SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHNGTON, DC 20549
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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) __January 19, 2000____
WATSON WYATT & COMPANY
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-20724 53-0181291
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20817
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code ____301-581-4600____
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Watson Wyatt & Company today announced that it
has filed registration statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with its proposed initial public offering.
The offering will include sales of newly issued shares of Watson Wyatt & Company
Holdings, a new parent company to be formed pending shareholder approval, and
resales of shares by existing Watson Wyatt & Company shareholders, virtually all
of whom are active employees of the firm.
Watson Wyatt & Company is one of the world's leading human capital consulting
firms. We provide consulting services in the areas of employee benefits, human
resources technologies and human capital management. Together with Watson Wyatt
Partners, a leading United Kingdom-based consulting partnership, we operate
globally as Watson Wyatt Worldwide.
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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 & COMPANY
(Registrant)
Date: January 24, 2000
BY: /s/Walter W. Bardenwerper
Walter W. Bardenwerper
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
