REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Aon PLC - Form 38.5(b) - Aon PLC
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
17/03/2021
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
160,361
0.071%
69,862
0.031 %
(2)
Derivatives (other than options):
63,885
0.028%
141,789
0.063%
(3)
Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0%
0
0%
Total
224,246
0.099%
211,651
0.094%
(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
257
225.79 USD
Purchase
10
226.83 USD
Purchase
14
225.405 USD
Purchase
10
225.445 USD
Purchase
2
225.56 USD
Purchase
17
225.57 USD
Purchase
23
225.7 USD
Purchase
11
225.71 USD
Purchase
19
225.72 USD
Purchase
19
225.74 USD
Purchase
35
225.77 USD
Purchase
1,153
225.79 USD
Purchase
19
225.795 USD
Purchase
2
225.8 USD
Purchase
2
225.82 USD
Purchase
87
225.83 USD
Purchase
59
225.84 USD
Purchase
54
225.855 USD
Purchase
96
225.86 USD
Purchase
21
225.87 USD
Purchase
19
225.885 USD
Purchase
21
225.89 USD
Purchase
19
225.9 USD
Purchase
67
225.908 USD
Purchase
49
225.93 USD
Purchase
3
225.94 USD
Purchase
34
225.95 USD
Purchase
21
225.97 USD
Purchase
21
225.98 USD
Purchase
19
225.99 USD
Purchase
19
226 USD
Purchase
23
226.01 USD
Purchase
47
226.02 USD
Purchase
19
226.045 USD
Purchase
74
226.05 USD
Purchase
19
226.06 USD
Purchase
2
226.07 USD
Purchase
5
226.09 USD
Purchase
42
226.12 USD
Purchase
31
226.13 USD
Purchase
4
226.14 USD
Purchase
2
226.17 USD
Purchase
2
226.21 USD
Purchase
2
226.22 USD
Purchase
2
226.25 USD
Purchase
4
226.26 USD
Purchase
3
226.265 USD
Purchase
4
226.27 USD
Purchase
5
226.28 USD
Purchase
24
226.32 USD
Purchase
5
226.33 USD
Purchase
5
226.365 USD
Purchase
3
226.38 USD
Purchase
3
226.39 USD
Purchase
3
226.41 USD
Purchase
2
226.49 USD
Purchase
6
226.8 USD
Purchase/sale
Number of relevant securities
Price per unit (Note 4)
Sale
34
225.72 USD
Sale
10
225.73 USD
Sale
4
225.74 USD
Sale
8,249
225.79 USD
Sale
16
225.83 USD
Sale
10
225.84 USD
Sale
66
225.87 USD
Sale
6
225.88 USD
Sale
39
225.89 USD
Sale
547
225.895 USD
Sale
13
225.9 USD
Sale
3
225.91 USD
Sale
3
225.92 USD
Sale
18
225.95 USD
Sale
54
225.96 USD
Sale
41
225.97 USD
Sale
5
225.98 USD
Sale
70
225.99 USD
Sale
5
226 USD
Sale
39
226.005 USD
Sale
5
226.01 USD
Sale
52
226.02 USD
Sale
40
226.03 USD
Sale
10
226.04 USD
Sale
44
226.07 USD
Sale
3
226.075 USD
Sale
18
226.08 USD
Sale
73
226.09 USD
Sale
39
226.1 USD
Sale
44
226.11 USD
Sale
12
226.12 USD
Sale
61
226.13 USD
Sale
30
226.14 USD
Sale
455
226.141 USD
Sale
88
226.15 USD
Sale
139
226.16 USD
Sale
1,412
226.161 USD
Sale
103
226.17 USD
Sale
4
226.175 USD
Sale
54
226.18 USD
Sale
213
226.19 USD
Sale
12
226.2 USD
Sale
69
226.21 USD
Sale
97
226.22 USD
Sale
22
226.24 USD
Sale
17
226.25 USD
Sale
39
226.26 USD
Sale
165
226.27 USD
Sale
2
226.275 USD
Sale
6
226.28 USD
Sale
10
226.29 USD
Sale
3
226.3 USD
Sale
15
226.31 USD
Sale
36
226.32 USD
Sale
4
226.33 USD
Sale
3
226.34 USD
Sale
4
226.35 USD
Sale
2
226.36 USD
Sale
6
226.37 USD
Sale
11
226.38 USD
Sale
63
226.39 USD
Sale
39
226.41 USD
Sale
7
226.42 USD
Sale
7
226.43 USD
Sale
31
226.44 USD
Sale
100
226.445 USD
Sale
34
226.45 USD
Sale
12
226.46 USD
Sale
36
226.5 USD
Sale
102
226.51 USD
Sale
2
226.54 USD
Sale
26
226.55 USD
Sale
29
226.64 USD
Sale
14
226.66 USD
Sale
2
226.67 USD
Sale
3
226.71 USD
Sale
36
226.77 USD
Sale
2
226.79 USD
Sale
10
226.83 USD
Sale
2
227.12 USD
Sale
309
227.477 USD
(b)
Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
Product name,
e.g. CFDNature of transaction
(Note 5)Number of relevant securities
(Note 6)Price per unit
(Note 4)Swaps
Closing a Short Position
53
225.789 USD
Swaps
Reducing a Short Position
7,989
225.79 USD
Swaps
Reducing a Short Position
484
225.904 USD
Swaps
Reducing a Short Position
6
226.025 USD
Swaps
Increasing a Long Position
455
226.14 USD
Swaps
Increasing a Long Position
1,412
226.161 USD
Swaps
Closing a Short Position
67
227.476 USD
Swaps
Opening a Long Position
242
227.476 USD
Swaps
Reducing a Long Position
771
225.79 USD
Swaps
Opening a Short Position
67
225.908 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 optionNumber 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)
Return of Borrow
100 shares returned
N/A
Return of Loan
NaN shares returned
N/A
Borrow
Borrow of 100 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
18/03/2021
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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