UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

September 30, 2021
(Date of Report)
(Date of earliest event reported)

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 
001-11507
13-5593032
 
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(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
111 River Street, Hoboken New Jersey
07030
 
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(201) 748-6000
   
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Not Applicable
 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
 
JW.A
 
New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
 
JW.B
 
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 30, 2021. Shareholders voted as follows on the matters presented for a vote.

(1)  
At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 44,934,857 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy constituting a quorum.  The tabulation below sets forth the voting results for each Class A Director:

 
FOR
WITHHELD
Broker Non Votes
Beth Birnbaum 
42,473,595
695,600
1,765,662
 
David C. Dobson
 
41,738,752
1,430,443
1,765,662
 
Mariana Garavaglia
42,472,662
696,533
1,765,662
 

 
 
At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 8,748,241 shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy constituting a quorum.  The tabulation below sets forth the voting results for each Class B Director:

 
FOR
WITHHELD
Broker Non Votes
 
Brian A. Napack
8,507,122
395
240,724
Jesse C. Wiley
 
8,507,200
317
240,724
Mari J. Baker
8,347,640
159,877
240,724
George Bell
8,507,122
395
240,724
Laurie A. Leshin
 
8,348,640
158,877
240,724
Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.   
8,507,200
317
240,724
William J. Pesce
 
8,507,122
395
240,724



(2)  
At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 13,241,727 votes outstanding were represented in person or by proxy constituting a quorum to ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as independent public accountants for the Company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022; tabulation as follows:


 
 
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
 
 
13,163,856
73,932
3,939
 
 
 

(3)
At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 13,241,727 votes outstanding were represented in person or by proxy constituting a quorum to consider and approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; tabulation as follows:


 
FOR
 
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER NON-VOTES
 
12,733,244
 
86,967
4,226
417,290

 

SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



 
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
 
(Registrant)





 
By 
/s/ Brian A. Napack
  
   
Brian A. Napack
  
   
President and
  
   
Chief Executive Officer
  






 
By 
/s/ John A. Kritzmacher
  
   
John A. Kritzmacher
  
   
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
  
       


 
Dated: October 1, 2021