REG - Goldman Sachs & Co. Aon PLC - Form 8.1(a) - AON PLC

AonAnnouncement

15/03/2021 10:05

RNS Number : 2543S
  
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
  
15 March 2021
  
 

 
FORM 8.1(a)&(b)(i)
 
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
 
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a) AND (b)(i) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
 
DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREES OR PARTIES ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THEM FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
 
1. KEY INFORMATION
 



Name of person dealing (Note 1)


GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC




Company dealt in


AON PLC




Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note2)


Ordinary




Date of dealing


12 March 2021



 
2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
 
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in  (Note 3)
 



 


Long


Short




 


Number


(%)


Number


(%)




(1) Relevant securities 


297,570


(0.12)


1,957,529


(0.84)




(2) Derivatives (other than options)


3,025,903


(1.30)


327,326


(0.14)




(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


0


(0.00)


0


(0.00)




Total


3,323,473


(1.43)


2,284,855


(0.98)



 
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in  (Note 3)
 



Class of relevant security:


Long


Short




 


Number


(%)


Number


(%)




(1) Relevant securities 


 


 


 


 




(2) Derivatives (other than options)


 


 


 


 




(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


 


 


 


 




Total


 


 


 


 



 
3.    DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
 



Purchase/sale


Number of relevant securities


Price per unit  (Note 5)




