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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): July 15, 2025
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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1-14303 | |
38-3161171 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) | |
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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One
Dauch Drive
Detroit, Michigan 48211-1198 | |
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | |
(313) 758-2000 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Not Applicable |
(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:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange
Act:
Title of each
class | |
Trading Symbol | |
Name of exchange
on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | |
AXL | |
The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.07. Submission of
Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
July 15, 2025, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AAM” or the “Company”),
held a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) in connection with the Company’s recommended
offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Dowlais Group plc (“Dowlais”), a public limited
company incorporated in England and Wales (the “Business Combination”). At the Special Meeting, holders of the Company’s
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“AAM Common Stock,” and each share thereof, an “AAM Share”
and, collectively, the “AAM Shares”), approved the proposals relating to the Business Combination as described in the
Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on June 2, 2025, as amended and supplemented pursuant to Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on June 9, 2025
and July 7, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”).
As disclosed in the
Proxy Statement, the Company selected the close of business on June 9, 2025, as the record date for determining stockholders
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Special Meeting (the “Record
Date”). Of the 118,662,478 AAM Shares outstanding as of the Record Date and entitled to vote at the Special
Meeting, holders of 94,915,896 AAM Shares (representing approximately 80%
of the AAM Shares outstanding on the Record Date and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting) were present in person or represented
by proxy at the Special Meeting, constituting a quorum for the Special Meeting.
The
final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting are as follows:
Proposal
1 – Approval of Charter Amendment: The stockholders of the Company approved the
proposed amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) to AAM’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
“AAM Charter”) to increase the number of authorized AAM Shares, from 150,000,000 AAM Shares to 375,000,000 AAM Shares
(the “Charter Amendment Proposal”). The voting results for the Charter Amendment Proposal are set forth in the table
immediately below:
For | |
Against | |
Abstain | |
Broker Non-Votes |
92,942,453 | |
1,318,101 | |
655,342 | |
0 |
Proposal
2 – Approval of the Share Issuance: The stockholders of the Company approved
the proposed issuance of AAM Shares (the “Share Issuance”) to the shareholders of Dowlais, representing the stock consideration
in the Business Combination (the “Share Issuance Proposal”). The voting results
for the Share Issuance Proposal are set forth in the table immediately below:
For | |
Against | |
Abstain | |
Broker Non-Votes |
93,784,376 | |
471,877 | |
659,643 | |
0 |
Proposal
3 - Adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate: The stockholders of the Company approved a proposal to
adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or time, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in the event there are
insufficient votes at the time of such adjournment to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal or the Share Issuance Proposal (the “Adjournment
Proposal”). Although the Adjournment Proposal was approved by the stockholders of the Company, because there were sufficient
votes represented at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal and the Share Issuance Proposal, the Adjournment
Proposal is moot. The voting results for the Adjournment Proposal are set forth in the table immediately below:
For | |
Against | |
Abstain | |
Broker Non-Votes |
89,412,940 | |
4,966,788 | |
536,168 | |
0 |
Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On July 15, 2025, the Company
issued a press release announcing the voting results of the Special Meeting. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No. |
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Description |
99.1 |
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Press Release, dated July 15, 2025. |
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104 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL) |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly
authorized.
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AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS, INC.
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Date: |
July 15, 2025 |
By: |
/s/ Matthew K. Paroly |
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Matthew K. Paroly |
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Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |