Watson Wyatt Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call for Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2009

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: WW) today announced it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 on Thursday, August 13, before the stock market opens. Additionally, Watson Wyatt will provide an online Web simulcast of its conference call relating to the fourth quarter release, which begins at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 13, 2009.

The live broadcast of Watson Wyatt’s earnings conference call will be available online at the Investor Relations section of www.watsonwyatt.com. An online replay will follow shortly after the call and continue through November 5, 2009. A telephone replay of the call will also be available through August 20, 2009, at 617-801-6888, Confirmation Number 39038885.

About Watson Wyatt Worldwide

Watson Wyatt (NYSE, NASDAQ: WW) is the trusted business partner to the world's leading organizations on people and financial issues. The firm’s global services include: managing the cost and effectiveness of employee benefit programs; developing attraction, retention and reward strategies; advising pension plan sponsors and other institutions on optimal investment strategies; providing strategic and financial advice to insurance and financial services companies; and delivering related technology, outsourcing and data services. Watson Wyatt has 7,700 associates in 33 countries and is located on the Web at www.watsonwyatt.com.