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

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01/03/2021 11:30

RNS Number : 7002Q
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
01 March 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 






26/02/2021



 




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 






170,996


0.076% 


65,190


0.029% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






63,078


0.028% 


159,072


0.07% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


234,074


0.104%


224,262


0.099% 



 




(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


28,650


227.71 USD




Purchase


9


229.15 USD




Purchase


100


229.21 USD




Purchase


5,340


227.71 USD




Purchase


100


228.08 USD




Purchase


300


228.09 USD




Purchase


184


228.1 USD




Purchase


221


228.11 USD




Purchase


120


228.13 USD




Purchase


3


228.49 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


30


227.71 USD




Sale


6


226.99 USD




Sale


8


227 USD




Sale


6


227.01 USD




Sale


100


227.02 USD




Sale


200


227.17 USD




Sale


21


227.52 USD




Sale


5


227.56 USD




Sale


3


227.6 USD




Sale


3


227.605 USD




Sale


31


227.61 USD




Sale


12


227.62 USD




Sale


18


227.63 USD




Sale


6


227.65 USD




Sale


5


227.66 USD




Sale


3


227.67 USD




Sale


4


227.68 USD




Sale


28,615


227.71 USD




Sale


15


227.73 USD




Sale


6


227.76 USD




Sale


3


227.84 USD




Sale


32


227.88 USD




Sale


100


227.89 USD




Sale


3


227.92 USD




Sale


3


227.93 USD




Sale


21


227.94 USD




Sale


6


227.95 USD




Sale


6


227.96 USD




Sale


3


227.99 USD




Sale


5


227.995 USD




Sale


43


228.03 USD




Sale


3


228.04 USD




Sale


25


228.05 USD




Sale


2


228.06 USD




Sale


2


228.07 USD




Sale


4


228.08 USD




Sale


47


228.09 USD




Sale


21


228.1 USD




Sale


26


228.12 USD




Sale


2


228.13 USD




Sale


9


228.135 USD




Sale


2


228.14 USD




Sale


4


228.15 USD




Sale


3


228.16 USD




Sale


8


228.18 USD




Sale


32


228.19 USD




Sale


25


228.2 USD




Sale


38


228.21 USD




Sale


5


228.22 USD




Sale


2


228.23 USD




Sale


2


228.24 USD




Sale


4


228.25 USD




Sale


6


228.26 USD




Sale


18


228.28 USD




Sale


100


228.3 USD




Sale


8


228.31 USD




Sale


207


228.32 USD




Sale


4


228.35 USD




Sale


7


228.36 USD




Sale


100


228.37 USD




Sale


23


228.39 USD




Sale


147


228.4 USD




Sale


243


228.41 USD




Sale


172


228.42 USD




Sale


2


228.425 USD




Sale


2


228.44 USD




Sale


6


228.46 USD




Sale


34


228.47 USD




Sale


13


228.48 USD




Sale


107


228.49 USD




Sale


2


228.495 USD




Sale


100


228.5 USD




Sale


39


228.52 USD




Sale


31


228.54 USD




Sale


20


228.56 USD




Sale


100


228.58 USD




Sale


6


228.61 USD




Sale


39


228.63 USD




Sale


102


228.65 USD




Sale


1


228.67 USD




Sale


51


228.71 USD




Sale


51


228.73 USD




Sale


119


228.74 USD




Sale


31


228.75 USD




Sale


1


228.755 USD




Sale


11


228.76 USD




Sale


7


228.77 USD




Sale


6


228.778 USD




Sale


4


228.78 USD




Sale


22


228.79 USD




Sale


100


228.8 USD




Sale


2


228.83 USD




Sale


129


228.84 USD




Sale


73


228.85 USD




Sale


125


228.86 USD




Sale


8


228.87 USD




Sale


54


228.88 USD




Sale


100


228.9 USD




Sale


1


228.93 USD




Sale


23


228.94 USD




Sale


40


228.95 USD




Sale


14


228.98 USD




Sale


5


228.99 USD




Sale


6


229 USD




Sale


9


229.005 USD




Sale


3


229.01 USD




Sale


6


229.015 USD




Sale


21


229.05 USD




Sale


2


229.06 USD




Sale


19


229.09 USD




Sale


10


229.1 USD




Sale


102


229.12 USD




Sale


35


229.13 USD




Sale


42


229.14 USD




Sale


9


229.15 USD




Sale


100


229.16 USD




Sale


20


229.17 USD




Sale


19


229.19 USD




Sale


100


229.21 USD




Sale


100


229.22 USD




Sale


19


229.23 USD




Sale


68


229.27 USD




Sale


21


229.28 USD




Sale


15


229.33 USD




Sale


5


229.34 USD




Sale


31


229.35 USD




Sale


32


229.36 USD




Sale


21


229.38 USD




Sale


132


229.39 USD




Sale


31


229.42 USD




Sale


65


229.43 USD




Sale


38


229.44 USD




Sale


6


229.45 USD




Sale


2


229.46 USD




Sale


100


229.52 USD




Sale


87


229.56 USD




Sale


5


229.73 USD




Sale


18


229.74 USD




Sale


53


229.84 USD




Sale


200


229.86 USD




Sale


100


229.87 USD




Sale


100


229.95 USD




Sale


3


230 USD




Sale


2


230.01 USD




Sale


2


230.04 USD




Sale


6


230.08 USD




Sale


31


230.1 USD




Sale


3


230.11 USD




Sale


3


230.14 USD




Sale


100


230.15 USD




Sale


3


230.16 USD




Sale


17


230.19 USD




Sale


31


230.2 USD




Sale


3


230.21 USD




Sale


3


230.22 USD




Sale


8


230.23 USD




Sale


12


230.24 USD




Sale


7


230.25 USD




Sale


25


230.3 USD




Sale


3


230.32 USD




Sale


100


230.35 USD




Sale


9


230.36 USD




Sale


39


230.37 USD




Sale


100


230.39 USD




Sale


3


230.42 USD




Sale


3


230.43 USD




Sale


6


230.44 USD




Sale


9


230.45 USD




Sale


15


230.46 USD




Sale


100


230.48 USD




Sale


100


230.49 USD




Sale


2


230.56 USD




Sale


21


230.63 USD




Sale


3


230.64 USD




Sale


3


230.65 USD




Sale


3


230.67 USD




Sale


3


230.69 USD




Sale


9


230.73 USD




Sale


110


230.74 USD




Sale


7


230.75 USD




Sale


7


230.76 USD




Sale


4


230.77 USD




Sale


4


230.78 USD




Sale


10


230.79 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 short position


3


228.36 USD




Swaps


Opening a long position


2


228.36 USD




Swaps


Increasing a long position


3,230


228.517 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


7


228.044 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)


















Loan


Loan of 243 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


01/03/2021




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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