UNITED STATES

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WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

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(John Wiley & Sons, Inc. LOGO)

(WILEY LOGO)(WILEY LOGO)

 

 

 

111 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
(201) 748-6000

Peter Booth Wiley

 

Chairman of the Board

 

 

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August 7, 200910, 2012

TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:To our Shareholders:

          We cordially invite you to attend the 20092012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. to be held on Thursday, September 17, 200920, 2012 at 9:30 A.M., at the Company’s headquarters, 111 River Street, Hoboken, New Jersey. The official Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement, and separate forms of proxy for Class A and Class B Shareholders are enclosed with this letter. The matters listed in the Notice of Meeting are described in the attached Proxy Statement.

          The Board of Directors welcomes and appreciates the interest of all our shareholders in the Company’s affairs, and encourages those entitled to vote at this Annual Meeting to take the time to do so. We hope you will attend the meeting, but whether or not you expect to be personally present, please vote your shares, either by signing, dating and promptly returning the proxy card (or, if you own two classes of shares, both proxy cards) in the accompanying postage-paid envelope, by telephone using the toll-free telephone number printed on the proxy card, or by voting on the Internet using the instructions printed on the proxy card. This will assure that your shares are represented at the meeting. Even though you execute this proxy, vote by telephone or via the Internet, you may revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised by giving written notice of revocation to the Secretary of the Company, by executing and delivering a later-dated proxy (either in writing, telephonically or via the Internet) or by voting in person at the Annual Meeting. If you attend the meeting you will be able to vote in person if you wish to do so, even if you have previously returned your proxy card, voted by telephone or via the Internet.

          Your vote is important to us, and we appreciate your prompt attention to this matter.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

-s- Peter Booth Wiley

Chairman of the Board



111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, U.S.

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www.wiley.com




(WILEY LOGO)

 

-s- Peter Booth WileyMichael L. Preston

Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

Chairman of the Board



(John Wiley & Sons, Inc. LOGO)

(WILEY LOGO)T +1 201 748 5704

 

111 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
(201) 748-6000

NOTICEOFANNUALMEETING OFSHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 17, 2009F +1 201 748 5800

TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
to be held September 20, 2012

To our Shareholders:

          The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the “Company”) will be held at the Company’s headquarters, 111 River Street, Hoboken, New Jersey, on Thursday, September 17, 200920, 2012 at 9:30 A.M., for the following purposes:

          1. To elect a board of eleven (11)twelve (12) directors, of whom four (4) are to be elected by the holders of Class A Common Stock voting as a class and seven (7)eight (8) are to be elected by the holders of Class B Common Stock voting as a class.class;

          2. To ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of the Company’s independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2010.2013;

          3. To approve of the 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan.hold an advisory vote on executive compensation; and

          4. To approve of the 2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan.

          5. To approve of the 2009 Director Stock Plan.

          6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof.

          Shareholders of record at the close of business on July 22, 200925, 2012 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof.

          Please vote by proxy in one of these ways:

 

 

 

 

Use the toll-free telephone number shown on your proxy card or voting instructions form (if you receive proxy materials from a broker or bank);

 

 

 

 

Visit the Internet website at www.proxyvote.com; or

 

 

 

 

Sign, date and promptly return your proxy card in the postage-prepaid envelope provided.


 

 

By Order of the Board of Directors

 

 

BYORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSMichael L. Preston

MICHAEL L. PRESTON

 

Corporate Secretary

August 10, 2012

 

August 7, 2009
Hoboken, New Jersey

 

          Your vote is important to us. Whether or not you plan to be present at the Annual Meeting, please vote your proxy either via the Internet, by telephone, or by mail. Signing and returning the proxy card, voting via the Internet or by telephone does not affect your right to vote in person, if you attend the Annual Meeting.

111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774, U.S.

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PROXY STATEMENT

 

 

 

          This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the “Company”) of proxies to be used at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on September 17, 200920, 2012 at the time and place set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting and at any and all adjournments thereof. This Proxy Statement and accompanying forms of proxy relating to each class of Common Stock, together with the Company’s Annual Report to Shareholderson Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 20092012 (“fiscal 2009”Fiscal 2012”), are first being sent or given to shareholders on August 7, 2009.10, 2012.

 

 

 

          The executive offices of the Company are at 111 River Street, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030-5774.

 

 

 

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on September 17, 200920, 2012

 

 

 

          This year we are again using the “Notice and Access” system recently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the delivery of proxy materials over the Internet. As a result, we mailed you a notice about the Internet availability of the proxy materials instead of paper copies. Shareholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials over the Internet and to request a paper copy of the materials by mail, by e-mail or by telephone. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a paper copy may be found on the Notice. We believe that the noticeNotice and accessAccess rules will allow us to use Internet technology that many shareholders prefer, assure more prompt delivery of the proxy materials, lower our cost of printing and delivering the proxy materials, and minimize the environmental impact of printing paper copies.

 

 

 

          The Proxy Statement and ourthe Annual Report to Shareholderson Form 10-K are available at www.proxyvote.com.



 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTSVOTING SECURITIES, RECORD DATE, PRINCIPAL HOLDERS

pg. 3

PROPOSALS ON WHICH YOU MAY VOTE

 

Proposal 1. Election of Directors’ Nominees for the Board of Directors

pg. 4

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Process for Identifying and Evaluating Nominees for Director

pg. 4

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Director Qualifications

pg. 4

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Election of Directors

pg. 5

Proposal 2. Ratification of KPMG as Independent Accounting Firm

pg. 9

Proposal 3. An Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

pg. 10

GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY AND BOARD STRUCTURE

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Voting Securities, Record Date, Principal Holders, pageBoard of Directors and Corporate Governance2

pg. 11

 

 

 

 

 

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Corporate Governance Principles, pageCommittees of the Board of Directors and Certain Other Information Concerning the Board3

pg. 12

 

 

 

 

 

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Certain Information Concerning the Board pageand Committee Oversight of Risk6

pg. 13

 

 

 

 

 

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Compensation Committee Interlocks, pageTransactions with Related Persons8

pg. 14

 

 

 

 

 

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Director Compensation, pageCorporate Governance Principles8

pg. 15

 

 

 

 

 

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Related Party Transactions, pageBeneficial Ownership of Directors and Management10

pg. 18

 

 

 

 

 

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Election of Directors, page10pg. 19

 

 

 

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Fees of Independent Auditor

pg. 19

 

 

 

 

 

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Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance, page15

 

 

 

 

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Report of the Compensation Committee

pg. 21

 

 

 

 

 

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Compensation Committee Report, pageInterlocks15

pg. 21

 

 

 

 

 

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Performance Graph page15

pg. 21

 

 

 

 

 

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis page16

pg. 22

 

 

 

 

 

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Report of the Audit Committee, pageDIRECTORS’ COMPENSATION33

 

 

 

 

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Directors’ Compensation 2012

pg. 45

 

 

 

 

 

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Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Public Accountants, page34

 

 

 

 

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Manner and Expenses of Solicitation

pg. 46

 

 

 

 

 

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2009 Key Employee Stock Plan, pageElectronic Delivery of Materials35

pg. 47

 

 

 

 

 

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2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan, pageDeadline for Submission of Shareholder Proposals42

pg. 47



 

 

 

VOTING SECURITIES, RECORD DATE, PRINCIPAL HOLDERS

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2009 Director Stock Plan, page43

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Manner and Expenses of Solicitation, page44

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Electronic Delivery of Materials, page45

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Deadline for Submission of Shareholder Proposals, page45

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Other Matters, page45

          Only shareholders of record at the close of business on July 22, 2009 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on the matters that may come before the Annual Meeting.


