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

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16/07/2020 11:35

RNS Number : 2411T
  
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 






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 






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 






75,805


0.033% 


313,089


0.135 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






170,837


0.074% 


61,323


0.026% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


246,642


0.107% 


382,912


0.165% 



 




(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


30


200.99 USD




Purchase


208


199.64 USD




Purchase


100


199.71 USD




Purchase


208


199.73 USD




Purchase


8


199.78 USD




Purchase


3


199.81 USD




Purchase


3


199.82 USD




Purchase


216


199.83 USD




Purchase


100


199.84 USD




Purchase


8


199.85 USD




Purchase


108


199.86 USD




Purchase


116


199.87 USD




Purchase


204


199.89 USD




Purchase


100


199.9 USD




Purchase


324


199.91 USD




Purchase


102


199.93 USD




Purchase


3


199.94 USD




Purchase


114


199.95 USD




Purchase


532


199.97 USD




Purchase


100


199.98 USD




Purchase


3


199.99 USD




Purchase


219


200.01 USD




Purchase


328


200.02 USD




Purchase


2


200.03 USD




Purchase


216


200.06 USD




Purchase


316


200.09 USD




Purchase


316


200.1 USD




Purchase


16


200.11 USD




Purchase


116


200.12 USD




Purchase


101


200.14 USD




Purchase


3


200.17 USD




Purchase


3


200.18 USD




Purchase


5


200.22 USD




Purchase


5


200.24 USD




Purchase


100


200.27 USD




Purchase


14


200.28 USD




Purchase


1


200.29 USD




Purchase


200


200.295 USD




Purchase


2


200.33 USD




Purchase


3


200.39 USD




Purchase


3


200.4 USD




Purchase


3


200.46 USD




Purchase


3


200.52 USD




Purchase


1


200.53 USD




Purchase


2


200.54 USD




Purchase


208


200.55 USD




Purchase


319


200.56 USD




Purchase


340


200.57 USD




Purchase


2


200.58 USD




Purchase


3


200.585 USD




Purchase


100


200.61 USD




Purchase


8


200.62 USD




Purchase


520


200.628 USD




Purchase


3


200.63 USD




Purchase


109


200.71 USD




Purchase


3


200.72 USD




Purchase


3


200.74 USD




Purchase


1


200.75 USD




Purchase


3


200.77 USD




Purchase


3


200.78 USD




Purchase


1


200.8 USD




Purchase


5


200.85 USD




Purchase


1


200.89 USD




Purchase


1


200.9 USD




Purchase


2


200.91 USD




Purchase


1


200.95 USD




Purchase


3


200.97 USD




Purchase


1


200.98 USD




Purchase


10,107


200.99 USD




Purchase


1


201.02 USD




Purchase


1


201.03 USD




Purchase


2


201.05 USD




Purchase


2


201.06 USD




Purchase


3


201.08 USD




Purchase


3


201.11 USD




Purchase


77


201.113 USD




Purchase


3


201.12 USD




Purchase


1


201.15 USD




Purchase


2


201.16 USD




Purchase


3


201.28 USD




Purchase


1


201.34 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


25


199.43 USD




Sale


83


199.44 USD




Sale


108


199.81 USD




Sale


2


199.84 USD




Sale


85


199.85 USD




Sale


59


199.87 USD




Sale


55


199.88 USD




Sale


109


199.89 USD




Sale


130


199.9 USD




Sale


640


199.91 USD




Sale


108


199.915 USD




Sale


108


199.95 USD




Sale


108


199.97 USD




Sale


200


200.03 USD




Sale


100


200.1 USD




Sale


108


200.12 USD




Sale


34


200.14 USD




Sale


5


200.15 USD




Sale


199


200.25 USD




Sale


108


200.33 USD




Sale


8


200.42 USD




Sale


100


200.43 USD




Sale


8


200.45 USD




Sale


100


200.46 USD




Sale


323


200.56 USD




Sale


1,401


200.57 USD




Sale


216


200.59 USD




Sale


530


200.62 USD




Sale


140


200.63 USD




Sale


108


200.66 USD




Sale


100


200.68 USD




Sale


100


200.69 USD




Sale


100


200.74 USD




Sale


8


200.76 USD




Sale


100


200.78 USD




Sale


46


200.79 USD




Sale


3


200.8 USD




Sale


5


200.81 USD




Sale


8


200.85 USD




Sale


208


200.86 USD




Sale


100


200.9 USD




Sale


100


200.925 USD




Sale


8


200.93 USD




Sale


100


200.94 USD




Sale


200


200.96 USD




Sale


200


200.97 USD




Sale


108


201.01 USD




Sale


35


201.02 USD




Sale


169


201.03 USD




Sale


100


201.04 USD




Sale


9


201.05 USD




Sale


103


201.06 USD




Sale


216


201.1 USD




Sale


100


201.2 USD




Sale


108


201.22 USD




Sale


100


201.24 USD




Sale


8


201.56 USD




Sale


70


200.99 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


9,520


200.99 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


77


201.113 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


468


200.589 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


52


200.991 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


469


200.986 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


70


200.986 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


200


200.295 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 36,300 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 2,942 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


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



 
 
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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