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

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17/07/2020 11:10

RNS Number : 3662T
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
17 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 






16/07/2020



 




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 






86,878


0.038% 


335,000


0.145 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






186,492


0.081% 


70,508


0.03% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


273,370


0.118% 


414,008


0.179% 



 




(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 


    15,660 


 202.2 USD 




 Purchase 


     2,219 


 202.67 USD 




 Purchase 


        108 


 200.94 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 200.95 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 201.4 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 201.43 USD 




 Purchase 


            2 


 201.5 USD 




 Purchase 


     9,911 


 202.67 USD 



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale 


        108 


 200.04 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 200.18 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 200.6 USD 




 Sale 


            8 


 200.61 USD 




 Sale 


        208 


 200.62 USD 




 Sale 


          25 


 200.82 USD 




 Sale 


          16 


 200.85 USD 




 Sale 


        200 


 200.86 USD 




 Sale 


        216 


 200.91 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 200.94 USD 




 Sale 


        118 


 200.95 USD 




 Sale 


            5 


 200.96 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 200.97 USD 




 Sale 


            4 


 201 USD 




 Sale 


          51 


 201.04 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 201.08 USD 




 Sale 


          30 


 201.09 USD 




 Sale 


            3 


 201.23 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 201.26 USD 




 Sale 


        221 


 201.34 USD 




 Sale 


        316 


 201.35 USD 




 Sale 


            3 


 201.39 USD 




 Sale 


            1 


 201.4 USD 




 Sale 


        121 


 201.44 USD 




 Sale 


        224 


 201.45 USD 




 Sale 


        166 


 201.46 USD 




 Sale 


        162 


 201.47 USD 




 Sale 


        220 


 201.48 USD 




 Sale 


        440 


 201.49 USD 




 Sale 


        352 


 201.5 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 201.51 USD 




 Sale 


        109 


 201.52 USD 




 Sale 


        519 


 201.53 USD 




 Sale 


        715 


 201.54 USD 




 Sale 


        508 


 201.55 USD 




 Sale 


        117 


 201.56 USD 




 Sale 


        424 


 201.57 USD 




 Sale 


        300 


 201.58 USD 




 Sale 


        112 


 201.59 USD 




 Sale 


          16 


 201.6 USD 




 Sale 


        120 


 201.62 USD 




 Sale 


        378 


 201.63 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 201.64 USD 




 Sale 


        210 


 201.65 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 201.66 USD 




 Sale 


        207 


 201.67 USD 




 Sale 


          16 


 201.69 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 201.71 USD 




 Sale 


        200 


 201.72 USD 




 Sale 


          14 


 201.73 USD 




 Sale 


        106 


 201.74 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 201.76 USD 




 Sale 


        269 


 201.8 USD 




 Sale 


          36 


 201.84 USD 




 Sale 


        123 


 201.86 USD 




 Sale 


        104 


 201.87 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 201.88 USD 




 Sale 


        326 


 201.9 USD 




 Sale 


          76 


 201.91 USD 




 Sale 


        107 


 201.92 USD 




 Sale 


        321 


 201.93 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 201.94 USD 




 Sale 


            4 


 201.95 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 201.97 USD 




 Sale 


            2 


 201.98 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 201.99 USD 




 Sale 


            8 


 202.01 USD 




 Sale 


        103 


 202.02 USD 




 Sale 


            1 


 202.03 USD 




 Sale 


        120 


 202.05 USD 




 Sale 


            2 


 202.07 USD 




 Sale 


          34 


 202.1 USD 




 Sale 


        312 


 202.11 USD 




 Sale 


          32 


 202.13 USD 




 Sale 


          87 


 202.14 USD 




 Sale 


          12 


 202.15 USD 




 Sale 


        109 


 202.16 USD 




 Sale 


        202 


 202.17 USD 




 Sale 


            4 


 202.185 USD 




 Sale 


          37 


 202.19 USD 




 Sale 


    15,856 


 202.2 USD 




 Sale 


        308 


 202.21 USD 




 Sale 


        258 


 202.22 USD 




 Sale 


        281 


 202.23 USD 




 Sale 


        300 


 202.24 USD 




 Sale 


            8 


 202.25 USD 




 Sale 


        120 


 202.26 USD 




 Sale 


        540 


 202.27 USD 




 Sale 


        105 


 202.28 USD 




 Sale 


        400 


 202.29 USD 




 Sale 


        116 


 202.3 USD 




 Sale 


        203 


 202.31 USD 




 Sale 


          42 


 202.32 USD 




 Sale 


            1 


 202.325 USD 




 Sale 


        624 


 202.33 USD 




 Sale 


        112 


 202.34 USD 




 Sale 


        369 


 202.35 USD 




 Sale 


          16 


 202.36 USD 




 Sale 


        471 


 202.37 USD 




 Sale 


          55 


 202.38 USD 




 Sale 


        332 


 202.39 USD 




 Sale 


        640 


 202.4 USD 




 Sale 


        255 


 202.41 USD 




 Sale 


        324 


 202.42 USD 




 Sale 


        120 


 202.43 USD 




 Sale 


        428 


 202.44 USD 




 Sale 


        447 


 202.45 USD 




 Sale 


        860 


 202.46 USD 




 Sale 


        487 


 202.47 USD 




 Sale 


        537 


 202.48 USD 




 Sale 


        104 


 202.49 USD 




 Sale 


        336 


 202.5 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 202.51 USD 




 Sale 


        458 


 202.52 USD 




 Sale 


        323 


 202.53 USD 




 Sale 


          31 


 202.54 USD 




 Sale 


          89 


 202.55 USD 




 Sale 


        216 


 202.57 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 202.58 USD 




 Sale 


        153 


 202.67 USD 




 Sale 


        215 


 202.71 USD 




 Sale 


        726 


 202.67 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 long position


15,660


202.180 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


5


201.356 USD




Swaps


Increasing a short position


9,185


202.670 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)


Yes




 



Date of disclosure


17/07/2020




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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