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Wolters Kluwer Shareholders Approve Dividend and Appoint New Members of Executive Board and Supervisory Board

2007 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Wolters Kluwer

Amsterdam (April 20, 2007) - Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information services and publishing company, announced today that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM), held in Amsterdam, has adopted the 2006 financial statements and approved the proposed dividend. In addition, the AGM has appointed Mr. J.J. Lynch, Jr. as a new member of the Executive Board and Mr. B.F.J. Angelici as a new member of the Supervisory Board.

Several hundred shareholders were represented at the AGM in person, by proxy voting, or by voting instruction. In her remarks to the assemblage, Nancy McKinstry, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, reviewed Wolters Kluwer's 2006 results and successful completion of its 2003-06 transformation plan, discussed the company's strategy to accelerate profitable growth in 2007 and beyond.

Nancy McKinstry commented in her presentation: "I am pleased with the performance of Wolters Kluwer in 2006. We met or exceeded all of our Key Performance Indicators, delivering solid organic growth and strong free cash flow. We completed our restructuring program, which resulted in significant cost savings and made our business units stronger and better equipped to grow. 2006 also saw double-digit revenue growth from online and software products, supporting Wolters Kluwer's transformation into a broad provider of information, software, and services. All of these accomplishments created a strong foundation on which to build in 2007 and beyond."

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