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Form 38.5(b) - Willis Towers Watson
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RNS Number : 3478C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
16 October 2020
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 RECOGNIZED INTERMEDIARY
STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
1.
KEY INFORMATION
Name of exempt principal trader
BofA Securities, Inc.
Company dealt in
Willis Towers Watson PLC
Class of relevant security to which the
dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1)
Common - IE00BDB6Q211
Date of dealing
15/10/2020
2.
INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
(a)
Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security
dealt in (Note 2)
Class of relevant security: Common
IE00BDB6Q211
Long
Short
Number
%
Number
%
(1)
Relevant securities
174,928
0.136%
30,528
0.024 %
(2)
Derivatives (other than options):
33,531
0.026%
41,665
0.032%
(3)
Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0%
0
0%
Total
208,459
0.162%
72,193
0.056%
(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
Number
%
Number
%
(1)
Relevant securities
0
0%
0
0%
(2)
Derivatives (other than options):
0
0%
0
0%
(3)
Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0%
0
0%
Total
0
0%
0
0%
3.
DEALINGS (Note 3)
(a)
Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale
Number of relevant securities
Price per unit (Note 4)
Purchase
8,500
211.13 USD
Purchase
186
211.78 USD
Purchase
300
211.79 USD
Purchase
100
211.81 USD
Purchase
80
211.93 USD
Purchase
213
211.94 USD
Purchase
100
211.96 USD
Purchase
107
211.98 USD
Purchase
2
212.87 USD
Purchase
2
212.9 USD
Purchase
296
212.91 USD
Purchase
7
213.07 USD
Purchase
100
213.17 USD
Purchase
200
213.2 USD
Purchase
100
213.28 USD
Purchase
278
213.32 USD
Purchase
100
213.33 USD
Purchase
100
213.36 USD
Purchase
385
213.37 USD
Purchase
202
213.38 USD
Purchase
100
213.39 USD
Purchase
278
213.41 USD
Purchase
726
213.42 USD
Purchase
261
213.43 USD
Purchase
8
213.44 USD
Purchase
198
213.46 USD
Purchase
11
213.47 USD
Purchase
111
213.48 USD
Purchase
149
213.51 USD
Purchase
300
213.56 USD
Purchase/sale
Number of relevant securities
Price per unit (Note 4)
Sale
88
211.78 USD
Sale
371
211.8 USD
Sale
1
211.82 USD
Sale
100
211.83 USD
Sale
111
211.86 USD
Sale
100
211.88 USD
Sale
600
211.92 USD
Sale
3
211.99 USD
Sale
100
212.02 USD
Sale
10
212.07 USD
Sale
57
212.08 USD
Sale
200
212.09 USD
Sale
130
212.1 USD
Sale
200
212.11 USD
Sale
185
212.14 USD
Sale
100
212.16 USD
Sale
185
212.24 USD
Sale
300
212.4 USD
Sale
107
212.46 USD
Sale
100
212.47 USD
Sale
63
212.62 USD
Sale
30
212.64 USD
Sale
100
212.67 USD
Sale
300
212.71 USD
Sale
100
212.76 USD
Sale
123
212.81 USD
Sale
371
212.82 USD
Sale
185
212.83 USD
Sale
100
212.84 USD
Sale
185
212.88 USD
Sale
100
212.96 USD
Sale
278
212.97 USD
Sale
100
212.98 USD
Sale
400
213.04 USD
Sale
277
213.06 USD
Sale
100
213.16 USD
Sale
277
213.2 USD
Sale
100
213.28 USD
Sale
100
213.29 USD
Sale
185
213.3 USD
Sale
100
213.31 USD
Sale
200
213.5 USD
Sale
100
213.52 USD
Sale
68
213.59 USD
Sale
100
213.6 USD
Sale
122
213.61 USD
Sale
119
213.62 USD
Sale
100
213.63 USD
Sale
81
213.64 USD
Sale
500
213.66 USD
Sale
296
213.67 USD
Sale
678
213.68 USD
Sale
100
213.69 USD
Sale
84
213.71 USD
Sale
300
213.72 USD
Sale
200
213.73 USD
Sale
93
213.78 USD
Sale
40
213.79 USD
Sale
147
213.8 USD
Sale
93
215.77 USD
Sale
82
215.86 USD
Sale
24
215.87 USD
Sale
200
215.88 USD
Sale
14
215.89 USD
Sale
100
215.91 USD
Sale
100
215.93 USD
Sale
100
215.97 USD
Sale
41
215.98 USD
Sale
100
216 USD
Sale
115
216.01 USD
Sale
100
216.11 USD
Sale
54
216.13 USD
Sale
140
216.14 USD
Sale
53
216.19 USD
Sale
359
216.23 USD
Sale
319
216.24 USD
Sale
294
216.25 USD
Sale
214
216.27 USD
Sale
138
216.3 USD
Sale
342
216.31 USD
Sale
432
216.32 USD
Sale
284
216.34 USD
Sale
499
216.35 USD
Sale
935
216.37 USD
Sale
285
216.38 USD
Sale
162
216.39 USD
Sale
285
216.4 USD
Sale
200
216.41 USD
Sale
600
216.42 USD
Sale
185
216.44 USD
Sale
363
216.45 USD
Sale
100
216.46 USD
Sale
100
216.47 USD
Sale
391
216.48 USD
Sale
452
216.49 USD
Sale
110
216.5 USD
Sale
200
216.51 USD
Sale
98
216.52 USD
Sale
185
216.54 USD
Sale
6
216.58 USD
Sale
8,500
211.617 USD
Sale
5,600
211.66 USD
Sale
8,500
213.436 USD
(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)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(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)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
(ii)
Exercising
Product name,
e.g. call option
Number of securities
Exercise price per
unit (Note 4)
N/A
N/A
N/A
(d)
Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)
Nature or transaction (Note 7)
Details
Price per unit
(if applicable) (Note 4)
Loan
Loan of 500 shares
N/A
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 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)
No
Date of disclosure
16/10/2020
Contact name
Tolu Tade
Telephone number
+44207 996 3410
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected
Willis Towers Watson PLC
Nature of connection (Note 9)
Advisor to - Willis Towers Watson PLC
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