I.

Voting Securities— Record Date— Principal Holders

 

          At the close of business on July 22, 2009,25, 2012, there were 48,842,09450,367,503 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Class A Stock”), and 9,644,1159,527,916 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Class B Stock”), issued and outstanding and entitled to vote. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on July 25, 2012 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on the matters that come before the Annual Meeting.

 

 

 

          The holders of Class A Stock, voting as a class, are entitled to elect four (4) directors, and the holders of Class B Stock, voting as a class, are entitled to elect seven (7)eight (8) directors. Each outstanding share of Class A and Class B Stock is entitled to one vote for each Class A or Class B director, respectively. The presence in person or by proxy of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A or Class B Stock entitled to vote for directors designated as Class A or Class B directors, as the case may be, will constitute a quorum for the purpose of voting to elect that class of directors. All elections shall be determined by a plurality of the class of shares voting thereon. Only shares that are voted in favor of a particular nominee will be counted toward such nominee’s achievement of a plurality. Shares present at the meeting that are not voted for a particular nominee or shares present by proxy where the shareholder properly withheld authority to vote for such nominee (including broker non-votes) will not be counted toward such nominee’s achievement of a plurality.

 

 

 

          The holders of the Class A and Class B Stock vote together as a single class on all other business that properly comes before the Annual Meeting, with each outstanding share of Class A Stock entitled to one-tenth (1/10) of one vote and each outstanding share of Class B Stock entitled to one vote.

 

 

 

          Proposals 2 and 3 4 and 5 requiresrequire approval by a majority of votes cast at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in determining the votes cast, but do have the effect of reducing the number of affirmative votes required to achieve a majority for such matters by reducing the total number of shares from which the majority is calculated.

 

 

 

          If you are a beneficial shareholder and your broker holds your shares in its name, the broker is permitted to vote your shares on the election of directors and proposalsproposal 2 3, 4 and 5 even if the broker does not receive voting instructions from you.

 

 

 

          The following table and footnotes set forth, at the close of business on July 22, 2009,25, 2012, information concerning each person owning of record, or known to the Company to own beneficially, or who might be deemed to own, 5% or more of its outstanding shares of Class A or Class B Stock. The table below was prepared from the records of the Company and from information furnished to it. The percent of total voting power reflected below represents the voting power on all matters other than the election of directors, as described above.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











 

Name and Address

 

Class of
Stock

 

Common Stock
Owned Beneficially

 

Percent
of Class

 

Percent of
Total Voting
Power

 

 











 

E.P. Hamilton Trusts, LLC(1)

 

A

 

462,338

 

 

1.0

%

 

0.3

%

 

 

965 Mission Street

 

B

 

8,125,536

 

 

84.2

%

 

56.0

%

 

 

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deborah E. Wiley(2)(3)(4)

 

A

 

1,253,976

 

 

2.6

%

 

0.9

%

 

 

111 River Street

 

B

 

38,820

 

 

0.4

%

 

0.3

%

 

 

Hoboken, NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Booth Wiley(2)(3)(5)

 

A

 

1,227,578

 

 

2.5

%

 

0.8

%

 

 

111 River Street

 

B

 

12,240

 

 

0.1

%

 

0.1

%

 

 

Hoboken, NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bradford Wiley II(2)(3)

 

A

 

1,208,255

 

 

2.5

%

 

0.8

%

 

 

111 River Street

 

B

 

42,240

 

 

0.4

%

 

0.3

%

 

 

Hoboken, NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pioneer Investment Management, Inc.(6)

 

A

 

3,860,621

 

 

8.0

%

 

2.7

%

 

 

60 State Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston, MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

Name and Address

 

Class of
Stock

 

Common Stock
Owned Beneficially

 

Percent
of Class

 

Percent of
Total Voting
Power

 

          

E.P. Hamilton Trusts, LLC(1)

 

A

 

462,338

 

 

1

%

0.3

%

 

965 Mission Street

 

B

 

8,125,536

 

 

85

%

55

%

 

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deborah E. Wiley(2)(3)(4)

 

A

 

1,253,976

 

 

2

%

1

%

 

111 River Street

 

B

 

54,357

 

 

0.6

%

0.4

%

 

Hoboken, NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Booth Wiley(2)(3)

 

A

 

1,227,578

 

 

2

%

0.8

%

 

111 River Street

 

B

 

12,240

 

 

0.1

%

0.1

%

 

Hoboken, NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bradford Wiley II(2)(3)

 

A

 

1,046,952

 

 

2

%

0.7

%

 

111 River Street

 

B

 

87,240

 

 

0.9

%

0.6

%

 

Hoboken, NJ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pioneer Investment Management, Inc.(5)

 

A

 

3,898,754

 

 

7.7

%

3

%

 

60 State Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston, MA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Vanguard Group. Inc.(5)

 

A

 

2,725,879

 

 

5.4

%

1.9

%

 

PO Box 2600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valley Forge, PA 19482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














 

Name and Address

 

Class of
Stock

 

Common Stock
Owned Beneficially

 

Percent
of Class

 

Percent of
Total Voting
Power

 

 











 

Eagle Asset Management(6)

 

A

 

2,472,863

 

 

5.1

%

 

1.7

%

 

 

880 Grillion Parkway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. Petersburg, FL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 















 

 

 

 

(1)

Bradford Wiley II, Deborah E. Wiley and Peter Booth Wiley, as members of the E.P. Hamilton Trusts, LLC established for the purpose of investing in, owning and managing securities of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., share investment and voting power.

Bradford Wiley II, Deborah E. Wiley and Peter Booth Wiley as members of the E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC, share voting and investment power with respect to 462,338 shares of Class A Stock and 8,125,536 shares of Class B Stock.

 

(2)

Bradford Wiley II, Deborah E. Wiley and Peter Booth Wiley, as general partners of a limited partnership, share voting and investment power with respect to 301,645 shares of Class A Stock. For purpose of this table, each is shown as the owner of one-third of such shares.

 

(3)

Bradford Wiley II, Deborah E. Wiley and Peter Booth Wiley, as co-trustees, share voting and investment power with respect to 55,072 shares of Class A Stock and 36,720 shares of Class B Stock under the Trust of Esther B. Wiley. For purposes of this table, each is shown as the owner of one-third of such shares.

 

(4)

Includes 540 shares of Class A Stock and 8,660 shares of Class B Stock of which Deborah E. Wiley is custodian for minor children.

 

(5)

Includes 2,948 shares of Class A Stock which Peter Booth Wiley acquired under an option granted under the 1990 Director Stock Plan, as Amended and Restated as of June 22, 2001, at the exercise price of $19.54 per share.

