Wiley 10% owner sells 75,000 shares to issuer
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 10% owner Deborah E. Wiley reported selling 75,000 shares of Class A common stock on January 9, 2026.
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 10% owner Deborah E. Wiley reported selling 75,000 shares of Class A common stock on January 9, 2026. The shares were sold back to the company in a private transaction under a Board-approved repurchase program as part of her estate planning. The price was $30.5287 per share, based on the five-day volume-weighted average price ending January 8, 2026.
After the sale, she held 659,529 Class A shares directly. She also had indirect beneficial ownership of additional Class A shares held through several entities and a trust, including 1,200,000 shares via WG6 LLC, 462,338 shares via EPH LLC, 301,645 shares via WBW LP, and 55,673 shares as co-trustee.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Class A Common Stock | 75,000 | $30.5287 | $2.29M |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (5)
- F1. As part of the Reporting Person's estate planning, the shares were sold to the Issuer in a private transaction under a repurchase program approved by the Issuer's Board of Directors. The price per share of $30.5287 was determined based on the volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of the Issuer's Class A common stock for the five-day trading period ending on January 8, 2026.
- F2. Includes shares held by WG6 LLC, with respect to which the Reporting Person, Peter Booth Wiley ("PBW") and W. Bradford Wiley II ("WBW") may be deemed to share beneficial ownership.
- F3. Includes shares held by E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC ("EPH LLC"), with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW and WBW share beneficial ownership.
- F4. Includes shares held by W. Bradford Wiley & Associates, L.P. ("WBW LP"), with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW and WBW share beneficial ownership.
- F5. Includes shares held under the Trust of Esther B. Wiley, with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW and WBW share beneficial ownership.
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