PRESS RELEASE : APRIL 16, 2008

DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST QUARTER 2008 CONFERENCE CALL

LOS ANGELES, California (April 16, 2008) -- Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) will release its first quarter 2008 results before the market opens on the morning of Monday, April 28, 2008. A teleconference with Joseph C. Berenato, the Company’s chairman and chief executive officer will be held on that same day at 7:30 AM PT (10:30 AM ET). To participate in the teleconference, please call 800-299-6183 (international 617-801-9713) approximately ten minutes prior to the conference time stated above. The participant passcode is 79011773. Mr. Berenato will be speaking on behalf of the company and anticipates the meeting and Q&A period to last approximately 40 minutes.

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at Thomson/CCBN.

The webcast is also being distributed over Thomson/CCBN’s Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through Thomson/CCBN’s individual investor center at www.fulldisclosure.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in Thomson/CCBN’s Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson/CCBN’s password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

Founded in 1849, Ducommun Incorporated provides engineering and manufacturing services to the aerospace and defense industry.

The call is being webcast live by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at




CONTACTS:
Joseph C. Berenato
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(310) 513-7209