SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PLUMERI JOSEPH J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC

51 LIME STREET

(Street)

LONDON, ENGLAND

EC3M 7DQ

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC [ WSH ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chairman & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/28/2011

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000115 per share	03/23/2011		G	V	62,921	D	$0.0000	3,817,185⁽¹⁾	D
Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.000115 per share	04/28/2011		S⁽²⁾		83,925⁽³⁾	D	$41.3276	3,733,260⁽⁴⁾	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes an aggregate of 371,859 restricted share units ("RSUs") subject to the satisfaction of vesting requirements, as well as 100,440 vested RSUs with a deferred settlement upon the earlier of the 2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and when the reporting person incurs a separation from service from the Issuer, and 66,000 vested RSUs with a deferred settlement upon the reporting person's separation from service from the Issuer.

2. The sales reported in this Form 4 were pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 16, 2011 to cover taxes incurred on the vesting of RSUs.

3. The number of securities disposed of represents the aggregate number of shares sold in multiple open market transactions having prices ranging from $40.89 to $41.67 per share. The price listed in Table I represents the weighted average sale price for such sales. The reporting person undertakes to provide the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a stockholder of the Issuer, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.

4. Includes an aggregate of 306,166 RSUs subject to the satisfaction of vesting requirements, as well as 66,000 vested RSUs with a deferred settlement upon the reporting person's separation from service from the Issuer.

	/s/ Joseph J. Plumeri	05/02/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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