Form 8.3 - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC

18 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	17/12/2025
(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:	311,077	0.26	1,734,392	1.46
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	311,077	0.26	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	500	6.42
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	262	6.46
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	52	6.455
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,137	6.48
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,422	6.47
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	900	6.41
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	900	6.44
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	201	6.485
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	127	6.525
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,399	6.52
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	11,145	6.5
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6,686	6.51
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,694	6.505
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4,170	6.495
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	10,762	6.49
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	530	6.475
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4873
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4929
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	47	6.4954
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	42	6.4956
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	38	6.4987
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	116	6.4983
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.4999
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	377	6.4889
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.4894
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4893
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	226	6.45
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	86,376	6.56
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6,783	6.55
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,096	6.555
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,600	6.57
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	333	6.5712
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,793	6.575
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	237	6.5707
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	99	6.5702
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,962	6.565
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	91	6.5704
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	86	6.5675
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	83	6.5613
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	153	6.5599
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5682
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5594
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5569
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5591
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	168	6.5555
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	6.5448
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	168	6.5541
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5512
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5487
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	162	6.5489
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5492
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	50	6.5493
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	253	6.5495
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	139	6.5484
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5455
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5454
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	47	6.5482
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	39	6.5481
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	151	6.5477
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5442
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	49	6.5473
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5441
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	205	6.5416
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3,637	6.54
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	49	6.5354
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5403
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.5345
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.5299
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3,602	6.53
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5293
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	23	6.5302
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	29	6.5306
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	568	6.5352
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,389	6.535
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	305	6.545
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	256	6.5142
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	53	6.5273
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5119
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5103
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	121	6.5009
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,009	6.515
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	53	6.5003
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.4935
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.4932
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	256	6.4949
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	183	6.4946
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5015
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	123	6.502
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5022
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	53	6.4921
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	23	6.492
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.503
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	723	6.4923
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	121	6.4928
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	6.4942
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	23	6.4971
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.507
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5072
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	6.498
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5085
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	124	6.4989
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	124	6.499
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	38	6.5067
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	42	6.5069
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	132	6.5166
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	363	6.506
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5059
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	29	6.5163
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5042
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	6.5039
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5034
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	218	6.4996
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	6.5001
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	124	6.5002
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5026
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	700	6.5024
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5082
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	6.5078
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5076
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	17	6.4992
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	128	6.4963
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	15	6.4959
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	6.4965
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	44	6.4951
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.4977
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	116	6.4952
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	242	6.4955
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4966
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4919
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	120	6.4988
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.497
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.491
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.4914
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4933
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4904
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4902
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4839
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.483
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	6.4836
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4843
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4898
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4853
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4925
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	127	6.4897
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4926
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4924
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	84	6.4975
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.4947
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4886
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	500	6.4885
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	389	6.4974
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4944
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5011
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	79	6.5014
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	122	6.5046
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5004
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4937
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4917
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4895
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4973
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5137
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5184
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	110	6.5189
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	99	6.5494
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	6.5503
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5501
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5486
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5505
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.551
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5498
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5472
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5476
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	18	6.5485
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	20	6.561
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5362
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	18	6.5635
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5361
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5348
USD 0.01 common	Sale	1	6.537
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5227
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	9	6.5214
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5231
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	9	6.5193
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	13	6.5192
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	76	6.5237
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5246
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5249
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	12	6.5254
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	117	6.5248
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5283
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	6.5342
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5343
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5357
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5358
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5387
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5399
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5415
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.542
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5421
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5392
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	79	6.5414
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5544
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5551
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5561
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	6.5574
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5588
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5592
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	23	6.5565
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5581
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	500	6.559
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5616
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5576
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	6.5533
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5507
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.5562
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5499
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.548
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5336
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.533
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5478
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5446
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5465
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5131
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5144
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5114
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.511
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.504
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5041
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5055
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5093
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5109
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5104
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5145
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5047
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5156
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.5036
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	6.4857
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4782
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4771
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4754
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4759
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.4577
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4823
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4832
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4835
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4838
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	6.4861
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4862
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4891
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	6.4887
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4872
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.489
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	341	6.39

(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:	18/12/2025
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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