Company Announcements

Willis Towers Watson plc 8.3

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 3445G
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
23 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

22 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

1,796,285                1.39

1,760,041             1.36

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

1,609,191                1.25

1,641,400                1.27

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 

2,000             0.00

26,000             0.02

Total

3,407,476             2.64

3,427,441             2.65

 


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1.       DEALINGS (Note 4)

 

(a)      Purchases and sales

 

 

Purchase/sale

 

Number of relevant securities

 

Price per unit (USD)

 

(Note 5)

Purchase (New Borrow)

 

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

Purchases

 

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

100

 

35

 1

 3

 1

 3

 4

 207

 4

 4

 1

 4

 2

 8,100

 2

 700

 216

 100

 7,084

 50,272

 2

 1

 2

 2

 

 35

 5

 127

 6,734

 86

 1

 733

 497

 1,013

 965

 84

 24

 1,038

 10

 86

 10

 130

 4

 833

 2,173

 670

 196

 86

 1,078

 3,647

 613

 736

 174

 32

 4

 81

 88

 202

 6

 79

 86

 87

 56

 245

 274

 5

 109

 385

 354

 26

 1

 10

 12

 87

 265

 109

 831

 54

 8,100

 5

 25

 50,272

 428

 1

 26

 136

 33

 88

 40

 1

 633

 1,460

 11

 182

 63

 3,504

N/A

 

224.6200     USD

226.5800     USD

226.3967     USD

226.1800     USD

226.5167     USD

226.4625     USD

226.3400     USD

226.2600     USD

226.1525     USD

226.4400     USD

225.9300     USD

226.6500     USD

226.3282     USD

226.3600     USD

226.3214     USD

226.5561     USD

226.4643     USD

226.3143     USD

226.2519     USD

226.2850     USD

226.7300     USD

226.4850     USD

226.1750     USD

                       

224.6200     USD

226.2200     USD

226.5700     USD

226.3400     USD

226.4400     USD

226.3275     USD

226.2817     USD

225.9495     USD

226.2705     USD

226.0315     USD

225.9400     USD

226.6400     USD

226.2744     USD

226.2650     USD

225.9300     USD

226.0750     USD

226.0900     USD

226.1300     USD

226.3321     USD

226.2822     USD

226.0275     USD

226.2603     USD

226.6800     USD

226.1563     USD

226.1458     USD

226.4184     USD

226.1347     USD

226.0700     USD

226.2100     USD

226.1000     USD

226.0600     USD

226.0800     USD

226.5085     USD

226.1500     USD

226.8200     USD

225.9100     USD

226.0000     USD

226.1400     USD

226.1100     USD

226.7208     USD

226.4000     USD

226.6500     USD

226.6851     USD

226.7548     USD

226.6700     USD

226.7750     USD

226.6450     USD

226.6600     USD

226.0500     USD

226.2167     USD

226.4412     USD

226.0247     USD

226.5000     USD

226.3282     USD

225.8200     USD

226.3600     USD

226.2519     USD

226.1581     USD

226.9850     USD

226.3100     USD

226.5920     USD

226.1600     USD

226.2300     USD

226.6150     USD

226.5300     USD

226.6706     USD

226.6277     USD

226.6250     USD

226.2766     USD

225.8500     USD

226.1518     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 Long

 

              Increase Short

 

Decrease Long

25,136

 

  6,400

 

 8,100

 

 2

226.2469     USD

                       

226.3400     USD

                       

226.3282     USD

                       

226.3604     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)








 

 

(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

23 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

Call Option

Put Option

 

Purchased

Written

Written

 

2,000

 2,000

24,000

 

230.00

 230.00

220.00

 

American

American

American

 

17/09/2021

20/08/2021

20/08/2021

 

 

 

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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