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

AonAnnouncement

03/02/2021 11:40

RNS Number : 8858N
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
03 February 2021
  
 


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 






Bank of America, N.A., Proprietary







Company dealt in 






Aon PLC







Class of relevant security to which the

dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) 






Common - IE00BLP1HW54







Date of dealing 






02/02/2021



 




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 






219,598


0.097% 


185,573


0.082% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






224,084


0.099% 


50,030


0.022% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


443,682


0.196% 


235,603


0.104% 



 




(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


14,336


206.68 USD




Purchase


1


208.52 USD




Purchase


1


209.25 USD




Purchase


1


209.52 USD




Purchase


32


209.75 USD




Purchase


100


209.78 USD




Purchase


100


209.79 USD




Purchase


39


209.8 USD




Purchase


34


209.82 USD




Purchase


167


209.84 USD




Purchase


28


209.88 USD




Purchase


192


209.91 USD




Purchase


2


209.93 USD




Purchase


2


209.97 USD




Purchase


552


209.98 USD




Purchase


55


209.99 USD




Purchase


375


210 USD




Purchase


102


210.02 USD




Purchase


266


210.03 USD




Purchase


63


210.04 USD




Purchase


100


210.045 USD




Purchase


101


210.06 USD




Purchase


302


210.07 USD




Purchase


82


210.08 USD




Purchase


100


210.1 USD




Purchase


126


210.11 USD




Purchase


164


210.12 USD




Purchase


100


210.13 USD




Purchase


100


210.15 USD




Purchase


2


210.16 USD




Purchase


213


210.17 USD




Purchase


20,677


210.18 USD




Purchase


2


210.185 USD




Purchase


240


210.19 USD




Purchase


100


210.21 USD




Purchase


201


210.23 USD




Purchase


200


210.24 USD




Purchase


130


210.26 USD




Purchase


54


210.27 USD




Purchase


100


210.29 USD




Purchase


74


210.295 USD




Purchase


57


210.3 USD




Purchase


83


210.31 USD




Purchase


4


210.32 USD




Purchase


5


210.33 USD




Purchase


2


210.35 USD




Purchase


180


210.38 USD




Purchase


101


210.39 USD




Purchase


90


210.4 USD




Purchase


101


210.41 USD




Purchase


97


210.42 USD




Purchase


100


210.425 USD




Purchase


39


210.43 USD




Purchase


7


210.44 USD




Purchase


2


210.45 USD




Purchase


33


210.455 USD




Purchase


289


210.46 USD




Purchase


1


210.47 USD




Purchase


47


210.48 USD




Purchase


40


210.5 USD




Purchase


147


210.52 USD




Purchase


90


210.53 USD




Purchase


32


210.535 USD




Purchase


186


210.55 USD




Purchase


246


210.56 USD




Purchase


46


210.57 USD




Purchase


132


210.58 USD




Purchase


102


210.59 USD




Purchase


92


210.6 USD




Purchase


47


210.61 USD




Purchase


170


210.63 USD




Purchase


145


210.64 USD




Purchase


90


210.65 USD




Purchase


48


210.655 USD




Purchase


186


210.66 USD




Purchase


1


210.67 USD




Purchase


44


210.68 USD




Purchase


159


210.69 USD




Purchase


3


210.7 USD




Purchase


113


210.71 USD




Purchase


47


210.73 USD




Purchase


46


210.74 USD




Purchase


45


210.75 USD




Purchase


1


210.76 USD




Purchase


1


210.77 USD




Purchase


1


210.79 USD




Purchase


1


210.795 USD




Purchase


2


210.8 USD




Purchase


2


210.81 USD




Purchase


4


210.82 USD




Purchase


2


210.83 USD




Purchase


104


210.85 USD




Purchase


4


210.86 USD




Purchase


2


210.88 USD




Purchase


4


210.91 USD




Purchase


45


210.93 USD




Purchase


1


211.01 USD




Purchase


1


211.02 USD




Purchase


1


211.04 USD




Purchase


68


211.09 USD




Purchase


2


211.1 USD




Purchase


2


211.22 USD




Purchase


2


211.34 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


14,336


206.68 USD




Sale


20


208.23 USD




Sale


24


209.89 USD




Sale


3


209.9 USD




Sale


14


209.93 USD




Sale


1


209.95 USD




Sale


40


209.97 USD




Sale


23


210.04 USD




Sale


32


210.09 USD




Sale


33


210.12 USD




Sale


24


210.13 USD




Sale


27


210.135 USD




Sale


16,192


210.18 USD




Sale


3


210.19 USD




Sale


34


210.2 USD




Sale


26


210.29 USD




Sale


4


210.47 USD




Sale


46


210.58 USD




Sale


1


210.7 USD




Sale


1


210.71 USD




Sale


2


210.75 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


Closing a Short Position


244


206.68 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


14,026


206.68 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


14,270


206.68 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)


No




 



Date of disclosure


03/02/2021




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



 

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