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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 3, 2012
AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-14303 | 38-3161171 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
One Dauch Drive, Detroit, Michigan | 48211-1198 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(313) 758-2000 |
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 3, 2012 American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., (the “Company” or “AAM”) issued a press release regarding AAM's financial results for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2011. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
AAM's 2011 Results
• | AAM's underfunded pension liability as of December 31, 2011 was $275 million. |
AAM's 2012 Outlook
• | AAM expects full year sales in 2012 to be approximately $2.8 - $2.9 billion. This sales projection is based on the anticipated launch schedule of programs in AAM's new business backlog and the assumption that the U.S. Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of sales (“SAAR”) increases from approximately 12.7 million vehicle units in 2011 to approximately 13.0 -13.5 million vehicle units in 2012. |
• | AAM expects to be solidly profitable and to generate adjusted earnings before interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) as a percentage of sales in the range of 14.0% - 14.5% in 2012. |
◦ | AAM defines EBITDA to be earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA excluding the impact of special charges and restructuring costs, including debt refinancing and redemption costs and expenses related to the closure of the Detroit Manufacturing Complex and Cheektowaga Manufacturing Facility. AAM believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are meaningful measures of performance as they are commonly utilized by management and investors to analyze operating performance and entity valuation. Our management, the investment community and the banking institutions routinely use these terms, together with other measures, to measure our operating performance relative to other Tier 1 automotive suppliers. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as income from operations, net income or cash flow from operating activities as determined under GAAP. Other companies may calculate EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA differently. |
• | AAM expects full year capital spending in 2012 to approximate 6.0% of sales to support AAM's $1.1 billion new business backlog, launching between 2012 - 2014. |
• | AAM expects its effective tax rate for 2012 to range between 5-10%. |
Cautionary Statements
Certain statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are “forward-looking statements” and relate to the Company’s plans, projections, strategies or future performance. Such statements, made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, are based on our current expectations, are inherently uncertain, are subject to risks and should be viewed with caution. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events and are subject to risks and may differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to: global economic conditions, including the impact of the current sovereign debt crisis in the Euro-zone; reduced purchases of our products by GM, Chrysler or other customers; reduced demand for our customers' products (particularly light trucks and SUVs produced by GM and Chrysler); our ability to realize the expected revenues from our new and incremental business backlog; our ability or our customers' and suppliers' ability to successfully launch new product programs on a timely basis; our ability to achieve the level of cost reductions required to sustain global cost competitiveness; our ability to attract new customers and programs for new products; our ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations and avoid work stoppages; our suppliers', our customers' and their suppliers' ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations and avoid work stoppages; supply shortages or price increases in raw materials, utilities or other operating supplies as a result of natural disasters or otherwise; risks inherent in our international operations (including adverse changes in political stability, taxes and other law changes, potential disruption of production and supply, and currency rate fluctuations); liabili
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ties arising from warranty claims, product recalls, product liability and legal proceedings to which we are or may become a party; availability of financing for working capital, capital expenditures, R&D or other general corporate purposes, including our ability to comply with financial covenants; our customers' and suppliers' availability of financing for working capital, capital expenditures, R&D or other general corporate purposes; our ability to develop and produce new products that reflect market demand; lower-than-anticipated market acceptance of new or existing products; our ability to respond to changes in technology, increased competition or pricing pressures; price volatility in, or reduced availability of, fuel; our ability to consummate and integrate acquisitions and joint ventures; adverse changes in laws, government regulations or market conditions affecting our products or our customers' products (such as the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (“CAFE”) regulations); changes in liabilities arising from pension and other postretirement benefit obligations; risks of noncompliance with environmental regulations or risks of environmental issues that could result in unforeseen costs at our facilities; our ability to attract and retain key associates; other unanticipated events and conditions that may hinder our ability to compete. For additional discussion, see “Risk factors” in our most recent 10K filing. It is not possible to foresee or identify all such factors and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or to disclose any subsequent facts, events or circumstances that may affect their accuracy.
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SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | ||
99.1 | Press release dated | February 3, 2012 | |
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SIGNATURES
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: | February 3, 2012 | By: | /s/ Michael K. Simonte | ||
Michael K. Simonte | |||||
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (also in the capacity of Chief Accounting Officer) | |||||
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