REG-BARCLAYS PLC FORM 8.3 - WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC

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FORM 8.3 - WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC

 

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                           16 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                                                  
                                                    2,105,212  1.63%  489,888  0.38%  
                                                                                      
 (2)             Derivatives (other than options):                                    
                                                    183,127    0.14%  318,405  0.25%  
                                                                                      
 (3)             Options and agreements to                                            
                 purchase/sell:                     6,000      0.00%  6,000    0.00%  
                                                                                      
 (4)             TOTAL:                                                               
                                                    2,294,339  1.78%  814,293  0.63%  
                                                                                      


(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       1                              229.1200 USD    
 Purchase       3                              228.2900 USD    
 Purchase       8                              227.8400 USD    
 Purchase       8                              228.5300 USD    
 Purchase       10                             228.1520 USD    
 Purchase       21                             227.6957 USD    
 Purchase       24                             228.4491 USD    
 Purchase       50                             227.3800 USD    
 Purchase       100                            227.8500 USD    
 Purchase       100                            229.3050 USD    
 Purchase       100                            227.4600 USD    
 Purchase       158                            227.1768 USD    
 Purchase       217                            228.1501 USD    
 Purchase       237                            228.2919 USD    
 Purchase       537                            227.7170 USD    
 Purchase       719                            228.4155 USD    
 Purchase       997                            227.9844 USD    
 Purchase       3,236                          228.2763 USD    
 Purchase       5,000                          228.5156 USD    
 Purchase       7,375                          228.0141 USD    
 Purchase       8,808                          228.2875 USD    
 Purchase       131,373                        228.1100 USD    
 Sale           1                              227.7200 USD    
 Sale           4                              228.4550 USD    
 Sale           6                              228.5200 USD    
 Sale           10                             228.1520 USD    
 Sale           10                             228.0220 USD    
 Sale           12                             228.1600 USD    
 Sale           12                             228.3850 USD    
 Sale           12                             228.3300 USD    
 Sale           13                             228.1373 USD    
 Sale           16                             228.5700 USD    
 Sale           18                             228.2533 USD    
 Sale           18                             227.9400 USD    
 Sale           18                             228.1283 USD    
 Sale           22                             228.6000 USD    
 Sale           39                             228.1423 USD    
 Sale           48                             228.0487 USD    
 Sale           69                             228.0000 USD    
 Sale           100                            227.8500 USD    
 Sale           100                            227.4600 USD    
 Sale           100                            228.6400 USD    
 Sale           100                            228.7000 USD    
 Sale           100                            228.4500 USD    
 Sale           106                            228.3328 USD    
 Sale           120                            228.3566 USD    
 Sale           138                            228.5300 USD    
 Sale           237                            228.2919 USD    
 Sale           343                            228.4773 USD    
 Sale           384                            228.4536 USD    
 Sale           418                            228.5312 USD    
 Sale           513                            227.6593 USD    
 Sale           583                            228.5156 USD    
 Sale           883                            228.0133 USD    
 Sale           1,029                          227.9861 USD    
 Sale           1,438                          228.4244 USD    
 Sale           2,234                          228.5693 USD    
 Sale           5,143                          228.3650 USD    
 Sale           6,658                          227.9941 USD    
 Sale           6,695                          228.2194 USD    
 Sale           131,337                        228.1100 USD    


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
 Product Name  Nature of transaction  Number of relevant securities  Price per             
                                                                     unit                  
 SWAP          Long                   1                              373,634,890.0000 USD  
 SWAP          Long                   1                              159,717,120.0000 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?               YES                                   
 Date of disclosure:                                               17 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.



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