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

AonAnnouncement

26/03/2021 09:35

RNS Number : 6422T
  
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
  
26 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


25 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 


327,862


(0.14)


2,305,089


(0.99)




(2) Derivatives (other than options)


3,318,200


(1.43)


323,113


(0.13)




(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


0


(0.00)


0


(0.00)




Total


3,646,062


(1.57)


2,628,202


(1.13)



 
(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


33


222.9100 USD




Purchase


67


222.9100 USD




Purchase


57


223.0100 USD




Purchase


66


223.0700 USD




Purchase


100


223.1300 USD




Purchase


22


223.1400 USD




Purchase


49


223.1800 USD




Purchase


100


223.1900 USD




Purchase


2


223.2400 USD




Purchase


98


223.2400 USD




Purchase


46


223.3100 USD




Purchase


54


223.3100 USD




Purchase


100


223.3200 USD




Purchase


2


223.4000 USD




Purchase


60


223.4000 USD




Purchase


67


223.4800 USD




Purchase


6


223.5000 USD




Purchase


100


223.5200 USD




Purchase


100


223.5350 USD




Purchase


100


223.5450 USD




Purchase


99


223.5500 USD




Purchase


1


223.5550 USD




Purchase


100


223.6450 USD




Purchase


100


223.6550 USD




Purchase


100


223.6700 USD




Purchase


40


223.6700 USD




Purchase


20


223.6700 USD




Purchase


40


223.6700 USD




Purchase


100


223.7100 USD




Purchase


100


223.7400 USD




Purchase


87


223.8100 USD




Purchase


100


223.8200 USD




Purchase


100


223.8200 USD




Purchase


69


223.8400 USD




Purchase


52


223.8400 USD




Purchase


100


223.8400 USD




Purchase


31


223.8400 USD




Purchase


2


223.8500 USD




Purchase


98


223.8500 USD




Purchase


100


223.8700 USD




Purchase


99


223.8700 USD




Purchase


100


223.8850 USD




Purchase


100


223.8900 USD




Purchase


100


223.9000 USD




Purchase


106


223.9100 USD




Purchase


100


223.9200 USD




Purchase


25


223.9700 USD




Purchase


100


223.9700 USD




Purchase


81


223.9700 USD




Purchase


5


223.9700 USD




Purchase


100


223.9700 USD




Purchase


14


223.9700 USD




Purchase


68


223.9700 USD




Purchase


100


223.9700 USD




Purchase


32


223.9700 USD




Purchase


7


223.9800 USD




Purchase


20


223.9800 USD




Purchase


22


223.9900 USD




Purchase


100


224.0000 USD




Purchase


26


224.0000 USD




Purchase


100


224.0050 USD




Purchase


27


224.0100 USD




Purchase


53


224.0100 USD




Purchase


3


224.0125 USD




Purchase


3


224.0125 USD




Purchase


19


224.0150 USD




Purchase


30


224.0200 USD




Purchase


40


224.0200 USD




Purchase


7


224.0200 USD




Purchase


100


224.0200 USD




Purchase


7


224.0200 USD




Purchase


19


224.0200 USD




Purchase


67


224.0200 USD




Purchase


30


224.0200 USD




Purchase


100


224.0300 USD




Purchase


100


224.0500 USD




Purchase


100


224.0500 USD




Purchase


18


224.0700 USD




Purchase


48


224.0700 USD




Purchase


5


224.0700 USD




Purchase


95


224.0700 USD




Purchase


100


224.0800 USD




Purchase


11


224.1000 USD




Purchase


99


224.1000 USD




Purchase


64


224.1000 USD




Purchase


1


224.1000 USD




Purchase


11


224.1000 USD




Purchase


6


224.1000 USD




