RNS Number : 5022C
BlackRock Group
19 October 2020
Ap19
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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Nameofpersondealing
(Note
1)
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BlackRock, Inc.
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Companydealtin
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Willis Towers Watson plc
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Classofrelevantsecuritytowhichthe dealingsbeingdisclosedrelate
(Note
2)
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US$0.000304635 ordinary shares
|
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Date
of
dealing
|
16 October 2020
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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
|
|
(%)
|
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(1)Relevantsecurities
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9,198,152 (7.13%)
|
11,059 (0.00%)
|
|
(2)
Derivatives
(other
than
options)
|
1,973,914 (1.53%)
|
8,359 (0.00%)
|
|
(3)Optionsandagreementstopurchase/sell
|
0 (0.00%)
|
0 (0.00%)
|
|
Total
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11,172,066 (8.67%)
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19,418 (0.01%)
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in
(Note
3)
|
Classofrelevantsecurity:
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Long
|
Short
|
|
|
Number
|
|
(%)
|
Number
|
|
(%)
|
|
(1)Relevantsecurities
|
|
|
|
(2)
Derivatives
(other
than
options)
|
|
|
|
(3)Optionsandagreementstopurchase/sell
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ap20
1.
DEALINGS
(Note
4)
(a) Purchases and sales
|
Purchase/sale
|
Numberofrelevantsecurities
|
Priceperunit
(Note
5)
|
|
Purchase
|
686
|
USD 217.2051
|
|
Purchase
|
66
|
USD 217.3705
|
|
Purchase
|
1,134
|
USD 217.4606
|
|
Purchase
|
76
|
USD 217.8800
|
|
Sale
|
74
|
USD 216.7600
|
|
Sale
|
33
|
USD 217.5477
|
|
Sale
|
7
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USD 217.5900
|
Please note: there was also a Transfer Out of 17,363 Shares
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
|
Productname,
e.g.
CFD
|
Natureoftransaction
(Note
6)
|
Numberofrelevantsecurities
(Note
7)
|
Priceperunit
(Note
5)
|
|
CFD
|
Reducing Short
|
3
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USD 218.2400
|
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
39
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USD 217.0118
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
Productname,
e.g.
call
option
|
Writing,
selling,purchasing,varyingetc.
|
Numberofsecurities towhichtheoptionrelates
(Note
7)
|
Exercise price
|
Type,
e.g.American,Europeanetc.
|
Expiry date
|
Optionmoney paid/receivedperunit
(Note
5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(ii) Exercising
|
Productname,
e.g.
call
option
|
Numberofsecurities
|
Exercisepriceper 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)
|
|
Stock on Loan
|
1,000
|
N/A
|
|
Return of Stock on Loan
|
8,200
|
N/A
|
Ap21
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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Dateofdisclosure
|
19 October 2020
|
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Contact
name
|
Jana Blumenstein
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Telephone
number
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+44 20 7743 3650
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If
aconnectedEFM,nameofofferee/offerorwithwhichconnected
|
|
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If
aconnectedEFM,statenatureofconnection
(Note
10)
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