LONDON, April 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE:AON), the leading global provider of risk management and human resource consulting, announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a 9% increase to its annual cash dividend paid quarterly on Aon's outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares.

Consistent with the increase in the dividend, the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share on outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares, reflecting a 9% increase from $0.33 per share. The dividend is payable May 15, 2017 to shareholders of record on May 1, 2017.

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