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 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 |
(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities |
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1,971,352 |
1.53% |
383,069 |
0.30% |
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(2) |
Derivatives (other than options): |
|
|
|
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153,127 |
0.12% |
159,992 |
0.12% |
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|
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(3) |
Options and agreements to |
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| purchase/sell: | 6,100 |
0.00% |
6,100 |
0.00% |
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(4) |
TOTAL: |
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|
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2,130,579 |
1.65% |
549,161 |
0.43% |
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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 | 1 |
225.2450 USD |
| Purchase | 2 |
224.2050 USD |
| Purchase | 3 |
227.4300 USD |
| Purchase | 4 |
226.8837 USD |
| Purchase | 6 |
227.0700 USD |
| Purchase | 17 |
225.2800 USD |
| Purchase | 20 |
223.4900 USD |
| Purchase | 33 |
224.4700 USD |
| Purchase | 47 |
224.2739 USD |
| Purchase | 60 |
225.4333 USD |
| Purchase | 60 |
225.1500 USD |
| Purchase | 69 |
224.8923 USD |
| Purchase | 80 |
225.0062 USD |
| Purchase | 88 |
225.2777 USD |
| Purchase | 100 |
224.8200 USD |
| Purchase | 100 |
226.7800 USD |
| Purchase | 100 |
226.6100 USD |
| Purchase | 100 |
225.8400 USD |
| Purchase | 110 |
225.2105 USD |
| Purchase | 130 |
225.6384 USD |
| Purchase | 140 |
223.5500 USD |
| Purchase | 161 |
226.1100 USD |
| Purchase | 170 |
224.9005 USD |
| Purchase | 220 |
225.2922 USD |
| Purchase | 260 |
225.5182 USD |
| Purchase | 297 |
226.4600 USD |
| Purchase | 300 |
227.2733 USD |
| Purchase | 300 |
224.8233 USD |
| Purchase | 304 |
224.3558 USD |
| Purchase | 339 |
226.1792 USD |
| Purchase | 346 |
225.2162 USD |
| Purchase | 360 |
226.6377 USD |
| Purchase | 400 |
223.9570 USD |
| Purchase | 420 |
225.7022 USD |
| Purchase | 835 |
226.5567 USD |
| Purchase | 1,041 |
226.8765 USD |
| Purchase | 1,041 |
226.8766 USD |
| Purchase | 1,134 |
224.3937 USD |
| Purchase | 1,298 |
225.6310 USD |
| Purchase | 1,380 |
224.1313 USD |
| Purchase | 2,604 |
224.8701 USD |
| Purchase | 2,928 |
224.3543 USD |
| Purchase | 4,158 |
225.9476 USD |
| Purchase | 4,327 |
224.1079 USD |
| Purchase | 4,600 |
226.0396 USD |
| Purchase | 5,000 |
226.1096 USD |
| Purchase | 6,012 |
224.2700 USD |
| Purchase | 7,674 |
226.5115 USD |
| Purchase | 8,969 |
225.5561 USD |
| Purchase | 10,028 |
226.1477 USD |
| Purchase | 13,746 |
226.0407 USD |
| Purchase | 43,681 |
225.6596 USD |
| Sale | 2 |
224.2050 USD |
| Sale | 8 |
226.8837 USD |
| Sale | 13 |
226.2676 USD |
| Sale | 14 |
225.8800 USD |
| Sale | 15 |
224.7400 USD |
| Sale | 15 |
225.6686 USD |
| Sale | 17 |
225.2800 USD |
| Sale | 54 |
226.6100 USD |
| Sale | 60 |
225.1500 USD |
| Sale | 90 |
227.1600 USD |
| Sale | 100 |
226.6500 USD |
| Sale | 100 |
226.9850 USD |
| Sale | 100 |
226.3800 USD |
| Sale | 100 |
226.9000 USD |
| Sale | 100 |
226.7800 USD |
| Sale | 100 |
226.2800 USD |
| Sale | 100 |
225.7200 USD |
| Sale | 102 |
224.7058 USD |
| Sale | 120 |
227.0750 USD |
| Sale | 124 |
226.9312 USD |
| Sale | 217 |
225.4862 USD |
| Sale | 283 |
226.6620 USD |
| Sale | 302 |
226.6321 USD |
| Sale | 397 |
226.4600 USD |
| Sale | 400 |
224.0425 USD |
| Sale | 407 |
226.7265 USD |
| Sale | 427 |
226.1324 USD |
| Sale | 438 |
225.6120 USD |
| Sale | 500 |
225.2637 USD |
| Sale | 517 |
225.2759 USD |
| Sale | 637 |
224.2700 USD |
| Sale | 680 |
226.2983 USD |
| Sale | 688 |
225.9894 USD |
| Sale | 783 |
224.2914 USD |
| Sale | 869 |
225.9252 USD |
| Sale | 900 |
226.4166 USD |
| Sale | 1,041 |
226.8766 USD |
| Sale | 1,141 |
226.6941 USD |
| Sale | 1,198 |
225.6236 USD |
| Sale | 1,280 |
224.0795 USD |
| Sale | 1,998 |
225.9333 USD |
| Sale | 2,150 |
225.2468 USD |
| Sale | 2,402 |
226.6903 USD |
| Sale | 2,560 |
224.8805 USD |
| Sale | 2,604 |
224.8701 USD |
| Sale | 3,065 |
225.4962 USD |
| Sale | 5,530 |
225.3718 USD |
| Sale | 5,769 |
225.6763 USD |
| Sale | 6,946 |
225.9453 USD |
| Sale | 7,542 |
226.2076 USD |
| Sale | 8,030 |
225.9437 USD |
| Sale | 10,000 |
226.1096 USD |
| Sale | 13,587 |
225.2827 USD |
| Sale | 14,769 |
226.0701 USD |
| Sale | 17,560 |
225.5233 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? | YES |
| Date of disclosure: | 26 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 | |||||
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or derivative |
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relates |
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Put Options |
Purchased |
-100 |
220.0000 |
American |
Jul 16, 2021 |
Call Options |
Purchased |
100 |
240.0000 |
American |
Jul 16, 2021 |
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.