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Watson Wyatt Worldwide Reports Strong Third Quarter on Better Than Expected Revenues; Raises Fiscal 2006 Guidance.


ARLINGTON Arlington, county, United States
Arlington, county (1990 pop. 170,936), N Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Arlington is a residential and commercial suburb of Washington.
, Va. -- Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: WW), a leading international human capital and financial management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business
service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects
 firm, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2006, which ended March 31, 2006.

Revenues were $343.1 million for the quarter, an increase from $187.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Income from continuing operations continuing operations

Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the
 for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 was $29.3 million, or $0.69 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share, an increase from $14.3 million or $0.44 per diluted share in the prior-year third quarter. All business segments performed well this quarter, and the increase in revenue and earnings was mainly driven by the acquisition of the European-based consulting operations from Watson Wyatt LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol  effective July July: see month.  31, 2005.

"We had outstanding results this quarter, with solid growth across all segments," said John Haley John Haley former Little Rock lawyer, former attorney for Jim Guy Tucker and Jim Guy Tucker's co-defendant.

On February 20, 1998, John Haley pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count tax fraud to the Internal Revenue Service.
, president and chief executive officer. "Our revenues exceeded guidance primarily due to better than expected growth in our European European

emanating from or pertaining to Europe.


European bat lyssavirus
see lyssavirus.

European beech tree
fagussylvaticus.

European blastomycosis
see cryptococcosis.
 benefits business, as well as in Insurance and Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page.
 and Investment Consulting. While some of our growth was driven by regulatory reg·u·late  
tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates
1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

2.
 change, the market is clearly embracing our messages and services. We are intensely focused on our target market, and our people are doing a superb job serving our clients."

"Given our better than expected performance this quarter, we are increasing our revenue and EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format.  guidance for fiscal 2006," Haley Ha·ley   , Alex 1921-1992.

American writer best known for Roots (1976), a fictionalized chronicle tracing his family history back to its African origins.

Noun 1.
 said. "We continue to see significant demand for our services as companies consider various alternatives for the best way to handle employee benefit and retirement programs."

Pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts.

The phrase pro forma
 Results

Effective July 31, 2005, the Company acquired the European-based consulting operations of Watson Wyatt LLP, its long-time strategic alliance partner. To provide comparability with previous quarters, the Company provides pro forma results. The prior-year pro forma results have been prepared assuming that the Company's acquisition of the European consulting business of Watson Wyatt LLP had occurred on July 1, 2004. The Company's management uses these pro forma results internally to focus on period-to-period changes in the Company's business and believes this information is helpful to investors. The pro forma numbers could also assist shareholders in assessing the impact of the acquisition of the European business by providing comparable prior-year information as a basis for comparison.

Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 were $343.1 million, an increase of 12% from pro forma revenues of $306.7 million. Earnings per diluted share of $0.69 for the third quarter are nearly double the $0.35 pro forma earnings pro forma earnings

Income not necessarily calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. For example, a company might report pro forma earnings that exclude depreciation expense and nonrecurring expenses such as restructuring costs.
 per diluted share in the prior-year third quarter. Exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on pro forma revenues of approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 2 percentage points and a negative impact of $0.02 per diluted share on pro forma net income.

Operating Highlights

Operating highlights are discussed on a GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 and a pro forma basis.

--Benefits group revenues (representing 55% of third-quarter revenues) were $188.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006, up from $109.5 million in the prior-year third quarter. Revenues increased 13% over pro forma revenues of $167.5 million in the prior-year third quarter. Our European Benefits group achieved an impressive 21% revenue growth, primarily due to the impact of regulatory changes in the U.K. Our U.S. Benefits group also had a strong quarter with 8% revenue growth, largely due to plan design and administration for new and existing clients.

--Technology and administration solutions group revenues (representing 10% of third-quarter revenues) were $35.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006, compared to prior-year third-quarter revenues of $17.0 million. Revenues increased 12% from prior-year pro forma revenues of $31.8 million primarily due to a number of projects that went into service during the quarter and for which the Company was able to begin recognizing revenues. The pipeline continues to be strong with 44 projects in the implementation phase and 39 projects in service delivery.

