20250825_AMERICAN AXLE &_8.3_BAC.


    26 August 2025 23:06:50
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
26 August 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

25/08/2025

(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:

1,214,878

1.033%

481,310

0.409%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

573,887

0.488%

1,169,328

0.994%

(3)

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

0

0.000%

1,000

0.001%

TOTAL:

1,788,765

1.521%

1,651,638

1.405%

 

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

37

5.78 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

24

5.79 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

36

5.8 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

49

5.81 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

71

5.82 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

42

5.83 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2

5.835 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

21,078

5.88 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

74

5.89 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12

5.9 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12

5.91 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12

5.92 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

70

5.805 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

126

5.8056 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

259

5.815 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

35

5.885 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

5.8891 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1

5.895 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

70

5.77 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

30

5.775 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

225

5.78 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

12

5.785 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

5.78666666666667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

96

5.79 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2

5.795 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

5.79666666666667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

35

5.8 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

161

5.81 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

20

5.8125 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

14

5.815 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

18

5.81722222222222 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

149

5.82 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

14

5.82071428571429 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

17

5.82176470588235 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

20

5.823 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

15

5.824 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

14

5.82428571428571 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

4

5.825 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

16

5.825625 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

18

5.82666666666667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

16

5.829375 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

28

5.83 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

20

5.835 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

18

5.83555555555556 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2

5.84 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1

5.86 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1

5.87 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

60

5.88 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

106

5.885 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

13

5.88538461538462 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

14

5.88571428571429 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

51

5.89 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

40

5.895 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

3

5.89666666666667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

128

5.9 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

77

5.91 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

2

5.915 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

78

5.92 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

6

5.925 USD

USD 0.01 common

Purchase

1

5.93 USD

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of
securities

Price per unit

USD 0.01 common

Sale

8

5.785 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

5.79 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

5.795 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

29

5.8 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

2

5.805 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

12

5.81 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

10

5.82 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

4

5.83 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

13,778

5.88 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

812

5.885 USD        

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

5.7901 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

56

5.905 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

12

5.775 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

5.77555555555556 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

101

5.78 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

144

5.79 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

9

5.79555555555556 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

48

5.8 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

5.802 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

23

5.80565217391304 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

5.80588235294118 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

5.80666666666667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

72

5.81 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

5.81066666666667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

5.8125 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

3

5.81333333333333 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

22

5.815 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

5.81666666666667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

5.81722222222222 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

5.81764705882353 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

5.81777777777778 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

98

5.82 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

5.82071428571429 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

5.82125 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

17

5.82176470588235 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

20

5.823 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

15

5.824 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

14

5.82428571428571 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

5.825625 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

5.82666666666667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

16

5.829375 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

50

5.83 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18

5.83555555555556 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

24

5.85 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

12

5.87 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

18,023

5.88 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

12

5.88666666666667 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

100

5.89 USD

USD 0.01 common

Sale

49

5.9 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

18,019

5.88 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

18,019

5.88 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

6,970

5.8775 USD

USD 0.01 common

Swaps - Equity Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

3

5.795 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?

Yes

 

Date of disclosure:

26/08/2025

Contact name:

Frank Lui

Telephone number:

+44207 996 6418

 

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.

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS,
AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code(the "Code")

 

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:

Bank of America Corporation

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities the disclosure relates:

AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS INC

2.

STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

Class of relevant security

Product description
e.g. call
option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit

Type
e.g.
American,
European
etc.

Expiry date

USD 0.01 common

Call Equity Options

Short

1,000

6 USD

AMERICAN

17/10/2025

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

 

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully
understood:

None

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to
cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing 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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