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

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10/03/2021 11:30

RNS Number : 8098R
  
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 






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 






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 






185,986


0.082% 


65,715


0.029% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






62,983


0.028% 


165,382


0.073% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


248,969


0.110%


231,097


0.102% 



 




(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


30


232.71 USD




Purchase


14


232.75 USD




Purchase


10,201


230 USD




Purchase


7


231.3 USD




Purchase


6


231.32 USD




Purchase


38


231.35 USD




Purchase


8


231.41 USD




Purchase


8


231.43 USD




Purchase


9


231.48 USD




Purchase


1,872


231.5 USD




Purchase


3


231.53 USD




Purchase


6


231.54 USD




Purchase


12


231.55 USD




Purchase


16


231.56 USD




Purchase


6


231.57 USD




Purchase


3


231.58 USD




Purchase


11


231.59 USD




Purchase


10


231.64 USD




Purchase


7


231.65 USD




Purchase


5


231.68 USD




Purchase


10


231.72 USD




Purchase


4


231.73 USD




Purchase


8


231.84 USD




Purchase


6


231.93 USD




Purchase


4


232.03 USD




Purchase


15


232.07 USD




Purchase


3


232.075 USD




Purchase


3


232.11 USD




Purchase


6


232.14 USD




Purchase


12


232.18 USD




Purchase


6


232.21 USD




Purchase


3


232.25 USD




Purchase


12


232.32 USD




Purchase


7


232.34 USD




Purchase


9


232.39 USD




Purchase


1


232.48 USD




Purchase


6


232.56 USD




Purchase


3


232.59 USD




Purchase


9


232.61 USD




Purchase


3


232.63 USD




Purchase


3


232.65 USD




Purchase


4


232.67 USD




Purchase


9


232.69 USD




Purchase


9


232.78 USD




Purchase


3


232.81 USD




Purchase


3


232.84 USD




Purchase


3


232.9 USD




Purchase


10


232.93 USD




Purchase


6


232.95 USD




Purchase


4


232.99 USD




Purchase


4


233.05 USD




Purchase


3


233.07 USD




Purchase


4


233.22 USD




Purchase


3


233.29 USD




Purchase


3


233.38 USD




Purchase


4


233.54 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


2


230.31 USD




Sale


3


230.87 USD




Sale


3


230.88 USD




Sale


6


230.99 USD




Sale


67


231 USD




Sale


6


231.05 USD




Sale


30


231.09 USD




Sale


3


231.14 USD




Sale


2


231.16 USD




Sale


3


231.17 USD




Sale


3


231.18 USD




Sale


34


231.2 USD




Sale


2


231.21 USD




Sale


1


231.225 USD




Sale


4


231.25 USD




Sale


28


231.265 USD




Sale


4


231.27 USD




Sale


4


231.28 USD




Sale


3


231.29 USD




Sale


33


231.31 USD




Sale


23


231.34 USD




Sale


60


231.35 USD




Sale


8


231.37 USD




Sale


32


231.38 USD




Sale


4


231.43 USD




Sale


30


231.44 USD




Sale


3


231.47 USD




Sale


20


231.49 USD




Sale


23,389


231.5 USD




Sale


95


231.51 USD




Sale


3


231.525 USD




Sale


26


231.53 USD




Sale


32


231.54 USD




Sale


17


231.57 USD




Sale


3


231.6 USD




Sale


16


231.605 USD




Sale


3


231.61 USD




Sale


3


231.62 USD




Sale


4


231.66 USD




Sale


36


231.68 USD




Sale


15


231.69 USD




Sale


36


231.7 USD




Sale


39


231.72 USD




Sale


1


231.74 USD




Sale


4


231.75 USD




Sale


27


231.77 USD




Sale


4


231.78 USD




Sale


33


231.85 USD




Sale


27


231.88 USD




Sale


10


231.89 USD




Sale


6


231.9 USD




Sale


27


231.92 USD




Sale


3


231.94 USD




Sale


3


232 USD




Sale


29


232.09 USD




Sale


3


232.1 USD




Sale


3


232.11 USD




Sale


3


232.19 USD




Sale


19


232.26 USD




Sale


3


232.27 USD




Sale


54


232.31 USD




Sale


8


232.32 USD




Sale


12


232.36 USD




Sale


9


232.38 USD




Sale


27


232.43 USD




Sale


20


232.44 USD




Sale


16


232.47 USD




Sale


28


232.48 USD




Sale


12


232.51 USD




Sale


15


232.515 USD




Sale


22


232.52 USD




Sale


30


232.53 USD




Sale


6


232.535 USD




Sale


6


232.54 USD




Sale


6


232.545 USD




Sale


17


232.55 USD




Sale


18


232.56 USD




Sale


30


232.58 USD




Sale


15


232.6 USD




Sale


9


232.62 USD




Sale


6


232.63 USD




Sale


3


232.64 USD




Sale


21


232.67 USD




Sale


9


232.68 USD




Sale


6


232.69 USD




Sale


42


232.71 USD




Sale


13


232.73 USD




Sale


14


232.75 USD




Sale


7


232.77 USD




Sale


6


232.79 USD




Sale


240


231.5 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


23,347


231.5 USD




Swaps


Increasing a long position


382


231.519 USD




Swaps


Closing a long position


288


231.5 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


1,565


231.5 USD




Swaps


Reducing a long position


1


232.48 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 8,100 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 234,500 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 5,745 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


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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