Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) Form 8.3 - Willis Towers Watson plc (4392S)

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RNS Number : 4392S

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

08 July 2020

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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      The Bank of New York Mellon 
 (Note 1)                    Corporation and its subsidiaries, 
                             1. 
                             The Bank of New York Mellon, 
                             2. BNY Mellon Investment 
                             Adviser, Inc., 3. Mellon 
                             Investments Corporation, 
                             4. BNY Mellon Trust of 
                             Delaware, 5. BNY Mellon, 
                             National Association, 6. 
                             Lockwood Advisors, Inc., 
                             7. Pershing LLC, 8. BNY 
                             Mellon Securities Corporation 
Company dealt in            Willis Towers Watson plc 
                            ================================== 
Class of relevant security  US$0.000304635 ordinary 
 to which the dealings       shares 
 being disclosed relate 
 (Note 2) 
                            ================================== 
Date of dealing             07 July 2020 
                            ================================== 
 
   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      1,303,373 1.01% 
                             =================  =================== 
(2) Derivatives (other 
 than options) 
                             =================  =================== 
(3) Options and agreements 
 to purchase/sell 
                             =================  =================== 
Total                        1,303,373 1.01% 
                             =================  =================== 
 
 

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt

  in   (Note   3) 
 
Class of relevant security:                Long                Short 
                              Number        (%)     Number         (%) 
                              =========    ======  ===========    ====== 
(1) Relevant securities 
                              ===================  ===================== 
 
  (2) Derivatives (other 
  than options) 
                              ===================  ===================== 
 
  (3) Options and agreements 
  to purchase/sell 
                              ===================  ===================== 
Total 
                              ===================  ===================== 
 
 

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   1.       DEALINGS  (Note   4) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
 
  Purchase/sale           Number of relevant        Price per unit 
                          securities                (Note 5) 
   Purchase                  24                    USD 196.82 
  Transfer Out                6                        N/A 
      Sale                   100                   USD 198.05 
      Sale                    16                   USD 197.00 
    Purchase                  48                   USD 197.95 
    Purchase                  53                   USD 197.00 
                 ===========================  ==================== 
 
   (b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
Product    Nature of transaction  Number of relevant   Price per 
 name,      (Note 6)               securities           unit 
 e.g. CFD                          (Note 7)             (Note 5) 
 
 
   (c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
   (i)       Writing,  selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product     Writing,      Number of       Exercise  Type,       Expiry  Option 
 name,       selling,      securities      price     e.g.        date    money 
 e.g. call   purchasing,   to which                  American,           paid/received 
 option      varying       the option                European            per unit 
             etc.          relates (Note             etc.                (Note 
                           7)                                            5) 
 
 
   (ii)      Exercising 
 
Product name,             Number of securities      Exercise price 
 e.g. call option                                    per unit (Note 
                                                     5) 
 
 

(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

 
Nature of transaction         Details      Price per unit 
 (Note 8)                                   (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)                                              No 
 
Date of disclosure            08 July 2020 
Contact name                  Andrew Weiser 
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Telephone number              516-338-3752 
                              ============= 
If a connected EFM, name 
 of offeree/offeror with 
 which connected 
                              ============= 
If a connected EFM, state 
 nature of connection (Note 
 10) 
                              ============= 
 

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