TIDM0XHL

RNS Number : 6234G

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             BofA Securities, Inc. 
 Company dealt in                            Aon PLC 
                                            ---------------------- 
 Class of relevant security to which the     Common - IE00BLP1HW54 
   dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1) 
                                            ---------------------- 
 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                         261,390   0.116%   49,896    0.022 % 
                                                 --------  -------  --------  -------- 
 (2)  Derivatives (other than options):           46,383    0.021%   259,537   0.115% 
                                                 --------  -------  --------  -------- 
 (3)  Options and agreements to purchase/sell:    0         0%       0         0% 
                                                 --------  -------  --------  -------- 
      Total                                       307,773   0.137%   309,433   0.137% 
                                                 --------  -------  --------  -------- 
 
 
(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                                           306          251.56 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                            41          251.82 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              5          239.2 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              4         239.55 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           473            240 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                       22,000           248.97 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           200          251.545 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           999          251.555 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                         7,716          251.56 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           100          251.563 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           100           251.6 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           100          251.603 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           100          251.61 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              2         251.615 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           100          251.63 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           200          251.64 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           200          251.648 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                         6,900          251.65 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           100          251.653 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           130          251.655 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                         5,100          251.66 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                         6,300          251.67 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                         1,303          251.69 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              3         251.73 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                         9,000          251.735 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                         5,617          251.76 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                         6,483          251.77 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              3         251.79 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                            93          251.81 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                            12          251.82 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              3         251.83 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                            18          251.85 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              3         251.88 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              4         251.91 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              8         251.93 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              5         251.94 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                            73          251.95 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                            56          251.96 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                            56          251.97 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           190          251.98 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           151          251.99 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           371            252 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                           910          252.01 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                         1,285          252.02 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                            49          252.03 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              3         252.05 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                         1,829          252.06 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                            13           252.1 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              6         252.11 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              3         252.12 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              2         252.13 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                            14           252.2 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              3         252.225 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              3         252.24 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              3         252.29 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              2          252.3 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              4         252.31 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              2         252.49 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              2         252.51 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              2         252.56 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              2          252.6 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              2         252.65 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              3         252.75 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                              2         252.81 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
   Purchase                                       23,000           252.981 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
 Purchase/sale         Number of relevant securities         Price per unit (Note 4) 
     Sale                                                2         248.65 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         248.69 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         249.23 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         249.94 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         250.19 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         250.77 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                             892          251.56 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                             230          251.76 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                              41          251.82 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         254.52 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         254.53 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         254.57 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         254.67 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         254.81 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         254.83 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         254.94 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         254.95 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                4         255.15 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                              40          255.16 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                1         255.24 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                              36          255.26 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         255.31 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         255.35 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         255.55 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                              98          256.55 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         256.595 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                             200          256.72 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                              85          256.79 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2         256.84 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2          256.9 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                                2           257 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                              20          251.529 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                             181          251.553 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                           7,742          251.559 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
     Sale                                         39,000           251.735 USD 
                ------------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
 
 Product name,   Nature of transaction       Number of relevant securities   Price per unit 
  e.g. CFD        (Note 5)                    (Note 6)                        (Note 4) 
     Swaps       Closing a Short Position                 105                 251.551 USD 
                --------------------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
     Swaps        Opening a Long Position                 523                 251.551 USD 
                --------------------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
     Swaps       Reducing a Short Position                264                 251.551 USD 
                --------------------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
     Swaps       Reducing a Long Position               45,000                 251.02 USD 
                --------------------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
     Swaps       Reducing a Long Position                9,000                251.735 USD 
                --------------------------  ------------------------------  --------------- 
 
 
(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing relevant 
      securities 
 
 
(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
  Product       Writing,       Number of      Exercise        Type,        Expiry date    Option money paid/ received 
    name,       selling,       securities       price     e.g. American,                       per unit (Note 4) 
  e.g. call    purchasing,      to which                     European 
   option        varying       the option                      etc 
                  etc.        relates (Note 
                                   7) 
    N/A           N/A             N/A           N/A            N/A             N/A                    N/A 
             -------------  ---------------  ---------  ----------------  ------------  ------------------------------ 
 
 
(ii)  Exercising 
 
 
  Product name,        Number of securities    Exercise price per 
   e.g. call option                             unit (Note 4) 
        N/A                    N/A                    N/A 
                     ----------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
(d)  Other dealings (including transactions in respect 
      of new securities) (Note 3) 
 
 
  Nature or transaction    Details                   Price per unit 
   (Note 7)                                           (if applicable) (Note 4) 
 
 Borrow                   Borrow of 29,400 shares              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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