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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000947871-16-001661
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161114
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161114

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Metaldyne Performance Group Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001616817
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		IRS NUMBER:				471420222
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-88699
		FILM NUMBER:		161993043

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TOWNE SQUARE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 550
		CITY:			SOUTHFIELD
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48076
		BUSINESS PHONE:		248-727-1800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TOWNE SQUARE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 550
		CITY:			SOUTHFIELD
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48076

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001062231
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		IRS NUMBER:				383161171
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE DAUCH DRIVE
		CITY:			DETROIT
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48211-1198
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3137583600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE DAUCH DRIVE
		CITY:			DETROIT
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48211-1198
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As more fully described in the responses to Items 3 through 6 of this Schedule 13D, pursuant to the Voting Agreement (as defined in Item 3 below), based on 66,681,179 shares of MPG Common Stock (as defined in Item 1 below) outstanding as of November 1, 2016, as disclosed by the Issuer (as defined in Item 1 below) in its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 3, 2016, the Reporting Person (as defined in Item 1 below) may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of 51,365,358 shares of MPG Common Stock, which is equal to approximately 77% of the issued and outstanding shares of MPG Common Stock as of November 1, 2016.&#160; The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the MPG Common Stock covered by the Voting Agreement.</div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Item 1. Security and Issuer.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This statement on Schedule 13D (this &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Schedule 13D</u></font>&#8221;) relates to shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>MPG Common Stock</u></font>&#8221;), issued by Metaldyne Performance Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Issuer</u></font>&#8221;).&#160; The Issuer&#8217;s principal executive offices are located at One Towne Square, Suite 550, Southfield, Michigan 48076.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Item 2. Identity and Background.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This Schedule 13D is being filed by American Axle &amp; Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Reporting Person</u></font>&#8221; or &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>AAM</u></font>&#8221;).&#160; AAM&#8217;s principal office is located at One Dauch Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48211-1198.&#160; The principal business of AAM is manufacturing, engineering, designing and validating driveline and drivetrain systems and related components and modules, chassis systems, electric drive systems and metal-formed products for light trucks, sport utility vehicles, passenger cars, crossover vehicles and commercial vehicles.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Set forth on <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Annex A</u></font> to this Schedule 13D, and incorporated herein by reference, is a list of the executive officers and directors of AAM that contains the following information with respect to each such person: (a) name, (b) business address, (c) present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of the corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted, and (d) citizenship.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">During the last five years, neither AAM nor, to the best of AAM&#8217;s knowledge, any of the persons listed in <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Annex A</u></font> has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which such person was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On November 3, 2016, AAM, Alpha SPV I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of AAM (&#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Merger Sub</u></font>&#8221;), and the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Merger Agreement</u></font>&#8221;), pursuant to which Merger Sub will, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions described in the Merger Agreement, merge with and into the Issuer (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Merger</u></font>&#8221;).&#160; As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and the Issuer will continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AAM (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Surviving Corporation</u></font>&#8221;).</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, ASP MD Investco LP (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Stockholder</u></font>&#8221;) entered into a Voting Agreement with AAM, dated as of November 3, 2016 (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Voting Agreement</u></font>&#8221;), pursuant to which, among other things, the Stockholder agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Voting Agreement,&#160;to vote (a) 25,344,548 shares of MPG Common Stock (which shares constitute approximately 38% of the issued and outstanding shares of MPG Common Stock, based on 66,681,179 shares of MPG Common Stock outstanding as of November 1, 2016, as disclosed by the Issuer in its Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>SEC</u></font>&#8221;) on November 3, 2016) in favor of the Merger, the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the terms thereof and each of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (b) all other shares of MPG Common Stock owned by the Stockholder in the same proportion&#160; as the shares of MPG Common Stock not owned by the Stockholder are voted.&#160; The Voting Agreement prohibits the Stockholder from selling, transferring, pledging, assigning or otherwise encumbering or disposing of any of the shares of MPG Common Stock owned by the Stockholder.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Voting Agreement will terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) the effective time of the Merger (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Effective Time</u></font>&#8221;), (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement, (c) the mutual written agreement of AAM and the Stockholder or (d) at the election of the Stockholder, following any amendment or modification of the Merger Agreement with respect to any terms of the Merger Consideration (as defined below) (including the allocation thereof between cash and stock), the conditions to the consummation of the Merger, the provisions of the Merger Agreement relating to the appointment of the three individuals (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>AS Designees</u></font>&#8221;) designated by American Securities LLC, an affiliate of the Stockholder (&#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>American Securities</u></font>&#8221;), to the board of directors of AAM (the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>AAM Board</u></font>&#8221;), or any other change to the Merger Agreement that would have a materially adverse impact on the Stockholder.