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

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24/07/2020 11:00

RNS Number : 0350U
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
24 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 






23/07/2020



 




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 






146,878


0.063% 


377,407


0.163 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






199,108


0.086% 


130,704


0.056% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


345,986


0.149% 


516,611


0.223% 



 




(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


2,560


207.37 USD




Purchase


1


206.68 USD




Purchase


216


206.86 USD




Purchase


1


206.97 USD




Purchase


2


207.07 USD




Purchase


11


207.08 USD




Purchase


98


207.1 USD




Purchase


1


207.26 USD




Purchase


1


207.3 USD




Purchase


46,496


207.37 USD




Purchase


1


207.42 USD




Purchase


1


207.48 USD




Purchase


1


207.51 USD




Purchase


1


207.52 USD




Purchase


1


207.61 USD




Purchase


1


207.65 USD




Purchase


1


207.67 USD




Purchase


1


207.78 USD




Purchase


300


207.829 USD




Purchase


1


207.83 USD




Purchase


95


207.87 USD




Purchase


216


207.89 USD




Purchase


13


207.9 USD




Purchase


1


208.08 USD




Purchase


1


208.12 USD




Purchase


100


208.23 USD




Purchase


8


208.35 USD




Purchase


108


208.37 USD




Purchase


1


208.42 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


2


206.36 USD




Sale


8


206.39 USD




Sale


100


206.4 USD




Sale


108


206.49 USD




Sale


215


206.5 USD




Sale


4


206.53 USD




Sale


218


206.55 USD




Sale


2


206.62 USD




Sale


23


206.64 USD




Sale


6


206.71 USD




Sale


2


206.73 USD




Sale


101


206.74 USD




Sale


18


206.76 USD




Sale


90


206.77 USD




Sale


4


206.78 USD




Sale


2


206.8 USD




Sale


115


206.81 USD




Sale


2


206.82 USD




Sale


222


206.86 USD




Sale


108


206.88 USD




Sale


4


206.9 USD




Sale


2


206.91 USD




Sale


101


206.97 USD




Sale


108


207 USD




Sale


1


207.02 USD




Sale


2


207.05 USD




Sale


67


207.07 USD




Sale


2


207.08 USD




Sale


6


207.1 USD




Sale


2


207.11 USD




Sale


3


207.13 USD




Sale


36


207.14 USD




Sale


1


207.16 USD




Sale


2


207.18 USD




Sale


9


207.23 USD




Sale


2


207.26 USD




Sale


2


207.27 USD




Sale


2


207.28 USD




Sale


3


207.3 USD




Sale


108


207.32 USD




Sale


203


207.33 USD




Sale


218


207.34 USD




Sale


108


207.38 USD




Sale


2


207.39 USD




Sale


8


207.43 USD




Sale


84


207.47 USD




Sale


2


207.48 USD




Sale


3


207.52 USD




Sale


100


207.54 USD




Sale


8


207.55 USD




Sale


217


207.56 USD




Sale


108


207.57 USD




Sale


1


207.58 USD




Sale


108


207.64 USD




Sale


84


207.71 USD




Sale


24


207.75 USD




Sale


108


207.85 USD




Sale


7


207.91 USD




Sale


108


207.92 USD




Sale


216


207.93 USD




Sale


1


207.94 USD




Sale


100


207.98 USD




Sale


200


208.09 USD




Sale


100


208.13 USD




Sale


47


208.32 USD




Sale


59


208.33 USD




Sale


215


208.34 USD




Sale


1,072


208.35 USD




Sale


140


208.36 USD




Sale


3


208.38 USD




Sale


6


208.59 USD




Sale


80


207.347 USD




Sale


20


207.37 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


40,000


207.37 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Short Position


5,934


207.37 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


394


207.376 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


200


207.829 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


100


207.829 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)


















Loan


Loan of 97 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


24/07/2020




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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