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Form 8-K Aon plc For: Jun 26

July 1, 2026 4:49 PM EDT
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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): June 26, 2026

 

 

Aon plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its 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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 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 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
Guarantees of Aon North America, Inc.’s 5.300% Senior Notes due 2031   AON31B   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 North America, Inc.’s 5.450% Senior Notes due 2034   AON34   New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon plc’s 4.250% 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 4.600% Senior Notes due 2044   AON44   New York Stock Exchange
Guarantees of Aon plc’s 4.750% 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 5.750% 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.

Amendment to International Assignment Letter

On June 26, 2026, Aon Corporation (“Aon Corporation”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Aon plc (“Aon” or the “Company”), and Gregory C. Case entered into an amendment (the “Case Amendment”) to the international assignment letter agreement dated July 1, 2016 between Aon Corporation and Mr. Case (as amended, the “Case International Assignment Letter”). The Case Amendment extends the term of the Case International Assignment Letter, which was set to expire on June 30, 2026, to expire on June 30, 2027.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Case Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 26, 2026. A total of 195,430,939 Class A Ordinary Shares of Aon (“Class A Ordinary Shares”), or 91.51% of the total shares entitled to vote, were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy.

Shareholders voted on the following seven proposals at the Annual Meeting, all of which are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), and cast their votes as described below:

 

1.

The election of 13 nominees to serve as directors. All of the nominees were elected.

 

Nominee    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Lester B. Knight

     165,144,869        15,620,855        1,034,059        13,631,156  

Gregory C. Case

     179,147,649        1,606,288        1,045,846        13,631,156  

Jose Antonio Álvarez

     177,731,329        3,014,196        1,054,258        13,631,156  

Jin-Yong Cai

     174,125,157        6,621,941        1,052,685        13,631,156  

Jeffrey C. Campbell

     176,879,147        3,873,093        1,047,543        13,631,156  

Cheryl A. Francis

     169,001,932        11,762,421        1,035,430        13,631,156  

Jo Ann Jenkins

     180,171,425        578,266        1,050,092        13,631,156  

Adriana Karaboutis

     177,781,035        2,967,949        1,050,799        13,631,156  

Richard C. Notebaert

     166,529,875        14,215,327        1,054,581        13,631,156  

Gloria Santona

     168,182,011        12,583,545        1,034,227        13,631,156  

Sarah E. Smith

     179,809,187        940,353        1,050,243        13,631,156  

Byron O. Spruell

     171,612,034        9,128,085        1,059,664        13,631,156  

James G. Stavridis

     178,830,425        1,909,168        1,060,190        13,631,156  


2.

An advisory vote to approve executive compensation. This advisory resolution was not approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

69,888,299   110,798,636   1,112,848   13,631,156

 

3.

The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. This ordinary resolution was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

174,935,923   19,452,290   1,042,726

 

4.

The re-appointment of Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as the Company’s statutory auditor under Irish law to hold office from the conclusion of the Annual Meeting until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of shareholders. This ordinary resolution was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

178,371,633   16,018,978   1,040,328

 

5.

The authorization of the Company’s Board of Directors or the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors to determine the remuneration of Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants as the Company’s statutory auditor. This ordinary resolution was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

188,174,624   6,222,678   1,033,637

 

6.

The authorization of the Company’s Board of Directors to issue Class A Ordinary Shares under Irish law for a period expiring on the date which is 18 months from the date of the Annual Meeting. This ordinary resolution was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

189,746,449   4,618,161   1,066,329

 

7.

The authorization of the Company’s Board of Directors to opt-out of statutory pre-emption rights under Irish law for a period expiring on the date which is 18 months from the date of the Annual Meeting. This special resolution was approved.

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

182,606,169   11,750,382   1,074,388

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On June 26, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an increase to the Company’s share repurchase program, authorizing Aon to buy back an additional $7.5 billion of Class A Ordinary Shares. This is in addition to Aon’s existing share repurchase program, which had approximately $0.8 billion of remaining authorization as of March 31, 2026. The program does not obligate Aon to acquire any particular amount of shares.

*  *  *  *


Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit

Number

   Description of Exhibit
10.1    Amendment to International Assignment Letter, dated June 26, 2026, between Aon Corporation and Greg Case.
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: July 1, 2026

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