Results of Operations and Financial Condition On August 7, 2026, Dauch Corporation, (“Dauch”) issued a press release regarding Dauch's financial results for the second quarter 2026. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On May 8, 2026, Dauch Corporation, (“Dauch”) issued a press release regarding Dauch's financial results for the first quarter 2026. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD

The filing describes a stockholder-approved incentive plan and a special one-time grant of restricted stock units for an existing executive.

The filing describes a stockholder-approved incentive plan and a special one-time grant of restricted stock units for an existing executive.

President – Axle Systems — Tolga Oal: Mr. Tolga Oal's employment was terminated by the Board of Directors.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On February 13, 2026, Dauch Corporation, (the “Company” or “Dauch”) issued a press release regarding Dauch's financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. Dauch also provided its full year 2026 financial outlook. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD

Vice President, Metal Forming — Markus Bannert: Mr. Bannert was hired as Vice President, Metal Forming from an external position.

Other Events On February 4, 2026, Dauch Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), released, via the Regulatory News Service in London, an announcement (the “ RNS Announcement ”) regarding the admission of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to the equity shares (international commercial companies secondary listing) category of the Official List of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (the “ FCA ”) and to trading on the main market for listed securitie…

Other Events. On February 3, 2026, the Company issued a press release (the “ Press Release ”) announcing the completion of the Business Combination. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The filing describes the approval and grant of performance equity incentive awards to certain executives, including named executive officers.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. As described in

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. As described above in the Introductory Note, on February 3, 2026, the Company completed the Business Combination. The Business Combination was effected by means of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement between Dowlais and shareholders of Dowlais under Part 26 of the UK Companies Act 2006, as amended. As previously disclosed, on January 29, 2025, the Company released an announcement pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the United Kingdom City Code on T…

Other Events On January 30, 2026, the Company published a prospectus (the “ U.K. Prospectus ”) prepared in accordance with the Prospectus Rules: Admissions to Trading on a Regulated Market (PRM) sourcebook of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (the “ FCA ”) made under Section 73A of the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended. The U.K. Prospectus relates to the admission of Shares to the equity shares (international commercial companies secondary listing) category of the Of…

Other Events On January 16, 2026, Dowlais Group plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales (“Dowlais”), released, via the Regulatory News Service in London, an announcement (the “RNS Announcement”) providing an update regarding American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.’s (the “Company”) recommended offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Dowlais (the “Business Combination”). Also on January 16, 2026, the Company issued a press release (the…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On November 7, 2025, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., (the “Company” or “AAM”) issued a press release regarding AAM's financial results for the third quarter 2025. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD

Other Events On October 27, 2025, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”) issued a press release providing an update regarding the Company’s recommended offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Dowlais Group plc (“ Dowlais ”), a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales (the “ Business Combination ”). A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “ Current Report ”) and is inco…

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information in

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement As previously disclosed, in connection with the Combination, on February 24, 2025, the Company and the Issuer entered into (i) an Amended and Restated First Lien Bridge Credit Agreement with the lenders party thereto (collectively, the “First Lien Bridge Lenders”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, pursuant to which the First Lien Bridge Lenders agreed to provide the Issuer with a $843 million interim loan facility (the “Ame…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On October 3, 2025, American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (the “Issuer”), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AXL) (the “Company”) issued $850 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior secured notes due 2032 (the “Secured Notes”) and $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of 7.750% senior unsecured notes due 2033 (the “Unsecured Notes,” and together with the Secure…

Other Events On September 19, 2025, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AXL) (“AAM”) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., has priced its previously announced private offering of $850 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior secured notes due 2032 (the “Secured Notes”) and $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of 7.750% senior unsecured notes due 2033 (the “Unsecured Notes,” and together with the Secured Notes, the…

Other Events On September 15, 2025, AAM announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (the “Issuer”), intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $843 million of senior secured notes due 2032 (the “Secured Notes”) and $600 million of senior unsecured notes due 2033 (the “Unsecured Notes,” and together with the Secured Notes, the “Notes”) in an offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Secured Notes wil…

CEO — David C. Dauch: The filing discloses compensation adjustments for existing executives rather than a change in personnel or management roles.

Director — David B. Walker: The filing discloses the routine election of a new independent director to the board, which is a standard governance event rather than an executive departure.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On August 8, 2025, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., (the “Company” or “AAM”) issued a press release regarding AAM's financial results for the second quarter 2025. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD

Other Events . As previously disclosed, on January 29, 2025, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ AAM ” or the “ Company ”), issued an announcement pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers disclosing the terms of a recommended offer by the Company to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Dowlais Group plc (“ Dowlais ”), a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales (the “ Combination ”).…