Form 8-K Aon plc For: Aug 17

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): August 17, 2026

 

Aon plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Ireland		1-7933		98-1539969
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

15 George’s Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland D02 VR98

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +353 1 266 6000

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Ordinary Shares $0.01 nominal value		AON		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 2.85% Senior Notes due 2027		AON27		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 2.05% Senior Notes due 2031		AON31		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 2.60% Senior Notes due 2031		AON31A		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantee of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 5.00% Senior Notes due 2032		AON32		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 5.35% Senior Notes due 2033		AON33		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon plc’s 4.25% Senior Notes due 2042		AON42		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon plc’s 4.45% Senior Notes due 2043		AON43		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon plc’s 4.60% Senior Notes due 2044		AON44		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon plc’s 4.75% Senior Notes due 2045		AON45		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 2.90% Senior Notes due 2051		AON51		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon Corporation and Aon Global Holdings plc’s 3.90% Senior Notes due 2052		AON52		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc.’s 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027		AON27B		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc.’s 5.150% Senior Notes due 2029		AON29		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc.’s 5.300% Senior Notes due 2031		AON31B		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc.’s 5.450% Senior Notes due 2034		AON34		New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc.’s 5.750% Senior Notes due 2054		AON54		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 17, 2026, Aon plc (the “Company”) announced that Edmund Reese will transition from his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective August 17, 2026 (the “Transition Date”), to serve as a senior advisor to the Company from the Transition Date to August 16, 2027. The transition is pursuant to a Letter Agreement between Mr. Reese and Aon Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, dated August 17, 2026, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Also on August 17, 2026, the Company announced that Nadin Virani, 49, would serve as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective as of the Transition Date. Mr. Virani most recently served as Global Head of Corporate Planning and Analytics for the Company, a role he has held since January 2025. Mr. Virani joined Aon from Broadridge Financial Solutions (“Broadridge”), where he served as Head of Corporate Planning and Analytics since August 2022. Prior to joining Broadridge, Mr. Virani held a number of finance roles at American Express Company, most recently as Vice President and General Manager for the Delta Amex Co-Brand portfolio beginning in October 2018.

As interim Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Virani’s current annual base salary will be increased by $50,000 per month until the end of the month in which a permanent Chief Financial Officer assumes the role. Mr. Virani will be eligible to earn an additional cash bonus equal to the total additional base salary earned during his term as interim Chief Financial Officer, payable within 30 days following the end of such term. Mr. Virani will remain eligible for participation in the Company’s benefit plans generally available to employees of the Company.

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Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
10.1		Letter Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2026, by and between Edmund Reese and Aon Corporation
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Aon plc
By:		/s/ Darren Zeidel
Name:		Darren Zeidel
Title:		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Company Secretary

Date: August 17, 2026