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Form 8.1(a) - AON PLC
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RNS Number : 4898D
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
28 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
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Name of person dealing (Note 1)
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GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
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Company dealt in
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AON PLC
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note2)
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Ordinary
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Date of dealing
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27 October 2020
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2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in
(Note 3)
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Long
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Short
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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1,538
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(0.00)
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42,278
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(0.01)
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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1,630,180
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(0.70)
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363,234
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(0.15)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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0
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(0.00)
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0
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(0.00)
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Total
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1,631,718
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(0.71)
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405,512
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(0.17)
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in
(Note 3)
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Class of relevant security:
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Long
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Short
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
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Purchase/sale
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Number of relevant securities
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Price per unit
(Note 5)
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Purchase
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22
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199.3000 USD
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Purchase
|
100
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199.3100 USD
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Purchase
|
53
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199.3600 USD
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Purchase
|
45
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199.3600 USD
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Purchase
|
2
|
199.3600 USD
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|
Purchase
|
100
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199.3650 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
199.4400 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
199.4500 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
45
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199.4600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
55
|
199.4600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
4,284
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
510
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199.4800 USD
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|
Purchase
|
334
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199.4800 USD
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|
Purchase
|
6
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199.4800 USD
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|
Purchase
|
5,586
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199.4800 USD
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|
Purchase
|
410
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
2,323
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
92
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
101
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
300
|
199.4800 USD
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|
Purchase
|
2,480
|
199.4800 USD
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|
Purchase
|
100
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
47
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
370
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
75
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
5
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
199.4800 USD
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|
Purchase
|
41
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
52
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
2,323
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
464
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
9
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199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
59
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199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
500
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
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2,269
|
199.4800 USD
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Purchase
|
186
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
771
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
1
|
199.4800 USD
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|
Purchase
|
3,735
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
1,438
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
1
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
25
|
199.4800 USD
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|
Purchase
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1,438
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
115
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
2
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
236
|
199.4800 USD
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|
Purchase
|
100
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199.5000 USD
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|
Purchase
|
99
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199.5200 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
1
|
199.5200 USD
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|
Purchase
|
100
|
199.5400 USD
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|
Purchase
|
44
|
199.5400 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
200
|
199.5400 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
1
|
199.5700 USD
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|
Purchase
|
42
|
199.5800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
99
|
199.5800 USD
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|
Purchase
|
96
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199.6500 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
199.6500 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
199.6600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
1
|
199.6600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
199.6600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
50
|
199.6700 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
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199.6700 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
50
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199.6700 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
199.6725 USD
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|
Purchase
|
100
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199.6800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
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199.8000 USD
|
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Purchase
|
100
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199.8600 USD
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|
Purchase
|
6
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200.0550 USD
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|
Purchase
|
100
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200.0900 USD
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Purchase
|
39
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200.1500 USD
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|
Purchase
|
61
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200.1500 USD
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|
Purchase
|
100
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200.2100 USD
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|
Purchase
|
100
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200.3900 USD
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Purchase
|
78
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200.4200 USD
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|
Purchase
|
76
|
200.4200 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
37
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200.4200 USD
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|
Purchase
|
100
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200.4800 USD
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Purchase
|
100
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200.5100 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
29
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200.5300 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
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200.5400 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
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200.5500 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
12
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200.5800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
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200.6050 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
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200.6300 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
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200.6400 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
12
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200.6600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
62
|
200.6900 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
38
|
200.6900 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
200.7200 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
2,724
|
200.7350 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
1
|
200.7600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
78
|
200.7600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
21
|
200.7600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
49
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200.7700 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
47
|
200.7700 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
4
|
200.7700 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
29
|
200.7900 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
42
|
200.8000 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
29
|
200.8100 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
24
|
200.8400 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
200.8400 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
200.8700 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
12
|
200.8900 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
78
|
200.9100 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
200.9500 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
7
|
200.9900 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
93
|
200.9900 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
201.0700 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
201.0800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
30
|
201.0800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
223
|
201.1550 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
99
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201.1600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
1
|
201.1600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
1
|
201.1800 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
201.2100 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
100
|
201.2300 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
19
|
201.2600 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
28
|
201.3300 USD
|
|
Purchase
|
72
|
201.3300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
26
|
199.3400 USD
|
|
Sale
|
74
|
199.3400 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
98
|
199.3500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
2
|
199.3500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3600 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3600 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
74
|
199.3700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
26
|
199.3700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3900 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3900 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3900 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3900 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3900 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.3900 USD
|
|
Sale
|
90
|
199.4000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
6
|
199.4000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
