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Form 8.1(a) - AON PLC
RNS
RNS Number : 3549C
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
16 October 2020
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
15 October 2020
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
66,653
(0.02)
233,173
(0.10)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
1,643,993
(0.71)
361,924
(0.15)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
30,200
(0.01)
0
(0.00)
Total
1,740,846
(0.75)
595,097
(0.25)
(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
208.4650 USD
Purchase
100
208.5800 USD
Purchase
8
208.8000 USD
Purchase
12
208.8000 USD
Purchase
7
208.8000 USD
Purchase
73
208.8000 USD
Purchase
100
208.8200 USD
Purchase
100
208.9600 USD
Purchase
4
209.0400 USD
Purchase
66
209.3600 USD
Purchase
34
209.3600 USD
Purchase
80
209.3700 USD
Purchase
20
209.3800 USD
Purchase
200
209.4400 USD
Purchase
100
209.4600 USD
Purchase
100
209.5000 USD
Purchase
100
209.5100 USD
Purchase
10
209.5500 USD
Purchase
10
209.5700 USD
Purchase
72
209.5800 USD
Purchase
28
209.5800 USD
Purchase
45
209.5900 USD
Purchase
21
209.5900 USD
Purchase
34
209.5900 USD
Purchase
100
209.6150 USD
Purchase
7
209.6300 USD
Purchase
26
209.6400 USD
Purchase
9
209.6400 USD
Purchase
65
209.6400 USD
Purchase
100
209.6400 USD
Purchase
100
209.6500 USD
Purchase
93
209.7100 USD
Purchase
7
209.7100 USD
Purchase
100
209.7200 USD
Purchase
184
209.7500 USD
Purchase
16
209.7500 USD
Purchase
52
209.7600 USD
Purchase
48
209.7600 USD
Purchase
55
209.7700 USD
Purchase
45
209.7700 USD
Purchase
3
209.7700 USD
Purchase
5
209.8300 USD
Purchase
100
209.8500 USD
Purchase
100
209.8900 USD
Purchase
56
209.9200 USD
Purchase
44
209.9200 USD
Purchase
44
209.9400 USD
Purchase
56
209.9400 USD
Purchase
66
209.9700 USD
Purchase
10
209.9900 USD
Purchase
100
210.0000 USD
Purchase
100
210.0000 USD
Purchase
29
210.0000 USD
Purchase
1
210.0800 USD
Purchase
100
210.1000 USD
Purchase
100
210.1400 USD
Purchase
100
210.1450 USD
Purchase
53
210.1700 USD
Purchase
47
210.1700 USD
Purchase
100
210.1900 USD
Purchase
100
210.2000 USD
Purchase
100
210.2100 USD
Purchase
25
210.2400 USD
Purchase
4
210.2500 USD
Purchase
4
210.2700 USD
Purchase
2
210.2700 USD
Purchase
3
210.2700 USD
Purchase
20
210.2700 USD
Purchase
99
210.2800 USD
Purchase
1
210.2800 USD
Purchase
100
210.2900 USD
Purchase
100
210.3000 USD
Purchase
3
210.3100 USD
Purchase
1
210.3100 USD
Purchase
1
210.3200 USD
Purchase
1
210.3200 USD
Purchase
100
210.3700 USD
Purchase
100
210.3700 USD
Purchase
100
210.3750 USD
Purchase
100
210.3800 USD
Purchase
100
210.4100 USD
Purchase
20
210.4400 USD
Purchase
28
210.4400 USD
Purchase
52
210.4400 USD
Purchase
1
210.5250 USD
Purchase
73
210.5500 USD
Purchase
27
210.5500 USD
Purchase
100
210.5700 USD
Purchase
100
210.5800 USD
Purchase
11
210.6600 USD
Purchase
89
210.6600 USD
Purchase
100
210.6800 USD
Purchase
97
210.6900 USD
