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): March 14, 2012

 
Aon Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	 	1-7933	 	36-3051915	
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	 	(Commission File Number)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	

200 East Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	 	60601
 (Zip Code)	
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 381-1000
 
Not Applicable
 (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 5.02.                                         Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(b)  On March 14, 2012, in connection with the nomination process for election of directors at Aon Corporation’s (the “Company”) 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, each of R. Eden Martin and John Rogers, Jr., informed the Company of his decision to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the end of his current term.  Accordingly, they will not stand for re-election to the Board at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  The decision by each of the retiring directors not to stand for re-election was not due to any disagreements with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
 
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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 Corporation	
 	 	 	
 	By:	/s/ Ram Padmanabhan	
 	 	Ram Padmanabhan
Vice President, Chief Counsel — Corporate and Corporate Secretary	
 	 	 	
Date: March 14, 2012	 	 	
 
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