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

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15/03/2021 11:25

RNS Number : 2772S
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
15 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 






12/03/2021



 




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 






186,349


0.082% 


67,749


0.03 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






62,829


0.028% 


165,767


0.073% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


249,178


0.11% 


233,516


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 


                                      537 


227.997 USD




 Purchase 


                                   6,908 


228 USD




 Purchase 


                                         1 


228.34 USD




 Purchase 


                                         1 


228.55 USD




 Purchase 


                                         1 


228.61 USD




 Purchase 


                                         1 


228.77 USD




 Purchase 


                                         1 


228.84 USD




 Purchase 


                                         1 


229.13 USD




 Purchase 


                                         1 


229.15 USD




 Purchase 


                                         1 


229.57 USD




 Purchase 


                                         1 


229.59 USD



 
 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4) 




Sale 


                                       20 


227.63 USD




 Sale 


                                         1 


227.65 USD




 Sale 


                                         1 


227.68 USD




 Sale 


                                       18 


227.69 USD




 Sale 


                                       21 


227.77 USD




 Sale 


                                         6 


227.85 USD




 Sale 


                                       11 


227.89 USD




 Sale 


                                       17 


227.9 USD




 Sale 


                                         4 


227.91 USD




 Sale 


                                         6 


227.93 USD




 Sale 


                                       12 


227.95 USD




 Sale 


                                       26 


227.96 USD




 Sale 


                                       52 


227.97 USD




 Sale 


                                       64 


227.98 USD




 Sale 


                                       13 


227.99 USD




 Sale 


                                         6 


227.995 USD




 Sale 


                                      201 


228 USD




 Sale 


                                       14 


228.01 USD




 Sale 


                                       35 


228.02 USD




 Sale 


                                       19 


228.03 USD




 Sale 


                                         5 


228.04 USD




 Sale 


                                         4 


228.05 USD




 Sale 


                                       17 


228.06 USD




 Sale 


                                       18 


228.07 USD




 Sale 


                                         1 


228.08 USD




 Sale 


                                       12 


228.09 USD




 Sale 


                                       42 


228.1 USD




 Sale 


                                         4 


228.12 USD




 Sale 


                                       11 


228.125 USD




 Sale 


                                         8 


228.13 USD




 Sale 


                                         3 


228.15 USD




 Sale 


                                       26 


228.16 USD




 Sale 


                                       45 


228.17 USD




 Sale 


                                       17 


228.18 USD




 Sale 


                                       55 


228.19 USD




 Sale 


                                       27 


228.2 USD




 Sale 


                                       55 


228.21 USD




 Sale 


                                       18 


228.22 USD




 Sale 


                                       17 


228.23 USD




 Sale 


                                       57 


228.24 USD




 Sale 


                                       11 


228.25 USD




 Sale 


                                       11 


228.26 USD




 Sale 


                                       27 


228.27 USD




 Sale 


                                       31 


228.28 USD




 Sale 


                                         1 


228.29 USD




 Sale 


                                       24 


228.3 USD




 Sale 


                                       78 


228.31 USD




 Sale 


                                      164 


228.32 USD




 Sale 


                                       27 


228.325 USD




 Sale 


                                         1 


228.34 USD




 Sale 


                                       12 


228.36 USD




 Sale 


                                       32 


228.37 USD




 Sale 


                                       31 


228.38 USD




 Sale 


                                       45 


228.4 USD




 Sale 


                                       11 


228.41 USD




 Sale 


                                       27 


228.43 USD




 Sale 


                                       27 


228.44 USD




 Sale 


                                       11 


228.46 USD




 Sale 


                                       34 


228.48 USD




 Sale 


                                       27 


228.505 USD




 Sale 


                                       28 


228.51 USD




 Sale 


                                       11 


228.52 USD




 Sale 


                                         1 


228.525 USD




 Sale 


                                       12 


228.57 USD




 Sale 


                                         1 


229.05 USD




 Sale 


                                         1 


229.06 USD




 Sale 


                                         5 


229.63 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


929


228.084 USD




Swaps


Opening a Short Position


484


227.997 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Short Position


6,901


228 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Short Position


53


228.001 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


1


228.61 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 5,100 shares


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 9,645 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


15/03/2021




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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