent or dissenting director receives notice of the unlawful acts.
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As permitted under the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation and the
bylaws of the Registrant include provisions for indemnification of directors,
officers and employees of the Registrant.
In addition, the Registrant maintains directors' and officers' liability
insurance for the benefit of its directors and officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The exhibits listed in the exhibit index below, hereby incorporated by
reference, are filed as a part of this registration statement.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section
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13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
in the registration statement.
2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
the termination of the offering.
(b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the County of St. Louis, State of Missouri, on August 20, 2003.
LABARGE, INC.
By:
/s/ Craig E. LaBarge
Craig E. LaBarge
Chief Executive Officer and President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of LaBarge, Inc., hereby
severally constitute and appoint Craig E. LaBarge and Donald H. Nonnenkamp and
each of them, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for each of us in our name, place, and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign LaBarge, Inc.'s registration
statement on Form S-8, and any other registration statement relating to the
same offering, and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective
amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
and hereby grant to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as each of us
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or his or their substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed as of August 20, 2003 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/ Craig E. LaBarge
Craig E. LaBarge
Chief Executive Officer, President and
Director (Chief Executive Officer)
/s/ Donald H. Nonnenkamp
Donald H. Nonnenkamp
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary (Chief Financial and Accounting
Officer)
/s/ Robert H. Chapman
Robert H. Chapman
Director
/s/ Robert G. Clark
Robert G. Clark
Director
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/s/ Richard P. Conerly
Richard P. Conerly
Director
/s/ John G. Helmkamp, Jr.
John G. Helmkamp, Jr.
Director
/s/ Lawrence J. LeGrand
Lawrence J. LeGrand
Director
/s/ James P. Shanahan, Jr.
James P. Shanahan, Jr.
Director
/s/ Jack E. Thomas, Jr.
Jack E. Thomas, Jr.
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Description
4
Omitted — Inapplicable
5
Opinion of Armstrong Teasdale LLP regarding legality of shares
being registered
15
Omitted — Inapplicable
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of Armstrong Teasdale LLP (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Powers of Attorney (See Signature Page)
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