LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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 | 21 May 2020 |
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 | ||||
851,753 |
0.66% |
594,409 |
0.46% |
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(2) |
Derivatives (other than options): | ||||
560,000 |
0.43% |
394,363 |
0.31% |
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(3) |
Options and agreements to | ||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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| TOTAL: | |||||
1,411,753 |
1.10% |
988,772 |
0.77% |
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(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 |
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Number |
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(%) |
Number |
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(%) |
(1) Relevant securities |
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
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Total |
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1. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
| Purchase/sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit |
Purchase |
3 |
200.9933 USD |
Purchase |
4 |
202.5700 USD |
Purchase |
5 |
200.1500 USD |
Purchase |
5 |
200.2800 USD |
Purchase |
5 |
200.2220 USD |
Purchase |
6 |
200.3266 USD |
Purchase |
10 |
200.6580 USD |
Purchase |
10 |
200.0170 USD |
Purchase |
14 |
200.6914 USD |
Purchase |
16 |
200.8575 USD |
Purchase |
17 |
200.4311 USD |
Purchase |
27 |
200.6222 USD |
Purchase |
28 |
200.4285 USD |
Purchase |
31 |
200.5140 USD |
Purchase |
37 |
200.4837 USD |
Purchase |
38 |
201.0600 USD |
Purchase |
39 |
200.3970 USD |
Purchase |
79 |
200.7922 USD |
Purchase |
89 |
200.9457 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
200.1300 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
200.8820 USD |
Purchase |
106 |
200.5758 USD |
Purchase |
108 |
200.9452 USD |
Purchase |
125 |
201.0956 USD |
Purchase |
190 |
200.2000 USD |
Purchase |
200 |
200.3450 USD |
Purchase |
200 |
200.1900 USD |
Purchase |
200 |
199.9300 USD |
Purchase |
200 |
201.0300 USD |
Purchase |
201 |
201.0655 USD |
Purchase |
250 |
200.1751 USD |
Purchase |
313 |
199.9053 USD |
Purchase |
500 |
200.4740 USD |
Purchase |
500 |
201.2500 USD |
Purchase |
800 |
200.2118 USD |
Purchase |
1,000 |
200.3620 USD |
Purchase |
1,800 |
201.1513 USD |
Purchase |
2,081 |
201.1405 USD |
Purchase |
2,151 |
200.5769 USD |
Purchase |
2,599 |
200.6557 USD |
Purchase |
2,700 |
200.2709 USD |
Purchase |
2,730 |
200.5291 USD |
Purchase |
3,162 |
200.4838 USD |
Purchase |
4,896 |
200.4335 USD |
Purchase |
6,500 |
200.3348 USD |
Purchase |
12,621 |
200.9300 USD |
Purchase |
13,044 |
200.1608 USD |
Purchase |
15,814 |
200.4978 USD |
Purchase |
24,802 |
200.2849 USD |
Purchase |
31,250 |
200.5187 USD |
Purchase |
101,632 |
200.1600 USD |
Purchase |
111,800 |
200.2106 USD |
Purchase |
129,091 |
200.6862 USD |
Sale |
1 |
199.7100 USD |
Sale |
2 |
201.4450 USD |
Sale |
2 |
201.3100 USD |
Sale |
3 |
201.3200 USD |
Sale |
12 |
201.1416 USD |
Sale |
38 |
201.0600 USD |
Sale |
46 |
201.4500 USD |
Sale |
53 |
201.2247 USD |
Sale |
98 |
200.4500 USD |
Sale |
99 |
199.6800 USD |
Sale |
100 |
199.8600 USD |
Sale |
100 |
199.8400 USD |
Sale |
100 |
199.8300 USD |
Sale |
101 |
200.8892 USD |
Sale |
150 |
201.0233 USD |
Sale |
285 |
200.7824 USD |
Sale |
300 |
201.3633 USD |
Sale |
304 |
200.6405 USD |
Sale |
350 |
201.0314 USD |
Sale |
356 |
200.0489 USD |
Sale |
384 |
200.2752 USD |
Sale |
600 |
201.2366 USD |
Sale |
600 |
200.0716 USD |
Sale |
901 |
201.1229 USD |
Sale |
1,046 |
200.2868 USD |
Sale |
1,100 |
199.8336 USD |
Sale |
1,194 |
201.1667 USD |
Sale |
1,400 |
200.8335 USD |
Sale |
1,800 |
201.1513 USD |
Sale |
1,977 |
201.2113 USD |
Sale |
3,166 |
200.6276 USD |
Sale |
3,400 |
200.3434 USD |
Sale |
3,402 |
200.5362 USD |
Sale |
4,117 |
200.7718 USD |
Sale |
4,500 |
200.8625 USD |
Sale |
5,382 |
200.6581 USD |
Sale |
5,915 |
200.6327 USD |
Sale |
7,600 |
200.4723 USD |
Sale |
8,415 |
200.6803 USD |
Sale |
11,341 |
200.7459 USD |
Sale |
12,200 |
200.6926 USD |
Sale |
12,621 |
200.9300 USD |
Sale |
13,900 |
200.6757 USD |
Sale |
16,640 |
200.1354 USD |
Sale |
36,469 |
200.5423 USD |
Sale |
37,074 |
200.4490 USD |
Sale |
51,890 |
200.6756 USD |
Sale |
214,654 |
200.1600 USD |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
| Product Name | Nature of transaction | Number of relevant securities | Price per |
| unit | |||
SWAP |
Long |
200,000 |
200.1600 USD |
SWAP |
Short |
25,000 |
200.3785 USD |
(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) |
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(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit (Note 5) |
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(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? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 22 May 2020 |
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
| If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected |
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| If a connected EFM, state nature of connection |
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