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

AonAnnouncement

05/03/2021 11:30

RNS Number : 3489R
  
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 






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 






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 






178,456


0.079% 


69,568


0.031% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






65,188


0.029% 


166,024


0.073% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


243,644


0.108%


235,592


0.104% 



 




(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


8


225.14 USD




Purchase


200


225.16 USD




Purchase


8


225.2 USD




Purchase


156


225.26 USD




Purchase


8


225.28 USD




Purchase


8


225.55 USD




Purchase


8


225.58 USD




Purchase


8


225.74 USD




Purchase


8


225.75 USD




Purchase


8


225.93 USD




Purchase


60


226.04 USD




Purchase


8


226.31 USD




Purchase


8


226.34 USD




Purchase


8


226.37 USD




Purchase


200


226.525 USD




Purchase


60


226.56 USD




Purchase


8


226.57 USD




Purchase


2


226.8 USD




Purchase


5


226.81 USD




Purchase


8


227.05 USD




Purchase


8


227.2 USD




Purchase


8


227.25 USD




Purchase


31


227.33 USD




Purchase


46


227.42 USD




Purchase


100


227.43 USD




Purchase


8


227.48 USD




Purchase


2


227.5 USD




Purchase


10


227.51 USD




Purchase


3


227.52 USD




Purchase


8


227.54 USD




Purchase


10


227.63 USD




Purchase


100


227.71 USD




Purchase


92


227.74 USD




Purchase


108


227.8 USD




Purchase


102


227.81 USD




Purchase


8


227.83 USD




Purchase


8


227.85 USD




Purchase


2


227.89 USD




Purchase


3


227.9 USD




Purchase


4


227.91 USD




Purchase


2


227.94 USD




Purchase


3


227.95 USD




Purchase


3


227.96 USD




Purchase


8


227.98 USD




Purchase


2


227.99 USD




Purchase


12


228 USD




Purchase


4


228.01 USD




Purchase


8


228.08 USD




Purchase


8


228.1 USD




Purchase


8


228.16 USD




Purchase


2


228.22 USD




Purchase


5


228.23 USD




Purchase


100


228.49 USD




Purchase


8


228.52 USD




Purchase


173


228.56 USD




Purchase


15


228.64 USD




Purchase


2


228.77 USD




Purchase


2


228.78 USD




Purchase


3


228.79 USD




Purchase


2


228.88 USD




Purchase


5


228.9 USD




Purchase


2


228.95 USD




Purchase


2


228.96 USD




Purchase


3


228.97 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


16


225.01 USD




Sale


8


225.12 USD




Sale


8


225.16 USD




Sale


2


225.17 USD




Sale


8


225.18 USD




Sale


10


225.21 USD




Sale


16


225.28 USD




Sale


16


225.295 USD




Sale


8


225.31 USD




Sale


2


225.33 USD




Sale


8


225.45 USD




Sale


11


225.51 USD




Sale


1


225.56 USD




Sale


11


225.57 USD




Sale


12


225.6 USD




Sale


19


225.65 USD




Sale


9


225.66 USD




Sale


2


225.78 USD




Sale


17


225.81 USD




Sale


7


225.83 USD




Sale


8


225.85 USD




Sale


8


225.87 USD




Sale


2


225.89 USD




Sale


3


225.895 USD




Sale


8


225.91 USD




Sale


8


225.99 USD




Sale


2


226.01 USD




Sale


10


226.03 USD




Sale


9,296


226.04 USD




Sale


8


226.06 USD




Sale


8


226.13 USD




Sale


8


226.14 USD




Sale


8


226.17 USD




Sale


7


226.28 USD




Sale


8


226.3 USD




Sale


843


226.503 USD




Sale


9


226.64 USD




Sale


5


227.66 USD




Sale


2


227.67 USD




Sale


14


227.93 USD




Sale


1


228.01 USD




Sale


7


228.03 USD




Sale


4


228.05 USD




Sale


3


228.06 USD




Sale


2


228.07 USD




Sale


35


228.1 USD




Sale


6


228.11 USD




Sale


5


228.12 USD




Sale


11


228.13 USD




Sale


3


228.14 USD




Sale


9


228.15 USD




Sale


3


228.17 USD




Sale


4


228.2 USD




Sale


63


228.21 USD




Sale


9


228.23 USD




Sale


3


228.25 USD




Sale


1


228.305 USD




Sale


3


228.31 USD




Sale


4


228.35 USD




Sale


6


228.36 USD




Sale


100


228.38 USD




Sale


4


228.4 USD




Sale


8


228.41 USD




Sale


4


228.42 USD




Sale


9


228.48 USD




Sale


3


228.485 USD




Sale


6


228.52 USD




Sale


9


228.54 USD




Sale


6


228.55 USD




Sale


4


228.56 USD




Sale


3


228.57 USD




Sale


6


228.58 USD




Sale


10


228.67 USD




Sale


4


228.74 USD




Sale


4


228.77 USD




Sale


6


228.87 USD




Sale


3


228.88 USD




Sale


3


228.89 USD




Sale


92


228.95 USD




Sale


6


228.96 USD




Sale


7


228.99 USD




Sale


3


229 USD




Sale


3


229.01 USD




Sale


9


229.02 USD




Sale


4


229.04 USD




Sale


4


229.07 USD




Sale


4


229.15 USD




Sale


6


229.18 USD




Sale


4


229.23 USD




Sale


3


229.24 USD




Sale


6


229.25 USD




Sale


3


229.275 USD




Sale


4


229.3 USD




Sale


3


229.36 USD




Sale


7


229.38 USD




Sale


13


229.39 USD




Sale


5


229.4 USD




Sale


4


229.43 USD




Sale


4


229.46 USD




Sale


2


229.47 USD




Sale


4


229.55 USD




Sale


4


229.58 USD




Sale


3


229.64 USD




Sale


4


229.73 USD




Sale


4


229.79 USD




Sale


3


229.82 USD




Sale


5


229.92 USD




Sale


4


229.95 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 short position


84


226.039 USD




Swaps


Reducing a short position


9,296


226.04 USD




Swaps


Closing a short position


759


226.554 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 36,800 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 4,650 shares


N/A 




Loan


Loan of 365 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


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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