Purchase


5


224.1000 USD




Purchase


68


224.1000 USD




Purchase


20


224.1000 USD




Purchase


100


224.1200 USD




Purchase


100


224.1250 USD




Purchase


35


224.1400 USD




Purchase


65


224.1400 USD




Purchase


68


224.1500 USD




Purchase


20


224.1500 USD




Purchase


24


224.1500 USD




Purchase


76


224.1500 USD




Purchase


12


224.1500 USD




Purchase


32


224.1600 USD




Purchase


68


224.1600 USD




Purchase


80


224.1600 USD




Purchase


20


224.1600 USD




Purchase


14


224.1800 USD




Purchase


86


224.1800 USD




Purchase


100


224.1850 USD




Purchase


100


224.1900 USD




Purchase


100


224.1950 USD




Purchase


100


224.2300 USD




Purchase


100


224.2400 USD




Purchase


100


224.2400 USD




Purchase


100


224.2500 USD




Purchase


100


224.2500 USD




Purchase


100


224.2600 USD




Purchase


100


224.2600 USD




Purchase


100


224.2700 USD




Purchase


100


224.2900 USD




Purchase


90


224.3300 USD




Purchase


10


224.3300 USD




Purchase


100


224.3350 USD




Purchase


2


224.3400 USD




Purchase


74


224.3400 USD




Purchase


20


224.3400 USD




Purchase


4


224.3400 USD




Purchase


1


224.3600 USD




Purchase


93


224.3800 USD




Purchase


7


224.3800 USD




Purchase


100


224.4000 USD




Purchase


21


224.4000 USD




Purchase


100


224.4300 USD




Purchase


100


224.4400 USD




Purchase


80


224.4500 USD




Purchase


100


224.4500 USD




Purchase


20


224.4500 USD




Purchase


100


224.4600 USD




Purchase


100


224.5000 USD




Purchase


100


224.5050 USD




Purchase


100


224.5200 USD




Purchase


100


224.5200 USD




Purchase


100


224.5250 USD




Purchase


100


224.5250 USD




Purchase


100


224.5350 USD




Purchase


20


224.5400 USD




Purchase


100


224.5600 USD




Purchase


60


224.5700 USD




Purchase


100


224.5700 USD




Purchase


20


224.5700 USD




Purchase


20


224.5700 USD




Purchase


100


224.5750 USD




Purchase


100


224.5850 USD




Purchase


100


224.5900 USD




Purchase


100


224.6150 USD




Purchase


3


224.6400 USD




Purchase


2


224.6400 USD




Purchase


100


224.6550 USD




Purchase


100


224.6600 USD




Purchase


100


224.6900 USD




Purchase


100


224.7000 USD




Purchase


100


224.7000 USD




Purchase


20


224.7100 USD




Purchase


60


224.7100 USD




Purchase


20


224.7100 USD




Purchase


100


224.7200 USD




Purchase


100


224.7200 USD




Purchase


100


224.7300 USD




Purchase


100


224.7500 USD




Purchase


100


224.7500 USD




Purchase


100


224.7500 USD




Purchase


100


224.7600 USD




Purchase


100


224.7600 USD




Purchase


16


224.7700 USD




Purchase


50


224.8000 USD




Purchase


30


224.8000 USD




Purchase


20


224.8000 USD




Purchase


100


224.8050 USD




Purchase


99


224.8200 USD




Purchase


1


224.8200 USD




Purchase


100


224.8300 USD




Purchase


43


224.8500 USD




Purchase


37


224.8500 USD




Purchase


20


224.8500 USD




Purchase


100


224.8700 USD




Purchase


100


224.8700 USD




Purchase


100


224.8700 USD




Purchase


100


224.8700 USD




Purchase


6


224.8900 USD




Purchase


6


224.8900 USD




Purchase


80


224.9000 USD




Purchase


20


224.9000 USD




Purchase


100


224.9000 USD




Purchase


33


224.9400 USD




Purchase


67


224.9400 USD




