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发布于 2018 三月 12

American Axle & Manufacturing 开始其 2021 年到期的 6.25% 优先票据的招标和同意招标募集

密歇根州底特律 – 2018 年 3 月 12 日 - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.（AAM - 纽约证券交易所代码：AXL）今天宣布其全资子公司 American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.（“AAM”或“公司”）开始发出以现金购买（“招标”）2021 年到期的任意及所有未偿付 6.25% 优先票据 (CUSIP No. 02406P AM2) 的要约，并就管理票据的契约的某些拟议修订征求同意（“同意招标募集”）。

除非延期，否则在纽约时间 2018 年 3 月 23 日下午 5:00（“早期投标时间”）之前有效投标票据的持有人，每 1,000 美元已投标而未有效撤回的票据本金将可获得 1,018.75 美元（包括每 1,000 美元票据本金 30.00 美元的“早期投标溢价”）。除非延期，否则在早期投标时间之后和纽约时间 2018 年 4 月 9 日晚上 11:59（“到期时间”）之前有效投标票据的持有人，每 1,000 美元已投标的票据本金将可获得 988.75 美元，但不会获得早期投标溢价。

持有人亦会收到一笔现金付款，金额等于此类票据最近一次付息日至（但不包括）适用结算日期的应计未付利息。在早期投标时间之前有效投标其票据的持有人将可在早期投标时间之后的初始结算日期（目前预计为 2018 年 3 月 26 日左右）收到付款，但要满足或豁免招标条件。在早期投标时间之后和到期时间之前投标的持有人将可在到期时间之后的最终结算日期收到付款。

除非公司延期以及在特定的有限情况下，否则可在纽约时间 2018 年 3 月 23 日下午 5:00 之前撤回已投标票据（从而撤销相关同意）。招标的任何延期、延迟、终止或修改均应在切实可行的情况下尽快公布。

在进行招标的同时，公司亦征求持有人的同意对管理票据的契约进行拟议的修订，以取消大多数适用于票据的约定事项和某些违约条款，并将偿还票据时要求发给持有人通知的时间从 30 天缩短为 2 个工作日。须获得至少大部分未偿还票据本金的持有人的同意，方可采用拟议的修订。

招标须满足某些条件，包括融资条件。招标要求中对最低投标金额没有规定，并且招标不以成功完成同意招标募集为条件。持有人如根据招标要求有效地对其票据进行投标，则会被视作已藉该项投标提交了他们的同意书。持有人如未提交同意书，则不得对其票据进行投标；若对其票据进行投标并未使管理票据的契约的拟议修订生效，则不得提交同意书。

招标和同意招标募集的完整条款和条件载于 2018 年 3 月 12 日发布的《购买要约和同意招标募集声明》，其副本可从招标和同意招标募集的招标及信息代理 D.F. King & Co., Inc. 获取，方法是拨打 (866) 829-0541（美国免费），对于银行和经纪公司则拨打 (212) 269-5550，也可发送电子邮件至axl@dfking.com.

本公司已委聘花旗环球金融有限公司 (Citigroup Global Markets Inc.) 担任经销商经理和募集代理，负责招标和同意招标募集相关事宜。有关招标条款的问题，请致电 (800) 558-3745（美国免费）和 (212) 723-6106（对方付费）直接联系花旗环球金融有限公司。

本公告不是关于任何证券的购买要约、购买要约募集或同意招标募集。招标和同意招标募集仅由 2018 年 3 月 12 日发布的《购买要约和同意招标募集声明》以及 2018 年 3 月 12 日发布的相关同意书和送文函发出。不得在将此类招标、募集或购买视为非法行为的任何司法管辖区进行招标、募集或购买。

关于 AAM

AAM 是汽车、商业和工业市场的全球一级供应商。AAM 设计、开发、验证和制造动力传动系统、金属成型、动力驱动系统和铸造产品，拥有超过 25,000 名员工，在 17 个国家/地区经营 90 多家工厂，可在全球和区域平台上为客户提供支持，并且持续致力于确保卓越运营、技术领先地位和质量。

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