(6)

Based on filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including filings pursuant to Rule 13f-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and other information deemed reliable by the Company.




II.

Corporate Governance Principles

          To promote the best corporate governance practices, the Company adheres to the Corporate Governance Principles (“Principles”) set forth below. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) and management believe that these Principles, which are consistent with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, are in the best interests of the Company, its shareholders and other stakeholders, including employees, authors, customers and suppliers. The Board is responsible for ensuring that the Company has a management team capable of representing these interests and of achieving superior business performance.

 

 

 

 

          Pursuant to the New York Stock Exchange’s Corporate Governance regulations, the Company is considered a “controlled company,” defined as a company where more than 50 percent of the voting power is held by an individual, a group, or another company. As such, the Company would be exempt from certain corporate governance standards. However, the Board believes it is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to abide by all of the regulations, except for the requirement that the Governance Committee be comprised of independent directors only. The Board has chosen to take an exemption to this requirement because it believes that a Wiley family member’s participation on this Committee will result in a collaborative process to promote the highest standards in the recruitment of new directors and in governance generally.PROPOSALS ON WHICH YOU MAY VOTE

 

 

Proposal 1. Election of Directors’ Nominees for the Board of Directors

Process for Identifying and Evaluating Nominees for Director

          The Board annually recommends the slate of director nominees for election by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting and is responsible for filling vacancies on the Board at any time during the year. The Governance Committee has a process to identify and review qualified individuals to stand for election, regardless of whether the current directors, a search firm or shareholders recommend the potential nominee. The Governance Committee has the authority to independently engage the services of a third-party search firm or other consultant to assist in identifying and screening potential director nominees, and has engaged a third-party search firm to do so. The full Board reviews and has final approval on all potential director nominees being recommended to the shareholders for election to the Board.

 

 

 

          

1. Primary DutiesThe Board and the Governance Committee consider, at a minimum, the following factors in recommending potential new Board members or the continued service of existing members: (1) The Board seeks qualified individuals who, taken together, represent the required diversity of skills, backgrounds and experience for the Board taken as a whole; (2) A director should have the required expertise and experience, should have a proven record of professional success and leadership and should be able to offer advice and guidance to the CEO; (3) A director should possess the highest personal and professional ethics, integrity and values; must be inquisitive and objective and have the ability to exercise practical and sound business judgment; (4) A director should have the ability to work effectively with others; (5) Assuming that a potential director nominee possesses the required skills, background and experience, the Board also considers ethnic and gender diversity (it should be noted that of the twelve director nominees standing for election, three are female and one is a person of color); (6) A majority of directors should be independent; and (7) A director retires from the Board at the annual meeting following his or her 70th birthday, unless an exception is approved by the Board.

 

 

 

          The Board, which is elected annually by the shareholders, exercises oversight and has final authority and responsibility with respect to the Company’s affairs, except with respect to those matters reserved to shareholders. All major decisions are considered by the Board as a whole.

          The Board elects the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and other corporate officers, acts as an advisor to and resource for management, and monitors management’s performance.


          The Board plans for the succession of the CEO. The Executive Compensation and Development Committee annually evaluates the CEO’s performance, approves the CEO’s compensation, and informs the Board of its decisions. The Board also oversees the succession process for certain other management positions, and the CEO reviews with the Board annually his assessment of key management incumbents and their professional growth and development plans. The Board also:


a)

reviews the Company’s business and strategic plans and actual operating performance;

b)

reviews and approves the Company’s financial objectives, investment plans and programs; and

c)

provides oversight of internal and external audit processes and financial reporting.

2. Director IndependenceQualifications

 

          

The Company’s Board has long heldidentified the following skill sets that it is in the best interests of the Company for the Board to consist of a substantial majority of independent Directors. The Board annually determines that a Director is independent if he or she has no material relationship, either directly or indirectly, with the Company, defined as follows:

a)

The Director is not and has not been employed in an executive capacity by the Company or its subsidiaries within the three years immediately priorare most important to the annual meeting at which the nominees of the Board will be voted upon.

b)

The Director is not a significant advisor or consultant to the Company (including its subsidiaries); does not have direct, sole responsibility for business between the Company and a material supplier or customer; and does not have a significant personal services contract with the Company.

c)

The Director is not an executive officer, an employee, and does not have an immediate family member who is an executive officer or employee, of an organization that makes payments to, or receives payments from, the Company in an amount that, in any single fiscal year, exceeds 2% of such other organization’s consolidated gross revenues.

d)

The Director is not, and has not been within the past three years, employed by or affiliated with a firm that provided independent audit services to the Company; the Director is not, and does not have an immediate family member who is a current partner of the firm that is the Company’s external auditor; and the Director or an immediate family member was not within the past three years a partner or employeesuccessful implementation of the Company’s external audit firmlong-range strategic plan: industry experience; strategic planning/business development/managerial experience; financial literacy or expertise; marketing experience; general operations/manufacturing experience; international experience; information technology experience; government relations/regulatory agency experience; and personally worked on the Company’s audit within that time.

e)

The Director is not,management development and has not beencompensation experience. Information about each director nominee’s specific experience, qualifications and skills can be found in the past three years, part of an interlocking directorship involving compensation committees.

f)

The Director is not a member of the immediate family of Peter Booth Wiley, Bradford Wiley II and Deborah E. Wiley, or management, as listed in the Company’s proxy statement.

          When determining the independence of a Director, the ownership of, or beneficial interest in, a significant amount of stock, by itself, is not considered a factor.

3. Composition of the Board

          Under the Company’s By-Laws, the Board has the authority to determine the appropriate number of directors to be elected so as to enable it to function effectively and efficiently. Currently, a ten-member Board is considered to be appropriate, though size may vary. The Governance Committee makes recommendations to the Board concerning the appropriate size of the Board, as well as selection criteria for candidates. Each candidate is selected based on background, experience, expertise, and other relevant criteria, including other public and private company boards on which the candidate serves. In addition to the individual candidate’sbiographical information below.



 

 

 

background,          There are twelve nominees for election this year. Detailed information on each nominee is provided on pages 5 to 9. All directors are elected annually, and serve a one-year term until the next Annual Meeting.

          Twelve (12) directors are to be elected to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Unless contrary instructions are indicated or the proxy is previously revoked, it is the intention of management to vote proxies received for the election of the persons named below as directors. Directors of each class are elected by a plurality of votes cast by that class. If you do not wish your shares to be voted for particular nominees, please so indicate in the space provided on the proxy card, or follow the directions given by the telephone voting service or the Internet voting site.The Holders of Class A Stock are entitled to elect 30% of the entire board. As a consequence, four (4) Directors will be elected by the holders of Class A Stock. The holders of Class B Stock are entitled to elect eight (8) Directors.

          Eleven of the nominees are currently directors of the Company and were elected to their present terms of office at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held in September 2011. Except as otherwise indicated below, all of the nominees have been engaged in their present principal occupations or in executive capacities with the same employers for more than the past five years. Mr. Jesse Wiley is a first time nominee.

