UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):        February 7, 2008


WATSON WYATT WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-16159

52-2211537

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

901 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA

22203

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


703-258-8000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In a press release on February 7, 2008, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. (the "Company") announced and commented on its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 and provided its financial outlook for fiscal 2008. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.      The following exhibit is furnished with this report:

 

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.’s earnings release for the second quarter of fiscal 2008.


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.

(Registrant)

Date:

February 7, 2008

 

BY:

/s/ John J. Haley

John J. Haley

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:

February 7, 2008

BY:

/s/ Carl D. Mautz

Carl D. Mautz

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer