RNS Number : 4347G
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
26 July 2021
 

 

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

23 July 2021

 

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

314,831

(0.13)

2,936,907

(1.26)

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

3,799,049

(1.64)

328,933

(0.14)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

0

(0.00)

1,600

(0.00)

Total

4,113,880

(1.77)

3,267,440

(1.41)

 

(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

232.3150 USD

Purchase

100

232.3150 USD

Purchase

100

232.3200 USD

Purchase

100

232.3250 USD

Purchase

100

232.3300 USD

Purchase

100

232.3300 USD

Purchase

1

232.3300 USD

Purchase

10

232.3300 USD

Purchase

100

232.3450 USD

Purchase

100

232.3650 USD

Purchase

100

232.3650 USD

Purchase

100

232.3650 USD

Purchase

100

232.3700 USD

Purchase

100

232.3700 USD

Purchase

10

232.3750 USD

Purchase

100

232.3900 USD

Purchase

5

232.3900 USD

Purchase

95

232.3900 USD

Purchase

10

232.3900 USD

Purchase

10

232.4100 USD

Purchase

100

232.4100 USD

Purchase

100

232.4100 USD

Purchase

10

232.4100 USD

Purchase

10

232.4100 USD

Purchase

100

232.4100 USD

Purchase

14

232.4100 USD

Purchase

100

232.4100 USD

Purchase

10

232.4200 USD

Purchase

10

232.4200 USD

Purchase

100

232.4200 USD

Purchase

100

232.4250 USD

Purchase

10

232.4300 USD

Purchase

100

232.4300 USD

Purchase

100

232.4300 USD

Purchase

100

232.4350 USD

Purchase

100

232.4350 USD

Purchase

100

232.4400 USD

Purchase

10

232.4450 USD

Purchase

100

232.4450 USD

Purchase

10

232.4550 USD

Purchase

100

232.4550 USD

Purchase

100

232.4550 USD

Purchase

100

232.4550 USD

Purchase

9

232.4600 USD

Purchase

6

232.4600 USD

Purchase

291

232.4600 USD

Purchase

56

232.4600 USD

Purchase

100

232.4600 USD

Purchase

91

232.4600 USD

Purchase

10

232.4700 USD

Purchase

100

232.4700 USD

Purchase

100

232.4750 USD

Purchase

100

232.4750 USD

Purchase

100

232.4750 USD

Purchase

230

232.4800 USD

Purchase

139

232.4800 USD

Purchase

100

232.4800 USD

Purchase

104

232.4800 USD

Purchase

4,444

232.4800 USD

Purchase

84

232.4800 USD

Purchase

9

232.4800 USD

Purchase

124

232.4800 USD

Purchase

100

232.4800 USD

Purchase

100

232.4800 USD

Purchase

28,000

232.4800 USD

Purchase

26

232.4800 USD

Purchase

8

232.4800 USD

Purchase

762

232.4800 USD

Purchase

242

232.4800 USD

Purchase

302

232.4800 USD

Purchase

1,734

232.4800 USD

Purchase

100

232.4800 USD

Purchase

130

232.4800 USD

Purchase

1,529

232.4800 USD

Purchase

100

232.4800 USD

Purchase

2

232.4800 USD

Purchase

84

232.4800 USD

Purchase

219

232.4800 USD

Purchase

3

232.4800 USD

Purchase

1

232.4850 USD

Purchase

100

232.4950 USD

Purchase

10

232.4950 USD

Purchase

100

232.4950 USD

Purchase

38

232.5000 USD

Purchase

100

232.5000 USD

Purchase

1

232.5100 USD

Purchase

5

232.5100 USD

Purchase

1

232.5100 USD

Purchase

93

232.5100 USD

Purchase

18

232.5100 USD

Purchase

1

232.5200 USD

Purchase

1

232.5200 USD

Purchase

1

232.5200 USD

Purchase

10

232.5300 USD

Purchase

100

232.5450 USD

Purchase

100

232.5450 USD

Purchase

100

232.5550 USD

Purchase

100

232.5550 USD

Purchase

2

232.5550 USD

Purchase

10

232.5650 USD

Purchase

100

232.5650 USD

Purchase

100

232.5700 USD

Purchase

8

232.5700 USD

Purchase

100

232.5700 USD

Purchase

100

232.5700 USD

Purchase

35

232.5700 USD

Purchase

