18th Feb 2021 11:00
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 | 17 February 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 | 388,903 | (0.16) | 1,646,352 | (0.71) |
(2) Derivatives (other than options) | 2,706,459 | (1.17) | 338,961 | (0.14) |
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | 0 | (0.00) | 0 | (0.00) |
Total | 3,095,362 | (1.33) | 1,985,313 | (0.85) |
(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 |
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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
Purchase/sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
Purchase | 300 | 226.0400 USD |
Purchase | 300 | 226.0400 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 226.3000 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 226.7600 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 227.3900 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 227.7800 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 227.8500 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 227.8700 USD |
Purchase | 29 | 227.9200 USD |
Purchase | 1 | 227.9200 USD |
Purchase | 50 | 227.9200 USD |
Purchase | 20 | 227.9200 USD |
Purchase | 92 | 227.9900 USD |
Purchase | 8 | 227.9900 USD |
Purchase | 33 | 228.0100 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 228.0800 USD |
Purchase | 85 | 228.2800 USD |
Purchase | 8 | 228.2900 USD |
Purchase | 7 | 228.3000 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 228.4400 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 228.5100 USD |
Purchase | 34 | 228.5600 USD |
Purchase | 60 | 228.5600 USD |
Purchase | 82 | 228.5600 USD |
Purchase | 3 | 228.5600 USD |
Purchase | 3 | 228.5600 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 228.6400 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 228.9400 USD |
Purchase | 72 | 228.9400 USD |
Purchase | 20 | 228.9700 USD |
Purchase | 100 | 228.9700 USD |
Purchase | 80 | 228.9700 USD |
Purchase | 39 | 228.9800 USD |
Purchase | 46 | 228.9900 USD |
Purchase | 73 | 229.1400 USD |
Purchase | 1,342 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 101 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 1 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 387 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 62 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 320 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 12 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 1 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 119 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 1 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 156 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 132 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 848 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 42 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 17,140 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 658 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 187 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 69 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 82 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 4,700 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 9 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 1,103 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 540 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 349 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 3,319 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 1 | 229.2000 USD |
Purchase | 14 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 300 | 226.0400 USD |
Sale | 27 | 226.2000 USD |
Sale | 6 | 226.3350 USD |
Sale | 7 | 226.3350 USD |
Sale | 7 | 226.5700 USD |
Sale | 3 | 226.5700 USD |
Sale | 50 | 226.5700 USD |
Sale | 1 | 226.5800 USD |
Sale | 1 | 226.5800 USD |
Sale | 100 | 226.5950 USD |
Sale | 4 | 226.6000 USD |
Sale | 1 | 226.6400 USD |
Sale | 100 | 226.6450 USD |
Sale | 11 | 226.7700 USD |
Sale | 100 | 226.7900 USD |
Sale | 100 | 226.8400 USD |
Sale | 100 | 226.8700 USD |
Sale | 100 | 226.9500 USD |
Sale | 100 | 227.0500 USD |
Sale | 100 | 227.1600 USD |
Sale | 200 | 227.1900 USD |
Sale | 100 | 227.2800 USD |
Sale | 100 | 227.2950 USD |
Sale | 10 | 227.4300 USD |
Sale | 100 | 227.6900 USD |
Sale | 59 | 227.7400 USD |
Sale | 1 | 227.7400 USD |
Sale | 20 | 227.7600 USD |
Sale | 20 | 227.7600 USD |
Sale | 60 | 227.7600 USD |
Sale | 40 | 227.8000 USD |
Sale | 67 | 227.8200 USD |
Sale | 100 | 227.8200 USD |
Sale | 100 | 227.8400 USD |
Sale | 100 | 227.8500 USD |
Sale | 16 | 227.9300 USD |
Sale | 15 | 227.9300 USD |
Sale | 69 | 227.9300 USD |
Sale | 100 | 227.9400 USD |
Sale | 100 | 227.9500 USD |
Sale | 50 | 227.9600 USD |
Sale | 100 | 227.9700 USD |
Sale | 50 | 227.9800 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.0000 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.0200 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.0500 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.0500 USD |
Sale | 48 | 228.0800 USD |
Sale | 99 | 228.0800 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.1000 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.1000 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.1300 USD |
Sale | 2 | 228.1300 USD |
Sale | 6 | 228.1400 USD |
Sale | 2 | 228.1400 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.1400 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.1500 USD |
Sale | 80 | 228.1500 USD |
Sale | 90 | 228.1550 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.1550 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.1700 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.2400 USD |
Sale | 9 | 228.2400 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.2600 USD |
Sale | 40 | 228.2700 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.2750 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.2850 USD |
Sale | 44 | 228.3200 USD |
Sale | 89 | 228.3400 USD |
Sale | 56 | 228.3500 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.3850 USD |
Sale | 4 | 228.4000 USD |
Sale | 50 | 228.4000 USD |
Sale | 40 | 228.4000 USD |
Sale | 4 | 228.4100 USD |
Sale | 41 | 228.4100 USD |
Sale | 105 | 228.4300 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.4300 USD |
Sale | 12 | 228.4300 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.4350 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.4375 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.4400 USD |
Sale | 2 | 228.4500 USD |
Sale | 20 | 228.4500 USD |
Sale | 7 | 228.4600 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.4600 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.4600 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.4600 USD |
Sale | 50 | 228.4900 USD |
Sale | 50 | 228.4900 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.5000 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.5050 USD |
Sale | 10 | 228.5050 USD |
Sale | 131 | 228.5100 USD |
Sale | 2 | 228.5300 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.5600 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.5600 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.5700 USD |
Sale | 108 | 228.6000 USD |
Sale | 120 | 228.6000 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.6000 USD |
Sale | 21 | 228.6000 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.6150 USD |
Sale | 21 | 228.6700 USD |
Sale | 79 | 228.6700 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.7600 USD |
Sale | 79 | 228.8000 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.8000 USD |
Sale | 21 | 228.8000 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.8500 USD |
Sale | 37 | 228.8800 USD |
Sale | 6 | 228.8900 USD |
Sale | 15 | 228.8900 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.8900 USD |
Sale | 41 | 228.8900 USD |
Sale | 38 | 228.8900 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.9200 USD |
Sale | 14 | 228.9350 USD |
Sale | 30 | 228.9350 USD |
Sale | 72 | 228.9400 USD |
Sale | 4 | 228.9700 USD |
Sale | 31 | 228.9700 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.9700 USD |
Sale | 35 | 228.9700 USD |
Sale | 8 | 228.9700 USD |
Sale | 2 | 228.9700 USD |
Sale | 42 | 228.9700 USD |
Sale | 58 | 228.9700 USD |
Sale | 1 | 228.9700 USD |
Sale | 100 | 228.9800 USD |
Sale | 65 | 229.0200 USD |
Sale | 35 | 229.0200 USD |
Sale | 10 | 229.0650 USD |
Sale | 100 | 229.0900 USD |
Sale | 1 | 229.0900 USD |
Sale | 83 | 229.0900 USD |
Sale | 99 | 229.0900 USD |
Sale | 17 | 229.0900 USD |
Sale | 80 | 229.1100 USD |
Sale | 20 | 229.1100 USD |
Sale | 10 | 229.1200 USD |
Sale | 100 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 51 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 100 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 9 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 140 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 142 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 38 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 100 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 119 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 18 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 13 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 82 | 229.1500 USD |
Sale | 100 | 229.1600 USD |
Sale | 200 | 229.1600 USD |
Sale | 9 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 69 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 3,060 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 1 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 17,140 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 65 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 1,583 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 387 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 39 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 42 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 204 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 1 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 132 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 800 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 540 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 1,103 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 1 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 187 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 320 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 1 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 848 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 1,053 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 1,265 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 187 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 58 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 119 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 3,160 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 3,319 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 17,140 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 221 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 12 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 3,645 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 14 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 349 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 82 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 187 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 1 | 229.2000 USD |
Sale | 6 | 229.2400 USD |
Sale | 200 | 229.2400 USD |
Sale | 100 | 229.2500 USD |
Sale | 200 | 229.2600 USD |
Sale | 100 | 229.2600 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 | Reducing a long position | 300 | 226.0400 USD |
CFD | Reducing a short position | 6 | 226.3350 USD |
CFD | Increasing a long position | 7 | 226.3350 USD |
CFD | Reducing a long position | 100 | 227.7800 USD |
CFD | Increasing a short position | 239 | 228.2236 USD |
CFD | Reducing a long position | 82 | 228.5601 USD |
CFD | Increasing a long position | 1 | 229.2000 USD |
SWAP | Opening a long position | 17,140 | 229.2000 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) |
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(ii) Exercising
Product name,e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) |
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(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) |
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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) YES
Date of disclosure | 18 February 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 |
Swap | Sold | 620 | 0.0000 | N/A | 02/03/2021 |
Swap | Sold | 802 | 0.0000 | N/A | 31/03/2021 |
Swap | Sold | 860 | 0.0000 | N/A | 21/10/2021 |
Swap | Purchased | 15,465 | 0.0000 | N/A | 21/04/2021 |
Swap | Purchased | 17,140 | 0.0000 | N/A | 21/03/2022 |
Swap | Purchased | 21,168 | 0.0000 | N/A | 31/01/2022 |
Swap | Purchased | 38,947 | 0.0000 | N/A | 21/04/2021 |
Swap | Purchased | 59,581 | 0.0000 | N/A | 21/04/2021 |
Swap | Purchased | 76,728 | 0.0000 | N/A | 21/04/2021 |
Swap | Purchased | 1,052,124 | 0.0000 | N/A | 21/04/2021 |
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