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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Blackstone Capital Partners II Merchant Banking Fund L.P.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Blackstone Management Associates II L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor
(Street)
New York NY 10154
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
1/28/99
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. Symbol: AXL
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/ / Director /X/ 10% Owner
/ / Officer (give title below) / / Other (specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check applicable line)
/ / Form filed by One Reporting Person
/X/ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction
5(b)(v).
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
2. Amount 3. Ownership
of Secu- Form:
rities Direct 4. Nature of
Bene- (D) or Indirect
ficially Indirect Beneficial
Owned (I) Ownership
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 18,985,785.90(1) D
Common Stock 5,637,405(2) D
Common Stock 1,887,800.85(3) D
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Table II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
2. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative
(Month/Day/Year) Security (Instr. 4)
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Date Amount or
1. Title of Derivative Exercis- Expiration Title Number of
Security (Instr. 4) able Date Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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5. Ownership
Form of
Derivative
4. Conver- Security:
sion or Direct 6. Nature of
Exercise (D) or Indirect
Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These securities are owned solely by Blackstone Capital Partners II
Merchant Banking Fund L.P., who is a member of a "group" with Blackstone
Offshore Capital Partners II L.P. and Blackstone Family Investment
Partnership II L.P. for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
(2) These securities are owned solely by Blackstone Offshore Capital Partners
II L.P., who is a member of a "group" with Blackstone Capital Partners II
Merchant Banking Fund L.P. and Blackstone Family Investment Partnership II
L.P. for purposes of Section 12(d) of the Exchange Act.
(3) These securities are owned solely by Blackstone Family Investment
Partnership II L.P., who is a member of a "group" with Blackstone Capital
Partners II Merchant Banking Fund L.P. and Blackstone Offshore Capital
Partners II L.P. for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
/s/ David A. Stockman 1/28/99
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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Joint Filer Information
Name: Blackstone Offshore Capital Partners II L.P.
Address: c/o Blackstone Management
Associates II L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Designated Filer: Blackstone Capital Partners II Merchant
Banking Fund L.P.
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings,
Inc. (AXL)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: 1/28/99
Signature: /s/ David A. Stockman
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Attachment to Form 3
Joint Filer Information
Name: Blackstone Family Investment
Partnership II L.P.
Address: c/o Blackstone Management
Associates II L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Designated Filer: Blackstone Capital Partners II Merchant
Banking Fund L.P.
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings,
Inc. (AXL)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: 1/28/99
Signature: /s/ David A. Stockman
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