Last checked at 6 Apr 2021 11:39
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 | 05 April 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 | ||||
1,756,159 | 1.36% | 190,305 | 0.15% | ||
(2) | Derivatives (other than options): | ||||
102,359 | 0.08% | 7,100 | 0.01% | ||
(3) | Options and agreements to | ||||
| purchase/sell: | 6,100 | 0.00% | 6,100 | 0.00% | |
| TOTAL: | |||||
1,864,618 | 1.45% | 203,505 | 0.16% | ||
(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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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
| Purchase/sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit |
| Purchase | 1 | 235.4600 USD |
| Purchase | 9 | 234.9200 USD |
| Purchase | 46 | 235.3084 USD |
| Purchase | 100 | 234.8000 USD |
| Purchase | 100 | 235.1150 USD |
| Purchase | 100 | 234.6600 USD |
| Purchase | 102 | 234.9900 USD |
| Purchase | 109 | 234.8716 USD |
| Purchase | 187 | 235.8146 USD |
| Purchase | 200 | 235.2800 USD |
| Purchase | 200 | 235.0750 USD |
| Purchase | 359 | 235.2545 USD |
| Purchase | 400 | 235.1125 USD |
| Purchase | 900 | 234.9836 USD |
| Purchase | 1,100 | 235.8100 USD |
| Purchase | 1,343 | 235.2424 USD |
| Purchase | 2,803 | 235.0886 USD |
| Purchase | 3,126 | 234.9822 USD |
| Purchase | 3,126 | 234.9823 USD |
| Purchase | 3,538 | 234.9842 USD |
| Purchase | 4,194 | 235.0539 USD |
| Purchase | 5,000 | 235.0767 USD |
| Purchase | 5,646 | 235.2909 USD |
| Purchase | 7,903 | 235.6500 USD |
| Purchase | 8,976 | 235.5941 USD |
| Purchase | 30,362 | 235.0116 USD |
| Sale | 11 | 235.0700 USD |
| Sale | 11 | 235.0500 USD |
| Sale | 44 | 235.4600 USD |
| Sale | 44 | 235.7000 USD |
| Sale | 88 | 235.5400 USD |
| Sale | 93 | 235.2000 USD |
| Sale | 95 | 234.8705 USD |
| Sale | 100 | 235.1300 USD |
| Sale | 100 | 235.0800 USD |
| Sale | 100 | 235.3700 USD |
| Sale | 100 | 234.5250 USD |
| Sale | 100 | 234.6200 USD |
| Sale | 111 | 235.2752 USD |
| Sale | 116 | 235.4379 USD |
| Sale | 118 | 235.6600 USD |
| Sale | 132 | 235.3833 USD |
| Sale | 132 | 235.4300 USD |
| Sale | 132 | 235.2366 USD |
| Sale | 140 | 234.8567 USD |
| Sale | 200 | 235.1000 USD |
| Sale | 210 | 235.0595 USD |
| Sale | 259 | 235.3774 USD |
| Sale | 264 | 235.5066 USD |
| Sale | 305 | 235.7509 USD |
| Sale | 313 | 235.0504 USD |
| Sale | 352 | 235.3600 USD |
| Sale | 388 | 234.5405 USD |
| Sale | 433 | 235.0517 USD |
| Sale | 527 | 235.1823 USD |
| Sale | 533 | 234.9492 USD |
| Sale | 547 | 234.9033 USD |
| Sale | 800 | 234.9716 USD |
| Sale | 1,000 | 235.0060 USD |
| Sale | 1,107 | 235.5911 USD |
| Sale | 1,300 | 235.1557 USD |
| Sale | 1,404 | 235.1048 USD |
| Sale | 1,405 | 235.1238 USD |
| Sale | 1,468 | 235.0246 USD |
| Sale | 1,700 | 234.8517 USD |
| Sale | 1,706 | 235.0618 USD |
| Sale | 1,775 | 234.8814 USD |
| Sale | 2,108 | 234.9796 USD |
| Sale | 2,150 | 234.9489 USD |
| Sale | 2,170 | 234.9861 USD |
| Sale | 2,549 | 234.9993 USD |
| Sale | 2,583 | 235.0089 USD |
| Sale | 2,591 | 235.0056 USD |
| Sale | 2,796 | 235.0110 USD |
| Sale | 2,955 | 235.6103 USD |
| Sale | 3,000 | 235.2087 USD |
| Sale | 3,126 | 235.2256 USD |
| Sale | 3,126 | 234.9822 USD |
| Sale | 3,626 | 235.0899 USD |
| Sale | 3,949 | 235.0725 USD |
| Sale | 7,555 | 235.6500 USD |
| Sale | 7,873 | 234.9098 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 | 6 April 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 | ||
| to which the option | |||||
| or derivative | |||||
| relates | |||||
| Put Options | Purchased | -100 | 220.0000 | American | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Call Options | Purchased | 100 | 240.0000 | American | Jul 16, 2021 |
| 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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