REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Aon PLC - Form 38.5 (b) - Aon Plc

AonAnnouncement

01/07/2020 11:00

RNS Number : 7174R
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
01 July 2020
  
 


FORM 38.5(b)
 
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL



DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,

TAKEOVER RULES, 2013



DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT

RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNIZED INTERMEDIARY

STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY 
 




1.


KEY INFORMATION










Name of exempt principal trader 






Bank of America, N.A., Proprietary







Company dealt in 






Aon PLC







Class of relevant security to which the

dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) 






Common - IE00BLP1HW54







Date of dealing 






30/06/2020



 




2.


INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS









(a)


Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security

dealt in (Note 2) 







Class of relevant security: Common


IE00BLP1HW54








Long


Short




Number


%


Number


%







(1) 


Relevant securities 






24,763


0.011% 


6,692


0.003 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






96,111


0.042% 


67,419


0.029% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


120,874


0.052% 


74,111


0.032% 



 




(b)


Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the

class dealt in (Note 2) 








Class of relevant security: 












Long


Short




Number


%


Number


%







(1) 


Relevant securities 






0 


0% 


0 


0% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






0 


0% 


0 


0% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0 


0% 


0 


0% 




Total


0 


0% 


0 


0% 








3.


DEALINGS (Note 3)








(a)


Purchases and sales







Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Purchase


326


188.22 USD




Purchase


137


192.22 USD




Purchase


32


192.24 USD




Purchase


32


192.34 USD




Purchase


37


192.35 USD




Purchase


52


192.56 USD




Purchase


55


192.4 USD




Purchase


133


192.5 USD




Purchase


33


192.54 USD




Purchase


255


192.66 USD




Purchase


100


192.735 USD




Purchase


33


193.04 USD




Purchase


100


193.07 USD




Purchase


35


193.05 USD




Purchase


100


193.02 USD




Purchase


35


193.17 USD




Purchase


100


193.2 USD




Purchase


200


193.21 USD




Purchase


39


193.19 USD




Purchase


143


192.92 USD




Purchase


46


192.64 USD




Purchase


352


192.81 USD




Purchase


100


192.945 USD




Purchase


100


192.84 USD




Purchase


100


192.88 USD




Purchase


152


192.96 USD




Purchase


33


192.98 USD




Purchase


100


192.85 USD




Purchase


246


192.74 USD




Purchase


200


192.79 USD




Purchase


200


192.73 USD




Purchase


145


192.78 USD




Purchase


300


192.72 USD




Purchase


100


192.91 USD




Purchase


215


192.61 USD




Purchase


300


192.75 USD




Purchase


200


192.7 USD




Purchase


400


192.76 USD




Purchase


200


192.77 USD




Purchase


51


192.52 USD




Purchase


8,228


192.6 USD




Purchase


100


192.63 USD




Purchase


100


192.62 USD




Purchase


100


192.65 USD




Purchase


3,284


191.291 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


326


188.22 USD




Sale


10


189.39 USD




Sale


10


188.65 USD




Sale


13


188.47 USD




Sale


18


188.46 USD




Sale


12


188.4 USD




Sale


10


188.6 USD




Sale


7


188.81 USD




Sale


8


188.82 USD




Sale


8


189.18 USD




Sale


8


189.33 USD




Sale


9


189.465 USD




Sale


7


189.69 USD




Sale


12


189.57 USD




Sale


7


189.91 USD




Sale


7


189.89 USD




Sale


10


190.09 USD




Sale


7


189.545 USD




Sale


12


189.63 USD




Sale


8


189.74 USD




Sale


9


189.86 USD




Sale


8


190.19 USD




Sale


7


190.15 USD




Sale


7


190.17 USD




Sale


8


190.22 USD




Sale


11


190.1 USD




Sale


10


189.81 USD




Sale


10


189.92 USD




Sale


15


190.03 USD




Sale


11


192.6 USD



 




(b)


Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 








Product name,

e.g. CFD 


Nature of transaction

(Note 5)


Number of relevant securities
(Note 6)


Price per unit

(Note 4)




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


3,284


191.291 USD



 




(c)


Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 








(i)


Writing, selling, purchasing or varying







Product name, e.g. call option


Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.


Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)


Exercise price


Type, e.g. American, European etc


Expiry date


Option money paid/ received per unit (Note 4)




N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A



 




(ii)


Exercising








Product name,

e.g. call option 


Number of securities


Exercise price per

unit (Note 4)




N/A


N/A


N/A



 




(d)


Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3) 








Nature or transaction
(Note 7)


Details


Price per unit

(if applicable) (Note 4)




N/A


N/A


N/A



 




4.


OTHER INFORMATION




 

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 

 



Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person

disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant

securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights

or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative

referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. 




None 



 




Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)


No




 



Date of disclosure


01/07/2020




Contact name


Tolu Tade




Telephone number


+44207 996 3410




Name of offeree/offeror with which connected 


Willis Towers Watson PLC




Nature of connection (Note 9)


Advisor to - Willis Towers Watson PLC



 


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