<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001013594-25-000305.txt : 20250214
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001013594-25-000305
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250214

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000107140
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOOKS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2731]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		IRS NUMBER:				135593032
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-17606
		FILM NUMBER:		25630477

	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:	20070820

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WILEY JOHN & SONS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Madison Avenue Partners, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001801265
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				320567414
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 EAST 58TH STREET
		STREET 2:		14TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10155
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-702-8644

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		150 EAST 58TH STREET
		STREET 2:		14TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10155
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<eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>12/31/2024</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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<reportingPersonName>Caraway Jackson Investments LLC</reportingPersonName>
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<reportingPersonName>Eli Samaha</reportingPersonName>
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<issuerName>John Wiley &amp; Sons, Inc.</issuerName>
<issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN, New Jersey, 07030</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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<filingPersonName>The names of the persons filing this statement on Schedule 13G (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") are:&#13;
Madison Avenue International LP&#13;
Madison Avenue Partners, LP,&#13;
EMAI Management, LLC,&#13;
Madison Avenue GP, LLC,&#13;
Caraway Jackson Investments LLC, and&#13;
Eli Samaha.</filingPersonName>
<principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The principal business address for each of the Reporting Persons is 150 East 58th St, 14th Fl, New York, NY 10155.</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
<citizenship>Madison Avenue International LP is a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. Madison Avenue Partners, LP is a Delaware limited partnership. Each of EMAI Management, LLC, Madison Avenue GP, LLC and Caraway Jackson Investments LLC is a Delaware limited liability company. Mr. Samaha is a citizen of the United States of America.</citizenship>
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<amountBeneficiallyOwned>As of February 13, 2025, Madison Avenue International LP beneficially owned 2,229,904 shares of the Common Stock.&#13;
Madison Avenue Partners, LP and Madison Avenue GP, LLC, as the investment manager and general partner of Madison Avenue International LP, respectively, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of the Common Stock owned directly by Madison Avenue International LP.&#13;
EMAI Management, LLC, as the general partner of Madison Avenue Partners, LP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of the Common Stock owned directly by Madison Avenue International LP.&#13;
Caraway Jackson Investments LLC, as the owner of Madison Avenue GP, LLC, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of the Common Stock owned directly by Madison Avenue International LP.&#13;
Mr. Samaha, as the non-member manager of Madison Avenue GP, LLC, the managing member of EMAI Management, LLC, and the majority owner of Caraway Jackson Investments LLC, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of the Common Stock owned by Madison Avenue International LP.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
<classPercent>The following percentage is based on 45,059,564 shares of the Common Stock outstanding as of November 30, 2024, as disclosed in the Issuer's Current Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2024.&#13;
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<solePowerOrDirectToVote>See Cover Pages Items 5-9.</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
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<certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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<reportingPersonName>Madison Avenue Partners, LP</reportingPersonName>
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<signature>/s/ Eli Samaha</signature>
<title>Eli Samaha, as Managing Member of EMAI Management, LLC, the General Partner of Madison Avenue Partners, LP</title>
<date>02/14/2025</date>
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<reportingPersonName>Madison Avenue International LP</reportingPersonName>
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<signature>/s/ Eli Samaha</signature>
<title>Eli Samaha, as Manager of Madison Avenue GP, LLC, the General Partner of Madison Avenue International LP</title>
<date>02/14/2025</date>
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<reportingPersonName>EMAI Management, LLC</reportingPersonName>
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