Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HALEY JOHN J
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. [WW] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

901 NORTH GLEBE ROAD		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2008
(Street)


ARLINGTON, VA 22203		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 07/31/2007   J(1) 66 A $ 42.32 236,703 D  
Class A Common Stock 08/31/2007   J(1) 62 A $ 44.94 236,765 D  
Class A Common Stock 09/28/2007   J(1) 27 A $ 42.69 242,782 D  
Class A Common Stock 12/31/2007   J(1) 7 A $ 44.09 242,789 D  
Class A Common Stock 01/31/2008   J(1) 62 A $ 46.69 242,851 D  
Class A Common Stock 02/29/2008   J(1) 58 A $ 50.4 242,909 D  
Class A Common Stock 03/31/2008   J(1) 54 A $ 53.91 242,963 D  
Class A Common Stock 04/30/2008   J(1) 53 A $ 55.68 243,016 D  
Class A Common Stock 05/30/2008   J(1) 52 A $ 55.64 139,448 D  
Class A Common Stock 06/30/2008   J(1) 58 A $ 50.24 139,506 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 11/16/2007   A(2) 482.16   08/08/1988 08/08/1988 Class A Common Stock
482.16
$ 0 84,643.16
D
 
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 01/15/2008   A(3) 143.46   08/08/1988 08/08/1988 Class A Common Stock
143.46
$ 44.26 84,786.62
D
 
Deferred Stock Unit $ 0 04/15/2008   A(3) 111.92   08/08/1988 08/08/1988 Class A Common Stock
111.92
$ 56.82 84,898.54
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HALEY JOHN J
901 NORTH GLEBE ROAD
ARLINGTON, VA 22203		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

Cynthia Boyle, Attorney-in-Fact 08/14/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares acquired pursuant to a tax-conditioned plan in a transaction exempt from Section 16
(2) Represents additional deferred stock units/deferred stock credited pursuant to dividend euivalent rights effective as of November 16, 2007, as a result of board action clarifying that the dividend equivalents acrrued on quarterly dividend record dates for units previously credited to a participant's Watson Wyatt stock account. Dividend equivalents were credited quarterly for a total of approximately12.61 shares for FY04, 100.30 shares for FY05, 143.90 shares for FY06, 94.64 shares for FY07, and 130.71 shares for the first quarter of FY08, in each case based on the company's closing stock priceon the dividend payment dates
(3) Represents addional deferred stock units/deferred stock credited pursuant to dividend equivalent rights

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