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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 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | ORD |
Date of dealing | 2 FEB 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 | ||||
2,319,271 | 1.80% | 605,631 | 0.47% | ||
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(2) | Derivatives (other than options): |
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273,127 | 0.21% | 441,267 | 0.34% | ||
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(3) | Options and agreements to |
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| purchase/sell: | 6,000 | 0.00% | 6,000 | 0.00% | |
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2,598,398 | 2.02% | 1,052,898 | 0.82% | ||
(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 | ||||
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
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Total |
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3.DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
| Purchase/sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit |
| Purchase | 1 | 212.2400 USD |
| Purchase | 2 | 211.6900 USD |
| Purchase | 3 | 211.5833 USD |
| Purchase | 6 | 210.8983 USD |
| Purchase | 10 | 210.9900 USD |
| Purchase | 13 | 211.9030 USD |
| Purchase | 100 | 211.2000 USD |
| Purchase | 147 | 211.5494 USD |
| Purchase | 150 | 211.7500 USD |
| Purchase | 500 | 211.9860 USD |
| Purchase | 500 | 211.5990 USD |
| Purchase | 522 | 211.6099 USD |
| Purchase | 674 | 212.0747 USD |
| Purchase | 689 | 211.3679 USD |
| Purchase | 700 | 211.9143 USD |
| Purchase | 700 | 211.6957 USD |
| Purchase | 820 | 212.0017 USD |
| Purchase | 900 | 211.9211 USD |
| Purchase | 900 | 211.7400 USD |
| Purchase | 900 | 212.1500 USD |
| Purchase | 1,000 | 211.6365 USD |
| Purchase | 1,200 | 211.6920 USD |
| Purchase | 2,103 | 211.1220 USD |
| Purchase | 3,054 | 211.8737 USD |
| Purchase | 3,398 | 211.8970 USD |
| Purchase | 4,814 | 210.9128 USD |
| Purchase | 5,752 | 211.3327 USD |
| Purchase | 6,259 | 211.1922 USD |
| Purchase | 7,506 | 211.1201 USD |
| Purchase | 9,318 | 211.1200 USD |
| Purchase | 17,106 | 211.7329 USD |
| Sale | 7 | 211.7085 USD |
| Sale | 10 | 211.8115 USD |
| Sale | 10 | 210.9900 USD |
| Sale | 11 | 211.4363 USD |
| Sale | 11 | 211.8563 USD |
| Sale | 11 | 211.7895 USD |
| Sale | 11 | 211.4218 USD |
| Sale | 12 | 210.1591 USD |
| Sale | 13 | 211.6019 USD |
| Sale | 14 | 211.5789 USD |
| Sale | 27 | 211.7719 USD |
| Sale | 29 | 211.6600 USD |
| Sale | 40 | 212.1850 USD |
| Sale | 50 | 211.4900 USD |
| Sale | 58 | 211.6800 USD |
| Sale | 91 | 211.3700 USD |
| Sale | 477 | 211.8256 USD |
| Sale | 689 | 211.3679 USD |
| Sale | 874 | 211.1469 USD |
| Sale | 2,149 | 211.2775 USD |
| Sale | 3,029 | 211.8669 USD |
| Sale | 3,077 | 211.8994 USD |
| Sale | 3,974 | 210.8690 USD |
| Sale | 4,362 | 211.4787 USD |
| Sale | 6,881 | 211.2240 USD |
| Sale | 7,514 | 211.1201 USD |
| Sale | 12,528 | 211.1200 USD |
| Sale | 25,000 | 211.7668 USD |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
Product name, e.g. CFD | Nature of transaction (Note 6) | Number of relevant securities (Note 7) | Price per unit (Note 5) |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, e.g. call option | 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) |
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(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) |
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) | Details | Price per unit (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 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure | 3 FEB 2021 |
Contact name | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
Telephone number | 020 3134 7213 |
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected |
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) |
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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 | ||
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| 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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