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