SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 _________________________ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) September 13, 2002 LABARGE, INC (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 001-05761 73-0574586 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 9900A Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63124 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (314) 997-0800 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) LABARGE, INC. FORM 8-K Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. LaBarge, Inc. is furnishing under Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8- K: (i) the information included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. Exhibit 99.1 consists of copies of the certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which accompanied the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the registrant on September 13, 2002. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. 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. Date: September 13, 2002 LABARGE, INC. By: /s/ Donald H. Nonnenkamp Donald H. Nonnenkamp Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Certifications under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002