16
|
199.4000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
27
|
199.4000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.4000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4100 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4100 USD
|
|
Sale
|
41
|
199.4100 USD
|
|
Sale
|
87
|
199.4200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
35
|
199.4200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
65
|
199.4200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
13
|
199.4200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
23
|
199.4200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
77
|
199.4200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
2
|
199.4300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
95
|
199.4300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
78
|
199.4300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
11
|
199.4300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
3
|
199.4300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
11
|
199.4300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4600 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4600 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4600 USD
|
|
Sale
|
190
|
199.4700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
41
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
11
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
1
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
6
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
1,438
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
89
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
334
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
5,586
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
2,480
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
59
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
115
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
2
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
52
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
410
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
2,323
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
289
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
300
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
670
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
66
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
464
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
47
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
517
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
510
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
771
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
400
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
1
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
1,438
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
771
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
910
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
186
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
38
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
92
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
311
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.5050 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.5400 USD
|
|
Sale
|
200
|
199.5400 USD
|
|
Sale
|
119
|
199.6700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
92
|
199.6800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
90
|
199.6800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.6800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
90
|
199.6800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
99
|
199.7400 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.7400 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.7500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
18
|
199.7500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.7750 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.7800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.7800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.7800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.7900 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.8450 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.8500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
10
|
199.8600 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
199.8700 USD
|
|
Sale
|
158
|
199.9250 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
200.1100 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
200.1500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
200.2200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
200.3300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
1
|
200.3300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
12
|
200.4100 USD
|
|
Sale
|
37
|
200.4200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
76
|
200.4200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
78
|
200.4200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
37
|
200.4300 USD
|
|
Sale
|
35
|
200.4400 USD
|
|
Sale
|
3
|
200.4400 USD
|
|
Sale
|
13
|
200.4400 USD
|
|
Sale
|
38
|
200.5000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
55
|
200.5000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
7
|
200.5000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
200.5000 USD
|
|
Sale
|
12
|
200.5800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
200.5800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
200.5900 USD
|
|
Sale
|
4
|
200.7100 USD
|
|
Sale
|
81
|
200.8200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
200.8200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
19
|
200.8200 USD
|
|
Sale
|
12
|
200.8900 USD
|
|
Sale
|
93
|
200.9900 USD
|
|
Sale
|
7
|
200.9900 USD
|
|
Sale
|
1
|
201.0500 USD
|
|
Sale
|
1
|
201.1800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
8
|
201.3800 USD
|
|
Sale
|
100
|
202.9900 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
|
9
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
CFD
|
Opening a long position
|
100
|
199.4800 USD
|
|
CFD
|
Reducing a long position
|
836
|
199.4800 USD
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CFD
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Reducing a long position
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674
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199.4800 USD
|
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CFD
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Increasing a short position
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176
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199.4800 USD
|
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CFD
|
Reducing a long position
|
2,774
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199.4800 USD
|
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CFD
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Opening a short position
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3,702
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200.1757 USD
|
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CFD
|
Reducing a long position
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492
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200.7666 USD
|
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CFD
|
Reducing a long position
|
1,835
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200.7668 USD
|
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CFD
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Reducing a long position
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620
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200.7668 USD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Product name,e.g. call option
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Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.
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Number of securities to which the option relates
(Note 7)
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Exercise price
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Type, e.g. American, European etc.
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Expiry date
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Option money paid/received per unit
(Note 5)
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(ii) Exercising
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Product name,e.g. call option
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Number of securities
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Exercise price per unit
(Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities)
(Note 4)
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Nature of transaction
(Note 6)
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Details
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Price per unit (if applicable)
(Note 4)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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.
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NONE
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?
(Note 9) YES
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Date of disclosure
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28 October 2020
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Contact name
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Kashif Rafiq and Papa Lette
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Telephone number
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+44(20) 7051 0547 / +44(20) 7774 7442
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Name of offeree/offeror with which associated
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WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC
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Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)
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Advisor to Offeror
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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)
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Product name,e.g. call option
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Written or purchased
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Number of relevant securities to which the option or derivative relates
|
Exercise price (Note 2)
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Type, e.g. American, European etc.
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Expiry date
|
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Swap
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Sold
|
723
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0.0000
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N/A
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04/01/2021
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Swap
|
Sold
|
860
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0.0000
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N/A
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21/10/2021
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Swap
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Sold
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1,562
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0.0000
|
N/A
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27/02/2023
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Swap
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Purchased
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15,465
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0.0000
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N/A
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21/04/2021
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Swap
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Purchased
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17,140
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0.0000
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N/A
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21/04/2021
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Swap^
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Sold
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42,000
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0.0000
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N/A
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02/11/2020
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Swap
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Purchased
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46,818
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0.0000
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N/A
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21/04/2021
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Swap
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Purchased
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58,667
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0.0000
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N/A
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21/04/2021
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Swap
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Purchased
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75,008
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0.0000
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N/A
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21/04/2021
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Swap
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Purchased
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1,033,594
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0.0000
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N/A
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21/04/2021
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^Please note this product is part of a basket of securities for which AON PLC is a component
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