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Form 38.5 (b) - Aon PLC
RNS
RNS Number : 6611C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 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
19/10/2020
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
182,129
0.080%
439,694
0.192 %
(2)
Derivatives (other than options):
289,572
0.126%
182,952
0.080%
(3)
Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0%
0
0%
Total
1,187,298
0.206%
622,646
0.272%
(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
243
209.19 USD
Purchase
48
209.57 USD
Purchase
786
209.62 USD
Purchase
56
209.63 USD
Purchase
66
209.64 USD
Purchase
141
209.65 USD
Purchase
52
209.66 USD
Purchase
50
209.67 USD
Purchase
57
209.7 USD
Purchase
49
209.72 USD
Purchase
49
209.73 USD
Purchase
700
209.76 USD
Purchase
6
209.79 USD
Purchase
121
209.81 USD
Purchase
50
209.86 USD
Purchase
73
209.9 USD
Purchase
48
209.91 USD
Purchase
100
209.92 USD
Purchase
101
209.93 USD
Purchase
2,233
209.94 USD
Purchase
4,233
209.95 USD
Purchase
115
209.96 USD
Purchase
122
209.97 USD
Purchase
250
209.98 USD
Purchase
390
209.99 USD
Purchase
164
210 USD
Purchase
101
210.01 USD
Purchase
72
210.02 USD
Purchase
116
210.03 USD
Purchase
180
210.05 USD
Purchase
72
210.06 USD
Purchase
50
210.1 USD
Purchase
50
210.11 USD
Purchase
108
210.12 USD
Purchase
159
210.13 USD
Purchase
934
210.14 USD
Purchase
50
210.15 USD
Purchase
267
210.16 USD
Purchase
54
210.18 USD
Purchase
78
210.24 USD
Purchase
50
210.27 USD
Purchase
50
210.48 USD
Purchase
50
210.52 USD
Purchase
50
210.59 USD
Purchase
50
210.67 USD
Purchase
59
210.74 USD
Purchase
43
210.76 USD
Purchase
50
210.77 USD
Purchase
50
210.89 USD
Purchase
51
211.03 USD
Purchase
117
211.28 USD
Purchase
41
211.29 USD
Purchase
75
211.6 USD
Purchase
50
211.65 USD
Purchase
72
211.67 USD
Purchase
50
211.695 USD
Purchase
50
211.82 USD
Purchase
81
211.83 USD
Purchase
72
211.86 USD
Purchase
108
211.94 USD
Purchase
1
211.96 USD
Purchase
97
211.98 USD
Purchase
1
211.99 USD
Purchase
7
212 USD
Purchase
55
212.01 USD
Purchase
49
212.02 USD
Purchase
524
212.03 USD
Purchase
224
212.05 USD
Purchase
100
212.08 USD
Purchase
150
212.1 USD
Purchase
547
212.11 USD
Purchase
1,097
212.12 USD
Purchase
54
212.18 USD
Purchase
152
212.19 USD
Purchase
593
212.2 USD
Purchase
36
212.21 USD
Purchase
48
212.23 USD
Purchase
1
212.24 USD
Purchase
323
212.25 USD
Purchase
51
212.255 USD
Purchase
2
212.26 USD
Purchase
58
212.29 USD
Purchase
55
212.3 USD
Purchase
1
212.31 USD
Purchase
101
212.32 USD
Purchase
100
212.33 USD
Purchase
98
212.34 USD
Purchase
951
212.37 USD
Purchase
642
212.38 USD
Purchase
41
212.39 USD
Purchase
200
212.4 USD
Purchase
75
212.41 USD
Purchase
12
212.415 USD
Purchase
279
212.43 USD
Purchase
548
212.44 USD
Purchase
100
212.445 USD
Purchase
73
212.45 USD
Purchase
75
212.46 USD
Purchase
177
212.47 USD
Purchase
235
212.48 USD
Purchase
254
212.49 USD
Purchase
1
212.5 USD
Purchase
200
212.51 USD
Purchase
100
212.515 USD
