InvestorsFebruary 22, 2018

Share buyback transaction details February 15-19, 2018

Wolters Kluwer today reports that it has repurchased 108,139 of its own ordinary shares in the period from February 15, 2018 up to and including February 19, 2018 for €4.3 million and at an average share price of €39.71.

The third party engagement to repurchase €100 million in shares starting November 2, 2017 up to and including February 19, 2018, has hereby been fulfilled.

These share repurchases are part of the three-year share buyback program (2016-2018) originally announced on February 24, 2016. This buyback program includes repurchases made to offset annual incentive share issuance. The cumulative amounts repurchased under this three-year program are now as follows:

Share Buyback program 2016-2018

Period Cumulative shares repurchased in period Total consideration (€ million) Average share price (€)
2018 to date 1,189,001 50.0 42.05
2017 7,768,288 300.0 38.62
2016 5,826,473 199.7 34.28
Total 14,783,762 549.7 37.18

As previously stated, we currently intend to execute up to €400 million in share buybacks in 2018, including €200 million intended to mitigate the EPS dilution related to the sale of Corsearch and certain Swedish assets.

On February 21, 2018, we granted a new mandate to a third party to execute €150 million in share repurchases on our behalf in the period from February 23, 2018 up to and including May 7, 2018.

Share repurchases are made within the limits of relevant laws and regulations, in particular Regulation (EU) 596/2014) and Wolters Kluwer’s Articles of Association. Repurchased shares are added to and held as Treasury shares and will be used for capital reduction purposes or to meet obligations arising from share-based incentive plans.

Further information is available on our website:

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Meg Geldens
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