Purchase
100
210.6900 USD
Purchase
100
210.7000 USD
Purchase
100
210.7100 USD
Purchase
10
210.7100 USD
Purchase
3
210.7150 USD
Purchase
100
210.7250 USD
Purchase
100
210.7300 USD
Purchase
100
210.7300 USD
Purchase
10
210.7400 USD
Purchase
10
210.7400 USD
Purchase
10
210.7600 USD
Purchase
10
210.7600 USD
Purchase
96
210.7700 USD
Purchase
100
210.7800 USD
Purchase
5
210.8400 USD
Purchase
95
210.8400 USD
Purchase
3
210.8450 USD
Purchase
72
210.8500 USD
Purchase
100
210.8600 USD
Purchase
12
210.8800 USD
Purchase
88
210.8800 USD
Purchase
100
210.9000 USD
Purchase
100
210.9200 USD
Purchase
100
210.9400 USD
Purchase
100
211.0200 USD
Purchase
100
211.0600 USD
Purchase
100
211.1600 USD
Purchase
10
211.2000 USD
Purchase
100
211.2200 USD
Purchase
10
211.2300 USD
Purchase
19
211.2700 USD
Purchase
10
211.2700 USD
Purchase
100
211.2900 USD
Purchase
10
211.3000 USD
Purchase
100
211.3000 USD
Purchase
100
211.4500 USD
Purchase
49
211.4500 USD
Purchase
1
211.4700 USD
Purchase
50
211.4900 USD
Purchase
100
211.5400 USD
Purchase
99
211.6700 USD
Purchase
1
211.6700 USD
Purchase
3
211.6800 USD
Purchase
4
211.6800 USD
Purchase
3
211.6800 USD
Purchase
95
211.6900 USD
Purchase
5
211.6900 USD
Purchase
100
211.7000 USD
Purchase
100
211.7200 USD
Purchase
28
211.7400 USD
Purchase
100
211.7400 USD
Purchase
72
211.7400 USD
Purchase
28
211.7500 USD
Purchase
51
211.7500 USD
Purchase
49
211.7500 USD
Purchase
72
211.7500 USD
Purchase
100
211.7900 USD
Purchase
1
211.8100 USD
Purchase
83
211.8700 USD
Purchase
17
211.8700 USD
Purchase
100
211.8800 USD
Purchase
100
211.8800 USD
Purchase
83
211.9400 USD
Purchase
17
211.9400 USD
Purchase
42
211.9500 USD
Purchase
100
211.9500 USD
Purchase
58
211.9500 USD
Purchase
100
211.9600 USD
Purchase
100
212.0000 USD
Purchase
100
212.0000 USD
Purchase
28
212.0600 USD
Purchase
39
212.0600 USD
Purchase
100
212.0700 USD
Purchase
100
212.1400 USD
Purchase
100
212.1700 USD
Purchase
100
212.1700 USD
Purchase
100
212.1900 USD
Purchase
100
212.2200 USD
Purchase
33
212.2300 USD
Purchase
28
212.2600 USD
Purchase
72
212.2600 USD
Purchase
67
212.3300 USD
Purchase
33
212.3300 USD
Purchase
100
212.3900 USD
Purchase
100
212.4300 USD
Purchase
96
212.4500 USD
Purchase
4
212.4500 USD
Purchase
100
212.4600 USD
Purchase
3
212.4700 USD
Purchase
80
212.4700 USD
Purchase
100
212.5000 USD
Purchase
1
212.5200 USD
Purchase
100
212.5300 USD
Purchase
100
212.5300 USD
Purchase
4
212.5400 USD
Purchase
100
212.5400 USD
Purchase
1
212.5400 USD
Purchase
10
212.5400 USD
Purchase
85
212.5400 USD
Purchase
52
212.5600 USD
Purchase
48
212.5600 USD
Purchase
100
212.5700 USD
Purchase
3
212.5700 USD
Purchase
2
212.5700 USD
Purchase
98
212.5700 USD
Purchase
100
212.5700 USD
Purchase
97
212.5700 USD
Purchase
100
212.6000 USD
Purchase
100
212.6000 USD
Purchase
100
212.6100 USD
Purchase
13
212.6200 USD
Purchase
100
212.6200 USD
Purchase
7
212.6200 USD
Purchase
16
212.6200 USD
Purchase
3
212.6200 USD
Purchase
87
212.6200 USD
Purchase
74
212.6200 USD
Purchase
12
212.6250 USD
Purchase
100
212.6400 USD
Purchase
100
212.6600 USD
Purchase
51
212.6700 USD
Purchase
1
212.6700 USD
Purchase
6
212.6700 USD
Purchase
9
212.6700 USD
Purchase
5
212.6700 USD
Purchase
6
212.6700 USD
Purchase
100
212.6700 USD
Purchase
6
212.6700 USD
Purchase
27
212.6700 USD
Purchase
66
212.6800 USD
Purchase
62
212.6800 USD
Purchase
11
212.6800 USD
Purchase
20
212.6800 USD
Purchase
38
212.6800 USD
Purchase
100
212.6900 USD
Purchase
200
212.6900 USD
Purchase
100
212.7000 USD
Purchase
89
212.7000 USD
Purchase
100
212.7000 USD
Purchase
100
212.7000 USD
Purchase
100
212.7100 USD
Purchase
100
212.7100 USD
Purchase
100
212.7100 USD
Purchase
99
212.7100 USD
Purchase
1
212.7100 USD
Purchase
69
212.7300 USD
Purchase
98
212.7300 USD
Purchase
31
212.7300 USD
Purchase
30
212.7300 USD
Purchase
1
212.7300 USD
Purchase
95
212.7300 USD
Purchase
7
212.7300 USD
Purchase
42
212.7400 USD
Purchase
100
212.7400 USD
Purchase
100
212.7400 USD
Purchase
100
212.7400 USD
Purchase
5
212.7500 USD
Purchase
36
212.7500 USD
Purchase
46
212.7600 USD
Purchase
59
212.7600 USD
Purchase
54
212.7600 USD
Purchase
100
212.7600 USD
Purchase
32
212.7600 USD
Purchase
100
212.7600 USD
Purchase
100
212.7600 USD
Purchase
100
212.7600 USD
Purchase
9
212.7600 USD
Purchase
1
212.7700 USD
Purchase
31
212.7700 USD
Purchase
69
212.7700 USD
Purchase
1,527
212.7800 USD
Purchase
413
212.7800 USD
Purchase
140
212.7800 USD
Purchase
517
212.7800 USD
Purchase
114
212.7800 USD
Purchase
93
212.7800 USD
Purchase
1,058
212.7800 USD
Purchase
159
212.7800 USD
Purchase
2,641
212.7800 USD
Purchase
12
212.7800 USD
Purchase
46
212.7800 USD
Purchase
3
212.7800 USD
Purchase
100
212.7800 USD
Purchase
13
212.7800 USD
Purchase
100
212.7800 USD
Purchase
26
212.7800 USD
Purchase
534
212.7800 USD
Purchase
96
212.7800 USD
Purchase
1
212.7800 USD
Purchase
27
212.7800 USD
Purchase
19
212.7800 USD
Purchase
6,531
212.7800 USD
Purchase
55
212.7800 USD
Purchase
2
212.7800 USD
Purchase
328
212.7800 USD
Purchase
7,800
212.7800 USD
Purchase
7
212.7800 USD
Purchase
97
212.7800 USD
Purchase
1
212.7800 USD
Purchase
30
212.7800 USD
Purchase
73
212.7800 USD
Purchase
130
212.7800 USD
Purchase
235
212.7800 USD
Purchase
70
212.7800 USD
Purchase
1,034
212.7800 USD
Purchase
3
212.7800 USD
Purchase
556
212.7800 USD
Purchase
112
212.7800 USD
Purchase
313
212.7800 USD
Purchase
100
212.7900 USD
Purchase
100
212.8000 USD
Purchase
1
212.8000 USD
Purchase
100
212.8100 USD
Purchase
100
212.8100 USD
Purchase
97
212.8200 USD
Purchase
3
212.8200 USD
Purchase
2
212.8200 USD
Purchase
2
212.8300 USD
Purchase
100
212.8300 USD
Purchase
100
212.8300 USD
Purchase
1
212.8300 USD
Purchase
34
212.8400 USD
Purchase
33
212.8400 USD
Purchase
1
212.8400 USD
Purchase
100
212.8400 USD
Purchase
35
212.8400 USD
Purchase
8
212.8400 USD
Purchase
100
212.8500 USD
Purchase
100
212.8500 USD