Purchase


100


227.6000 USD




Purchase


100


227.6000 USD




Purchase


10


227.6200 USD




Purchase


100


227.6600 USD




Purchase


10


227.6600 USD




Purchase


100


227.6600 USD




Purchase


3


227.6850 USD




Purchase


20


227.7300 USD




Purchase


100


227.7800 USD




Purchase


100


227.7800 USD




Purchase


100


227.7800 USD




Purchase


100


227.7800 USD




Purchase


100


227.7900 USD




Purchase


100


227.7900 USD




Purchase


100


227.8200 USD




Purchase


10


227.8450 USD




Purchase


63


227.8500 USD




Purchase


80


227.8600 USD




Purchase


100


227.8700 USD




Purchase


100


227.8900 USD




Purchase


10


227.9000 USD




Purchase


2


227.9150 USD




Purchase


100


227.9200 USD




Purchase


100


227.9200 USD




Purchase


10


227.9200 USD




Purchase


100


227.9400 USD




Purchase


90


227.9400 USD




Purchase


20


227.9400 USD




Purchase


100


227.9400 USD




Purchase


96


227.9400 USD




Purchase


4


227.9400 USD




Purchase


100


227.9400 USD




Purchase


10


227.9400 USD




Purchase


100


227.9600 USD




Purchase


100


227.9600 USD




Purchase


89


227.9600 USD




Purchase


100


227.9600 USD




Purchase


189


227.9600 USD




Purchase


21


227.9600 USD




Purchase


100


227.9600 USD




Purchase


100


227.9600 USD




Purchase


6


227.9600 USD




Purchase


11


227.9600 USD




Purchase


200


227.9600 USD




Purchase


18


227.9600 USD




Purchase


82


227.9600 USD




Purchase


4


227.9600 USD




Purchase


11


227.9600 USD




Purchase


100


227.9700 USD




Purchase


100


227.9700 USD




Purchase


100


227.9700 USD




Purchase


7


227.9700 USD




Purchase


88


227.9800 USD




Purchase


10


227.9800 USD




Purchase


12


227.9800 USD




Purchase


23


227.9800 USD




Purchase


10


227.9800 USD




Purchase


77


227.9800 USD




Purchase


69


227.9850 USD




Purchase


12


227.9900 USD




Purchase


100


227.9900 USD




Purchase


68


227.9900 USD




Purchase


10


227.9900 USD




Purchase


100


227.9900 USD




Purchase


20


227.9900 USD




Purchase


100


227.9900 USD




Purchase


10


227.9900 USD




Purchase


1,787


228.0000 USD




Purchase


100


228.0000 USD




Purchase


465


228.0000 USD




Purchase


54


228.0000 USD




Purchase


2


228.0000 USD




Purchase


576


228.0000 USD




Purchase


100


228.0000 USD




Purchase


597


228.0000 USD




Purchase


8


228.0000 USD




Purchase


21


228.0000 USD




Purchase


218


228.0000 USD




Purchase


3


228.0000 USD




Purchase


22


228.0000 USD




Purchase


8


228.0000 USD




Purchase


367


228.0000 USD




Purchase


1


228.0000 USD




Purchase


2


228.0000 USD




Purchase


10


228.0000 USD




Purchase


161


228.0000 USD




Purchase


810


228.0000 USD




Purchase


272


228.0000 USD




Purchase


3,780


228.0000 USD




Purchase


218


228.0000 USD




Purchase


94


228.0000 USD




Purchase


101,000


228.0000 USD




Purchase


60


228.0000 USD




Purchase


1


228.0000 USD




Purchase


805


228.0000 USD




Purchase


100


228.0000 USD




Purchase


1


228.0000 USD




Purchase


5


228.0000 USD




Purchase


5,509


228.0000 USD




Purchase


10


228.0050 USD




Purchase


10


228.0050 USD




Purchase


100


228.0100 USD




Purchase


10


228.0100 USD




Purchase


19


228.0100 USD




Purchase


26


228.0100 USD




Purchase


74


228.0100 USD




Purchase


100


228.0100 USD




Purchase


100


228.0100 USD




Purchase


100


228.0150 USD




Purchase


10


228.0200 USD




Purchase


10


228.0200 USD




Purchase


18


228.0200 USD




Purchase


169


228.0200 USD




Purchase


10


228.0300 USD




Purchase


54


228.0300 USD




Purchase


33


228.0300 USD




Purchase


100


228.0300 USD




Purchase


100


228.0300 USD




Purchase


1


228.0300 USD




Purchase


100


228.0300 USD




Purchase


31


228.0300 USD




Purchase


15


228.0300 USD




Purchase


100


228.0400 USD




Purchase


1


228.0400 USD




Purchase


1


228.0400 USD




Purchase


50


228.0400 USD




Purchase


100


228.0400 USD




Purchase


10


228.0500 USD




Purchase


100


228.0500 USD




Purchase


6


228.0500 USD




Purchase


10


228.0550 USD




Purchase


52


228.0600 USD




Purchase


48


228.0600 USD




Purchase


10


228.0800 USD




Purchase


10


228.0800 USD




Purchase


65


228.0900 USD




Purchase


100


228.0900 USD




Purchase


10


228.0900 USD




Purchase


35


228.0900 USD




Purchase


100


228.0900 USD




Purchase


100


228.0900 USD




Purchase


100


228.1100 USD




Purchase


10


228.1200 USD




Purchase


100


228.1300 USD




Purchase


10


228.1350 USD




Purchase


10


228.1400 USD




Purchase


9


228.1400 USD




Purchase


100


228.1500 USD




Purchase


10


228.1550 USD




Purchase


100


228.1800 USD




Purchase


10


228.1900 USD




Purchase


10


228.2050 USD




Purchase


10


228.2150 USD




Purchase


10


228.2200 USD




Purchase


10


228.2200 USD




Purchase


100


228.2500 USD




Purchase


10


228.2500 USD




Purchase


10


