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WTW · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed April 30, 2026

Willis Towers Watson PLC — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
April 30, 2026
Period
Apr 30, 2026
Ticker
WTW
Accession
0001171843-26-002866
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WTW reports Q1 2026 results; press release and investor slide deck issued.

About Willis Towers Watson PLC
Market cap
$31.9B
1Y TSR
+4.4%
3Y TSR
+19.9%
Board grade
C-
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
Carl Aaron Hess
Last annual meeting: May 20, 2026 · View full Willis Towers Watson PLC profile →

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): April 30, 2026

 

 

 

Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ireland 001-16503 98-0352587

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

c/o Willis Group Limited, 51 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7DQ, England

(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (011) (44)-(20)- 3124-6000

 

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:

 

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))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class  

Trading

Symbol(s)

  Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000304635 per share   WTW   NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On April 30, 2026, Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (“WTW”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the period ended March 31, 2026.

 

A copy of WTW’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. A reconciliation between certain non-GAAP financial measures and reported financial results is provided as an attachment to the press release.

 

Item 7.01   Regulation FD.

 

WTW also posted to the investor relations section of its website a slide presentation which it may refer to during its conference call to discuss the results. The slide presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The information contained in Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are furnished herewith:

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

     

99.1

 

Press release, dated April 30, 2026, announcing the financial results for the period ended March 31, 2026, for WTW.

     
99.2   Slide Presentation, supplementing the above press release.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

 

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 TOWERS WATSON

PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

   
   
Date: April 30, 2026

 

By: /s/ Andrew Krasner________________

Name: Andrew Krasner

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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When did Willis Towers Watson PLC file this 8-K?
Willis Towers Watson PLC (WTW) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on April 30, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001171843-26-002866.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
WTW reports Q1 2026 results; press release and investor slide deck issued. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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