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

AonAnnouncement

08/03/2021 11:25

RNS Number : 4964R
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
08 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 






05/03/2021



 




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 






179,559


0.079% 


67,475


0.03% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






65,342


0.029% 


166,024


0.073% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


244,901


0.108%


233,499


0.103% 



 




(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


75


228.17 USD




Purchase


20,785


232.76 USD




Purchase


4


225.74 USD




Purchase


4


225.77 USD




Purchase


4


225.86 USD




Purchase


4


225.94 USD




Purchase


6


226.08 USD




Purchase


3


226.26 USD




Purchase


4


226.32 USD




Purchase


6


226.38 USD




Purchase


4


226.39 USD




Purchase


6


226.4 USD




Purchase


12


226.42 USD




Purchase


3


226.43 USD




Purchase


6


226.44 USD




Purchase


10


226.46 USD




Purchase


1


226.465 USD




Purchase


15


226.48 USD




Purchase


12


226.49 USD




Purchase


4


226.52 USD




Purchase


7


226.53 USD




Purchase


6


226.54 USD




Purchase


13


226.56 USD




Purchase


18


226.58 USD




Purchase


6


226.63 USD




Purchase


1


226.635 USD




Purchase


6


226.64 USD




Purchase


4


226.66 USD




Purchase


1


226.68 USD




Purchase


3


226.69 USD




Purchase


14


226.7 USD




Purchase


3


226.72 USD




Purchase


6


226.74 USD




Purchase


4


226.75 USD




Purchase


3


226.77 USD




Purchase


3


226.78 USD




Purchase


6


226.79 USD




Purchase


3


226.8 USD




Purchase


14


226.82 USD




Purchase


15


226.84 USD




Purchase


11


226.85 USD




Purchase


3


226.86 USD




Purchase


12


226.87 USD




Purchase


9


226.88 USD




Purchase


15


226.9 USD




Purchase


227


226.905 USD




Purchase


17


226.92 USD




Purchase


12


226.93 USD




Purchase


4


226.94 USD




Purchase


9


226.95 USD




Purchase


6


226.96 USD




Purchase


14


226.97 USD




Purchase


3


226.98 USD




Purchase


36


226.99 USD




Purchase


12


227 USD




Purchase


6


227.03 USD




Purchase


3


227.06 USD




Purchase


1


227.07 USD




Purchase


9


227.12 USD




Purchase


78


229.515 USD




Purchase


34


229.56 USD




Purchase


9


229.69 USD




Purchase


18


229.7 USD




Purchase


15


229.77 USD




Purchase


20


229.78 USD




Purchase


9


229.82 USD




Purchase


20


229.83 USD




Purchase


45


229.87 USD




Purchase


44


229.88 USD




Purchase


31


229.89 USD




Purchase


15


229.91 USD




Purchase


16


229.92 USD




Purchase


30


229.95 USD




Purchase


53


229.96 USD




Purchase


10


229.99 USD




Purchase


17


230 USD




Purchase


9


230.06 USD




Purchase


14


230.08 USD




Purchase


21


230.09 USD




Purchase


11


230.13 USD




Purchase


21


230.14 USD




Purchase


11


230.15 USD




Purchase


22


230.16 USD




Purchase


1


230.28 USD




Purchase


39


230.31 USD




Purchase


17


230.43 USD




Purchase


36


230.56 USD




Purchase


36


230.57 USD




Purchase


10


230.625 USD




Purchase


29


230.64 USD




Purchase


36


230.66 USD




Purchase


24


230.69 USD




Purchase


34


230.72 USD




Purchase


10


230.75 USD




Purchase


22


230.76 USD




Purchase


40


230.86 USD




Purchase


37


230.87 USD




Purchase


25


230.95 USD




Purchase


38


230.96 USD




Purchase


18


230.97 USD




Purchase


24


230.98 USD




Purchase


11


231.05 USD




Purchase


17


231.06 USD




Purchase


34


231.12 USD




Purchase


21


231.21 USD




Purchase


12


231.31 USD




Purchase


16


231.32 USD




Purchase


16


231.38 USD




Purchase


10


231.46 USD




Purchase


25


231.47 USD




Purchase


23


231.52 USD




Purchase


21


231.53 USD




Purchase


12


231.6 USD




Purchase


19


231.61 USD




Purchase


9


231.615 USD




Purchase


26


231.65 USD




Purchase


37


231.66 USD




Purchase


11


231.67 USD




Purchase


20


231.68 USD




Purchase


14


231.77 USD




Purchase


21


231.78 USD




Purchase


10


231.79 USD




Purchase


28


231.8 USD




Purchase


14


231.81 USD




Purchase


15


231.84 USD




Purchase


10


231.91 USD




Purchase


33


232.29 USD




Purchase


205


232.305 USD




Purchase


7


232.36 USD




Purchase


3


232.4 USD




Purchase


15


232.43 USD




Purchase


43


232.49 USD




Purchase


15


232.52 USD




Purchase


44


232.53 USD




Purchase


28


232.54 USD




Purchase


28


232.56 USD




Purchase


18


232.57 USD




Purchase


24


232.64 USD




Purchase


14


232.68 USD




Purchase


19


232.69 USD




Purchase


25


232.7 USD




Purchase


21


232.71 USD




Purchase


24


232.75 USD




Purchase


1,753


232.76 USD




Purchase


33


232.79 USD




Purchase


7


232.82 USD




Purchase


27


232.86 USD




Purchase


30


232.87 USD




Purchase


78


232.95 USD




Purchase


74


232.96 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


227


226.905 USD




Sale


75


228.17 USD




Sale


78


229.515 USD




Sale


401


230.143 USD




Sale


205


232.305 USD




Sale


20,820


232.76 USD




Sale


580


232.76 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


Opening a long position


401


230.136 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


247


232.538 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 300 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 1,300 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


08/03/2021




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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