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Wolters Kluwer Presents Donation to Red Cross Society of China


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Donation of US $110,000 presented in support of disaster relief efforts in China’s Sichuan Province

Beijing (June 2, 2008) - Wolters Kluwer, a leading global information services and publishing company, presented today a company-wide donation to the Red Cross Society of China in support of relief efforts following the earthquake in south-west China. The donation was presented by David Lampert, CEO Wolters Kluwer Asia Pacific, to the Red Cross Society of China’s director, Wang Shitao, in Beijing, China.

The company-wide donation campaign was set up following a local employee initiative at the Wolters Kluwer offices in China, in response to the earthquake that struck the Sichuan Province earlier in May.
Together with employees in China and worldwide, the company donated US $110,000 (RMB 762,300) to the Red Cross Society of China today.

The employee donation campaign will continue until the end of June. An additional donation will be made to the Red Cross Society of China in July.

As global information provider, the company is committed to meet its corporate social responsibilities in the markets it operates. This donation to the Red Cross Society of China is part of that commitment.
Wolters Kluwer has been in China for over 22 years, and offers critical tax, legal and medical information and services to its customer segments in the tax, accounting, legal and health care markets. For more information on Wolters Kluwer’s sustainable activities, see www.wolterskluwer.com/2007SER. For more information on the company’s activities in China, visit ww.wolterskluwer.com.

A photo of the presentation can be obtained from info@wolterskluwer.com in both high and low resolution.

About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of €3.4 billion, maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,500 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.

Contact
Caroline Wouters
Vice President,
Corporate Communications
Wolters Kluwer nv
+ 31 (0)20 6070 459
press@wolterskluwer.com

Kevin Entricken
Vice President,
Investor Relations
Wolters Kluwer nv
+ 31 (0)20 6070 407
ir@wolterskluwer.com



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