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Form 38.5(b) - Aon PLC
RNS
RNS Number : 3474C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
16 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
BofA Securities, Inc.
Company dealt in
Aon PLC
Class of relevant security to which the
dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1)
Common - IE00BLP1HW54
Date of dealing
15/10/2020
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
194,961
0.085%
446,081
0.195 %
(2)
Derivatives (other than options):
293,632
0.128%
191,013
0.083%
(3)
Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0%
0
0%
Total
488,593
0.213%
637,094
0.278%
(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
6
208.27 USD
Purchase
5,842
208.5 USD
Purchase
300
209.5 USD
Purchase
66
209.52 USD
Purchase
108
209.61 USD
Purchase
513
209.64 USD
Purchase
324
209.65 USD
Purchase
34
209.69 USD
Purchase
324
209.71 USD
Purchase
100
209.77 USD
Purchase
170
209.8 USD
Purchase
338
209.81 USD
Purchase
116
209.82 USD
Purchase
135
209.83 USD
Purchase
324
209.99 USD
Purchase
223
210 USD
Purchase
1
210.02 USD
Purchase
150
210.06 USD
Purchase
58
210.07 USD
Purchase
108
210.11 USD
Purchase
100
210.17 USD
Purchase
8
210.18 USD
Purchase
100
210.22 USD
Purchase
13
210.23 USD
Purchase
103
210.24 USD
Purchase
100
210.32 USD
Purchase
8
210.34 USD
Purchase
324
210.37 USD
Purchase
200
210.43 USD
Purchase
1
210.45 USD
Purchase
71
210.49 USD
Purchase
108
210.55 USD
Purchase
100
210.57 USD
Purchase
108
210.6 USD
Purchase
45
210.61 USD
Purchase
100
210.62 USD
Purchase
332
210.68 USD
Purchase
607
210.71 USD
Purchase
408
210.73 USD
Purchase
100
210.74 USD
Purchase
424
210.75 USD
Purchase
200
210.77 USD
Purchase
641
210.78 USD
Purchase
881
210.79 USD
Purchase
208
210.8 USD
Purchase
210
210.81 USD
Purchase
508
210.82 USD
Purchase
8
210.83 USD
Purchase
300
210.84 USD
Purchase
8
210.85 USD
Purchase
8
210.86 USD
Purchase
100
210.87 USD
Purchase
100
210.89 USD
Purchase
8
210.9 USD
Purchase
42
210.91 USD
Purchase
333
210.92 USD
Purchase
108
210.93 USD
Purchase
25
210.97 USD
Purchase
108
210.99 USD
Purchase
200
211.02 USD
Purchase
200
211.153 USD
Purchase
285
211.97 USD
Purchase
124
212.52 USD
Purchase
100
212.53 USD
Purchase
8
212.54 USD
Purchase
111
212.56 USD
Purchase
200
212.57 USD
Purchase
448
212.58 USD
Purchase
292
212.6 USD
Purchase
367
212.61 USD
Purchase
100
212.62 USD
Purchase
132
212.63 USD
Purchase
100
212.66 USD
Purchase
100
212.67 USD
Purchase
323
212.69 USD
Purchase
300
212.71 USD
Purchase
108
212.72 USD
Purchase
324
212.73 USD
Purchase
126
212.75 USD
Purchase
108
212.76 USD
Purchase
3
212.77 USD
Purchase
95
212.78 USD
Purchase
324
212.79 USD
Purchase
100
212.81 USD
Purchase
8
212.82 USD
Purchase
328
212.83 USD
Purchase
748
212.84 USD
Purchase
200
212.85 USD
Purchase
8
212.86 USD
Purchase
102
212.9 USD
Purchase
64
212.91 USD
Purchase
87
212.92 USD
Purchase
248
212.93 USD
Purchase
265
212.94 USD
Purchase
306
212.95 USD
Purchase
20
212.96 USD
Purchase
396
212.97 USD
Purchase
267
212.98 USD
Purchase
316
212.99 USD
Purchase
106
213.01 USD
Purchase
200
213.03 USD
Purchase
100
213.06 USD
Purchase
460
213.07 USD
Purchase
117
213.08 USD
Purchase
495
213.09 USD
Purchase
200
213.11 USD
Purchase
34
213.12 USD
Purchase
380
213.13 USD
Purchase
133
213.16 USD
Purchase
72
213.17 USD
Purchase
108
213.18 USD
Purchase
9,180
209.46 USD
Purchase
6,048
209.5 USD
Purchase
15
209.52 USD
Purchase
9,179
210.82 USD
Purchase
113
212.78 USD
Purchase/sale
Number of relevant securities
Price per unit (Note 4)
Sale
9,180
208.5 USD
Sale
100
209.46 USD
Sale
100
209.47 USD
Sale
15,228
209.476 USD
Sale
15
209.52 USD
Sale
381
209.67 USD
Sale
324
209.74 USD
Sale
63
209.81 USD
Sale
324
209.85 USD
Sale
8
210.1 USD
Sale
42
210.24 USD
Sale
324
210.29 USD
Sale
41
210.36 USD
Sale
63
210.46 USD
Sale
8
210.5 USD
Sale
108
210.58 USD
Sale
171
210.6 USD
Sale
216
210.61 USD
Sale
324
210.63 USD
Sale
3
210.67 USD
Sale
211
210.73 USD
Sale
170
210.75 USD
Sale
300
210.76 USD
Sale
262
210.77 USD
Sale
116
210.78 USD
Sale
300
210.8 USD
Sale
24
210.81 USD
Sale
6,205
210.82 USD
Sale
100
210.83 USD
Sale
8
210.84 USD
Sale
379
210.85 USD
Sale
435
210.86 USD
Sale
200
210.88 USD
Sale
163
210.89 USD
Sale
319
210.9 USD
Sale
42
210.92 USD
Sale
21
210.94 USD
Sale
63
210.96 USD
Sale
63
211.05 USD
Sale
42
211.07 USD
Sale
126
211.27 USD
Sale
84
211.76 USD
Sale
63
211.77 USD
Sale
42
211.82 USD
Sale
63
211.93 USD
Sale
2
212 USD
Sale
63
212.01 USD
Sale
42
212.055 USD
Sale
63
212.1 USD
Sale
63
212.16 USD
Sale
113
212.3 USD
Sale
3
212.727 USD
Sale
113
212.78 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
Increasing a Long Position
15,228
209.456 USD
Swaps
Increasing a Long Position
5,842
210.82 USD
Swaps
Closing a Short Position
3
212.72 USD
Swaps
Reducing a Long Position
5,842
208.5 USD
Swaps
Reducing a Long Position
200
211.153 USD
Swaps
Opening a Short Position
285
211.977 USD
Swaps
Reducing a Long Position
95
212.78 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)
Borrow
Borrow of 37,200 shares
N/A
Borrow
Borrow of 300 shares
N/A
Borrow
Borrow of 300 shares
N/A
Borrow
Borrow of 400 shares
N/A
Return of Borrow
400 shares returned
N/A
Loan
Loan of 87 shares
N/A
Return of Loan
NaN shares returned
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
16/10/2020
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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