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

December 23, 2021

(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 other jurisdiction of incorporation)

	001-11507	13-5593032
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	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
	111 River Street, Hoboken New Jersey	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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Not Applicable

 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share		JW.A		New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share		JW.B		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01 – Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On December 22, 2021, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries, entered into the first amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Bank of America, N.A. (“BOA”), as administrative agent, swing line lender, and L/C issuer, and the lenders, and other agents party thereto (hereinafter referred to as the “Restated Credit Agreement”).  The First Amendment amends the Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 30, 2019, which amended and restated the Company’s original credit agreement with BOA, entered into on November 2, 2011, and was previously amended on March 1, 2016 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”; the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by the First Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”).

The First Amendment, among other things, (i) changes the rate under the Credit Agreement for borrowings denominated in Sterling from a LIBOR-based rate to daily simple SONIA (Sterling Overnight Index Average) subject to certain adjustments specified in the Credit Agreement, (ii) changes the rate under the Credit Agreement for borrowings denominated in Euro from a LIBOR-based rate to a EURIBOR-based rate or a Euro Short Term Rate subject to certain adjustments specified in the Credit Agreement, and (iii) updates certain other provisions regarding successor interest rates to LIBOR.

The preceding description of the First Amendment is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 10.1 First Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2021, among John Wiley & Sons, Inc., John Wiley & Sons Limited, John Wiley & Sons, GmbH, J. Wiley Limited, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Wiley Europe Investment Holdings Limited, and Blackwell Verlag GMBH, as borrowers, certain lenders party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender, and L/C issuer.

Exhibit 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 hereunto duly authorized.

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

(Registrant)

	By	/s/ Brian A. Napack
		Brian A. Napack
		President and
		Chief Executive Officer

	By	/s/ Christina Van Tassell
		Christina Van Tassell
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 23, 2021