--Human capital group revenues (representing 8% of total revenues for the quarter) were $27.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006, an increase from prior-year third quarter revenues of $14.6 million. Pro forma revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2005 were $22.7 million. Third quarter fiscal 2006 revenues reflect the reclassification Reclassification

The process of changing the class of mutual funds once certain requirements have been met. These requirements are generally placed on load mutual funds. Reclassification is not considered to be a taxable event.
 of $3.0 million in revenues related to Watson Wyatt Data Services from the "Other segment" into the human capital group. Excluding the reclassification, revenue growth over the pro forma revenues for the prior-year third quarter was 8%. Revenue growth continued to be driven primarily by demand for data services and executive compensation consulting.

--Insurance & financial services group revenues (representing 8% of total revenues for the quarter) were $27.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. Third quarter fiscal 2006 revenues increased 18% over pro forma revenues of $23.7 million for the prior-year third quarter. Our growth compared to prior-year third quarter is particularly strong due to significant project work and an expansion of our operations in Amsterdam Amsterdam, city, Netherlands
Amsterdam (ăm`stərdăm', Dutch ämstərdäm`), city (1994 pop. 724,096), constitutional capital and largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, North Holland prov.
.

--Investment consulting group revenues (representing 6% of total revenues for the quarter) were $20.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 as compared to $5.0 million in the prior-year third quarter. Revenues increased 15% over pro forma revenues of $18.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2005, due to an increase in demand for investment strategy and fund manager selection services.

--International revenues, comprising Asia Pacific and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies.  (representing 7% of total revenues for the quarter), were $23.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006, an increase of 7% over prior-year third quarter fiscal 2005 revenues of $22.2 million. Results were strong in Australia Australia (ôstrāl`yə), smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the continent makes up the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary state (2005 est. pop. , Taiwan Taiwan (tī`wän`), Portuguese Formosa, officially Republic of China, island nation (2005 est. pop. 22,894,000), 13,885 sq mi (35,961 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean, separated from the mainland of S China by the 100-mi-wide (161-km) Taiwan , Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico
Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico.
 and Brazil Brazil (brəzĭl`), Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. , and were partially offset by the Company's divestiture The breakup of AT&T. By federal court order, AT&T divested itself on January 1, 1984 of its 23 operating companies, which became known as the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs).  of its New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland.  operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2006.

Outlook for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company expects revenue to be in the range of $320 million to $330 million. In addition, the Company expects fourth quarter earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $0.41 to $0.43.

For fiscal year 2006, the Company is increasing previous revenue and earnings guidance, with revenues expected to be in the range of $1.24 billion to $1.26 billion and earnings per diluted share expected to be in the range of $1.86 to $1.90.

Conference Call

The Company will host a live webcast and conference call to discuss the financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. It will be held on Tuesday Tuesday: see week. , May 9, 2006, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and can be accessed via the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 by going to www.watsonwyatt.com or www.earnings.com. The replay of the webcast will be available two hours after the live call for a period of one year. The replay is also available for one week after the call by dialing 719-457-0820, confirmation number 4981194. The conference call will include a presentation of slides that are available on the websites.

Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.


Statements in this press release regarding projections and expectations of future earnings, revenues, operations, business trends and other such items are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. A number of risks and uncertainties exist which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results reflected in these forward-looking statements. Such factors include but are not limited to the Company's ability to integrate the business of Watson Wyatt LLP into its own business, processes and systems, and achieve the anticipated results; its continued ability to recruit RECRUIT. A newly made soldier.  and retain qualified associates; the success of its marketing, client development and sales programs after the acquisition; its ability to maintain client relationships and to attract new clients after the acquisition; declines in demand for the Company's services; outcomes of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
; the ability of the Company to obtain professional liability insurance; a significant decrease in the demand for the consulting, actuarial ac·tu·ar·y  
n. pl. ac·tu·ar·ies
A statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums.



