Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 17, 2009, CPI Aerostructures, Inc. issued a press release announcing the filing of a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Form 8-K and the attached Exhibits shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit Description

99.1 Press release.

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