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

AonAnnouncement

10/03/2021 11:30

RNS Number : 8095R
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
10 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 






09/03/2021



 




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


US$0.01 Ordinary Shares








Long


Short




Number


%


Number


%







(1) 


Relevant securities 






192,513


0.085% 


192,513


0.085% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






236,305


0.105% 


50,106


0.022% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


428,818


0.19% 


242,619


0.107% 



 




(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


21


230 USD




Purchase


103


230.26 USD




Purchase


106


230.37 USD




Purchase


21


230.4 USD




Purchase


44


230.41 USD




Purchase


102


230.42 USD




Purchase


81


230.54 USD




Purchase


47


230.57 USD




Purchase


99


230.72 USD




Purchase


1


230.77 USD




Purchase


94


230.87 USD




Purchase


55


230.94 USD




Purchase


94


230.96 USD




Purchase


85


230.97 USD




Purchase


1


231.07 USD




Purchase


1


231.1 USD




Purchase


1


231.14 USD




Purchase


69


231.16 USD




Purchase


2


231.39 USD




Purchase


35


231.41 USD




Purchase


62


231.48 USD




Purchase


23,452


231.5 USD




Purchase


33


231.53 USD




Purchase


78


231.57 USD




Purchase


2


231.59 USD




Purchase


46


231.63 USD




Purchase


89


231.65 USD




Purchase


1


231.67 USD




Purchase


1


231.7 USD




Purchase


1


231.87 USD




Purchase


1


231.92 USD




Purchase


1


231.96 USD




Purchase


1


232.07 USD




Purchase


1


232.12 USD




Purchase


1


232.19 USD




Purchase


1


232.22 USD




Purchase


3


232.28 USD




Purchase


1


232.36 USD




Purchase


1


232.37 USD




Purchase


2


232.41 USD




Purchase


1


232.42 USD




Purchase


1


232.44 USD




Purchase


1


232.45 USD




Purchase


1


232.48 USD




Purchase


4


232.52 USD




Purchase


1


232.55 USD




Purchase


2


232.57 USD




Purchase


4


232.59 USD




Purchase


3


232.6 USD




Purchase


1


232.62 USD




Purchase


1


232.63 USD




Purchase


1


232.66 USD




Purchase


1


232.67 USD




Purchase


1


232.69 USD




Purchase


7


232.7 USD




Purchase


1


232.71 USD




Purchase


2


232.72 USD




Purchase


1


232.74 USD




Purchase


1


232.75 USD




Purchase


2


232.78 USD




Purchase


1


232.84 USD




Purchase


2


232.93 USD




Purchase


1


232.96 USD




Purchase


1


233.04 USD




Purchase


1


233.07 USD




Purchase


1


233.2 USD




Purchase


1


233.23 USD




Purchase


1


233.26 USD




Purchase


1


233.38 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


10,222


230 USD




Sale


9


230.15 USD




Sale


3


230.18 USD




Sale


200


231.27 USD




Sale


100


231.305 USD




Sale


439


231.33 USD




Sale


380


231.34 USD




Sale


398


231.35 USD




Sale


126


231.38 USD




Sale


28


231.39 USD




Sale


3


231.41 USD




Sale


100


231.43 USD




Sale


100


231.438 USD




Sale


356


231.44 USD




Sale


186


231.46 USD




Sale


200


231.465 USD




Sale


79


231.47 USD




Sale


100


231.475 USD




Sale


47


231.48 USD




Sale


259


231.49 USD




Sale


10,573


231.5 USD




Sale


190


231.51 USD




Sale


58


231.53 USD




Sale


183


231.54 USD




Sale


27


231.55 USD




Sale


3


231.56 USD




Sale


19


231.57 USD




Sale


3


231.58 USD




Sale


46


231.59 USD




Sale


46


231.6 USD




Sale


15


231.605 USD




Sale


5


231.63 USD




Sale


85


231.65 USD




Sale


141


231.66 USD




Sale


43


231.68 USD




Sale


76


231.69 USD




Sale


5


231.7 USD




Sale


31


232.172 USD




Sale


1


232.47 USD




Sale


2


232.53 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


31


232.169 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long Position


23,347


231.5 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


10/03/2021




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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