75

232.5700 USD

Purchase

65

232.5700 USD

Purchase

100

232.5800 USD

Purchase

10

232.5800 USD

Purchase

100

232.5850 USD

Purchase

15

232.5850 USD

Purchase

100

232.5900 USD

Purchase

100

232.5900 USD

Purchase

100

232.5900 USD

Purchase

100

232.5950 USD

Purchase

10

232.5950 USD

Purchase

100

232.5950 USD

Purchase

100

232.5950 USD

Purchase

100

232.6000 USD

Purchase

100

232.6050 USD

Purchase

100

232.6100 USD

Purchase

100

232.6150 USD

Purchase

5

232.6150 USD

Purchase

100

232.6300 USD

Purchase

100

232.6300 USD

Purchase

169

232.6300 USD

Purchase

100

232.6300 USD

Purchase

100

232.6350 USD

Purchase

17

232.6350 USD

Purchase

100

232.6400 USD

Purchase

51

232.6450 USD

Purchase

100

232.6450 USD

Purchase

100

232.6450 USD

Purchase

49

232.6450 USD

Purchase

100

232.6500 USD

Purchase

100

232.6600 USD

Purchase

10

232.6600 USD

Purchase

100

232.6700 USD

Purchase

100

232.6750 USD

Purchase

100

232.6750 USD

Purchase

10

232.6750 USD

Purchase

100

232.6950 USD

Purchase

100

232.6950 USD

Purchase

100

232.7000 USD

Purchase

10

232.7000 USD

Purchase

10

232.7000 USD

Purchase

100

232.7000 USD

Purchase

10

232.7050 USD

Purchase

100

232.7050 USD

Purchase

100

232.7050 USD

Purchase

100

232.7050 USD

Purchase

100

232.7050 USD

Purchase

10

232.7050 USD

Purchase

100

232.7100 USD

Purchase

100

232.7100 USD

Purchase

10

232.7150 USD

Purchase

10

232.7150 USD

Purchase

100

232.7200 USD

Purchase

100

232.7200 USD

Purchase

10

232.7200 USD

Purchase

100

232.7200 USD

Purchase

100

232.7250 USD

Purchase

100

232.7250 USD

Purchase

100

232.7300 USD

Purchase

10

232.7350 USD

Purchase

100

232.7350 USD

Purchase

10

232.7400 USD

Purchase

5

232.7400 USD

Purchase

100

232.7400 USD

Purchase

100

232.7400 USD

Purchase

100

232.7400 USD

Purchase

100

232.7400 USD

Purchase

100

232.7400 USD

Purchase

10

232.7400 USD

Purchase

100

232.7400 USD

Purchase

100

232.7400 USD

Purchase

100

232.7500 USD

Purchase

100

232.7550 USD

Purchase

10

232.7600 USD

Purchase

100

232.7600 USD

Purchase

100

232.7600 USD

Purchase

10

232.7600 USD

Purchase

100

232.7650 USD

Purchase

100

232.7650 USD

Purchase

100

232.7700 USD

Purchase

5

232.7700 USD

Purchase

10

232.7700 USD

Purchase

5

232.7700 USD

Purchase

10

232.7750 USD

Purchase

100

232.7800 USD

Purchase

4

232.7800 USD

Purchase

10

232.7800 USD

Purchase

100

232.7850 USD

Purchase

100

232.7900 USD

Purchase

10

232.7950 USD

Purchase

10

232.8000 USD

Purchase

10

232.8000 USD

Purchase

10

232.8000 USD

Purchase

100

232.8050 USD

Purchase

100

232.8050 USD

Purchase

100

232.8100 USD

Purchase

100

232.8150 USD

Purchase

100

232.8150 USD

Purchase

10

232.8200 USD

Purchase

100

232.8200 USD

Purchase

8

232.8250 USD

Purchase

100

232.8250 USD

Purchase

100

232.8250 USD

Purchase

100

232.8250 USD

Purchase

100

232.8250 USD

Purchase

100

232.8250 USD

Purchase

100

232.8250 USD

Purchase

100

232.8350 USD

Purchase

10

232.8350 USD

Purchase

10

232.8350 USD

Purchase

100

232.8350 USD

Purchase

100

232.8350 USD

Purchase

100

232.8350 USD

Purchase

100

232.8400 USD

Purchase

10

232.8450 USD

Purchase

100

232.8500 USD

Purchase

100

232.8500 USD

Purchase

100

232.8500 USD

Purchase

10

232.8550 USD

Purchase

100

232.8600 USD

Purchase

100

232.8600 USD

Purchase

10

232.8650 USD

Purchase

10

232.8650 USD

Purchase

100

232.8700 USD

