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

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20/07/2020 11:30

RNS Number : 5028T
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
20 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 






17/07/2020



 




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 






93,224


0.04% 


354,531


0.153 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






186,123


0.08% 


77,623


0.034% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


279,347


0.121% 


440,654


0.19% 



 




(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 


        219 


 203.66 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 201.95 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 202.14 USD 




 Purchase 


            1 


 202.19 USD 




 Purchase 


        200 


 203.183 USD 




 Purchase 


        170 


 203.326 USD 




 Purchase 


     7,194 


 203.66 USD 




 Purchase 


        651 


 204.18 USD 



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4) 




Sale 


          94 


 201.59 USD 




 Sale 


          14 


 201.605 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 201.73 USD 




 Sale 


            1 


 201.77 USD 




 Sale 


            2 


 201.8 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 201.81 USD 




 Sale 


        216 


 201.85 USD 




 Sale 


            8 


 201.86 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 201.89 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 201.94 USD 




 Sale 


        116 


 201.95 USD 




 Sale 


            8 


 201.97 USD 




 Sale 


        197 


 201.98 USD 




 Sale 


        111 


 201.99 USD 




 Sale 


        107 


 202.05 USD 




 Sale 


            8 


 202.12 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 202.15 USD 




 Sale 


        532 


 202.16 USD 




 Sale 


        201 


 202.2 USD 




 Sale 


          61 


 202.46 USD 




 Sale 


          47 


 202.47 USD 




 Sale 


          92 


 202.52 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 202.53 USD 




 Sale 


          24 


 202.54 USD 




 Sale 


          17 


 202.56 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 202.57 USD 




 Sale 


          99 


 202.62 USD 




 Sale 


            1 


 202.73 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 202.74 USD 




 Sale 


            8 


 202.76 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 202.79 USD 




 Sale 


        216 


 202.8 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 202.82 USD 




 Sale 


        216 


 202.83 USD 




 Sale 


        149 


 202.85 USD 




 Sale 


        204 


 202.86 USD 




 Sale 


        227 


 202.88 USD 




 Sale 


        120 


 202.89 USD 




 Sale 


        215 


 202.9 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 202.92 USD 




 Sale 


            8 


 202.93 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 202.94 USD 




 Sale 


        213 


 202.96 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 202.97 USD 




 Sale 


          93 


 202.98 USD 




 Sale 


          14 


 203.01 USD 




 Sale 


        206 


 203.02 USD 




 Sale 


        442 


 203.03 USD 




 Sale 


        424 


 203.04 USD 




 Sale 


        417 


 203.05 USD 




 Sale 


        964 


 203.06 USD 




 Sale 


        540 


 203.07 USD 




 Sale 


        300 


 203.09 USD 




 Sale 


        535 


 203.1 USD 




 Sale 


          79 


 203.105 USD 




 Sale 


        200 


 203.12 USD 




 Sale 


        752 


 203.13 USD 




 Sale 


            5 


 203.14 USD 




 Sale 


        528 


 203.17 USD 




 Sale 


        102 


 203.21 USD 




 Sale 


            8 


 203.24 USD 




 Sale 


            9 


 203.26 USD 




 Sale 


        105 


 203.27 USD 




 Sale 


          17 


 203.28 USD 




 Sale 


            9 


 203.29 USD 




 Sale 


          64 


 203.3 USD 




 Sale 


            5 


 203.32 USD 




 Sale 


            6 


 203.33 USD 




 Sale 


        436 


 203.34 USD 




 Sale 


        300 


 203.37 USD 




 Sale 


            4 


 203.38 USD 




 Sale 


        107 


 203.39 USD 




 Sale 


        414 


 203.43 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 203.48 USD 




 Sale 


            4 


 203.5 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 203.52 USD 




 Sale 


        102 


 203.53 USD 




 Sale 


        114 


 203.54 USD 




 Sale 


        157 


 203.55 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 203.56 USD 




 Sale 


        208 


 203.57 USD 




 Sale 


        210 


 203.58 USD 




 Sale 


        855 


 203.6 USD 




 Sale 


          16 


 203.601 USD 




 Sale 


        889 


 203.61 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 203.62 USD 




 Sale 


        215 


 203.63 USD 




 Sale 


            1 


 203.64 USD 




 Sale 


        878 


 203.66 USD 




 Sale 


        491 


 203.67 USD 




 Sale 


        740 


 203.75 USD 




 Sale 


        216 


 203.76 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 203.762 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 203.77 USD 




 Sale 


          32 


 203.78 USD 




 Sale 


        516 


 203.79 USD 




 Sale 


        569 


 203.8 USD 




 Sale 


        216 


 203.81 USD 




 Sale 


          57 


 203.82 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 203.83 USD 




 Sale 


        428 


 203.86 USD 




 Sale 


        100 


 203.87 USD 




 Sale 


        423 


 203.88 USD 




 Sale 


        358 


 203.89 USD 




 Sale 


            4 


 203.9 USD 




 Sale 


            4 


 203.93 USD 




 Sale 


        340 


 204 USD 




 Sale 


        108 


 204.01 USD 




 Sale 


        698 


 204.18 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


7,194


203.66 USD




Swaps


Closing a Short Position


79


203.099 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


30


203.289 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


123


203.289 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


17


203.661 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


1


202.73 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


200


203.183 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 7,000 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


20/07/2020




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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