Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 14, 2013, American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. ("AAM"), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the subsidiary guarantors entered into an underwriting agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as the representative of the several underwriters named therein, to sell $400 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25% senior notes due 2021 (the "Notes") in an offering registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company and certain of AAM's current and future subsidiaries. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The issuance of the Notes is expected to close on February 28, 2013.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated February 14, 2013, among American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors listed on Schedule 2 thereto, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as the representative of the several underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto.

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