LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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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. |
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| Company dealt in | WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC |
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| Class of relevant security to which the | ORD |
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| dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | ||
| Date of dealing | 13 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 |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities |
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2,571,082 |
1.99% |
683,012 |
0.53% |
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(2) |
Derivatives (other than options): |
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404,221 |
0.31% |
445,343 |
0.35% |
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(3) |
Options and agreements to |
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| purchase/sell: | 0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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2,975,303 |
2.31% |
1,128,355 |
0.88% |
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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 |
79 |
204.2337 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
202.0900 USD |
Purchase |
129 |
201.7822 USD |
Purchase |
620 |
203.7596 USD |
Purchase |
1,144 |
204.2690 USD |
Purchase |
1,205 |
202.7413 USD |
Purchase |
1,841 |
201.9345 USD |
Purchase |
4,250 |
202.1573 USD |
Purchase |
4,823 |
204.2700 USD |
Purchase |
5,507 |
204.1263 USD |
Purchase |
15,097 |
203.6980 USD |
Purchase |
24,899 |
203.9995 USD |
Purchase |
134,490 |
204.0310 USD |
Sale |
18 |
204.4600 USD |
Sale |
71 |
199.7500 USD |
Sale |
185 |
204.2405 USD |
Sale |
383 |
201.4851 USD |
Sale |
400 |
204.0325 USD |
Sale |
400 |
204.2625 USD |
Sale |
413 |
204.2665 USD |
Sale |
620 |
203.7596 USD |
Sale |
635 |
204.5234 USD |
Sale |
876 |
204.1412 USD |
Sale |
1,058 |
202.5409 USD |
Sale |
1,181 |
203.8025 USD |
Sale |
1,301 |
203.6585 USD |
Sale |
1,466 |
203.1721 USD |
Sale |
1,558 |
202.0550 USD |
Sale |
1,879 |
202.5460 USD |
Sale |
2,450 |
201.9262 USD |
Sale |
3,730 |
203.2700 USD |
Sale |
4,896 |
203.8992 USD |
Sale |
5,533 |
203.7261 USD |
Sale |
5,716 |
203.8096 USD |
Sale |
7,096 |
203.8429 USD |
Sale |
7,581 |
203.8641 USD |
Sale |
7,619 |
203.7778 USD |
Sale |
9,512 |
204.1968 USD |
Sale |
10,213 |
204.2700 USD |
Sale |
10,768 |
204.3022 USD |
Sale |
13,631 |
203.7546 USD |
Sale |
15,492 |
203.8828 USD |
Sale |
23,280 |
204.0082 USD |
Sale |
26,223 |
204.2664 USD |
Sale |
28,000 |
204.1022 USD |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
| Product Name | Nature of transaction | Number of relevant securities | Price per |
| unit | |||
SWAP |
Long |
1 |
155,662,820.0000 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: | 14 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 |