REG-BARCLAYS PLC Form 8.3 - WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC

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14/01/2021 14:25

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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 January 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                                                    
                                                    2,571,082  1.99%  683,012    0.53%  
                                                                                        
 (2)             Derivatives (other than options):                                      
                                                    404,221    0.31%  445,343    0.35%  
                                                                                        
 (3)             Options and agreements to                                              
                 purchase/sell:                     0          0.00%  0          0.00%  
                                                                                        
                 TOTAL:                                                                 
                                                    2,975,303  2.31%  1,128,355  0.88%  
                                                                                        


(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       79                             204.2337 USD    
 Purchase       100                            202.0900 USD    
 Purchase       129                            201.7822 USD    
 Purchase       620                            203.7596 USD    
 Purchase       1,144                          204.2690 USD    
 Purchase       1,205                          202.7413 USD    
 Purchase       1,841                          201.9345 USD    
 Purchase       4,250                          202.1573 USD    
 Purchase       4,823                          204.2700 USD    
 Purchase       5,507                          204.1263 USD    
 Purchase       15,097                         203.6980 USD    
 Purchase       24,899                         203.9995 USD    
 Purchase       134,490                        204.0310 USD    
 Sale           18                             204.4600 USD    
 Sale           71                             199.7500 USD    
 Sale           185                            204.2405 USD    
 Sale           383                            201.4851 USD    
 Sale           400                            204.0325 USD    
 Sale           400                            204.2625 USD    
 Sale           413                            204.2665 USD    
 Sale           620                            203.7596 USD    
 Sale           635                            204.5234 USD    
 Sale           876                            204.1412 USD    
 Sale           1,058                          202.5409 USD    
 Sale           1,181                          203.8025 USD    
 Sale           1,301                          203.6585 USD    
 Sale           1,466                          203.1721 USD    
 Sale           1,558                          202.0550 USD    
 Sale           1,879                          202.5460 USD    
 Sale           2,450                          201.9262 USD    
 Sale           3,730                          203.2700 USD    
 Sale           4,896                          203.8992 USD    
 Sale           5,533                          203.7261 USD    
 Sale           5,716                          203.8096 USD    
 Sale           7,096                          203.8429 USD    
 Sale           7,581                          203.8641 USD    
 Sale           7,619                          203.7778 USD    
 Sale           9,512                          204.1968 USD    
 Sale           10,213                         204.2700 USD    
 Sale           10,768                         204.3022 USD    
 Sale           13,631                         203.7546 USD    
 Sale           15,492                         203.8828 USD    
 Sale           23,280                         204.0082 USD    
 Sale           26,223                         204.2664 USD    
 Sale           28,000                         204.1022 USD    


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
 Product Name  Nature of transaction  Number of relevant securities  Price per             
                                                                     unit                  
 SWAP          Long                   1                              155,662,820.0000 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:                                               14 Jan 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                                                          


 



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