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The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 14 to Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership in John Wiley & Sons Inc (WLY) as of 09/30/2025. Vanguard reported 4,815,296 shares of common stock, representing 10.83% of the class.
Vanguard reported 0 shares with sole voting power and 279,047 shares with shared voting power. It reported 4,491,283 shares with sole dispositive power and 324,013 shares with shared dispositive power. Vanguard stated the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control. Vanguard’s clients have the right to receive dividends or sale proceeds relating to the reported securities, and no single other person’s interest exceeds 5%.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. disclosed a Form 4 showing a director acquired 144 Phantom Stock Units on 10/23/2025 with Transaction Code A. The units were credited due to a quarterly dividend under the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors at a reported derivative price of $36.98.
Each unit is 1-for-1 into Class A Common and settles upon separation from the Board. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owned 15,195 derivative securities.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) director reported acquiring 587 phantom stock units on 10/23/2025, coded “A”. The award resulted from a quarterly dividend credited under the John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and is on a 1-for-1 basis into Class A Common. The filing lists a price of $36.98 for the derivative security.
Following this transaction, the reporting person directly beneficially owns 61,703 derivative securities. These phantom units settle in 100% Class A Common stock upon separation from the Board.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. reported a director transaction on a Form 4. On 10/23/2025, the director acquired 50 phantom stock units (Transaction Code A). The filing lists a price of derivative security of $36.98 and shows 5,231 derivative securities beneficially owned following the transaction.
The units arose from a quarterly dividend and were deferred under the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. Each unit is 1-for-1 with Class A Common stock and will settle in shares upon the director’s separation from the Board.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY): Director Form 4 update. A director acquired 133 Phantom Stock Units on 10/23/2025, credited from a quarterly dividend under the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. These units are 1‑for‑1 with Class A Common stock and settle upon separation from the Board. The price of the derivative security was $36.98. Following the transaction, the director beneficially owned 14,008 derivative securities, reported as directly held.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported a director Form 4 showing the acquisition of 293 Phantom Stock Units on 10/23/2025 under the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors, reflecting quarterly dividend credits. Each unit converts 1‑for‑1 into Class A Common stock and settles upon separation from the Board. Following the transaction, the director beneficially owns 30,769 derivative units, held directly. The filing lists a derivative security price of $36.98.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) reported a director’s acquisition of 395 phantom stock units on 10/23/2025, coded A. The filing lists a $36.98 price of derivative security. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owned 41,536 derivative securities, held directly.
The units convert on a 1-for-1 basis into Class A Common and were credited as additional phantom stock units resulting from a quarterly dividend and deferred under the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. Shares settle upon separation from the Board.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) reported a director’s Form 4 showing an acquisition of 39 Phantom Stock Units on 10/23/2025, credited from a quarterly dividend under the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. Each unit is 1-for-1 into Class A Common and will settle upon separation from the Board. The filing lists a derivative price of $36.98. Following this transaction, the director beneficially owned 4,098 derivative securities, held directly.
John Wiley & Sons reported shareholder voting results at its Annual Meeting in which Class A and Class B common shareholders elected all director nominees to serve until the 2026 annual meeting or until their successors qualify. Immediately after the meeting, the Board met and, following a Committee recommendation, decided not to accept Mr. Hemphill's resignation.
The Board said the voting outcome reflected proxy advisory firm recommendations that it characterized as unrelated to Mr. Hemphill's individual performance. The Board concluded that retaining Mr. Hemphill is in the company's and shareholders' best interests, citing his executive leadership experience in academia, his service as Governance Committee chair, institutional knowledge from his tenure, and the perspectives he adds to the Board. The filing also lists an Inline XBRL cover page exhibit.
William J. Pesce, a director of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY), reported awards and transactions in Class A common stock and restricted stock units (RSUs). The filing shows a non-derivative entry on 09/24/2025 for 2,758 shares at a reported price of $40.11. Table II discloses RSU activity: 2,758 RSUs noted with a grant/record date of 09/24/2025 and an additional 3,275 RSUs reported on 09/25/2025 with an indicated price of $39.69, resulting in 3,275 RSUs beneficially owned following that transaction. The explanatory note states the 2,758 RSUs were awarded on September 26, 2024 under the companys 2022 Omnibus Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plan and were scheduled to vest the day before the next annual meeting (September 24, 2025). The awards are described as the annual director stock award with standard vesting and change-in-control/death/disability provisions.
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