228.3250 USD




Purchase


100


228.3400 USD




Purchase


100


228.3600 USD




Purchase


100


228.3800 USD




Purchase


10


228.3850 USD




Purchase


100


228.4300 USD




Purchase


100


228.4300 USD




Purchase


100


228.4300 USD




Purchase


10


228.4400 USD




Purchase


100


228.4600 USD




Purchase


100


228.4600 USD




Purchase


10


228.5000 USD




Purchase


100


228.7200 USD




Purchase


10


229.0000 USD




Purchase


130


229.0000 USD




Sale


27


227.6300 USD




Sale


78


227.6400 USD




Sale


54


227.6400 USD




Sale


22


227.6400 USD




Sale


100


227.6700 USD




Sale


1


227.6700 USD




Sale


97


227.6700 USD




Sale


3


227.6700 USD




Sale


1


227.6700 USD




Sale


3


227.6850 USD




Sale


20


227.7300 USD




Sale


100


227.7800 USD




Sale


100


227.7800 USD




Sale


100


227.7800 USD




Sale


40


227.7900 USD




Sale


60


227.7900 USD




Sale


100


227.7900 USD




Sale


1


227.8000 USD




Sale


100


227.8000 USD




Sale


3


227.8700 USD




Sale


43


227.8850 USD




Sale


100


227.8900 USD




Sale


100


227.8900 USD




Sale


100


227.8900 USD




Sale


68


227.9000 USD




Sale


20


227.9000 USD




Sale


100


227.9000 USD




Sale


12


227.9000 USD




Sale


100


227.9000 USD




Sale


100


227.9050 USD




Sale


88


227.9200 USD




Sale


12


227.9200 USD




Sale


100


227.9300 USD




Sale


4


227.9300 USD




Sale


100


227.9400 USD




Sale


100


227.9400 USD




Sale


100


227.9450 USD




Sale


68


227.9500 USD




Sale


48


227.9500 USD




Sale


2


227.9500 USD




Sale


1


227.9500 USD




Sale


26


227.9500 USD




Sale


1


227.9500 USD




Sale


26


227.9500 USD




Sale


29


227.9500 USD




Sale


1


227.9500 USD




Sale


19


227.9600 USD




Sale


100


227.9600 USD




Sale


6


227.9600 USD




Sale


21


227.9600 USD




Sale


20


227.9600 USD




Sale


61


227.9600 USD




Sale


94


227.9600 USD




Sale


10


227.9700 USD




Sale


7


227.9700 USD




Sale


27


227.9700 USD




Sale


100


227.9750 USD




Sale


82


227.9800 USD




Sale


60


227.9800 USD




Sale


3


227.9800 USD




Sale


100


227.9800 USD




Sale


37


227.9800 USD




Sale


3


227.9800 USD




Sale


45


227.9850 USD




Sale


69


227.9850 USD




Sale


46


227.9850 USD




Sale


129


227.9900 USD




Sale


100


227.9900 USD




Sale


133


227.9900 USD




Sale


500


227.9900 USD




Sale


66


227.9900 USD




Sale


108


227.9900 USD




Sale


239


227.9900 USD




Sale


98


227.9900 USD




Sale


18


227.9900 USD




Sale


264


227.9900 USD




Sale


100


227.9900 USD




Sale


100


227.9900 USD




Sale


100


227.9900 USD




Sale


173


227.9900 USD




Sale


100


227.9900 USD




Sale


100


227.9900 USD




Sale


239


227.9900 USD




Sale


8


228.0000 USD




Sale


1


228.0000 USD




Sale


3


228.0000 USD




Sale


81


228.0000 USD




Sale


9,810


228.0000 USD




Sale


800


228.0000 USD




Sale


84


228.0000 USD




Sale


1


228.0000 USD




Sale


20,000


228.0000 USD




Sale


237


228.0000 USD




Sale


150


228.0000 USD




Sale


805


228.0000 USD




Sale


367


228.0000 USD




Sale


214


228.0000 USD




Sale


573


228.0000 USD




Sale


22


228.0000 USD




Sale


139


228.0000 USD




Sale


700


228.0000 USD




Sale


2,773


228.0000 USD




Sale


161


228.0000 USD




Sale


78


228.0000 USD




Sale


1


228.0000 USD




Sale


275


228.0000 USD




Sale


1


228.0000 USD




Sale


1,787


228.0000 USD




Sale


164


228.0000 USD




Sale


40


228.0000 USD




Sale


1,500


228.0000 USD




Sale


1


228.0000 USD




Sale


5


228.0000 USD




Sale


3


228.0000 USD




Sale


3,780


228.0000 USD




Sale


100


228.0000 USD




Sale


4,391


228.0000 USD




Sale


33,500


228.0000 USD




Sale


2,198


228.0000 USD




Sale


194


228.0000 USD




Sale


60


228.0000 USD




Sale


331


228.0000 USD




Sale


346


228.0000 USD




Sale


970


228.0000 USD




Sale


50


228.0000 USD




Sale


16


228.0000 USD




Sale


9


228.0000 USD




Sale


676


228.0000 USD




Sale


21


228.0000 USD




Sale


196


228.0000 USD




Sale


5,509


228.0000 USD




Sale


693


228.0000 USD




Sale


105


228.0000 USD




Sale


8


228.0000 USD




Sale


344


228.0000 USD




Sale


6


228.0000 USD




Sale


218


228.0000 USD




Sale


73


228.0000 USD




Sale


29


228.0000 USD




Sale


35


228.0000 USD




Sale


3


228.0000 USD




Sale


52


228.0000 USD




Sale


2


228.0000 USD




Sale


30


228.0000 USD




Sale


2


228.0000 USD




Sale


16


228.0000 USD




Sale


65


228.0000 USD




Sale


100


228.0000 USD




Sale


7


228.0000 USD




Sale


700


228.0000 USD




Sale


361


228.0000 USD




Sale


28


228.0000 USD




Sale


7,212


228.0000 USD




Sale


3


228.0000 USD




Sale


100


228.0000 USD




Sale


1,203


228.0000 USD




Sale


16


228.0000 USD




Sale


132


228.0000 USD




Sale


160


228.0000 USD




Sale


270


228.0000 USD




Sale


140


228.0000 USD




Sale


33


228.0000 USD




Sale


60


