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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000947871-17-000349
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170504
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170505
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170505

FILER:

	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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14303
		FILM NUMBER:		17819527

	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="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In accordance with the American Axle &amp; Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (&#8220;AAM&#8221;) Corporate Governance Guidelines, effective immediately after AAM&#8217;s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, AAM&#8217;s board of directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) appointed Kevin S. Penn as a Class III director, which class will stand for re-election at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Penn has served as a director of AAM since April 6, 2017 and was nominated by American Securities LLC in accordance with the terms of the stockholders&#8217; agreement, dated April 6, 2017, between AAM and American Securities LLC and certain of its affiliates<font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">. </font>The Board has determined that Mr. Penn is an &#8220;independent&#8221; director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and the independence standards of AAM&#8217;s Corporate Governance Guidelines.&#160; Mr. Penn will serve as a member of the Executive Committee and the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Mr. Penn will also be eligible to participate in AAM&#8217;s compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, as described in AAM&#8217;s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2017.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On February 2, 2017, the Board approved the Amended and Restated American Axle &amp; Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), subject to the approval of stockholders. On May 4, 2017, at AAM&#8217;s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, AAM&#8217;s stockholders approved the Plan. For a description of the Plan, please see &#8220;Proposal 2-Approval of Amended and Restated American Axle &amp; Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan&#8221; in AAM&#8217;s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2017.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On May 4, 2017, AAM held its annual meeting of stockholders. At the meeting, AAM&#8217;s stockholders voted on five proposals and cast their votes as follows:</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5,711,929</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Proposal 2: Approval of the Amended and Restated American Axle &amp; Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">AAM&#8217;s stockholders voted to approve the Plan, by the following vote:</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">For</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">60,439,982</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Against</div>
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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 50.02%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,709,502</div>
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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 49.98%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">50,058</div>
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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 50.02%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5,711,929</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Proposal 3: Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">AAM&#8217;s stockholders voted against, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of AAM&#8217;s named executive officers, by the following vote:</div>

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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 50.02%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">24,436,742</div>
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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 49.98%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Against</div>
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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 50.02%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">38,525,843</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">236,957</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Broker Non Votes</div>
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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 50.02%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5,711,929</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Proposal 4: Advisory vote on frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">AAM&#8217;s stockholders voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, for non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation, by the vote below. AAM has decided to hold an annual non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">58,793,766</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2 Years</div>
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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 50.02%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,189,688</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">3 Years</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,173,964</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Abstain</div>
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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 50.02%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">42,124</div>
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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 49.98%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Broker Non Votes</div>
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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 50.02%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">5,711,929</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as AAM&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was approved by the following vote:</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">66,448,853</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">2,405,861</div>
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<td style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff; WIDTH: 50.02%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">56,757</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.</div>

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