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

AonAnnouncement

21/07/2020 11:00

RNS Number : 6320T
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
21 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 






20/07/2020



 




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 






93,062


0.04% 


373,196


0.161% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






200,884


0.087% 


77,623


0.034% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


293,946


0.127% 


459,319


0.198% 



 




(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


15,444


203.6 USD




Purchase


1,848


203.9 USD




Purchase


1


202.54 USD




Purchase


1


202.96 USD




Purchase


1


203.12 USD




Purchase


1


203.14 USD




Purchase


92


203.16 USD




Purchase


1


203.17 USD




Purchase


1


203.25 USD




Purchase


2


203.3 USD




Purchase


3


203.35 USD




Purchase


1


203.38 USD




Purchase


106


203.46 USD




Purchase


1


203.47 USD




Purchase


200


203.496 USD




Purchase


2


203.54 USD




Purchase


1


203.57 USD




Purchase


2


203.58 USD




Purchase


5


203.59 USD




Purchase


2


203.6 USD




Purchase


7


203.61 USD




Purchase


2


203.62 USD




Purchase


3


203.63 USD




Purchase


1


203.64 USD




Purchase


8


203.66 USD




Purchase


8


203.67 USD




Purchase


1


203.68 USD




Purchase


2


203.69 USD




Purchase


3


203.7 USD




Purchase


2


203.71 USD




Purchase


2


203.73 USD




Purchase


2


203.74 USD




Purchase


242


203.763 USD




Purchase


3


203.77 USD




Purchase


2


203.78 USD




Purchase


1


203.8 USD




Purchase


1


203.81 USD




Purchase


1


203.85 USD




Purchase


1


203.86 USD




Purchase


1


203.88 USD




Purchase


238


203.9 USD




Purchase


2


203.92 USD




Purchase


3


203.94 USD




Purchase


1


203.97 USD




Purchase


3


203.975 USD




Purchase


1


203.98 USD




Purchase


2


204 USD




Purchase


2


204.02 USD




Purchase


1


204.03 USD




Purchase


6


204.06 USD




Purchase


1


204.07 USD




Purchase


2


204.08 USD




Purchase


4


204.12 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


8


202.57 USD




Sale


100


202.58 USD




Sale


1


203.12 USD




Sale


1


203.14 USD




Sale


92


203.16 USD




Sale


1


203.33 USD




Sale


11


203.43 USD




Sale


8


203.45 USD




Sale


106


203.46 USD




Sale


216


203.48 USD




Sale


151


203.49 USD




Sale


318


203.5 USD




Sale


236


203.51 USD




Sale


108


203.52 USD




Sale


388


203.53 USD




Sale


224


203.54 USD




Sale


1,068


203.55 USD




Sale


1,022


203.56 USD




Sale


766


203.57 USD




Sale


749


203.58 USD




Sale


960


203.59 USD




Sale


15,888


203.6 USD




Sale


648


203.61 USD




Sale


336


203.62 USD




Sale


340


203.63 USD




Sale


1,122


203.64 USD




Sale


474


203.65 USD




Sale


548


203.66 USD




Sale


662


203.67 USD




Sale


744


203.68 USD




Sale


427


203.69 USD




Sale


319


203.7 USD




Sale


501


203.71 USD




Sale


557


203.73 USD




Sale


408


203.74 USD




Sale


1,525


203.75 USD




Sale


16


203.76 USD




Sale


16


203.78 USD




Sale


22


203.79 USD




Sale


19


203.8 USD




Sale


300


203.81 USD




Sale


19


203.83 USD




Sale


22


203.84 USD




Sale


108


203.89 USD




Sale


1,838


203.9 USD




Sale


21


203.94 USD




Sale


600


204 USD




Sale


20


204.02 USD




Sale


292


204.04 USD




Sale


218


204.05 USD




Sale


199


204.06 USD




Sale


79


204.09 USD




Sale


1,200


204.1 USD




Sale


179


204.12 USD




Sale


100


204.14 USD




Sale


400


204.15 USD




Sale


400


204.16 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


17


203.887 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


55


203.887 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


142


203.887 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


15


203.887 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


12


203.887 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


200


203.497 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Long Position


15,444


203.58 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


22


203.749 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


24


203.901 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


103


203.749 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


93


203.749 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 80,300 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


21/07/2020




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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