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Willis Towers Watson Public — Willis Group Holdings — Q1 2015 Earnings Presentation

20 slides from Willis Towers Watson Public's earnings presentation, Apr 29, 2015

  1. Slide 1: Willis Group Holdings First Quarter 2015 Results

    Exhibit 99.2 Willis 2015 FIRST April, Group RESULTS Holdings QUARTER 2015

  2. Slide 2: Important Disclosures: Forward-Looking Statements

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  3. Slide 3: Important Disclosures: Non-GAAP Financial Measures

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  4. Slide 4: 1Q Good Business Performance and EPS Growth

    $1.35 1Q Good Business Operational Program $1.21 Loss 1Q +4.1%2015 revenue $0.01 = EPS performance ($0.12) EPSImprovement $0.26 growth growth Gain $1.26 $0.01($0.15)($0.11) Reported Movements Prior 3See 2014 important Adjusting year Adjusting Underlying EPS oncombined =Disposal disclosures Currency

  5. Slide 5: 1Q Reported and Organic Commissions and Fees Growth

    5.8% 1Q Reported Group 3.4% (0.9)% (4.6)% 4See 2015 Reported Wholesale ••1.1% •Reinsurance America management Willis International 1.1% Biggest Solid Organic GB Commissions Underlying importantSolid segments •0.5% Biggest Capital, North 21.1% growth mid-single organic ••disclosures driver: growth Re

  6. Slide 6: Total Operating Expenses Growth 1Q 2015

    $Ongoing $771 5.6% $5 $763 ($48) $8 $723 Acquisition 1.7% $715 1Q Reported Movement Expense higher 5See millions Acquisitions $1 2015 2014 important $31 growth $34 salaries growth Total Foreign cost Currency $37 $794 Amortization &$726 management disclosures Dispositions operating and & from 1Q Disp

  7. Slide 7: Salaries and Benefits Growth

    $Underlying $570 ($37) Acquisitions $6 $533 growth 1Q $527 Reported Organic M&A Salary Increased See millions 2015 2014 important $567 $34 increases 3.3% growth Salaries Foreign Movement S&B incentives $23 6.4% $567 salaries &disclosures impacted Dispositions reflects: Acquisitions generally Currenc

  8. Slide 8: 1Q 2015 Headcount Trends

    1Q 2015 Trends +1.1% 16,000 Onshore 1Q14 Offshore Total 7See important Organic FTEs 4Q14 helping 15,900 Onshore 1,800 Center 18,100 up 1Q15 FTEs disclosures about 15,700 to 2,000 capabilities optimize / 18,400 offshore 17,800 500 2,300 driven regarding 18,600 cost 17,900 FTE andstructure by FTEs ana

  9. Slide 9: 1Q Underlying EBITDA and Margin

    +1.5% 1Q $Underlying $335 $360millions 2015 +5.8% underlying EBITDA spread,(150)(160) spread,(130)(120) Organic EBITDA expands on?ofC&F/Cost Spread ••bps 2013 Good $340 Solid1Q organic Organic important 2014 + 1Q C&F expense Underlying Operational Significant 8See 20 170 improvement driven contribut

  10. Slide 10: Gras Savoye Profile and Transaction

    370 €Gras 65 10%millions Savoye Revenue By Paris 29% 60% 30% 39% 32% 17.6% Demonstrated Total $0.06 Expect 9Transaction– likely geography RegionsUS purchase toimpact growth $0.08Profile Profile: EBITDA inGAAP revenue 2014 basis International improving By on dilutive price both reported 2016 product

  11. Slide 11: Gras Savoye: Strategic Fit and Next Phase

    44 Gras Doubles 131 345 84 42 131 Savoye: 44 Willis’s Correspondent Expands Enhanced Opportunity Solidifies Immediately Next 10 phase Excellent Willis’ Willis’ ability infor wholly-owned accretive aAffiliate 40-year growth presence position to serve onStrategic through Owned network relationship in

  12. Slide 12: Appendices

    APPENDICES

  13. Slide 13: Segment Structure

    Segment Comprises Willis Focused 12 GBon Capital, Re Capital North International Structure structure Willis’s serving America Markets Wholesale from Great corporate &January Advisory Britain-based and clients, Reinsurance 1, 2015 Wholesale delivering Specialty businesses full andrange Retail (e.g.,

  14. Slide 14: Other Operating Expenses

    $Ongoing Acquisitions $165 $160 $155 ($10) $1 Organicdecline 1Q $151 $154 Reported M&A See 13millions $9 2015 2014 important 2.9% $160 $5 activity Other Foreign expense Movement decline &disclosures Organic operating Dispositions (2.4)% in Currency management other Underlying decline expenses operat

  15. Slide 15: Reported to Underlying Commissions and Fees

    (1) Important Reported Underlying Foreign currency 2015 ($ Three Reinsurance Willis Total 14 millions) 2014 $1,081 months GB Capital, North International commissions Percentages and commissions disclosures $142 Change(1) Organic %America $1,090 fees ended Wholesale %$150 % and 287 %(0.9) March may A

  16. Slide 16: Operating Income and Margin Reconciliation

    Important 2014 (In Total Restructuring excluding: Foreign Net disposals Operating percentage Underlying income Organic as For 15 amillions) prior revenue operating percentage 2015 revenue as currency revenue operating periods, (6) disclosures income margin aof revenue operating percentage from 1Q (2

  17. Slide 17: Underlying Net Income and EPS Reconciliation

    Important 2014 (In Excluding Operational Foreign Diluted Net Underlying For 16 millions, prior (gain) income 2015 shares currency periods, disclosures loss the net (loss) $246 per improvement except following, outstanding on income diluted movements $210 underlying to disposal per underlying regardi

  18. Slide 18: EBITDA Reconciliation

    Important 2014 1Q Group noncontrolling associates, Income Interest Other Depreciation Amortization EBITDA Restructuring Excluding: Foreign Underlying Net disposals Organic For 17 1Q prior income EBITDA 2015 expense Holdings in taxes expense currency EBITDA periods, $362 (7) disclosures earnings(loss

  19. Slide 19: Operating Expenses Reconciliation

    Important 2014 (In Restructuring Reported Foreign Excluding: Underlying Net Organic For 18 millions) prior expenses 2015currency total Salaries other periods, total salaries other disclosures total salaries other 1Q expenses from costs operating expenses, expenses operating 1Q expenses and movements

  20. Slide 20: IR Contacts

    IR Contacts Peter Media Juliet Tel: Email: 19 +1 +44 Poillon Massey Contact peter.poillon@willis.com juliet.massey@willis.com 212 7984915-8084 156 739

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