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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * King Michael G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. [SPR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) V.P./G.M. Propulsion Segment (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., 3801 SOUTH OLIVER 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/24/2009 (Street) WICHITA, KS 67210 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 02/24/2009   C   1,033 A (3) 17,376 (5) (6) D   Class A Common Stock 02/24/2009   S   1,033 D $ 10.78 16,343 (5) (6) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock

(1)

02/24/2009

C

1,033

02/22/2009

(2)

Class A Common Stock

1,033

(3)

76,112 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
King Michael G C/O SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC. 3801 SOUTH OLIVER WICHITA, KS 67210			V.P./G.M. Propulsion Segment

Signatures

/s/ Jonathan A. Greenberg, as attorney-in-fact For Michael G. King		02/26/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each share of class B common stock, par value $0.01, of the issuer (the "Class B Common Stock") is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into one share of class A common stock, par value $0.01, of the issuer (the "Class A Common Stock").
(2)	No expiration.
(3)	Conversion without consideration.
(4)	Includes the beneficial ownership of a previous grant of 51,859 shares under the issuer's Executive Incentive Plan ("EIP"), as generally described in the issuer's S-1 filed on November 17, 2006, the issuer's proxy statement filed on April 9, 2007, and the issuer's proxy statement filed on March 24, 2008. Such shares will vest upon (a) satisfaction of the remainder of a ratable five-year service requirement; and (b) the earliest of (i) a liquidity event as defined in the EIP, (ii) June 16, 2015, or (iii) at such time as a participant incurs income tax liability under applicable law with respect to the shares, but for this purpose only to the extent that the shares are to be sold to pay a participant's withholding tax liability (as generally described in the issuer's Form 8-K filed on October 22, 2008).
(5)	Includes 6,630 shares of Class A Common Stock which will vest on February 20, 2010, if the recipient of such shares continues to be employed by the issuer or any of its subsidiaries at that time.
(6)	Includes a restricted stock award of 9,713 shares that will vest annually at a rate of 33% beginning May 5, 2011 if the recipient of such shares continues to be employed by the issuer or any of its subsidiaries on each annual vesting date. If the recipient acquires an interest in all shares granted under the issuer's EIP before 2010, these restricted shares will vest annually at a rate of 33% beginning May 5, 2010 if the recipient of such shares continues to be employed by the issuer or any of its subsidiaries on each annual vesting date.

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