FORM 38.5(b)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of exempt principal trader |
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC |
Company dealt in |
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC |
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note1) |
USD 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 2)
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Long |
Short |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
(1) Relevant securities |
2,477,559.542 |
(1.92) |
1,971,792.542 |
(1.52) |
(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
698,931 |
(0.54) |
2,977,260 |
(2.30) |
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
0 |
(0.00) |
0 |
(0.00) |
Total |
3,176,490.542 |
(2.46) |
4,949,052.542 |
(3.83) |
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)
Class of relevant security: |
Long |
Short |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
(%) |
(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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3. DEALINGS (Note 3)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale |
Number of relevant securities |
Price per unit (Note 4) |
Purchase |
1 |
225.9300 USD |
Purchase |
1 |
225.9300 USD |
Purchase |
34 |
225.9800 USD |
Purchase |
34 |
225.9800 USD |
Purchase |
14 |
225.9800 USD |
Purchase |
18 |
225.9800 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
225.9800 USD |
Purchase |
1 |
226.0000 USD |
Purchase |
4 |
226.0000 USD |
Purchase |
7 |
226.0000 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.0000 USD |
Purchase |
31 |
226.0000 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.0000 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.0150 USD |
Purchase |
1 |
226.0400 USD |
Purchase |
1 |
226.0500 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.0500 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.0500 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.0500 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.0500 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.0650 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.0650 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.0700 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.1000 USD |
Purchase |
84 |
226.1000 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.1100 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.1150 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.1200 USD |
Purchase |
24 |
226.1200 USD |
Purchase |
20 |
226.1200 USD |
Purchase |
6 |
226.1200 USD |
Purchase |
20 |
226.1200 USD |
Purchase |
10 |
226.1200 USD |
Purchase |
20 |
226.1200 USD |
Purchase |
87 |
226.1300 USD |
Purchase |
34 |
226.1400 USD |
Purchase |
34 |
226.1400 USD |
Purchase |
32 |
226.1400 USD |
Purchase |
20 |
226.1500 USD |
Purchase |
69 |
226.1700 USD |
Purchase |
40 |
226.1700 USD |
Purchase |
20 |
226.1700 USD |
Purchase |
20 |
226.1700 USD |
Purchase |
1 |
226.1800 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.1800 USD |
Purchase |
200 |
226.2000 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.2100 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.2100 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
3 |
226.2500 USD |
Purchase |
34 |
226.2700 USD |
Purchase |
32 |
226.2700 USD |
Purchase |
34 |
226.2700 USD |
Purchase |
32 |
226.3300 USD |
Purchase |
93 |
226.3300 USD |
Purchase |
50 |
226.3300 USD |
Purchase |
2 |
226.3400 USD |
Purchase |
993 |
226.3400 USD |
Purchase |
2 |
226.3400 USD |
Purchase |
9 |
226.3700 USD |
Purchase |
91 |
226.3700 USD |
Purchase |
34 |
226.3800 USD |
Purchase |
7 |
226.3800 USD |
Purchase |
11 |
226.3800 USD |
Purchase |
93 |
226.3800 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.4300 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.4700 USD |
Purchase |
2 |
226.6200 USD |
Purchase |
16 |
226.6200 USD |
Purchase |
82 |
226.6200 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.6600 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.6950 USD |
Purchase |
2 |
226.7000 USD |
Purchase |
1 |
226.8150 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.8800 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.8800 USD |
Purchase |
41 |
226.9100 USD |
Purchase |
91 |
226.9200 USD |
Purchase |
9 |
226.9200 USD |
Purchase |
100 |
226.9200 USD |
Purchase |
15 |
227.0600 USD |
Purchase |
69 |
227.0600 USD |
Purchase |
31 |
227.0600 USD |
Purchase |
93 |
227.0600 USD |
Purchase |
92 |
227.0600 USD |
Sale |
100 |
225.9550 USD |
Sale |
74 |
226.3200 USD |
Sale |
100 |
226.3300 USD |
Sale |
2,285 |
226.3400 USD |
Sale |
28 |
226.3400 USD |
Sale |
4 |
226.3400 USD |
Sale |
58,295 |
226.3400 USD |
Sale |
170 |
226.3400 USD |
Sale |
8 |
226.3400 USD |
Sale |
41 |
226.3400 USD |
Sale (Loan Adjust) |
45 |
N/A |
Sale (Loan Adjust) |
50 |
N/A |
Purchase (Loan Partial Return) |
72 |
N/A |
Purchase (Loan Partial Return) |
17 |
N/A |
Purchase (Loan Partial Return) |
50 |
N/A |
Purchase (Loan Partial Return) |
28 |
N/A |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
Product name, e.g. CFD |
Nature of transaction (Note 5) |
Number of relevant securities (Note 6) |
Price per unit (Note 4) |
SWAP |
Opening a long position |
58,295 |
226.3400 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 4) |
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(ii) Exercising
Product name,e.g. call option |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit (Note 4) |
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)
Nature of transaction (Note 7) |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4) |
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4. 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 |
Paul Grainger and Kashif Rafiq |
Telephone number |
+44(20) 7552 9835 / +44(20) 7051 0547 |
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected |
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC |
Nature of connection (Note 9) |
Advisor to Offeree |
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 38.5(b)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5(b) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
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) |
Type, e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Swap |
Sold |
185 |
0.0000 |
N/A |
23/09/2021 |
Swap |
Sold |
562 |
0.0000 |
N/A |
27/09/2021 |
Swap |
Sold |
38,107 |
0.0000 |
N/A |
16/05/2022 |
Swap |
Purchased |
58,295 |
0.0000 |
N/A |
24/08/2022 |
Swap |
Sold |
58,295 |
0.0000 |
N/A |
18/07/2022 |
Swap |
Sold |
84,311 |
0.0000 |
N/A |
16/05/2022 |
Swap |
Sold |
140,000 |
0.0000 |
N/A |
25/03/2022 |
Swap |
Sold |
140,000 |
0.0000 |
N/A |
24/03/2022 |
Swap |
Purchased |
597,000 |
0.0000 |
N/A |
04/01/2023 |
Swap |
Sold |
597,000 |
0.0000 |
N/A |
04/01/2023 |
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 Rules 8 and 38.5 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.
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