Filed by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Subject Companies:
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. (Commission File No. 001-16159)
Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Inc. (Commission File No. 132-02690)
Jupiter Saturn Holding Company (Commission File No. 333-161705)
Email to all Watson Wyatt Employees:
I am pleased to let you know that yesterday afternoon the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 that was filed in connection with the merger. Mailing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to our shareholders commenced yesterday. This is the second major regulatory hurdle that has been cleared. The Watson Wyatt shareholder meeting is scheduled for Friday December 18, 2009; Towers Perrin will hold their shareholders meeting on the same date.
If each company obtains the requisite shareholder vote, and we receive approval from the European Commission by that time, we would anticipate closing shortly after the shareholder meetings, subject to satisfaction of the other closing conditions contained in the merger agreement.
Where You Can Find Additional Information
This communication was released on November 10, 2009. Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt have formed a company, Jupiter Saturn Holding Company (the “Holding Company”), which has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) that contains a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. YOU ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND THE OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE COMMISSION BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TOWERS PERRIN, WATSON WYATT, THE HOLDING COMPANY AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
You may obtain the joint proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents filed with the Commission free of charge at the Commission’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, you may obtain free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents filed by Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt and the Holding Company with the Commission by requesting them in writing from Towers Perrin, One Stamford Plaza, 263 Tresser Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06901-3225, Attention: Marketing, or by telephone at 203-326-5400, or from Watson Wyatt, 901 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22203, Attention: Investor Relations, or by telephone at 703-258-8000.
Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt, the Holding Company and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed under the rules of the Commission to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Watson Wyatt. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and descriptions of their interests in Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt and the Holding Company is contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed by the Holding Company with the Commission. Stockholders may obtain additional information about the interests of the directors and executive officers in the proposed transaction by reading the joint proxy statement/prospectus.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements and other forward-looking statements in this document by words such as “may”, “will”, “would”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “plan”, “intend”, “continue”, or similar words, expressions or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These statements include, but are not limited to, the benefits of the business combination transaction involving Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt, including the combined company’s future financial and operating results, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Towers Perrin’s and Watson Wyatt’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: the ability to obtain governmental approvals of the transaction on the proposed terms and schedule; the failure of Towers Perrin shareholders and Watson Wyatt stockholders to approve the transaction; the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully; the risk that anticipated cost savings and any other synergies from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the ability to recruit and retain qualified employees and to retain client relationships; the combined company’s ability to make acquisitions, on which its growth depends, and its ability to integrate or manage such acquired businesses; and the risk that a significant or prolonged economic downturn could have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Additional risks and factors are identified under “Risk Factors” in the joint proxy statement/prospectus included in the amended registration statement on Form S-4/A filed by Jupiter Saturn Holding Company on November 9, 2009 with the Commission and under “Risk Factors” in Watson Wyatt’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 14, 2009 with the Commission.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events because these statements are based on assumptions that may not come true and are speculative by their nature. None of Jupiter Saturn Holding Company, Towers Perrin or Watson Wyatt undertakes an obligation to update any of the forward-looking information included in this document, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed expectations or otherwise.