Purchase


100


224.9400 USD




Purchase


100


224.9500 USD




Purchase


63


224.9500 USD




Purchase


100


224.9500 USD




Purchase


18


224.9600 USD




Purchase


100


224.9600 USD




Purchase


78


224.9600 USD




Purchase


100


224.9600 USD




Purchase


12


224.9700 USD




Purchase


100


224.9700 USD




Purchase


20


224.9700 USD




Purchase


93


224.9700 USD




Purchase


7


224.9700 USD




Purchase


68


224.9700 USD




Purchase


133


224.9700 USD




Purchase


100


224.9750 USD




Purchase


4


224.9800 USD




Purchase


60


224.9800 USD




Purchase


36


224.9800 USD




Purchase


100


224.9800 USD




Purchase


100


224.9800 USD




Purchase


100


224.9800 USD




Purchase


100


224.9900 USD




Purchase


61


224.9900 USD




Purchase


39


224.9900 USD




Purchase


7


225.0000 USD




Purchase


100


225.0000 USD




Purchase


100


225.0050 USD




Purchase


39


225.0100 USD




Purchase


19


225.0100 USD




Purchase


200


225.0100 USD




Purchase


100


225.0100 USD




Purchase


100


225.0100 USD




Purchase


42


225.0100 USD




Purchase


100


225.0100 USD




Purchase


100


225.0100 USD




Purchase


100


225.0100 USD




Purchase


60


225.0200 USD




Purchase


40


225.0200 USD




Purchase


7


225.0300 USD




Purchase


1,800


225.0300 USD




Purchase


200


225.0300 USD




Purchase


1,293


225.0300 USD




Purchase


1,100


225.0300 USD




Purchase


180


225.0300 USD




Purchase


844


225.0300 USD




Purchase


51


225.0300 USD




Purchase


414


225.0300 USD




Purchase


31


225.0300 USD




Purchase


4,522


225.0300 USD




Purchase


5


225.0300 USD




Purchase


1,335


225.0300 USD




Purchase


393


225.0300 USD




Purchase


100


225.0300 USD




Purchase


5


225.0300 USD




Purchase


4,322


225.0300 USD




Purchase


923


225.0300 USD




Purchase


85


225.0300 USD




Purchase


2


225.0300 USD




Purchase


2,456


225.0300 USD




Purchase


540


225.0300 USD




Purchase


2,356


225.0300 USD




Purchase


100


225.0300 USD




Purchase


117


225.0300 USD




Purchase


660


225.0300 USD




Purchase


4


225.0300 USD




Purchase


453


225.0300 USD




Purchase


1,100


225.0300 USD




Purchase


100


225.0300 USD




Purchase


5,009


225.0300 USD




Purchase


307


225.0300 USD




Purchase


485


225.0300 USD




Purchase


1,800


225.0300 USD




Purchase


16


225.0300 USD




Purchase


2


225.0300 USD




Purchase


29


225.0300 USD




Purchase


100


225.0300 USD




Purchase


100


225.0400 USD




Purchase


100


225.0400 USD




Purchase


34


225.0500 USD




Purchase


66


225.0500 USD




Purchase


100


225.0500 USD




Purchase


48


225.0700 USD




Purchase


10


225.0700 USD




Purchase


9


225.0700 USD




Purchase


7


225.0700 USD




Purchase


42


225.0700 USD




Purchase


93


225.0700 USD




Purchase


57


225.0750 USD




Purchase


43


225.0750 USD




Purchase


57


225.0750 USD




Purchase


100


225.0800 USD




Purchase


5


225.0800 USD




Purchase


95


225.0800 USD




Purchase


100


225.0850 USD




Purchase


100


225.0900 USD




Purchase


100


225.0900 USD




Purchase


100


225.1000 USD




Purchase


70


225.1000 USD




Purchase


60


225.1000 USD




Purchase


40


225.1000 USD




Purchase


100


225.1100 USD




Purchase


75


225.1100 USD




Purchase


100


225.1200 USD




