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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 November 6, 2019 (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 jurisdiction of incorporation) 001-11507   13-5593032 Commission File Number   IRS Employer Identification Number       111 River Street , Hoboken NJ   07030 Address of principal executive offices   Zip Code       Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   ( 201 ) 748-6000 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act(17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act(17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR   240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class   Trading Symbol   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). Emerging growth company  ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 8.01 – Other Events On November 6, 2019, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing Danielle McMahan as the Company’s new Chief People Officer.  The information in this Form 8-K and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference. Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release dated November 6, 2019 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. SIGNATURES 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 behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.     JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.     Registrant   By /s/ Brian A. Napack     Brian A. Napack     President and     Chief Executive Officer   By /s/ John A. Kritzmacher     John A. Kritzmacher     Chief Financial Officer and     Executive Vice President, Operations     Dated: November 8, 2019