Iochpe Maxion : Relevant Fact - Evaluation of raising funds in the international markets
August 07, 2015 at 09:20 am EDT
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IOCHPE-MAXION S.A. Public-held Company
CNPJ/MF nº 61.156.113/0001-75
NIRE 35.300.014.022
RELEVANT FACT
Iochpe-Maxion S.A. ("Company"), in compliance with CVM Instruction n⁰ 358/2002, hereby informs its shareholders and the general market that, in accordance with its business strategy, the Company is evaluating the raising of funds in the international capital markets, through a notes offering, in order to alter the Company's debt profile and to reduce financing costs. The completion of the transaction is subject to the Company's approval as well as market conditions.
The Company will maintain the market informed on matters related to the transaction, as necessary, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
São Paulo, August 7th, 2015.
Oscar Antônio Fontoura Becker
Chief Financial Officer
Luis Fernando C. de Abreu
Investor Relations Executive Officer
This material fact does not constitute an offer to sell the securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act), or any state securities laws, and they may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There shall not be any sale of the securities to be sold in the offering in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Iochpe-Maxion S.A. is engaged in the production of automotive wheels. The Company is a producer of automotive structural components in the Americas, and a producer of railway equipment in Brazil. Its operations are focused on the automotive segment, and divided into the wheels and structural component segments. The Company operates through three divisions: Maxion Wheels, Maxion Structural Components and AmstedMaxion. At Maxion Wheels, the Company produces and sells a range of steel wheels for light and commercial vehicles, and agricultural machinery and aluminum wheels for light vehicles. At Maxion Structural Components, it produces side rails, cross members and full frames for commercial vehicles and structural components for light vehicles. At AmstedMaxion (a joint venture), the Company produces freight cars, railway wheels and castings, as well as industrial castings. The Company's and its subsidiaries' operations are carried out in over 30 units located in Brazil and abroad.
IOCHPE-MAXION S.A. 