Purchase
30
212.8500 USD
Purchase
5
212.8500 USD
Purchase
95
212.8500 USD
Purchase
7
212.8600 USD
Purchase
100
212.8600 USD
Purchase
93
212.8600 USD
Purchase
89
212.8700 USD
Purchase
26
212.8700 USD
Purchase
60
212.8700 USD
Purchase
20
212.8700 USD
Purchase
100
212.8700 USD
Purchase
33
212.8700 USD
Purchase
100
212.8700 USD
Purchase
11
212.8700 USD
Purchase
34
212.8700 USD
Purchase
20
212.8700 USD
Purchase
7
212.8700 USD
Purchase
12
212.8800 USD
Purchase
1
212.8800 USD
Purchase
88
212.8800 USD
Purchase
100
212.9100 USD
Purchase
4
212.9100 USD
Purchase
59
212.9100 USD
Purchase
96
212.9100 USD
Purchase
30
212.9100 USD
Purchase
11
212.9100 USD
Purchase
100
212.9100 USD
Purchase
100
212.9200 USD
Purchase
19
212.9300 USD
Purchase
100
212.9300 USD
Purchase
94
212.9300 USD
Purchase
80
212.9300 USD
Purchase
100
212.9300 USD
Purchase
6
212.9300 USD
Purchase
1
212.9300 USD
Purchase
100
212.9400 USD
Purchase
85
212.9400 USD
Purchase
15
212.9400 USD
Purchase
28
212.9500 USD
Purchase
72
212.9500 USD
Purchase
10
212.9700 USD
Purchase
90
212.9700 USD
Purchase
100
212.9800 USD
Purchase
100
212.9800 USD
Purchase
94
212.9800 USD
Purchase
100
212.9800 USD
Purchase
63
212.9900 USD
Purchase
37
212.9900 USD
Purchase
100
213.0000 USD
Purchase
99
213.0100 USD
Purchase
1
213.0100 USD
Purchase
64
213.0300 USD
Purchase
36
213.0300 USD
Purchase
91
213.0300 USD
Purchase
9
213.0300 USD
Purchase
100
213.0400 USD
Purchase
100
213.0400 USD
Purchase
42
213.0500 USD
Purchase
18
213.0500 USD
Purchase
93
213.0500 USD
Purchase
40
213.0500 USD
Purchase
7
213.0500 USD
Purchase
1
213.0550 USD
Purchase
100
213.0600 USD
Purchase
100
213.0600 USD
Purchase
94
213.0700 USD
Purchase
6
213.0700 USD
Purchase
100
213.0700 USD
Purchase
100
213.0800 USD
Purchase
1
213.0800 USD
Purchase
95
213.0900 USD
Purchase
5
213.0900 USD
Purchase
100
213.1100 USD
Purchase
4
213.1100 USD
Purchase
100
213.1100 USD
Purchase
96
213.1100 USD
Purchase
100
213.1300 USD
Purchase
100
213.1400 USD
Purchase
100
213.2800 USD
Sale
100
209.3800 USD
Sale
100
209.4700 USD
Sale
100
209.5650 USD
Sale
100
209.5650 USD
Sale
100
209.6700 USD
Sale
100
209.6700 USD
Sale
100
209.6700 USD
Sale
100
209.6700 USD
Sale
100
209.6700 USD
Sale
100
209.6700 USD
Sale
100
209.7100 USD
Sale
100
209.7100 USD
Sale
100
209.7100 USD
Sale
100
209.7600 USD
Sale
100
209.7850 USD
Sale
100
209.8300 USD
Sale
100
209.8300 USD
Sale
100
209.8600 USD
Sale
100
209.9500 USD
Sale
100
210.1000 USD
Sale
1
210.5250 USD
Sale
100
210.6650 USD
Sale
96
210.7700 USD
Sale
100
210.8000 USD
Sale
100
210.8100 USD
Sale
100
210.8700 USD
Sale
100
210.8950 USD
Sale
100
210.9800 USD
Sale
100
210.9900 USD
Sale
10
211.2000 USD
Sale
100
211.2600 USD
Sale
10
211.2700 USD
Sale
19
211.2700 USD
Sale
72
211.7300 USD
Sale
100
211.8400 USD
Sale
100
211.8900 USD
Sale
61
211.9400 USD
Sale
100
211.9400 USD
Sale
39
211.9400 USD
Sale
20
211.9500 USD
Sale
100
212.0400 USD
Sale
2
212.1400 USD
Sale
