Form 8.3 - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC

24 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	23/12/2025
(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:	876,787	0.73	1,734,392	1.46
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	876,787	0.73	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	277	6.42
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	185	6.41
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,942	6.39
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6,523	6.4
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,065	6.395
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	675	6.405
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,427	6.385
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3862
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3857
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3802
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	342	6.3789
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3851
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3799
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	33	6.3782
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3792
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3791
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.379
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3776
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3796
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,923	6.375
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	204	6.3755
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3756
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	500	6.3812
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.3757
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3837
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,534	6.38
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3838
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	518	6.3914
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	515	6.393
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	80	6.3924
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.3922
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	228	6.3917
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	303	6.3912
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3994
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4	6.3909
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1	6.3821
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2	6.382
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3	6.3809
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	115	6.3808
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	94	6.383
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	6.3923
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3861
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3964
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1	6.4002
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1	6.4004
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	90	6.4005
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	108	6.4011
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3995
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	45	6.4017
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	42	6.4047
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.399
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	96	6.4006
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	5	6.3992
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	89	6.3953
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	46	6.3952
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	80	6.3951
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3954
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	88	6.389
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	70	6.3889
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3891
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3906
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3892
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	12	6.3911
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	33	6.3902
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	12	6.3949
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	11	6.3945
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	13	6.3905
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	12	6.3908
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	23	6.3882
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	8	6.3872
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	107	6.3794
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	188	6.3729
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	9	6.3797
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	22	6.3788
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	111	6.3772
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	29	6.3751
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	11	6.376
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3699
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	22	6.3694
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	11	6.3692
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	5	6.369
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	771	6.37
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	214	6.365
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	9	6.3693
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	9	6.3686
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	9	6.3687
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.3695
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	60	6.3752
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	180	6.3726
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	8	6.3702
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	7	6.3706
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	7	6.371
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	11	6.3749
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	7	6.3739
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	9	6.3724
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	7	6.3742
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	18	6.3753
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	16	6.3798
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.384
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3883
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3845
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	99	6.3829
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3842
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.388
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	81	6.3899
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3879
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	80	6.3827
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3904
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3859
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1	6.3856
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3888
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	104	6.3844
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	10	6.3895
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	11	6.3718
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	113	6.3683
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3848
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3853
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4	6.3901
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	5	6.3932
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.3977
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3707
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	19	6.3737
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3715
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3817
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	89	6.3663
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.3604
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	132	6.3654
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3	6.3642
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	5	6.3659
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	51	6.355
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3835
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	8	6.3793
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	8	6.3834
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	7	6.3823
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4183
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4213
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	45	6.43
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	47	6.425
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	284	6.4177
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	14	6.415
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4099
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.4048
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2	6.4012
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2	6.401
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2	6.4067
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4	6.4107
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4	6.4106
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2	6.4093
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	6.4052
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4	6.4051
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4	6.4079
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3	6.3975
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	6.3614
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	6.36

(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:	24/12/2025
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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