News Release

LOS ANGELES, May 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) today announced that, in view of the pending acquisition of LaBarge, Inc., the Company's Board of Directors has decided to suspend the quarterly cash dividend.

About Ducommun Incorporated

Founded in 1849, Ducommun Incorporated provides engineering and manufacturing services to the aerospace and defense industry. The company is a supplier of critical components and assemblies for commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and missile and space programs through its three business units: Ducommun AeroStructures (DAS), Ducommun Technologies (DTI), and Miltec. Additional information can be found at www.ducommun.com.

The statements made in this press release include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.The Company's future financial results could differ materially from those anticipated due to the Company's dependence on conditions in the airline industry, the level of new commercial aircraft orders, production rates for Boeing commercial aircraft, the C-17and Apache helicopter rotor blade programs, the level of defense spending, competitive pricing pressures, manufacturing inefficiencies, start-up costs and possible overruns on new contracts, technology and product development risks and uncertainties, product performance, risks associated with acquisitions and dispositions of businesses by the Company, increasing consolidation of customers and suppliers in the aerospace industry, possible goodwill impairment,and other factors beyond the Company's control.In addition, the acquisition of LaBarge presents risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results or those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.See the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2011 for a more detailed discussion of these and other risk factors and contingencies.

SOURCE: Ducommun Incorporated

Ducommun Incorporated
Joseph P. Bellino
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(310) 513-7211
or
Chris Witty
Investor Relations
(646) 438-9385
cwitty@darrowir.com