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

AonAnnouncement

25/02/2021 11:55

RNS Number : 3765Q
  
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 






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 






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: 












Long


Short




Number


%


Number


%







(1) 


Relevant securities 






169,637


0.075%


62,704


0.028%







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






59,875


0.026%


159,072


0.07%







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0 


0% 


0 


0% 




Total


229,512


0.101%


221,776


0.098%



 




(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


268


233.7 USD




Purchase


31


230.335 USD




Purchase


1


230.41 USD




Purchase


18


230.47 USD




Purchase


74


230.5 USD




Purchase


1


231.02 USD




Purchase


1


231.04 USD




Purchase


10


231.28 USD




Purchase


1


231.42 USD




Purchase


1


231.62 USD




Purchase


1


231.9 USD




Purchase


1


232.47 USD




Purchase


1


232.52 USD




Purchase


1


232.75 USD




Purchase


1


232.81 USD




Purchase


1


232.94 USD




Purchase


1


233.05 USD




Purchase


1


233.08 USD




Purchase


1


233.15 USD




Purchase


1


233.24 USD




Purchase


1


233.31 USD




Purchase


1


233.35 USD




Purchase


1


233.43 USD




Purchase


1


233.51 USD




Purchase


1


233.515 USD




Purchase


34


233.58 USD




Purchase


28


233.62 USD




Purchase


23


233.65 USD




Purchase


19


233.68 USD




Purchase


2


233.7 USD




Purchase


34


233.73 USD




Purchase


39


233.74 USD




Purchase


29


233.76 USD




Purchase


5


233.77 USD




Purchase


25


233.78 USD




Purchase


49


233.81 USD




Purchase


26


233.83 USD




Purchase


72


233.84 USD




Purchase


45


233.85 USD




Purchase


38


233.875 USD




Purchase


34


233.88 USD




Purchase


26


233.94 USD




Purchase


28


233.95 USD




Purchase


50


233.97 USD




Purchase


1


234.15 USD




Purchase


1


234.27 USD




Purchase


2


234.3 USD




Purchase


1


234.62 USD




Purchase


1


234.63 USD




Purchase


1


234.65 USD




Purchase


1


234.69 USD




Purchase


1


234.82 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


1


230.8 USD




Sale


28


231.2 USD




Sale


10


231.28 USD




Sale


1


231.64 USD




Sale


1


231.66 USD




Sale


1


232.09 USD




Sale


1


232.65 USD




Sale


1


232.79 USD




Sale


1


233.12 USD




Sale


6


233.34 USD




Sale


2


233.37 USD




Sale


4


233.42 USD




Sale


6


233.43 USD




Sale


3


233.44 USD




Sale


180


233.45 USD




Sale


3


233.46 USD




Sale


6


233.48 USD




Sale


5


233.49 USD




Sale


64


233.52 USD




Sale


7


233.53 USD




Sale


1


233.54 USD




Sale


6


233.63 USD




Sale


6


233.67 USD




Sale


4


233.69 USD




Sale


300


233.7 USD




Sale


5


233.71 USD




Sale


3


233.72 USD




Sale


3


233.73 USD




Sale


4


233.76 USD




Sale


5


233.79 USD




Sale


2


233.81 USD




Sale


6


233.815 USD




Sale


4


233.82 USD




Sale


3


233.84 USD




Sale


31


233.85 USD




Sale


3


233.86 USD




Sale


4


233.87 USD




Sale


4


233.88 USD




Sale


2


233.89 USD




Sale


10


233.9 USD




Sale


13


233.91 USD




Sale


9


233.92 USD




Sale


3


233.93 USD




Sale


7


233.94 USD




Sale


10


233.95 USD




Sale


6


233.96 USD




Sale


8


233.97 USD




Sale


3


233.98 USD




Sale


2


234 USD




Sale


6


234.05 USD




Sale


4


234.06 USD




Sale


3


234.15 USD




Sale


3


234.2 USD




Sale


2


234.22 USD




Sale


51


234.24 USD




Sale


50


234.25 USD




Sale


89


234.26 USD




Sale


4


234.3 USD




Sale


6


234.31 USD




Sale


6


234.4 USD




Sale


8


234.44 USD




Sale


19


234.45 USD




Sale


3


234.52 USD




Sale


4


234.54 USD




Sale


2


234.61 USD




Sale


6


234.66 USD




Sale


2


234.67 USD




Sale


5


234.68 USD




Sale


2


234.69 USD




Sale


6


234.7 USD




Sale


126


234.73 USD




Sale


3


234.75 USD




Sale


2


234.76 USD




Sale


6


234.77 USD




Sale


74


234.78 USD




Sale


6


234.8 USD




Sale


281


234.803 USD




Sale


3


234.83 USD




Sale


2


234.84 USD




Sale


4


234.87 USD




Sale


2


234.88 USD




Sale


6


234.89 USD




Sale


30


234.92 USD




Sale


6


234.93 USD




Sale


76


234.94 USD




Sale


2


234.96 USD




Sale


2


234.97 USD




Sale


26


235.01 USD




Sale


16


235.03 USD




Sale


2


235.04 USD




Sale


6


235.11 USD




Sale


6


235.145 USD




Sale


6


235.17 USD




Sale


6


235.23 USD




Sale


6


235.24 USD




Sale


6


235.34 USD




Sale


2


235.51 USD




Sale


2


235.53 USD




Sale


3


235.55 USD




Sale


2


235.56 USD




Sale


12


235.61 USD




Sale


3


235.65 USD




Sale


6


235.68 USD




Sale


480


233.7 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


618


233.771 USD




Swaps


Increasing a long position


74


234.78 USD




Swaps


Increasing a long position


39


234.765 USD




Swaps


Increasing a long position


264


234.802 USD




Swaps


Increasing a long position


17


234.802 USD




Swaps


Increasing a long position


8


234.765 USD




Swaps


Increasing a long position


28


233.7 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


47


234.765 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


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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