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

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04/08/2020 10:35

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
04 August 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 






03/08/2020



 




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 






173,323


0.075% 


366,136


0.158% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






197,689


0.085% 


159,845


0.069% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


8,500


0.004% 




Total


371,012


0.16% 


534,481


0.231% 



 




(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


293


200.23 USD




Purchase


3


199.755 USD




Purchase


4


199.8 USD




Purchase


1


199.83 USD




Purchase


1


199.885 USD




Purchase


3


199.91 USD




Purchase


3


199.94 USD




Purchase


3


199.95 USD




Purchase


8


200 USD




Purchase


3


200.02 USD




Purchase


3


200.03 USD




Purchase


4


200.04 USD




Purchase


1


200.08 USD




Purchase


1


200.17 USD




Purchase


1


200.18 USD




Purchase


1


200.2 USD




Purchase


3


200.21 USD




Purchase


5,071


200.23 USD




Purchase


3


200.32 USD




Purchase


1


200.4 USD




Purchase


1,593


200.43 USD




Purchase


3


200.47 USD




Purchase


1


200.51 USD




Purchase


1


200.54 USD




Purchase


1


200.93 USD




Purchase


1


201.13 USD




Purchase


1


201.2 USD




Purchase


1


201.21 USD




Purchase


1


201.34 USD




Purchase


1


201.39 USD




Purchase


1


201.7 USD




Purchase


1


201.85 USD




Purchase


1


202.2 USD




Purchase


1


202.41 USD




Purchase


1


202.43 USD




Purchase


1,600


202.452 USD




Purchase


1


202.46 USD




Purchase


1


204.45 USD




Purchase


1


204.53 USD




Purchase


1


204.76 USD




Purchase


1


205.11 USD




Purchase


1


205.21 USD




Purchase


4


205.22 USD




Purchase


1


205.25 USD




Purchase


31


206.29 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


402


200.23 USD




Sale


1


200.89 USD




Sale


1


200.9 USD




Sale


1


201.35 USD




Sale


1


201.66 USD




Sale


1


201.71 USD




Sale


1


201.84 USD




Sale


1


201.93 USD




Sale


1


202.19 USD




Sale


1


202.2 USD




Sale


1


202.73 USD




Sale


1


202.76 USD




Sale


1


202.78 USD




Sale


1


203.52 USD




Sale


2


203.57 USD




Sale


3


203.91 USD




Sale


1


203.96 USD




Sale


1


204.3 USD




Sale


1


204.34 USD




Sale


1


204.37 USD




Sale


1


204.57 USD




Sale


1


204.63 USD




Sale


4


205.22 USD




Sale


142


200.23 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


4,929


200.23 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


31


206.29 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Short Position


159


200.231 USD




Swaps


Opening a Short Position


1,434


200.453 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


4


205.025 USD




Swaps


Closing a Long Position


700


202.452 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


700


202.452 USD




Swaps


Opening a Short Position


200


202.452 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 145,500 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 102,800 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


04/08/2020




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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