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

AonAnnouncement

25/02/2021 11:45

RNS Number : 3720Q
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
25 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 






24/02/2021



 




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 






202,890


0.09% 


192,084


0.085% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






230,873


0.102% 


50,119


0.022% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


433,763


0.192% 


242,203


0.107% 



 




(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


230.55 USD




Purchase


100


230.755 USD




Purchase


100


230.845 USD




Purchase


1


230.96 USD




Purchase


1


231.05 USD




Purchase


100


231.08 USD




Purchase


100


231.17 USD




Purchase


3


231.19 USD




Purchase


1


231.22 USD




Purchase


1


231.26 USD




Purchase


11


231.28 USD




Purchase


1


231.34 USD




Purchase


101


231.38 USD




Purchase


27


231.41 USD




Purchase


54


231.45 USD




Purchase


148


231.46 USD




Purchase


100


231.48 USD




Purchase


27


231.58 USD




Purchase


2


231.59 USD




Purchase


27


231.595 USD




Purchase


33


231.65 USD




Purchase


3


231.66 USD




Purchase


27


231.68 USD




Purchase


2


231.77 USD




Purchase


55


231.8 USD




Purchase


44


231.88 USD




Purchase


2


232.225 USD




Purchase


1


232.44 USD




Purchase


1


232.47 USD




Purchase


2


232.48 USD




Purchase


3


232.49 USD




Purchase


1


232.5 USD




Purchase


1


232.57 USD




Purchase


1


232.58 USD




Purchase


1


232.66 USD




Purchase


1


232.78 USD




Purchase


5


232.8 USD




Purchase


1


232.81 USD




Purchase


1


232.97 USD




Purchase


3


233 USD




Purchase


1


233.05 USD




Purchase


1


233.15 USD




Purchase


5


233.26 USD




Purchase


1


233.27 USD




Purchase


5


233.28 USD




Purchase


1


233.31 USD




Purchase


1


233.49 USD




Purchase


2


233.5 USD




Purchase


3


233.51 USD




Purchase


5


233.57 USD




Purchase


4,045


233.7 USD




Purchase


5


233.74 USD




Purchase


66


233.75 USD




Purchase


5


233.77 USD




Purchase


6


233.775 USD




Purchase


111


233.8 USD




Purchase


5


233.84 USD




Purchase


200


233.85 USD




Purchase


80


233.91 USD




Purchase


5


233.94 USD




Purchase


44


233.95 USD




Purchase


66


233.99 USD




Purchase


145


234.02 USD




Purchase


1


234.04 USD




Purchase


1


234.06 USD




Purchase


1


234.09 USD




Purchase


1


234.1 USD




Purchase


3


234.11 USD




Purchase


44


234.18 USD




Purchase


1


234.24 USD




Purchase


1


234.25 USD




Purchase


20


234.3 USD




Purchase


33


234.32 USD




Purchase


1


234.39 USD




Purchase


1


234.445 USD




Purchase


5


234.49 USD




Purchase


1


234.5 USD




Purchase


5


234.52 USD




Purchase


5


234.54 USD




Purchase


5


234.56 USD




Purchase


1


234.58 USD




Purchase


6


234.62 USD




Purchase


3


234.625 USD




Purchase


1


234.63 USD




Purchase


5


234.64 USD




Purchase


75


234.645 USD




Purchase


1


234.655 USD




Purchase


50


234.72 USD




Purchase


1


234.73 USD




Purchase


1


234.74 USD




Purchase


1


234.75 USD




Purchase


3


234.76 USD




Purchase


1


234.78 USD




Purchase


51


234.8 USD




Purchase


119


234.81 USD




Purchase


2


234.84 USD




Purchase


1


234.85 USD




Purchase


3


234.86 USD




Purchase


50


234.87 USD




Purchase


5


234.89 USD




Purchase


10


234.9 USD




Purchase


5


234.91 USD




Purchase


27


234.92 USD




Purchase


7


234.93 USD




Purchase


9


234.94 USD




Purchase


42


234.95 USD




Purchase


6


234.96 USD




Purchase


2


234.98 USD




Purchase


60


234.99 USD




Purchase


35


235 USD




Purchase


44


235.02 USD




Purchase


44


235.03 USD




Purchase


121


235.04 USD




Purchase


96


235.05 USD




Purchase


15


235.06 USD




Purchase


110


235.07 USD




Purchase


5


235.08 USD




Purchase


45


235.09 USD




Purchase


92


235.13 USD




Purchase


1


235.16 USD




Purchase


2


235.17 USD




Purchase


45


235.18 USD




Purchase


77


235.2 USD




Purchase


1


235.21 USD




Purchase


1


235.22 USD




Purchase


3


235.23 USD




Purchase


44


235.28 USD




Purchase


44


235.41 USD




Purchase


38


235.42 USD




Purchase


77


235.43 USD




Purchase


1


235.47 USD




Purchase


6


235.48 USD




Purchase


5


235.49 USD




Purchase


415


235.5 USD




Purchase


5


235.51 USD




Purchase


5


235.54 USD




Purchase


1


235.57 USD




Purchase


1


235.58 USD




Purchase


3


235.59 USD




Purchase


5


235.62 USD




Purchase


39


235.69 USD




Purchase


38


235.71 USD




Purchase


111


235.76 USD




Purchase


38


235.79 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


11


231.28 USD




Sale


1


231.63 USD




Sale


3


231.71 USD




Sale


73


233.7 USD




Sale


3


233.74 USD




Sale


67


233.75 USD




Sale


54


233.77 USD




Sale


114


233.8 USD




Sale


66


233.835 USD




Sale


158


233.89 USD




Sale


67


233.92 USD




Sale


57


234 USD




Sale


1


234.14 USD




Sale


1


234.24 USD




Sale


3


234.4 USD




Sale


3


234.58 USD




Sale


4


235.09 USD




Sale


2


235.65 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)




N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A



 




(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


25/02/2021




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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