Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 6686K
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08 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:

Bank of America Corporation

(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

05/12/2025

(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"

No

 

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:

1,769,885

1.491%

3,067,857

2.585%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,993,096

2.522%

1,062,957

0.896%

(3)

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

0

0.000%

0

0.000%

TOTAL:

4,762,981

4.013%

4,130,814

3.480%

 

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:

N/A

Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:

N/A

 

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

              17

6.31 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

              12

6.315 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

               3

6.316667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

              12

6.32 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

              12

6.33 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

              10

6.39 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

            202

6.33 USD

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of
securities

Price per unit

USD 0.01 common

Sale

               1

6.29 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              33

6.294849 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              24

6.295 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

            100

6.299 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              31

6.3 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

            100

6.3066 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              26

6.309616 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              52

6.309808 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

         2,276

6.31 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              29

6.311035 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              23

6.312609 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

            100

6.313 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              29

6.313104 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              27

6.313704 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              32

6.314063 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

            100

6.3141 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              30

6.314334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

            346

6.315 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              26

6.315385 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              28

6.316072 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

               3

6.316667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              51

6.316863 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              19

6.317895 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

            100

6.3189 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              48

6.318959 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              55

6.319273 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

            100

6.3198 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

            464

6.32 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              18

6.320556 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              15

6.321334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              24

6.321667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              48

6.322084 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              19

6.323158 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

            100

6.3251 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              23

6.326087 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              24

6.32625 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              21

6.326667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              40

6.328 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              18

6.328334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              25

6.3292 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              90

6.33 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              43

6.330233 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              27

6.330741 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              22

6.33091 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              22

6.331364 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              20

6.3315 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              19

6.331579 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              17

6.332353 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              25

6.3328 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              21

6.333334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              44

6.33341 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              30

6.336 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              23

6.336087 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              21

6.336191 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              50

6.3362 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              24

6.33625 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              50

6.3364 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              28

6.336429 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              59

6.336441 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              44

6.337273 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              26

6.337308 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

            258

6.34 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              35

6.343715 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              15

6.344 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              17

6.344118 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              90

6.35 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              16

6.350625 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              20

6.3515 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              30

6.351667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              18

6.353889 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              17

6.354706 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              21

6.358572 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              34

6.359118 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              14

6.359286 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              21

6.359524 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

               6

6.36 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              29

6.373104 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              27

6.39 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              28

6.3975 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

               6

6.4 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              35

6.400572 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              28

6.408215 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              27

6.416667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              12

6.42 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              37

6.422703 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              36

6.423334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              29

6.423794 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              29

6.425518 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              41

6.428293 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              33

6.429394 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              18

6.43 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              31

6.432904 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              25

6.4344 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              28

6.435715 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              31

6.438388 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              60

6.44 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              32

6.445 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              40

6.44675 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              28

6.447143 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              34

6.452942 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

         2,581

6.31 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              40

6.39 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

               6

6.315 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

              20

6.3519 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

            303

6.31 USD

 

(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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description
e.g. call option

Exercising/
exercised
against

Number of
securities

Exercise Price per
unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

(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)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

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:

08/12/2025

Contact name:

Kamil Dziedzic

Telephone number:

+353 86 168 4821

 

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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