John Wiley & Sons owner gifts 65,000 shares

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) ten-percent owner Wiley Bradford made a bona fide charitable gift of 65,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to a nonprofit organization unaffiliated with him and the issuer; no value was received.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) ten-percent owner Wiley Bradford made a bona fide charitable gift of 65,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to a nonprofit organization unaffiliated with him and the issuer; no value was received. He disclaimed beneficial ownership of the gifted shares, and 328,047 directly held shares were reported following the gift.

Separate indirect holdings reported were 1,200,000 shares through WG6 LLC, 462,338 shares through E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC, 301,645 shares through W. Bradford Wiley & Associates, L.P., and 55,673 shares under the Trust of Esther B. Wiley. The footnotes say Wiley Bradford, Peter Booth Wiley and Deborah E. Wiley may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the WG6 LLC shares; they share the WBW LP and Esther B. Wiley trust holdings. Celia Wiley, Jesse C. Wiley and Elizabeth H. Wiley are also identified as sharing beneficial ownership of the E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC shares.

Insider Trade Summary

65,000 shares gifted

Gift 5 txns

Insider Wiley Bradford

Role 10% Owner

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Gift	Class A Common Stock F1	65,000	$0.00	$0.00
holding	Class A Common Stock F2	--	--	--
holding	Class A Common Stock F3	--	--	--
holding	Class A Common Stock F4	--	--	--
holding	Class A Common Stock F5	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Class A Common Stock — 328,047 shares (Direct); Class A Common Stock — 1,200,000 shares (Indirect, WG6 LLC); Class A Common Stock — 462,338 shares (Indirect, EPH LLC); Class A Common Stock — 301,645 shares (Indirect, WBW LP); Class A Common Stock — 55,673 shares (Indirect, Co-Trustee)

Footnotes (5)

1. F1. On September 30, 2026, the Reporting Person made a bona fide charitable gift of 65,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to a non-profit organization unaffiliated with either the Reporting Person or the Issuer. No value was received for the gifted shares. Following the gift, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the non-profit organization.
2. F2. Includes shares held by WG6 LLC, with respect to which the Reporting Person, Peter Booth Wiley ("PBW") and Deborah E. Wiley ("DEW") may be deemed to share beneficial ownership.
3. F3. Includes shares held by E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC ("EPH LLC"), with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW, DEW, Celia Wiley, Jesse C. Wiley and Elizabeth H. Wiley share beneficial ownership.
4. F4. Includes shares held by W. Bradford Wiley & Associates, L.P. ("WBW LP"), with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW and DEW share beneficial ownership.
5. F5. Includes shares held under the Trust of Esther B. Wiley, with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW and DEW share beneficial ownership.

Key Figures

Class A Common Stock gifted: 65,000 shares Direct shares following transaction: 328,047 shares Indirect shares through WG6 LLC: 1,200,000 shares +3 more

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Class A Common Stock gifted 65,000 shares Bona fide charitable gift

Direct shares following transaction 328,047 shares Reported position following the gift

Indirect shares through WG6 LLC 1,200,000 shares Reported holding

Indirect shares through E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC 462,338 shares Reported holding

Indirect shares through W. Bradford Wiley & Associates, L.P. 301,645 shares Reported holding

Shares under the Trust of Esther B. Wiley 55,673 shares Reported indirect holding

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Wiley Bradford

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3308 EL CAMINO AVENUE

SUITE 300, BOX 60

(Street)

SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA 95821

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. [ WLY/WLYB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/05/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	10/05/2026		G		65,000	D	$0	328,047(1)	D
Class A Common Stock								1,200,000	I	WG6 LLC(2)
Class A Common Stock								462,338	I	EPH LLC(3)
Class A Common Stock								301,645	I	WBW LP(4)
Class A Common Stock								55,673	I	Co-Trustee(5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. On September 30, 2026, the Reporting Person made a bona fide charitable gift of 65,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to a non-profit organization unaffiliated with either the Reporting Person or the Issuer. No value was received for the gifted shares. Following the gift, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the non-profit organization.

2. Includes shares held by WG6 LLC, with respect to which the Reporting Person, Peter Booth Wiley ("PBW") and Deborah E. Wiley ("DEW") may be deemed to share beneficial ownership.

3. Includes shares held by E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC ("EPH LLC"), with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW, DEW, Celia Wiley, Jesse C. Wiley and Elizabeth H. Wiley share beneficial ownership.

4. Includes shares held by W. Bradford Wiley & Associates, L.P. ("WBW LP"), with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW and DEW share beneficial ownership.

5. Includes shares held under the Trust of Esther B. Wiley, with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW and DEW share beneficial ownership.

	/s/ Nathaniel Wiley, attorney-in-fact for the Reporting Person	10/06/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)