Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  WICKES GENE H
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/04/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Towers Watson & Co. [TW]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
875 THIRD AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Benefits Segment (Head)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 64,527
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option- Right to Buy 01/01/2010(1) 09/09/2016 Class A Common Stock 10,908 $ 42.47 D  
Deferred Stock Unit 01/15/2010(2) 01/15/2010(2) Class A Common Stock 21,677 $ 0 (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WICKES GENE H
875 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
      Benefits Segment (Head)  

Signatures

/s/Karl Chen, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Wickes 01/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) As a result of the closing under the Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into between (among others) Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Inc. and Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. (Watson Wyatt), these options to buy Class A common stock of the Issuer were issued and exchanged on a one-for-one basis for vested Watson Wyatt options with the same exercise price.
(2) These include deferred stock units that were assumed by the Issuer upon consummation of the merger and that were issued under the Watson Wyatt fiscal 2009 SBI Program upon consummation of the Merger, all of which will be settled in shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis.

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