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

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19/02/2021 11:30

RNS Number : 7525P
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
19 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 






18/02/2021



 




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 






140,135


0.062% 


62,436


0.028% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






59,789


0.027% 


131,764


0.058% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


199,924


0.089%


194,200


0.086% 



 




(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


312


227.262 USD




Purchase


27,000


227.5 USD




Purchase


7,344


228.1 USD




Purchase


1


225.95 USD




Purchase


1


225.97 USD




Purchase


100


226.35 USD




Purchase


1


226.36 USD




Purchase


1


226.38 USD




Purchase


131


226.41 USD




Purchase


28


226.43 USD




Purchase


32


226.53 USD




Purchase


101


226.59 USD




Purchase


100


226.62 USD




Purchase


100


226.63 USD




Purchase


100


226.68 USD




Purchase


200


226.72 USD




Purchase


200


226.73 USD




Purchase


100


226.74 USD




Purchase


101


226.75 USD




Purchase


101


226.77 USD




Purchase


200


226.8 USD




Purchase


100


226.81 USD




Purchase


101


226.83 USD




Purchase


200


226.84 USD




Purchase


100


226.85 USD




Purchase


100


226.86 USD




Purchase


11


226.875 USD




Purchase


215


226.88 USD




Purchase


390


226.89 USD




Purchase


128


226.91 USD




Purchase


23


226.92 USD




Purchase


300


226.93 USD




Purchase


200


226.94 USD




Purchase


201


226.95 USD




Purchase


100


226.96 USD




Purchase


100


226.97 USD




Purchase


100


226.98 USD




Purchase


101


226.99 USD




Purchase


301


227.02 USD




Purchase


1


227.03 USD




Purchase


201


227.04 USD




Purchase


417


227.05 USD




Purchase


706


227.06 USD




Purchase


1


227.07 USD




Purchase


600


227.08 USD




Purchase


501


227.09 USD




Purchase


201


227.1 USD




Purchase


301


227.11 USD




Purchase


100


227.12 USD




Purchase


108


227.13 USD




Purchase


407


227.14 USD




Purchase


430


227.15 USD




Purchase


39


227.16 USD




Purchase


124


227.17 USD




Purchase


134


227.18 USD




Purchase


500


227.19 USD




Purchase


127


227.2 USD




Purchase


508


227.21 USD




Purchase


101


227.22 USD




Purchase


163


227.23 USD




Purchase


200


227.24 USD




Purchase


127


227.25 USD




Purchase


200


227.26 USD




Purchase


201


227.28 USD




Purchase


401


227.29 USD




Purchase


432


227.3 USD




Purchase


105


227.31 USD




Purchase


231


227.32 USD




Purchase


12


227.33 USD




Purchase


437


227.34 USD




Purchase


207


227.35 USD




Purchase


346


227.36 USD




Purchase


310


227.37 USD




Purchase


1,390


227.38 USD




Purchase


307


227.39 USD




Purchase


417


227.4 USD




Purchase


126


227.41 USD




Purchase


289


227.42 USD




Purchase


317


227.43 USD




Purchase


4


227.435 USD




Purchase


207


227.44 USD




Purchase


85


227.45 USD




Purchase


509


227.46 USD




Purchase


207


227.47 USD




Purchase


200


227.48 USD




Purchase


548


227.49 USD




Purchase


223


227.5 USD




Purchase


310


227.51 USD




Purchase


125


227.52 USD




Purchase


508


227.53 USD




Purchase


622


227.54 USD




Purchase


419


227.55 USD




Purchase


304


227.56 USD




Purchase


120


227.57 USD




Purchase


200


227.58 USD




Purchase


107


227.59 USD




Purchase


1


227.6 USD




Purchase


10


227.61 USD




Purchase


200


227.62 USD




Purchase


219


227.63 USD




Purchase


310


227.64 USD




Purchase


4


227.643 USD




Purchase


223


227.65 USD




Purchase


210


227.66 USD




Purchase


200


227.68 USD




Purchase


400


227.69 USD




Purchase


210


