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 | 25 August 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 | ||||
1,588,881 |
1.23% |
470,734 |
0.37% |
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(2) |
Derivatives (other than options): | ||||
355,000 |
0.28% |
388,411 |
0.30% |
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(3) |
Options and agreements to | ||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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| TOTAL: | |||||
1,943,881 |
1.51% |
859,145 |
0.67% |
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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 |
6 |
199.1200 USD |
Purchase |
27 |
197.8051 USD |
Purchase |
33 |
197.9990 USD |
Purchase |
48 |
197.4333 USD |
Purchase |
60 |
197.6140 USD |
Purchase |
70 |
197.5825 USD |
Purchase |
76 |
197.5635 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
196.4400 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
198.1950 USD |
Purchase |
102 |
197.4003 USD |
Purchase |
108 |
195.0672 USD |
Purchase |
134 |
197.3391 USD |
Purchase |
141 |
197.5326 USD |
Purchase |
147 |
197.6537 USD |
Purchase |
227 |
196.5144 USD |
Purchase |
525 |
196.9967 USD |
Purchase |
526 |
197.0345 USD |
Purchase |
711 |
197.2600 USD |
Purchase |
1,193 |
196.9361 USD |
Purchase |
1,282 |
197.1435 USD |
Purchase |
1,380 |
196.9865 USD |
Purchase |
1,868 |
197.0960 USD |
Purchase |
2,403 |
196.9104 USD |
Purchase |
2,729 |
196.9228 USD |
Purchase |
4,828 |
197.0369 USD |
Purchase |
5,264 |
197.0100 USD |
Purchase |
10,213 |
197.1680 USD |
Purchase |
14,148 |
196.8917 USD |
Purchase |
14,248 |
196.9224 USD |
Purchase |
31,106 |
196.8499 USD |
Purchase |
36,576 |
197.6092 USD |
Purchase |
40,650 |
197.7328 USD |
Purchase |
118,984 |
197.5389 USD |
Purchase |
329,568 |
197.3335 USD |
Sale |
22 |
197.5045 USD |
Sale |
93 |
198.2801 USD |
Sale |
100 |
197.4700 USD |
Sale |
111 |
197.5483 USD |
Sale |
250 |
196.5139 USD |
Sale |
251 |
198.6239 USD |
Sale |
263 |
197.8406 USD |
Sale |
647 |
197.0903 USD |
Sale |
700 |
197.2714 USD |
Sale |
800 |
197.4693 USD |
Sale |
868 |
197.5508 USD |
Sale |
1,029 |
198.0108 USD |
Sale |
1,195 |
197.2600 USD |
Sale |
1,228 |
197.2513 USD |
Sale |
1,268 |
197.3622 USD |
Sale |
1,611 |
197.3662 USD |
Sale |
1,867 |
197.4565 USD |
Sale |
1,902 |
197.0802 USD |
Sale |
1,989 |
197.1905 USD |
Sale |
2,146 |
197.4375 USD |
Sale |
3,063 |
197.0399 USD |
Sale |
3,894 |
197.6472 USD |
Sale |
4,094 |
197.1226 USD |
Sale |
4,508 |
197.0838 USD |
Sale |
4,517 |
197.1104 USD |
Sale |
5,100 |
198.2017 USD |
Sale |
5,613 |
197.1031 USD |
Sale |
6,180 |
197.1668 USD |
Sale |
7,349 |
197.6304 USD |
Sale |
8,595 |
197.0887 USD |
Sale |
8,666 |
197.9701 USD |
Sale |
8,788 |
197.5345 USD |
Sale |
8,828 |
197.8875 USD |
Sale |
10,386 |
197.1926 USD |
Sale |
10,835 |
197.6967 USD |
Sale |
10,948 |
197.1630 USD |
Sale |
12,187 |
197.5799 USD |
Sale |
25,742 |
197.8040 USD |
Sale |
29,564 |
197.7384 USD |
Sale |
32,373 |
197.5037 USD |
Sale |
35,348 |
197.6216 USD |
Sale |
44,940 |
197.4174 USD |
Sale |
70,172 |
197.1578 USD |
Sale |
75,617 |
196.8983 USD |
Sale |
165,584 |
197.3335 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) |
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(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: | 26 Aug 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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