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

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13/07/2020 11:15

RNS Number : 8276S
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
13 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 






10/07/2020



 




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 






65,631


0.028% 


282,820


0.122% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






157,321


0.068% 


52,048


0.022% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


222,952


0.096% 


343,368


0.148% 



 




(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


27,108


196.3 USD




Purchase


1


194.01 USD




Purchase


1


194.06 USD




Purchase


1


194.07 USD




Purchase


1


194.2 USD




Purchase


1


194.29 USD




Purchase


1


194.31 USD




Purchase


1


194.39 USD




Purchase


1


194.43 USD




Purchase


2


194.69 USD




Purchase


1


194.76 USD




Purchase


1


194.87 USD




Purchase


1


195.03 USD




Purchase


2


195.06 USD




Purchase


2


195.08 USD




Purchase


1


195.14 USD




Purchase


200


196.095 USD




Purchase


44


197.48 USD




Purchase


6


197.51 USD




Purchase


62


197.53 USD




Purchase


81


197.56 USD




Purchase


53


197.6 USD




Purchase


43


197.61 USD




Purchase


86


197.62 USD




Purchase


127


197.63 USD




Purchase


43


197.65 USD




Purchase


119


197.66 USD




Purchase


96


197.68 USD




Purchase


48


197.73 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


100


193.98 USD




Sale


100


193.99 USD




Sale


108


194.01 USD




Sale


324


194.15 USD




Sale


216


194.17 USD




Sale


216


194.63 USD




Sale


100


194.85 USD




Sale


216


194.91 USD




Sale


100


195.24 USD




Sale


108


195.26 USD




Sale


216


195.29 USD




Sale


100


195.36 USD




Sale


8


195.38 USD




Sale


116


195.4 USD




Sale


26


195.48 USD




Sale


108


195.49 USD




Sale


100


195.5 USD




Sale


324


195.51 USD




Sale


100


195.53 USD




Sale


108


195.56 USD




Sale


216


195.58 USD




Sale


113


195.61 USD




Sale


100


195.63 USD




Sale


100


195.64 USD




Sale


100


195.66 USD




Sale


129


195.73 USD




Sale


108


195.74 USD




Sale


82


195.75 USD




Sale


26


195.76 USD




Sale


108


195.81 USD




Sale


216


195.85 USD




Sale


108


195.87 USD




Sale


315


195.88 USD




Sale


100


195.89 USD




Sale


171


195.91 USD




Sale


153


195.92 USD




Sale


324


195.95 USD




Sale


325


195.96 USD




Sale


640


195.97 USD




Sale


432


195.98 USD




Sale


115


195.99 USD




Sale


287


196 USD




Sale


208


196.01 USD




Sale


108


196.02 USD




Sale


100


196.04 USD




Sale


308


196.05 USD




Sale


317


196.06 USD




Sale


98


196.07 USD




Sale


332


196.08 USD




Sale


524


196.09 USD




Sale


14


196.1 USD




Sale


222


196.11 USD




Sale


116


196.12 USD




Sale


748


196.13 USD




Sale


288


196.14 USD




Sale


285


196.15 USD




Sale


215


196.16 USD




Sale


1


196.17 USD




Sale


325


196.18 USD




Sale


856


196.19 USD




Sale


200


196.2 USD




Sale


208


196.21 USD




Sale


639


196.22 USD




Sale


187


196.23 USD




Sale


100


196.24 USD




Sale


100


196.25 USD




Sale


300


196.26 USD




Sale


617


196.27 USD




Sale


307


196.28 USD




Sale


100


196.29 USD




Sale


27,287


196.3 USD




Sale


100


196.31 USD




Sale


115


196.32 USD




Sale


108


196.33 USD




Sale


549


196.34 USD




Sale


333


196.35 USD




Sale


536


196.36 USD




Sale


116


196.37 USD




Sale


625


196.38 USD




Sale


632


196.39 USD




Sale


532


196.4 USD




Sale


832


196.41 USD




Sale


659


196.42 USD




Sale


114


196.43 USD




Sale


432


196.44 USD




Sale


97


196.46 USD




Sale


232


196.47 USD




Sale


288


196.48 USD




Sale


19


196.5 USD




Sale


108


196.51 USD




Sale


316


196.52 USD




Sale


417


196.53 USD




Sale


324


196.54 USD




Sale


107


196.57 USD




Sale


208


196.58 USD




Sale


539


196.59 USD




Sale


309


196.6 USD




Sale


108


196.61 USD




Sale


332


196.63 USD




Sale


129


196.64 USD




Sale


8


196.7 USD




Sale


100


196.71 USD




Sale


100


196.79 USD




Sale


100


196.8 USD




Sale


100


196.99 USD




Sale


100


197.01 USD




Sale


100


197.05 USD




Sale


100


197.08 USD




Sale


100


197.12 USD




Sale


100


197.13 USD




Sale


100


197.19 USD




Sale


100


197.24 USD




Sale


200


197.26 USD




Sale


100


197.28 USD




Sale


100


197.31 USD




Sale


200


197.33 USD




Sale


200


197.34 USD




Sale


100


197.37 USD




Sale


100


197.38 USD




Sale


332


197.41 USD




Sale


100


197.43 USD




Sale


216


197.47 USD




Sale


8


197.48 USD




Sale


100


197.49 USD




Sale


100


197.51 USD




Sale


3


197.52 USD




Sale


100


197.54 USD




Sale


1,903


197.56 USD




Sale


100


197.57 USD




Sale


100


197.58 USD




Sale


200


197.59 USD




Sale


104


197.62 USD




Sale


132


197.63 USD




Sale


216


197.64 USD




Sale


108


197.65 USD




Sale


200


197.66 USD




Sale


108


197.68 USD




Sale


900


197.7 USD




Sale


100


197.71 USD




Sale


394


197.74 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


97


197.073 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


5,504


196.859 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


200


196.095 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


27,108


196.28 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 47,600 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


13/07/2020




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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