228.0000 USD




Sale


45


228.0000 USD




Sale


7


228.0000 USD




Sale


800


228.0000 USD




Sale


77


228.0000 USD




Sale


639


228.0000 USD




Sale


7,002


228.0000 USD




Sale


7


228.0000 USD




Sale


322


228.0000 USD




Sale


8


228.0000 USD




Sale


1,184


228.0000 USD




Sale


160


228.0000 USD




Sale


100


228.0000 USD




Sale


576


228.0000 USD




Sale


1,787


228.0000 USD




Sale


300


228.0000 USD




Sale


218


228.0000 USD




Sale


90


228.0000 USD




Sale


236


228.0000 USD




Sale


52


228.0000 USD




Sale


10


228.0000 USD




Sale


7


228.0000 USD




Sale


1,056


228.0000 USD




Sale


17,136


228.0000 USD




Sale


27


228.0050 USD




Sale


27


228.0050 USD




Sale


73


228.0050 USD




Sale


100


228.0100 USD




Sale


100


228.0100 USD




Sale


100


228.0200 USD




Sale


100


228.0200 USD




Sale


18


228.0200 USD




Sale


99


228.0300 USD




Sale


93


228.0300 USD




Sale


100


228.0300 USD




Sale


100


228.0400 USD




Sale


20


228.0400 USD




Sale


33


228.0400 USD




Sale


33


228.0400 USD




Sale


9


228.0400 USD




Sale


16


228.0400 USD




Sale


67


228.0400 USD




Sale


100


228.0400 USD




Sale


20


228.0400 USD




Sale


100


228.0450 USD




Sale


72


228.0600 USD




Sale


8


228.0800 USD




Sale


72


228.1000 USD




Sale


7


228.1000 USD




Sale


26


228.1000 USD




Sale


93


228.1000 USD




Sale


74


228.1000 USD




Sale


26


228.1000 USD




Sale


100


228.1000 USD




Sale


2


228.1000 USD




Sale


100


228.1100 USD




Sale


44


228.1100 USD




Sale


56


228.1100 USD




Sale


100


228.1150 USD




Sale


23


228.1200 USD




Sale


59


228.1200 USD




Sale


15


228.1200 USD




Sale


3


228.1200 USD




Sale


100


228.1300 USD




Sale


80


228.1300 USD




Sale


100


228.1500 USD




Sale


20


228.1550 USD




Sale


26


228.1700 USD




Sale


13


228.1700 USD




Sale


100


228.1700 USD




Sale


97


228.1700 USD




Sale


3


228.1700 USD




Sale


3


228.1700 USD




Sale


100


228.1700 USD




Sale


17


228.1700 USD




Sale


100


228.1800 USD




Sale


100


228.1950 USD




Sale


100


228.2100 USD




Sale


100


228.2350 USD




Sale


100


228.2400 USD




Sale


100


228.2400 USD




Sale


100


228.2500 USD




Sale


100


228.2800 USD




Sale


100


228.3000 USD




Sale


100


228.3200 USD




Sale


100


228.3400 USD




Sale


100


228.4100 USD




Sale


100


228.4500 USD




Sale


100


228.4650 USD




Sale


100


228.5100 USD




Sale


100


228.7200 USD




Sale


100


228.9100 USD




Sale


100


228.9100 USD




Sale


27


228.9950 USD




Sale


130


229.0000 USD




Sale


77


229.0000 USD




Sale


53


229.0000 USD




Sale


65


229.5650 USD



 
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
 



Product name, e.g. CFD


Nature of transaction  (Note 6)


Number of relevant securities  (Note 7)


Price per unit  (Note 5)




CFD


Reducing a short position


160


228.0000 USD




CFD


Increasing a short position


143


228.1328 USD




CFD


Reducing a long position


16


228.3281 USD




CFD


Reducing a long position


20


228.7200 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 5)




 


 


 


 


 


 


 



 
(ii)            Exercising 
 



Product name,e.g. call option


Number of securities


Exercise price per unit  (Note 5)




 


 


 



 
(d)            Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities)  (Note 4)
 



Nature of transaction  (Note 6)


Details


Price per unit (if applicable)  (Note 4)




 


 


 



 
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 8 attached? (Note 9)        YES 
 



Date of disclosure


15 March 2021




Contact name


Paul Grainger and Kashif Rafiq




Telephone number


+44(20) 7552 9835 / +44(20) 7051 0547




Name of offeree/offeror with which associated


WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC




Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)


Advisor to Offeror



 
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
 
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
 
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1 AND RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
 
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
 



Product name,e.g. call option


Written or purchased


Number of relevant securities to which the option or derivative relates


Exercise price (Note 2)


Type, e.g. American, European etc. 


Expiry date




Swap


Sold


620


0.0000 


N/A


26/05/2021




Swap


Sold


802


0.0000 


N/A


31/03/2021




Swap


Sold


860


0.0000 


N/A


21/10/2021




Swap


Purchased


15,465


0.0000 


N/A


21/04/2021




Swap


Purchased


17,140


0.0000 


N/A


21/03/2022




Swap


Purchased


21,168


0.0000 


N/A


31/01/2022




Swap


Purchased


38,947


0.0000 


N/A


21/04/2021




Swap


Purchased


59,581


0.0000 


N/A


21/04/2021




Swap


Purchased


77,222


0.0000 


N/A


21/04/2021




Swap


Purchased


1,054,805


0.0000 


N/A


21/04/2021



 

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