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

AonAnnouncement

09/07/2020 10:40

RNS Number : 5535S
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
09 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 






08/07/2020



 




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 






48,516


0.021% 


193,644


0.084 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






44,605


0.019% 


37,829


0.016% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


93,121


0.04% 


239,973


0.104% 



 




(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


13


195.54 USD




Purchase


4


192.46 USD




Purchase


1


193.75 USD




Purchase


1


193.78 USD




Purchase


2


193.81 USD




Purchase


1


193.82 USD




Purchase


1


193.83 USD




Purchase


1


193.85 USD




Purchase


2


193.86 USD




Purchase


1


193.87 USD




Purchase


1


193.89 USD




Purchase


1


193.9 USD




Purchase


476


193.93 USD




Purchase


1


194.05 USD




Purchase


2


194.07 USD




Purchase


1


194.15 USD




Purchase


1


194.41 USD




Purchase


200


194.463 USD




Purchase


1


194.51 USD




Purchase


1


194.56 USD




Purchase


440


194.581 USD




Purchase


1


194.91 USD




Purchase


4


194.96 USD




Purchase


4


194.97 USD




Purchase


3


194.98 USD




Purchase


3


195.02 USD




Purchase


4


195.04 USD




Purchase


4


195.05 USD




Purchase


1


195.09 USD




Purchase


3


195.1 USD




Purchase


3


195.11 USD




Purchase


5


195.16 USD




Purchase


2


195.17 USD




Purchase


3


195.18 USD




Purchase


14


195.2 USD




Purchase


4


195.21 USD




Purchase


1


195.25 USD




Purchase


1


195.28 USD




Purchase


1


195.29 USD




Purchase


88


195.31 USD




Purchase


2


195.32 USD




Purchase


3


195.33 USD




Purchase


1


195.35 USD




Purchase


7


195.37 USD




Purchase


1


195.42 USD




Purchase


5,959


195.54 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


4


192.46 USD




Sale


190


193.33 USD




Sale


2


193.53 USD




Sale


2


193.57 USD




Sale


2


193.61 USD




Sale


2


193.66 USD




Sale


2


193.77 USD




Sale


109


193.8 USD




Sale


324


193.83 USD




Sale


8


193.87 USD




Sale


295


193.88 USD




Sale


108


193.89 USD




Sale


576


193.93 USD




Sale


8


193.94 USD




Sale


107


193.95 USD




Sale


1


193.97 USD




Sale


22


193.98 USD




Sale


100


193.99 USD




Sale


80


194 USD




Sale


450


194.01 USD




Sale


434


194.02 USD




Sale


116


194.03 USD




Sale


611


194.04 USD




Sale


220


194.05 USD




Sale


69


194.06 USD




Sale


124


194.11 USD




Sale


100


194.12 USD




Sale


924


194.13 USD




Sale


424


194.14 USD




Sale


8


194.23 USD




Sale


100


194.24 USD




Sale


8


194.82 USD




Sale


85


194.83 USD




Sale


15


194.84 USD




Sale


8


194.86 USD




Sale


100


194.91 USD




Sale


200


194.92 USD




Sale


108


194.93 USD




Sale


21


194.94 USD




Sale


519


194.95 USD




Sale


8


194.96 USD




Sale


108


194.98 USD




Sale


111


195 USD




Sale


208


195.01 USD




Sale


108


195.02 USD




Sale


216


195.04 USD




Sale


109


195.05 USD




Sale


200


195.08 USD




Sale


100


195.14 USD




Sale


108


195.15 USD




Sale


332


195.17 USD




Sale


6


195.22 USD




Sale


100


195.23 USD




Sale


8


195.24 USD




Sale


429


195.25 USD




Sale


424


195.26 USD




Sale


208


195.27 USD




Sale


326


195.28 USD




Sale


698


195.29 USD




Sale


435


195.3 USD




Sale


933


195.31 USD




Sale


422


195.32 USD




Sale


690


195.33 USD




Sale


316


195.34 USD




Sale


59


195.36 USD




Sale


279


195.37 USD




Sale


983


195.38 USD




Sale


424


195.39 USD




Sale


332


195.4 USD




Sale


8


195.41 USD




Sale


111


195.42 USD




Sale


394


195.43 USD




Sale


730


195.44 USD




Sale


84


195.45 USD




Sale


324


195.46 USD




Sale


413


195.47 USD




Sale


116


195.48 USD




Sale


100


195.49 USD




Sale


13


195.54 USD




Sale


112


195.54 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


5,874


195.54 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


190


193.33 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


120


195.267 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


17


193.754 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


200


194.463 USD




Swaps


Opening a Short Position


440


194.588 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 51,700 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 258,100 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


09/07/2020




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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