Document:

Exhibit

Peter Lieb
Aon Corporation
United States

April 26, 2016  

International Assignment:  Chicago, Illinois (U.S.) to London, England

Dear Peter,

This international assignment letter (this “Letter”) restates and extends the term of your international assignment from Chicago, Illinois to London, England.  Unless otherwise explicitly provided herein, this Letter shall govern the terms and conditions of your assignment from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018 (the “Term”), and during the Term shall supersede in their entirety both the letter entered into between you and Aon Corporation (the “Company”) dated January 12, 2012 and the extension letter entered into between you and the Company dated July 1, 2014 (collectively, your “Prior Assignment Letter”).  The terms and conditions of your Prior Assignment Letter shall continue to apply through June 30, 2016.  

We are committed to working with you to ensure that your international assignment continues to be as successful and effectively managed as possible.  This Letter sets out the terms of your assignment and the assistance we are committed to provide in connection with your assignment, consistent with the approval of, and directions provided by, the Organization and Compensation Committee of the board of directors of Aon plc.

		
	1.
	Introduction

Your continued assignment is subject to your acceptance of the terms and conditions outlined in this Letter, which sets forth the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding your international assignment. To the extent that anything in this Letter conflicts with the employment agreement entered into between you and the Company dated January 1, 2014 (the “Employment Agreement”)  or the Company's employment-related policies and practices generally, this Letter, once countersigned by you, will be a variation to your employment terms. Unless otherwise specified herein, your current employment terms and conditions will remain unchanged for the duration of the international assignment.

		
	2.
	Assignment Duration

Once the Term is completed, you will return to the Company's offices in Chicago, Illinois, provided that the Company may, in consultation with you, extend or shorten your assignment and the Term according to business needs and/or your personal circumstances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that your assignment is extended beyond 36 months from the beginning of the Term, the Company reserves the right to "localize" your term by maintaining your international assignment and terminating the Term under this Letter.

		
	3.
	Immigration

Your assignment is conditional upon the Company being able to obtain and maintain the appropriate work permit, visa and/or other authorization documents for you to work and remain in London, England. The Company will cover the cost of obtaining and maintaining the appropriate work permit/visa for you. In addition, should you wish, the Company will also assist your spouse or partner in obtaining a work permit, visa and/or other authorization documents to work in London.

		
	4.
	Changes to Compensation Arrangements

The changes to your compensation and benefits package during your international assignment, as described below, are designed to provide you with a level of income and benefits which do not disadvantage you in comparison to those you would have received in the United States. We have also taken into consideration any additional costs that you may reasonably incur as a result of living in London. Unless otherwise noted below as being an excluded or non-taxable benefit, the following benefits will be grossed up for applicable taxes to compensate you for any tax differential according to the Company’s tax equalization policy for international assignments (as described in Appendix A).  

		
	4.1
	Foreign Service Allowance

During the Term, you will receive an annual foreign service allowance of US$105,000. While on assignment, your annual foreign service allowance will be added to your base salary for purposes of determining your annual target incentive opportunity.  The allowance will be paid semi-monthly via your U.S. payroll.

		
	4.2
	Housing Allowance

During the Term, you will receive an annual housing allowance of US$286,510 (a monthly allowance of US$23,876).  The allowance is to be used to pay accommodation and furniture rental costs and associated utility costs (excluding telephone and internet access which are personal expenses). This allowance will be reviewed annually and may be adjusted to reflect foreign exchange and local market rate variation, and will be paid semi-monthly via your U.S. payroll.  The Company will not be responsible in any way for your current residence in your home location. The payment of your U.S. housing expenses will remain your responsibility.

		
	4.3
	Cost of Living Allowance

During the Term, you will receive an annual cost of living allowance of US$97,500.  This allowance will be reviewed annually and may be adjusted to reflect foreign exchange and local market rate variation, and will be paid semi-monthly via your U.S. payroll.  

		
	4.4
	Car Allowance

During the Term, you will receive an annual car allowance of US$23,500.  This allowance will be paid semi-monthly via your U.S. payroll.

		
	4.5
	Home Leave Allowance

You and each family member that has relocated or is relocating with you are entitled to one round-trip home leave to return to the U.S. for each complete year you are on assignment. In addition, any immediate family members (e.g., university aged dependent children) not accompanying you on assignment are entitled to two round-trip flights to the U.K. for each complete year you are on assignment.  

