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

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19/03/2021 11:40

RNS Number : 8867S
  
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 






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 






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 






159,788


0.071% 


82,432


0.036 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






77,789


0.034% 


141,171


0.062% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


237,577


0.105% 


223,603


0.098% 



 




(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


                                 22,680 


224.292 USD




Purchase


                                      102 


224.77 USD




Purchase


                                       12 


226.13 USD




Purchase


                                      316 


224.313 USD




Purchase


                                       43 


224.39 USD




Purchase


                                      130 


224.54 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


225.25 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


225.57 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


225.61 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


225.63 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


225.65 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


225.67 USD




Purchase


                                       21 


225.68 USD




Purchase


                                       21 


225.75 USD




Purchase


                                   2,776 


225.79 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


225.83 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


225.85 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


225.92 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


226.01 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


226.05 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


226.11 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


226.15 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


226.18 USD




Purchase


                                      700 


226.21 USD




Purchase


                                       35 


226.22 USD




Purchase


                                      573 


226.23 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


226.29 USD




Purchase


                                       28 


226.33 USD




Purchase


                                         1 


226.35 USD



 
 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4) 




Sale


                                      100 


224.06 USD




Sale


                                      800 


224.075 USD




Sale


                                      600 


224.08 USD




Sale


                                      300 


224.105 USD




Sale


                                      100 


224.175 USD




Sale


                                      400 


224.19 USD




Sale


                                      700 


224.2 USD




Sale


                                      200 


224.21 USD




Sale


                                      100 


224.215 USD




Sale


                                      800 


224.22 USD




Sale


                                   2,000 


224.23 USD




Sale


                                   1,200 


224.24 USD




Sale


                                   1,800 


224.25 USD




Sale


                                   2,461 


224.26 USD




Sale


                                   1,125 


224.27 USD




Sale


                                      180 


224.28 USD




Sale


                                 14,146 


224.292 USD




Sale


                                      500 


224.32 USD




Sale


                                      600 


224.33 USD




Sale


                                      300 


224.34 USD




Sale


                                      400 


224.35 USD




Sale


                                      100 


224.36 USD




Sale


                                      100 


224.365 USD




Sale


                                      700 


224.37 USD




Sale


                                      500 


224.38 USD




Sale


                                   1,564 


224.39 USD




Sale


                                   1,500 


224.4 USD




Sale


                                      956 


224.41 USD




Sale


                                   1,661 


224.42 USD




Sale


                                      933 


224.43 USD




Sale


                                      692 


224.54 USD




Sale


                                      137 


224.7 USD




Sale


                                       15 


224.75 USD




Sale


                                       29 


224.82 USD




Sale


                                       17 


224.85 USD




Sale


                                       97 


225.15 USD




Sale


                                   2,776 


225.79 USD




Sale


                                       12 


226.13 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


224.292 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


692


224.54 USD




Swaps


Closing a Long Position


242


224.314 USD




Swaps


Opening a Short Position


74


224.314 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 2,100 shares


N/A 




Return of Loan


NaN shares returned


N/A 




Borrow


Borrow of 2,100 shares


N/A 




Return of Borrow


4,200 shares returned


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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