EXHIBIT 99.1 — CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (the “Issuer”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Richard E. Dauch,
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
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| | (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and |
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| | (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer. |
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| By: /s/ RICHARD E. DAUCH | | | | |
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Richard E. Dauch
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board &
Chief Executive Officer
March 21, 2003 | | |
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