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Form 8.3 - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings

12th Jan 2026 12:54

RNS Number : 5508O
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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

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