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

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31/03/2021 09:40

RNS Number : 1069U
  
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
  
31 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


30 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 


303,798


(0.13)


2,181,988


(0.94)




(2) Derivatives (other than options)


3,302,699


(1.42)


325,139


(0.14)




(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


0


(0.00)


0


(0.00)




Total


3,606,497


(1.55)


2,507,127


(1.08)



 
(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


20


231.2850 USD




Purchase


100


231.2850 USD




Purchase


1


231.5450 USD




Purchase


100


231.5450 USD




Purchase


100


231.5900 USD




Purchase


100


231.6150 USD




Purchase


100


231.6300 USD




Purchase


92


232.0300 USD




Purchase


8


232.0300 USD




Purchase


100


232.0400 USD




Purchase


100


232.0400 USD




Purchase


100


232.0700 USD




Purchase


3,636


232.0900 USD




Purchase


306


232.0900 USD




Purchase


3,397


232.0900 USD




Purchase


1,100


232.0900 USD




Purchase


1,800


232.0900 USD




Purchase


94


232.0900 USD




Purchase


266


232.0900 USD




Purchase


200


232.0900 USD




Purchase


10


232.0900 USD




Purchase


987


232.0900 USD




Purchase


240


232.0900 USD




Purchase


7


232.0900 USD




Purchase


84


232.0900 USD




Purchase


7


232.0900 USD




Purchase


1,827


232.0900 USD




Purchase


6


232.0900 USD




Purchase


100


232.0900 USD




Purchase


831


232.0900 USD




Purchase


5


232.0900 USD




Purchase


300


232.0900 USD




Purchase


143


232.0900 USD




Purchase


145


232.0900 USD




Purchase


53


232.0900 USD




Purchase


5,063


232.0900 USD




Purchase


1,761


232.0900 USD




Purchase


5


232.0900 USD




Purchase


240


232.0900 USD




Purchase


6,676


232.0900 USD




Purchase


83


232.0900 USD




Purchase


1


232.0900 USD




Purchase


133


232.0900 USD




Purchase


100


232.0900 USD




Purchase


46


232.0900 USD




Purchase


2


232.0900 USD




Purchase


555


232.0900 USD




Purchase


100


232.0900 USD




Purchase


58


232.0900 USD




Purchase


286


232.0900 USD




Purchase


100


232.0900 USD




Purchase


2,757


232.0900 USD




Purchase


874


232.0901 USD




Purchase


100


232.1200 USD




Purchase


2


232.1300 USD




Purchase


100


232.1300 USD




Purchase


51


232.1300 USD




Purchase


100


232.1300 USD




Purchase


100


232.1300 USD




Purchase


100


232.1300 USD




Purchase


100


232.1300 USD




Purchase


100


232.1400 USD




Purchase


15


232.1400 USD




Purchase


94


232.1400 USD




Purchase


87


232.1600 USD




Purchase


100


232.1700 USD




Purchase


98


232.1700 USD




Purchase


2


232.1700 USD




Purchase


100


232.1800 USD




Purchase


71


232.1800 USD




Purchase


100


232.1900 USD




Purchase


20


232.2200 USD




Purchase


66


232.2300 USD




Purchase


12


232.2300 USD




Purchase


5


232.2300 USD




Purchase


100


232.2300 USD




Purchase


92


232.2400 USD




Purchase


100


232.2500 USD




Purchase


100


232.2550 USD




Purchase


100


232.2950 USD




Purchase


122


232.3100 USD




Purchase


52


232.3100 USD




Purchase


100


232.3100 USD




Purchase


108


232.3100 USD




Purchase


100


232.3100 USD




Purchase


108


232.3100 USD




Purchase


100


232.3100 USD




Purchase


108


232.3100 USD




Purchase


62


232.3200 USD




Purchase


100


232.3200 USD




Purchase


100


232.3200 USD




Purchase


38


232.3200 USD




Purchase


100


232.3200 USD




Purchase


100


232.3200 USD




Purchase


100


232.3200 USD




Purchase


100


232.3200 USD




Purchase


8


232.3200 USD




Purchase


100


232.3400 USD




Purchase


108


232.3700 USD




Purchase


100


232.3700 USD




Purchase


108


232.3700 USD




Purchase


100


232.4450 USD




Purchase


100


232.4800 USD




Purchase


100


232.5200 USD




Purchase


100


232.6200 USD




Purchase


26


232.6300 USD




Purchase


74


232.6300 USD




Purchase


73


232.7600 USD




Purchase


1


232.7600 USD




Purchase


100


232.7750 USD




Purchase


10


232.7800 USD




Purchase


26


232.8100 USD




Purchase


72


232.8500 USD




Purchase


100


232.8750 USD




Purchase


32


232.8853 USD




Purchase


100


232.9000 USD




Purchase


3


232.9300 USD




Purchase


97


232.9900 USD




Purchase


8


233.3800 USD




Purchase


40


233.5700 USD




Purchase


100


233.8500 USD




Purchase


100


233.9300 USD




Purchase


100


233.9700 USD




Sale


24


231.3700 USD




Sale


21


231.3700 USD




Sale


40


231.3700 USD




Sale


