Form 8.3 - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC

12 January 2026

 

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	09/01/2026
(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:	1,219,183	1.02	1,734,392	1.46
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	1,219,183	1.02	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	1,688	7.305
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	576	7.31
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	506	7.315
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	358	7.32
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	560	7.325
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	248	7.33
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	408	7.34
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.345
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	415	7.355
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	220	7.36
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	711	7.365
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	151	7.37
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.375
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	129	7.39
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	172	7.395
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	427	7.4
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,774	7.405
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4077
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.408
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6,008	7.41
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4104
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4112
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4114
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4119
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.412
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4129
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4139
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.414
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6,236	7.415
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4153
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4189
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,107	7.42
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,821	7.425
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,086	7.43
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	854	7.435
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	703	7.44
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4405
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	682	7.445
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4457
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4466
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,590	7.45
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	517	7.455
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	328	7.46
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	575	7.465
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	138	7.47
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4728
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4729
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	377	7.475
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,733	7.48
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,336	7.485
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4896
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.49
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4925
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	700	7.495
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.496
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.4963
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,153	7.5
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.5025
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.5029
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.5047
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4,260	7.505
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.506
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,169	7.51
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	964	7.515
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,393	7.52
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	926	7.525
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	500	7.53
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	663	7.54
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.5488
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.5496
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	600	7.5532
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	393	7.57
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.575
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	133	7.58
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.59
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	215	7.595
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.5954
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.5997
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	60	7.6
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	286	7.605
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6088
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	228	7.61
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6145
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	730	7.615
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6188
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	805	7.62
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	727	7.625
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6252
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6264
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,504	7.63
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6314
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6339
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6349
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	402	7.635
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6384
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	572	7.64
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	500	7.6401
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,173	7.645
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6473
USD 0.01 common	Sale	1	7.6477
USD 0.01 common	Sale	1	7.6482
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6488
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3,913	7.65
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	99	7.6501
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6502
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6514
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6517
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.654
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	500	7.6544
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	11,539	7.655
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	94	7.6551
USD 0.01 common	Sale	4	7.6552
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	98	7.6555
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6556
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.656
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6561
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.6565
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.6573
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6574
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6575
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.6576
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6577
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6581
USD 0.01 common	Sale	5	7.6583
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	95	7.6584
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6586
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6587
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.6588
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.6589
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.659
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.6591
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	500	7.6592
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.6594
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6597
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6598
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	5,674	7.66
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6607
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6609
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6615
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6616
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.6617
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.662
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.6632
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.6635
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6638
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	13,154	7.665
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.6665
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6667
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6688
USD 0.01 common	Sale	4	7.6698
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	5,796	7.67
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6705
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6721
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	600	7.6722
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6723
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6728
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6731
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6732
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6743
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.6745
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.6746
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	8,659	7.675
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6754
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6758
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6772
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6773
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6775
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	600	7.6776
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6795
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	700	7.6798
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4,618	7.68
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6803
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6805
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6819
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6832
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.6834
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3,902	7.685
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6859
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.688
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6884
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6893
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6895
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6897
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6898
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	5,142	7.69
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6903
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	500	7.6907
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.691
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.6911
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6912
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6914
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6916
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6937
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6944
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	11,842	7.695
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.6952
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6953
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6955
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6959
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6961
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6962
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6968
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	700	7.6969
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.697
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,400	7.6972
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6974
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6975
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.6983
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	500	7.6984
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	700	7.6985
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.699
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.6995
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	600	7.6996
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6998
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.6999
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	9,571	7.7
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7002
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.7003
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7004
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7011
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.7017
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7022
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7024
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7025
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.7031
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	600	7.7034
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7035
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7036
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.704
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7047
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	5,249	7.705
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.7061
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7065
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.707
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.7076
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.7077
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7078
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	37	7.709
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7097
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7098
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7099
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6,724	7.71
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7101
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.711
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7114
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7118
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.713
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7143
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	7,060	7.715
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7151
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.7153
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7159
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7165
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7168
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7169
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.717
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.7171
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3,445	7.72
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7214
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.7227
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7232
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7238
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7248
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4,546	7.725
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7258
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7274
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7275
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.728
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7282
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7284
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.7285
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7289
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7295
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7296
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7297
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7298
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7299
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4,211	7.73
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7311
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7323
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7324
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7332
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.7334
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7335
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7337
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	600	7.7344
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7345
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7347
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	7,129	7.735
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.7362
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7375
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	448	7.74
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.7408
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7409
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7413
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.7414
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.744
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	500	7.7446
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,300	7.7448
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	5,169	7.745
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7456
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7464
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.7493
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3,034	7.75
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7507
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.7509
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.7515
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.752
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.7528
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.754
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,000	7.7546
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.7549
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	4,752	7.755
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,300	7.76
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	400	7.765
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	634	7.77
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	200	7.775
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	257	7.777
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,842	7.78
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	300	7.785
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,284	7.79
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	359	7.795
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6,488	7.8
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,477	7.805
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,800	7.81
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	771	7.815
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6,748	7.82
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	11,611	7.825
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	31,616	7.83
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	840	7.835
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	303	7.845
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	8,900	7.85
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2,212	7.855
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	7.857
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	1,501	7.86

(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:	12/01/2026
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.

 

END