Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 6327M
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
22 January 2021
 

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

Bank of America, N.A., Proprietary

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

21/01/2021

 

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

105,977

0.082%

48,664

0.038%

(2)

Derivatives (other than options):

98,634

0.077%

69,114

0.054%

(3)

Options and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0%

0

0%

Total

204,611

0.159%

117,778

0.091%

 

(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

                                       1,202

 208.57 USD         

 

Purchase/sale

Number of relevant securities

Price per unit (Note 4)

Sale

                                             6

 208.57 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 209.24 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 209.4 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 209.47 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 209.54 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 210.21 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 210.39 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 210.46 USD         

 Sale

                                          106

 210.97 USD         

 Sale

                                          100

 211.01 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 211.42 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 211.43 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 211.52 USD         

 Sale

                                          100

 211.605 USD         

 Sale

                                          100

 211.62 USD         

 Sale

                                             6

 211.63 USD         

 Sale

                                          100

 211.64 USD         

 Sale

                                             6

 211.66 USD         

 Sale

                                          100

 211.7 USD         

 Sale

                                             2

 211.89 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 211.95 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 212.07 USD         

 Sale

                                             1

 212.31 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

Reducing a long position

7630

208.57 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

22/01/2021

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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