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Scholastic Corporation filings document regulatory disclosures for a public children’s publishing, education and media company whose common stock trades on Nasdaq. Recent 8-K reports cover quarterly results, common-stock repurchase and tender-offer matters, dividend-related capital allocation context, and material events affecting the company’s balance sheet.
The filing record also includes completed sale-leaseback transactions involving corporate and distribution assets, annual meeting voting results, director elections, and amendments to stock-based compensation and management stock purchase plans. These disclosures describe Scholastic’s governance processes, equity-plan authorizations, capital structure, asset transactions, and formal reporting of operating results.
Scholastic Corporation plans a virtual annual meeting on September 16, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. Holders of 828,100 Class A shares and 18,136,664 common shares of record on July 24, 2026 may vote. Class A holders elect eight directors, approve the advisory vote on executive pay, and control all other voting matters; common holders elect three directors. Class A and common each carry one vote per share, without cumulative voting.
Control remains concentrated: the Estate of Richard Robinson and related parties, including Iole Lucchese, beneficially own 53.8% of Class A, while BlackRock holds 2,439,244 common shares (11.7%). The board describes a pay-for-performance philosophy using base salary, a Short Term Incentive Plan (STIP), and long-term equity (RSUs, performance-based stock units, and options). For fiscal 2026, STIP targets used a corporate operating income goal of $59.91 million; actual corporate operating income was $54.32 million, funding the bonus pool at 81.36% of target. CEO Peter Warwick received total 2026 compensation of $3.74 million, including a $1.10 million STIP bonus. The HRCC also approved one-time $400,000 cash bonuses each to CFO Haji Glover and executive Jeffrey Mathews for completing sale-leaseback transactions. Warwick’s employment agreement provides a $1.10 million base salary from August 1, 2025, ongoing annual equity grants, and defined severance and vesting protections, including in certain change-of-control scenarios.
SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION insider Sasha Quinton filed a notice to sell common stock under Rule 144. The filing lists 7,549 common shares to be sold through Fidelity Brokerage Services on NASDAQ on 08/06/2026 in connection with a Stock Option Exercise paid in cash.
The filing also reports that, during the prior three months, Sasha Quinton sold 20,488 common shares on 08/05/2026 for an aggregate value of 884,430.08.
Scholastic Corp. relates to a planned disposition of common stock. The filing lists 3,250 common shares to be sold through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, with an indicated value of $130,812.50 and trading on NASDAQ.
It also notes prior equity compensation: 1,915 common shares from restricted stock vesting on September 18, 2024, and 1,335 common shares from restricted stock vesting on September 17, 2025, both described as compensation from the issuer.
BlackRock, Inc. reports beneficial ownership of common stock of Scholastic Corp on an amended Schedule 13G. BlackRock and certain of its business units beneficially own 2,439,244 shares, representing 11.7% of Scholastic’s common stock.
BlackRock has sole voting power over 2,411,838 shares and sole dispositive power over 2,439,244 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. Various underlying clients may receive dividends or sale proceeds, but no individual person has more than 5% of the outstanding common shares.
Scholastic Corporation reports fiscal 2026 revenue of $1,581.9 million, down from $1,625.5 million in 2025. Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution generated 61.0% of revenue, Education 16.9%, International 17.5% and Entertainment 4.2%, the latter reflecting the 9 Story Media Group acquisition.
The company describes a global footprint across school-based book fairs and clubs, trade publishing, U.S. education programs and international operations in Canada, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Asia. It completed sale-and-leaseback transactions for its New York SoHo headquarters and Jefferson City, Missouri distribution center, moving both key facilities onto long-term leases.
Risk disclosures emphasize shifts in education funding and policy, rapid advances in generative AI affecting publishing and instructional markets, cybersecurity and privacy compliance, evolving ESG and climate-reporting rules, and dependence on federal education programs and Canadian production tax credits. Control of voting power remains concentrated via Class A stock held by the estate of the former CEO.
Scholastic Corp President & CEO Peter Warwick reported equity compensation changes on July 21, 2026. He received a grant of 21,533 Performance Stock Units, scheduled to vest on July 21, 2027 based on specified fiscal-year performance goals, and expiring September 21, 2027. On the same date, 46,425 common shares were delivered upon vesting and payout of performance units granted July 15, 2025, and 25,674 shares were delivered or withheld at $46.44 per share as payment of an exercise price or tax liability. These transactions were not reported under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Scholastic Corporation reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $1,581.9 million, down 3% from fiscal 2025, while net income improved to $56.7 million from a $1.9 million loss and diluted EPS reached $2.34. Operating income was $15.2 million, compared with $15.8 million a year earlier, but adjusted operating income rose to $47.1 million. Adjusted EBITDA increased 4% to $151.5 million, or 15% on a comparable basis that reflects the full-year impact of sale-leaseback transactions.
Children’s Book Publishing and Distribution delivered flat full-year revenue of $964.2 million with adjusted operating income rising to $143.7 million, supported by 5% fourth-quarter Book Fairs growth. Education revenue declined 14% to $267.6 million and adjusted operating income fell to $0.2 million. International revenue slipped to $277.2 million from $279.6 million while adjusted operating income rose to $7.1 million from $2.9 million, and Entertainment revenue increased to $65.7 million with an adjusted operating loss of $9.3 million.
Free cash flow increased to $436.0 million, driven largely by $452.4 million of net sale-leaseback proceeds. The company ended fiscal 2026 with $48.9 million of net cash versus $136.6 million of net debt a year earlier, after returning $288.6 million to shareholders, including repurchase of 7,336,966 shares. For fiscal 2027, the company expects revenue growth of approximately 2% to 4%, Adjusted EBITDA of about $135 million to $145 million, and Free Cash Flow of approximately $35 million to $40 million.
Scholastic Corp President & CEO Peter Warwick reported compensation-related equity transactions. He received a grant of 8,007 shares of Common Stock and a separate award of 7,048 stock options, both dated July 1, 2026.
To cover tax obligations, 8,345 Common Shares were disposed of as a tax-withholding transaction, not an open-market sale. After these transactions, Warwick directly holds 137,663 Common Shares, plus 7,048 options exercisable at $46.83 per share, which become exercisable on July 1, 2027 and expire on July 1, 2033.
Scholastic Corp President & CEO Peter Warwick reported routine equity compensation activity. He exercised stock options to acquire 2,112 shares of Common Stock at $38.56 per share and had 2,033 shares withheld at a value of $40.065 per share to cover tax obligations. After these transactions, he directly holds 138,001 Common shares, reflecting a small adjustment to his overall ownership rather than an open-market trade.