AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, April 25, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Wolters Kluwer, a leading multinational publisher and information services company, announces today the determination of the stock ratio of the dividend for 2004, as approved by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 14, 2005.
Following the official announcements in Het Financieele Dagblad, De Officiele 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:
-- EUR 0.55 in cash
or
-- for every 25 (depository receipts of) ordinary shares (of par EUR 0.12) one new (depository receipt of) ordinary share (of par EUR 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.
About Wolters Kluwer
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 EUR 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.