RTTNews | Jul 26, 2021 11:10AM EDT

11:10 Monday, July 26, 2021 (RTTNews.com) - Willis Towers Watson Plc (WLTW) shares are sliding on Friday morning trade after the company increased share repurchase program by $1 billion in 2021-22. In the current open-ended repurchase program, around $500 million remains. Willis Towers Watson plans to host an Investor Day on September 9, 2021.

Further, the company and Aon Plc signed an agreement to terminate their merger deal and end litigation with the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ). Aon has agreed to pay a termination fee of $1 billion to Willis Towers Watson.

Currently, shares are at $210.64, down 6.97 percent from the previous close of $226.41 on a volume of 2,404,047. The shares have traded in a range of $179-.31-$271.87 on average volume of 1,063,082.

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