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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Departure of Named Executive Officer
On June 19, 2017, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the "Company") announced internally that John Semel, EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, and a named executive officer, is leaving the Company at the end of June 2017.
SIGNATURES
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