          Peter Booth Wiley, Stephen M. Smith and Michael L. Preston have agreed to represent shareholders submitting proper proxies by mail, via the Internet, or by telephone, and to vote for the election of the nominees listed herein, unless otherwise directed by the authority granted or withheld on the proxy cards, by telephone or via the Internet. Although the Board has no reason to believe that any of the persons named below as nominees will be unable or decline to serve, if any such person is unable or declines to serve, the persons named above may vote for another person at their discretion.

Election of Directors

Directors to be Elected by Class A Shareholders and Their Qualifications

(PHOTO OF MARI J. BAKER)

Mari J. Baker, a director since 2011, was Chief Executive Officer of PlayFirst, Inc. from 2009 to 2012. Previously she was executive-in-residence at the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers where she incubated and launched Navigenics, Inc. and served as its founding President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (2006-2009); President of BabyCenter, LLC (1999-2006) and Senior Vice President of Intuit, Inc. (1989-1999) Ms. Baker is currently an officer in the Young Presidents Organization and an advisor at Stanford’s Clayman Institute. Age 47.

Ms. Baker’s qualifications for service on the Company’s board include: (i) service on the boards of Velti (NASDAQ:VELT) Playfirst, Navigenics and Cozi Group, Inc. and on the Board of Trustees of Stanford University for 7 years where she is now an emeritus trustee and (ii) proven business leader, experienced general manager and internet marketing veteran.

(PHOTO OF RAYMOND W. MCDANIEL)

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr., a director since 2005, has been Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Corporation since April 2005. From 2005 – April 2012 he also served as Chairman of Moody’s Corporation. In April 2012 he was named President of Moody’s Corporation in addition to Chief Executive Officer. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Moody’s Corporation from January 2004; President of Moody’s Corporation from October 2004; and President of Moody’s Investors Service since 2001. In prior assignments with Moody’s, he served as Senior Managing Director for Global Ratings & Research; Managing Director for International; and Director of Moody’s Europe, based in London. He has been a member of Moody’s Corporation Board of Directors since 2003. Age 54.

Mr. McDaniel’s qualifications for service on the Company’s Board include: (i) over five years experience as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Corporation; (ii) extensive international experience; and (iii) experience in implementing international business expansion and new products.



(PHOTO OF WILLIAM B. PLUMMER)

William B. Plummer, a director since 2003, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Rentals, Inc. since December 2008. Previously he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. from September 2006 to December 2007. Prior to that he was Vice President & Treasurer of Alcoa, Inc. since 2000. Before joining Alcoa, he was with Mead Corporation as President, Gilbert Paper Division during 2000; Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Planning from 1998 to 2000; and Treasurer from 1997 to 1998. Prior to joining Mead, he held a number of increasingly responsible positions with the General Electric Company, most recently as Vice President, Equity Capital Group, General Electric Capital Corporation from 1995 to 1997. Age 53.

Mr. Plummer’s qualifications for service on the Company’s Board include; (i) over ten years of service as the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer of publicly-traded companies, including operating experience as President of an operating division of Mead Corporation; (ii) audit committee experience; and (iii) experience in acquisitions and divestitures.

(PHOTO OF KALPANA RAINA)

Kalpana Raina, a director since 2009, is Managing Partner of 252 Solutions, LLC, an advisory firm, since 2007. Previously, Ms. Raina was a senior executive with The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. She joined the bank in 1988 and held a variety of leadership positions, most recently Executive Vice President and Head of European Country Management and Corporate Banking. Prior to that, she served in Mumbai, India, as Executive Vice President, International. During her eighteen-year career at Bank of New York she had responsibility for clients in the media, telecommunications, healthcare, retailing, hotels and leisure and financial services industries in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Ms. Raina is also a director of RealNetworks (NASDAQ: RNWK), where she serves on the Audit Committee and chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. She is a member of Women Corporate Directors, The National Association of Corporate Directors, a director of Information Services Group, Inc., a director of The World Policy Institute and a past member of The US-India Business Council. Age 56.

Ms. Raina’s qualifications for service on the Company’s Board include; (i) 14 years experience as a media banker to industry; (ii) service on the boards of various other media/technology companies and (iii) significant experience managing divisions in Europe and Asia.

Directors to be Elected by Class B Shareholders and Their Qualifications

(PHOTO OF JEAN-LOU CHAMEAU)

Jean-Lou Chameau, a director since 2011, has been President, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) since September 2006. Before he assumed the presidency of Caltech, Dr. Chameau had a distinguished career as a professor of civil engineering and a university administrator. While he is a native of France, he received his graduate education in civil engineering at Stanford University. In 1980 he joined the civil engineering faculty at Purdue University, where he subsequently became full professor and head of the geotechnical engineering program. Moving to Georgia Tech in 1991, he was named director of the school of civil and environmental engineering. He was the president of Golder Associates, Inc., an international geotechnical consulting company, from 1994 to 1995, after which he returned to Georgia Tech as Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and vice-provost for research. He was named dean of its college of engineering, the largest in the country, in 1997, becoming provost of the university in 2001.

Dr. Chameau currently serves on the boards of MTS Systems Corporation, Safran and the Council on Competitiveness. He is also serving on the Academic Research Council of Singapore and the Advisory Committee of InterWest Partners. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the French Académie des Technologies. Age 59.

Dr. Chameau’s qualifications for service on the Company’s board include: (i) his executive experience in a large organization with a national laboratory; (ii) his expertise in engineering, science, research and technology; (iii) his extensive knowledge and experience in budgetary and financial responsibilities, strategic planning, human capital development, academia and research in the mannerU.S., Europe and Asia, and federal funding of research and (iv) his service on several boards and committees.



(PHOTO OF LINDA KATEHI)

Linda Katehi, a director since 2011, has been the chancellor of the University of California, Davis since 2009. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, was chair until 2010, of the President’s Committee for the National Medal of Science and of the Secretary of Commerce’s committee for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Previously, Ms. Katehi served as provost and vice-chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois from 2006-2009; the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University from 2002-2006; and associate dean for academic affairs and graduate education in which eachthe College of Engineering and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan from 1998-2002. Age 58.

Ms. Katehi’s qualifications for service on the Company’s board member’s qualities complement thoseinclude: (i) her expertise in a large organization with a health system; (ii) her expertise in engineering, science, research and technology; (iii) her extensive knowledge and experience in budgetary and financial responsibilities, strategic planning and human capital development; (iv) her service as an academic leader in four public research universities and (v) her experience as a member of others and contributesnumerous organizations related to the functioningadvancement of higher education.

(PHOTO OF MATTHEW S. KISSNER)

Matthew S. Kissner, a director since 2003, is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Kissner Group, which consults with private equity firms focusing on investment opportunities in financial, business and health care services. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President and Group President, Global Enterprise Solutions, Pitney Bowes, Inc., from 2004 to 2005; and Executive Vice President and Group President of Information Based Solutions and Document Messaging Technologies from 2001 to 2004. He sits on the boards of private portfolio companies, and is a member of the Board Executive Committee of the Regional Plan Association. Age 58.

Mr. Kissner’s qualifications for service on the Company’s Board include: (i) former service as Executive Vice President and Group President, Global Enterprise Solutions, Pitney Bowes Inc; (ii) significant operating experience in financial services businesses; and (iii) significant experience in assessing company operations and strategy for potential private equity investment.