15


231.3700 USD




Sale


100


231.4600 USD




Sale


100


231.7000 USD




Sale


10


231.7200 USD




Sale


4


231.9700 USD




Sale


57


232.0100 USD




Sale


52


232.0400 USD




Sale


100


232.0400 USD




Sale


1,861


232.0899 USD




Sale


7


232.0900 USD




Sale


1,995


232.0900 USD




Sale


1


232.0900 USD




Sale


5


232.0900 USD




Sale


800


232.0900 USD




Sale


183


232.0900 USD




Sale


83


232.0900 USD




Sale


621


232.0900 USD




Sale


266


232.0900 USD




Sale


4,503


232.0900 USD




Sale


10


232.0900 USD




Sale


240


232.0900 USD




Sale


286


232.0900 USD




Sale


217


232.0900 USD




Sale


53


232.0900 USD




Sale


6,676


232.0900 USD




Sale


1,761


232.0900 USD




Sale


831


232.0900 USD




Sale


240


232.0900 USD




Sale


1,827


232.0900 USD




Sale


5


232.0900 USD




Sale


1,058


232.0900 USD




Sale


952


232.0900 USD




Sale


500


232.0900 USD




Sale


402


232.0900 USD




Sale


133


232.0900 USD




Sale


52


232.0900 USD




Sale


3,397


232.0900 USD




Sale


6


232.0900 USD




Sale


7


232.0900 USD




Sale


143


232.0900 USD




Sale


987


232.0900 USD




Sale


3,200


232.0900 USD




Sale


306


232.0900 USD




Sale


48


232.0900 USD




Sale


46


232.0900 USD




Sale


2,757


232.0900 USD




Sale


265


232.0900 USD




Sale


45


232.0900 USD




Sale


2


232.0900 USD




Sale


980


232.0900 USD




Sale


42


232.0900 USD




Sale


11


232.1000 USD




Sale


100


232.1300 USD




Sale


100


232.1300 USD




Sale


4


232.1300 USD




Sale


100


232.1400 USD




Sale


34


232.1400 USD




Sale


100


232.1500 USD




Sale


100


232.1500 USD




Sale


100


232.1600 USD




Sale


100


232.1600 USD




Sale


2


232.1700 USD




Sale


100


232.1700 USD




Sale


98


232.1700 USD




Sale


66


232.1700 USD




Sale


100


232.1800 USD




Sale


100


232.1850 USD




Sale


100


232.1900 USD




Sale


100


232.1900 USD




Sale


100


232.1900 USD




Sale


100


232.2000 USD




Sale


100


232.2000 USD




Sale


100


232.2100 USD




Sale


84


232.2100 USD




Sale


100


232.2100 USD




Sale


100


232.2100 USD




Sale


100


232.2100 USD




Sale


100


232.2150 USD




Sale


100


232.2200 USD




Sale


100


232.2200 USD




Sale


100


232.2300 USD




Sale


100


232.2300 USD




Sale


3


232.2400 USD




Sale


100


232.2400 USD




Sale


100


232.2400 USD




Sale


97


232.2400 USD




Sale


100


232.2400 USD




Sale


100


232.2600 USD




Sale


100


232.2650 USD




Sale


2


232.2700 USD




Sale


61


232.2900 USD




Sale


331


232.2947 USD




Sale


91


232.3100 USD




Sale


40


232.3300 USD




Sale


100


232.3300 USD




Sale


60


232.3300 USD




Sale


100


232.3300 USD




Sale


100


232.3350 USD




Sale


100


232.3400 USD




Sale


100


232.3450 USD




Sale


39


232.3500 USD




Sale


100


232.4100 USD




Sale


26


232.4100 USD




Sale


43


232.4100 USD




Sale


31


232.4100 USD




Sale


100


232.4350 USD




Sale


100


232.4350 USD




Sale


100


232.4600 USD




Sale


50


232.4600 USD




Sale


100


232.4600 USD




Sale


48


232.4700 USD




Sale


35


232.4700 USD




Sale


65


232.4700 USD




Sale


100


232.4700 USD




Sale


100


232.4700 USD




Sale


17


232.4750 USD




Sale


50


232.4750 USD




Sale


33


232.4750 USD




Sale


100


232.4900 USD




Sale


16


232.5000 USD




Sale


100


232.5000 USD




Sale


100


232.5000 USD




Sale


74


232.5050 USD




Sale


100


232.5200 USD




Sale


100


232.5200 USD




Sale


100


232.5200 USD




Sale


10


232.5300 USD




Sale


100


232.5300 USD




Sale


100


232.5300 USD




Sale


46


232.6200 USD




Sale


10


232.6200 USD




Sale


41


232.6300 USD




Sale


100


232.7800 USD




Sale


100


232.8050 USD




Sale


32


232.8853 USD




Sale


100


233.0000 USD




Sale


11


233.0100 USD




Sale


89


233.0100 USD




Sale


67


233.4700 USD




Sale


13


233.7800 USD




Sale


100


233.8100 USD




Sale


100


233.8800 USD




Sale


40


234.1900 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


157


231.6024 USD




CFD


Increasing a long position


14


231.8371 USD




CFD


Reducing a short position


183


232.0900 USD




CFD


Opening a short position


1,960


232.4667 USD




CFD


Increasing a short position


8


233.3800 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


31 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


150,090


0.0000 


N/A


24/03/2022




Swap


Purchased


150,161


0.0000 


N/A


25/03/2022




Swap


Purchased


1,059,497


0.0000 


N/A


21/04/2021



 

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