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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 10, 2025, Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (the “Company”) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement, dated as of December 9, 2025, to acquire Newfront Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“Newfront”), a San Francisco-based U.S. broker, for upfront and contingent consideration payments totaling $1.3 billion. The transaction has been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and is expected to close during the first quarter of 2026, subject to the receipt of certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Willis Towers Watson Press Release, dated December 10, 2025 announcing the acquisition of Newfront | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: December 10, 2025 | WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | |||||
| By: | /s/ Andrew Krasner | |||||
| Andrew Krasner | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||