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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-09-25</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Sponsors (as defined below) made an in-kind distribution to their respective limited partners for no consideration.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">As of September 25, 2017, AS Investors, LLC (&quot;AS Investors&quot;) was the direct record owner of 1,382,603 shares of common stock of Xerium Technologies Inc. (&quot;Xerium&quot;). As a result of their relationship to AS Investors, (i) American Securities Partners V, L.P., American Securities Partners V(B), L.P. and American Securities Partners V(C), L.P. (each, a &quot;Sponsor&quot;), the owners of membership interests in AS Investors; (ii) American Securities Associates V, LLC (&quot;GP&quot;), the general partner of each Sponsor; and (iii) American Securities LLC (&quot;Advisor&quot;), which provides investment advisory services to each Sponsor and GP may also be deemed to be beneficial owners of Xerium.  Additionally, as of September 25, 2017, Advisor directly owns 12,929 shares of common stock.  Accordingly, as of September 25, 2017, Advisor may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate of 1,395,532 shares of common stock of Xerium.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 99.1 Joint Filer Information incorporated herein by reference</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>AS Investors, LLC By: /s/ Marc Saiontz, as Vice President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-09-27</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>American Securities Partners V, L.P. By: American Securities Associates V, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-09-27</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>American Securities Partners V(B), L.P. By: American Securities Associates V, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-09-27</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>American Securities Partners V(C), L.P. By: American Securities Associates V, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-09-27</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>American Securities Associates V, LLC By:
/s/ Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-09-27</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>American Securities LLC By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, as President and Chief Executive Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-09-27</signatureDate>
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