Purchase

100

232.8700 USD

Purchase

100

232.8700 USD

Purchase

100

232.8800 USD

Purchase

100

232.8800 USD

Purchase

100

232.8900 USD

Purchase

10

232.8900 USD

Purchase

10

232.9000 USD

Purchase

100

232.9000 USD

Purchase

100

232.9100 USD

Purchase

100

232.9150 USD

Purchase

10

232.9150 USD

Purchase

10

232.9200 USD

Purchase

10

232.9200 USD

Purchase

100

232.9200 USD

Purchase

100

232.9250 USD

Purchase

100

232.9400 USD

Purchase

29

232.9400 USD

Purchase

71

232.9400 USD

Purchase

10

233.0300 USD

Purchase

10

233.0650 USD

Purchase

10

233.0850 USD

Purchase

10

233.0950 USD

Purchase

10

233.1300 USD

Purchase

6

233.1550 USD

Purchase

10

233.1700 USD

Purchase

10

233.1900 USD

Purchase

10

233.1900 USD

Purchase

100

233.1900 USD

Purchase

56

233.2100 USD

Purchase

14

233.2100 USD

Purchase

20

233.2100 USD

Purchase

4

233.2300 USD

Purchase

10

233.2400 USD

Purchase

10

233.2450 USD

Purchase

10

233.2500 USD

Purchase

10

233.2500 USD

Purchase

10

233.2750 USD

Purchase

10

233.3000 USD

Purchase

10

233.3200 USD

Purchase

10

233.3200 USD

Purchase

10

233.3400 USD

Purchase

10

233.3400 USD

Purchase

1

233.3400 USD

Purchase

4

233.3500 USD

Purchase

100

233.3650 USD

Purchase

10

233.3850 USD

Purchase

10

233.3900 USD

Purchase

10

233.3900 USD

Purchase

100

233.3950 USD

Purchase

100

233.4050 USD

Purchase

10

233.4250 USD

Purchase

10

233.4350 USD

Purchase

100

233.4400 USD

Purchase

10

233.4400 USD

Purchase

10

233.4450 USD

Purchase

20

233.4500 USD

Purchase

5

233.4600 USD

Purchase

2

233.4600 USD

Purchase

7

233.4900 USD

Purchase

100

233.4900 USD

Purchase

10

233.4900 USD

Purchase

10

233.5050 USD

Purchase

10

233.5100 USD

Purchase

100

233.5200 USD

Purchase

100

233.5250 USD

Purchase

198

233.5250 USD

Purchase

100

233.5250 USD

Purchase

10

233.5250 USD

Purchase

100

233.5250 USD

Purchase

1

233.5400 USD

Purchase

10

233.5500 USD

Purchase

10

233.5500 USD

Purchase

10

233.5550 USD

Purchase

10

233.5800 USD

Purchase

100

233.6000 USD

Purchase

100

233.6000 USD

Purchase

100

233.6000 USD

Purchase

100

233.6100 USD

Purchase

10

233.6200 USD

Purchase

100

233.6250 USD

Purchase

10

233.6400 USD

Purchase

100

233.6600 USD

Purchase

100

233.6600 USD

Purchase

100

233.6600 USD

Purchase

100

233.6700 USD

Purchase

800

233.6750 USD

Purchase

100

233.6750 USD

Purchase

100

233.6750 USD

Purchase

100

233.6750 USD

Purchase

100

233.6750 USD

Purchase

100

233.6750 USD

Purchase

400

233.6750 USD

Purchase

10

233.6850 USD

Purchase

10

233.7100 USD

Purchase

10

233.7100 USD

Purchase

100

233.7100 USD

Purchase

10

233.7100 USD

Purchase

10

233.7450 USD

Purchase

10

233.7500 USD

Purchase

6

233.8000 USD

Purchase

94

233.8000 USD

Purchase

10

233.8650 USD

Purchase

100

233.8850 USD

Purchase

10

233.8900 USD

Purchase

26

233.9000 USD

Sale

10

232.3750 USD

Sale

11

232.4100 USD

Sale

3

232.4600 USD

Sale

23

232.4800 USD

Sale

1,734

232.4800 USD

Sale

219

232.4800 USD

Sale

84

232.4800 USD

Sale

130

232.4800 USD

Sale

8

232.4800 USD

Sale

96

232.4800 USD

Sale

302

232.4800 USD

Sale

145

232.4800 USD

Sale

39

232.4800 USD

Sale

3

232.4800 USD

Sale

28,000

232.4800 USD

Sale

124

232.4800 USD

Sale

1,264

232.4800 USD

Sale

9

232.4800 USD

Sale

762

232.4800 USD

Sale

84

232.4800 USD

Sale

360

232.4800 USD

Sale

242

232.4800 USD

Sale

32

232.4800 USD

Sale

14

