John Wiley & Sons Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release on Thursday, June 27, 2024 announcing that it has raised its quarterly cash dividend to $0.3525 per share, payable on July 25, 2024, to shareholders of record of Class A and Class B Common Stock as of July 9, 2024. The quarterly dividend is equivalent to an annual dividend of $1.41 per share, an increase from $1.40 per share from the prior year. This represents the Company's 31st consecutive annual increase.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are being “furnished” pursuant to Item 8.01 of Form 8-K, and will not, except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor will any of such information or exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibit is being “furnished” as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 - Press Release by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. dated June 27, 2024
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) | ||||||||||||||
| By | /s/ Christina Van Tassell | |||||||||||||
| Christina Van Tassell | ||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||
| Dated: June 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||