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 RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
1. KEY INFORMATION
| Name of exempt principal trader | GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC |
| Company dealt in | AON PLC |
| Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note1) | 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 2)
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| Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
| (1) Relevant securities | 6,441,644 | (2.78) | 440,616 | (0.19) |
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | 0 | (0.00) | 0 | (0.00) |
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | 0 | (0.00) | 0 | (0.00) |
| Total | 6,441,644 | (2.78) | 440,616 | (0.19) |
(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 | ||
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| (2) Derivatives (other than options) |
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| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
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3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
(a) Purchases and sales
| Purchase/sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit (Note 4) |
| Purchase (Loan Partial Return) | 593 | N/A |
| Purchase (Loan Partial Return) | 179 | N/A |
| Purchase (Loan Partial Return) | 6,569 | N/A |
| Sale (Loan Adjust) | 1,581 | N/A |
| Sale (Loan Adjust) | 64 | N/A |
| Sale (Loan Adjust) | 172 | N/A |
| Sale (Loan Adjust) | 8 | N/A |
| Sale (Loan Adjust) | 82 | N/A |
| Purchase (Loan Partial Return) | 8 | N/A |
| Purchase (Loan Partial Return) | 172 | N/A |
| Purchase (Borrow New) | 166,256 | N/A |
| Sale (Borrow Full Return) | 8,000 | N/A |
| Purchase (Borrow New) | 46,000 | N/A |
| Purchase (Borrow New) | 101,529 | N/A |
| Sale (Borrow Partial Return) | 11,111 | N/A |
| Sale (Loan New) | 166,256 | N/A |
| Sale (Borrow Full Return) | 164,717 | N/A |
| Purchase (Borrow New) | 3,300 | N/A |
| Sale (Loan New) | 2,900 | N/A |
| Sale (Borrow Full Return) | 101,529 | N/A |
| Sale (Loan New) | 101,529 | N/A |
| Purchase (Loan Full Return) | 164,717 | N/A |
| Purchase (Loan Full Return) | 101,529 | N/A |
| Sale (Borrow Partial Return) | 112 | N/A |
| Sale (Borrow Partial Return) | 3,231 | N/A |
| Sale (Borrow Partial Return) | 11,180 | N/A |
| Sale (Borrow Partial Return) | 3,016 | N/A |
(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) |
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(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) |
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(ii) Exercising
| Product name,e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 4) |
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)
| Nature of transaction (Note 7) | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) |
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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) NO
| 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 connected | WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC |
| Nature of connection (Note 9) | Advisor to Offeror |
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