InvestorsSeptember 07, 2017

Share buyback transaction details August 31 – September 6, 2017

Wolters Kluwer today reports that it has repurchased 203,288 of its own ordinary shares in the period from August 31, 2017 up to and including September 6, 2017 for €7.5 million and at an average share price of €36.88.

These share repurchases are part of the three-year share buyback program (2016-2018) originally announced on February 24, 2016. The cumulative number of shares repurchased under this three-year program is as follows:

Share buyback program 2016-2018

Period Cumulative shares repurchased in period Total consideration (€ million) Average share price (€)
2017 To Date 5,153,378 192.7 37.40
2016 5,826,473 199.7 34.28
Total 10,979,851 392.5 35.74

On February 24, 2016, we announced our intention to repurchase up to €600 million in shares over the three-year period 2016-2018, including repurchases to offset share issuance related to incentive programs. On July 28, 2017, we increased this program by an additional €100 million in order to mitigate the earnings dilution expected from two divestments agreed in 2017.

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 €100 million in ordinary shares in the period from July 31, 2017 up to and including October 30, 2017.

Further information is available on our website:

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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