Wolters Kluwer today reports that it has repurchased 58,000 of its own ordinary shares in the period from April 13, 2017 up to and including April 19, 2017 for €2.3 million and at an average share price of €39.34.
These share repurchases are part of the three-year (2016-2018), up to €600 million buyback program announced on February 24, 2016. The cumulative number of shares repurchased under this three-year program is as follows:
| Period | Cumulative shares repurchased in period | Total consideration (€ million) | Average share price (€) |
| 2017 To Date | 2,173,567 | 79.7 | 36.67 |
| 2016 | 5,826,473 | 199.7 | 34.28 |
| Total | 8,000,040 | 279.4 | 34.93 |
Current share repurchases are made on behalf of Wolters Kluwer by a third party to whom we have given a mandate to buy up to a maximum of €50 million in ordinary shares in the period from March 9, 2017 up to and including May 8, 2017.
Further information is available on our website:
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