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title: "REG - FIL Limited Dowlais Group PLC American Axle & Mfg. - Form 8.3 - AMERICAN AXLE & MFG HLDGS INC"
description: "FIL Limited disclosed its position regarding American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. in accordance with Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code. As of August 19, 2025, FIL Limited holds 1.41% of relevant s"
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published_at: "2025-08-20T10:19:39.000Z"
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# REG - FIL Limited Dowlais Group PLC American Axle & Mfg. - Form 8.3 - AMERICAN AXLE & MFG HLDGS INC

> FIL Limited disclosed its position regarding American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. in accordance with Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code. As of August 19, 2025, FIL Limited holds 1.41% of relevant securities and has cash-settled derivatives amounting to 3.36%, totaling 4.77% in interests. Recent transactions include multiple purchases and one sale of common shares, with prices ranging from $5.54 to $5.67 per share. The disclosure was made on August 20, 2025, by Ada Coffey.

RNS Number : 0938W FIL Limited 20 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:

FMR LLC and/or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries

And

FIL Limited and/or one or more of its direct and indirect subsidiaries

(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

19-August-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"

DOWLAIS GROUP PLC

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:

1,661,166

1.41%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

3,949,876

3.36%

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

TOTAL:

5,611,042

4.77%

THE ABOVE INCLUDES A TRANSFER OUT OF 38 ORDINARY SHARES.

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:
-   Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

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

20,693

5.58 USD/Share

USD 0.01 Common

Purchase

18,538

5.62 USD/Share

USD 0.01 Common

Purchase

1,273

5.66 USD/Share

USD 0.01 Common

Purchase

5,000

5.67 USD/Share

USD 0.01 Common

Purchase

84,580

5.61 USD/Share

USD 0.01 Common

Purchase

69,114

5.65 USD/Share

USD 0.01 Common

Purchase

252

5.54 USD/Share

USD 0.01 Common

Purchase

48,361

5.57 USD/Share

USD 0.01 Common

Sale

1

5.63 USD/Share

USD 0.01 Common

Purchase

1,071

5.60 USD/Share

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

USD 0.01 Common

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

(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
-   Typee.g. American, European etc.
-   Expiry date
-   Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

-   Class of relevant security
-   Product descriptione.g. call option
-   Exercising/ exercised against
-   Number of securities
-   Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

-   Class of relevant security
-   Nature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversion
-   Details
-   Price per unit (if applicable)

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:

20-August-2025

Contact name:

Ada Coffey

Telephone number:

00 353 1 223 1020

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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