John Wiley & Sons announces annual meeting voting results; all director nominees elected

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

94.31% of Class A and 97.9% of Class B shares represented at September 28, 2023 annual meeting.
All director nominees elected: Beth Birnbaum, Brian Hemphill, Inder Singh for Class A; seven Class B directors including Brian Napack.
Shareholders ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for fiscal year ending April 30, 2024 with 13,073,657 votes for.
Advisory vote on executive compensation frequency approved for every one year (12,568,386 votes); company will hold annual say-on-pay through 2029.
Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 12,554,051 votes for, 204,314 against.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-09-28 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-09-28

Exact text from the filing

The shareholders (with Class A and Class B common shareholders each voting as a separate class) elected all nominees to serve as directors until the 2024 Annual Meeting or upon the election and qualification of their successors.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers at the 2023-09-28 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-09-28

Exact text from the filing

The shareholders (with Class A and Class B common shareholders voting together) approved the advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2023-09-28 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-09-28

Exact text from the filing

The shareholders (with Class A and Class B common shareholders voting together) ratified the selection, by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. shareholders approved Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Whether an Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers Should be Held Every One, Two, or Three Years at the 2023-09-28 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay frequency
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2023-09-28

Exact text from the filing

The shareholders (with Class A and Class B common shareholders voting together) approved the advisory resolution on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve executive compensation.

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