8-K 1 a8-k_dbpresentation.htm 8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 17, 2018
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-14303 |  | 38-3161171
(Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Dauch Drive, Detroit, Michigan |  | 48211-1198
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(313) 758-2000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On January 17, 2018, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “AAM”) will present at the 2018 Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference. The presentation to be used during the conference is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and includes, among other things, updated information regarding AAM’s estimated preliminary 2017 financial results, 2018 financial targets, new business backlog for 2018 - 2020 and recent business updates.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No. |  | Description |
99.1 |  | Presentation dated | January 17, 2018

SIGNATURES
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.

|  | AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS, INC. |
Date: | January 17, 2018 | By: | /s/ Christopher J. May |
|  |  | Christopher J. May |
|  |  | Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (also in the capacity of Chief Accounting Officer) |