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Bank of America Corporation filed a Form 8.3 disclosure on 03 February 2026, concerning DOWLAIS GROUP PLC's 1p ordinary shares and also referencing Dauch Corporation. On 02 February 2026, it purchased 51,911 1p ordinary shares of DOWLAIS GROUP PLC at £0.938500 per unit and simultaneously sold 51,911 shares at the same price. Following these transactions, Bank of America Corporation held interests in 5,895 (0.000%) and short positions in 2,882 (0.000%) of Dowlais Group PLC's 1p ordinary shares.
| Date | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Time | 11:06:28 |
| Category | Holding(s) in company |
| ID | 5284R |
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")
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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Bank of America Corporation |
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DOWLAIS GROUP PLC |
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02/02/2026 |
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YES If YES, specify which:
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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.
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(a) |
Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) |
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Class of relevant security: |
1p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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5,895 |
0.000% |
2,882 |
0.000% |
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0 |
0.000% |
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0.000% |
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0 |
0.000% |
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0.000% |
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TOTAL: |
5,895 |
0.000% |
2,882 |
0.000% |
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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).
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(b) |
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options) |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
N/A |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
N/A |
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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.
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchase/sale |
Number of |
Price per unit |
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1p ordinary |
Purchase |
51,911 |
0.938500 GBP |
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Class of relevant security |
Purchase/sale |
Number of |
Price per unit |
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1p ordinary |
Sale |
51,911 |
0.938500 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product description |
Nature of dealing |
Number of reference securities |
Price per unit |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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(c) |
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) |
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class |
Product description e.g. call option |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. |
Number |
Exercise |
Type |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/ received per unit |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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(ii) |
Exercise |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Exercising/ |
Number of |
Exercise Price per |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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4. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Indemnity and other dealing arrangements |
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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 |
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None |
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(b) |
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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None |
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(c) |
Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
No |
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Date of disclosure: |
03/02/2026 |
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Contact name: |
Kamil Dziedzic |
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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.