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Shared voting power and shared dispositive power with respect to the shares of MPG Common Stock owned by the Stockholder may be deemed to have been acquired by AAM through execution of the Voting Agreement.&#160; Neither AAM nor any&#160;person&#160;on AAM's behalf&#160;paid any consideration to the Stockholder&#160;in connection with the execution of the Voting Agreement.&#160; The Stockholder will receive the same consideration per share of MPG Common Stock as other stockholders of the Issuer receive pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The descriptions of the Merger Agreement and the Voting Agreement contained in this Schedule 13D do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such agreements.&#160; A copy of the Merger Agreement, listed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to AAM&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 8, 2016.&#160; A copy of the Voting Agreement, listed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto, is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AAM&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 8, 2016.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As described in Item 3 above, this Schedule 13D is being filed by AAM in connection with the Merger Agreement and the Voting Agreement.&#160; The purpose of each of the Merger and the Merger Agreement is for AAM to acquire control of, and the entire equity interest in, the Issuer.&#160; The purpose of the Voting Agreement is to facilitate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">At the Effective Time, (a) each share of MPG Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be canceled and converted automatically into the right to receive (i) $13.50 in cash, without interest, plus (ii) 0.5 of a share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of AAM (&#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>AAM Common Stock</u></font>&#8221;) ((i) and (ii) together, the &#8220;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Merger Consideration</u></font>&#8221;), (b) each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation and (c) the Issuer will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of AAM.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In addition, all Issuer stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will be accelerated in full immediately prior to the Merger.&#160; Holders of Issuer stock options will receive an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration less the per share exercise price on the applicable Issuer stock option (calculated based on the aggregate number of shares of MPG Common Stock that were issuable upon exercise of such Issuer stock option immediately prior to the Merger).&#160; Holders of Issuer restricted stock will receive the Merger Consideration for each share of such restricted stock in the same manner as holders of outstanding shares of MPG Common Stock and holders of Issuer restricted stock units will receive the applicable Merger Consideration in an amount equal to the number of shares of MPG Common Stock underlying such restricted stock units.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Consummation of the Merger is subject to customary conditions, including (i) approval by the AAM stockholders of the issuance of shares of AAM Common Stock&#160;in connection with the Merger, (ii) adoption by the Issuer stockholders of the Merger Agreement, (iii) declaration of the effectiveness by the SEC of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the SEC by AAM in connection with the registration of the shares of AAM Common Stock to be issued in the Merger, (iv) approval for listing on the New York Stock Exchange the shares of AAM Common Stock to be issued in the Merger, (v) absence of any law or order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) prohibiting or making illegal the consummation of the Merger, (vi) expiration of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and obtaining antitrust and other regulatory approvals in certain other jurisdictions as set forth in the Merger Agreement, (vii) entry by the Stockholder and AAM into a stockholders agreement providing for certain rights and obligations of the Stockholder with respect to AAM and the shares of AAM Common Stock to be owned by the Stockholder following the consummation of the Merger, and (viii) the increase of the size of the AAM Board from eight to eleven directors and the appointment of the AS Designees to the AAM Board, effective as of the Effective Time.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From and after the Effective Time and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation until their successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) the individuals specified by AAM, after consultation with the Issuer, immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation until their successors are duly elected and qualified, (iii) the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read the same as the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time until amended in accordance therewith and applicable law and (iv) the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated in their entirety to read the same as the bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, until amended in accordance applicable law, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such bylaws.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Promptly following the Effective Time, AAM intends to cause the MPG Common Stock to be (a)&#160;delisted from the New York Stock Exchange and (b) deregistered under the Act.&#160; As a result, there will be no public market for such shares and the Issuer&#8217;s reporting obligations under the Act will be suspended and/or terminated.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D and in connection with the Merger described above, neither AAM nor, to the best of AAM&#8217;s knowledge, any of the persons listed in <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Annex A</u></font> has any plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The responses of AAM to rows (7) through (13) of the cover page to this Schedule 13D and Item 3 are incorporated by reference in this Item 5 as if fully set forth herein.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(a)-(b)&#160; Other than those shares of MPG Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by AAM in connection with the Voting Agreement, AAM has not acquired and does not beneficially own any shares of MPG Common Stock.&#160; AAM is not entitled to any rights as a stockholder of the Issuer as to the shares of MPG Common Stock covered by the Voting Agreement.&#160; This Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an admission by AAM that AAM is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or Section 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any shares of MPG Common Stock.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Except as set forth in this Item 5, neither AAM nor, to the best of AAM&#8217;s knowledge, any of the persons listed in <font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><u>Annex A</u></font> beneficially owns any shares of MPG Common Stock, has the right to acquire any shares of MPG Common Stock, has any power to vote or direct the vote of any shares of MPG Common Stock, or has any power to dispose or direct the disposition of any shares of MPG Common Stock.</div>

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