AMENDMENT 1 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT 1 (“Amendment 1”) TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) by and between LMI AEROSPACE, INC., a Missouri corporation, its successors, and assigns (“Corporation”), and JOSEPH DEMARTINO (“Employee”) is entered into as of January 6, 2016.

For the purposes of this subsection 7(B), “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following after a Change in Control,: (1) an involuntary reduction or diminution of Employee’s title, duties, authority, reporting relationship or responsibilities relative to Employee’s title, duties, authority, reporting relationship or responsibilities in effect immediately prior to such reduction; (2) a material reduction in Employee’s salary, bonus opportunity or benefits; (3) requiring Employee to relocate his primary work location more than fifty (50) miles from Employee’s then-present location; (4) Employee is not the Chief Operating Officer of the ultimate parent entity of Corporation; (5) Employee does not report to the Chief Executive Officer of the ultimate parent entity of Corporation.; or (6) Corporation or any successor thereto otherwise materially breaches this Agreement.

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Survival. All of those provisions of this Agreement that require performance by either party following termination of Employee’s employment hereunder as well as all provisions contained within Section 7(B) shall survive any termination of this Agreement.