SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DI MARIA VALERIE (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED TEN TRINITY SQUARE (Street) LONDON X0 EC3P 3AX (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/10/2007	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD [ WSH ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Group Director - Mktg & Comm.	5. 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 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)

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: 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
COMMON STOCK(1)	03/05/2008	03/05/2017	COMMON	50,000	39.01	I	Right to Acquire
COMMON STOCK(2)	03/05/2008	03/05/2010	COMMON	2,563	0	I	Right to Acquire

Explanation of Responses:

1. Option to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $39.01 granted on March 5, 2007, which vests in equal tranches on the first to fifth anniversaries of grant.

2. Award of 2,563 restricted stock units granted on March 5, 2007, which vests in equal tranches on the first to third anniversaries of grant.

	/s/ Shaun K Bryant as Attorney in Fact of Valerie Di Maria	04/20/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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