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

AonAnnouncement

05/03/2021 11:25

RNS Number : 3485R
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
05 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 






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 






04/03/2021



 




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 






195,688


0.087% 


195,688


0.087% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






237,825


0.105% 


51,865


0.023% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


433,513


0.192% 


247,553


0.11% 



 




(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


226.02 USD




Purchase


9,300


226.04 USD




Purchase


2


227.14 USD




Purchase


2


227.19 USD




Purchase


2


227.27 USD




Purchase


2


227.48 USD




Purchase


4


227.5 USD




Purchase


2


227.53 USD




Purchase


102


227.71 USD




Purchase


1


227.8 USD




Purchase


100


227.81 USD




Purchase


153


227.85 USD




Purchase


2


227.86 USD




Purchase


1,728


227.862 USD




Purchase


44


227.98 USD




Purchase


73


227.99 USD




Purchase


100


228.02 USD




Purchase


2


228.03 USD




Purchase


44


228.04 USD




Purchase


46


228.05 USD




Purchase


44


228.06 USD




Purchase


108


228.1 USD




Purchase


45


228.17 USD




Purchase


50


228.18 USD




Purchase


49


228.19 USD




Purchase


47


228.2 USD




Purchase


39


228.26 USD




Purchase


91


228.27 USD




Purchase


49


228.29 USD




Purchase


33


228.32 USD




Purchase


67


228.41 USD




Purchase


53


228.42 USD




Purchase


10


228.43 USD




Purchase


24


228.49 USD




Purchase


1


228.61 USD




Purchase


36


228.64 USD




Purchase


37


228.73 USD




Purchase


66


228.77 USD




Purchase


64


228.81 USD




Purchase


64


228.9 USD




Purchase


5


229.04 USD




Purchase


124


229.1 USD




Purchase


1


229.65 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


8,131


226.04 USD




Sale


53


226.175 USD




Sale


40


226.29 USD




Sale


28


226.31 USD




Sale


27


226.33 USD




Sale


8


226.34 USD




Sale


1


226.35 USD




Sale


70


226.36 USD




Sale


1


226.37 USD




Sale


1


226.38 USD




Sale


35


226.39 USD




Sale


1


226.4 USD




Sale


26


226.45 USD




Sale


34


226.52 USD




Sale


33


226.56 USD




Sale


36


226.57 USD




Sale


59


226.6 USD




Sale


41


226.61 USD




Sale


26


226.64 USD




Sale


29


226.69 USD




Sale


33


226.7 USD




Sale


10


226.74 USD




Sale


25


226.805 USD




Sale


18


226.84 USD




Sale


74


226.85 USD




Sale


58


226.89 USD




Sale


32


226.99 USD




Sale


11


227.02 USD




Sale


11


227.03 USD




Sale


14


227.1 USD




Sale


14


227.2 USD




Sale


15


227.23 USD




Sale


14


227.26 USD




Sale


10


227.64 USD




Sale


1


227.66 USD




Sale


9


227.67 USD




Sale


25


227.69 USD




Sale


15


227.74 USD




Sale


29


227.85 USD




Sale


15


227.87 USD




Sale


23


227.89 USD




Sale


17


227.92 USD




Sale


35


227.98 USD




Sale


18


228 USD




Sale


14


228.03 USD




Sale


11


228.09 USD




Sale


17


228.1 USD




Sale


13


228.2 USD




Sale


33


228.21 USD




Sale


14


228.35 USD




Sale


15


228.36 USD




Sale


14


228.4 USD




Sale


14


228.49 USD




Sale


14


228.51 USD




Sale


15


228.56 USD




Sale


11


228.58 USD




Sale


14


228.66 USD




Sale


14


228.76 USD




Sale


18


228.87 USD




Sale


15


229 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


9,296


226.04 USD




Swaps


Opening a short position


1,728


227.919 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


05/03/2021




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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