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

AonAnnouncement

23/07/2021 11:20

RNS Number : 3040G
  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  
23 July 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 






22/07/2021



 




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 






289,598


0.128% 


289,598


0.128% 







(2) 


Derivatives (other than options): 






380,051


0.168% 


91,771


0.041% 







(3) 


Options and agreements to purchase/sell: 






0


0% 


0


0% 




Total


669,649


0.296%


381,369


0.169% 



 




(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


26


230.06 USD




Purchase


1


231.29 USD




Purchase


1


231.54 USD




Purchase


1


231.85 USD




Purchase


12,043


232.51 USD



 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit (Note 4)




Sale


26


230.06 USD




Sale


3


230.95 USD




Sale


22


231.29 USD




Sale


13


231.42 USD




Sale


5


231.43 USD




Sale


3


231.44 USD




Sale


2


231.46 USD




Sale


12


231.48 USD




Sale


6


231.49 USD




Sale


2


231.5 USD




Sale


2


231.54 USD




Sale


24


231.55 USD




Sale


6


231.63 USD




Sale


6


231.64 USD




Sale


28


231.65 USD




Sale


15


231.68 USD




Sale


11


231.71 USD




Sale


6


231.72 USD




Sale


2


231.73 USD




Sale


21


231.74 USD




Sale


36


231.8 USD




Sale


42


231.84 USD




Sale


36


231.89 USD




Sale


18


231.93 USD




Sale


22


231.98 USD




Sale


4


232.02 USD




Sale


18


232.06 USD




Sale


18


232.08 USD




Sale


18


232.16 USD




Sale


22


232.18 USD




Sale


7


232.21 USD




Sale


6


232.22 USD




Sale


8


232.23 USD




Sale


22


232.32 USD




Sale


2


232.34 USD




Sale


11


232.41 USD




Sale


100


232.415 USD




Sale


6


232.42 USD




Sale


2


232.43 USD




Sale


12


232.45 USD




Sale


945


232.47 USD




Sale


200


232.475 USD




Sale


13


232.48 USD




Sale


100


232.485 USD




Sale


37


232.49 USD




Sale


277


232.5 USD




Sale


5,392


232.51 USD




Sale


78


232.52 USD




Sale


2


232.525 USD




Sale


136


232.53 USD




Sale


41


232.54 USD




Sale


858


232.55 USD




Sale


500


232.56 USD




Sale


46


232.57 USD




Sale


6


232.58 USD




Sale


26


232.59 USD




Sale


245


232.6 USD




Sale


31


232.61 USD




Sale


17


232.62 USD




Sale


619


232.63 USD




Sale


311


232.65 USD




Sale


300


232.66 USD




Sale


26


232.67 USD




Sale


75


232.68 USD




Sale


273


232.69 USD




Sale


332


232.7 USD




Sale


77


232.71 USD




Sale


31


232.72 USD




Sale


45


232.73 USD




Sale


59


232.74 USD




Sale


36


232.77 USD




Sale


40


232.78 USD




Sale


3


232.79 USD




Sale


18


232.8 USD




Sale


22


232.81 USD




Sale


44


232.87 USD




Sale


25


232.88 USD




Sale


18


232.94 USD




Sale


48


232.95 USD




Sale


51


232.96 USD




Sale


26


233.01 USD




Sale


21


233.02 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


7,827


231.87 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


7,827


231.9 USD




Swaps


Reducing a Long Position


11,353


232.51 USD




Swaps


Increasing a Short Position


3


232.512 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


23/07/2021




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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