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

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14/07/2020 11:35

RNS Number : 9611S
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
14 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 






13/07/2020



 




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 






66,147


0.029% 


309,624


0.134 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






173,023


0.075% 


51,803


0.022% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


239,170


0.103% 


369,927


0.16% 



 




(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


577


197.06 USD




Purchase


16,200


197.15 USD




Purchase


100


197.73 USD




Purchase


3


196.14 USD




Purchase


3


196.32 USD




Purchase


3


196.5 USD




Purchase


3


196.55 USD




Purchase


3


196.6 USD




Purchase


1


196.64 USD




Purchase


3


196.67 USD




Purchase


3


196.7 USD




Purchase


4


196.83 USD




Purchase


2


196.95 USD




Purchase


2


197 USD




Purchase


675


197.06 USD




Purchase


3


197.12 USD




Purchase


7


197.25 USD




Purchase


4


197.56 USD




Purchase


3


197.64 USD




Purchase


8


197.69 USD




Purchase


4


197.7 USD




Purchase


4


197.78 USD




Purchase


4


197.8 USD




Purchase


24


197.81 USD




Purchase


8


197.92 USD




Purchase


11


197.93 USD




Purchase


3


197.96 USD




Purchase


48


197.98 USD




Purchase


4


198.06 USD




Purchase


4


198.11 USD




Purchase


20


198.18 USD




Purchase


21


198.19 USD




Purchase


4


198.27 USD




Purchase


25


198.28 USD




Purchase


21


198.32 USD




Purchase


4


198.35 USD




Purchase


6


198.37 USD




Purchase


4


198.4 USD




Purchase


4


198.41 USD




Purchase


24


198.42 USD




Purchase


4


198.45 USD




Purchase


4


198.46 USD




Purchase


4


198.47 USD




Purchase


9


198.49 USD




Purchase


10


198.5 USD




Purchase


16


198.51 USD




Purchase


4


198.52 USD




Purchase


6


198.53 USD




Purchase


21


198.58 USD




Purchase


2


198.59 USD




Purchase


3


198.61 USD




Purchase


14


198.7 USD




Purchase


8


198.72 USD




Purchase


18


198.73 USD




Purchase


45


198.74 USD




Purchase


35


198.75 USD




Purchase


32


198.76 USD




Purchase


13


198.77 USD




Purchase


100


198.779 USD




Purchase


36


198.78 USD




Purchase


52


198.79 USD




Purchase


24


198.8 USD




Purchase


30


198.84 USD




Purchase


15


198.85 USD




Purchase


14


198.87 USD




Purchase


21


198.98 USD




Purchase


24


199.01 USD




Purchase


21


199.03 USD




Purchase


5


199.1 USD




Purchase


36


199.11 USD




Purchase


9


199.15 USD




Purchase


21


199.16 USD




Purchase


9


199.17 USD




Purchase


13


199.18 USD




Purchase


5


199.2 USD




Purchase


12


199.23 USD




Purchase


6


199.24 USD




Purchase


9


199.25 USD




Purchase


4


199.28 USD




Purchase


21


199.29 USD




Purchase


28


199.3 USD




Purchase


4


199.34 USD




Purchase


22


199.42 USD




Purchase


6


199.53 USD




Purchase


14


199.54 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


8


196.07 USD




Sale


100


196.1 USD




Sale


16


196.24 USD




Sale


17


196.36 USD




Sale


16


196.4 USD




Sale


24


196.45 USD




Sale


20


196.48 USD




Sale


90


196.52 USD




Sale


7


196.54 USD




Sale


17


196.55 USD




Sale


94


196.56 USD




Sale


11


196.58 USD




Sale


17


196.6 USD




Sale


8


196.61 USD




Sale


204


196.63 USD




Sale


336


196.64 USD




Sale


1


196.65 USD




Sale


358


196.66 USD




Sale


281


196.67 USD




Sale


107


196.68 USD




Sale


309


196.69 USD




Sale


532


196.7 USD




Sale


218


196.71 USD




Sale


100


196.72 USD




Sale


38


196.74 USD




Sale


418


196.75 USD




Sale


508


196.76 USD




Sale


268


196.77 USD




Sale


274


196.78 USD




Sale


308


196.79 USD




Sale


108


196.8 USD




Sale


133


196.81 USD




