UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 15, 2019 (November 13, 2019)
Aon plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
England and Wales | 1-7933 | 98-1030901 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
122 Leadenhall Street, London, England | EC3V 4AN | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +44 20 7623 5500
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not Applicable
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
Class A Ordinary Shares, $0.01 nominal value | AON | New York Stock Exchange |
| Item 8.01: | Other Events. |
On November 13, 2019, Aon Corporation (the “Company”) and Aon plc (the “Guarantor”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BofA Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Representatives of the several Underwriters named therein, with respect to the offering and sale by the Company of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.200% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”) under the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 333-227514-01 and 333-227514). The Guarantor will provide a full and unconditional guarantee of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture (as defined below) (the “Guarantee” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated December 3, 2018 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
The net proceeds from the sale of the Securities, after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, are expected to be approximately $496.5 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to pay down a portion of outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.
The Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture are filed as Exhibits 1.1 and 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The form of notes (including the Guarantee) for the Notes is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the issuance of the Securities, Latham & Watkins LLP is filing the legal opinions attached as Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively.
| Item 9.01: | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit | Document Description | |||
1.1 | ||||
4.1 | ||||
4.2 | Form of 2.200% Senior Note due 2022 (including the Guarantee). | |||
5.1 | ||||
5.2 | Opinion of Latham & Watkins (London) LLP relating to the Notes. | |||
23.1 | ||||
23.2 | Consent of Latham & Watkins (London) LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2). | |||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL in Exhibit 101). | |||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Aon Corporation | ||||||
Date: November 15, 2019 | By: | /s/ Paul Hagy | ||||
Name: | Paul Hagy | |||||
Title: | Senior Vice President and Treasurer | |||||