Share Buyback Transaction Details November 14 – November 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE
Share Buyback Transaction Details November 14 – November 20, 2024
Alphen aan den Rijn – November 21, 2024 - Wolters Kluwer (Euronext: WKL), a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services, today reports that it has repurchased 130,000 of its own ordinary shares in the period from November 14, 2024, up to and including November 20, 2024, for €20.1 million and at an average share price of €154.42.
These repurchases are part of the share buyback program announced on February 21, 2024, under which we intend to repurchase shares for €1 billion during 2024.
The cumulative amounts repurchased in the year to date under this program are as follows:
Share Buyback 2024
| Period | Cumulative shares repurchased in period | Total consideration (€ million) | Average share price (€) |
| 2024 to date | 6,140,256 | 910.1 | 148.22 |
For the period starting May 2, 2024, up to and including December 27, 2024, we have engaged third parties to execute approximately €647 million of buybacks on our behalf, within the limits of relevant laws and regulations (in particular Regulation (EU) 596/2014) and the company’s Articles of Association.
Shares repurchased are added to and held as treasury shares and will be used for capital reduction purposes through share cancelation.
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About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL) is a global leader in information, software solutions and services for professionals in healthcare; tax and accounting; financial and corporate compliance; legal and regulatory; corporate performance and ESG. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with technology and services.
Wolters Kluwer reported 2023 annual revenues of €5.6 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 21,400 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.
Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX, Euro Stoxx 50 and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).
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