Additionally, net income from continuing operations attributable to Aon shareholders in the fourth quarter came in at US$524 million, or US$2.27 per share, compared to US$374 million, or US$1.58 per share, in the prior year. Other key figures included operating margin, which increased to 24.0% for Q4 and 25.1% for the full year, while EPS (adjusted for certain items) increased by 4% to US$2.62 for the quarter and by 7% to US$9.81 for the year.
The broker also repurchased 8.5 million Class A Ordinary Shares for approximately US$1.8 billion over the course of the year, with 3.9 million shares bought