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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. filings document material events for a New York corporation with Class A and Class B common stock. Recent Form 8-K reports cover quarterly operating results, Regulation FD earnings presentation materials, board-authorized share repurchase activity, executive appointments and departures, and shareholder voting results from the annual meeting.
The filings also record governance matters such as director elections by share class and officer compensation or separation arrangements when disclosed. Capital-allocation filings address repurchase authorizations, while earnings-related filings furnish financial press releases and presentation exhibits for the company’s research publishing, research intelligence, and learning operations.
David C. Dobson, a director of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY), received 3,275 phantom stock units as his annual director stock award under the 2022 Omnibus Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plan on 09/25/2025. The award was granted at an effective price of $39.69 per share and, after conversion on a 1-for-1 basis, represents 3,275 Class A common shares. These units are deferred under the Director Deferred Compensation Plan and will vest on the earliest of the day before the next annual meeting, the director's death or disability, or a change in control. Upon separation from the board the units settle in 100% Class A common stock; distribution elections allow lump sum or installments up to 10 years.
Brian O. Hemphill, a director of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY), was issued 3,275 phantom stock units on 09/25/2025 as his annual director stock award under the John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2022 Omnibus Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plan. The award was deferred under the Director Deferred Compensation Plan and is reported at a per-share value of $39.69. The phantom units convert 1-for-1 into Class A common shares and will vest on the earliest of the day before the next annual meeting, the director's death or disability, or a change in control. Following the transaction, the reporting person beneficially owns 13,875 Class A common shares. Distributions of deferred compensation will be made per the director's election in a lump sum or ratable installments up to 10 years.
John Wiley & Sons director Raymond W. McDaniel received an annual director award of 3,275 phantom stock units on 09/25/2025, recorded as an acquisition on Form 4. The units equate 1-for-1 to Class A common shares and are reflected at an underlying price of $39.69 per share, increasing his beneficial ownership by 3,275 Class A shares to a total of 61,116 shares held directly. The units were granted under the company’s 2022 Omnibus Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plan and deferred under the Director Deferred Compensation Plan.
The phantom units vest the earlier of the day before the next annual meeting, the director’s death or disability, or a change in control, and settle upon separation of service in Class A common stock. Distributions of deferred compensation will follow the reporting person’s election: lump sum or ratable installments up to 10 years.
Karen N. Madden, a director of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY), received an award of 3,275 phantom stock units on 09/25/2025 under the company's 2022 Omnibus Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plan. The units are deferred under the Director Deferred Compensation Plan and are reported at a reference price of $39.69 per share. After the grant, the reporting person beneficially owns 5,181 Class A common shares directly.
The phantom units vest on the earliest of the day before the next annual meeting, the director's death or disability, or a change in control. Upon separation from the Board the deferred units settle in 100% Class A common stock, and distributions follow the director's election under the Deferred Compensation Plan (lump sum or installments up to 10 years).
Inder M. Singh, a director of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY), received 3,275 phantom stock units on 09/25/2025 as his annual director stock award under the 2022 Omnibus Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plan. The award was deferred under the Director Deferred Compensation Plan and is reported at a per-share value of $39.69. Following the grant, the reporting person beneficially owns 15,051 shares of Class A Common stock on a direct basis. The phantom units vest the earlier of the day before the next annual meeting, the director's death/disability, or a change in control, and settle upon separation in 100% Class A Common stock with distribution per the director's election (lump sum or installments up to 10 years).