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

AonAnnouncement

17/02/2021 11:35

RNS Number : 4503P
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
17 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 






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 






16/02/2021



 




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 






173,078


0.077% 


79,304


0.035% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






60,245


0.027% 


131,764


0.058% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


233,323


0.104%


211,068


0.093% 



 




(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


1,763


227.1 USD




Purchase


58,339


227.2 USD




Purchase


1


226.6 USD




Purchase


1


226.89 USD




Purchase


2


227.08 USD




Purchase


1,402


227.1 USD




Purchase


2


227.13 USD




Purchase


2


227.14 USD




Purchase


2


227.145 USD




Purchase


2


227.16 USD




Purchase


36


227.25 USD




Purchase


1


227.28 USD




Purchase


3


227.283 USD




Purchase


3


227.29 USD




Purchase


3


227.33 USD




Purchase


7


227.39 USD




Purchase


2


227.42 USD




Purchase


2


227.51 USD




Purchase


1


227.7 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


15


225.84 USD




Sale


8


225.85 USD




Sale


7


226.05 USD




Sale


6


226.27 USD




Sale


7


226.33 USD




Sale


6


226.43 USD




Sale


2


226.46 USD




Sale


6


226.48 USD




Sale


100


226.54 USD




Sale


34


226.55 USD




Sale


10


226.57 USD




Sale


13


226.89 USD




Sale


37


226.91 USD




Sale


100


227.02 USD




Sale


116


227.035 USD




Sale


100


227.04 USD




Sale


379


227.055 USD




Sale


100


227.07 USD




Sale


100


227.09 USD




Sale


12,285


227.1 USD




Sale


125


227.11 USD




Sale


100


227.12 USD




Sale


100


227.125 USD




Sale


100


227.13 USD




Sale


100


227.135 USD




Sale


200


227.145 USD




Sale


300


227.15 USD




Sale


100


227.155 USD




Sale


200


227.16 USD




Sale


100


227.165 USD




Sale


100


227.17 USD




Sale


1,100


227.175 USD




Sale


100


227.18 USD




Sale


100


227.183 USD




Sale


105


227.2 USD




Sale


100


227.208 USD




Sale


100


227.21 USD




Sale


105


227.23 USD




Sale


32


227.25 USD




Sale


100


227.265 USD




Sale


100


227.27 USD




Sale


500


227.285 USD




Sale


829


227.29 USD




Sale


100


227.293 USD




Sale


200


227.295 USD




Sale


906


227.3 USD




Sale


603


227.31 USD




Sale


205


227.32 USD




Sale


100


227.33 USD




Sale


163


227.34 USD




Sale


4,549


227.36 USD




Sale


5


227.38 USD




Sale


37


227.39 USD




Sale


6


227.49 USD




Sale


100


227.535 USD




Sale


15


227.59 USD




Sale


2


227.71 USD




Sale


7


227.82 USD




Sale


5


227.83 USD




Sale


3


227.84 USD




Sale


13


227.85 USD




Sale


6


227.87 USD




Sale


5


227.9 USD




Sale


8


227.91 USD




Sale


29


227.94 USD




Sale


6


227.96 USD




Sale


5


228.04 USD




Sale


5


228.07 USD




Sale


2


228.08 USD




Sale


10


228.11 USD




Sale


6


228.16 USD




Sale


8


228.18 USD




Sale


2


228.2 USD




Sale


12


228.26 USD




Sale


5


228.27 USD




Sale


2


228.42 USD




Sale


9


228.48 USD




Sale


8


228.49 USD




Sale


6


228.5 USD




Sale


8


228.52 USD




Sale


2


228.57 USD




Sale


8


228.67 USD




Sale


2


228.7 USD




Sale


6


228.71 USD




Sale


2


228.79 USD




Sale


15


228.86 USD




Sale


7


228.87 USD




Sale


2


228.93 USD




Sale


2


228.95 USD




Sale


5


229.04 USD




Sale


7


229.07 USD




Sale


10


229.11 USD




Sale


7


229.12 USD




Sale


6


229.13 USD




Sale


2


229.17 USD




Sale


13


229.18 USD




Sale


7


229.19 USD




Sale


4


229.2 USD




Sale


2


229.22 USD




Sale


10


229.23 USD




Sale


17


229.26 USD




Sale


6


229.27 USD




Sale


2


229.345 USD




Sale


11


229.38 USD




Sale


20


229.41 USD




Sale


17


229.42 USD




Sale


5


229.43 USD




Sale


12


229.44 USD




Sale


10


229.45 USD




Sale


2


229.49 USD




Sale


12


229.51 USD




Sale


5


229.52 USD




Sale


10


229.56 USD




Sale


2


229.6 USD




Sale


5


229.63 USD




Sale


1,364


227.1 USD




Sale


3,000


227.201 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 long position


322


227.1 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


1


226.6 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


39


227.103 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


3


227.29 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 46,000 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 10,100 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)


No




 



Date of disclosure


17/02/2021




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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