InvestorsCorporateSeptember 25, 2017

Wolters Kluwer completes capital reduction

Wolters Kluwer announces that it has now completed the reduction in share capital approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on April 20, 2017.

We are pleased to confirm that 11,579,879 ordinary shares held in treasury have now been cancelled. The total number of issued ordinary shares is therefore reduced to 290,316,860 (previously 301,896,739).

Following this cancellation, the number of shares held in treasury is now 6,812,794 and, in accordance with regulatory requirements, Wolters Kluwer has notified the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) of the change in its issued share capital and that it currently holds 2.3% of total issued ordinary shares.

Shares repurchased by the company are added to and held as treasury shares. Part of these treasury shares are retained and used to meet future obligations under share-based incentive schemes.

About Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL) is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare, tax and accounting, financial and corporate compliance, legal and regulatory , and corporate performance and ESG sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.

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Paul Lyon
Paul Lyon

Senior Director, External Communications: Global Branding & Communications

Wolters Kluwer
Meg Geldens
Meg Geldens
Vice President, Investor Relations
Investor Relations
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