RNS Number : 6232G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
27 July 2021
 

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

Bank of America, N.A., Proprietary

Company dealt in

Aon PLC

Class of relevant security to which the
dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1)

Common - IE00BLP1HW54

Date of dealing

26/07/2021

 

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

290,476

0.129%

286,187

0.127 %

(2)

Derivatives (other than options):

325,440

0.144%

40,575

0.018%

(3)

Options and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0%

0

0%

Total

615,916

0.273%

326,762

0.145%

 

(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

        816

251.547 USD        

Purchase

          11

251.56 USD        

Purchase

     2,800

252.239 USD        

 

 

Purchase/sale

Number of relevant securities

Price per unit (Note 4)

Sale

2

246.22 USD        

Sale

2

246.55 USD        

Sale

2

246.62 USD        

Sale

2

246.68 USD        

Sale

2

246.7 USD        

Sale

2

246.99 USD        

Sale

2

247.01 USD        

Sale

3

247.07 USD        

Sale

3

247.09 USD        

Sale

3

247.64 USD        

Sale

3

247.78 USD        

Sale

2

247.79 USD        

Sale

2

247.81 USD        

Sale

3

248.05 USD        

Sale

2

248.1 USD        

Sale

2

248.18 USD        

Sale

2

248.66 USD        

Sale

2

248.8 USD        

Sale

3

249.04 USD        

Sale

2

249.64 USD        

Sale

2

250.09 USD        

Sale

2

250.21 USD        

Sale

205

251.057 USD        

Sale

132

251.56 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

45,000

251.02 USD

Swaps

Opening a Long Position

205

251.057 USD

Swaps

Reducing a Short Position

9,000

251.735 USD

Swaps

Closing a Long Position

37,533

251.169 USD

Swaps

Reducing a Long Position

16,467

251.169 USD

Swaps

Closing a Long Position

816

251.548 USD

Swaps

Increasing a Short Position

2

251.562 USD

Swaps

Opening a Short Position

2,800

252.302 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)

N/A

N/A

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

27/07/2021

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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