(PHOTO OF EDUARDO MENASCÉ)

Eduardo Menascé, a director since December 2006, is the retired President of the Enterprise Solutions Group for Verizon Communications, Inc. Prior to the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE Corporation, which created Verizon Communications, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CTI MOVIL, S.A. (Argentina), a business unit of GTE Corporation, from 1996 to 2000. He has also held senior positions at CANTV in Venezuela, and Wagner Lockheed and Alcatel in Brazil. From 1981 to 1992, he served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of GTE Lighting in France. He is a director of Pitney Bowes, Inc.; KeyCorp; Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.; Hill-Rom, Inc.; and the National Association of Corporate Directors New York Chapter. Age 67.

Mr. Menascé’s qualifications for service on the Company’s Board include: (i) former service as president of Enterprise Solutions Group of Verizon Communications including oversight of sales, marketing and service delivery; (ii) former service as Chief Financial Officer of CANTV and GTE Corporation; and (iii) significant experience as a wholedirector on the boards of other publicly traded companies.



(PHOTO OF WILLIAM J. PESCE)

William J. Pesce served as the Company’s 10th President and Chief Executive Officer for 13 years from May 1998 to April 2011, when he retired after nearly 22 years at the Company. He has been a Director since May 1998. Previously, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (May 1997 – April 1998); Executive Vice President, Educational Publishing and International Group (February 1996 – April 1997); Vice President and subsequently Senior Vice President, Educational Publishing (September 1989 – January 1996). Mr. Pesce is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Stern School of Business at New York University; the Board of Trustees of William Paterson University, where he serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, member of the Executive Committee, Chair of the Educational Policy and Student Development Committee and member of the Nominations and Governance Committee. He is Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Board of the Cotsakos College of Business at William Paterson University. Age 61.

Mr. Pesce’s qualifications for service on the Company’s Board of Directors include: (i) over three decades of experience in publishing; (ii) 13 years as President and Chief Executive Officer, a period in which the Company recorded double-digit compound annual growth in revenue, EPS and the Company’s stock price, while being named to several “best companies” lists; and (iii) extensive experience with leading a global public company, strategic planning, financial planning and analysis, acquisitions and partnerships, and investor relations. While serving as President and CEO, Mr. Pesce led the Company’s transformation to a global enterprise that embraced technology and new business models to serve customers better.

(PHOTO OF STEPHEN M. SMITH)

Stephen M. Smith was the Company’s Chief Operating Officer from May 2009 until May 2011 when he assumed the title of President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Smith joined the Company in 1992 as Vice President, Wiley Asia. In 1995 he became Vice President, International Development and in 1996 became Senior Vice President and assumed corporate responsibility for Wiley Australia. In May 2000, Mr. Smith took on the responsibility for the Company’s Professional/Trade business in Europe. In 2006 Mr. Smith became Chief Operating Officer of the Company’s UK business and was appointed Senior Vice President, Wiley Europe in 2007, while continuing his role in Asia and Australia. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Publishers Association. Age 57.

Mr. Smith’s qualifications for service on the Company’s Board include: (i) 19 years of publishing experience at the Company; (ii) 15 years of service as senior executive at the Company; (iii) extensive international publishing experience with the Company and previous employers and; (iv) significant experience in businesses in pursuit of the Company’s strategic goals, leading the Wiley Global Corporate Citizenship initiative which links the Company’s business strategy to the social, economic, environmental and ethical concerns of our shareholders.

(PHOTO OF JESSE WILEY)

Jesse Wiley, first time nominee, has been an employee at the Company since 2003. Mr. Wiley has been responsible for digital and new business initiatives and the development of electronic products within the Professional and Trade division since 2010. Prior to that he worked in various editorial and marketing roles. Age 41.

Mr. Wiley’s qualifications for service on the Company’s Board include experience in many functions of the Company’s businesses, including marketing and editorial and working at the forefront of digital publishing, developing new products and business models. Mr. Wiley has been attending all Board and Committee meetings as an observer since March 2011 and has a Certificate of Director Education from the National Association of Corporate Directors.



(PHOTO OF PETER BOOTH WILEY)

Peter Booth Wiley, a director since 1984, has been our Chairman of the Board since September 2002. He is an author and journalist, and a Member of the Board of the University of California Press. Age 69.

          Mr. Wiley’s qualifications for service on the Company’s Board include: (i) 26 years of service as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, including the past 8 years as Chairman of the Board; (ii) experience in co-authoring, authoring and publishing two books; and (iii) service on the board of University of California Press and the California State Polytechnic University of San Luis Obispo’s Library Advisory Committee.

          The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the election of its nominees.

Proposal 2. Ratification of KPMG as Independent Accounting Firm

          The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the independent auditor. On June 20, 2012, the Audit Committee appointed KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2013. Although the Company is not required to do so, we are also taken into account.submitting the selection of KPMG for ratification by the shareholders because we believe it is a matter of good corporate practice.

          The GovernanceAudit Committee, nominatesin its discretion, may change the appointment at any time during the year if it determines that such a candidate,change is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Representatives of KPMG are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting with the opportunity to make a statement, if they desire to do so, and such representatives are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

          Unless contrary instructions are noted thereon, the proxies will be voted in favor of the following resolution, which will be submitted at the Annual Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the appointment by the Audit Committee of KPMG LLP as independent public accountants for the Company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013 be, and it hereby is, ratified.”

          In the event that the foregoing proposal is defeated, the adverse vote will be considered by the Audit Committee in its selection of auditors for the following year. However, because of the difficulty and expense of making any substitution of auditors so long after the beginning of the current fiscal year, it is contemplated that the appointment for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2013 will be permitted to stand unless the Audit Committee finds other good reason for making a change. If the proposal is adopted, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may still direct the appointment of new independent auditors at any time during the fiscal year if it believes that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of independent public accountants.



Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

          We are requesting that shareholders indicate their approval of our Named Executive Officers’ compensation, as described in the compensation tables and Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth in this Proxy Statement. This proposal, known as a “say-on-pay” proposal, allows shareholders the opportunity to express their views on these matters. The “say on pay” vote is an advisory vote, which is therefore not binding on the Company, the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors. However, the views of our shareholders are important to the Company, and will be given careful consideration by the Company, the Compensation Committee and the Board votes on his or her candidacy. The shareholders vote annually for the entire slate of Directors.

 

 

 

          Any nominee Director who receivesCompensation for our Named Executive Officers in 2011, was consistent with the principles of our compensation philosophy and reflects our strong financial performance, the cumulative return to shareholders in 2011 and the overall stability and achievements of the executive team. Our compensation philosophy is designed to (i) align the Company’s goals with shareholder interests; (ii) attract and retain world-class talent; (iii) pay competitively compared with our peer group and the marketplace; and (iv) reward superior performance and limit rewards for performance below targets. Our 2011 compensation packages reflect these guiding principles.

