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[Form 4] WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC Insider Trading Activity

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Hess Carl Aaron reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Willis Towers Watson plc reported that Chief Executive Officer Carl Aaron Hess received two awards of restricted share units (RSUs) on 2026-07-10. The grants covered 9.6986 and 83.8109 RSUs, each referenced at $289.65 per unit, tied to ordinary shares with a nominal value of $0.000304635. After these awards, reported RSU holdings under the relevant plans rose to as many as 10,522.1413 units. Footnotes explain that these RSUs are part of non-qualified deferred compensation plans and generally settle into ordinary shares on a 1:1 basis following the CEO’s separation from service or death, subject to specified timing rules.

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Insider Hess Carl Aaron
Role Chief Executive Officer
Type Security Shares Price Value
Grant/Award Restricted Share Unit 83.811 $289.65 $24K
Grant/Award Restricted Share Unit 9.699 $289.65 $3K
Holdings After Transaction: Restricted Share Unit — 10,522.141 shares (Direct)
Footnotes (1)
  1. Restricted share units settle for Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000304635 per share, on a 1:1 basis 6 months after the reporting person's termination date. Includes restricted share units acquired pursuant to the Willis Towers Watson Non-Qualified Deferred Savings Plan for U.S. Employees (the "Plan"), including the participant's deferral election under the Plan and the Company's matching contribution on the participant's deferral election credited to the participant's account in the form of restricted share units under the Plan. Vested shares under the Willis Towers Watson Non-Qualified Stable Value Excess Plan for U.S. Employees settle for Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000304635 per share, on a 1:1 basis on the first business day of the month on which the NASDAQ Stock Market is open for business following the earlier of (i) the date that is 6 months after the reporting person's separation from service and (ii) the date that is 30 days after the reporting person's death. Includes restricted share units acquired pursuant to the participant's deferral election under the Willis Towers Watson Non-Qualified Stable Value Excess Plan for U.S. Employees.
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SEC Form 4
FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Hess Carl Aaron

(Last)(First)(Middle)
C/O WILLIS GROUP LIMITED
51 LIME STREET

(Street)
LONDONEC3M 7DQ

(City)(State)(Zip)

UNITED KINGDOM

(Country)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC [ WTW ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
XDirector10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/10/2026
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Unit(1)07/10/2026A83.8109(2) (1) (1)Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000304635 per share83.8109$289.6510,522.1413D
Restricted Share Unit(3)07/10/2026A9.6986(4) (3) (3)Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000304635 per share9.6986$289.658,430.3375D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Restricted share units settle for Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000304635 per share, on a 1:1 basis 6 months after the reporting person's termination date.
2. Includes restricted share units acquired pursuant to the Willis Towers Watson Non-Qualified Deferred Savings Plan for U.S. Employees (the "Plan"), including the participant's deferral election under the Plan and the Company's matching contribution on the participant's deferral election credited to the participant's account in the form of restricted share units under the Plan.
3. Vested shares under the Willis Towers Watson Non-Qualified Stable Value Excess Plan for U.S. Employees settle for Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000304635 per share, on a 1:1 basis on the first business day of the month on which the NASDAQ Stock Market is open for business following the earlier of (i) the date that is 6 months after the reporting person's separation from service and (ii) the date that is 30 days after the reporting person's death.
4. Includes restricted share units acquired pursuant to the participant's deferral election under the Willis Towers Watson Non-Qualified Stable Value Excess Plan for U.S. Employees.
/s/ Carl A. Hess by Lina Vanessa Jaramillo, Attorney-in-Fact (power of attorney previously filed)07/14/2026
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)