jwa-20221130

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

November 30, 2022

(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

			(Commission File Number)						(IRS Employer Identification No.)
			111 River Street, Hoboken New Jersey						07030

			(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)
			Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:						(201) 748-6000

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

WLY

New York Stock Exchange

Class B Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

WLYB

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. o

Item 1.01 – Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On November 30, 2022, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries, entered into the second amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Bank of America, N.A. (“BOA”), as administrative agent, swing line lender, and L/C issuer, and the lenders, and other agents party thereto (hereinafter referred to as the “Restated Credit Agreement”).

The Second Amendment amends the Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2019, which amended and restated the Company’s original credit agreement with BOA, entered into on November 2, 2011, and was previously amended on March 1, 2016 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”; the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by the First Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”).

The Second Amendment, among other things, (i) extends principal amount of $1.315 billion of credit commitments for five years through November 2027; (ii) maintains $185 million in existing credit commitments through the existing maturity date in May 2024; (iii) changes the amount of Term Loans and the timing of the associated required amortization; (iv) changes the rate under the Credit Agreement for borrowings denominated in U.S. Dollars from a LIBOR-based rate to SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) subject to certain adjustments specified in the Credit Agreement; and (v) modifies certain financial calculations, including the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement.

The preceding description of the Second Amendment is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

Exhibit 10.1 Second Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2022, among John Wiley & Sons, Inc., John Wiley & Sons Limited, J Wiley Limited, Wiley Europe Investment Holdings Limited, and Wiley-VCH GmbH , as borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, and the other Lenders party thereto, which amends the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2019.

Exhibit 10.2 Revised as of November 30, 2022 Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among John Wiley & Sons, Inc., John Wiley & Sons Limited, J Wiley Limited, Wiley Europe Investment Holdings Limited, and Wiley-VCH GmbH , as borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, and the other Lenders party thereto, which amends the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2019.

Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

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)

/s/ Brian A. Napack

Brian A. Napack

President and
Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Christina Van Tassell

Christina Van Tassell

Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 6, 2022

John Wiley & Sons Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibits