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:

 

Millennium International Management LP

(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

 

20th February 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”

 

Yes, 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 (US0240611030)

 

 

 

Interests

 

Short positions

 

Number

 

%

 

Number

 

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

 

1,563,251

 

1.330%

 

921,435

 

0.784%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

43,839

 

0.037%

 

-

 

-

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

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

TOTAL:

 

1,607,090

 

1.367%

 

921,435

 

0.784%

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)

US0240611030

5.84

Purchase

1,330

US0240611030

5.83

Purchase

129

US0240611030

5.83

Sale

3,218

US0240611030

5.70

Purchase

1

US0240611030

5.79

Sale

4,169

US0240611030

5.90

Purchase

38

US0240611030

5.85

Sale

720

US0240611030

5.86

Purchase

1

US0240611030

5.88

Purchase

1

US0240611030

5.88

Sale

1,237

US0240611030

5.82

Sale

16,621

US0240611030

5.89

Sale

76

US0240611030

5.76

Sale

1,140

US0240611030

5.77

Sale

682

US0240611030

5.84

Purchase

4,705

US0240611030

5.83

Purchase

17,677

US0240611030

5.70

Purchase

2,000

US0240611030

5.79

Purchase

4,362

US0240611030

5.87

Purchase

13,138

US0240611030

5.87

Sale

223

US0240611030

5.73

Purchase

19,323

US0240611030

5.74

Purchase

13,746

US0240611030

5.85

Purchase

21,769

US0240611030

5.86

Purchase

35,700

US0240611030

5.71

Purchase

2,000

US0240611030

5.88

Purchase

42,882

US0240611030

5.82

Purchase

85,382

US0240611030

5.75

Purchase

26,231

US0240611030

5.89

Purchase

13

US0240611030

5.76

Purchase

27,268

US0240611030

5.72

Purchase

19

US0240611030

5.80

Purchase

3,944

US0240611030

5.77

Purchase

6,815

US0240611030

5.78

Purchase

6,164

US0240611030

5.81

Purchase

4,716

US0240611030

5.91

Purchase

600

US0240611030

5.84

Purchase

11

US0240611030

5.84

Sale

441

US0240611030

5.83

Purchase

82

US0240611030

5.83

Sale

789

US0240611030

5.79

Sale

97

US0240611030

5.87

Purchase

223

US0240611030

5.87

Sale

13,799

US0240611030

5.74

Purchase

6

US0240611030

5.88

Purchase

437

US0240611030

5.82

Purchase

26

US0240611030

5.75

Purchase

35

US0240611030

5.76

Purchase

22

US0240611030

5.72

Purchase

82

US0240611030

5.72

Sale

2,805

US0240611030

5.80

Purchase

16,438

US0240611030

5.80

Sale

16,381

US0240611030

5.81

Sale

223

US0240611030

5.84

Sale

1,300

US0240611030

5.83

Sale

1,407

US0240611030

5.70

Sale

1,345

US0240611030

5.87

Sale

6,529

US0240611030

5.73

Sale

2,015

US0240611030

5.90

Sale

127

US0240611030

5.74

Sale

1,635

US0240611030

5.85

Purchase

46

US0240611030

5.85

Sale

300

US0240611030

5.71

Sale

2,406

US0240611030

5.88

Sale

7,243

US0240611030

5.82

Purchase

117

US0240611030

5.82

Sale

59,936

US0240611030

5.75

Sale

2,169

US0240611030

5.89

Sale

1,737

US0240611030

5.76

Sale

176

US0240611030

5.72

Sale

6,422

US0240611030

5.69

Sale

100

US0240611030

5.80

Sale

628

US0240611030

5.77

Sale

741

US0240611030

5.78

Sale

1,015

US0240611030

5.68

Sale

200

US0240611030

5.84

Sale

123

US0240611030

5.79

Purchase

12

US0240611030

5.87

Sale

17

US0240611030

5.73

Purchase

1,043

US0240611030

5.74

Purchase

912

US0240611030

5.74

Sale

16

US0240611030

5.85

Purchase

1,437

US0240611030

5.85

Sale

154

US0240611030

5.86

Sale

18

US0240611030

5.71

Purchase

507

US0240611030

5.71

Sale

247

US0240611030

5.88

Purchase

799

US0240611030

5.88

Sale

2,016

US0240611030

5.82

Purchase

700

US0240611030

5.82

Sale

905

US0240611030

5.75

Purchase

273

US0240611030

5.89

Sale

50

US0240611030

5.76

Purchase

300

US0240611030

5.72

Purchase

961

US0240611030

5.72

Sale

651

US0240611030

5.69

Sale

226

US0240611030

5.80

Purchase

600

US0240611030

5.80

Sale

2,631

US0240611030

5.77

Purchase

600

US0240611030

5.77

Sale

2,478

US0240611030

5.78

Sale

2,831

US0240611030

5.81

Purchase

709

US0240611030

5.68

Sale

29

US0240611030

5.84

Purchase

2,556

US0240611030

5.83

Purchase

2,157

US0240611030

5.83

Sale

82

US0240611030

5.70

Purchase

63

US0240611030

5.79

Purchase

1,215

US0240611030

5.87

Purchase

13,772

US0240611030

5.73

Purchase

767

US0240611030

5.73

Sale

5

US0240611030

5.90

Purchase

1,200

US0240611030

5.74

Purchase

361

US0240611030

5.85

Purchase

3,632

US0240611030

5.86

Purchase

852

US0240611030

5.71

Purchase

1,151

US0240611030

5.88

Purchase

13,503

US0240611030

5.82

Purchase

1,193

US0240611030

5.75

Purchase

126

US0240611030

5.89

Purchase

200

US0240611030

5.76

Purchase

1,105

US0240611030

5.76

Sale

2

US0240611030

5.72

Purchase

3,448

US0240611030

5.72

Sale

97

US0240611030

5.80

Purchase

20,867

US0240611030

5.80

Sale

16,381

US0240611030

5.77

Purchase

2,310

US0240611030

5.78

Purchase

300

US0240611030

5.78

Sale

2

US0240611030

5.81

Purchase

400

(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

 

US0240611030

 

Equity Swap

 

Increasing a long Position

 

3,307

 

5.75 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

 

Product description

e.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 dealing

e.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:

 

21st February 2025

Contact name:

 

Stephen Glasper

Telephone number:

 

+44 203 398 2166

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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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