Wolters Kluwer shareholders approve all resolutions at the 2026 AGM
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Wolters Kluwer (WTKWY) shareholders approved all resolutions at the 2026 Annual General Meeting. Decisions included re-appointing Heleen Kersten and appointing Maarten de Vries to the Supervisory Board through 2030, adopting the 2025 Financial Statements, and approving a total dividend of €2.52 per share.
A final dividend of €1.59 per share will be paid in June 2026. Shareholders also extended Executive Board authority over share issuance, repurchases, cancellations, and adopted amended Articles of Association. Voting represented 70.95% of share capital entitled to vote.
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Positive
- Total 2025 dividend of €2.52 per ordinary share approved
- Final dividend of €1.59 per share payable in June 2026
- Supervisory Board strengthened with two appointments through 2030
- All AGM resolutions adopted, including 2025 Financial Statements
- Executive Board authority to issue, acquire, and cancel shares extended
- AGM attendance represented 70.95% of voting share capital
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- None.
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PRESS RELEASE
Wolters Kluwer shareholders approve all resolutions at the 2026 AGM
Alphen aan den Rijn — May 21, 2026 — Wolters Kluwer, a global leader of professional information solutions, software, and services, announces that all resolutions were adopted as proposed at today’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM).
Composition of the Supervisory Board
Wolters Kluwer shareholders re-appointed Ms. Heleen Kersten as member of the Supervisory Board. Mr. Maarten de Vries was appointed as a new member of the Supervisory Board. Both appointments are with effect from May 21, 2026, ending after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2030.
2025 Financial Statements and dividend
Shareholders adopted the 2025 Financial Statements as included in the 2025 Annual Report and approved a total dividend of
2025 Remuneration Report
The 2025 Remuneration Report was approved by shareholders in an advisory vote and the proposal to amend the Supervisory Board remuneration was adopted.
Other AGM resolutions
All other AGM voting items on the agenda were also adopted. This includes the resolutions to release the members of the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board from liability for the exercise of their respective duties and the extension of the authority of the Executive Board to issue shares, to acquire shares in the company and to cancel shares. In addition, shareholders adopted the proposal to amend the Articles of Association. Detailed voting results will be available on www.wolterskluwer.com/agm.
Shareholders represented
Wolters Kluwer shareholders were represented in person or by proxy representing a total of
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About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer (Euronext: WKL) is a global leader in information solutions, software, 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 2025 annual revenues of
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