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Stacey Caywood Named President and CEO Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (U.S.)

(RIVERWOODS, ILL., October 31, 2008) – Wolters Kluwer, a market leading global information services and publishing company focused on professionals, today announced the appointment of Stacey Caywood to the new position of President and CEO of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (U.S.).The new position is effective immediately.

“I am very pleased that Stacey will lead our U.S. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business operations in continuing to drive innovation to our customers,” said Nancy McKinstry, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Wolters Kluwer.

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of the Wolters Kluwer Tax, Accounting and Legal division, is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw.

Caywood is a seasoned leader with a 16-year track record of success at CCH and Wolters Kluwer where she has led strategic planning, publishing, sales, marketing and new product development. Caywood was formerly Vice President of the Legal Professional Group, part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, where she achieved strong growth as the unit extended its integrated online libraries into specialty areas such as securities law and integrated workflow tools. She earned an M.B.A. from Northwestern University, J.L.Kellogg School of Management, and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University.

“I’m honored to have the opportunity to lead an organization with such longstanding leadership in serving legal and compliance professionals with the specialized information and workflow solutions they need to be successful,” Caywood said.

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business has approximately 1,100 employees at various locations nationwide, and is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.

About Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International, and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel, and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.

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 had 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. Visit www.wolterskluwer.com for information about our market positions, customers, brands and organization.

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EDITORS’ NOTE: A photo of Stacey Caywood is available at: www.cch.com/Caywood.