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

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08/07/2020 11:45

RNS Number : 4145S
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
08 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 






07/07/2020



 




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 






42,763


0.018% 


177,494


0.077% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






44,718


0.019% 


31,515


0.014% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


87,481


0.038% 


217,509


0.094% 



 




(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


2,797


192.46 USD




Purchase


96


192.95 USD




Purchase


100


193.01 USD




Purchase


4


192.34 USD




Purchase


3


192.37 USD




Purchase


4


192.38 USD




Purchase


7


192.43 USD




Purchase


3


192.44 USD




Purchase


6,470


192.46 USD




Purchase


3


192.47 USD




Purchase


3


192.48 USD




Purchase


9


192.5 USD




Purchase


12


192.51 USD




Purchase


4


192.53 USD




Purchase


7


192.55 USD




Purchase


7


192.57 USD




Purchase


7


192.58 USD




Purchase


4


192.6 USD




Purchase


21


192.66 USD




Purchase


4


192.73 USD




Purchase


5


192.76 USD




Purchase


1


192.77 USD




Purchase


7


192.79 USD




Purchase


1


192.8 USD




Purchase


3


192.84 USD




Purchase


38


192.9 USD




Purchase


3


192.91 USD




Purchase


4


192.94 USD




Purchase


3


192.95 USD




Purchase


3


192.97 USD




Purchase


501


192.985 USD




Purchase


9


192.99 USD




Purchase


12


193 USD




Purchase


3


193.01 USD




Purchase


58


193.02 USD




Purchase


8


193.04 USD




Purchase


4


192.535 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


108


192.23 USD




Sale


324


192.4 USD




Sale


108


192.41 USD




Sale


114


192.42 USD




Sale


8


192.43 USD




Sale


171


192.44 USD




Sale


108


192.45 USD




Sale


209


192.46 USD




Sale


207


192.47 USD




Sale


234


192.48 USD




Sale


195


192.49 USD




Sale


329


192.5 USD




Sale


552


192.51 USD




Sale


146


192.52 USD




Sale


128


192.53 USD




Sale


103


192.55 USD




Sale


92


192.56 USD




Sale


829


192.57 USD




Sale


101


192.58 USD




Sale


8


192.61 USD




Sale


110


192.62 USD




Sale


216


192.63 USD




Sale


116


192.65 USD




Sale


316


192.66 USD




Sale


101


192.67 USD




Sale


108


192.69 USD




Sale


1


192.7 USD




Sale


100


192.74 USD




Sale


216


192.76 USD




Sale


96


192.95 USD




Sale


501


192.985 USD




Sale


100


193.01 USD




Sale


108


193.09 USD




Sale


376


192.832 USD




Sale


108


192.11 USD




Sale


100


193.088 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


376


192.825 USD




Swaps


Increasing a long position


100


193.088 USD




Swaps


Increasing a short position


6,212


192.460 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


3


192.777 USD




Swaps


Increasing a long position


12


192.460 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)


Yes



 



Date of disclosure


08/07/2020




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



 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b)

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
 
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
 



Product name,

e.g. call option


Written or

purchased


Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates


Exercise price

(Note 2)


Type, e.g.

American,

European etc


Expiry date




Call Option


 Written 


        8,500 


210 USD


American


21/08/2020



 


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