John Wiley (WLY) Director Raymond McDaniel Receives Stock Award

What Happened Raymond W. McDaniel, a director of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY/WLYB), was granted 2,880 shares as an annual director stock award on 2026-09-24. The filing lists an acquisition price of $48.61 per share for a total value of $139,997. The transaction is reported as a derivative award (code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-24; Form 4 filed: 2026-09-25 (timely, one day later).
• Shares granted: 2,880 at $48.61 each; total reported value $139,997.
• Post-transaction holdings: not specified in the provided data.
• Footnotes: F1 indicates a 1-for-1 conversion; F2 states this is the annual director stock award under the 2022 Omnibus Stock and LTIP. Vesting occurs on the earlier of (i) the day before the next Annual Meeting, (ii) the director’s death/disability, or (iii) a change in control. If the director retires from the Board, shares are settled in 100% Class A common stock.
• Transaction type: Award/other acquisition (derivative), code A — typically equity compensation for directors.

Context This was a compensation grant to a non-employee director, a routine practice to align directors’ interests with shareholders. Because it’s an award (and subject to vesting conditions), it doesn’t represent a market purchase or sale and should not be read as an immediate buy/sell signal.