Northern Trust Corporation Form 8.3 - Willis Towers Watson PLC (7769V)

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RNS Number : 7769V

Northern Trust Corporation

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       Northern Trust Corporation 
 (Note 1) 
Company dealt in             Willis Towers Watson PLC 
                            =========================== 
Class of relevant security   Common Stock USD 0.0033 
 to which the dealings 
 being disclosed relate 
 (Note 2) 
                            =========================== 
Date of dealing              15(th) April 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      1,428,312.00 
                              1.11% 
                            ===================  ===================== 
(2) Derivatives (other 
 than options) 
                            ===================  ===================== 
(3) Options and agreements 
 to purchase/sell 
                            ===================  ===================== 
Total                        1,428,312.00 
                              1.11% 
                            ===================  ===================== 
 
 

Note: The difference in holdings from yesterday and today not explained by transactions, can be explained by stock transfers of 2721 securities into the relevant accounts .

(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 ($) 
      BUY                       1                       237.98 
                 ------------------------------  ------------------- 
      BUY                      42                       237.98 
                 ------------------------------  ------------------- 
      BUY                       4                       237.98 
                 ------------------------------  ------------------- 
      BUY                       6                       238.37 
                 ------------------------------  ------------------- 
      BUY                       7                       237.98 
                 ------------------------------  ------------------- 
      SELL                    1500                     238.026 
                 ------------------------------  ------------------- 
      SELL                    1229                     238.026 
                 ------------------------------  ------------------- 
 
   (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) 
 
 

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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.

   Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?  (Note   9)                                              NO 
 
Date of disclosure            16(th) April 2021 
Contact name                  London Compliance Team 
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Telephone number             0207 982 2158 or 0207 982 
                              3697 
                             ========================= 
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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