Aon said an internal review has found no misconduct in its stockoption awards, but accounting mistakes were made that will cost thecompany more than $8 million in compensation to affectedstockholder employees.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange CommissionWednesday, the Chicago-based insurance broker said an auditcommittee's review found no misconduct by current or formermanagement or directors in the award of stock options from 1994 to2006.

However, there were incorrect measurement dates used foraccounting and tax purposes for several thousand awards, thecompany said in its filing.

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