Reporting Person George Debenneville Bell - 30 Apr 2025 Form 5 Insider Report for JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. (WLY)

Reporting relationship: Prior director
Issuer ticker: WLY
Reported as of: 30 Apr 2025
Net transaction value: -$427,281
SEC form: 5
Accepted by SEC: 22 May 2025, 10:07:18 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 16 Dec 2024
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: George Debenneville Bell, reporting person

Key filing fact

Reporting Person George Debenneville Bell filed Form 5 for JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. (WLY) on 22 May 2025.

Key facts

This page summarizes Reporting Person George Debenneville Bell's Form 5 filing for JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. (WLY).
2 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 22 May 2025, 10:07.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 16 Dec 2024.
Current net transaction value: -$427,281.

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Evidence

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001274466 Primary reporting owner

Bell George

Relationship: Prior director
Address: 371 WALNUT STREET, BROOKLINE
Signature: George Debenneville Bell, reporting person
Signature date: 22 May 2025

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

WLY transaction

Class A Common

Sale

Transaction value: $439,995
Shares: -9,984
Change %: -27%
Price: $44.07
Shares after: 26,355
Date: 13 Mar 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

WLY transaction Derivative

Phantom stock unit

Award

Transaction value: $12,714
Shares: +302
Change %: +1.2%
Price: $42.10
Shares after: 26,355
Date: 11 Jan 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 302
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F3

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Section 16 status

Reporting Person George Debenneville Bell is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may still apply in specific circumstances.

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

The reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $44.35 to $44.00 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request a detailed breakout of the sale prices and the number of shares sold at each price.

Footnote F2

1-for-1

Footnote F3

Represents additional phantom stock units as a result of a quarterly dividend, and deferred under the John Wiley and Sons Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (the"Plan"). Shares settle upon separation of service from the board of directors in 100% John Wiley and Sons Inc. Class A Common Stock.