          The discussion set forth in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis on pages 22–45 of this Proxy Statement provides a greater numbercomplete discussion of “withheld” votes from his or her election than “for” votes shall tender his or her resignation for consideration byour compensation programs and policies, including design, implementation, oversight, administration, ongoing review and risk assessment of our programs and policies. Our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors believe that our compensation programs and policies are designed and carried out to allow us to achieve our business goals and reflect the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee shall recommend toguiding principles of our compensation philosophy.

          Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Boardshareholders of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. approve, on an advisory basis, the action to be taken with respect to such resignation.compensation of the Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

 

 

 

4. Director Eligibility          The Board Of Directors Recommends A Vote “For” Approval, On An Advisory Basis, Of The Compensation Of John Wiley & Sons, Inc’s Named Executive Officers As Disclosed In This Proxy Statement.

 

 

 

          A vote “FOR” approval will be a vote in favor of the following resolution: “Resolved, that the shareholders of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. hereby approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as described in the compensation tables and Compensation Discussion and Analysis set forth in this Proxy Statement.”



GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY AND BOARD STRUCTURE

          The Company’s Board of Directors shall limitis elected annually by the numbershareholders to provide oversight so that the long-term interests of other board memberships (excluding non-profits)the shareholders are served. The Company’s business is conducted by its employees under the direction of the CEO and with the oversight of the Board.

Board of Directors and Corporate Governance

Director Independence

          The Board is currently composed of thirteen members. Two directors, Bradford Wiley II and Peter Booth Wiley, are brothers. Jesse Wiley is the son of Peter Booth Wiley. The Board has affirmatively determined that all of our directors, except William J. Pesce, Stephen M. Smith, Bradford Wiley II, Peter Booth Wiley and first-time nominee Jesse Wiley, meet the independence guidelines the Board sets forth in order to insure adequate attention toits Corporate Governance Principles which are published on our web site at www.wiley.com.

Board Leadership Structure

          The Board of Directors is currently led by Peter Booth Wiley, business. Directors shall advise the Chairmanour non-executive Chairman. Stephen M. Smith, our President and Chief Executive Officer serves as a member of the Board and the Chairman of the Governance Committee in advanceDirectors.

          Meetings of accepting an invitation to serve on a new board. Whenever there is a substantial change in the Director’s principal occupation, a Director shall tender his or her resignation and shall immediately inform the Board of any potential conflictDirectors are called to order and led by the Chairman. Non-management directors generally meet in executive session without management after each Board meeting. All members of interest. The Governance Committee will recommend to the Board the action, if any, to be taken with respect to the resignation or the potential conflict of interest.are elected annually.

 

 

 

          The Board has establishedof Directors believes separating the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer allows our Chief Executive Officer to focus on developing and implementing the Company’s strategic business plans and managing the Company’s day-to-day business operations and allows our Chairman to lead the Board of Directors in its oversight and advisory roles. Because of the many responsibilities of the Board of Directors and the significant amount of time and effort required by each of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to perform their respective duties, the Company believes that having separate persons in these roles enhances the ability of each to discharge those duties effectively and, as a retirement age of 70corollary, enhances the Company’s prospects for its Directors.success. The Board may in its discretion nominate for election a person who has attained age 70 if itof Directors also believes that underhaving separate positions provides a clear delineation of responsibilities for each position and fosters greater accountability.

          For the circumstances itforegoing reasons, the Board of Directors has determined that its leadership structure is appropriate and in the best interests of the Company’s best interests.shareholders.

 

 

 

5. Board and Management CommunicationOther Governance Practices

 

          Non-Management Executive Sessions:The Board has access to all members of management and external advisors. As appropriate, the Board may retain independent advisors.

          The CEO shall establish and maintain effective communications with the Company’s stakeholder groups. The Board schedules regularregularly scheduled non-management executive sessions at the end of each meeting. Non-management directors meet at regularly scheduled sessions without management. The Chairman of the Board presides at these sessions. In addition, the independent directors meet at least once each year in an executive session presided over by the Chairman of the Governance Committee.

          Employees and other interested parties may contact the non-management directors via email at:
non-managementdirectors@wiley.com, or by mail addressed to Non-Management Directors, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Mail Stop 7-02, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774.only following each Board meeting.

 

 

 

6. Board          Orientation and EvaluationContinuing Education:The Company’s new directors are required to attend orientation sessions. The Company also conducts ongoing training or continuing director education for its Board members and is supportive of, and reimburses its directors for attending director education programs.

 

 

 

          The Board annually conducts a self-evaluation to determine whether the Board as a whole and its individual members, including the Chairman, are performing effectively.

          The Board sponsors an orientation process for new Directors, which includes background materials on governance, law, board principles, financial and business history and meetings with members of management. The Board also encourages all of its Directors to take advantage of educational programs to improve their effectiveness.

7. Director Compensation

          The Governance Committee periodically reviews and recommends to the Board its members’ annual retainer, which is composed of cash and restricted stock grants for all non-employee Directors. In determining the appropriate amount and form of director compensation, the Board regularly evaluates current trends and compensation surveys, as well as the amount of time devoted to Board and committee meetings. As a long-standing Board principle, non-employee Directors receive no compensation from the Company other than for their service as Board members and reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings.


          Share ownership by each Director is encouraged. To this end, each Director is expected to own, at a date no later than three years after election to the Board, shares of common stock valued at not less than three times that Director’s annual cash compensation to which the Director is entitled for Board service. Furthermore, non-employee Directors are encouraged to take their cash compensation in the form of Company shares.

8. Board Practices and Procedures

          The Chairman of the Board and the CEO jointly set the agenda for each Board meeting. Agenda items that fall within the scope and responsibilities of Board committees are reviewed with the chairs of the committees. Any Board member may request that an item be added to the agenda.

          Board materials are provided to Board members sufficiently in advance of meetings to allow Directors to prepare for discussion at the meeting.

          Various managers regularly attend portions of Board and committee meetings in order to participate in and contribute to relevant discussions.

9. Board Committees

          The Board has established four standing committees: Executive, Audit, Executive Compensation and Development, and Governance. The Governance Committee recommends to the Board the members and chairs for each of these committees. The Audit Committee and the Executive Compensation and Development Committee are composed of independent Directors only. The Audit Committee has the sole responsibility for retention and dismissal of the Company’s independent auditors and the Executive Compensation and Development Committee has the sole authority to retain, terminate and determine the fees of its outside consultants. The Governance Committee is composed of independent directors and a member of the Wiley family, as permitted under the New York Stock Exchange’s rules applicable to “controlled companies.” The Board believes that the family’s participation in the Committee will result in a collaborative process to promote the highest standards in the recruitment of new directors and in governance generally.

          The chair and membership assignments for all committees are reviewed regularly and rotated as appropriate. The chairs of the committees determine the frequency, length and agenda of meetings for each committee meeting. As in the case of the Board, materials are provided in advance of meetings to allow members to prepare for discussion at the meeting.

          The scope and responsibilities of each committee are detailed in the committee charters, which are approved by the Board. Each committee annually reviews its charter, and the Governance Committee and the Board review all charters from time to time.

          With the permission of the chairman of the committee, any Board member may attend a meeting of any committee.

10. Periodic Review

          The Governance Committee and the Board review these Principles annually.

