Form 8.3 - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC

17 December 2025

 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	16/12/2025
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	Yes - Dowlais Group PLC

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	USD 0.01 common
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	121,643	0.10	1,734,392	1.46
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	121,643	0.10	1,734,392	1.46

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	537	6.38
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	269	6.405
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	42	6.42
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	881	6.46
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	141	6.455
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	112	6.48
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	18,255	6.47
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	266	6.34
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,862	6.35
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	27	6.3682
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	6.41
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.4008
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	82	6.385
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	27	6.3802
USD 0.01 common	Sale	43,423	6.37
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	118	6.3593
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,179	6.36
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	674	6.355
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	579	6.365
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	29	6.3538
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.3655
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.369
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	30	6.3702
USD 0.01 common	Sale	6,140	6.375
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	27	6.3654
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.3717
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	27	6.3653
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	57	6.3675
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	52	6.3601
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	18	6.3554
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	41	6.3505
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	22	6.3506
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	9	6.3436
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.3408
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	23	6.3478
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	23	6.345
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	11	6.3545
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	58	6.3548
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3689
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	53	6.4471
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	66	6.4229
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	668	6.435
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	22	6.4595
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	702	6.465
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	36	6.4653
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	449	6.44
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3,004	6.485
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,458	6.525
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	792	6.52
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,058	6.5
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	360	6.51
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3,890	6.505
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	859	6.495
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,103	6.49
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	96	6.478
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	20	6.4778
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,624	6.475
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	20	6.4785
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	72	6.4779
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	24	6.4781
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	20	6.4797
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	20	6.4777
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	20	6.4751
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	20	6.4752
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	75	6.4662
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	24	6.4659
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.4722
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	22	6.479
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	71	6.4678
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	20	6.4715
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.4654
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	222	6.4611
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	22	6.4527
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	20	6.4515
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	20	6.4601
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	68	6.4841
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	60	6.4842
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.4873
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1	6.4929
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	12	6.4936
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	153	6.4954
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	69	6.4956
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	67	6.4987
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	39	6.4983
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	65	6.4999
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	91	6.5018
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	79	6.4905
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	33	6.4889
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	59	6.4894
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	30	6.4893
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	70	6.4847
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	40	6.4846
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	7	6.4837
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	59	6.4798
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	41	6.4741
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	7	6.4749
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	25	6.4743
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	14	6.4735
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	38	6.4733
USD 0.01 common	Sale	1	6.4695
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3	6.4703
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.4683
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	88	6.4671
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	8	6.4676
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	9	6.4663
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.4657
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	16	6.4655
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.4609
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.4608
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	18	6.4606
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	7	6.4625
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.4571
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.4565
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	53	6.4516
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	44	6.4491
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	149	6.445
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	53	6.4476
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	89	6.4493
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.45
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	60	6.449
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	54	6.4494
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	54	6.4403
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	152	6.4396
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	79	6.4366
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	73	6.4357
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	52	6.4434
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	36	6.4392
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.4395
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	61	6.4364
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.4397
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	139	6.4363
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	50	6.4313
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	41	6.4368
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	20	6.4351
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	77	6.437
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	76	6.4348
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	75	6.4365
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	74	6.4326
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	69	6.4346
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	72	6.4341
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	71	6.4238
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	133	6.4253
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	53	6.4255
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	10	6.4256
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	68	6.4355
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	67	6.4299
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	67	6.4248
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	230	6.425
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	66	6.4264
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	128	6.4249
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	64	6.4244
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	63	6.422
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	62	6.4233
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	61	6.4195
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	59	6.4149
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	60	6.4141
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	54	6.4102
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	59	6.4097
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	41	6.4098
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	17	6.4069
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	8	6.4052
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.3903
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.3891
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.3857
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	56	6.3845
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	29	6.3744
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.3745
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	29	6.3726
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.3706
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	29	6.3705
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.3698
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	32	6.3684
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	33	6.3616
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.3606
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	53	6.361
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	31	6.3605
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	15	6.3609
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	38	6.3643
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	44	6.3637
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	43	6.3549
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.3443
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	41	6.3444
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	52	6.3464
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.3494
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	101	6.3539
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.3527
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	18	6.3518
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	16	6.3537
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.3627
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	29	6.3631
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	17	6.3644
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.3642
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	27	6.3645
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.3641
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	30	6.3647
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.3656
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	30	6.3599
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	60	6.3598
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.3611
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.3614
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	56	6.3651
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	36	6.366
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.3701
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	64	6.3704
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	55	6.371
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	30	6.3716
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	27	6.3707
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	23	6.3659
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.3658
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	21	6.3696
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.3686
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.3694
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.367
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	35	6.3688
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.3691
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.3674
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.3693
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	35	6.3739
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	22	6.3725
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	27	6.3723
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.372
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	65	6.3534
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4	6.3547
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	12	6.3536
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	12	6.3567
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	32	6.3579
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	36	6.3589
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.3588
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.3512
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	23	6.3497
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.3544

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

No

Date of disclosure:	17/12/2025
Contact name:	Mirela Mihova
Telephone number:	07341 510469

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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