Form 8.3 - Willis Towers Watson Plc
Source: RNS
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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
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Name of person dealing (Note 1) |
BlackRock, Inc. |
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Company dealt in |
Willis Towers Watson plc |
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) |
US$0.000304635 ordinary shares |
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Date of dealing |
15 April 2021 |
2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
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Long |
Short |
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Number |
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(%) |
Number |
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(%) |
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(1) Relevant securities |
8,898,320 (6.89%) |
4,171 (0.00%) |
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(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
2,352,174 (1.82%) |
5,281 (0.00%) |
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
0 (0.00%) |
0 (0.00%) |
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Total |
11,250,494 (8.72%) |
9,452 (0.00%) |
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
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Class of relevant security: |
Long |
Short |
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Number |
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(%) |
Number |
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(%) |
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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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Total |
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1. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
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Purchase/sale |
Number of relevant securities |
Price per unit (Note 5) |
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Purchase |
825 |
USD 236.7200 |
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Purchase |
4,860 |
USD 237.9800 |
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Purchase |
4 |
USD 238.0100 |
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Purchase |
11 |
USD 238.4223 |
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Sale |
521 |
USD 237.9800 |
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Sale |
737 |
USD 238.2677 |
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Sale |
5,699 |
USD 238.3238 |
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Sale |
469 |
USD 238.3632 |
Please note: there was also a Transfer Out of 8,014 Shares
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
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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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CFD |
Increasing short |
139 |
USD 238.2434 |
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CFD |
Increasing short |
75 |
USD 238.3211 |
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TR Swap |
Maturity |
3,553 |
USD 0.0000 |
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TR Swap |
Maturity |
3,933 |
USD 0.0000 |
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TR Swap |
Maturity |
2,708 |
USD 0.0000 |
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TR Swap |
Increasing Long |
10,194 |
USD 0.0000 |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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
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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)
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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) NO
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Date of disclosure |
16 April 2021 |
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Contact name |
Jana Blumenstein |
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Telephone number |
+44 20 7743 3650 |
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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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