          The Principles stated above, Committee Charters, the Business Conduct and Ethics Policy and the Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers are published on our web site at www.wiley.com, under the “About Wiley—Investor Relations—Corporate Governance” captions. Copies are also available free of charge to shareholders on request to: Corporate Secretary, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774.

III.

Certain Information Concerning the Board

          The Board is currently composed of ten members. Two directors, Bradford Wiley II and Peter Booth Wiley, are brothers. The Board has affirmatively determined that all of our directors, except William J. Pesce, Bradford Wiley II and Peter Booth Wiley, meet the independence guidelines the Board set forth in our Corporate Governance Principles, as noted above.


          Annual Meeting:The Company does not have a policy that requires the attendance of all directors at the Annual Meetings, but it has been a long-standing practice for directors to attend. In September 2008, nine2011, all but two of our directors attended the 20082011 Annual Meeting.

 

 

 

          All incumbent directors attended at least 91% of          Annual Evaluation:The board annually conducts a self-evaluation to determine whether the aggregate number of meetings ofboard as a whole and its individual members, including the Board and of the committees on which such director sat with nine of our directors attending 100% of these meetings.Chairman are performing effectively.



 

 

 

Committees of the Board of Directors and Certain Other Information Concerning the Board

Committee Structure

          The Board has established four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Executive Compensation & Development Committee, the Governance Committee, and the Executive Committee. Each Committee conducts an annual self-evaluation of performance and reviews compliance with the current charter of the committee. Copies of the committee charters can be found on our website atwww.wiley.com.

 

          The following table indicates current membership and total meetings of the Board and its standing committees:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Name

 

Board

 

Audit

 

Compensation

 

Executive

 

Governance

 

 


 

 

Warren J. Baker

 

X

 

X

 

X*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard M. Hochhauser

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kim Jones

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X*

 

 

Matthew S. Kissner

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

X*

 

 

 

 

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

Eduardo Menascé

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

William J. Pesce

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

William B. Plummer

 

X

 

X*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bradford Wiley II

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

Peter Booth Wiley

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FY2009 Meetings

 

 

 

6

 

4(a)

 

0

 

7

 

 

*Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

Name

 

Board

 

Audit

 

Compensation

 

Executive

 

Governance

 

           

 

 

Mari Jean Baker

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Warren J. Baker

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Jean-Lou Chameau

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linda P.B. Katehi

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Matthew S. Kissner

 

X

 

X*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eduardo Menascé

 

X

 

 

 

X*

 

X*

 

 

 

William J. Pesce

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

William B. Plummer

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X*

 

Kalpana Raina

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Bradford Wiley II

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Peter Booth Wiley

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FY2012 Meetings

 

8

 

7

 

5(a)

 

4

 

5

 

           

 

*   Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

(a)

The Executive Compensation and Development Committee acted once by Unanimous Written Consent.


 

 

 

 

          Executive Committee.The Executive Committee exercises the powers of the Board as appropriate in any case where immediate action is required and the matter is such that an emergency meeting of the full Board is not deemed necessary or possible.

 

 

 

 

Audit Committee.The Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities relating to the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, accounting policies, and the adequacy of disclosures, internal controls and reporting practices of the Company and its subsidiaries; reviews Company policies with respect to risk management and risk assessment; evaluates, retains, compensates and, if appropriate, terminates the services of the independent public accounting firm which is to be engaged to audit the Company’s financial statements, including reviewing and discussing with such firm their independence and whether providing any permitted non-audit services is compatible with their independence; maintains financial oversight of the Company’s employees’ retirement and other benefit plans and makes recommendations to the Board with respect to such matters; and reviews and approves related party transactions. The Committee holds discussions with management prior to the release of quarterly earnings, and also reviews quarterly results prior to filings.

 

 

 

 

          The Board has determined that all members of the Committee are Audit Committee “financial experts,” as defined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. All members of the Committee are independent under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange currently applicable to the Company.

 

 

 

 

          Executive Compensation and Development Committee.The Executive Compensation and Development Committee evaluates the performance of the CEO and reports its decisions to the Board; reviews and approves the principles and policies for compensation and benefit programs



company-wide, and monitors the implementation and administration of such programs; oversees compliance with governmental regulations and accounting standards with respect to employee compensation and benefit programs; monitors executive development practices in order to insure succession alternatives for the organization; and grants options and makes awards under


the 20042009 Key Employee Stock Plan. All members of the Committee are independent under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, currently applicable to the Company.

 

 

 

          Governance Committee.The Governance Committee assists the Board in the selection of Board members by identifying appropriate general qualifications and criteria for directors as well as qualified candidates for election to the Board; assists the Chairman of the Board in proposing committee assignments; assists the Board in evaluating, maintaining and improving its own effectiveness; evaluates the Chairman of the Board’s performance; evaluates director compensation and benefits; and makes recommendations to the Board regarding corporate governance policies.

 

 

          Additional Information About the Governance Committee.The Board selects new candidates based on a recommendation of the Governance Committee. The Committee evaluates all director candidates in accordance with the director membership criteria described in the Corporate Governance Principles. The Committee considers a candidate’s background, experience, expertise, and other relevant criteria, including other public and private company boards on which the candidate serves. The manner in which each Board member’s qualities complement those of others and contributes to the functioning of the Board as a whole are also taken into account.

          The Committee has retained a search firm, at the expense of the Company, to identify potential director candidates. The search firm provides background material on potential candidates, and provides guidance pertaining to the particular experience, skills and other characteristics that the Board is seeking. The search firm conducts initial interviews with potential candidates, and candidates who merit further consideration are then interviewed by members of the Committee, other directors and key senior management personnel. The Governance Committee considers the results of these interviews when making its recommendations to the Board.

 

          Shareholders who wish to recommend a director candidate to the Governance Committee should follow the procedures set forth under “Deadline for Submission of Shareholder Proposals” on page 4447 of this proxy statement. The recommendation should include the candidate’s name, biographical data, and a description of his or her qualifications.

 

 

Board and Committee Oversight of Risk

          As a publishing company, the Company does not face the same level of risk associated with other companies, for example companies in the financial services and technology industries. However, appropriate risk-taking is a necessary part of managing any business. Management of risk is the direct responsibility of the Company’s President & CEO and the senior leadership team. The Board has oversight responsibility, focusing on the adequacy of the Company’s risk management and risk mitigation processes.

 

          The Company’s Board of Directors administers its risk oversight function directly and through its Audit Committee and Executive Compensation & Development Committee. The Board receives regular reports from these committees, which include reports on those areas over which they have risk oversight responsibility, as appropriate.

          Audit Committee:The Audit Committee Interlockshas oversight responsibility for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and specifically, oversight of major financial risk exposures, including litigation and compliance risk and the steps management has taken to monitor and mitigate such exposures. The Committee also receives regular updates from management, including the General Counsel, on litigation risk.

          Executive Compensation & Development Committee:The Executive Compensation & Development Committee has oversight responsibility for the management of risk relating to the Company’s annual and long-term compensation program. The Committee ensures that the Company’s annual and long-term incentive plans do not incentivize or encourage excessive or unnecessary risk-taking.

How Do We Address Risk in Our Compensation Program?

