Franklin Resources, Inc Form 8.3 - Willis Towers Watson plc (7794V)

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RNS Number : 7794V

Franklin Resources, Inc

16 April 2021

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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       Franklin Resources, Inc. 
 (Note 1) 
Company dealt in             WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC 
                            ========================= 
Class of relevant security 
 to which the dealings        US$0.000304635 ordinary 
 being disclosed relate       shares 
 (Note 2) 
                            ========================= 
Date of dealing              April 15, 2021 
                            ========================= 
 
   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       1,604,245  1.24%     (980)      0.00% 
                             ==========  =====  ===========  ======= 
(2) Derivatives (other 
 than options) 
                             ==========  =====  ===========  ======= 
(3) Options and agreements 
 to purchase/sell 
                             ==========  =====  ===========  ======= 
Total                         1,604,245  1.24%     (980)      0.00% 
                             ==========  =====  ===========  ======= 
 
 

(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 securities        Price per unit 
                                                               (Note 5) 
 
 
   (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. American,   date    money paid/received 
 e.g. call   purchasing,   to which                  European                 per unit 
 option      varying       the option                etc.                     (Note 5) 
             etc.          relates (Note 
                           7) 
 
 
   (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) 
Transfer out of discretionary 
 holdings                        28 shares 
                               ==============  ==================== 
 

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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             April 16, 2021 
Contact name                   Cathy Johnson 
                              =============== 
Telephone number               954-527-7580 
                              =============== 
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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