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:	Man Group PLC
(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	AMG Lithium B.V. (a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of AMG Critical Materials N.V.)
(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	15/05/26
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?	NO

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:	2c ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	732,090.00	2.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	14,104.00	0.03
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	746,194.00	2.09

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
2c ordinary	Sale	2,410	39.1727 GBP
2c ordinary	Sale	830	39.1727 GBP

(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
2c ordinary	Equity Swap	Reducing a long position	2,943	39.1218 GBP
2c ordinary	Equity Swap	Reducing a long position	1,730	38.8656 GBP
2c ordinary	Equity Swap	Reducing a long position	1,047	38.6820 GBP
2c ordinary	Equity Swap	Reducing a long position	1,427	38.7536 GBP
2c ordinary	Equity Swap	Reducing a long position	796	38.8486 GBP
2c ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	422	39.8789 GBP
2c ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	275	39.7803 GBP
2c ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	262	39.5854 GBP
2c ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	268	39.2547 GBP
2c ordinary	Equity Swap	Increasing a long position	305	39.8311 GBP
2c ordinary	Equity Swap	Reducing a long position	290	39.1727 GBP

(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:

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:

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	18/05/26
Contact name:	Molly Childs
Telephone number:	+44 20 7144 3714

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.

Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - AMG Lithium B.V. (a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of AMG Critical Materials N.V.)