Company Announcements

Willis Towers Watson plc 8.3

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 0608E
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
02 July 2021
 

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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)

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Company dealt in

Willis Towers Watson plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

US$0.000304635 ordinary shares

Date of dealing

01 July 2021

 

2.         INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

 

(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

 

Long

Short

 

Number

 

(%)

Number

 

(%)

(1) Relevant securities

1,812,501                1.41

1,713,508             1.33

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

1,581,833                1.23

1,664,590                1.29

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 

7,800             0.01

24,600             0.02

Total

3,402,134             2.65

3,402,698             2.64

             

 

 

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1.       DEALINGS (Note 4)

 

(a)      Purchases and sales

 

 

Purchase/sale

 

Number of relevant securities

 

Price per unit (USD)

 

(Note 5)

Sale (Borrow Return)

 

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

Purchase

 

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

Sale

65,700

 

10

200

15

200

6

700

3

100

200

200

100

200

200

300

297

31

200

1

4

6,097

38

100

38

 

100

1

15

1

3

100

1

1

1

6

6

700

3

25

3

1

22

2

18

100

4

23

3

2

13

100

1

100

6

100

100

6

100

1

3

3

4

300

161

262

200

100

1

2

31

101

7,240

401

22

1

1

1

38

1

100

1

38

N/A

 

233.1650     USD

233.1200     USD

232.4607     USD

231.9400     USD

231.6850     USD

231.6643     USD

231.5950     USD

231.5126     USD

231.4700     USD

231.4100     USD

231.3600     USD

231.3400     USD

231.3100     USD

231.1759     USD

231.1202     USD

231.0974     USD

231.0600     USD

231.0300     USD

231.0200     USD

231.0000     USD

230.7600     USD

230.6400     USD

230.0200     USD

 

233.1200     USD

232.7900     USD

232.4607     USD

232.4400     USD

231.9900     USD

231.9400     USD

231.8700     USD

231.8100     USD

231.7400     USD

231.6950     USD

231.6850     USD

231.6643     USD

231.6150     USD

231.6048     USD

231.5950     USD

231.5800     USD

231.5536     USD

231.5000     USD

231.4894     USD

231.4700     USD

231.4675     USD

231.4552     USD

231.4433     USD

231.4400     USD

231.4180     USD

231.4100     USD

231.3800     USD

231.3400     USD

231.3150     USD

231.3100     USD

231.3000     USD

231.2750     USD

231.2500     USD

231.2300     USD

231.2200     USD

231.1933     USD

231.1825     USD

231.1759     USD

231.1553     USD

231.1447     USD

231.1100     USD

231.0600     USD

231.0450     USD

231.0200     USD

231.0175     USD

231.0100     USD

231.0000     USD

230.9820     USD

230.9636     USD

230.9600     USD

230.8500     USD

230.8300     USD

230.7600     USD

230.7100     USD

230.6700     USD

230.5650     USD

230.0200     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

(USD) (Note 5)

Equity Swap

Decrease Short

 

Increase Short

3

 

300

231.6150     USD

 

231.1759     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 (USD)

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5) (USD)

Put Option

Purchasing

24,000

220.00

American

20/08/2021

4.05

 

 

(ii)      Exercising

 

Product name,

e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

 

 

 

 

 

(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

02 July 2021

Contact name

Alwyn Basch

Telephone number

0207 742 7407

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected

N/A

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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,

e.g. call option

Written, or purchased

Number of relevant securities to which the option or derivative relates

Exercise price (Note 2) (USD)

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Call Option

Put Option

Put Option

Put Option

Purchased

Purchased

Written

Written

3,900

 3,900

 24,000

 600

240.00

220.00

220.00

250.00

American

American

American

American

16/07/2021

16/07/2021

20/08/2021

16/07/2021

 

 

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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