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

AonAnnouncement

16/03/2021 11:40

RNS Number : 4357S
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
16 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 






15/03/2021



 




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 






192,033


0.085% 


198,209


0.088% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






236,145


0.105% 


50,127


0.022% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


428,178


0.19% 


248,336


0.11% 



 




(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


1


225.3 USD




Purchase


2,167


225.5 USD




Purchase


1


225.53 USD




Purchase


6


225.77 USD




Purchase


6


225.92 USD




Purchase


8


225.95 USD




Purchase


8


225.99 USD




Purchase


13


226.1 USD




Purchase


3


226.145 USD




Purchase


4


226.18 USD




Purchase


4


226.19 USD




Purchase


12


226.2 USD




Purchase


3


226.21 USD




Purchase


6


226.24 USD




Purchase


4


226.26 USD




Purchase


4


226.27 USD




Purchase


6


226.31 USD




Purchase


7


226.32 USD




Purchase


8


226.36 USD




Purchase


5


226.39 USD




Purchase


10


226.4 USD




Purchase


4


226.41 USD




Purchase


7


226.51 USD




Purchase


11


226.6 USD




Purchase


4


226.64 USD




Purchase


12


226.65 USD




Purchase


7


226.88 USD




Purchase


6


226.89 USD




Purchase


6


226.97 USD




Purchase


6


227.18 USD




Purchase


1


227.19 USD




Purchase


12


227.22 USD




Purchase


6


227.23 USD




Purchase


4


227.28 USD




Purchase


6


227.36 USD




Purchase


7


227.38 USD




Purchase


4


227.47 USD




Purchase


4


227.48 USD




Purchase


7


227.52 USD




Purchase


6


227.61 USD




Purchase


7


227.63 USD




Purchase


8


227.64 USD




Purchase


7


227.7 USD




Purchase


7


227.72 USD




Purchase


4


227.73 USD




Purchase


4


227.93 USD




Purchase


21


228 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


68


224.96 USD




Sale


44


225.06 USD




Sale


146


225.1 USD




Sale


66


225.11 USD




Sale


74


225.12 USD




Sale


45


225.14 USD




Sale


3


225.15 USD




Sale


1


225.16 USD




Sale


3


225.17 USD




Sale


45


225.18 USD




Sale


48


225.23 USD




Sale


48


225.24 USD




Sale


2


225.25 USD




Sale


1


225.26 USD




Sale


100


225.28 USD




Sale


78


225.29 USD




Sale


11


225.315 USD




Sale


3


225.32 USD




Sale


47


225.33 USD




Sale


94


225.34 USD




Sale


3


225.35 USD




Sale


79


225.38 USD




Sale


1


225.41 USD




Sale


42


225.42 USD




Sale


42


225.43 USD




Sale


2


225.45 USD




Sale


4


225.46 USD




Sale


5


225.49 USD




Sale


6,772


225.5 USD




Sale


3


225.52 USD




Sale


2


225.53 USD




Sale


1


225.54 USD




Sale


3


225.58 USD




Sale


6


225.6 USD




Sale


3


225.63 USD




Sale


2


225.65 USD




Sale


1


225.66 USD




Sale


3


225.67 USD




Sale


3


225.75 USD




Sale


63


225.84 USD




Sale


78


225.86 USD




Sale


42


225.87 USD




Sale


62


225.88 USD




Sale


44


225.9 USD




Sale


41


225.91 USD




Sale


1


225.92 USD




Sale


40


225.93 USD




Sale


2


225.94 USD




Sale


1


225.95 USD




Sale


3


225.98 USD




Sale


81


225.99 USD




Sale


39


226 USD




Sale


43


226.01 USD




Sale


3


226.03 USD




Sale


3


226.05 USD




Sale


45


226.06 USD




Sale


40


226.08 USD




Sale


40


226.09 USD




Sale


3


226.1 USD




Sale


3


226.14 USD




Sale


43


226.15 USD




Sale


3


226.24 USD




Sale


3


226.42 USD




Sale


21


228 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)




N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A



 




(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


16/03/2021




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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