Form 8.3 - WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC

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FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)

Barclays PLC.

Company dealt in

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC

Class of relevant security to which the

ORD

dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing

26 January 2021

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: ORD

Long

Short

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities

 

 

 

 

2,380,665

1.85%

603,813

0.47%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Derivatives (other than options):

 

 

 

 

273,127

0.21%

445,393

0.35%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Options and agreements to

 

 

 

 

purchase/sell:

6,000

0.00%

6,000

0.00%

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

 

 

2,659,792

2.06%

1,055,206

0.82%

 

 

 

 

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:

Long

Short

 

Number

 

(%)

Number

 

(%)

(1) Relevant securities

 

 

 

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

 

 

 

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 

 

Total

 

 

 

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1. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of relevant securities Price per unit

Purchase

3

209.1900 USD

Purchase

12

209.8975 USD

Purchase

25

210.2000 USD

Purchase

35

210.1874 USD

Purchase

75

210.2197 USD

Purchase

84

210.1166 USD

Purchase

90

210.3200 USD

Purchase

95

210.6822 USD

Purchase

100

210.9600 USD

Purchase

100

207.9800 USD

Purchase

120

208.7100 USD

Purchase

125

209.8577 USD

Purchase

500

209.9278 USD

Purchase

542

210.2352 USD

Purchase

700

210.4428 USD

Purchase

929

209.9338 USD

Purchase

3,285

210.3202 USD

Purchase

11,699

209.7097 USD

Purchase

24,511

210.1383 USD

Purchase

25,603

210.2200 USD

Purchase

51,547

209.6694 USD

Sale

3

209.1900 USD

Sale

5

209.9850 USD

Sale

17

210.3200 USD

Sale

60

208.7100 USD

Sale

60

208.7200 USD

Sale

100

207.9800 USD

Sale

100

209.2200 USD

Sale

101

209.6539 USD

Sale

200

210.5600 USD

Sale

238

210.6729 USD

Sale

264

210.0515 USD

Sale

265

208.8234 USD

Sale

537

210.3496 USD

Sale

542

210.2352 USD

Sale

700

210.4428 USD

Sale

800

209.2701 USD

Sale

925

209.4664 USD

Sale

929

209.9338 USD

Sale

1,117

209.5882 USD

Sale

1,633

209.9275 USD

Sale

1,672

209.6342 USD

Sale

2,902

209.5807 USD

Sale

2,984

209.8739 USD

Sale

3,033

210.3419 USD

Sale

3,070

210.1075 USD

Sale

3,558

209.8851 USD

Sale

4,071

209.7242 USD

Sale

10,313

209.6086 USD

Sale

10,577

209.7224 USD

Sale

11,367

209.7868 USD

Sale

14,428

209.5551 USD

Sale

18,006

210.2199 USD

Sale

25,580

210.2200 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Nature of transaction

(Note 6)

Number of relevant securities

(Note 7)

Price per unit

(Note 5)

 

 

 

 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

Exercise price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii) Exercising

Product name,

e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

 

 

 

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction

(Note 8)

Details

Price per unit

(if applicable) (Note 5)

 

 

 

 

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2. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? YES
Date of disclosure:

28 Jan 2021

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection

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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1 AND RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

(This form should be attached to Form 8.1(a) & (b)(i), Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product name

Written or

Number of

Exercise

Type

Expiry

 

purchased

relevant securities

price

 

date

 

 

to which the option

 

 

 

 

 

or derivative

 

 

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

Call Options

Purchased

6,000

220.0000

American

Jul 16, 2021

Put Options

Purchased

-6,000

200.0000

American

Jul 16, 2021

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell must also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 728612
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210128T080704+0000

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC