UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 7, 2017
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WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ireland | 001-16503 | 98-0352587 |
(State or other jurisdiction or incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Willis Group Limited,
51 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7DQ, England
(Address, including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
(011) 44-20-3124-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Willis Towers Watson plc. (referred herein as ‘Willis Towers Watson’ or the ‘Company’) is furnishing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide unaudited supplemental financial information for each of the quarters of 2016 and for the year ended December 31, 2016, as further described in Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Recast segment information | |
SIGNATURES
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.
Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | ||
By: | /s/ SUSAN D. DAVIES | |
Susan D. Davies | ||
Controller and | ||
Principal Accounting Officer | ||
Dated: April 7, 2017
Exhibit 99.1
Beginning in 2017, we made certain changes that affect our segment results.
First, to better align our business within our segments, we moved Max Matthiessen, which specializes in pension investment advice, to Investment Risk and Reinsurance from Human Capital and Benefits and moved Fine Art, Jewellery and Specie, which is a specialty broker, to Corporate Risk and Broking from Investment Risk and Reinsurance. The realignment among our segments does not impact total segment revenues, nor does it impact the organic commissions & fees growth previously reported by segment for 2016.
Second, to better reflect the ongoing nature of our business, and allocate those expenses which are directly related to the business segment operations, we have changed the composition of segmental operating income presented to the chief operating decision maker. As a result of such change, we have recast operating income to reflect the new segment reporting basis for the following two types of items:
• | As part of the further integration of our Willis Towers Watson businesses, we have updated our corporate expense allocations to standardize our methodologies and allocate those expenses which are directly related to the business segment operations. Those costs which will be unallocated primarily relate to corporate functions which are not directly related to the business, or to certain differences between budgeted expenses determined at the beginning of the year and actual expenses that we report for U.S. GAAP purposes. These unallocated costs are reported as Unallocated, net in the reconciliation from Total segment operating income to Income from operations before income taxes and interest in earnings of associates. |
• | Historically the depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of the internally-developed software was reflected as an expense in the segment results. The amortization for intangible assets is not reflected in our segment results and is included in Amortization as a reconciling adjustment to our overall U.S. GAAP results. |
As a result of the purchase accounting for the merger, certain fixed assets had an uplift in value, and all internally-developed software was removed and replaced as intangible assets. These adjustments were reflected in our overall U.S. GAAP results, but were previously not reflected in our segment results in 2016 to maintain comparability to our 2015 results. The reconciling adjustment for the uplift in depreciation and the reduction to depreciation resulting from the removal of internally-developed software was included within Other, net.
Due to the long-term nature of these adjustments, the reporting methodology for the fixed asset and internally-developed software adjustments has been revised, and the impact has been reflected in the respective segments in operating income, thereby eliminating the reconciling item.
For informational purposes only, to assist in understanding these changes, the tables below reflect the previously reported segment revenues and segment operating income (‘Reported’) alongside the recast segment revenues and segment operating income (‘Recast’), as discussed above for each of the quarters of 2016 and for the year ended December 31, 2016. The changes to our segment reporting will be reflected within our segment results in our future Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Human Capital and Benefits | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment commissions and fees | $ | 952 | $ | 926 | $ | 760 | $ | 731 | $ | 747 | $ | 720 | $ | 751 | $ | 723 | $ | 3,210 | $ | 3,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment interest and other income | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total segment revenues | $ | 955 | $ | 930 | $ | 765 | $ | 736 | $ | 747 | $ | 720 | $ | 759 | $ | 731 | $ | 3,226 | $ | 3,117 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total segment operating income | $ | 297 | $ | 313 | $ | 113 | $ | 128 | $ | 121 | $ | 127 | $ | 149 | $ | 160 | $ | 680 | $ | 728 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Corporate Risk and Broking | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment commissions and fees | $ | 638 | $ | 641 | $ | 623 | $ | 627 | $ | 546 | $ | 553 | $ | 695 | $ | 698 | $ | 2,502 | $ | 2,519 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment interest and other income | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total segment revenues | $ | 645 | $ | 647 | $ | 629 | $ | 633 | $ | 554 | $ | 561 | $ | 703 | $ | 706 | $ | 2,531 | $ | 2,547 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total segment operating income | $ | 120 | $ | 110 | $ | 119 | $ | 99 | $ | 59 | $ | 46 | $ | 222 | $ | 208 | $ | 520 | $ | 463 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investment, Risk and Reinsurance | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment commissions and fees | $ | 475 | $ | 498 | $ | 355 | $ | 380 | $ | 292 | $ | 312 | $ | 260 | $ | 285 | $ | 1,382 | $ | 1,475 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment interest and other income | 4 | 4 | 44 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total segment revenues | $ | 479 | $ | 502 | $ | 399 | $ | 424 | $ | 299 | $ | 319 | $ | 264 | $ | 289 | $ | 1,441 | $ | 1,534 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total segment operating income | $ | 176 | $ | 199 | $ | 101 | $ | 123 | $ | 25 | $ | 38 | $ | 4 | $ | 23 | $ | 306 | $ | 383 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange Solutions | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment commissions and fees | $ | 163 | $ | 163 | $ | 154 | $ | 154 | $ | 161 | $ | 161 | $ | 174 | $ | 174 | $ | 652 | $ | 652 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment interest and other income | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total segment revenues | $ | 163 | $ | 163 | $ | 155 | $ | 155 | $ | 161 | $ | 161 | $ | 175 | $ | 175 | $ | 654 | $ | 654 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total segment operating income | $ | 39 | $ | 43 | $ | 30 | $ | 34 | $ | 19 | $ | 23 | $ | 14 | $ | 19 | $ | 102 | $ | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment Totals | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment commissions and fees | $ | 2,228 | $ | 2,228 | $ | 1,892 | $ | 1,892 | $ | 1,746 | $ | 1,746 | $ | 1,880 | $ | 1,880 | $ | 7,746 | $ | 7,746 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Segment interest and other income | 14 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 106 | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total segment revenues | $ | 2,242 | $ | 2,242 | $ | 1,948 | $ | 1,948 | $ | 1,761 | $ | 1,761 | $ | 1,901 | $ | 1,901 | $ | 7,852 | $ | 7,852 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total segment operating income | $ | 632 | $ | 665 | $ | 363 | $ | 384 | $ | 224 | $ | 234 | $ | 389 | $ | 410 | $ | 1,608 | $ | 1,693 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The table below presents a reconciliation of the information reported by segment to the consolidated amounts reported for each of the quarters of 2016 and for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FY 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | Reported | Recast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total segment revenues | $ | 2,242 | $ | 2,242 | $ | 1,948 | $ | 1,948 | $ | 1,761 | $ | 1,761 | $ | 1,901 | $ | 1,901 | $ | 7,852 | $ | 7,852 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fair value adjustment to deferred revenue | (32 | ) | (32 | ) | (26 | ) | (26 | ) | — | — | — | — | (58 | ) | (58 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Reimbursable expenses and other | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 93 | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 2,234 | $ | 2,234 | $ | 1,949 | $ | 1,949 | $ | 1,777 | $ | 1,777 | $ | 1,927 | $ | 1,927 | $ | 7,887 | $ | 7,887 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total segment operating income | $ | 632 | $ | 665 | $ | 363 | $ | 384 | $ | 224 | $ | 234 | $ | 389 | $ | 410 | $ | 1,608 | $ | 1,693 | |||||||||||||||||||
Differences in allocation methods | 8 | — | (3 | ) | — | 20 | — | (7 | ) | — | 18 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value adjustment for deferred revenue | (32 | ) | (32 | ) | (26 | ) | (26 | ) | — | — | — | — | (58 | ) | (58 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization | (161 | ) | (161 | ) | (125 | ) | (125 | ) | (157 | ) | (157 | ) | (148 | ) | (148 | ) | (591 | ) | (591 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring costs | (25 | ) | (25 | ) | (41 | ) | (41 | ) | (49 | ) | (49 | ) | (78 | ) | (78 | ) | (193 | ) | (193 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Transaction and integration expenses | (52 | ) | (52 | ) | (29 | ) | (29 | ) | (36 | ) | (36 | ) | (60 | ) | (60 | ) | (177 | ) | (177 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Provision for the Stanford litigation | (50 | ) | (50 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | — | (50 | ) | (50 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other, net | 6 | — | (3 | ) | — | (1 | ) | — | (8 | ) | — | (6 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unallocated, net (i) | — | (19 | ) | — | (27 | ) | — | 9 | — | (36 | ) | — | (73 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from operations | 326 | 326 | 136 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 88 | 551 | 551 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | 46 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 184 | 184 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other expense/(income), net | 18 | 18 | (6 | ) | (6 | ) | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income/(loss) from operations before income taxes and interest in earnings of associates | $ | 262 | $ | 262 | $ | 95 | $ | 95 | $ | (58 | ) | $ | (58 | ) | $ | 41 | $ | 41 | $ | 340 | $ | 340 | |||||||||||||||||
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(i) | Includes certain costs, primarily related to corporate functions which are not directly related to the business and differences between budgeted expenses determined at the beginning of the year and actual expenses that we report for U.S. GAAP purposes. In the Reported periods, these amounts were presented as either Differences in allocation methods or Other, net. |
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