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

AonAnnouncement

27/07/2020 10:55

RNS Number : 1744U
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
27 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 






24/07/2020



 




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 






148,013


0.064% 


371,854


0.161% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






194,613


0.084% 


131,804


0.057% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


342,626


0.148% 


512,158


0.221% 



 




(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


3


206.45 USD




Purchase


102


206.52 USD




Purchase


2


206.53 USD




Purchase


2


206.59 USD




Purchase


2


206.61 USD




Purchase


210


206.65 USD




Purchase


2


206.68 USD




Purchase


2


206.7 USD




Purchase


2


206.71 USD




Purchase


2


206.73 USD




Purchase


8


206.74 USD




Purchase


2


206.75 USD




Purchase


4


206.76 USD




Purchase


102


206.79 USD




Purchase


264


206.8 USD




Purchase


202


206.83 USD




Purchase


203


206.84 USD




Purchase


10


206.85 USD




Purchase


100


206.86 USD




Purchase


89


206.87 USD




Purchase


2


206.9 USD




Purchase


100


206.93 USD




Purchase


100


206.94 USD




Purchase


118


206.95 USD




Purchase


102


206.96 USD




Purchase


100


206.97 USD




Purchase


202


206.99 USD




Purchase


105


207 USD




Purchase


100


207.01 USD




Purchase


223


207.02 USD




Purchase


304


207.03 USD




Purchase


210


207.04 USD




Purchase


2


207.05 USD




Purchase


100


207.06 USD




Purchase


100


207.07 USD




Purchase


2


207.08 USD




Purchase


104


207.09 USD




Purchase


200


207.12 USD




Purchase


316


207.13 USD




Purchase


100


207.14 USD




Purchase


2,303


207.17 USD




Purchase


1,500


207.194 USD




Purchase


100


207.2 USD




Purchase


108


207.21 USD




Purchase


216


207.22 USD




Purchase


100


207.23 USD




Purchase


8


207.24 USD




Purchase


8


207.26 USD




Purchase


100


207.27 USD




Purchase


7


207.29 USD




Purchase


100


207.33 USD




Purchase


100


207.37 USD




Purchase


100


207.4 USD




Purchase


108


207.41 USD




Purchase


100


207.44 USD




Purchase


7


207.45 USD




Purchase


100


207.52 USD




Purchase


8


207.53 USD




Purchase


300


207.54 USD




Purchase


8


207.55 USD




Purchase


107


207.66 USD




Purchase


100


207.87 USD




Purchase


8


207.88 USD




Purchase


100


207.91 USD




Purchase


100


207.92 USD




Purchase


17


207.93 USD




Purchase


1


207.96 USD




Purchase


88


207.98 USD




Purchase


100


208.03 USD




Purchase


8


208.04 USD




Purchase


120


208.05 USD




Purchase


8


208.06 USD




Purchase


100


208.07 USD




Purchase


8


208.08 USD




Purchase


1


208.11 USD




Purchase


1


208.17 USD




Purchase


1


208.34 USD




Purchase


108


208.38 USD




Purchase


106


208.58 USD




Purchase


2


208.61 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


8


206.64 USD




Sale


208


206.65 USD




Sale


1


206.715 USD




Sale


213


206.75 USD




Sale


1


206.8 USD




Sale


110


206.84 USD




Sale


1


206.85 USD




Sale


2


206.86 USD




Sale


108


206.88 USD




Sale


1


206.91 USD




Sale


8


206.92 USD




Sale


218


206.93 USD




Sale


101


206.94 USD




Sale


196


206.95 USD




Sale


2


206.96 USD




Sale


109


206.97 USD




Sale


281


206.99 USD




Sale


108


207 USD




Sale


4


207.01 USD




Sale


103


207.03 USD




Sale


1


207.04 USD




Sale


2


207.05 USD




Sale


108


207.06 USD




Sale


100


207.07 USD




Sale


15


207.08 USD




Sale


101


207.09 USD




Sale


1


207.1 USD




Sale


13


207.11 USD




Sale


2


207.14 USD




Sale


47


207.17 USD




Sale


1


207.18 USD




Sale


2


207.19 USD




Sale


1


207.25 USD




Sale


1


207.32 USD




Sale


10


207.33 USD




Sale


102


207.34 USD




Sale


1


207.45 USD




Sale


1


207.46 USD




Sale


1


207.5 USD




Sale


1


207.56 USD




Sale


1,386


207.17 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


100


207.194 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


4,095


207.078 USD




Swaps


Opening a Short position


1,100


207.194 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


100


207.194 USD




Swaps


Closing a Long Position


200


207.194 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


27/07/2020




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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