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0000107140-15-000033.txt : 20151116 0000107140-15-000033.hdr.sgml : 20151116 20151116141858 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000107140-15-000033 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151116 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20151116 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151116 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WILEY JOHN & SONS, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000107140 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BOOKS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2731] IRS NUMBER: 135593032 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11507 FILM NUMBER: 151233443 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 RIVER STREET CITY: HOBOKEN STATE: NJ ZIP: 07030 BUSINESS PHONE: 2017486000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 111 RIVER STREET CITY: HOBOKEN STATE: NJ ZIP: 07030 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WILEY JOHN & SONS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 board8k.htm ITEM 5.02 8K board8k.htm

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 16, 2015

(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 jurisdiction of incorporation)

	0-11507	13-5593032
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	Commission File Number	IRS Employer Identification Number
	111 River Street, Hoboken NJ	07030
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	Address of principal executive offices	Zip Code
	Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:	(201) 748-6000
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act(17 CFR 230.425)

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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (NYSE: JWa, JWb) issued a press release today announcing that the Wiley Board of Directors has elected Laurie A. Leshin, Ph.D., President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, to join the Board effective November 16, 2015. Dr. Leshin’s election to the board will be for a term up until the next annual meeting of shareholders. Dr. Leshin will be a member of the Board’s Executive Compensation and Development Committee.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated November 16, 2015 announcing director appointment

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit

Number Description

99.1 Press Release dated November 16, 2015 announcing director appointment

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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/ Mark Allin
		Mark Allin
		President and
		Chief Executive Officer

	By	/s/ John A. Kritzmacher
		John A. Kritzmacher
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

Dated: November 16, 2015

EX-99.1 2 exhibit99_1.htm PRESS RELEASE exhibit99_1.htm

Contact:

Brian Campbell

Director, Investor Relations

brian.campbell@wiley.com

(201) 748-6874

Wiley announces appointment of Worcester Polytechnic Institute President Laurie A. Leshin to its Board of Directors

Hoboken, N.J. – November 16, 2015 – John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (NYSE: JWa, JWb) today announced the appointment of Laurie A. Leshin, Ph.D., President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), to its Board of Directors.

With more than 20 years of experience as a leader in academia and government service, and with an accomplished record as a scientist and author, Leshin combines a life-long love of learning and exploration with a strong track record of advancing institutions and programs through leadership, team building, and collaboration.

“Laurie Leshin brings rich leadership experience in the academic and science communities that will prove invaluable to Wiley’s Board of Directors,” said Mark Allin, Wiley President & CEO.

“President Leshin’s knowledge of the academic and research sectors, as well as her experience as a scientist and author, will be a real asset to Wiley’s strategic thinking in these critically important areas,” said Matthew Kissner, Chair, Wiley Board of Directors.

Laurie Leshin is an accomplished academic and administrative leader and a geochemist and space scientist. She earned a Ph.D. in geochemistry from the California Institute of Technology and has gone on to create a career that combines a lifelong love of learning and exploration to achieve a strong track record advancing critical institutions and programs.

Appointed as WPI's 16th president in 2014, Leshin is committed to elevating the university's impact in communities worldwide. Prior to joining WPI, Leshin was Dean of the School of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and had previously served as the Dee and John Whiteman Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Geological Sciences at Arizona State University.

Leshin also spent six years as a senior leader at NASA. She remains a member of NASA's Mars Curiosity Team, still on call for monitoring the rover. During her time at NASA, she served as Deputy Director of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, which oversees future human spaceflight programs and activities. Leshin had also served as the Director of Science and exploration at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and was promoted to the role of Deputy Center Director for Science and Technology during her time there.

In addition, she was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and served on President George W. Bush's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy. She received the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal in 2004 and the Outstanding Leadership Medal in 2011.

Leshin has served on the Board of Directors of Women in Aerospace and the Council of the American Geophysical Union. In 2001, the International Astronomical Union named an asteroid after Dr. Leshin in recognition of her contributions to planetary science.

About Wiley

Wiley is a global provider of knowledge and knowledge-enabled services that improve outcomes in areas of research, professional practice, and education. Through the Research segment, the Company provides digital and print scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, reference works, books, database services, and advertising. The Professional Development segment provides digital and print books, online assessment and training services, and test prep and certification. In Education, Wiley provides education solutions including online program management services for higher education institutions and course management tools for instructors and students, as well as print and digital content.