Purchase


100


225.1200 USD




Purchase


4


225.1200 USD




Purchase


96


225.1200 USD




Purchase


100


225.1200 USD




Purchase


100


225.1350 USD




Purchase


66


225.1400 USD




Purchase


100


225.1450 USD




Purchase


47


225.1600 USD




Purchase


53


225.1600 USD




Purchase


100


225.1600 USD




Purchase


100


225.1600 USD




Purchase


100


225.1900 USD




Purchase


91


225.2000 USD




Purchase


100


225.2050 USD




Purchase


90


225.2200 USD




Purchase


10


225.2200 USD




Purchase


55


225.2500 USD




Purchase


100


225.2650 USD




Purchase


100


225.2950 USD




Purchase


100


225.3000 USD




Purchase


100


225.3300 USD




Purchase


100


225.4450 USD




Purchase


100


225.4900 USD




Purchase


100


225.5300 USD




Purchase


100


225.6200 USD




Purchase


100


225.6850 USD




Purchase


100


225.6850 USD




Purchase


100


226.0000 USD




Sale


100


222.9800 USD




Sale


100


223.0500 USD




Sale


100


223.0900 USD




Sale


2


223.1100 USD




Sale


98


223.1100 USD




Sale


82


223.1900 USD




Sale


18


223.1900 USD




Sale


100


223.2800 USD




Sale


20


223.3100 USD




Sale


18


223.3100 USD




Sale


20


223.3100 USD




Sale


20


223.3100 USD




Sale


2


223.3100 USD




Sale


20


223.3100 USD




Sale


100


223.4200 USD




Sale


77


223.4800 USD




Sale


1


223.5250 USD




Sale


100


223.5300 USD




Sale


6


223.5600 USD




Sale


76


223.5900 USD




Sale


15


223.6100 USD




Sale


85


223.6100 USD




Sale


100


223.6200 USD




Sale


32


223.6300 USD




Sale


36


223.6300 USD




Sale


32


223.6300 USD




Sale


100


223.6600 USD




Sale


100


223.7100 USD




Sale


51


223.7200 USD




Sale


49


223.7200 USD




Sale


100


223.7400 USD




Sale


6


223.7600 USD




Sale


20


223.7600 USD




Sale


60


223.7600 USD




Sale


14


223.7600 USD




Sale


100


223.7600 USD




Sale


42


223.7700 USD




Sale


60


223.9200 USD




Sale


26


223.9200 USD




Sale


14


223.9200 USD




Sale


20


223.9300 USD




Sale


40


223.9300 USD




Sale


40


223.9300 USD




Sale


25


223.9800 USD




Sale


5


223.9800 USD




Sale


50


223.9800 USD




Sale


20


223.9800 USD




Sale


18


224.0000 USD




Sale


100


224.0200 USD




Sale


26


224.1200 USD




Sale


26


224.1400 USD




Sale


20


224.1400 USD




Sale


7


224.1400 USD




Sale


7


224.1400 USD




Sale


20


224.1400 USD




Sale


20


224.1400 USD




Sale


9


224.1800 USD




Sale


1


224.1900 USD




Sale


2


224.1900 USD




Sale


13


224.1900 USD




Sale


100


224.3400 USD




Sale


11


224.5100 USD




Sale


46


224.5100 USD




Sale


20


224.5100 USD




Sale


3


224.5100 USD




Sale


7


224.5100 USD




Sale


7


224.5100 USD




Sale


6


224.5100 USD




Sale


32


224.5700 USD




Sale


100


224.6200 USD




Sale


100


224.6400 USD




Sale


89


224.6500 USD




Sale


11


224.6500 USD




Sale


6


224.7400 USD




Sale


14


224.7400 USD




Sale


80


224.7400 USD




Sale


100


224.7600 USD




Sale


100


224.7600 USD




Sale


100


224.7950 USD




Sale


100


224.8700 USD




Sale


100


224.9900 USD




Sale


100


225.0100 USD




Sale


1


225.0200 USD




Sale


974


225.0300 USD




Sale


31


225.0300 USD




Sale


307


225.0300 USD




Sale


100


225.0300 USD




Sale


4,650


225.0300 USD




Sale


4