[Latin
 and other services the Company offers as a result of changing economic conditions or other factors; actions by competitors COMPETITORS, French law. Persons who compete or aspire to the same office, rank or employment. As an English word in common use, it has a much wider application. Ferriere, Dict. de Dr. h.t.  offering human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees.  consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)
service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"
, including public accounting and consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee
consulting company

business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a
, technology consulting firms and internet/intranet development firms; the Company's ability to achieve cost reductions after the acquisition; foreign currency exchange and interest rate fluctuations; exposure to Watson Wyatt LLP liabilities that have not been expressly assumed; general economic and business conditions that adversely affect the Company or its clients after the acquisition; the level of capital resources required for future acquisitions and business opportunities; regulatory developments abroad and domestically that impact our business practices; legislative and technological developments that may affect the demand for or costs of the Company's services; and other factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 dated August 24, 2005, and the proxy See proxy server.

(networking) proxy - A process that accepts requests for some service and passes them on to the real server. A proxy may run on dedicated hardware or may be purely software.
 statement/prospectus filed on June June: see month.  23, 2005, both of which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements are based on assumptions that may not come true. All forward-looking for·ward-look·ing
adj.
Concerned with or making provision for the future: forward-looking educators; a forward-looking corporate plan.

Adj. 1.
 disclosure is speculative Speculative

Securities that involve a high level of risk.


speculative

Of or relating to an asset or a group of assets with uncertain returns. The greater the degree of uncertainty the more speculative the asset.
 by its nature. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking information included in this report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed expectations or otherwise.

About Watson Wyatt Worldwide

Watson Wyatt Worldwide is a leading global human capital and financial management consulting firm. The firm specializes in employee benefits, human capital strategies, technology solutions, and insurance and financial services with over 6,000 associates in 30 countries.
WATSON WYATT WORLDWIDE, INC.
                 Consolidated Statements of Operations
          (Thousands of U.S. Dollars, Except Per Share Data)


                             Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                   March 31,             March 31,
                             ----------------------------------------
                                 2006      2005        2006      2005
                             --------  --------    --------  --------
                                 (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)


Revenue                      $343,072  $187,560    $924,722  $538,800
                             --------  --------    --------  --------

Costs of providing
 services:
  Salaries and employee
   benefits                   191,582   101,730     514,339   294,000
  Professional and
   subcontracted services      17,884    13,795      56,490    37,318
  Occupancy,
   communications and
   other                       41,689    27,110     118,229    79,111
  General and
   administrative expenses     39,300    18,764     107,895    55,133
  Depreciation and
   amortization                11,510     5,161      32,319    14,654
                             --------  --------    --------  --------
                              301,965   166,560     829,272   480,216
                             --------  --------    --------  --------

Income from operations         41,107    21,000      95,450    58,584


  Income (loss) from
   affiliates                     310       889       1,732     5,819
  Interest income               1,047       761       2,344     1,914
  Interest expense             (1,344)     (144)     (3,703)     (435)
  Other non-operating
   income (loss)                   44    (1,181)     (2,106)   (1,209)
                             --------  --------    --------  --------


Income from continuing
 operations before income
 taxes                         41,164    21,325      93,717    64,673
Provision for income taxes     11,828     6,985      33,314    25,527
                             --------  --------    --------  --------


Income from continuing
 operations                    29,336    14,340      60,403    39,146

Discontinued operations:

Adjustment to reduce
 estimated loss on
 disposal of discontinued
 operations,less applicable
 income tax expense for the
 three months and nine
 months ended March 31, 2006
 and 2005                       1,035       739       1,035       739

Sublease income from
 discontinued operations,
 less applicable income tax
 expense for the three
 months and nine months
 ended March 31, 2006
 and 2005                          10         9          27        17
                             --------  --------    --------  --------

Net income                   $ 30,381  $ 15,088    $ 61,465  $ 39,902
                             ========  ========    ========  ========


Basic earnings per share:
Income from continuing
 operations                  $   0.69  $   0.44    $   1.47  $   1.20
Income from discontinued
 operations                      0.02      0.02        0.03      0.02
                             --------  --------    --------  --------
Net income                   $   0.71  $   0.46    $   1.50  $   1.22
                             ========  ========    ========  ========

Diluted earnings per
 share:
Income from continuing
 operations                  $   0.69  $   0.44    $   1.46  $   1.19
Income from discontinued
 operations                      0.02      0.02        0.03      0.02
                             --------  --------    --------  --------
Net income                   $   0.71  $   0.46    $   1.49  $   1.21
                             ========  ========    ========  ========

