REG-BARCLAYS PLC FORM 8.3 - WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC

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16/10/2020 11:00

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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                           15 October 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                                                  
                                                    2,613,936  2.03%  467,354  0.36%  
                                                                                      
 (2)             Derivatives (other than options):                                    
                                                    544,656    0.42%  438,524  0.34%  
                                                                                      
 (3)             Options and agreements to                                            
                 purchase/sell:                     0          0.00%  0        0.00%  
                                                                                      
                 TOTAL:                                                               
                                                    3,158,592  2.45%  905,878  0.70%  


(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       15                             215.6500 USD    
 Purchase       30                             210.6800 USD    
 Purchase       60                             215.3858 USD    
 Purchase       76                             215.7822 USD    
 Purchase       98                             215.6481 USD    
 Purchase       100                            211.2900 USD    
 Purchase       104                            215.9919 USD    
 Purchase       114                            215.2622 USD    
 Purchase       154                            214.6063 USD    
 Purchase       226                            215.6954 USD    
 Purchase       279                            216.5900 USD    
 Purchase       282                            215.6777 USD    
 Purchase       303                            216.4119 USD    
 Purchase       356                            215.7297 USD    
 Purchase       477                            215.9793 USD    
 Purchase       555                            216.2790 USD    
 Purchase       1,035                          216.1455 USD    
 Purchase       1,268                          212.6784 USD    
 Purchase       1,509                          216.3408 USD    
 Purchase       1,633                          216.1404 USD    
 Purchase       1,733                          216.0841 USD    
 Purchase       2,013                          216.1770 USD    
 Purchase       2,593                          216.2227 USD    
 Purchase       2,662                          216.1819 USD    
 Purchase       3,071                          215.6125 USD    
 Purchase       3,076                          216.1215 USD    
 Purchase       3,613                          216.1585 USD    
 Purchase       4,597                          216.6200 USD    
 Purchase       7,388                          216.1729 USD    
 Purchase       9,100                          216.0907 USD    
 Purchase       9,621                          215.5544 USD    
 Purchase       14,507                         216.5546 USD    
 Purchase       21,419                         216.2183 USD    
 Purchase       22,502                         215.6244 USD    
 Purchase       27,224                         215.8209 USD    
 Sale           5                              216.0600 USD    
 Sale           30                             210.6800 USD    
 Sale           70                             209.9900 USD    
 Sale           100                            211.2900 USD    
 Sale           112                            216.3146 USD    
 Sale           191                            213.8842 USD    
 Sale           499                            216.4488 USD    
 Sale           525                            216.5246 USD    
 Sale           668                            215.8456 USD    
 Sale           714                            215.3228 USD    
 Sale           790                            216.3718 USD    
 Sale           800                            216.1583 USD    
 Sale           1,134                          214.5879 USD    
 Sale           1,163                          216.0689 USD    
 Sale           1,268                          212.6784 USD    
 Sale           1,270                          215.3585 USD    
 Sale           1,699                          216.3468 USD    
 Sale           1,859                          215.6626 USD    
 Sale           2,291                          214.4131 USD    
 Sale           7,518                          215.7353 USD    
 Sale           8,211                          216.3647 USD    
 Sale           8,473                          216.0440 USD    
 Sale           8,536                          215.6037 USD    
 Sale           8,757                          215.6775 USD    
 Sale           11,735                         216.6200 USD    
 Sale           24,765                         215.8417 USD    
 Sale           50,009                         216.1925 USD    


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
 Product Name  Nature of transaction  Number of relevant securities  Price per     
                                                                     unit          
 SWAP          Short                  50,000                         216.2225 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 Oct 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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