Wiley Announces Quarterly Dividend

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. JWA JWB, a global research and learning company, announced that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per share on its Class A and Class B Common Stock, payable on April 19, 2017 to shareholders of record on April 4, 2017.

In June 2016, the Board of Directors increased Wiley's quarterly cash dividend by 3.3% to $0.31 per share on its Class A and Class B Common Stock. It was the 23rd consecutive annual increase and raised the annualized dividend payout to $1.24 per share. Between 2006 and 2016, Wiley raised its annualized dividend from $0.40 per share to $1.24 per share.

About Wiley

Wiley is a global research and learning company. Through the Research segment, the Company provides scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services, for academic, corporate, and government libraries, learned societies, and individual researchers and other professionals. The Publishing segment provides scientific (STM), professional development, and education books and related content, as well as test preparation services and course workflow tools, to libraries, corporations, students, professionals, and researchers. In Solutions, Wiley provides online program management services for higher education institutions, and learning, development, and assessment services for businesses and professionals.

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