---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-006480"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DCH"
cik: "0001062231"
company_name: "Dauch Corp"
filed_at: "2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T07:48:25.725543+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Axle rebrands as Dauch Corp, ticker becomes DCH on NYSE Feb 5

## Summary
- Name change to Dauch Corporation effective Jan 26, 2026; ticker changes to DCH on Feb 5.
- Existing stock certificates remain valid; CUSIP unchanged.
- Court hearing for Dowlais combination set for Jan 30, expected closing Feb 3.
- No stockholder action required for name or ticker change.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-006480
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DCH
- cik: 0001062231
- company_name: Dauch Corp
- filed_at: 2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000110465926006480/0001104659-26-006480-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000110465926006480/tm264021d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-006480
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-006480.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-006480.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 7778b8596f8f3d0d8c36e323032d42a1fd522c8a
  claim: Dauch Corp: Company changed its name to Dauch Corporation via amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (effective 2026-01-26).
  evidence_excerpt: On January 23, 2026, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the " Company "), changed its name to Dauch Corporation by filing an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation (the " Name Change Amendment ") with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the " Name Change "). The Name Change and the Name Change Amendment became effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 26, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000110465926006480/0001104659-26-006480-index.htm
- claim_id: f7933138017ac9ed666a1080035af52f1ad20258
  claim: Dauch Corp: Bylaws amended solely to reflect the name change to Dauch Corporation (effective 2026-01-26).
  evidence_excerpt: the Board also approved, in accordance with the DGCL and the Company's organizational documents, the Company's Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the " Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws "), which were amended to reflect the Name Change. The Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws effect no other changes to the Company's bylaws.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000110465926006480/0001104659-26-006480-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.