Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 9755L
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
17 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

16/12/2025

(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:

1,850,503

1.559%

3,127,818

2.635%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

3,093,031

2.606%

1,105,267

0.931%

(3)

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

0

0.000%

0

0.000%

TOTAL:

4,943,534

4.165%

4,233,085

3.566%

 

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

76

6.34 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

6.344706 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

173

6.35 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

13

6.356154 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

193

6.356477 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

162

6.356482 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

288

6.356494 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

110

6.356546 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

105

6.356572 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

6.3575 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

216

6.36 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

176

6.37 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

78

6.38 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

39

6.43 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

57

6.44 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

39

6.46 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

983

6.47 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21

6.48 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

11

6.49 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

110

6.5 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

6

6.506667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

43

6.435 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

187

6.47 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

37

6.35 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

37

6.47 USD

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of
securities

Price per unit

USD 0.01 common

Sale

34

6.327059 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

6.327143 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

36

6.3275 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.328236 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

397

6.33 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22

6.332273 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

6.332609 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.333334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.336843 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.337648 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

34

6.338824 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

330

6.34 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22

6.34091 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

6.341305 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.341667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

24

6.342084 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.342353 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.342778 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.343158 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.343334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

6.3435 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.343685 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.343889 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

6.344 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.344445 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.344706 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

6.344783 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.345 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.345556 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

6.345715 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.346316 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

52

6.346347 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

35

6.346572 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

21

6.346667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

6.346957 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.347223 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

40

6.34725 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.347334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

6.347827 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

29

6.347932 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

33

6.348485 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.348667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

6.348696 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

25

6.3488 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

21

6.349048 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

26

6.349231 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

6.349566 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

774

6.35 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

24

6.350417 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22

6.350455 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

34

6.350589 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

6.350625 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.350667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

31

6.350968 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

28

6.351072 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.351177 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

6.35125 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

66

6.351667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.351765 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

35

6.352 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.352106 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.352667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22

6.353182 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

6.353479 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

86

6.353489 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

51

6.35353 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

63

6.35381 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.354 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

26

6.354231 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

35

6.354286 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

30

6.354334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

6.354375 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

27

6.354445 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

29

6.354483 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

6.3545 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.354706 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

6.355 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

35

6.355143 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

21

6.355239 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.355264 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.355334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

6.3555 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

46

6.355653 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

21

6.355715 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.355883 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

6.356087 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.356112 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

13

6.356154 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

6.356429 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

193

6.356477 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

162

6.356482 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

288

6.356494 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

110

6.356546 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

105

6.356572 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

54

6.356667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22

6.357273 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

26

6.357308 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

44

6.3575 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

45

6.357778 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

6.357858 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

25

6.358 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

39

6.358206 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.358422 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

64

6.358438 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

6.3585 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.358948 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

41

6.359025 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

34

6.359412 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1,354

6.36 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

32

6.360938 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

29

6.361035 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

54

6.361112 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

45

6.361334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

44

6.361591 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.361667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

6.3625 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

26

6.362693 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

7

6.362858 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

28

6.363215 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

6.3635 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

34

6.36353 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

32

6.36375 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

21

6.36381 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.364211 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

6.364375 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

33

6.364546 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

10

6.365 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

48

6.365834 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

35

6.366 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

11

6.366364 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

6.366667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22

6.366819 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.367369 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22

6.367728 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.368667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

6.368696 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

6.3695 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22

6.369546 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

959

6.37 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

29

6.370345 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

6.3705 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

27

6.371112 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

19

6.371579 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

6.371875 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

26

6.371924 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

6.373334 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

6.375 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.375295 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

6.3755 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.375883 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

124

6.38 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.381765 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

28

6.383929 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

126

6.39 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

31

6.42 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

53

6.43 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

10

6.435 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

80

6.44 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

50

6.45 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

13

6.465385 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

43

6.47 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

5

6.476 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

73

6.49 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

39

6.5 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

6.51 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

6.515 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22

6.52 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

6.53 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

173

6.375 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2,780

6.405799 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

105

6.47 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

27

6.35 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

6.51 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

1

6.485 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

2,519

6.405499 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

125

6.405499 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

136

6.405499 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:

17/12/2025

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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