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EX-4.1 - SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE - AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS INCss43219_ex0401.htm
 

 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): May 17, 2017
 
 

                           
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
 

                              
Delaware
001-14303
38-3161171
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
One Dauch Drive, Detroit, Michigan
48211-1198
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
                   
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (313) 758-2000
                   
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 

 
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
                    
On May 17, 2017,  American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., (the “Company”) (NYSE: AXL) and its wholly owned subsidiary, American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (“AAM Inc.”) entered into a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 17, 2017, (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”) to the Indenture, dated as of November 3, 2011 (the “Base Indenture”) among the Company, AAM Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 23, 2017, (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) which adds certain subsidiaries of the Company as a guarantors under the Indenture.
                  
The Second Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto.
                        
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
                        
The information in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
           
                   
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
              
(d) Exhibits.
            
4.1 Second Supplemental Indenture, dated May 17, 2017, among the Company, AAM Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
SIGNATURE
 
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: May 17, 2017
By:
/s/ Christopher J. May
 
   
Christopher J. May
 
   
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

                
EXHIBIT INDEX
                       
Exhibit
Number
  
Exhibit
     
4.1
 
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated May 17, 2017, among the Company, AAM Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.