John Wiley (WLY) Director Karen Madden Receives 2,880-Share Award

What Happened

• Karen N. Madden, 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 award value is reported at $48.61 per share, for a total reported value of $139,997. The transaction is recorded as an award/derivative (code A).

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-09-24 at $48.61 per share (total $139,997).
• Transaction type: Grant/award (derivative) — not an open-market purchase or sale.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnotes:
  • F1: 1-for-1 (reporting detail included in filing).
  • F2: This is an annual director stock award issued under the 2022 Omnibus Stock and Long-Term Incentive Plan and deferred under the Director Deferred Compensation Plan. Shares vest on the earliest of (i) the day before the next Annual Meeting, (ii) the director's death/disability, or (iii) a change in control. Shares convert to 100% Class A common stock upon separation from the Board. Deferred compensation distributions follow the director's election (lump sum or installments up to 10 years).
• Filing timeliness: Reported on 2026-09-25 for a 2026-09-24 grant — within standard SEC filing windows (timely).

Context

• This is a routine director compensation award, deferred under a compensation plan, and should be viewed as part of regular board remuneration rather than an immediate market-direction signal. Because the award is deferred and subject to vesting and distribution elections, it does not reflect an immediate purchase or sale of company stock.