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

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07/07/2020 11:25

RNS Number : 2744S
  
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 






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 






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 






33,417


0.014% 


171,629


0.074 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






44,609


0.019% 


25,679


0.011% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


505,100


0.034% 


205,808


0.089% 



 




(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 


     3,025 


 192.7 USD 




 Purchase 


          26 


 191.45 USD 




 Purchase 


        129 


 192.45 USD 




 Purchase 


    18,428 


 192.7 USD 




 Purchase 


            3 


 192.82 USD 




 Purchase 


        209 


 192.844 USD 




 Purchase 


            3 


 192.85 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 192.92 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 192.93 USD 




 Purchase 


            3 


 192.94 USD 




 Purchase 


            3 


 192.95 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 192.98 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 193 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.01 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.05 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.06 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.07 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.08 USD 




 Purchase 


            4 


 193.09 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.1 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.105 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.11 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.12 USD 




 Purchase 


            4 


 193.13 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 193.23 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.26 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 193.32 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 193.33 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.34 USD 




 Purchase 


            4 


 193.42 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 193.43 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 193.54 USD 




 Purchase 


            3 


 193.65 USD 




 Purchase 


            6 


 193.66 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.73 USD 




 Purchase 


            3 


 193.76 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.78 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.8 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.85 USD 




 Purchase 


            4 


 193.88 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.89 USD 




 Purchase 


        418 


 193.9 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.91 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.92 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 193.94 USD 




 Purchase 


            3 


 193.99 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 194.01 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 194.03 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 194.04 USD 




 Purchase 


            3 


 194.06 USD 




 Purchase 


          13 


 194.07 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 194.2 USD 




 Purchase 


          24 


 194.67 USD 



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4) 




Sale 


          26 


 191.45 USD 




 Sale 


            8 


 192.83 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 192.85 USD 




 Sale 


          92 


 192.92 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 192.95 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 192.98 USD 




 Sale 


        103 


 192.99 USD 




 Sale 


        116 


 193 USD 




 Sale 


        232 


 193.01 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 193.02 USD 




 Sale 


        694 


 193.03 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 193.05 USD 




 Sale 


        124 


 193.06 USD 




 Sale 


        378 


 193.07 USD 




 Sale 


        432 


 193.08 USD 




 Sale 


        423 


 193.1 USD 




 Sale 


        524 


 193.11 USD 




 Sale 


        216 


 193.12 USD 




 Sale 


     1,071 


 193.13 USD 




 Sale 


        732 


 193.14 USD 




 Sale 


        432 


 193.15 USD 




 Sale 


        224 


 193.16 USD 




 Sale 


        265 


 193.17 USD 




 Sale 


        167 


 193.19 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 193.2 USD 




 Sale 


        200 


 193.21 USD 




 Sale 


        300 


 193.226 USD 




 Sale 


        216 


 193.23 USD 




 Sale 


          20 


 193.26 USD 




 Sale 


        389 


 193.32 USD 




 Sale 


            5 


 193.53 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 193.58 USD 




 Sale 


            3 


 193.6 USD 




 Sale 


        418 


 193.9 USD 




 Sale 


        216 


 194 USD 




 Sale 


          13 


 194.07 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 Short Position


18,108


192.7 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


20


192.701 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


189


192.861 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


105


192.798 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


300


193.226 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 300 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 13,000 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 300 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 3,700 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 4,274 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)


Yes




 



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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