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

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23/03/2021 11:10

RNS Number : 1954T
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
23 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 






22/03/2021



 




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 






165,357


0.073% 


83,722


0.037 % 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






83,705


0.037% 


143,677


0.064% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


249,062


0.11% 


227,399


0.101% 



 




(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 


          49 


222.18 USD




 Purchase 


     7,811 


223.4 USD




 Purchase 


          92 


223.78 USD




 Purchase 


          29 


222.14 USD




 Purchase 


          42 


222.16 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.19 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.3 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.31 USD




 Purchase 


          28 


222.34 USD




 Purchase 


            2 


222.38 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.41 USD




 Purchase 


          86 


222.42 USD




 Purchase 


          28 


222.43 USD




 Purchase 


          51 


222.44 USD




 Purchase 


          26 


222.47 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.48 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.49 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.5 USD




 Purchase 


          75 


222.51 USD




 Purchase 


          28 


222.52 USD




 Purchase 


          64 


222.55 USD




 Purchase 


          56 


222.56 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.6 USD




 Purchase 


          10 


222.61 USD




 Purchase 


          85 


222.64 USD




 Purchase 


          55 


222.65 USD




 Purchase 


          26 


222.66 USD




 Purchase 


            2 


222.69 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.7 USD




 Purchase 


          28 


222.71 USD




 Purchase 


          25 


222.72 USD




 Purchase 


        117 


222.75 USD




 Purchase 


          25 


222.79 USD




 Purchase 


          31 


222.8 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.83 USD




 Purchase 


          42 


222.84 USD




 Purchase 


          28 


222.85 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.86 USD




 Purchase 


            3 


222.88 USD




 Purchase 


          67 


222.89 USD




 Purchase 


    17,788 


222.9 USD




 Purchase 


          25 


222.91 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.92 USD




 Purchase 


          53 


222.94 USD




 Purchase 


          54 


222.97 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


222.98 USD




 Purchase 


          81 


222.99 USD




 Purchase 


            5 


223 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.01 USD




 Purchase 


          20 


223.03 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.04 USD




 Purchase 


            2 


223.06 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.07 USD




 Purchase 


          28 


223.1 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.105 USD




 Purchase 


            9 


223.11 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.13 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.14 USD




 Purchase 


          53 


223.15 USD




 Purchase 


            2 


223.16 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.18 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.22 USD




 Purchase 


            2 


223.24 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.255 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.38 USD




 Purchase 


    13,279 


223.4 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.67 USD




 Purchase 


            1 


223.87 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4) 




Sale 


          49 


222.18 USD




 Sale 


    17,678 


222.9 USD




 Sale 


          21 


223.18 USD




 Sale 


          31 


223.21 USD




 Sale 


          31 


223.22 USD




 Sale 


          25 


223.23 USD




 Sale 


          22 


223.27 USD




 Sale 


          22 


223.31 USD




 Sale 


          72 


223.32 USD




 Sale 


          23 


223.33 USD




 Sale 


          25 


223.34 USD




 Sale 


          32 


223.36 USD




 Sale 


          59 


223.38 USD




 Sale 


     7,829 


223.4 USD




 Sale 


          28 


223.41 USD




 Sale 


          21 


223.43 USD




 Sale 


          48 


223.45 USD




 Sale 


          27 


223.48 USD




 Sale 


          26 


223.49 USD




 Sale 


          26 


223.52 USD




 Sale 


          37 


223.53 USD




 Sale 


            7 


223.56 USD




 Sale 


          44 


223.57 USD




 Sale 


          12 


223.69 USD




 Sale 


            7 


223.725 USD




 Sale 


        159 


223.74 USD




 Sale 


        100 


223.75 USD




 Sale 


          48 


223.78 USD




 Sale 


        200 


223.785 USD




 Sale 


     5,888 


223.4 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


Reducing a Short Position


6,646


223.4 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Short Position


89


223.569 USD




Swaps


Closing a Long Position


361


222.9 USD




Swaps


Opening a Short Position


9,315


222.9 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


7,930


222.9 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 600 shares


N/A 




Loan


Loan of 836 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


23/03/2021




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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