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38.5 (b) - Willis Towers Watson PLC
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RNS Number : 6640C
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
20 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
19/10/2020
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
167,379
0.130%
30,499
0.024%
(2)
Derivatives (other than options):
37,471
0.029%
41,993
0.033 %
(3)
Options and agreements to purchase/sell:
0
0%
0
0%
Total
204,850
0.159%
72,492
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
3
216.76 USD
Purchase
6000
213.287 USD
Purchase/sale
Number of relevant securities
Price per unit (Note 4)
Sale
295
212.94 USD
Sale
2
212.941 USD
Sale
94
212.96 USD
Sale
280
212.99 USD
Sale
553
213.07 USD
Sale
61
213.1 USD
Sale
100
213.11 USD
Sale
100
213.16 USD
Sale
100
213.2 USD
Sale
1
213.24 USD
Sale
100
213.25 USD
Sale
100
213.26 USD
Sale
1,289
213.29 USD
Sale
378
213.3 USD
Sale
394
213.31 USD
Sale
102
213.32 USD
Sale
206
213.33 USD
Sale
200
213.34 USD
Sale
200
213.35 USD
Sale
200
213.37 USD
Sale
100
213.4 USD
Sale
285
213.42 USD
Sale
1
213.44 USD
Sale
720
213.51 USD
Sale
100
213.52 USD
Sale
5
215.44 USD
Sale
93
215.58 USD
Sale
10
215.6 USD
Sale
24
215.65 USD
Sale
1
215.73 USD
Sale
107
215.75 USD
Sale
125
215.76 USD
Sale
60
215.78 USD
Sale
100
215.8 USD
Sale
1
215.81 USD
Sale
64
215.82 USD
Sale
144
215.83 USD
Sale
560
215.84 USD
Sale
485
215.85 USD
Sale
232
215.93 USD
Sale
23
215.95 USD
Sale
915
215.955 USD
Sale
25
215.98 USD
Sale
100
216 USD
Sale
60
216.02 USD
Sale
183
216.04 USD
Sale
91
216.06 USD
Sale
102
216.07 USD
Sale
199
216.08 USD
Sale
100
216.1 USD
Sale
328
216.11 USD
Sale
182
216.13 USD
Sale
6
216.131 USD
Sale
214
216.14 USD
Sale
70
216.15 USD
Sale
298
216.16 USD
Sale
100
216.17 USD
Sale
190
216.18 USD
Sale
58
216.19 USD
Sale
250
216.2 USD
Sale
92
216.22 USD
Sale
474
216.23 USD
Sale
21
216.24 USD
Sale
13
216.26 USD
Sale
40
216.28 USD
Sale
362
216.29 USD
Sale
85
216.3 USD
Sale
93
216.32 USD
Sale
200
216.36 USD
Sale
64
216.37 USD
Sale
236
216.38 USD
Sale
100
216.47 USD
Sale
100
216.49 USD
Sale
100
216.5 USD
Sale
100
216.52 USD
Sale
3
216.76 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)
Swaps
Increasing a Short Position
328
216.76 USD
Swaps
Increasing a Long Position
3940
216.76 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)
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)
N/A
N/A
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
20/10/2020
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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