Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001104659-25-047822
Form Type:
13D Filing
Publication Date:
2025-05-12 20:00:00
Filed By:
Deborah E. Wiley
Company:
John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE:WLY, WLYB)
Filing Date:
2025-05-13
SEC Url:
13D Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Deborah E. Wiley 734,529 2,019,655 734,529 2,019,655 2,754,185 6.14%
E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC 462,338 0 462,338 0 462,338 1.03%
Peter Booth Wiley 708,273 2,019,655 708,273 2,019,655 2,727,929 6.08%
W. Bradford Wiley II 393,047 2,019,655 393,047 2,019,655 2,412,703 5.37%
Elizabeth H. Wiley 0 462,338 0 462,338 462,338 1.03%
Celia Wiley 0 462,338 0 462,338 462,338 1.03%
Jesse C. Wiley 0 462,338 0 462,338 462,338 1.03%
WG6 LLC 1,200,000 0 1,200,000 0 1,200,000 2.67%
W. Bradford Wiley & Associates, L.P. 301,645 0 301,645 0 301,645 0.67%
Filing





If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. Checkbox not checked

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).






SCHEDULE 13D



Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
Rows 8,10: Includes (i) 462,338 shares of Class A Common Stock held by E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC ("EPH LLC"), with respect to which the Reporting Person, Peter Booth Wiley ("PBW"), W. Bradford Wiley II ("WBW"), Jesse C. Wiley ("JCW"), Celia Wiley ("CW") and Elizabeth H. Wiley ("EHW") share beneficial ownership, (ii) 55,673 shares of Class A Common stock held under the Trust of Esther B. Wiley, with respect to each of which the Reporting Person, PBW and WBW share beneficial ownership, (iii) 301,645 shares of Class A Common Stock held by W. Bradford Wiley & Associates, L.P. ("WBW LP"), with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW and WBW share beneficial ownership and (iv) 1,200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held by WG6 LLC, with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW and WBW may be deemed to share beneficial ownership. Row 13: As described in Item 1 below, shares of Class B Common Stock have disproportionate voting power with respect to the election of directors. As a result, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own voting equity securities representing approximately 62.98% of the voting power of the Issuer based on the aggregate amount of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock the Reporting Person beneficially owns or may be deemed to beneficially own.


SCHEDULE 13D



Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
Row 13: As described in Item 1 below, shares of Class B Common Stock have disproportionate voting power with respect to the election of directors. As a result, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own voting equity securities representing approximately 60.77% of the voting power of the Issuer based on the aggregate amount of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock the Reporting Person beneficially owns or may be deemed to beneficially own.


SCHEDULE 13D



Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
Rows 7, 9: Held in trusts controlled by the Reporting Person. Rows 8, 10: Includes (i) 462,338 shares of Class A Common Stock held by EPH LLC, with respect to which the Reporting Person, DEW, WBW, JCW, CW and EHW share beneficial ownership (ii) 55,673 shares of Class A Common Stock held under the Trust of Esther B. Wiley, with respect to each of which the Reporting Person, DEW and WBW share beneficial ownership, (iii) 301,645 shares of Class A Common Stock held by WBW LP, with respect to which the Reporting Person, DEW and WBW share beneficial ownership and (iv) 1,200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held by WG6 LLC, with respect to which the Reporting Person, DEW and WBW may be deemed to share beneficial ownership. Row 13: As described in Item 1 below, shares of Class B Common Stock have disproportionate voting power with respect to the election of directors. As a result, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own voting equity securities representing approximately 62.77% of the voting power of the Issuer based on the aggregate amount of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock the Reporting Person beneficially owns or may be deemed to beneficially own.


SCHEDULE 13D



Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
Rows 8, 10: Includes (i) 462,338 shares of Class A Common Stock held by EPH LLC, (ii) 55,673 shares of Class A Common stock held under the Trust of Esther B. Wiley, with respect to each of which the Reporting Person, DEW and PBW share beneficial ownership, (iii) 301,645 shares of Class A Common Stock held by WBW LP, with respect to which the Reporting Person, DEW and PBW share beneficial ownership and (iv) 1,200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held by WG6 LLC, with respect to which the Reporting Person, DEW and PBW may be deemed to share beneficial ownership. Row 13: As described in Item 1 below, shares of Class B Common Stock have disproportionate voting power with respect to the election of directors. As a result, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own voting equity securities representing approximately 62.49% of the voting power of the Issuer based on the aggregate amount of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock the Reporting Person beneficially owns or may be deemed to beneficially own.


SCHEDULE 13D



Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
Rows 8, 10: Includes 462,338 shares of Class A Common Stock held by EPH LLC with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW, DEW, WBW, JCW and CW share beneficial ownership. Row 13: As described in Item 1 below, shares of Class B Common Stock have disproportionate voting power with respect to the election of directors. As a result, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own voting equity securities representing approximately 60.79% of the voting power of the Issuer based on the aggregate amount of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock the Reporting Person beneficially owns or may be deemed to beneficially own.


SCHEDULE 13D



Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
Rows 8, 10: Includes 462,338 shares of Class A Common Stock held by EPH LLC, with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW, DEW, WBW, JCW and EHW share beneficial ownership. Row 13: As described in Item 1 below, shares of Class B Common Stock have disproportionate voting power with respect to the election of directors. As a result, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own voting equity securities representing approximately 60.95% of the voting power of the Issuer based on the aggregate amount of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock the Reporting Person beneficially owns or may be deemed to beneficially own.


SCHEDULE 13D



Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
Rows 8, 10: Includes 462,338 shares of Class A Common Stock held by EPH LLC, with respect to which the Reporting Person, PBW, DEW, WBW, CW and EHW share beneficial ownership. Row 13: As described in Item 1 below, shares of Class B Common Stock have disproportionate voting power with respect to the election of directors. As a result, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own voting equity securities representing approximately 60.95% of the voting power of the Issuer based on the aggregate amount of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock the Reporting Person beneficially owns may be deemed to beneficially own.


SCHEDULE 13D





SCHEDULE 13D





SCHEDULE 13D

 
Deborah E. Wiley
 
Signature:/s/ Nathaniel Wiley
Name/Title:Nathaniel Wiley / Attorney-in-Fact
Date:05/13/2025
 
E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC
 
Signature:/s/ Nathaniel Wiley
Name/Title:Nathaniel Wiley / Attorney-in-Fact
Date:05/13/2025
 
Peter Booth Wiley
 
Signature:/s/ Nathaniel Wiley
Name/Title:Nathaniel Wiley / Attorney-in-Fact
Date:05/13/2025
 
W. Bradford Wiley II
 
Signature:/s/ Nathaniel Wiley
Name/Title:Nathaniel Wiley / Attorney-in-Fact
Date:05/13/2025
 
Elizabeth H. Wiley
 
Signature:/s/ Elizabeth H. Wiley
Name/Title:Elizabeth H. Wiley
Date:05/13/2025
 
Celia Wiley
 
Signature:/s/ Celia Wiley
Name/Title:Celia Wiley
Date:05/13/2025
 
Jesse C. Wiley
 
Signature:/s/ Jesse C. Wiley
Name/Title:Jesse C. Wiley
Date:05/13/2025
 
WG6 LLC
 
Signature:/s/ Nathaniel Wiley
Name/Title:Nathaniel Wiley / Manager
Date:05/13/2025
 
W. Bradford Wiley & Associates, L.P.
 
Signature:/s/ Nathaniel Wiley
Name/Title:Nathaniel Wiley / Attorney-in-Fact
Date:05/13/2025