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

AonAnnouncement

08/02/2021 11:30

RNS Number : 3210O
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
08 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 






05/02/2021



 




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 






167,356


0.074% 


167,356


0.074% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






206,235


0.091% 


50,030


0.022% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


373,591


0.165%


217,386


0.096% 



 




(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


269


208.1 USD




Purchase


3


216.62 USD




Purchase


3


216.63 USD




Purchase


3


216.67 USD




Purchase


3


216.76 USD




Purchase


6


216.85 USD




Purchase


3


216.89 USD




Purchase


4


216.9 USD




Purchase


3


217 USD




Purchase


3


217.1 USD




Purchase


4


217.34 USD




Purchase


6


217.35 USD




Purchase


3


217.5 USD




Purchase


6


217.55 USD




Purchase


3


217.58 USD




Purchase


4


217.61 USD




Purchase


3


217.62 USD




Purchase


4


217.66 USD




Purchase


4


217.74 USD




Purchase


5


217.75 USD




Purchase


3


217.77 USD




Purchase


3


217.83 USD




Purchase


3


217.85 USD




Purchase


1


217.875 USD




Purchase


3


217.93 USD




Purchase


3


217.96 USD




Purchase


1


218 USD




Purchase


3


218.01 USD




Purchase


3


218.02 USD




Purchase


3


218.08 USD




Purchase


1


218.19 USD




Purchase


1


218.2 USD




Purchase


4


218.21 USD




Purchase


3


218.26 USD




Purchase


5


218.33 USD




Purchase


3


218.37 USD




Purchase


3


218.39 USD




Purchase


3


218.41 USD




Purchase


3


218.42 USD




Purchase


5


218.63 USD




Purchase


3


218.66 USD




Purchase


3


218.74 USD




Purchase


3


218.81 USD




Purchase


4


219.16 USD




Purchase


3


219.28 USD




Purchase


3


219.32 USD




Purchase


5


219.35 USD




Purchase


3


219.44 USD




Purchase


6


219.5 USD




Purchase


3


219.515 USD




Purchase


3


219.52 USD




Purchase


4


219.62 USD




Purchase


5


219.75 USD




Purchase


3


219.86 USD




Purchase


1


220.055 USD




Purchase


1


220.06 USD




Purchase


4


220.08 USD




Purchase


5


220.47 USD




Purchase


2


220.655 USD




Purchase


2


220.68 USD




Purchase


4


220.7 USD




Purchase


5


220.75 USD




Purchase


4


220.76 USD




Purchase


10


220.77 USD




Purchase


5


220.94 USD




Purchase


5


221.04 USD




Purchase


5


221.12 USD




Purchase


5


221.27 USD




Purchase


6


221.41 USD




Purchase


2


221.51 USD




Purchase


4


221.52 USD




Purchase


1


221.54 USD




Purchase


1


221.55 USD




Purchase


4


221.56 USD




Purchase


5


221.57 USD




Purchase


5


221.655 USD




Purchase


6


221.74 USD




Purchase


1


221.85 USD




Purchase


1


221.86 USD




Purchase


4


221.87 USD




Purchase


1


221.92 USD




Purchase


1


221.93 USD




Purchase


4


221.94 USD




Purchase


6


221.99 USD




Purchase


1


222.03 USD




Purchase


1


222.04 USD




Purchase


4


222.05 USD




Purchase


6


222.13 USD




Purchase


1


222.16 USD




Purchase


5


222.25 USD




Purchase


4


222.33 USD




Purchase


2


222.36 USD




Purchase


3


222.37 USD




Purchase


5


222.38 USD




Purchase


1


222.415 USD




Purchase


5


222.49 USD




Purchase


5


222.52 USD




Purchase


1


222.67 USD




Purchase


5


222.68 USD




Purchase


6


222.8 USD




Purchase


5


223.05 USD




Purchase


5


223.07 USD




Purchase


5


223.14 USD




Purchase


6


223.2 USD




Purchase


18,749


223.22 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


269


208.1 USD




Sale


2


218.9 USD




Sale


5


220.05 USD




Sale


12


220.61 USD




Sale


4


221.59 USD




Sale


6


221.75 USD




Sale


5


221.84 USD




Sale


1


222.08 USD




Sale


1


222.2 USD




Sale


1


222.33 USD




Sale


1


222.36 USD




Sale


4


222.38 USD




Sale


35


222.45 USD




Sale


33


222.49 USD




Sale


1


222.51 USD




Sale


34


222.53 USD




Sale


109


222.58 USD




Sale


39


222.69 USD




Sale


23


222.71 USD




Sale


1


222.78 USD




Sale


40


223.04 USD




Sale


62


223.08 USD




Sale


1


223.09 USD




Sale


97


223.12 USD




Sale


71


223.13 USD




Sale


1


223.135 USD




Sale


134


223.14 USD




Sale


1


223.16 USD




Sale


108


223.18 USD




Sale


106


223.2 USD




Sale


2,913


223.22 USD




Sale


114


223.23 USD




Sale


58


223.24 USD




Sale


63


223.25 USD




Sale


42


223.26 USD




Sale


51


223.27 USD




Sale


28


223.275 USD




Sale


94


223.28 USD




Sale


109


223.29 USD




Sale


11


223.3 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


17,849


223.22 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


08/02/2021




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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