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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000107140-19-000004
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190207
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190207
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190207

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:		19575273

	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
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    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">On February 5, 2019, Matthew S. Kissner, Chairman of the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of John Wiley &amp; Sons, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;),
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">On February 6, 2019, the Company announced that Mr. Kissner, 64, will take on the role of Group Executive at the Company, reporting into the
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">On February 6, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Jesse Wiley as non-executive Chairman and Mr. Kissner&#8217;s
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is furnished herewith.</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">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
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    <div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 5pt; margin-top: 2.6pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">February 5, 2019</div>
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    <div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Matthew Kissner</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#8220;Wiley&#8217;s success over 200 years has been the result of a
            continuous focus on innovation, performance, and continuity in governance,&#8221; said George Bell, Chair of the Governance Committee.&#160; &#8220;In that tradition, we are very pleased to announce the appointment of Jesse Wiley to the role of Chairman.&#160; As a
            long-standing company executive, board member, Technology Committee chair, and forward-looking business leader, Jesse brings to the Chairman&#8217;s role a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of our evolving markets, customer needs, and
            company culture.&#160; </font>He will guide Wiley&#8217;s strong, independent Board of business leaders and innovators.&#8221;</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#8220;I am extremely pleased that Jesse will be carrying on the Wiley
          </font>family&#8217;s <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">long-standing tradition of supporting strong governance and innovative, long-term thinking,&#8221; said Mr. Napack, Wiley&#8217;s President and CEO. &#8220;Jesse&#8217;s
            knowledge of the Company and firsthand experience in our markets are a great benefit to us as we chart the future of Wiley.&#8221;</font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">In addition to his seven years on the Board, Mr. Wiley has served
          as an executive of the Company since 2003, working in critical areas of global business development, corporate M&amp;A, strategy, product development, and marketing.&#160; Most recently he served in Wiley&#8217;s Research division, where he helped build
          impactful partnerships with academic societies and grow Wiley&#8217;s business in China.&#160; </font>As a member of the Executive, Governance, and Technology committees, he has been a key contributor to many major initiatives during his tenure.&#160; Mr. Wiley
        will transition out of this executive role to become Chairman.</font></div>
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      <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#8220;The Board extends its sincerest gratitude to Matthew Kissner for his 16 years of service on the Board,&#8221; said Mr. Bell.&#160; &#8220;He has been
          instrumental in Wiley&#8217;s success over that momentous period, with service as Chairman and as interim CEO during our 2017 chief executive search.&#8221;</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Mr. Napack <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">has asked Mr. Kissner to take on the role of </font>EVP

        and <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Group Executive, with operational oversight of Wiley&#8217;s business units.&#160; </font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#8220;We are making significant strides as an organization,&#8221; said Mr.
          Napack.&#160; &#8220;We are moving faster and more confidently, driving our markets with innovative business models and digital, data-driven products and services, and greatly improving our effectiveness and agility.&#160; Given Matt Kissner&#8217;s passion for
          Wiley&#8217;s mission, his proven success as an operational leader, and our need to move fast and flawlessly, I have asked him to take on this important </font>operating<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
          role. I am grateful that he accepted.&#8221;</font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Mr. Kissner is a former Executive Vice
          President and Group President of Pitney Bowes [NYSE</font>: PBI<font style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">] and has held leadership positions at Banker&#8217;s Trust, Citigroup (NYSE:</font>
        C)<font style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">, and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).&#160; He has been a Wiley Board member since 2003, serving as Chairman from 2015 to 2019 and as interim CEO from
          May 2017 to December 2017.</font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#8220;We are fortunate to have Jesse assume the Wiley Chairman role, continuing the Family&#8217;s long-standing commitment to our people, our culture and
        our market leadership,&#8221; said Mr. Kissner&#160; &#8220;Working with Brian and the Wiley leadership team in an operational capacity is an exciting opportunity for me to contribute to Wiley&#8217;s long term success in Research and Education.&#8221;</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Jesse Wiley is the only Wiley family member serving on the Board.&#160; Other Directors include:&#160; Brian Napack, President and CEO of Wiley; Mari
        Baker, former CEO of PlayFirst; George Bell, former Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners; Beth Birnbaum, former COO of PlayFab; David Dobson, CEO of Epiq; Laurie Leshin, President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Raymond McDaniel Jr.,
        CEO of Moody&#8217;s Corporation; William Pence, former CTO of AOL; William Pesce, former President and CEO of Wiley; and William Plummer, former CFO of United Rentals.</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#8220;It is an exciting time in Wiley&#8217;s long and illustrious history,&#8221; said Mr. Wiley.&#160; &#8220;Our foundation is solid, our opportunities in Research and
        Education are only getting bigger, and we are in exceptional hands with Brian Napack, his management team, and all my fellow Directors.&#160; We thank Matt for all that he has done and will continue to do.&#8221;</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">About Wiley</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Wiley is a global leader in research and education. Our online
          scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly (STMS) journals and digital learning, assessment, certification and student-lifecycle services and solutions help universities, academic societies, businesses, governments and individuals to achieve
          their academic and professional goals. For more than 200 years, we have delivered consistent performance to our stakeholders. The Company's website can be accessed at </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times,
          serif;"><u>www.wiley.com</u></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">.</font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Additional Information</font></div>
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          font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Wiley</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Investors:&#160;</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Brian Campbell, +1-201-748-6874</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>brian.campbell@wiley.com</u></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#160;</font><font style="font-size: 10pt;
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        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">or</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Media:&#160;</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Tom Griffin, +441865476213</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>tgriffin@wiley.com</u></font></font></div>
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