| 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). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 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)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/02/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 05/02/2022 | M | 931 | A | $0.0000 | 931 | D | |||
| Class A Common | 05/02/2022 | M | 741 | A | $0.0000 | 1,672 | D | |||
| Class A Common | 05/02/2022 | M | 624 | A | $0.0000 | 2,296 | D | |||
| Class A Common | 05/02/2022 | M | 402 | A | $0.0000 | 2,698 | D | |||
| Class A Common | 05/02/2022 | F | 1,069(1) | D | $50.15 | 1,629 | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | $0.0000(2) | 05/02/2022(3) | M | 402 | (4) | 06/20/2028(4) | Class A Common | 402 | $0.0000 | 0.0000 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | $0.0000(2) | 05/02/2022(3) | M | 741 | (5) | 06/24/2029(5) | Class A Common | 741 | $0.0000 | 742 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | $0.0000(2) | 05/02/2022(3) | M | 624 | (6) | 06/24/2031(6) | Class A Common | 624 | $0.0000 | 1,874 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | $0.0000(2) | 05/02/2022(3) | M | 931 | (7) | 06/30/2030(7) | Class A Common | 931 | $0.0000 | 5,686 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents shares surrendered to cover withholding tax liability due upon vesting of restricted stock units |
| 2. Restricted stock units convert into Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. |
| 3. 4/30/22 vesting date was on a Saturday, therefore, transaction was processed on Monday (5/2/2022). |
| 4. On June 20, 2018, reporting person was granted 1,606 restricted stock units to vest in four equal installments on April 30th of each year after grant. Restricted stock units are subject to forfeiture under the terms and conditions of the grant. |
| 5. On June 27, 2019, reporting person was granted 2,965 restricted stock units to vest in four equal installments on April 30th of each year after grant. Restricted stock units are subject to forfeiture under the terms and conditions of the grant. |
| 6. On June 24, 2021, reporting person was granted 2,498 restricted stock units to vest in four equal installments on April 30th of each year after grant. Restricted stock units are subject to forfeiture under the terms and conditions of the grant. |
| 7. On June 26, 2020, reporting person was granted 3,725 restricted stock units to vest in four equal installments on April 30th of each year after grant. Restricted stock units are subject to forfeiture under the terms and conditions of the grant. |
| Marjorie Pierre-Merritt, Attorney-In-Fact | 05/04/2022 | |
| ** 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). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
