Edgar Filing: COLE DAVID L

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

COLE DAVID L

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AON CORP [AOC]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
VSC - Chairman/CEO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

AON CORPORATION - CORPORATE LAW DEPT, 200 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, 8TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/31/2005

(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60601

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/31/2005		M		39,469	A	$ 23.9375	170,816 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	08/31/2005		S		39,469	D	$ 29.615	131,347 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	08/31/2005		M		32,999	A	$ 22.12	164,346 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	08/31/2005		S		32,999	D	$ 29.615	131,347 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock								513	I	By Spouse
Common Stock								4,051	I	Through Aon Savings Plan and ESOP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 23.9375

08/31/2005

39,469

⁽²⁾

02/11/2010

Common Stock

39,469

⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 22.12

08/31/2005

32,999

⁽⁴⁾

02/11/2013

Common Stock

32,999

⁽³⁾

67,001

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COLE DAVID L AON CORPORATION - CORPORATE LAW DEPT 200 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, 8TH FLOOR CHICAGO, IL 60601			VSC - Chairman/CEO

Signatures

/s/ Jennifer L. Kraft - by Jennifer L. Kraft pursuant to a power of attorney from David L. Cole		09/02/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 2,422 shares acquired under the Aon employee stock purchase plan and 24,097 shares held in a joint brokerage account with the reporting person's spouse.
(2)	Vesting of these options occurred in accordance with the terms of the Aon Stock Incentive Plan as follows: thirty-three percent (33%) of the options vested on each of the second and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant, and thirty-four percent (34%) of the options vested on the third anniversary of the date of grant. The date of grant was February 11, 2000.
(3)	Stock option granted pursuant to the Aon Stock Incentive Plan.
(4)	Vesting of these options occurred in accordance with the terms of the Aon Stock Incentive Plan as follows: thirty-three percent (33%) of the options vested on each of the second and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant, and thirty-four percent (34%) of the options vested on the third anniversary of the date of grant. The date of grant was April 9, 2003.

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