Weighted average shares of
  common stock, basic (000)    42,234    32,647      41,074    32,507
                             ========  ========    ========  ========
Weighted average shares of
  common stock,
  diluted (000)                42,466    32,936      41,341    32,814
                             ========  ========    ========  ========



                     WATSON WYATT WORLDWIDE, INC.
            Pro-Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations
          (Thousands of U.S. Dollars, Except Per Share Data)


                               Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                    March 31,           March 31,
                               ---------------------------------------
                                   2006      2005      2006      2005
                               --------  --------  --------  ---------
                                   (Unaudited)         (Unaudited)


Revenue                        $343,072  $306,661  $961,641  $891,233
                               --------  --------  --------  ---------
Costs of providing services:
  Salaries and employee
   benefits                     191,582   176,762   535,675   505,098
  Professional and
   subcontracted services        17,884    17,804    57,681    50,340
  Occupancy, communications
   and other                     41,689    39,618   121,419   114,442
  General and administrative
   expenses                      39,300    35,934   114,493   109,808
  Depreciation and
   amortization                  11,510    10,081    33,743    28,646
                               --------  --------  --------  ---------
                                301,965   280,199   863,011   808,334
                               --------  --------  --------  ---------

Income from operations           41,107    26,462    98,630    82,899


  Income from affiliates            310    (1,306)    1,244      (261)
  Interest expense, net            (297)     (865)   (1,772)   (2,519)
  Other non-operating income         44    (1,198)    1,496    (1,226)
                               --------  --------  --------  ---------


Income from continuing
 operations before income
 taxes                           41,164    23,093    99,598    78,893
Provision for income taxes       11,828     8,263    34,309    27,989
                               --------  --------  --------  ---------


Income from continuing
 operations                      29,336    14,830    65,289    50,904


Basic earnings per share:      $   0.69  $   0.36  $   1.59  $   1.22
Diluted earnings per share:    $   0.69  $   0.35  $   1.58  $   1.21

Weighted average shares of
  common stock, basic (000)      42,234    41,737    41,074    41,597
                               ========  ========  ========  =========
Weighted average shares of
  common stock, diluted (000)    42,466    42,026    41,341    41,904
                               ========  ========  ========  =========



                     WATSON WYATT WORLDWIDE, INC.
                       Supplemental Segment Data
                      (Thousands of U.S. Dollars)


                              Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
                                    March 31,           March 31,
                              ----------------------------------------
                                   2006      2005      2006      2005
                               --------  --------  --------  ---------
                                   (Unaudited)         (Unaudited)


Revenue
(net of reimbursable expenses)
------------------------------
Benefits Group                 $188,573  $109,482  $504,966  $305,503
Technology and Administration
 Solutions Group                 35,449    17,030    96,296    53,785
Human Capital Group              27,568    14,633    80,414    41,998
Insurance & Financial Services
 Group                           27,847         -    65,449         -
Investment Consulting Group      20,735     5,005    52,626    13,705
International - Comprising
 Asia Pacific and Latin
 America                         23,828    22,190    68,251    65,487
Other                             8,058     9,082    26,324    31,811
                               --------  --------  --------  ---------
Total segment revenue           332,058   177,422   894,326   512,289
Reimbursable expenses and
 other                           11,014    10,138    30,396    26,511
                               --------  --------  --------  ---------
Consolidated revenue           $343,072  $187,560  $924,722  $538,800
                               ========  ========  ========  =========

Net operating income
------------------------------
Benefits Group                 $ 55,051  $ 24,693  $130,157  $ 63,280
Technology and Administration
 Solutions Group                  8,708       874    24,339     8,975
Human Capital Group               3,469     3,622    12,217    10,589
Insurance & Financial Services
 Group                            8,075         -    13,599         -
Investment Consulting Group       4,581       136     8,319       626
International - Comprising
 Asia Pacific and Latin
 America                          2,122       263     2,797     2,074
Other                            (1,056)     (488)   (2,272)    3,025
                               --------  --------  --------  ---------
Total segment net operating
 income                          80,950    29,100   189,156    88,569
Discretionary compensation      (33,073)  (11,400)  (80,305)  (31,813)
Other income (expense), net      (6,713)    3,625   (15,134)    7,917
                               --------  --------  --------  ---------
Income before income taxes     $ 41,164  $ 21,325  $ 93,717  $ 64,673
                               ========  ========  ========  =========


