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

AonAnnouncement

07/07/2020 11:25

RNS Number : 2743S
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
07 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 






06/07/2020



 




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 






54,176


0.023% 


47,964


0.021% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






84,319


0.036% 


37,577


0.016% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


138,495


0.06% 


85,541


0.037% 



 




(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


747


191.45 USD




Purchase


5,623


192.7 USD




Purchase


11


193.01 USD




Purchase


15


193.03 USD




Purchase


14


193.07 USD




Purchase


18


193.09 USD




Purchase


27


193.1 USD




Purchase


11


193.11 USD




Purchase


25


193.13 USD




Purchase


20


193.17 USD




Purchase


7


193.21 USD




Purchase


26


193.22 USD




Purchase


10


193.23 USD




Purchase


11


193.26 USD




Purchase


13


193.27 USD




Purchase


18


193.28 USD




Purchase


11


193.3 USD




Purchase


7


193.33 USD




Purchase


11


193.34 USD




Purchase


11


193.49 USD




Purchase


12


193.59 USD




Purchase


15


193.67 USD




Purchase


23


193.74 USD




Purchase


14


193.79 USD




Purchase


12


193.84 USD




Purchase


12


193.85 USD




Purchase


28


193.88 USD




Purchase


12


193.89 USD




Purchase


19


193.91 USD




Purchase


12


194.05 USD




Purchase


19


194.09 USD




Purchase


10


194.1 USD




Purchase


10


194.21 USD




Purchase


12


194.27 USD




Purchase


8


194.29 USD




Purchase


8


194.3 USD




Purchase


14


194.43 USD




Purchase


7


194.45 USD




Purchase


11


194.55 USD




Purchase


7


194.62 USD




Purchase


64


194.67 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


747


191.45 USD




Sale


18,114


192.7 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


Increasing a Long Position


18,108


192.7 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Short Position


8


194.339 USD




Swaps


Opening a Short Position


50


192.702 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


07/07/2020




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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