SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Marzano Vincent

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

111 RIVER STREET

(Street)

HOBOKEN

07030

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILEY JOHN & SONS, INC. [ JWA/JWB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	VP, Treasurer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common	04/30/2017		M		695	A	$0⁽¹⁾	1,694	D
Class A Common	04/30/2017		M		275	A	$0⁽¹⁾	1,969	D
Class A Common	04/30/2017		M		230	A	$0.0000	2,199	D
Class A Common	04/30/2017		M		105	A	$0.0000	2,304	D
Class A Common	04/30/2017		F		566⁽²⁾	D	$52.7	1,738	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Performance Units	⁽³⁾	04/30/2017		M			695	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common	695	$0.0000	695	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0000⁽⁵⁾	04/30/2017		M			230	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Class A Common	230	$0.0000	191	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	04/30/2017		M			275	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Class A Common	275	$0.0000	826	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0000⁽⁵⁾	04/30/2017		M			105	⁽⁸⁾	04/30/2019⁽⁸⁾	Class A Common	105	$0.0000	210	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. $0.00

2. Represents shares surrendered to cover withholding tax liability due upon vesting of restricted stock units and performance share units.

3. Restricted performance units convert into Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis.

4. Restricted performance units vest 50% of payout grant on each of the 4th and 5th anniversaries of the underlying performance stock unit grant.

5. Restricted stock units convert into Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis.

6. On June 24, 2015, the reporting person was granted 459 restricted stock units as settlement of PSUs, vesting in two equal annual installments on April 30 2016 and 2017.

7. On June 22, 2016, the reporting person was granted 1,101 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on April 30, 2017.

8. On June 24, 2015, the reporting person was granted 420 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on April 30 of each year after grant.

	Gary M. Rinck	05/02/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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