                                    March 31,
                               ------------------
                                   2006      2005
                               --------  --------
                                   (Unaudited)
Associates (fiscal year end
 full-time equivalents)
------------------------------
Benefits Group                    2,330     1,530
Technology and Administration
 Solutions Group                    720       300
Human Capital Group                 410       165
Insurance & Financial Services
 Group                              330         -
Investment Consulting Group         270        70
International - Comprising
 Asia Pacific and Latin
 America                            830       900
Other                               550       510
                               --------  --------
Total segment associates          5,440     3,475
Corporate                           560       225
                               --------  --------
Total                             6,000     3,700
                               ========  ========



                     WATSON WYATT WORLDWIDE, INC.
                       Pro-forma Segment Data
                     (Thousands of U.S. Dollars)


                                   Three months ended March 31, 2005
                                  ------------------------------------
                                       (Unaudited)
                                  Watson Wyatt Watson       Pro forma
                                      Holdings Wyatt LLP     Revenues
                                  ------------ ---------    ---------
Revenue
(net of reimbursable expenses)
-------------------------------
Benefits Group                    $    109,482 $  58,038    $ 167,520
Technology and Administration
 Solutions Group                        17,030    14,761       31,791
Human Capital Group                     14,633     8,115       22,748
Insurance & Financial Services
 Group                                       -    23,688       23,688
Investment Consulting Group              5,005    12,968       17,973
International - Comprising Asia
 Pacific and Latin America              22,190         -       22,190
Other                                    9,082       153        9,235
                                  ------------ ---------    ---------
Total segment revenue                  177,422   117,723      295,145
Reimbursable expenses and other         10,138     1,378(A)    11,516
                                  ------------ ---------    ---------
Consolidated revenue              $    187,560 $ 119,101    $ 306,661
                                  ============ =========    =========


                                      Three Months Ended March 31,
                                  ------------------------------------
                                          2006      2005
                                  ------------ ---------
                                       (Unaudited)           % change
Revenue (net of reimbursable
 expenses)
-------------------------------
Benefits Group                    $    188,573 $ 167,520         12.6%
Technology and Administration
 Solutions Group                        35,449    31,791         11.5%
Human Capital Group                     27,568    22,748         21.2%
Insurance & Financial Services
 Group                                  27,847    23,688         17.6%
Investment Consulting Group             20,735    17,973         15.4%
International - Comprising Asia
 Pacific and Latin America              23,828    22,190          7.4%
Other                                    8,058     9,235        -12.7%
                                  ------------ ---------    ---------
Total segment revenue                  332,058   295,145         12.5%
Reimbursable expenses and other         11,014    11,516         -4.4%
                                  ------------ ---------    ---------
Consolidated revenue              $    343,072 $ 306,661         11.9%
                                  ============ =========    =========

(A) Watson Wyatt LLP reimbursable expenses and other includes
     inter-company eliminations.



                     WATSON WYATT WORLDWIDE, INC.
                      Consolidated Balance Sheets
          (Thousands of U.S. Dollars, Except Per Share Data)


                                                 March 31,    June 30,
                                               -----------   ---------
                                                     2006        2005
                                               -----------   ---------
                                               (Unaudited)
Assets
--------------------------------------------
 Cash and cash equivalents                     $   92,674    $168,076
 Receivables from clients:
 Billed, net of allowances of $4,211 and
  $2,114                                          173,831      95,977
 Unbilled, net of allowances of $7,241 and
  $264                                            126,711      62,840
                                               -----------   ---------
                                                  300,542     158,817

 Deferred income taxes                             19,054      24,718
 Other current assets                              34,249      12,599
                                               -----------   ---------
 Total current assets                             446,519     364,210

 Investment in affiliates                          10,045      30,857
 Fixed assets, net                                135,832      94,033
 Deferred income taxes                            114,885      92,915
 Goodwill                                         306,146      21,888
 Intangible assets                                177,926         776
 Other assets                                       6,752      14,000
                                               -----------   ---------

