CCH INCORPORATED, LEXIS-NEXIS Group Team To Create Web Collection Of Tax, Legal Materials

CCH Series To Be Available on Lexis-Nexis Web Platforms

DAYTON, OH and CHICAGO, December 20, 2000 -- Lexis-Nexis Group and CCH INCORPORATED (CCH) announced today that the companies have signed a long-term agreement to bring CCH’s most authoritative collection of tax, securities, financial services, human resources, health care and other specialized legal information to Lexis-Nexis subscribers via the World Wide Web.

An extensive line of CCH titles will become part of the legal and tax collection on the lexis.com^® web-based subscription research service. With this new agreement in place, Lexis-Nexis will be the only source other than CCH to offer the full line of key CCH products via the Web. CCH research, explanatory and analytical products available via lexis.com will include its highly regarded Standard Federal Tax Reporter, CCH State Tax Reporters, CCH Federal Tax Guide, CCH Pension Plan Guide, CCH Federal Securities Law Reports, CCH Trade Regulation Reports, CCH Federal Banking Law Reports, and CCH Medicare and Medicaid Guide. CCH publications are already available on the dial-up Lexis-Nexis^® information services and the companies currently partner to bring tax law research tools to the Internal Revenue Service.

"The addition of the highly authoritative CCH publications makes the lexis.com collection the most comprehensive available today for legal professionals," said Lou Andreozzi, president and chief executive officer of North American Legal Markets for Lexis-Nexis. "The combination of Lexis-Nexis legal materials with CCH titles now establishes lexis.com as one of the most comprehensive sources for tax professionals as well. In addition to such highly recognized brand names as The Standard Federal Tax Reporter, lexis.com subscribers have access to CCH publications on securities, human resources and health care on our dial-up and Web delivery platforms."

"CCH has a successful history of partnering with Lexis-Nexis because both companies are focused on meeting the needs of customers who require the most accurate and timely information delivered in the most convenient and effective way," said Rebecca Hensley, president and CEO, CCH. "This new agreement brings an extensive range of core CCH products to lexis.com, making it the only web-based information service outside CCH to carry such an extensive selection of CCH resources."

The CCH materials will be available on lexis.com April 1.

The CCH publications complement the more than 200 analytical treatises from the Matthew BenderÒ publishing arm of Lexis-Nexis Group and the publications available through a recently announced, long-term alliance with Tax Analysts.

The Matthew Bender collection includes such publications as Collier on BankruptcyÒ , Moore’s Federal PracticeÒ , Weinstein’s EvidenceÒ , U.S. International Taxation & Tax Treaties, California Pleadings & Practice and the New York Civil Practices series.

Tax Analysts, a nonprofit publisher of well-known daily files Tax Notes Today (federal), State Tax Today and Worldwide Tax Daily, recently signed a long-term agreement with Lexis-Nexis to offer nearly 30 Tax Analysts’ publications on Lexis-Nexis for tax attorneys, accountants and professionals.

About CCH INCORPORATED

CCH INCORPORATED, headquartered in Riverwoods, Ill., was founded in 1913 and has served four generations of business professionals and their clients. The company produces more than 700 electronic and print products for the tax, legal, securities, insurance, human resources, health care and small business markets. CCH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer North America. The CCH web site can be accessed at www.cch.com.

About Lexis-Nexis Group

The Lexis-Nexis Group unites strong brands, pioneering technologies and premium information for customers in the legal, corporate, government and education markets. Its products are available via the Web, dial-up online, CD-ROM and books. A trusted source, the company offers targeted information solutions that can be integrated into its customers’ business processes and systems. Combining searchable access to over three billion documents from thousands of sources with leading edge systems and tools for managing this content, Lexis-Nexis delivers a high quality resource with which to build legal research and knowledge-management solutions for the entire enterprise. For more information, please visit www.lexis-nexis.com.

Lexis-Nexis Group operating units also include Martindale-Hubbell, Butterworths Tolley in the UK, Editions du Juris-Classeur in France and other legal publishing businesses in Europe, North and South America, South Africa, Asia and the Pacific. The Lexis-Nexis Group is a member the Reed Elsevier plc group, a global publisher and information provider. For more information, please visit www.reedelsevier.com.

Lexis-Nexis and lexis.com are registered trademarks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used under license. Matthew Bender is a registered trademark of Matthew Bender Properties Inc. Collier on Bankruptcy, Moore’s Federal Practice and Weinstein’s Evidence are registered trademarks of Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. Other products or services may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

SAMPLE CCH TITLES BY LEGAL SPECIALTY

Federal Tax	Standard Federal Tax Reports, U.S. Master Tax Guide, Federal Estate and Gift Tax Reports, Estate Planning Review, Federal Tax Guide and Federal Tax Service
State Tax	For the 50 states and the District of Columbia: State Tax Reporters and Multistate Corporate Income Tax Guides
Securities	Federal Securities Law Reports, Blue Sky Law Repots, SEC Compliance Assistant, Section 16 Compliance Assistance

Trade Regulations	Trade Regulation Reports, Business Franchise Guide, European Community Competition Law Reports, RICO Business Disputes Guide, Aviation Law Reports, Consumer Product Safety Guide; Copyright Law Report; Energy Management, Federal Election Campaign Financing Guide, Guide to Computer Law, Guide to State Telecommunications Law
Banking & Finance	Bank Compliance Guide, Individual Retirement Plans Guide, Consumer Credit Guide, Mutual Funds Guide, , Secured Transactions Guide
Government Contracts	CCH Government Contracts Reports, Contract Appeals Decisions, Guide to Government Contracting, Understanding Government Contracts

Human Resources	Human Resources Management Library; Pension Plan Guide, Labor Law Reports, Payroll Management Guide, Employee Benefits Library, State Employment Laws, Employment Safety and Health Guide, Social Security Reports
Health Care	Medicare and Medicaid Guide, Health Care Compliance Portfolio, Health Care Law and Management Guide, Managed Care Explained, Physician’s Medicare Guide, Food, Drug and Cosmetics Law Reports