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发布于 2019 九月 18

AAM 宣布将美国铸铁业务出售给由 Gamut Capital Management 管理的基金

底特律，2019 年 9 月 18 日 — 美国车桥制造有限公司 (AAM)（纽约证券交易所代码：AXL）今天宣布，已签订最终协议，以 2.45 亿美元的价格将其美国铸铁业务（“Grede”）出售给 Gamut 资本管理公司（“Gamut”）管理的基金，但须经过某些惯例性调整。

在 10 个制造工厂中，Grede 为汽车、商用车和工业市场开发、制造、组装和供应延展式、灰铸铁和特种铸铁铸件和加工部件。2018 年全年，Grede 的销售额为 7.81 亿美元（7.41 亿美元，不包括公司间交易）。

AAM 董事长兼首席执行官 David C. Dauch 表示： “出售 Grede 将使我们能够简化业务，加快减债计划，提高利润率。我们将继续优化并投资于我们高度设计的产品组合，专注于包括电气化在内的盈利增长机会，并进一步加强 AAM 对所有关键利益相关者的价值主张。”

Gamut 的创始合伙人 Jordan Zaken 表示： “Grede 是一家市场领先的高性能、任务关键型铸件供应商，具有全国规模、蓝筹客户群和重要的增长机会。我们很高兴在下一阶段与 Grede 及其专职员工合作，成为一家专注于为客户提供卓越运营和一流交付的独立公司。”

AAM 将保留其墨西哥 El Carmen 铸铁业务。El Carmen 制造工厂将继续为 AAM 提供显著的垂直整合优势，同时继续为墨西哥和其他全球市场的外部客户提供服务。

2.45 亿美元的销售价格将包括 1.85 亿美元现金和 6000 万美元的延期付款债务（须经过某些惯例性调整）。净现金收益将主要用于偿还未偿债务。该交易预计将在 2019 年第四季度完成，但须遵守惯例性成交条件，包括获得监管批准。 

相关详细信息，请访问投资者页面：www.aam.com 以获取补充性投资者报告。

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本报告可能包含 1995 年《私人证券诉讼改革法》含义内的前瞻性报告，包括但不限于与交易有关的报告、交易的预期后果和收益以及与非历史事实事项有关的其他信息。这些前瞻性报告涉及某些风险和不确定性，可能导致实际结果与这些报告明示或暗示的结果存在重大差异。这些风险和不确定性包括收到和及时获得必要的监管批准，以及我们向 SEC 提交的报告中不时详述的其他因素，包括 10-K 表格年度报告中的“风险因素”下和 10-Q 表格季度报告中所述的因素。这些前瞻性报告仅自本通信之日起生效。我们明确声明不承担任何义务或承诺，来传播对此处包含的任何前瞻性报告的任何更新或修订，以反映我们对该声明的期望的任何变化，或任何此类声明所依据的事件、条件或情况的任何变化。

关于 AAM

美国车桥（纽约证券交易所代码：AXL）传递推动世界的力量。作为领先的全球一级汽车供应商，AAM 设计、开发和制造动力传动系统、金属成型和铸造产品，使下一代汽车更智能、更轻量、更安全、更高效。AAM 总部设在底特律，拥有超过 25,000 名员工，在 17 个国家/地区经营近 90 家工厂，在全球和区域平台上为客户提供支持，并且专注于质量、卓越运营和技术领先地位。要了解更多信息，请访问 aam.com。

关于 Gamut Capital Management

Gamut Capital Management 是一家总部位于纽约的私人投资公司，管理着专注于中间市场的 12 亿美元资产。Gamut 于 2015 年由 Stan Parker 和 Jordan Zaken 创立，他们拥有超过 35 年的私募股权投资经验。Gamut 的高级交易专业人员在北美和欧洲的 30 多家公司中进行了投资。要了解更多信息，请访问www.gamutcapital.com。

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