REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - Willis Towers Watson plc

BarclaysAnnouncement

30/10/2020 10:20

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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                           29 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                                                    
                                                    2,908,680  2.26%  464,011    0.36%  
                                                                                        
 (2)             Derivatives (other than options):                                      
                                                    412,656    0.32%  738,524    0.57%  
                                                                                        
 (3)             Options and agreements to                                              
                 purchase/sell:                     0          0.00%  0          0.00%  
                                                                                        
                 TOTAL:                                                                 
                                                    3,321,336  2.58%  1,202,535  0.93%  
                                                                                        


(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       36                             186.7041 USD    
 Purchase       118                            190.7044 USD    
 Purchase       139                            192.1128 USD    
 Purchase       142                            192.0100 USD    
 Purchase       156                            192.6046 USD    
 Purchase       221                            186.4230 USD    
 Purchase       300                            188.7800 USD    
 Purchase       310                            191.8616 USD    
 Purchase       454                            191.9224 USD    
 Purchase       509                            191.9120 USD    
 Purchase       510                            191.4382 USD    
 Purchase       585                            191.3618 USD    
 Purchase       705                            188.3325 USD    
 Purchase       776                            191.8440 USD    
 Purchase       798                            187.0547 USD    
 Purchase       868                            186.8965 USD    
 Purchase       881                            187.8670 USD    
 Purchase       1,088                          188.0343 USD    
 Purchase       1,276                          189.9077 USD    
 Purchase       1,473                          189.8665 USD    
 Purchase       1,600                          190.1924 USD    
 Purchase       1,699                          192.1694 USD    
 Purchase       2,003                          188.7086 USD    
 Purchase       2,337                          188.1361 USD    
 Purchase       2,442                          188.1509 USD    
 Purchase       3,902                          189.2537 USD    
 Purchase       5,123                          189.5259 USD    
 Purchase       5,178                          188.3933 USD    
 Purchase       6,916                          190.6324 USD    
 Purchase       7,832                          189.9537 USD    
 Purchase       8,610                          189.8383 USD    
 Purchase       10,207                         186.2500 USD    
 Purchase       13,270                         189.5000 USD    
 Purchase       23,142                         187.5048 USD    
 Purchase       26,880                         189.5629 USD    
 Purchase       40,246                         187.1052 USD    
 Sale           4                              188.0950 USD    
 Sale           4                              190.3350 USD    
 Sale           8                              188.7912 USD    
 Sale           36                             186.7041 USD    
 Sale           100                            186.3700 USD    
 Sale           100                            189.9400 USD    
 Sale           100                            189.6100 USD    
 Sale           200                            190.4800 USD    
 Sale           360                            192.8063 USD    
 Sale           606                            191.2811 USD    
 Sale           751                            192.5584 USD    
 Sale           2,342                          190.8868 USD    
 Sale           2,376                          190.2113 USD    
 Sale           2,510                          186.5188 USD    
 Sale           3,106                          186.2500 USD    
 Sale           4,535                          188.5203 USD    
 Sale           6,635                          189.5000 USD    
 Sale           6,916                          190.6324 USD    
 Sale           7,314                          186.2543 USD    
 Sale           10,600                         186.5096 USD    
 Sale           11,890                         190.2858 USD    
 Sale           15,895                         186.8957 USD    
 Sale           31,625                         187.3406 USD    
 Sale           65,000                         189.5007 USD    


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
 Product Name  Nature of transaction  Number of relevant securities  Price per             
                                                                     unit                  
 SWAP          Long                   1                              141,964,380.0000 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:                                               30 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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