225.0300 USD




Sale


200


225.0300 USD




Sale


16


225.0300 USD




Sale


485


225.0300 USD




Sale


712


225.0300 USD




Sale


138


225.0300 USD




Sale


2,356


225.0300 USD




Sale


175


225.0300 USD




Sale


300


225.0300 USD




Sale


51


225.0300 USD




Sale


33


225.0300 USD




Sale


1


225.0300 USD




Sale


2


225.0300 USD




Sale


638


225.0300 USD




Sale


568


225.0300 USD




Sale


100


225.0300 USD




Sale


844


225.0300 USD




Sale


2


225.0300 USD




Sale


80


225.0300 USD




Sale


540


225.0300 USD




Sale


60


225.0300 USD




Sale


43


225.0300 USD




Sale


5,009


225.0300 USD




Sale


2


225.0300 USD




Sale


100


225.0300 USD




Sale


4


225.0300 USD




Sale


200


225.0300 USD




Sale


204


225.0300 USD




Sale


4,477


225.0300 USD




Sale


180


225.0300 USD




Sale


7


225.0300 USD




Sale


4,322


225.0300 USD




Sale


816


225.0300 USD




Sale


48


225.0300 USD




Sale


1


225.0300 USD




Sale


5


225.0300 USD




Sale


393


225.0300 USD




Sale


200


225.0300 USD




Sale


1,335


225.0300 USD




Sale


2


225.0300 USD




Sale


5


225.0300 USD




Sale


3


225.0400 USD




Sale


2


225.0400 USD




Sale


195


225.0400 USD




Sale


100


225.0400 USD




Sale


100


225.0500 USD




Sale


49


225.0700 USD




Sale


51


225.0700 USD




Sale


200


225.0700 USD




Sale


100


225.0700 USD




Sale


100


225.0700 USD




Sale


100


225.0800 USD




Sale


100


225.0800 USD




Sale


100


225.0900 USD




Sale


61


225.0900 USD




Sale


67


225.1000 USD




Sale


70


225.1000 USD




Sale


100


225.1000 USD




Sale


1


225.1100 USD




Sale


100


225.1100 USD




Sale


100


225.1100 USD




Sale


73


225.1150 USD




Sale


2


225.1300 USD




Sale


100


225.1300 USD




Sale


74


225.1300 USD




Sale


2


225.1300 USD




Sale


3


225.1300 USD




Sale


1


225.1300 USD




Sale


34


225.1300 USD




Sale


66


225.1300 USD




Sale


13


225.1300 USD




Sale


100


225.1400 USD




Sale


100


225.1400 USD




Sale


100


225.1400 USD




Sale


7


225.1400 USD




Sale


28


225.1600 USD




Sale


6


225.1700 USD




Sale


69


225.1800 USD




Sale


4


225.1900 USD




Sale


19


225.1900 USD




Sale


100


225.4000 USD




Sale


100


225.7100 USD




Sale


31


225.7100 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


Increasing a long position


9


224.1800 USD




CFD


Reducing a long position


4,237


224.5467 USD




CFD


Increasing a long position


367


224.8575 USD




CFD


Reducing a long position


6


224.8900 USD




CFD


Increasing a short position


6


224.8900 USD




CFD


Increasing a long position


269


224.9532 USD




CFD


Reducing a short position


712


225.0300 USD




SWAP


Reducing a short position


476


225.2100 USD




SWAP


Opening a short position


476


225.2100 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


26 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


476


0.0000 


N/A


29/06/2021




Swap


Sold


620


0.0000 


N/A


26/05/2021




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


38,947


0.0000 


N/A


21/04/2021




Swap


Purchased


59,581


0.0000 


N/A


21/04/2021




Swap


Purchased


78,086


0.0000 


N/A


21/04/2021




Swap


Purchased


1,059,497


0.0000 


N/A


21/04/2021



 

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