PRESS RELEASE : October 17, 2005
DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED ANNOUNCES ITS THIRD QUARTER 2005 CONFERENCE CALL

LOS ANGELES, California October 17, 2005—Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO), will release its third quarter 2005 results the morning of Monday, October 31, 2005. A teleconference with the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph C. Berenato, will be held on that same day at 7:30 AM PT (10:30 AM ET). To participate in the teleconference, please call 800-510-0219 (international 617-614-3451) approximately ten minutes prior to the conference time stated above. The participant passcode is 99235294. Mr. Berenato will be speaking on behalf of the company and anticipates the meeting and Q&A period to last approximately 40 minutes.

The call is being webcast live 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 manufactures components and assemblies for the aerospace 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