UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 17, 2006 Willis Group Holdings Limited - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Bermuda - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 001-16503 98-0352587 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) c/o Willis Group Limited Ten Trinity Square - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- London EC3P 3AX, England (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (44) (20) 7488-8111 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): [] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 5.02: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers (b) On March 17, 2006, Willis Group Holdings Limited (the "WGHL") issued a press release announcing that James R. Fisher and Scott C. Nuttall have advised WGHL that they do not intend to seek re-election at the upcoming Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release of WGHL dated March 17, 2006 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. WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Date: March 22, 2006 By: /s/ William P. Bowden, Jr. --------------------------- Name: William P. Bowden, Jr. Title: General Counsel EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release of WGHL dated March 17, 2006