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

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18/02/2021 11:30

RNS Number : 5974P
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
18 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 






17/02/2021



 




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 






140,417


0.062% 


78,371


0.035% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






60,126


0.027% 


131,764


0.058% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


200,543


0.089%


210,135


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


27


229.2 USD




Purchase


1


225.96 USD




Purchase


1


226.17 USD




Purchase


1


226.19 USD




Purchase


1


226.2 USD




Purchase


1


226.24 USD




Purchase


1


226.28 USD




Purchase


2


226.32 USD




Purchase


1


226.34 USD




Purchase


2


226.54 USD




Purchase


1


226.57 USD




Purchase


1


226.59 USD




Purchase


1


226.64 USD




Purchase


1


226.72 USD




Purchase


1


226.79 USD




Purchase


1


226.8 USD




Purchase


1


226.81 USD




Purchase


1


226.885 USD




Purchase


1


226.98 USD




Purchase


2


227.08 USD




Purchase


1


227.12 USD




Purchase


1


227.26 USD




Purchase


2


227.37 USD




Purchase


100


227.44 USD




Purchase


2


227.47 USD




Purchase


2


227.5 USD




Purchase


2


227.51 USD




Purchase


1


227.57 USD




Purchase


1


227.75 USD




Purchase


231


227.77 USD




Purchase


1


227.84 USD




Purchase


2


227.85 USD




Purchase


1


227.87 USD




Purchase


22


227.88 USD




Purchase


4


227.9 USD




Purchase


29


227.92 USD




Purchase


10


227.93 USD




Purchase


1


227.945 USD




Purchase


100


227.96 USD




Purchase


1


227.97 USD




Purchase


101


227.98 USD




Purchase


1


228.01 USD




Purchase


1


228.03 USD




Purchase


221


228.035 USD




Purchase


1


228.14 USD




Purchase


4


228.185 USD




Purchase


233


228.55 USD




Purchase


5


228.56 USD




Purchase


4


228.63 USD




Purchase


202


229.2 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


400


226.08 USD




Sale


100


226.09 USD




Sale


100


226.18 USD




Sale


100


226.19 USD




Sale


100


226.24 USD




Sale


142


226.26 USD




Sale


29


226.28 USD




Sale


221


226.3 USD




Sale


52


226.32 USD




Sale


300


226.33 USD




Sale


300


226.34 USD




Sale


100


226.35 USD




Sale


270


226.42 USD




Sale


31


226.45 USD




Sale


31


226.6 USD




Sale


221


226.63 USD




Sale


7


226.65 USD




Sale


100


226.83 USD




Sale


100


226.84 USD




Sale


100


226.88 USD




Sale


100


227.03 USD




Sale


100


227.14 USD




Sale


100


227.22 USD




Sale


100


227.28 USD




Sale


200


227.32 USD




Sale


300


227.33 USD




Sale


100


227.37 USD




Sale


227


227.4 USD




Sale


200


227.44 USD




Sale


100


227.53 USD




Sale


100


227.58 USD




Sale


400


227.59 USD




Sale


100


227.6 USD




Sale


3


227.65 USD




Sale


100


227.69 USD




Sale


100


227.7 USD




Sale


200


227.71 USD




Sale


100


227.72 USD




Sale


200


227.73 USD




Sale


100


227.74 USD




Sale


100


227.76 USD




Sale


100


227.77 USD




Sale


100


227.78 USD




Sale


100


227.79 USD




Sale


100


227.8 USD




Sale


200


227.81 USD




Sale


420


227.82 USD




Sale


400


227.83 USD




Sale


300


227.84 USD




Sale


100


227.85 USD




Sale


100


227.86 USD




Sale


400


227.87 USD




Sale


100


227.88 USD




Sale


100


227.9 USD




Sale


100


227.91 USD




Sale


800


227.92 USD




Sale


400


227.93 USD




Sale


300


227.94 USD




Sale


200


227.95 USD




Sale


100


227.96 USD




Sale


400


227.97 USD




Sale


300


227.98 USD




Sale


300


227.99 USD




Sale


403


228 USD




Sale


100


228.005 USD




Sale


400


228.01 USD




Sale


200


228.02 USD




Sale


200


228.03 USD




Sale


100


228.04 USD




Sale


100


228.045 USD




Sale


100


228.05 USD




Sale


261


228.06 USD




Sale


201


228.08 USD




Sale


100


228.09 USD




Sale


1,600


228.095 USD




Sale


300


228.1 USD




Sale


100


228.11 USD




Sale


300


228.13 USD




Sale


100


228.14 USD




Sale


236


228.15 USD




Sale


100


228.16 USD




Sale


200


228.17 USD




Sale


800


228.2 USD




Sale


200


228.22 USD




Sale


136


228.24 USD




Sale


207


228.25 USD




Sale


200


228.26 USD




Sale


100


228.27 USD




Sale


1


228.28 USD




Sale


500


228.29 USD




Sale


200


228.3 USD




Sale


1


228.31 USD




Sale


647


228.32 USD




Sale


217


228.33 USD




Sale


66


228.34 USD




Sale


604


228.35 USD




Sale


300


228.38 USD




Sale


175


228.39 USD




Sale


17


228.4 USD




Sale


13


228.41 USD




Sale


221


228.42 USD




Sale


300


228.43 USD




Sale


200


228.44 USD




Sale


395


228.46 USD




Sale


100


228.47 USD




Sale


215


228.48 USD




Sale


200


228.49 USD




Sale


505


228.5 USD




Sale


100


228.51 USD




Sale


1,100


228.52 USD




Sale


400


228.53 USD




Sale


400


228.55 USD




Sale


400


228.56 USD




Sale


300


228.57 USD




Sale


133


228.58 USD




Sale


200


228.59 USD




Sale


511


228.6 USD




Sale


100


228.61 USD




Sale


105


228.62 USD




Sale


5


228.65 USD




Sale


219


228.66 USD




Sale


200


228.67 USD




Sale


519


228.68 USD




Sale


100


228.69 USD




Sale


100


228.71 USD




Sale


300


228.76 USD




Sale


100


228.77 USD




Sale


111


228.79 USD




Sale


200


228.895 USD




Sale


200


228.9 USD




Sale


200


228.93 USD




Sale


200


228.935 USD




Sale


100


228.965 USD




Sale


500


228.97 USD




Sale


619


228.98 USD




Sale


200


229 USD




Sale


100


229.005 USD




Sale


220


229.02 USD




Sale


300


229.03 USD




Sale


100


229.05 USD




Sale


100


229.07 USD




Sale


300


229.09 USD




Sale


200


229.1 USD




Sale


100


229.11 USD




Sale


100


229.14 USD




Sale


300


229.15 USD




Sale


349


229.16 USD




Sale


127


229.2 USD




Sale


100


229.23 USD




Sale


54


229.29 USD




Sale


117


229.2 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 long position


8


227.92 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


20


227.92 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


4


228.185 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


87


229.172 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 48,900 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 223,000 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


18/02/2021




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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