REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC

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16/11/2020 12:25

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Form 8.3 - WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC

 

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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.             
   Company dealt in                          WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC  
   Class of relevant security to which the   ORD                       
   dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)  
   Date of dealing                           13 November 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                                                    
                                                    3,129,836  2.43%  688,743    0.53%  
                                                                                        
 (2)             Derivatives (other than options):                                      
                                                    416,484    0.32%  739,005    0.57%  
                                                                                        
 (3)             Options and agreements to                                              
                 purchase/sell:                     0          0.00%  0          0.00%  
                                                                                        
                 TOTAL:                                                                 
                                                    3,546,320  2.75%  1,427,748  1.11%  
                                                                                        


(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       28                             206.8728 USD    
 Purchase       50                             206.8548 USD    
 Purchase       100                            205.1400 USD    
 Purchase       100                            203.8700 USD    
 Purchase       124                            205.7800 USD    
 Purchase       344                            203.8902 USD    
 Purchase       567                            205.2953 USD    
 Purchase       700                            205.2800 USD    
 Purchase       1,480                          206.8487 USD    
 Purchase       2,104                          206.4280 USD    
 Purchase       2,252                          206.1044 USD    
 Purchase       5,209                          206.8048 USD    
 Purchase       6,173                          206.0151 USD    
 Purchase       6,552                          205.3797 USD    
 Purchase       9,355                          206.8100 USD    
 Purchase       31,302                         206.5251 USD    
 Purchase       127,434                        206.8007 USD    
 Sale           5                              206.9650 USD    
 Sale           25                             207.0500 USD    
 Sale           50                             206.9175 USD    
 Sale           50                             206.8548 USD    
 Sale           62                             205.7800 USD    
 Sale           87                             206.3696 USD    
 Sale           90                             206.3033 USD    
 Sale           96                             207.4700 USD    
 Sale           100                            205.1400 USD    
 Sale           132                            205.8887 USD    
 Sale           155                            206.0583 USD    
 Sale           165                            205.9554 USD    
 Sale           167                            205.0704 USD    
 Sale           175                            206.1142 USD    
 Sale           190                            206.2009 USD    
 Sale           200                            205.1100 USD    
 Sale           200                            205.1000 USD    
 Sale           200                            205.0800 USD    
 Sale           200                            207.1130 USD    
 Sale           215                            205.8862 USD    
 Sale           290                            206.1068 USD    
 Sale           300                            206.9791 USD    
 Sale           400                            204.6400 USD    
 Sale           400                            205.1150 USD    
 Sale           444                            203.8857 USD    
 Sale           700                            205.0557 USD    
 Sale           700                            205.2800 USD    
 Sale           800                            205.2553 USD    
 Sale           926                            205.0642 USD    
 Sale           1,452                          206.5722 USD    
 Sale           1,480                          206.8487 USD    
 Sale           2,065                          206.4208 USD    
 Sale           2,300                          206.0753 USD    
 Sale           2,502                          205.8801 USD    
 Sale           4,040                          206.0159 USD    
 Sale           6,419                          206.4618 USD    
 Sale           9,394                          206.8100 USD    
 Sale           30,706                         206.5139 USD    
 Sale           125,930                        206.8094 USD    


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
 Product Name  Nature of transaction  Number of relevant securities  Price per             
                                                                     unit                  
 SWAP          Long                   1                              154,885,730.0000 USD  


(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Product name,      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)  
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 e.g. call option                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          


(ii) Exercising
 Product name,      Number of securities  Exercise price per unit (Note 5)  
 
                                                                          
 e.g. call option                                                           
                                                                            


(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note
4)
 Nature of transaction  Details  Price per unit             
 
                               
                          
 (Note 8)                        (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:                                               16 Nov 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                                                          


 



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