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

AonAnnouncement

16/07/2020 11:35

RNS Number : 2408T
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
16 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 






Bank of America, N.A., Proprietary







Company dealt in 






Aon PLC







Class of relevant security to which the

dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) 






Common - IE00BLP1HW54







Date of dealing 






15/07/2020



 




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 






95,298


0.041% 


86,113


0.037% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






120,257


0.052% 


37,690


0.016% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


215,555


0.093% 


123,803


0.053% 



 




(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


159


199.05 USD




Purchase


200


200.58 USD




Purchase


100


200.63 USD




Purchase


200


200.65 USD




Purchase


100


200.71 USD




Purchase


100


200.77 USD




Purchase


200


200.9 USD




Purchase


39


200.91 USD




Purchase


129


200.92 USD




Purchase


305


200.93 USD




Purchase


232


200.94 USD




Purchase


320


200.97 USD




Purchase


100


200.98 USD




Purchase


5,235


200.99 USD




Purchase


600


201 USD




Purchase


200


201.01 USD




Purchase


200


201.02 USD




Purchase


100


201.03 USD




Purchase


100


201.035 USD




Purchase


1


201.04 USD




Purchase


100


201.06 USD




Purchase


299


201.07 USD




Purchase


44


201.085 USD




Purchase


200


201.1 USD




Purchase


8


201.11 USD




Purchase


100


201.12 USD




Purchase


1


201.19 USD




Purchase


35


201.22 USD




Purchase


56


201.26 USD




Purchase


32


201.36 USD




Purchase


20


201.39 USD




Purchase


4


201.42 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


159


199.05 USD




Sale


3


199.64 USD




Sale


4


199.76 USD




Sale


6


199.99 USD




Sale


3


200.1 USD




Sale


3


200.18 USD




Sale


3


200.21 USD




Sale


4


200.22 USD




Sale


7


200.23 USD




Sale


3


200.305 USD




Sale


5


200.43 USD




Sale


3


200.46 USD




Sale


8


200.59 USD




Sale


4


200.7 USD




Sale


3


200.71 USD




Sale


3


200.75 USD




Sale


3


200.79 USD




Sale


3


200.81 USD




Sale


6


200.82 USD




Sale


5


200.84 USD




Sale


3


200.855 USD




Sale


5


200.87 USD




Sale


5


200.89 USD




Sale


3


200.96 USD




Sale


9,564


200.99 USD




Sale


3


201 USD




Sale


3


201.01 USD




Sale


9


201.02 USD




Sale


2


201.03 USD




Sale


3


201.06 USD




Sale


4


201.085 USD




Sale


3


201.11 USD




Sale


3


201.15 USD




Sale


3


201.19 USD




Sale


3


201.21 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


77


201.143 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


9,520


200.99 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


77


201.113 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)


No




 



Date of disclosure


16/07/2020




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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