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

AonAnnouncement

22/03/2021 11:35

RNS Number : 0494T
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
22 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 






19/03/2021



 




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 






170,338


0.075% 


169,821


0.075 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






240,780


0.107% 


75,046


0.033% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


411,118


0.182% 


244,867


0.108% 



 




(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 


                                             20 


224.54 USD         




 Purchase 


                                        7,765 


224 USD         




 Purchase 


                                               1 


223.8 USD         




 Purchase 


                                       19,963 


222.9 USD         




 Purchase 


                                             33 


223.449 USD         



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4) 




Sale 


                                             20 


224.54 USD         




 Sale 


                                        5,738 


224 USD         




 Sale 


                                             57 


223.23 USD         




 Sale 


                                               9 


223.21 USD         




 Sale 


                                               8 


223.26 USD         




 Sale 


                                               6 


223.27 USD         




 Sale 


                                               8 


223.25 USD         




 Sale 


                                               7 


223.35 USD         




 Sale 


                                               4 


223.455 USD         




 Sale 


                                             27 


223.39 USD         




 Sale 


                                             12 


223.47 USD         




 Sale 


                                             12 


223.44 USD         




 Sale 


                                             12 


223.46 USD         




 Sale 


                                               9 


223.58 USD         




 Sale 


                                             12 


223.61 USD         




 Sale 


                                               6 


223.86 USD         




 Sale 


                                             18 


223.92 USD         




 Sale 


                                               6 


224.09 USD         




 Sale 


                                             22 


224.03 USD         




 Sale 


                                             14 


223.84 USD         




 Sale 


                                             15 


224.01 USD         




 Sale 


                                               6 


223.96 USD         




 Sale 


                                             12 


224.07 USD         




 Sale 


                                               7 


224.08 USD         




 Sale 


                                             12 


224.11 USD         




 Sale 


                                               6 


224.3 USD         




 Sale 


                                               8 


224.35 USD         




 Sale 


                                               1 


224.46 USD         




 Sale 


                                             18 


224.13 USD         




 Sale 


                                               6 


224.21 USD         




 Sale 


                                               6 


223.97 USD         




 Sale 


                                             14 


223.88 USD         




 Sale 


                                             18 


223.82 USD         




 Sale 


                                               8 


223.93 USD         




 Sale 


                                             15 


223.87 USD         




 Sale 


                                               7 


223.73 USD         




 Sale 


                                               6 


223.77 USD         




 Sale 


                                             22 


223.75 USD         




 Sale 


                                             37 


223.71 USD         




 Sale 


                                             53 


223.68 USD         




 Sale 


                                               7 


223.72 USD         




 Sale 


                                             49 


223.64 USD         




 Sale 


                                             12 


223.76 USD         




 Sale 


                                               8 


223.74 USD         




 Sale 


                                               9 


223.78 USD         




 Sale 


                                               8 


223.8 USD         




 Sale 


                                             60 


223.94 USD         




 Sale 


                                             32 


223.63 USD         




 Sale 


                                           115 


223.65 USD         




 Sale 


                                             43 


223.16 USD         




 Sale 


                                             91 


223.08 USD         




 Sale 


                                             26 


223.12 USD         




 Sale 


                                             21 


223.11 USD         




 Sale 


                                           122 


223.19 USD         




 Sale 


                                           100 


223.17 USD         




 Sale 


                                           100 


222.835 USD         




 Sale 


                                           100 


223.05 USD         




 Sale 


                                           100 


222.85 USD         




 Sale 


                                           331 


222.92 USD         




 Sale 


                                           322 


222.97 USD         




 Sale 


                                             24 


223.03 USD         




 Sale 


                                           393 


223 USD         




 Sale 


                                           223 


223.01 USD         




 Sale 


                                           200 


222.98 USD         




 Sale 


                                             34 


223.15 USD         




 Sale 


                                             65 


222.95 USD         




 Sale 


                                        4,316 


222.9 USD         




 Sale 


                                           100 


222.83 USD         




 Sale 


                                           235 


223.447 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


235


223.447 USD




Swaps


Opening a Long Position


14,146


224.008 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Short Position


33


223.452 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Short Position


14,146


224.038 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


22/03/2021




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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