REILLY PAUL C 4
4 · WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC · Filed May 18, 2026
Research Summary
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Willis Towers Watson Director Paul Reilly Withholds Shares for Taxes
What Happened
- Paul C. Reilly, a director of Willis Towers Watson plc (WTW), had 495.468 shares withheld by the issuer on May 15, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding related to the vesting/settlement of restricted share units. The shares were valued at $247.64 each, for a total withholding value of $122,698. This was a tax-withholding/net settlement transaction (code F), not an open-market sale or purchase.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-05-15; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-18.
- Withheld shares: 495.468 at $247.64 per share; total value $122,698.
- Related award: withholding relates to the vesting/settlement of 1,032.225 RSUs granted May 15, 2025 (about 48.0% of the vested RSUs were withheld).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
- Footnote: F1 indicates issuer withheld shares to cover tax payment on RSU vesting (net settlement). This is routine tax withholding (transaction code F).
Context
- This was a tax-withholding/net settlement of vested RSUs — a common administrative action that does not represent an open-market sale or purchase. Such withholdings are standard and generally not treated as a directional insider trade signal by investors; purchases are typically more informative about insider sentiment.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
REILLY PAUL C
Director
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000304635 per share
[F1]2026-05-15$247.64/sh−495.468$122,698→ 1,827.757 total
Holdings
- 48(indirect: By Trust)
Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000304635 per share
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Withholding of shares by Issuer incident to the tax payment related to the vesting and settlement of 1,032.225 restricted share units granted on May 15, 2025.
Signature
/s/ Paul C. Reilly by Lina Vanessa Jaramillo, Attorney-in-Fact (power of attorney attached)|2026-05-18