18
212.1400 USD
Sale
13
212.1500 USD
Sale
33
212.2300 USD
Sale
100
212.4500 USD
Sale
100
212.5550 USD
Sale
100
212.5600 USD
Sale
100
212.5600 USD
Sale
46
212.5800 USD
Sale
7
212.5900 USD
Sale
52
212.5900 USD
Sale
7
212.5900 USD
Sale
16
212.5900 USD
Sale
18
212.5900 USD
Sale
54
212.6050 USD
Sale
30
212.6050 USD
Sale
12
212.6250 USD
Sale
1
212.6300 USD
Sale
10
212.6350 USD
Sale
100
212.7000 USD
Sale
100
212.7000 USD
Sale
100
212.7300 USD
Sale
1,095
212.7800 USD
Sale
1,527
212.7800 USD
Sale
6
212.7800 USD
Sale
445
212.7800 USD
Sale
16
212.7800 USD
Sale
165
212.7800 USD
Sale
100
212.7800 USD
Sale
1,058
212.7800 USD
Sale
100
212.7800 USD
Sale
13
212.7800 USD
Sale
1
212.7800 USD
Sale
1
212.7800 USD
Sale
534
212.7800 USD
Sale
556
212.7800 USD
Sale
1
212.7800 USD
Sale
100
212.7800 USD
Sale
1,600
212.7800 USD
Sale
313
212.7800 USD
Sale
118
212.7800 USD
Sale
316
212.7800 USD
Sale
6,531
212.7800 USD
Sale
2
212.7800 USD
Sale
3
212.7800 USD
Sale
46
212.7800 USD
Sale
130
212.7800 USD
Sale
25
212.7800 USD
Sale
413
212.7800 USD
Sale
48
212.7800 USD
Sale
24
212.8100 USD
Sale
69
212.8100 USD
Sale
7
212.8100 USD
Sale
100
212.8100 USD
Sale
100
212.8150 USD
Sale
71
212.8150 USD
Sale
100
212.8200 USD
Sale
10
212.8300 USD
Sale
96
212.8400 USD
Sale
2
212.8400 USD
Sale
100
212.8400 USD
Sale
40
212.8900 USD
Sale
100
212.9050 USD
Sale
100
212.9350 USD
Sale
100
212.9650 USD
Sale
100
212.9700 USD
Sale
100
213.0050 USD
Sale
15
213.0500 USD
Sale
11
213.0500 USD
Sale
74
213.0500 USD
Sale
1
213.0550 USD
Sale
100
213.0700 USD
Sale
100
213.0950 USD
Sale
100
213.1200 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 short position
41
209.6261 USD
CFD
Increasing a long position
2,100
210.0612 USD
CFD
Increasing a long position
72
211.7300 USD
CFD
Reducing a short position
53
212.0708 USD
CFD
Increasing a long position
48
212.7800 USD
CFD
Reducing a short position
114
212.7801 USD
CFD
Reducing a short position
163
212.7801 USD
CFD
Opening a long position
100
212.8100 USD
CFD
Reducing a short position
10
212.8300 USD
SWAP
Reducing a short position
1,253
212.7801 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
16 October 2020
Contact name
Kashif Rafiq and Papa Lette
Telephone number
+44(20) 7051 0547 / +44(20) 7774 7442
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
Put Option
Sold
30,200
210.0000 USD
AMER
16/10/2020
Swap
Sold
723
0.0000
N/A
04/01/2021
Swap
Sold
860
0.0000
N/A
21/10/2020
Swap
Sold
1,562
0.0000
N/A
27/02/2023
Swap
Purchased
15,465
0.0000
N/A
21/04/2021
Swap
Purchased
17,140
0.0000
N/A
21/04/2021
Swap^
Sold
42,000
0.0000
N/A
02/11/2020
Swap
Purchased
47,858
0.0000
N/A
21/04/2021
Swap
Purchased
58,667
0.0000
N/A
21/04/2021
Swap
Purchased
75,008
0.0000
N/A
21/04/2021
Swap
Purchased
1,033,594
0.0000
N/A
21/04/2021
^Please note this product is part of a basket of securities for which AON PLC is a component
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