REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - Willis Towers Watson plc

BarclaysAnnouncement

22/10/2020 11:50

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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                           21 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                                                    
                                                    2,822,129  2.19%  464,668    0.36%  
                                                                                        
 (2)             Derivatives (other than options):                                      
                                                    362,656    0.28%  649,910    0.50%  
                                                                                        
 (3)             Options and agreements to                                              
                 purchase/sell:                     0          0.00%  0          0.00%  
                                                                                        
                 TOTAL:                                                                 
                                                    3,184,785  2.47%  1,114,578  0.86%  
                                                                                        


(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       11                             210.2200 USD    
 Purchase       79                             209.0800 USD    
 Purchase       168                            209.3142 USD    
 Purchase       200                            210.4600 USD    
 Purchase       200                            209.9770 USD    
 Purchase       200                            210.1925 USD    
 Purchase       200                            210.1025 USD    
 Purchase       220                            210.1822 USD    
 Purchase       298                            210.7951 USD    
 Purchase       298                            210.5268 USD    
 Purchase       300                            210.6716 USD    
 Purchase       400                            210.6475 USD    
 Purchase       468                            210.0619 USD    
 Purchase       540                            211.8974 USD    
 Purchase       642                            210.7700 USD    
 Purchase       754                            210.3134 USD    
 Purchase       923                            210.1944 USD    
 Purchase       1,679                          210.4877 USD    
 Purchase       1,899                          211.2482 USD    
 Purchase       2,114                          210.5717 USD    
 Purchase       2,274                          211.1946 USD    
 Purchase       3,236                          210.9981 USD    
 Purchase       3,409                          210.3660 USD    
 Purchase       3,818                          209.9779 USD    
 Purchase       4,283                          210.4030 USD    
 Purchase       5,402                          209.3700 USD    
 Purchase       5,504                          210.9010 USD    
 Purchase       5,750                          211.1205 USD    
 Purchase       5,752                          209.9660 USD    
 Purchase       8,271                          210.6338 USD    
 Purchase       8,909                          210.6467 USD    
 Purchase       14,864                         210.8481 USD    
 Purchase       71,332                         210.2186 USD    
 Sale           100                            210.5600 USD    
 Sale           168                            209.3142 USD    
 Sale           178                            210.5276 USD    
 Sale           200                            208.8500 USD    
 Sale           200                            210.3050 USD    
 Sale           200                            210.1025 USD    
 Sale           210                            209.3700 USD    
 Sale           230                            210.2334 USD    
 Sale           236                            209.9683 USD    
 Sale           250                            210.2400 USD    
 Sale           400                            209.9987 USD    
 Sale           420                            210.2300 USD    
 Sale           1,635                          210.9558 USD    
 Sale           2,064                          210.7181 USD    
 Sale           2,402                          210.2192 USD    
 Sale           2,450                          209.3797 USD    
 Sale           2,883                          210.5893 USD    
 Sale           3,527                          210.4708 USD    
 Sale           3,699                          209.5471 USD    
 Sale           4,702                          210.9528 USD    
 Sale           5,082                          209.4144 USD    
 Sale           5,326                          210.3795 USD    
 Sale           6,908                          210.1889 USD    
 Sale           7,883                          210.2789 USD    
 Sale           19,952                         210.1825 USD    
 Sale           35,666                         210.2186 USD    
 Sale           47,118                         210.8722 USD    


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
 Product Name  Nature of transaction  Number of relevant securities  Price per     
                                                                     unit          
 SWAP          Short                  45,894                         210.9423 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:                                               22 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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