Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 6035L
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
15 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

12/12/2025

(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%

3,118,967

2.628%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,093,095

2.606%

1,027,614

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%

4,146,581

3.493%

 

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

12

6.36 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

24

6.38 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

66

6.39 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

22

6.395 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

115

6.4 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

6.405 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

41

6.41 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12

6.42 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

11

6.395 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

18

6.445 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2,059

6.39 USD

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of
securities

Price per unit

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

6.36 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

8

6.365 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

80

6.36825 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

60

6.37 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

69

6.373914 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

76

6.373948 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

102

6.374608 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9

6.375556 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

6.376667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

56

6.38 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

87

6.382874 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2

6.385 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

86

6.385233 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

48

6.387084 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

35

6.39 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

50

6.392 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

6.393334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

13

6.393847 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

56

6.393929 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

13

6.395385 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

50

6.3954 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

60

6.399 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

63

6.400159 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

6.4004 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

6.402143 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

50

6.4028 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

50

6.404 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

56

6.404465 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

126

6.405 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

71

6.405071 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.405334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

42

6.415239 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

56

6.415715 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

54

6.427223 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

117

6.43 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

42

6.432381 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

41

6.435122 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

52

6.436539 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.44 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

52

6.449424 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.45 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.46 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.47 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.48 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,609

6.436557 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

403

6.39 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 Short Position

460

6.436257 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

438

6.436257 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

526

6.436257 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

34

6.436257 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Opening a Short Position

2,059

6.392500 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

151

6.436257 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:

15/12/2025

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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