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Form 8.3 - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings

21st Jan 2026 12:24

RNS Number : 8148P
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC
21 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

20/01/2026

(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:

1,497,022

 

1.26

1,734,392

1.46

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

1,497,022

 

1.26

 

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

2,113

7.52

USD 0.01 common

Sale

289

7.525

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.54

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

356

7.55

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.5533

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

880

7.56

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.5651

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,713

7.57

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.571

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.5728

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.5734

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.574

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.5741

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

99

7.575

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.5759

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

6,041

7.58

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.5826

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.5838

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,588

7.59

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.5935

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.5938

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.595

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.5953

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.5962

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,299

7.6

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6018

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6053

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,681

7.61

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,900

7.62

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6201

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6223

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.6228

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6254

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.626

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

894

7.63

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6335

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6485

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

744

7.66

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6678

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.6679

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.668

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.6682

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.669

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,500

7.67

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6706

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.6713

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6746

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

404

7.675

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.6769

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6776

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

600

7.6784

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6793

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

600

7.6795

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6796

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

10,344

7.68

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.6802

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.6803

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.681

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.6811

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6814

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6815

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

7.682

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6822

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.6826

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6827

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6831

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6832

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.6836

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.6849

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

7.685

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.6874

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.688

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,480

7.69

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6915

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.6917

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6919

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.6929

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6931

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6935

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6936

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.6943

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

7.695

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.6956

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6958

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.6965

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

700

7.6966

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6967

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

700

7.6968

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6969

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6972

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.6979

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.698

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6981

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6982

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6985

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.6993

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.6994

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

700

7.6995

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.6996

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.6997

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

9,102

7.7

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7005

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.7006

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.7008

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7009

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,300

7.701

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7014

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7018

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.702

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7026

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7027

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,700

7.703

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.7033

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7034

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,000

7.7036

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7037

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7039

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7041

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7048

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

760

7.705

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.7051

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7052

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7053

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7054

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.7055

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7056

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7057

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.706

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7061

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

800

7.7062

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7063

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7064

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7067

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7068

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

900

7.7069

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,100

7.7071

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.7072

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,300

7.7076

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7078

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.708

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

600

7.7085

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.7086

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7087

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7088

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7099

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

22,585

7.71

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

900

7.7101

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

600

7.7104

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7105

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7108

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7109

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.711

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,600

7.7112

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7115

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7117

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7118

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.712

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7123

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,400

7.7125

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,500

7.713

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7133

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7134

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7137

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7138

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,300

7.714

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7142

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7143

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,800

7.7144

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.7145

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,400

7.7146

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7148

USD 0.01 common

Sale

7

7.715

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7159

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7178

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.7189

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.7195

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7197

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.7198

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7199

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5,041

7.72

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

600

7.7203

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7204

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

800

7.7211

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7213

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7216

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7217

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7218

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7219

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7223

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7244

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7246

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,528

7.725

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7255

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7256

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7257

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.726

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7263

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7265

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7268

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,100

7.7274

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7277

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7278

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,900

7.7285

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7287

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,100

7.7288

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7293

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7296

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7297

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15,451

7.73

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7304

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7308

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7311

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7315

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,400

7.7327

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.7328

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7337

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

110

7.735

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7351

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7361

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

600

7.7367

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7368

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7384

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.7385

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

44,581

7.74

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

376

7.7401

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

800

7.7403

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.7404

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

300

7.7409

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

100

7.741

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

800

7.7416

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7427

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,300

7.744

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

276

7.7442

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.7446

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

500

7.7448

USD 0.01 common

Sale

446

7.745

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,200

7.7451

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,800

7.7454

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,800

7.7455

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

7.7458

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

800

7.7481

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

7.7482

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3,100

7.7484

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

900

7.7486

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,200

7.7487

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,400

7.7489

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9

7.7493

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,000

7.7495

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

400

7.7499

USD 0.01 common

Sale

218

7.75

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7501

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,200

7.7515

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

200

7.7546

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1,300

7.7553

 

(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:

21/01/2026

Contact name:

Damien Sykes

Telephone number:

02071 535936

 

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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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

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