		
	4.6
	Income Taxes Payable in the U.K. (Equalization Tax)

It is likely that all or a portion of your earned income during any given U.K. tax year will be subject to tax in the U.K. The Company applies a tax equalization policy (as described in Appendix A) which is designed to ensure the income and social taxes you pay will be no more than what you would have paid had all of your earnings been taxable solely in the U.S. 

		
	4.7
	Tax Preparation Services

The Company will also provide you with enhanced tax preparation, financial planning and expatriate services for the tax years covered by the international assignment and tax years for which international earnings are taxed by U.K. tax authorities following repatriation at the conclusion of the Term (or upon your termination of employment without Cause or for Good Reason while on assignment)

		
	5.
	Hours of Work and Holidays

Your work schedule, work hours and observed holidays will follow the practice in London.

		
	6.
	Repayment Agreement

Should you elect to resign from the Company to work with a direct competitor, during your assignment or up to 12 months after the end of the Term, the Company reserves the right to require repayment of all expatriate allowances you received in the preceding 12 months. You agree that the Company may set off any such amounts against any amount the Company owes you on or after termination of your employment.

Should you depart the Company due to mutual consent or for Good Reason (as defined in your Employment Agreement) or if a comparable U.S.-based role is not available at the completion of your assignment, this repayment agreement will not apply.

		
	7.
	Termination of Employment

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if your employment is terminated without Cause or for Good Reason (as such terms are defined in your Employment Agreement) during the Term, the following provisions will apply during the Term and thereafter for as long as you continue to abide by the conditions of Section 5(b) and 5(c) of your Employment Agreement, comply in all material respects with Section 7 of your Employment Agreement, and sign and return the release required under Section 4(b)(ii) of your Employment Agreement, in each case, as and to the extent provided as follows:

		
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	Your cost of living and home leave allowances (and all tax gross-ups thereon) will continue through the Termination Date (as defined in the Employment Agreement).

		
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	Your housing and car allowances (and all tax gross-ups thereon) will continue until the later to occur of (1) the Termination Date or (2) the date of termination or expiration of any agreement, commitment or arrangement pursuant to which you have obtained such housing or car (it being understood that if the Company requires you to leave the premises on the Notice Date (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or otherwise informs you that you will not be required to perform any further services prior to the Termination Date, that you will not take any action thereafter to extend such agreement, commitment or arrangement other than to extend the arrangement to the Termination Date) and will use your reasonable efforts to mitigate the cost of termination of any such agreement, commitment or arrangement following the Termination Date (but without obligation for you to incur cost in doing so).

		
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	Your tax preparation, financial planning and tax equalization benefits will continue for all periods in which you receive income attributable to the period of assignment  (including all compensation, earnings recognized on the granting or vesting of equity-based awards and benefits received under or contemplated by the Employment Agreement, the Executive Committee Combined Severance and Change in Control Plan (as amended from time to time), or this Letter before or after the Termination Date) and such benefits will be considered earned and vested on the Termination Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision shall also apply in the event that your employment is terminated due to your resignation after attaining age 55.  

For the avoidance of doubt, should you be terminated for Cause or voluntarily terminate your employment without mutual consent while on assignment, you will bear all relocation and other costs arising after your termination for Cause or resignation date.

		
	8.
	Completion of Assignment

At the end of your assignment, the Company will endeavor to repatriate you into a position consistent with your then current employment agreement, if applicable, and in accordance with your capabilities, interest and career potential. Your relocation will be managed in accordance with the provisions of the Company's policy.

		
	9.
	Repatriation Assistance

The Company will pay the transportation and moving cost for you and your family back to the U.S. at the end of the Term (or once your assignment ends due to your termination of employment without Cause or for Good Reason, or due to your resignation after attaining age 55)  in accordance with the Company's international relocation policy.

		
	10.
	Third Party Beneficiary

Each related entity of the Company is a third party beneficiary of this Letter, and each of them has the full right and power to enforce rights, interests and obligations under this Letter without limitation or other restriction.

		
	11.
	No Waiver

No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Letter shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or particular exercise of the same preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Without limiting the foregoing, no waiver by any party of any breach of any provision of this Letter shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of that or any other provision of this Letter.

		
	12.
	Withholding and Deductions

While it is anticipated that all or most of your compensation from the Company will be subject to a hypothetical tax deduction rather than actual tax withholdings, all amounts paid pursuant to this Letter shall be subject to deductions and withholding for taxes (national, local, foreign or otherwise) to the extent required by applicable law.

