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

AonAnnouncement

03/07/2020 11:00

RNS Number : 0021S
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
03 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 






02/07/2020



 




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 






15,011


0.006% 


166,836


0.072% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






44,623


0.019% 


16,071


0.007% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


59,634


0.026% 


182,907


0.79% 



 




(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


61


191.45 USD




Purchase


100


191.03 USD




Purchase


200


191.12 USD




Purchase


3


191.14 USD




Purchase


100


191.19 USD




Purchase


100


191.2 USD




Purchase


402


191.21 USD




Purchase


208


191.22 USD




Purchase


508


191.23 USD




Purchase


918


191.24 USD




Purchase


16


191.25 USD




Purchase


1,145


191.26 USD




Purchase


536


191.27 USD




Purchase


147


191.28 USD




Purchase


281


191.29 USD




Purchase


107


191.31 USD




Purchase


198


191.32 USD




Purchase


107


191.33 USD




Purchase


443


191.34 USD




Purchase


6


191.35 USD




Purchase


100


191.37 USD




Purchase


100


191.38 USD




Purchase


5


191.395 USD




Purchase


100


191.4 USD




Purchase


403


191.41 USD




Purchase


547


191.45 USD




Purchase


4


191.47 USD




Purchase


100


191.517 USD




Purchase


244


191.53 USD




Purchase


108


191.56 USD




Purchase


4


191.58 USD




Purchase


4


191.61 USD




Purchase


100


191.63 USD




Purchase


18


191.64 USD




Purchase


4


191.65 USD




Purchase


1


191.68 USD




Purchase


4


191.7 USD




Purchase


3


191.72 USD




Purchase


4


191.82 USD




Purchase


4


191.84 USD




Purchase


100


191.86 USD




Purchase


667


191.94 USD




Purchase


5


192 USD




Purchase


6


192.1 USD




Purchase


5


192.19 USD




Purchase


8


192.22 USD




Purchase


6


192.24 USD




Purchase


8


192.31 USD




Purchase


1


192.345 USD




Purchase


203


192.35 USD




Purchase


8


192.38 USD




Purchase


380


192.4 USD




Purchase


108


192.45 USD




Purchase


101


192.46 USD




Purchase


5


192.48 USD




Purchase


89


192.49 USD




Purchase


7


192.51 USD




Purchase


507


192.52 USD




Purchase


308


192.58 USD




Purchase


5


192.59 USD




Purchase


200


192.65 USD




Purchase


100


192.66 USD




Purchase


200


192.67 USD




Purchase


200


192.68 USD




Purchase


200


192.69 USD




Purchase


100


192.71 USD




Purchase


3


192.72 USD




Purchase


200


192.74 USD




Purchase


8


192.75 USD




Purchase


15


192.81 USD




Purchase


201


192.82 USD




Purchase


100


192.88 USD




Purchase


200


192.9 USD




Purchase


100


192.905 USD




Purchase


100


192.96 USD




Purchase


446


192.97 USD




Purchase


112


192.99 USD




Purchase


108


193.03 USD




Purchase


108


193.08 USD




Purchase


300


193.12 USD




Purchase


100


193.22 USD




Purchase


6


193.23 USD




Purchase


1


193.24 USD




Purchase


334


193.25 USD




Purchase


100


193.26 USD




Purchase


101


193.27 USD




Purchase


315


193.28 USD




Purchase


108


193.36 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


3


191.14 USD




Sale


235


191.45 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


100


191.517 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


440


191.564 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


03/07/2020




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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