Netherlands Share Buyback Tender

Wolters Kluwer today reports that it has repurchased 67826 of its own ordinary shares in the period from April 4 2019 up to and including April 10 2019 for 4.1 million and at an average share price of 60.92.These repurchases are part of the share buyback program announced on February 20 2019 under which we intend to repurchase shares for up to 250 million during 2019.For the period starting February 22 2019 up to and including May 6 2019 we have engaged a third party to execute 40 million of buybacks on our behalf within the limits of relevant laws and regulations in particular Regulation EU 5962014 and the companys 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.