Sale


100


196.82 USD




Sale


286


196.83 USD




Sale


44


196.84 USD




Sale


234


196.85 USD




Sale


304


196.86 USD




Sale


50


196.9 USD




Sale


166


196.95 USD




Sale


24


196.99 USD




Sale


800


197.06 USD




Sale


16,200


197.15 USD




Sale


83


197.53 USD




Sale


25


197.56 USD




Sale


245


197.587 USD




Sale


8


197.65 USD




Sale


206


197.66 USD




Sale


85


197.68 USD




Sale


117


197.69 USD




Sale


108


197.7 USD




Sale


8


197.72 USD




Sale


100


197.73 USD




Sale


100


197.76 USD




Sale


108


197.81 USD




Sale


216


197.83 USD




Sale


100


197.86 USD




Sale


100


197.93 USD




Sale


100


197.95 USD




Sale


7


197.96 USD




Sale


224


197.97 USD




Sale


200


197.98 USD




Sale


200


197.99 USD




Sale


208


198.01 USD




Sale


424


198.02 USD




Sale


255


198.03 USD




Sale


16


198.05 USD




Sale


200


198.06 USD




Sale


100


198.07 USD




Sale


6


198.08 USD




Sale


108


198.1 USD




Sale


107


198.11 USD




Sale


424


198.12 USD




Sale


100


198.13 USD




Sale


117


198.14 USD




Sale


316


198.15 USD




Sale


216


198.16 USD




Sale


38


198.17 USD




Sale


219


198.19 USD




Sale


230


198.21 USD




Sale


8


198.22 USD




Sale


500


198.23 USD




Sale


8


198.24 USD




Sale


8


198.25 USD




Sale


200


198.26 USD




Sale


308


198.29 USD




Sale


116


198.3 USD




Sale


224


198.31 USD




Sale


363


198.32 USD




Sale


493


198.33 USD




Sale


100


198.335 USD




Sale


215


198.34 USD




Sale


840


198.35 USD




Sale


200


198.37 USD




Sale


651


198.38 USD




Sale


345


198.4 USD




Sale


752


198.41 USD




Sale


23


198.42 USD




Sale


848


198.43 USD




Sale


131


198.44 USD




Sale


8


198.445 USD




Sale


516


198.45 USD




Sale


516


198.46 USD




Sale


14


198.47 USD




Sale


208


198.48 USD




Sale


300


198.49 USD




Sale


210


198.5 USD




Sale


402


198.52 USD




Sale


451


198.53 USD




Sale


108


198.54 USD




Sale


532


198.55 USD




Sale


108


198.56 USD




Sale


316


198.57 USD




Sale


630


198.58 USD




Sale


113


198.59 USD




Sale


216


198.6 USD




Sale


8


198.63 USD




Sale


100


198.64 USD




Sale


108


198.65 USD




Sale


37


198.67 USD




Sale


1


198.68 USD




Sale


102


198.71 USD




Sale


1


198.75 USD




Sale


120


198.79 USD




Sale


8


198.8 USD




Sale


200


198.81 USD




Sale


4


198.82 USD




Sale


7


198.87 USD




Sale


208


198.9 USD




Sale


311


198.91 USD




Sale


15


198.94 USD




Sale


300


198.95 USD




Sale


107


198.96 USD




Sale


7


198.97 USD




Sale


100


198.99 USD




Sale


8


199.05 USD




Sale


100


199.085 USD




Sale


108


199.11 USD




Sale


140


199.13 USD




Sale


315


199.14 USD




Sale


845


199.15 USD




Sale


107


199.16 USD




Sale


208


199.17 USD




Sale


416


199.18 USD




Sale


108


199.19 USD




Sale


200


199.2 USD




Sale


108


199.22 USD




Sale


108


199.23 USD




Sale


310


199.25 USD




Sale


216


199.34 USD




Sale


28


199.36 USD




Sale


202


199.47 USD




Sale


121


197.06 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


245


197.58 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


212


197.06 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


36


197.06 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


51


197.06 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


99


197.06 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


100


198.779 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


16,200


197.13 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 133,400 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 3,574 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)


No




 



Date of disclosure


14/07/2020




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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