227.7 USD




Purchase


201


227.71 USD




Purchase


115


227.72 USD




Purchase


300


227.73 USD




Purchase


321


227.74 USD




Purchase


221


227.75 USD




Purchase


200


227.76 USD




Purchase


100


227.77 USD




Purchase


100


227.78 USD




Purchase


372


227.79 USD




Purchase


9


227.8 USD




Purchase


100


227.81 USD




Purchase


100


227.83 USD




Purchase


309


227.84 USD




Purchase


500


227.85 USD




Purchase


100


227.86 USD




Purchase


109


227.87 USD




Purchase


100


227.89 USD




Purchase


28


227.9 USD




Purchase


200


227.91 USD




Purchase


110


227.93 USD




Purchase


101


227.94 USD




Purchase


108


227.97 USD




Purchase


100


228 USD




Purchase


108


228.01 USD




Purchase


1


228.02 USD




Purchase


100


228.03 USD




Purchase


216


228.06 USD




Purchase


100


228.1 USD




Purchase


100


228.11 USD




Purchase


212


228.17 USD




Purchase


101


228.19 USD




Purchase


200


228.2 USD




Purchase


112


228.21 USD




Purchase


1


228.22 USD




Purchase


101


228.26 USD




Purchase


101


228.27 USD




Purchase


207


228.28 USD




Purchase


100


228.29 USD




Purchase


100


228.3 USD




Purchase


200


228.31 USD




Purchase


602


228.32 USD




Purchase


401


228.33 USD




Purchase


201


228.34 USD




Purchase


8


228.35 USD




Purchase


100


228.39 USD




Purchase


100


228.4 USD




Purchase


300


228.41 USD




Purchase


200


228.42 USD




Purchase


1


228.44 USD




Purchase


1


228.45 USD




Purchase


101


228.46 USD




Purchase


100


228.47 USD




Purchase


1


228.48 USD




Purchase


100


228.49 USD




Purchase


200


228.5 USD




Purchase


200


228.52 USD




Purchase


200


228.54 USD




Purchase


200


228.55 USD




Purchase


100


228.59 USD




Purchase


100


228.63 USD




Purchase


100


228.65 USD




Purchase


100


228.68 USD




Purchase


1


228.69 USD




Purchase


100


228.72 USD




Purchase


101


228.74 USD




Purchase


1


228.76 USD




Purchase


100


228.77 USD




Purchase


200


228.78 USD




Purchase


75


228.79 USD




Purchase


322


228.8 USD




Purchase


172


228.81 USD




Purchase


200


228.82 USD




Purchase


100


228.84 USD




Purchase


100


228.86 USD




Purchase


100


228.87 USD




Purchase


201


228.9 USD




Purchase


100


228.91 USD




Purchase


100


228.94 USD




Purchase


100


228.99 USD




Purchase


200


229.01 USD




Purchase


101


229.05 USD




Purchase


1


229.06 USD




Purchase


100


229.13 USD




Purchase


100


229.18 USD




Purchase


100


229.19 USD




Purchase


110


229.2 USD




Purchase


100


229.21 USD




Purchase


1


229.38 USD




Purchase


1


229.39 USD




Purchase


100


229.47 USD




Purchase


301


229.48 USD




Purchase


300


229.49 USD




Purchase


100


229.56 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


8


226.75 USD




Sale


6


226.8 USD




Sale


10


226.86 USD




Sale


7


226.93 USD




Sale


7


227.01 USD




Sale


46


227.03 USD




Sale


7


227.04 USD




Sale


12


227.13 USD




Sale


5


227.14 USD




Sale


5


227.18 USD




Sale


7


227.19 USD




Sale


5


227.235 USD




Sale


6


227.25 USD




Sale


266


227.26 USD




Sale


41


227.36 USD




Sale


62


227.95 USD




Sale


10


229.2 USD




Sale


340


227.26 USD




Sale


14,181


227.31 USD




Sale


32,400


227.743 USD




Sale


7,419


228.42 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


333


226.964 USD




Swaps


Closing a long position


4


227.643 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 26,100 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 100 shares


N/A 




Loan


Loan of 105 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


19/02/2021




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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