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

AonAnnouncement

17/03/2021 11:30

RNS Number : 5866S
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
17 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 






16/03/2021



 




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 






185,675


0.082% 


185,675


0.082 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






220,699


0.098% 


46,721


0.021% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


406,374


0.18% 


232,396


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


            1 


 225.5 USD          




Purchase


            2 


 227.18 USD          




Purchase


    16,445 


 226.75 USD          




Purchase


            6 


 226.74 USD          




Purchase


            3 


 226.72 USD          




Purchase


            2 


 226.94 USD          




Purchase


            2 


 226.62 USD          




Purchase


            6 


 226.76 USD          




Purchase


            2 


 227.31 USD          




Purchase


            3 


 227.34 USD          




Purchase


            3 


 227.01 USD          




Purchase


            2 


 227.2 USD          




Purchase


            3 


 226.93 USD          




Purchase


            1 


 227.12 USD          




Purchase


            3 


 227.03 USD          




Purchase


            3 


 226.92 USD          




Purchase


            2 


 227.02 USD          




Purchase


            3 


 226.86 USD          



 
 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4) 




Sale


            1 


 225.5 USD          




Sale


          41 


 225.86 USD          




Sale


            2 


 225.87 USD          




Sale


            2 


 225.88 USD          




Sale


          39 


 225.92 USD          




Sale


            1 


 226.15 USD          




Sale


            6 


 226.19 USD          




Sale


            4 


 226.21 USD          




Sale


          10 


 226.24 USD          




Sale


            6 


 226.26 USD          




Sale


            2 


 226.36 USD          




Sale


            1 


 226.6 USD          




Sale


          46 


 226.65 USD          




Sale


          31 


 226.88 USD          




Sale


            3 


 227.18 USD          




Sale


            6 


 227.48 USD          




Sale


     5,986 


 226.75 USD          




Sale


            1 


 224.97 USD          




Sale


            7 


 226.74 USD          




Sale


            1 


 226.17 USD          




Sale


            7 


 226.85 USD          




Sale


            5 


 226.35 USD          




Sale


            8 


 226.13 USD          




Sale


          45 


 226.16 USD          




Sale


          39 


 225.89 USD          




Sale


          39 


 226.04 USD          




Sale


          39 


 226.235 USD          




Sale


          67 


 225.725 USD          




Sale


          33 


 225.72 USD          




Sale


          12 


 225.55 USD          




Sale


        134 


 226.72 USD          




Sale


        200 


 226.71 USD          




Sale


        112 


 226.94 USD          




Sale


        102 


 226.47 USD          




Sale


          23 


 226.595 USD          




Sale


            2 


 226.34 USD          




Sale


            2 


 226.33 USD          




Sale


            9 


 226.46 USD          




Sale


            6 


 226.49 USD          




Sale


          19 


 226.56 USD          




Sale


            6 


 227.14 USD          




Sale


            5 


 226.66 USD          




Sale


          85 


 226.57 USD          




Sale


        103 


 226.61 USD          




Sale


        124 


 226.62 USD          




Sale


          50 


 226.58 USD          




Sale


            5 


 226.68 USD          




Sale


            8 


 226.69 USD          




Sale


     2,413 


 226.76 USD          




Sale


            3 


 226.83 USD          




Sale


        148 


 227.04 USD          




Sale


            6 


 226.82 USD          




Sale


            4 


 226.81 USD          




Sale


          12 


 226.79 USD          




Sale


          42 


 226.67 USD          




Sale


          10 


 226.59 USD          




Sale


          10 


 226.53 USD          




Sale


          35 


 226.52 USD          




Sale


          15 


 226.54 USD          




Sale


          10 


 226.55 USD          




Sale


            1 


 226.95 USD          




Sale


          54 


 226.77 USD          




Sale


            2 


 226.78 USD          




Sale


          30 


 226.725 USD          




Sale


            2 


 227.2 USD          




Sale


            7 


 226.93 USD          




Sale


            4 


 227.09 USD          




Sale


            6 


 227.03 USD          




Sale


            8 


 226.92 USD          




Sale


            5 


 226.8 USD          




Sale


            4 


 227.21 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


Closing a Short Position


2


226.75 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


993


226.75 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


2,411


226.758 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


15,446


226.75 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


17/03/2021




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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