Form 8.3 - Dauch Corporation

RNS Number : 5718Q

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

27 January 2026

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

Dauch Corporation

(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

26/01/2026

(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

If YES, specify which:

(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

(1)	Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

2,349,830

1.980%

3,297,605

2.778%

(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:

3,290,967

2.773%

977,687

0.824%

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

0 %

TOTAL:

5,640,797

4.752%

4,275,292

3.602%

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	4,176	7.97 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	369	7.997751 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	14	8.23 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	8	8.06 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	14	8.055 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	538	8.24 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	80	7.995 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	37	8.0499 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	248	8.065 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	2	7.97 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	106	7.98 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	116	7.99 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	612	8 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	35	8.0032 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	28	8.0062 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	24	8.0087 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	35	8.0095 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	545	8.01 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	43	8.0101 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	37	8.0105 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	29	8.0112 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	63	8.0121 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	54	8.0128 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	37	8.0143 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	32	8.0144 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	270	8.015 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	35	8.0153 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	48	8.0173 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	72	8.0176 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	70	8.018 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	41	8.0181 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	24	8.0188 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	30	8.019 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	37	8.0191 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	33	8.0193 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	40	8.02 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	33	8.0204 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	65	8.0205 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	40	8.021 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	26	8.0212 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	46	8.0222 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	36	8.0227 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	41	8.0277 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	23	8.0279 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	156	8.03 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	36	8.0308 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	38	8.0315 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	43	8.0355 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	27	8.036 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	30	8.0382 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	35	8.0397 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	12	8.04 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	34	8.0403 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	23	8.0404 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	32	8.0412 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	35	8.0415 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	93	8.0426 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	40	8.0427 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	46	8.0431 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	36	8.0472 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	34	8.0473 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	27	8.0477 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	53	8.0481 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	31	8.0484 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	29	8.0491 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	8.05 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	27	8.0521 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	12	8.08 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	8.1 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	8.14 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	8.16 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	6	8.18 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	11	8.2 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	100	8.26 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	50	8.2621 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	37	8.2643 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	39	8.27 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	103	8.28 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	35	8.2834 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	48	8.29 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	44	8.3067 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	3	8.315 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	24	8.32 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	47	8.3206 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	109	8.33 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	44	8.3303 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	45	8.3308 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	41	8.3488 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	41	8.3568 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	42	8.36 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	43	8.3602 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	42	8.38 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	43	8.3839 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	44	8.3852 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	45	8.4101 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	42	8.42 USD
USD 0.01 common	Purchase	41	8.4386 USD

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
USD 0.01 common	Sale	319	8 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	854	7.97 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	167	7.975 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	100	7.995 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	9,490	8.096518 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	37	8.055 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	60	7.97 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	30	7.98 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	28	7.9983 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	29	8.0098 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	162	8.01 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	29	8.0127 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	27	8.0145 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	3	8.0148 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	270	8.015 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	26	8.0169 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	33	8.0178 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	53	8.02 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	26	8.0204 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	35	8.0215 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	60	8.03 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	30	8.0318 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	439	8.04 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	37	8.0426 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	7	8.045 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	29	8.05 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	36	8.06 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	18	8.07 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	41	8.08 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	36	8.12 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	18	8.13 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	29	8.14 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	17	8.15 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	36	8.2 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	5	8.21 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	200	8.33 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	165	8.335 USD
USD 0.01 common	Sale	101	8.35 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	Increasing a Long Position	8,599	8.095218 USD
USD 0.01 common	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	891	8.095218 USD
USD 0.01 common	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	7	8.230000 USD
USD 0.01 common	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	48	8.230000 USD
USD 0.01 common	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	369	7.998050 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?

Date of disclosure:	27/01/2026
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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Date	27 Jan 2026
Time	11:29:40
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	5718Q

Date	27 Jan 2026
Time	11:29:40
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	5718Q

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Form 8.3 - Dauch Corporation