232.4800 USD

Sale

104

232.4800 USD

Sale

28,000

232.4800 USD

Sale

1

232.4850 USD

Sale

27

232.5300 USD

Sale

73

232.5300 USD

Sale

100

232.5400 USD

Sale

100

232.5450 USD

Sale

100

232.5500 USD

Sale

2

232.5550 USD

Sale

100

232.5800 USD

Sale

71

232.5800 USD

Sale

100

232.5800 USD

Sale

100

232.5800 USD

Sale

15

232.5850 USD

Sale

100

232.5900 USD

Sale

5

232.5900 USD

Sale

20

232.5900 USD

Sale

100

232.5900 USD

Sale

100

232.6050 USD

Sale

5

232.6150 USD

Sale

100

232.6300 USD

Sale

17

232.6350 USD

Sale

51

232.6450 USD

Sale

49

232.6450 USD

Sale

100

232.6950 USD

Sale

100

232.7200 USD

Sale

100

232.7400 USD

Sale

1

232.7600 USD

Sale

100

232.7600 USD

Sale

1

232.7700 USD

Sale

100

232.7800 USD

Sale

100

232.7800 USD

Sale

4

232.7900 USD

Sale

100

232.8000 USD

Sale

22

232.8000 USD

Sale

100

232.8200 USD

Sale

35

232.8200 USD

Sale

100

232.8200 USD

Sale

65

232.8250 USD

Sale

100

232.8250 USD

Sale

100

232.8250 USD

Sale

2

232.8300 USD

Sale

100

232.8350 USD

Sale

100

232.8400 USD

Sale

10

232.8450 USD

Sale

100

232.8500 USD

Sale

1

232.8700 USD

Sale

4

232.8700 USD

Sale

10

232.9200 USD

Sale

3

232.9400 USD

Sale

6

233.1550 USD

Sale

100

233.1900 USD

Sale

3

233.2000 USD

Sale

100

233.2100 USD

Sale

100

233.2100 USD

Sale

4

233.2200 USD

Sale

1

233.2200 USD

Sale

93

233.2500 USD

Sale

7

233.2500 USD

Sale

100

233.2500 USD

Sale

100

233.2500 USD

Sale

100

233.2500 USD

Sale

4

233.2500 USD

Sale

10

233.2500 USD

Sale

14

233.2700 USD

Sale

1

233.3100 USD

Sale

1

233.3200 USD

Sale

2

233.3300 USD

Sale

100

233.3700 USD

Sale

18

233.3800 USD

Sale

100

233.4000 USD

Sale

100

233.4050 USD

Sale

100

233.4200 USD

Sale

100

233.4500 USD

Sale

71

233.4600 USD

Sale

12

233.4600 USD

Sale

17

233.4600 USD

Sale

100

233.4600 USD

Sale

100

233.4600 USD

Sale

27

233.4700 USD

Sale

100

233.4900 USD

Sale

31

233.5100 USD

Sale

100

233.5100 USD

Sale

100

233.5200 USD

Sale

29

233.5200 USD

Sale

100

233.5700 USD

Sale

4

233.6100 USD

Sale

3

233.6100 USD

Sale

100

233.6500 USD

Sale

1

233.6500 USD

Sale

100

233.7700 USD

Sale

5

233.7900 USD

Sale

75

233.7900 USD

Sale

20

233.7900 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 long position

23

232.4800 USD

CFD

Reducing a short position

145

232.4800 USD

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

233.3400 USD

CFD

Increasing a long position

700

233.4043 USD

CFD

Opening a short position

75

233.5064 USD

CFD

Opening a short position

50

233.5064 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

26 July 2021

Contact name

Paul Grainger and Kashif Rafiq

Telephone number

+44(20) 7552 9835 / +44(20) 7051 0547

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

Purchased

1,600

210.0000 USD

AMER

20/08/2021

Swap

Sold

411

0.0000

N/A

24/08/2021

Swap

Sold

484

0.0000

N/A

27/02/2023

Swap

Sold

603

0.0000

N/A

27/09/2021

Swap

Sold

860

0.0000

N/A

21/10/2021

Swap

Purchased

16,821

0.0000

N/A

23/05/2022

Swap

Purchased

18,398

0.0000

N/A

21/03/2022

Swap

Purchased

41,694

0.0000

N/A

23/05/2022

Swap

Purchased

63,684

0.0000

N/A

23/05/2022

Swap

Purchased

97,986

0.0000

N/A

23/05/2022

Swap

Purchased

150,090

0.0000

N/A

24/03/2022

Swap

Purchased

150,161

0.0000

N/A

25/03/2022

Swap

Purchased

1,224,907

0.0000

N/A

23/05/2022

 

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