		
	13.
	Code Section 409A

We intend that this Letter and the benefits provided hereunder be interpreted and construed to be exempt from or otherwise comply with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all Treasury regulations and guidance issued thereunder ("Code Section 409A"), including the exceptions for short-term deferrals, separation pay arrangements, reimbursements, and in-kind distributions.  To the extent that any provision of this Letter would fail to comply with the applicable requirements of Code Section 409A, the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without requiring your consent, make such modifications to the Letter and/or payments to be made thereunder to the extent it determines necessary or advisable to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Letter to the contrary, if you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, any payments or arrangements due upon a termination of your employment that are subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A shall be delayed and paid or provided on the earlier of six months after your termination of employment or the date of your death. Upon the expiration of this delay period, all payments and benefits delayed shall be paid or reimbursed to you in a lump sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Letter shall be paid or provided in accordance with the 

terms of this Letter.  For purposes of applying the provisions of Code Section 409A, each separately identifiable amount to which you are entitled will be treated as a separate payment.  A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Letter providing for payment of amounts subject to Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment unless the termination is also a “separation from service” under Code Section 409A.  

		
	14.
	Governing Law

This Letter will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Any suit, action or other legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Letter shall be brought exclusively in the Federal or state courts located in the State of Illinois. You agree to submit to personal jurisdiction in the foregoing courts and to venue in those courts. You further agree to waive all legal challenges and defenses to the propriety of a forum in Chicago, Illinois and to the application of Federal or Illinois law therein.

Please confirm acceptance of the terms set out in this Letter by signing below and returning a copy of the signed Letter to me.

Sincerely,

/s/ Anthony R. Goland

Anthony R. Goland
EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Employee's Acknowledgement:

By signing below, I acknowledge receipt of this Letter; I accept the terms and conditions contained herein; and I consent to this international assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Letter is intended to diminish my rights under my Employment Agreement, or any plan or equity-based award agreement, and I will continue to be entitled to the rights and benefits under any such arrangement during this international assignment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, I acknowledge and agree that my consent herein to the international assignment, and my acceptance of this particular international assignment to London and my repatriation thereafter, shall not give rise to any right to terminate for Good Reason (as defined in my Employment Agreement, if applicable, or any other agreement between me and the Company) now or hereafter.

I further acknowledge that I have read and agree to be bound by the Company's tax equalization policy (as set forth on Appendix A). With regard to that policy, I specifically agree acknowledge and agree that: if I owe any monies to the Company I will make payment of such monies to the Company within 60 days of receiving notification of the amount due; and authorize the Company to deduct (or reduce from my earnings) any amounts owed under this policy from my paycheck where permitted by law.

Peter Lieb  

Date          

Appendix A

Tax Equalization Policy

The Company will apply the following tax equalization policy to ensure that the income and social taxes you pay will be no more than that you would have paid had all of your earnings been taxable solely in the U.S.  For the avoidance of doubt, the policy does not provide for the grossing up for U.S. income and social taxes on the relocation benefits described in the Letter.

The Company will determine an estimate of the tax liability you would have paid in the U.S. on your earnings from the Company, known as your "hypothetical'' tax liability, and will deduct this estimated hypothetical tax from your monthly earnings via the Company's U.S. payroll. This policy will not protect you in your capacity as a shareholder of the Company from capital gains recognized pursuant to U.S. federal income tax as a result of the merger; however, your earnings related to granting or vesting of equity-based awards during your international assignment will be covered by this policy.

Hypothetical tax is paid on salary and on any other income paid to you by the Company (e.g. bonus) or compensation recognized by you (e.g., granting or vesting of stock-based incentives). Please note, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company will deduct hypothetical tax from your income at the point the income is paid to you and not by reference to the payment date that might have applied had you not taken up the assignment.

Please note that you will be responsible for the cost of any tax or additional charges arising in any tax jurisdiction on any personal income or gains, spousal income or any other U.S. source income.

For the duration of your assignment and any tail period required, the Company will authorize and pay for a tax adviser to: (1) prepare your joint or individual U.S. Federal and State, and U.K. tax returns as required; and (2), reconcile the hypothetical tax deductions made from your earnings.  

If the amount of your final hypothetical tax liability to the Company is greater than the amount of any estimated hypothetical tax payments deducted by the Company from your salary or other payments, then you will be required to pay the additional hypothetical tax to the Company within 60 days of the relevant tax returns being finalized. If it is less, then the Company will reimburse any excess to you within 60 days.

