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

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01/07/2020 11:00

RNS Number : 7177R
  
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 






BofA Securities, Inc.







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 






13,196


0.006% 


175,173


0.076% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






43,990


0.019% 


7,571


0.003% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


57,186


0.025% 


182,744


0.079% 



 




(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


17,503


192.6 USD




Purchase


27,000


191.5 USD




Purchase


3,280


192.6 USD




Purchase


33


191.5 USD




Purchase


10


191.12 USD




Purchase


16


191.13 USD




Purchase


31


191.11 USD




Purchase


1


191.2 USD




Purchase


28


190.94 USD




Purchase


27


191.02 USD




Purchase


30


190.46 USD




Purchase


5


191.15 USD




Purchase


22


191.17 USD




Purchase


20


189.35 USD




Purchase


1


189.995 USD




Purchase


36


190.43 USD




Purchase


11


190.32 USD




Purchase


31


190.4 USD




Purchase


27


190.62 USD




Purchase


27


190.54 USD




Purchase


1


190.38 USD




Purchase


15


190.33 USD




Purchase


8


189.77 USD




Purchase


1


189.76 USD




Purchase


18


189.89 USD




Purchase


1


189.52 USD




Purchase


1


189.57 USD




Purchase


27


190.45 USD




Purchase


27


190.75 USD




Purchase


27


190.57 USD




Purchase


27


190.87 USD




Purchase


33


190.98 USD




Purchase


59


190.18 USD




Purchase


3


189.87 USD




Purchase


11


189.88 USD




Purchase


1


188.75 USD




Purchase


11


188.98 USD




Purchase


19


188.99 USD




Purchase


28


188.95 USD




Purchase


1


189.39 USD




Purchase


27


189.54 USD




Purchase


27


189.18 USD




Purchase


8


191.16 USD




Purchase


27


189.9 USD




Purchase


33


191.24 USD




Purchase


28


190.65 USD




Purchase


1


188.41 USD




Purchase


1


188.94 USD




Purchase


1


188.48 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


108


191.92 USD




Sale


107


191.97 USD




Sale


91


192.07 USD




Sale


8


192.08 USD




Sale


207


192.11 USD




Sale


101


192.12 USD




Sale


216


192.14 USD




Sale


761


192.15 USD




Sale


200


192.16 USD




Sale


108


192.18 USD




Sale


300


192.19 USD




Sale


645


192.21 USD




Sale


4


192.22 USD




Sale


243


192.23 USD




Sale


94


192.24 USD




Sale


422


192.25 USD




Sale


133


192.26 USD




Sale


100


192.27 USD




Sale


108


192.28 USD




Sale


31


192.3 USD




Sale


216


192.32 USD




Sale


454


192.33 USD




Sale


204


192.35 USD




Sale


316


192.37 USD




Sale


20


192.38 USD




Sale


100


192.39 USD




Sale


324


192.42 USD




Sale


100


192.44 USD




Sale


216


192.45 USD




Sale


4


192.49 USD




Sale


7


192.57 USD




Sale


17,749


192.6 USD




Sale


19


192.61 USD




Sale


17


192.73 USD




Sale


13


192.75 USD




Sale


23


192.76 USD




Sale


13


192.84 USD




Sale


7


192.87 USD




Sale


19


192.95 USD




Sale


4


193.17 USD




Sale


125


191.65 USD




Sale


4


191.04 USD




Sale


32


192.88 USD




Sale


432


191.68 USD




Sale


31


192.65 USD




Sale


19


193.23 USD




Sale


2


187.69 USD




Sale


316


192.09 USD




Sale


108


191.9 USD




Sale


839


191.82 USD




Sale


416


191.79 USD




Sale


271


191.6 USD




Sale


240


191.58 USD




Sale


813


191.74 USD




Sale


515


191.67 USD




Sale


339


191.59 USD




Sale


361


191.76 USD




Sale


538


191.66 USD




Sale


200


191.61 USD




Sale


8


191.51 USD




Sale


4


191.5 USD




Sale


4


190.89 USD




Sale


2


191.05 USD




Sale


4


191.1 USD




Sale


2


191.12 USD




Sale


108


191.13 USD




Sale


104


191.09 USD




Sale


5


191.11 USD




Sale


5


191 USD




Sale


5


190.79 USD




Sale


6


191.06 USD




Sale


7


191.2 USD




Sale


3


190.91 USD




Sale


6


191.07 USD




Sale


110


190.55 USD




Sale


2


190.51 USD




Sale


2


190.46 USD




Sale


7


190.61 USD




Sale


45


190.48 USD




Sale


100


191.52 USD




Sale


300


191.69 USD




Sale


3


191.15 USD




Sale


103


191.28 USD




Sale


544


191.17 USD




Sale


1


191.21 USD




Sale


100


191.18 USD




Sale


100


191.37 USD




Sale


2


189.98 USD




Sale


2


190.43 USD




Sale


2


190.41 USD




Sale


2


190.42 USD




Sale


100


190.37 USD




Sale


4


190.13 USD




Sale


372


190.56 USD




Sale


110


190.6 USD




Sale


326


190.62 USD




Sale


1


190.38 USD




Sale


3


190.26 USD




Sale


6


190.35 USD




Sale


6


190.49 USD




Sale


100


190.66 USD




Sale


3


190.8 USD




Sale


1


190.76 USD




Sale


2


190.75 USD




Sale


8


191.08 USD




Sale


80


191.25 USD




Sale


3


190.78 USD




Sale


8


190.1 USD




Sale


316


191.94 USD




Sale


4


192.78 USD




Sale


440


191.56 USD




Sale


312


191.89 USD




Sale


112


191.64 USD




Sale


4


192.03 USD




Sale


631


191.78 USD




Sale


6


191.03 USD




Sale


555


191.81 USD




Sale


1,080


191.8 USD




Sale


112


191.73 USD




Sale


316


191.57 USD




Sale


621


191.75 USD




Sale


6


190.93 USD




Sale


4


190.63 USD




Sale


7


190.36 USD




Sale


4


189.62 USD




Sale


1


188.98 USD




Sale


7


191.16 USD




Sale


1


190.67 USD




Sale


4


190.68 USD




Sale


5


191.19 USD




Sale


4


191.71 USD




Sale


108


191.54 USD




Sale


549


191.63 USD




Sale


7


190.7 USD




Sale


8


191.36 USD




Sale


8


190.65 USD




Sale


4


186.76 USD




Sale


1,548


191.738 USD




Sale


400


190.744 USD




Sale


2


188.96 USD




Sale


103


192.13 USD




Sale


8


191.93 USD




Sale


200


192.01 USD




Sale


763


192 USD




Sale


416


191.95 USD




Sale


631


191.77 USD




Sale


108


191.55 USD




Sale


323


191.83 USD




Sale


100


191.785 USD




Sale


3


189.26 USD




Sale


1


188.97 USD




Sale


2


190.12 USD




Sale


1


189.27 USD




Sale


4


192.9 USD




Sale


4


189.2 USD




Sale


4


188.72 USD




Sale


4


188.57 USD




Sale


3,131


192.6 USD




Sale


10,800


191.68 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 Short Position


97


191.479 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


145


192.599 USD




Swaps


Opening a Long Position


1,306


191.66 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


529


192.626 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


159


192.392 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


400


190.744 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)


















Borrow


Borrow of 43,000 shares


N/A 




Loan


Loan of 38 shares


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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