LaBarge Enters Agreement to Settle Delaware Stockholder Litigation

LaBarge, Inc. LB, a provider of electronics manufacturing services, filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with plaintiffs to settle litigation claims filed in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware. The civil class action lawsuit related to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 3, 2011, by and among LaBarge, Inc., Ducommun Incorporated and DLBMS, Inc. The preliminary settlement is subject to a definitive agreement and final approval of the court. There can be no assurance that the parties will ultimately enter into a stipulation of settlement or that the Chancery Court will approve the settlement even if the parties do enter into such stipulation. Similar claims filed in Missouri are stayed but remain pending.