Provided you meet your obligations to the Company in respect. of your hypothetical fax liability and provide such information and assistance as the Company and/or its designated tax adviser shall require in order to resolve your tax affairs on a timely basis and within the filing deadlines set down by the applicable tax authorities, the Company will pay any actual tax or social security liability arising in respect of your earned income.

Should you delay providing the necessary information to the tax advisers you will be responsible for any additional fees and/or penalties that arise as a result of the delay.

Although the Company will retain and pay all external tax adviser on your behalf to prepare your tax returns and to calculate your· tax equalization calculations, it remains your personal obligation to file such returns within the applicable time limits and to abide by the tax laws in both the U.S. and U.K. The external tax adviser will provide regular information regarding your obligations and filing schedules.Exhibit

FIRST AMENDMENT 
TO THE 
AON CORPORATION EXECUTIVE SPECIAL SEVERANCE PLAN

This First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Aon Corporation Executive Special Severance Plan, as amended and restated effective November 16, 2012 (the “Plan”), is adopted by Aon plc, a public limited company incorporated under English law (the “Company”), to be effective as set forth below.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Section 9 of the Plan allows the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to amend the Plan, and the Board has delegated to the undersigned officers of the Company the authority to make certain clarifying amendments to the definition of a “Change in Control” under the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned officers desire to amend the Plan in accordance with the Board’s delegation as set forth herein; 
NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended, effective as of March 31, 2016, by deleting Section 1(d) (the definition of a “Change in Control”) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“‘Change in Control’ means:
 (1)         the acquisition by any individual, entity or group, including any “person” or related “group” of “persons” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (any such individual, entity or group, a “Person”), of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more of either (i) the then outstanding ordinary shares of the Company (the “Outstanding Ordinary Shares”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”) including by way of a court approved compromise or arrangement between the Company and its members pursuant to section 895 of the UK Companies Act 2006; excluding, however, the following: (A) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding any acquisition resulting from the exercise of an exercise, conversion or exchange privilege unless the security being so exercised, converted or exchanged was acquired directly from the Company), (B) any acquisition by the Company, (C) any acquisition by an employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (D) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (3) of this definition; provided further, that for purposes of clause (B), if any Person (other than the Company or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company) shall become the beneficial owner of 30% or more of the Outstanding Ordinary Shares or 30% or more of the Outstanding Voting Securities by reason of an acquisition by the Company, and such Person shall, after such acquisition by the Company, become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of the Outstanding Ordinary Shares or any additional Outstanding Voting Securities and such beneficial ownership is publicly announced, such additional beneficial ownership shall constitute a Change in Control;

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 (2)         individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided that any individual who becomes a director of the Company subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by the vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be deemed a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, that any individual who was initially elected as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation by a Person other than the Board for the purpose of opposing a solicitation by any other Person with respect to the election or removal of directors, or any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any Person other than the Board shall not be deemed a member of the Incumbent Board;
(3)         the consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation or other similar business combination involving the Company or its subsidiaries, or the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries (a “Corporate Transaction”); excluding, however, a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which each of the following are applicable: (i) all or substantially all of the individuals or entities who are the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Ordinary Shares and the Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, as a consequence of their ownership of shares of the Company prior to the Corporate Transaction, more than 60% of the outstanding shares of common stock, and the combined voting power of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the Company (or, if the Company is not the ultimate parent entity following the Corporate Transaction, the ultimate parent entity thereof resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ assets, as applicable, either directly or indirectly) (the “Corporate Successor”)), and in substantially the same proportions relative to each shareholder as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Outstanding Ordinary Shares and the Outstanding Voting Securities, as applicable, (ii) no Person (other than  the Company, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or its subsidiaries or any entity controlled by the Company, the Corporate Successor or any Person that beneficially owned, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the Outstanding Ordinary Shares or the Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of, respectively, the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or the Corporate Successor or the combined voting power of the outstanding securities of such entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and (iii) individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board will constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company or the Corporate Successor; or
 (4)         the consummation of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.”

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers, this 27th day of April, 2016.
	
			
	AON plc
	 
	AON plc

	 
	 
	 

	By:
	 
	By:

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	/s/ Christa Davies
	 
	/s/ Anthony R. Goland

	Christa Davies
	 
	Anthony R. Goland

	Executive Vice President and
	 
	Executive Vice President and

	Chief Financial Officer
	 
	Chief Human Resources Officer

	 
	 
	 

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