Wolters Kluwer Determination of the Stock Dividend Ratio

Following the official announcements in Het Financieele Dagblad, De Officiële Prijscourant and De Telegraaf of March 25 and April 15 last, Wolters Kluwer nv announces that the cash or stock distribution has been fixed as follows:

 

    €0.55 in cash

 

or

 

   for every 25 (depository receipts of) ordinary shares (of par €0.12) one new (depository receipt of) ordinary share (of par €0.12) to be charged to the share premium reserve or if so desired to the other reserves.

 

The cash distribution will be payable as of April 27, 2005. 

 

 

Wolters Kluwer is a leading multinational publisher and information services company.

The Company's core markets are spread across the health, corporate services, finance, tax, accounting, law, regulation, and education sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2004) of €3.3 billion, employs approximately 18,400 people worldwide and maintains operations across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its depositary receipts of shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.

 

Caroline Wouters

Vice President, Corporate Communications

t + 31 (0)20 60 70 459

 

Oya Yavuz                   
Vice President, Investor Relations
t + 31 (0)20 6070 407                 
ir@wolterskluwer.com