Purchase
1,548
212.52 USD
Purchase
52
212.53 USD
Purchase
1
212.54 USD
Purchase
51
212.56 USD
Purchase
100
212.57 USD
Purchase
1
212.58 USD
Purchase
116
212.59 USD
Purchase
50
212.6 USD
Purchase
424
212.61 USD
Purchase
1
212.64 USD
Purchase
144
212.65 USD
Purchase
50
212.66 USD
Purchase
49
212.67 USD
Purchase
57
212.68 USD
Purchase
100
212.685 USD
Purchase
124
212.69 USD
Purchase
324
212.71 USD
Purchase
100
212.715 USD
Purchase
100
212.72 USD
Purchase
108
212.73 USD
Purchase
100
212.735 USD
Purchase
100
212.738 USD
Purchase
352
212.74 USD
Purchase
86
212.75 USD
Purchase
1
212.77 USD
Purchase
77
212.8 USD
Purchase
1
212.86 USD
Purchase
7
212.88 USD
Purchase
54
212.9 USD
Purchase
48
213.01 USD
Purchase
1
213.05 USD
Purchase
1
213.11 USD
Purchase
72
213.14 USD
Purchase
72
213.16 USD
Purchase
49
213.34 USD
Purchase
11
213.35 USD
Purchase
106
213.56 USD
Purchase
1
213.62 USD
Purchase
54
213.78 USD
Purchase
50
213.79 USD
Purchase
73
213.8 USD
Purchase
100
213.83 USD
Purchase
1
213.84 USD
Purchase
200
213.86 USD
Purchase
250
213.87 USD
Purchase
47
213.88 USD
Purchase
200
213.885 USD
Purchase
49
213.89 USD
Purchase
52
213.97 USD
Purchase
2
214.25 USD
Purchase
1
214.28 USD
Purchase
48
214.43 USD
Purchase
1
214.44 USD
Purchase/sale
Number of relevant securities
Price per unit (Note 4)
Sale
4
208.98 USD
Sale
8
209.03 USD
Sale
4
209.06 USD
Sale
8,065
209.19 USD
Sale
8
209.26 USD
Sale
4
209.38 USD
Sale
4
209.93 USD
Sale
1
209.95 USD
Sale
2
209.98 USD
Sale
1
209.99 USD
Sale
2
210.01 USD
Sale
1
210.03 USD
Sale
4
210.07 USD
Sale
4
210.1 USD
Sale
2
210.14 USD
Sale
2
210.18 USD
Sale
4
210.19 USD
Sale
2
210.27 USD
Sale
2
210.29 USD
Sale
2
210.31 USD
Sale
2
210.32 USD
Sale
2
210.4 USD
Sale
3
210.52 USD
Sale
2
210.55 USD
Sale
4
210.57 USD
Sale
3
210.59 USD
Sale
4
210.6 USD
Sale
6
210.61 USD
Sale
5
210.63 USD
Sale
1
210.64 USD
Sale
2
210.65 USD
Sale
2
210.67 USD
Sale
4
210.7 USD
Sale
2
210.83 USD
Sale
4
210.86 USD
Sale
2
210.88 USD
Sale
4
211.01 USD
Sale
4
211.025 USD
Sale
2
211.12 USD
Sale
4
211.35 USD
Sale
2
211.38 USD
Sale
5
211.72 USD
Sale
4
211.935 USD
Sale
2
212.09 USD
Sale
4
212.15 USD
Sale
2
212.2 USD
Sale
7
212.26 USD
Sale
2
212.29 USD
Sale
1
212.335 USD
Sale
1
212.76 USD
Sale
1
212.77 USD
Sale
1
212.81 USD
Sale
1
212.85 USD
Sale
7
212.88 USD
Sale
1
212.92 USD
Sale
1
212.96 USD
Sale
1
212.97 USD
Sale
1
213.11 USD
Sale
2
213.45 USD
Sale
1
213.75 USD
Sale
1
214.48 USD
Sale
163
209.19 USD
Sale
6,480
209.95 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
Reducing a Short Position
8,061
209.19 USD
Swaps
Increasing a Long Position
8
213.046 USD
Swaps
Reducing a Long Position
4,125
209.95 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 44,700 shares
N/A
Borrow
Borrow of 600 shares
N/A
Return of Borrow
700 shares returned
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
20/10/2020
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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