Form 8.3 - WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC

LONDON--()-- 

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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

ORD

Date of dealing

23 September 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

2,261,687

1.76%

463,838

0.36%

 

(2)

Derivatives (other than options):

355,000

0.28%

388,524

0.30%

 

(3)

Options and agreements to
purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 
TOTAL:

2,616,687

2.03%

852,362

0.66%

 

(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

68

204.2300 USD
Purchase

187

206.1001 USD
Purchase

1,283

206.8809 USD
Purchase

2,544

203.9900 USD
Purchase

2,779

205.7289 USD
Purchase

3,123

207.0686 USD
Purchase

3,345

203.9957 USD
Purchase

10,000

205.3057 USD
Purchase

12,337

207.1166 USD
Purchase

14,339

204.0286 USD
Purchase

15,000

207.5660 USD
Purchase

19,401

206.5338 USD
Sale

12

204.9700 USD
Sale

52

208.0900 USD
Sale

68

204.2300 USD
Sale

100

207.6125 USD
Sale

100

207.2100 USD
Sale

100

205.0300 USD
Sale

142

205.1064 USD
Sale

162

206.8443 USD
Sale

169

206.0097 USD
Sale

185

207.4500 USD
Sale

192

206.2205 USD
Sale

200

207.5700 USD
Sale

200

207.5325 USD
Sale

204

207.2820 USD
Sale

220

205.9103 USD
Sale

350

207.5257 USD
Sale

375

207.5273 USD
Sale

386

205.1234 USD
Sale

391

205.5916 USD
Sale

400

205.0086 USD
Sale

475

207.5626 USD
Sale

500

207.5255 USD
Sale

513

206.1990 USD
Sale

520

207.5607 USD
Sale

537

205.6594 USD
Sale

561

205.3444 USD
Sale

591

207.5577 USD
Sale

618

206.8512 USD
Sale

650

206.1528 USD
Sale

772

205.3250 USD
Sale

802

206.8275 USD
Sale

1,989

203.9900 USD
Sale

2,289

207.5406 USD
Sale

2,424

205.5200 USD
Sale

3,277

203.9959 USD
Sale

4,481

205.5788 USD
Sale

4,937

205.3852 USD
Sale

5,175

206.8076 USD
Sale

14,339

204.0286 USD
Sale

15,737

206.5202 USD
Sale

18,600

207.5784 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 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure

24 September 2020

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 (Note 10)

 

 

Category Code: RET
Sequence Number: 714542
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20200924T110450+0100

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC