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accession: "0000107140-25-000098"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WLY"
cik: "0000107140"
company_name: "JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC."
filed_at: "2025-06-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T11:54:17.615490+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wiley raises dividend to $0.355/share, approves $250M buyback, appoints Katya Andresen to board

## Summary
- Quarterly dividend $0.355/share ($1.42 annual), payable July 24, record July 8; 32nd consecutive increase.
- Board authorized $250M share repurchase program, up from $200M in 2020; FY2025 buybacks $60M.
- Katya Andresen (Chief Digital & Analytics Officer, Cigna) elected to board, effective June 27, 2025; board expands to 10.
- FY2025 highlights: 300bps adjusted op margin expansion, $40M AI licensing revenue; FY2026 outlook: 25.5-26.5% EBITDA margin, ~$200M FCF.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000107140-25-000098
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WLY
- cik: 0000107140
- company_name: JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-06-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714025000098/0000107140-25-000098-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714025000098/jwa-20250625.htm

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