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

AonAnnouncement

26/03/2021 11:10

RNS Number : 6612T
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
26 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 






25/03/2021



 




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 






31,272


0.014% 


234


0% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






453,769


0.201% 


287,129


0.127% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


485,041


0.215% 


287,363


0.127% 



 




(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


1


223.1 USD




Purchase


1


223.39 USD




Purchase


3


223.41 USD




Purchase


1


223.42 USD




Purchase


3


223.55 USD




Purchase


1


223.57 USD




Purchase


1


223.58 USD




Purchase


1


223.62 USD




Purchase


3


223.64 USD




Purchase


3


223.66 USD




Purchase


87


223.68 USD




Purchase


1


223.72 USD




Purchase


1


223.73 USD




Purchase


3


223.78 USD




Purchase


4


223.79 USD




Purchase


3


223.8 USD




Purchase


1


223.81 USD




Purchase


3


223.86 USD




Purchase


3


223.87 USD




Purchase


85


223.92 USD




Purchase


3


223.94 USD




Purchase


4


223.98 USD




Purchase


4


224 USD




Purchase


4


224.01 USD




Purchase


54


224.02 USD




Purchase


12


224.04 USD




Purchase


42


224.06 USD




Purchase


162


224.07 USD




Purchase


76


224.08 USD




Purchase


85


224.09 USD




Purchase


1


224.11 USD




Purchase


1


224.12 USD




Purchase


2


224.13 USD




Purchase


6


224.14 USD




Purchase


1


224.16 USD




Purchase


55


224.18 USD




Purchase


45


224.21 USD




Purchase


3


224.26 USD




Purchase


3


224.27 USD




Purchase


3


224.28 USD




Purchase


42


224.3 USD




Purchase


3


224.31 USD




Purchase


3


224.33 USD




Purchase


5


224.34 USD




Purchase


27


224.47 USD




Purchase


44


224.48 USD




Purchase


27


224.49 USD




Purchase


24


224.51 USD




Purchase


25


224.52 USD




Purchase


73


224.53 USD




Purchase


29


224.55 USD




Purchase


54


224.56 USD




Purchase


4


224.57 USD




Purchase


2


224.59 USD




Purchase


24


224.6 USD




Purchase


5


224.62 USD




Purchase


1


224.655 USD




Purchase


56


224.66 USD




Purchase


3


224.67 USD




Purchase


30


224.68 USD




Purchase


1


224.73 USD




Purchase


41


224.74 USD




Purchase


70


224.78 USD




Purchase


1


224.79 USD




Purchase


30


224.8 USD




Purchase


3


224.81 USD




Purchase


1


224.83 USD




Purchase


2


224.84 USD




Purchase


1


224.85 USD




Purchase


2


224.87 USD




Purchase


33


224.89 USD




Purchase


1


224.93 USD




Purchase


30


224.935 USD




Purchase


203


224.94 USD




Purchase


73


224.96 USD




Purchase


251


224.98 USD




Purchase


109


224.99 USD




Purchase


166


225 USD




Purchase


29


225.01 USD




Purchase


56


225.02 USD




Purchase


21,970


225.03 USD




Purchase


869


225.04 USD




Purchase


116


225.05 USD




Purchase


87


225.06 USD




Purchase


283


225.07 USD




Purchase


413


225.08 USD




Purchase


229


225.09 USD




Purchase


114


225.1 USD




Purchase


125


225.11 USD




Purchase


583


225.12 USD




Purchase


100


225.125 USD




Purchase


567


225.13 USD




Purchase


340


225.14 USD




Purchase


87


225.15 USD




Purchase


223


225.16 USD




Purchase


1


225.17 USD




Purchase


25


225.18 USD




Purchase


100


225.195 USD




Purchase


42


225.2 USD




Purchase


194,652


225.21 USD




Purchase


100


225.225 USD




Purchase


38


225.23 USD




Purchase


1


225.38 USD




Purchase


1


225.85 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


1


224.39 USD




Sale


1


224.51 USD




Sale


234


224.627 USD




Sale


2


224.95 USD




Sale


1


225.01 USD




Sale


5,800


225.03 USD




Sale


2


225.09 USD




Sale


1


225.16 USD




Sale


194,587


225.21 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


12,960


224.609 USD




Swaps


Opening a long position


234


224.626 USD




Swaps


Opening a long position


4,727


224.943 USD




Swaps


Opening a long position


194,587


225.21 USD




Swaps


Increasing a short position


17,687


224.728 USD




Swaps


Opening a short position


194,587


225.21 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


26/03/2021




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



 

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
 
  END
 
 
ISEDKABKDBKDQNB