Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 8551K
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
09 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

08/12/2025

(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%

3,073,746

2.590%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,993,095

2.522%

1,062,536

0.895%

(3)

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

0

0.000%

0

0.000%

TOTAL:

4,762,980

4.013%

4,136,282

3.485%

 

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

5

6.08 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

5

6.1 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

14

6.11 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

6.12 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

6.13 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

92

6.21 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

192

6.24 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

9

6.25 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

6.25 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

34

6.175 USD

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of
securities

Price per unit

USD 0.01 common

Sale

45

6.07 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

44

6.075 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

91

6.075055 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6

6.08 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

186

6.085 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

124

6.1 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.104445 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

74

6.105 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

10

6.106 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,174

6.11 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.110667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.112778 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

30

6.115 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.118334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

27

6.12 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

6.1245 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

83

6.125061 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

6.126667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

314

6.13 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

6.1325 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

12

6.133334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

6.135 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9

6.135556 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.136112 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

6.139286 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

156

6.14 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

12

6.145 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

421

6.15 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2

6.155 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9

6.157778 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

292

6.16 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

226

6.17 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

26

6.18 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

6.186667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

35

6.188572 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

241

6.19 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

33

6.192122 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9

6.197778 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

137

6.2 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

6.200625 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

42

6.200715 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

44

6.201364 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

31

6.201936 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

28

6.202858 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.203158 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

12

6.203334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

64

6.203438 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

30

6.205334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

35

6.205429 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.206112 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

41

6.206586 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

21

6.206667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

46

6.20674 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

43

6.207442 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.209474 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

114

6.21 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

34

6.210589 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

31

6.212581 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

24

6.22 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

38

6.222106 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

6.222858 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

6.225715 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

34

6.225883 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

56

6.23 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

33

6.231819 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.232106 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

37

6.232433 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.236667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.237059 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

38

6.237632 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

6.2385 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

131

6.24 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

45

6.240223 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

40

6.24175 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.243334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

35

6.245143 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.248824 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

29

6.25 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

6.256667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

140

6.26 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

41

6.266098 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

126

6.27 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

46

6.28 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

45

6.29 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

56

6.3 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

421

6.164632 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.13 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9

6.25 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5

6.12 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2

6.08 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

6.11 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

21

6.175 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

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

1

6.250000 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

40

6.164332 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

381

6.164332 USD

 

(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:

09/12/2025

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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