Form 8.3 - WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC AMENDMENT

LONDON--()-- 

FORM 8.3 Amendment to Purchases

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 17 February 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

 

 

 

 

2,067,208

1.60%

490,088

0.38%

 

 

 

 

(2)

Derivatives (other than options):

 

 

 

 

183,127

0.14%

278,405

0.22%

 

 

 

 

(3)

Options and agreements to

 

 

 

 

purchase/sell:

6,000

0.00%

6,000

0.00%

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

 

 

2,256,335

1.75%

774,493

0.60%

 

 

 

 

(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

2

228.6750 USD
Purchase

4

228.1200 USD
Purchase

7

227.9900 USD
Purchase

11

229.8800 USD
Purchase

34

227.9792 USD
Purchase

100

229.3000 USD
Purchase

100

227.6400 USD
Purchase

258

229.4802 USD
Purchase

403

228.6482 USD
Purchase

895

229.1759 USD
Purchase

3,274

228.2158 USD
Purchase

4,249

228.3696 USD
Purchase

13,883

229.2683 USD
Purchase

14,019

229.8900 USD
Purchase

40,306

228.4178 USD
Sale

2

228.6750 USD
Sale

4

227.8700 USD
Sale

11

229.8800 USD
Sale

12

228.0445 USD
Sale

47

228.5163 USD
Sale

63

230.1500 USD
Sale

108

229.2125 USD
Sale

140

229.1321 USD
Sale

173

228.2961 USD
Sale

188

228.2177 USD
Sale

200

228.3850 USD
Sale

224

229.5724 USD
Sale

380

228.4984 USD
Sale

540

228.6555 USD
Sale

625

228.5794 USD
Sale

749

228.6303 USD
Sale

760

228.0326 USD
Sale

791

229.5260 USD
Sale

895

229.1759 USD
Sale

1,060

228.5012 USD
Sale

1,122

228.1154 USD
Sale

1,345

228.3168 USD
Sale

1,367

228.5530 USD
Sale

1,433

228.3502 USD
Sale

1,500

229.8681 USD
Sale

1,883

228.4494 USD
Sale

2,171

229.8838 USD
Sale

3,673

228.2181 USD
Sale

3,885

228.2728 USD
Sale

4,076

228.3728 USD
Sale

5,322

229.8900 USD
Sale

5,519

229.8859 USD
Sale

7,942

228.2058 USD
Sale

9,393

229.3495 USD
Sale

18,916

228.5392 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) YES/NO

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

22 Feb 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

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: 730813
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20210222T064133+0000

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC

Contacts

BARCLAYS PLC