Lazard Asset Management Form 8.3 - AON plc (7127O)

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RNS Number : 7127O

Lazard Asset Management

02 June 2020

   FORM   8.3 
   IRISH  TAKEOVER   PANEL 
   DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH  TAKEOVER   PANEL ACT,  1997,  TAKEOVER  RULES, 2013 

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

   1.       KEY   INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing       Lazard Asset Management 
 (Note 1)                     Ltd 
Company dealt in             AON Plc 
                            ======================== 
Class of relevant security   Ordinary shares 
 to which the dealings 
 being disclosed relate 
 (Note 2) 
                            ======================== 
Date of dealing              01(st) June 2020 
                            ======================== 
 
   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       5,163,190 2.234 
                             ==================  =================== 
(2) Derivatives (other 
 than options) 
                             ==================  =================== 
(3) Options and agreements 
 to purchase/sell 
                             ==================  =================== 
Total                         5,163,190 2.234 
                             ==================  =================== 
 
 

(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 
                              ===================  ===================== 
 
 
   1.       DEALINGS  (Note   4) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
 
  Purchase/sale           Number of relevant securities        Price per unit 
                                                               (Note 5) 
Buy              145                                     USD 195.8145 
 Sell             26000                                   USD 196.14 
 Sell             100                                     USD 196.52 
 Buy              170                                     USD 196.5261 
 Sell             1330                                    USD 196.6626 
 Buy              2100                                    USD 196.8118 
 Buy              12600                                   USD 196.14 
                 ======================================  ==================== 
 
   (b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
Product    Nature of transaction  Number of relevant   Price per 
 name,      (Note 6)               securities           unit 
 e.g. CFD                          (Note 7)             (Note 5) 
 
 
   (c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
   (i)       Writing,  selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product     Writing,      Number of       Exercise  Type,            Expiry  Option 
 name,       selling,      securities      price     e.g. American,   date    money paid/received 
 e.g. call   purchasing,   to which                  European                 per unit 
 option      varying       the option                etc.                     (Note 5) 
             etc.          relates (Note 
                           7) 
 
 
   (ii)      Exercising 
 
Product name,             Number of securities      Exercise price 
 e.g. call option                                    per unit (Note 
                                                     5) 
 
 

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

 
Nature of transaction         Details      Price per unit 
 (Note 8)                                   (if applicable) 
                                            (Note 5) 
 
 
   2.       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. 
   Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?  (Note   9)                                              NO 
 
Date of disclosure            02(nd) June 2020 
Contact name                   Harrison Leney 
                              ================ 
Telephone number               020 7448 2335 
                              ================ 
If a connected EFM, name 
 of offeree/offeror with 
 which connected 
                              ================ 
If a connected EFM, state 
 nature of connection (Note 
 10) 
                              ================ 
 

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