SC 13G 1 0001.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ArvinMeritor, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 59000G100 (CUSIP Number) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). 13G CUSIP NO. 59000G100 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Wells Fargo & Company Tax Identification No. 41-0449260 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 6,996 BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 4,362,674 EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 4,366,255 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,369,670 10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.5% 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON HC 13G CUSIP NO. 59000G100 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Tax Identification No. 94-1347393 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 6,996 BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 4,362,674 EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 4,366,255 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,369,670 10) CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.5% 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON BK UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 DISCLAIMER: Information in this Schedule 13G is provided solely for the purpose of complying with Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Act and regulations promulgated thereunder, and is not to be construed as an admission that Wells Fargo & Company or any of its subsidiaries is the beneficial owner of the securities covered by this Schedule 13G for any purpose whatsoever. Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: ArvinMeritor, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 2135 West Maple Road Troy, MI 48084-7186 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: 1. Wells Fargo & Company 2. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: 1. Wells Fargo & Company 420 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 2. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 343 Sansome Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, California 94163 Item 2(c) Citizenship: 1. Wells Fargo & Company: Delaware 2. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.: United States Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 59000G100 Item 3 The person filing is a: 1. Wells Fargo & Company: Parent Holding Company in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) 2. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.: Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act Item 4 Ownership: See Items 5-11 of each cover page. Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting persons have ceased to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ]. Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: Not applicable. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: See Attachment A. Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable. Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable. Item 10 Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Signature. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct. Date: March 6, 2001 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY By: /s/ Laurel A. Holschuh Laurel A. Holschuh, Senior Vice President and Secretary AGREEMENT The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached shall be filed by Wells Fargo & Company on its own behalf and on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Dated: March 6, 2001 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY By: /s/ Laurel A. Holschuh Laurel A. Holschuh, Senior Vice President and Secretary WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. By: /s/ Theodore N. Monohon Theodore N. Monohon, Vice President ATTACHMENT A The Schedule 13G to which this attachment is appended is filed by Wells Fargo & Company on behalf of the following subsidiaries: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (1) __________________ (1) Classified as a bank in accordance with Regulation 13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(B).