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): September 19, 2008

Willis Group Holdings Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda (Country of incorporation)		93-0352587 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

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

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 19, 2008, Willis Group Holdings Limited (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 7, 2008 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Hermes Acquisition Corp. and Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company (“HRH”). The Amendment modifies the Merger Agreement to eliminate the requirement that HRH terminate its
401(k) plan effective with the closing of the merger, but retains the requirement that the participants in the HRH 401(k) plan be fully vested in their account balances immediately prior to the closing of the merger.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be a complete description and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 9.01 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit
No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 19, 2008, by and among Willis Group Holdings Limited, Hermes Acquisition Corp. and Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company

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.

Date: September 19, 2008

Exhibit
No.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 19, 2008, by and among Willis Group Holdings Limited, Hermes Acquisition Corp. and Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

          AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated September 19, 2008 (this “Amendment”), to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 7, 2008 (the “Agreement”), by and among Willis Group Holdings Limited, a Bermuda exempted company (“Parent”), Hermes Acquisition Corp., a Virginia corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

          WHEREAS, each of Parent, Merger Sub, and the Company agrees that it is in their mutual best interests to enter into this Amendment in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

     1. Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

     2. Amendment to Section 5.14(d). The parties hereby agree that Section 5.14(d) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(d) Prior to the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of the Company shall adopt such resolutions as are necessary to fully vest the participants in the Company’s Retirement Savings Plan in their account balances under such plan effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.”

     3. Entire Agreement. Except as set forth herein, all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in effect without modification.

     4. Counterparts. This Amendment No. 1 may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.

     5. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that state.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Amendment No. 1 to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

		WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
		By:		/s/ Adam G. Ciongoli   Name: Adam G. Ciongoli
				Title: Group General Counsel
		HERMES ACQUISITION CORP.
		By:		/s/ Donald J. Bailey
				Name: Donald J. Bailey
				Title: President
		HILB ROGAL & HOBBS COMPANY
		By:		/s/ A. Brent King
				Name: A. Brent King
				Title: Vice President & General Counsel

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger