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Brian Campbell | Vice President of Investor Relations |
Brian Napack | President & Chief Executive Officer |
Christina Van Tassell | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Daniel Moore | CJS Securities |
Good morning and welcome to Wiley's Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2022 Earnings Call.
As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. At this time, I'd like to introduce Wiley's Vice President of Investor Relations, Brian Campbell. Please go ahead.
Hello, everyone.
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time. remarks. back questions I at this over [Operator turn closing the Napack Instructions] There for will to are no Mr. further call
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to talking I look our forward attending. at for then to And Thanks very hoping see you to set all you thank you will get Day Investor we up. I that, next with to call. So look much. at as conference forward that
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