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

AonAnnouncement

19/03/2021 11:30

RNS Number : 8834S
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
19 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 






18/03/2021



 




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 






155,885


0.069% 


169,620


0.075 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






226,399


0.1% 


60,867


0.027% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


382,284


0.169% 


230,487


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


     2,667 


225.79 USD         




Purchase


          61 


226.1 USD         




Purchase


          68 


226.04 USD         




Purchase


        104 


225.92 USD         




Purchase


            5 


225.81 USD         




Purchase


        100 


225.63 USD         




Purchase


        100 


225.76 USD         




Purchase


          51 


225.67 USD         




Purchase


        136 


225.85 USD         




Purchase


          36 


225.84 USD         




Purchase


            2 


225.82 USD         




Purchase


    15,196 


224.54 USD         




Purchase


          26 


225.9 USD         




Purchase


          29 


225.87 USD         




Purchase


          40 


225.755 USD         




Purchase


          68 


226.085 USD         




Purchase


          69 


226.14 USD         




Purchase


        100 


225.72 USD         




Purchase


          38 


225.71 USD         




Purchase


          28 


225.66 USD         




Purchase


          48 


225.26 USD         




Purchase


          63 


225.35 USD         




Purchase


        168 


225.45 USD         




Purchase


          57 


225.44 USD         




Purchase


          57 


225.875 USD         




Purchase


          31 


225.4 USD         




Purchase


          31 


225.37 USD         




Purchase


          62 


225.51 USD         




Purchase


          63 


225.52 USD         




Purchase


          62 


225.5 USD         




Purchase


          24 


225.295 USD         




Purchase


          54 


225.32 USD         




Purchase


          54 


225.39 USD         




Purchase


          15 


225.2 USD         




Purchase


          28 


225.28 USD         




Purchase


          29 


225.08 USD         




Purchase


          76 


225.03 USD         




Purchase


          56 


224.98 USD         




Purchase


          57 


225.24 USD         




Purchase


          46 


225.29 USD         




Purchase


          26 


225.22 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.86 USD         




Purchase


          40 


224.82 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.65 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.62 USD         




Purchase


            6 


224.52 USD         




Purchase


        103 


224.22 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.63 USD         




Purchase


          30 


224.89 USD         




Purchase


          38 


225.21 USD         




Purchase


            1 


225.13 USD         




Purchase


          32 


225.16 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.96 USD         




Purchase


            2 


225.02 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.76 USD         




Purchase


          40 


224.74 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.55 USD         




Purchase


          61 


224.72 USD         




Purchase


          57 


224.81 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.77 USD         




Purchase


          40 


224.75 USD         




Purchase


          38 


224.92 USD         




Purchase


          38 


224.91 USD         




Purchase


          38 


224.94 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.68 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.64 USD         




Purchase


            4 


224.39 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.16 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.14 USD         




Purchase


            3 


224.25 USD         




Purchase


        109 


224.29 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.24 USD         




Purchase


            5 


224.1 USD         




Purchase


            4 


224.13 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.02 USD         




Purchase


        109 


224.21 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.165 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.27 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.34 USD         




Purchase


        202 


224.31 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.3 USD         




Purchase


            3 


224.2 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.18 USD         




Purchase


        102 


224.17 USD         




Purchase


        194 


224.4 USD         




Purchase


            3 


224.36 USD         




Purchase


            3 


224.32 USD         




Purchase


            2 


224.53 USD         



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4) 




Sale


2634


225.79 USD         




Sale


3


226.38 USD         




Sale


2


226.16 USD         




Sale


2


226.25 USD         




Sale


2


226.22 USD         




Sale


3


226.33 USD         




Sale


2


226 USD         




Sale


2


225.81 USD         




Sale


4


225.63 USD         




Sale


2


225.88 USD         




Sale


2


225.85 USD         




Sale


32133


224.54 USD         




Sale


2


225.9 USD         




Sale


2


226.42 USD         




Sale


2


226.24 USD         




Sale


2


225.68 USD         




Sale


3


225.56 USD         




Sale


2


225.33 USD         




Sale


2


225.54 USD         




Sale


3


225.75 USD         




Sale


3


225.26 USD         




Sale


3


225.34 USD         




Sale


11


225.4 USD         




Sale


1


225.37 USD         




Sale


5


225.47 USD         




Sale


5


225.36 USD         




Sale


3


225.23 USD         




Sale


5


225.25 USD         




Sale


5


225.2 USD         




Sale


5


225.28 USD         




Sale


1


225.49 USD         




Sale


1


225.42 USD         




Sale


2


224.83 USD         




Sale


1


225.22 USD         




Sale


1


224.78 USD         




Sale


1


224.85 USD         




Sale


2


224.71 USD         




Sale


1


224.86 USD         




Sale


1


225.17 USD         




Sale


2


224.99 USD         




Sale


1


224.97 USD         




Sale


1


224.82 USD         




Sale


1


224.42 USD         




Sale


1


224.5 USD         




Sale


1


224.63 USD         




Sale


1


224.66 USD         




Sale


1


224.665 USD         




Sale


1


224.25 USD         




Sale


235


225.056 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


14,146


224.262 USD




Swaps


Opening a Long Position


235


225.056 USD




Swaps


Opening a Short Position


14,146


224.292 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


692


224.54 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


19/03/2021




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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