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Form 38.5(b) - Aon PLC
RNS
RNS Number : 2220C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
15 October 2020
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
14/10/2020
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
184,176
0.08%
183,268
0.08 %
(2)
Derivatives (other than options):
226,553
0.099%
56,679
0.025%
(3)
Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0%
0
0%
Total
410,729
0.179%
239,947
0.105%
(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
21,415
210.09 USD
Purchase
4
212.14 USD
Purchase
908
211.222 USD
Purchase/sale
Number of relevant securities
Price per unit (Note 4)
Sale
3,645
210.09 USD
Sale
58
212.72 USD
Sale
142
212.51 USD
Sale
100
211.92 USD
Sale
52
212.83 USD
Sale
98
212.71 USD
Sale
64
212.32 USD
Sale
47
212.64 USD
Sale
43
212.88 USD
Sale
64
213.28 USD
Sale
43
213.175 USD
Sale
48
212.97 USD
Sale
59
213.045 USD
Sale
121
212.82 USD
Sale
103
213.32 USD
Sale
55
213.64 USD
Sale
43
213.62 USD
Sale
75
213.87 USD
Sale
131
213.39 USD
Sale
43
213.715 USD
Sale
66
213.91 USD
Sale
79
213.8 USD
Sale
55
213.99 USD
Sale
74
214.1 USD
Sale
44
213.865 USD
Sale
53
213.97 USD
Sale
59
214.17 USD
Sale
80
213.895 USD
Sale
64
213.79 USD
Sale
64
213.43 USD
Sale
100
213.37 USD
Sale
7
213.36 USD
Sale
20
213.465 USD
Sale
64
213.19 USD
Sale
60
213.12 USD
Sale
200
210.52 USD
Sale
100
210.575 USD
Sale
100
210.62 USD
Sale
100
210.53 USD
Sale
100
210.67 USD
Sale
100
210.69 USD
Sale
100
210.71 USD
Sale
100
210.76 USD
Sale
100
210.48 USD
Sale
100
210.455 USD
Sale
300
210.438 USD
Sale
100
210.5 USD
Sale
158
210.49 USD
Sale
100
210.345 USD
Sale
100
210.325 USD
Sale
200
210.295 USD
Sale
100
210.32 USD
Sale
100
210.33 USD
Sale
203
210.26 USD
Sale
100
210.3 USD
Sale
197
210.35 USD
Sale
100
210.22 USD
Sale
200
210.275 USD
Sale
100
210.27 USD
Sale
200
210.21 USD
Sale
100
210.31 USD
Sale
100
210.2 USD
Sale
100
210.12 USD
Sale
100
210.18 USD
Sale
134
210.08 USD
Sale
20
210.14 USD
Sale
466
210.07 USD
Sale
800
209.985 USD
Sale
120
210.11 USD
Sale
756
209.95 USD
Sale
572
209.96 USD
Sale
100
210.1 USD
Sale
618
209.94 USD
Sale
300
210.065 USD
Sale
100
210.075 USD
Sale
100
210.04 USD
Sale
100
210.02 USD
Sale
100
210.055 USD
Sale
100
210.03 USD
Sale
174
209.97 USD
Sale
300
210.045 USD
Sale
200
210.035 USD
Sale
100
209.99 USD
Sale
100
213.17 USD
Sale
100
213.06 USD
Sale
100
212.715 USD
Sale
100
213.13 USD
Sale
100
213.21 USD
Sale
100
213.03 USD
Sale
200
211.77 USD
Sale
100
211.84 USD
Sale
100
211.8 USD
Sale
43
211.79 USD
Sale
100
211.32 USD
Sale
100
211.33 USD
Sale
200
211.435 USD
Sale
43
211.34 USD
Sale
100
210.78 USD
Sale
100
210.57 USD
Sale
44
210.73 USD
Sale
100
210.635 USD
Sale
100
210.655 USD
Sale
4
212.14 USD
Sale
4,644
210.98 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
4,644
210.927 USD
Swaps
Reducing a Short Position
69
211.46 USD
Swaps
Reducing a Long Position
18,450
210.09 USD
Swaps
Reducing a Long Position
908
211.222 USD
Swaps
Opening a Short Position
69
211.49 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
15/10/2020
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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