 Total Assets                                  $1,198,105    $618,679
                                               ===========   =========

Liabilities
--------------------------------------------

 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities      $  238,250    $122,621
 Deferred income taxes                                  -         283
 Income taxes payable                              21,869       4,648
                                               -----------   ---------
 Total current liabilities                        260,119     127,552

 Note payable                                      45,000           -
 Accrued retirement benefits                      263,342     205,029
 Deferred rent and accrued lease losses            29,292      18,701
 Deferred income taxes                                361         370
 Other noncurrent liabilities                      69,960      32,824
                                               -----------   ---------


 Total Liabilities                                668,074     384,476

 Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' Equity
--------------------------------------------
 Preferred Stock - No par value:
   1,000,000 shares authorized;
   none issued and outstanding                          -           -
 Class A Common Stock - $.01 par value:
   99,000,000 shares authorized;
   42,463,451 and 33,372,880 issued and
   42,271,095 and 32,627,226 outstanding              425         334
 Additional paid-in capital                       386,535     147,948
 Treasury stock, at cost - 192,356 and
  745,654 shares                                   (5,050)    (18,705)
 Retained earnings                                220,052     168,075
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss             (71,931)    (63,449)
                                               -----------   ---------
 Total Stockholders' Equity                       530,031     234,203
                                               -----------   ---------

 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity    $1,198,105    $618,679
                                               ===========   =========



                     WATSON WYATT WORLDWIDE, INC.
                 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                     (Thousands of U.S. Dollars)


                                                   Nine months ended
                                                        March 31,
                                                 ---------------------
                                                      2006       2005
                                                 ---------- ----------
                                                      (Unaudited)
                                                 ---------------------
 Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income                                      $  61,465  $  39,902
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
   from (used in) operating activities:
     Loss on foreign currency forward contract       3,602          -
     Income from discontinued operations, net
      of income tax expense                         (1,035)      (739)
     Provision for doubtful receivables from
      clients                                        6,089      5,967
     Depreciation                                   26,448     14,426
     Amortization of intangible assets               5,872        228
     Provision for deferred income taxes             9,876      7,029
     Income from affiliates                         (1,732)    (5,819)
     Distributions from affiliates                   1,614      4,624
     Other, net                                        326        755
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities
      (net of discontinued operations)
         Receivables from clients                  (33,731)   (22,124)
         Other current assets                       (4,929)    (9,996)
         Other assets                                 (684)     1,091
         Accounts payable and accrued
          liabilities                              (31,278)   (12,126)
         Income taxes payable                       16,620    (20,824)
         Accrued retirement benefits                   412       (261)
         Deferred rent and accrued lease losses      1,870        394
         Other noncurrent liabilities                4,205       (481)
                                                 ---------- ----------
     Net cash from operating activities             65,010      2,046
                                                 ---------- ----------

 Cash flows used in investing activities:
   Purchases of marketable securities                    -   (469,400)
   Sales and maturities of marketable securities         -    489,400
   Acquisitions                                   (132,844)      (517)
   Purchases of fixed assets                       (24,153)   (20,129)
   Capitalized software costs                      (20,477)    (8,840)
   Proceeds from divestitures                        1,496         28
                                                 ---------- ----------
     Net cash used in investing activities        (175,978)    (9,458)
                                                 ---------- ----------

 Cash flows used in financing activities:
   Borrowings                                      102,000          -
   Repayments                                      (57,000)         -
   Foreign currency forward contract                (8,405)         -
   Dividends paid                                   (9,487)    (7,309)
   Repurchases of common stock                      (3,937)    (4,188)
   Tax benefit of exercise of stock options and
    other                                            1,444        775
   Issuances of common stock - exercise of
    options                                          2,921      1,711
   Issuances of common stock - employee stock
    purchase plan                                    4,777      5,549
                                                 ---------- ----------
     Net cash provided by (used in) investing
      activities                                    32,313     (3,462)
                                                 ---------- ----------

Effect of exchange rates on cash                     3,253        399
                                                 ---------- ----------

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents              (75,402)   (10,475)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   168,076    136,940
                                                 ---------- ----------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period       $  92,674  $ 126,465
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