Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 2276L
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11 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

10/12/2025

(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%

3,115,188

2.625%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,093,095

2.606%

1,028,334

0.866%

(3)

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

0

0.000%

0

0.000%

TOTAL:

4,862,980

4.097%

4,143,522

3.491%

 

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

75

6.04 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

42

6.05 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

6.06 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

43

6.07 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

46

6.08 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

6.09 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

6.1 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

6.12 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

63

6.13 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

6.14 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

20

6.17 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

6.18 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

57

6.19 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

19

6.193158 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

59

6.2 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

57

6.25 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

36

6.26 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

20

6.268 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

395

6.28 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

6.29 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

6.327059 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

6.339524 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

44

6.34 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

7

6.341429 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

113

6.35 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

8

6.355 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15

6.356667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

6.359524 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

37

6.36 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

8

6 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

214

6.28 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4,037

6.156704 USD

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of
securities

Price per unit

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

6.07 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

40

6.08 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

11

6.09 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

11

6.11 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

11

6.13 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

30

6.14 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

30

6.15 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

30

6.18 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

30

6.19 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

30

6.23 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,422

6.28 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

154

6.29 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

63

6.3 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

56

6.32 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

66

6.34 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

6

6.345 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

7

6.35 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5,141

6.28 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

6 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

Increasing a Short Position

3,658

6.157004 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

379

6.157004 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Long Position

100,000

6.300200 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:

11/12/2025

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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