          The Company’s compensation program is designed to attract, retain, motivate and reward talented executives and colleagues whose efforts will enable the Company to produce superior results and maximize return to shareholders. Our pay-for-performance philosophy focuses colleagues’ efforts on delivering short-term and long-term financial success for our shareholders without encouraging excessive risk taking. The Executive Compensation & Development Committee, which consists entirely of independent Board members, oversees the executive compensation program for the named executive officers, as well as other senior officers of the Company.

          The following is a description of both Committee and management processes related to the compensation risk assessment process, as well as a description of the Company’s compensation risk mitigation techniques.



 

 No member

          The Executive Compensation & Development Committee reviews and approves the annual and long-term plan performance measures and goals annually. This includes setting appropriate threshold and outstanding performance levels for each performance metric. As a part of this process, the Committee focuses on what behavior it is attempting to incentivize and the potential associated risks. The Committee periodically receives financial information from the Chief Financial Officer, and information on accounting matters that may have an impact on the performance goals, including any material changes in accounting methodology and information about extraordinary/special items excluded in the evaluation of performance, as permitted by the 2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan and the 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan (i.e. the shareholder plans), so that the Committee members may understand how the exercise of management judgment in accounting and financial decisions affects plan payouts. Members of the Executive Compensation and& Development Committee has served as oneapprove the final incentive compensation awards after reviewing executive, corporate and business performance, and may utilize negative discretion if they believe the level of our officers or employees at any time. None of our executive officers serves as a member of the compensation committee of any other company that has an executive officer serving as a member of our Board of Directors. None of our executive officers serves as a member of the board of directors of any other company that has an executive officer serving as a member of our Board’s Executive Compensation and Development Committee.is not commensurate with performance.

 

 

 

Directors’ Compensation

 

          Our non-employee directors received an annual retainerThe following compensation policies and practices serve to reduce the likelihood of $55,000 and committee chairmen, except the chairman of the Executive Committee, received an additional annual retainer of $10,000. No fees are paid for attendance at meetings. No non-employee director receives any other compensation from the Company, except for reimbursement of expenses incurred for attendance at Board meetings. Directors who are employees do not receive an annual retainer for Board or committee service.excessive risk taking:

 

 

 

 

 

          Pursuant

An appropriate compensation mix that is designed to balance the Director Stock Plan, our non-employee directors receive an annual award of Class A shares equal in value to 100 percent of their annual total cash compensation, excluding the additional fees paid to committee chairmenemphasis on short-term and any expense reimbursements. In September 2008, a total of 8,616 Class A shares were awarded to directors.long-term performance.

 

 

 

 

 

          The Company has established a Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (the “Deferred Plan”) Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2009. Non-employee directors are eligible to participate, and may defer all or a portion of their annual retainer fees in the form of cash and/or Class A Common Stock. They may also defer their annual stock award. Seven of our ten directors currently participate in the Deferred Plan. Retainers deferred in cash accrue interest annually based on the prime rate. Retainers deferred in the form of Class A Common Stock receive dividend equivalent units based on the closing price of the Class A Common Stock on the record date. Deferred cash and/or stock is payable to the directors upon their retirement from the Board, either in a lump sum or in the form of annual installments.


          Our active directors and their spouses are eligible to participate in the Company’s Matching Gift Program. The Company will match the first $1,000 given by the donor as follows: three-toone on the first $500, and one-to-one on the second $500, up to a maximum contribution of $2,000 per institution, per donor, per calendar year.

          The table below indicates the total cash compensation received by each non-employee director during fiscal 2009.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Name

 

Fees
Earned or
Paid in Cash

 

Stock
Awards

 

All
Other
Compensation

 

Total

 

 


 

Warren J. Baker*(1)(2)(3)

 

$

65,000

 

 

$

45,000

 

$

12,835

 

 

$

122,835

 

 

Richard M. Hochhauser(2)

 

$

55,000

 

 

$

45,000

 

$

2,826

 

 

$

102,826

 

 

Kim Jones*(2)(3)

 

$

65,000

 

 

$

45,000

 

$

4,086

 

 

$

114,086

 

 

Matthew S. Kissner(2)(3)

 

$

55,000

 

 

$

45,000

 

$

5,939

 

 

$

105,939

 

 

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.(1)(2)(3)

 

$

55,000

 

 

$

45,000

 

$

3,674

 

 

$

103,674

 

 

Eduardo Menascé(2)

 

$

55,000

 

 

$

45,000

 

$

826

 

 

$

100,826

 

 

William B. Plummer*(1)(2)(3)

 

$

65,000

 

 

$

45,000

 

$

6,128

 

 

$

116,128

 

 

Bradford Wiley II(2)

 

$

55,000

 

 

$

45,000

 

$

4,000

 

 

$

104,000

 

 

Peter Booth Wiley(3)(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

456,050

 

 

$

456,050

 

 

*Committee Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



(1)

Effective January 1, 2009 Messrs. Baker, McDaniel and Plummer have deferred receipt of their annual cash retainer fees in the form of stock.

(2)

On September 18, 2008, each of our non-employee Directors received an annual stock award of 1,077 Class A shares, based on the closing price of $41.77. All of our non-employee directors, except Mr. B. Wiley II, deferred receipt of these shares pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan, as described above.

(3)

The amounts in All Other Compensation includemajority of incentive compensation for top level executives is associated with the cash value of dividends accrued under the Deferred Compensation Plan and, in the case of Dr. Baker, $2,837 in interest credited to his Deferred Cash Compensation Plan in FY2009. Also included are contributions made under the Company’s Matching Gift Program, as described above, as follows: Dr. Baker— $1,500; Mr. Hochhauser—$2,000; Mr. B. Wiley—$4,000; Mr. P. Wiley—$71,050.

(4)

Peter Booth Wiley, Chairmanlong term performance of the Board, does not receive a retainer for his service on the board but receives an annual salary of $385,000 as an employee of the Company.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Name

 

Number of Shares
Underlying
Outstanding Deferred
Stock Equivalents

 

Number of Securities
Underlying
Outstanding
Stock Options

 

 


 

Warren J. Baker

 

 

18,870

 

 

 

4,955

 

 

 

Richard M. Hochhauser

 

 

1,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kim Jones

 

 

8,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew S. Kissner

 

 

12,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.

 

 

8,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eduardo Menascé

 

 

1,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

William B. Plummer

 

 

13,245

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bradford Wiley II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Insurance with Respect to Indemnification of Directors and Officers

          The By-Laws of the Company provide for indemnification of directors and officers in connection with claims arising from service to the Company to the extent permitted under the New York State Business Corporation Law. The Company carries insurance in the amount of $30,000,000 with Federal Insurance Company, the National Union Fire Insurance Company and Allied World National Assurance Company. at a premium of $353,234. The current policy expires on November 14, 2009.This discourages short-term risk taking.

 

 

 

 

Transactions with Directors’ Companies

 

          In the ordinary course

The mix of business, John Wiley & Sonsstock options and its subsidiaries may have transactions with companiesrestricted performance shares used in our executive long-term plans ensure a correlation between executive and organizations whose executive officers are also Wiley directors. None of these transactions in fiscal 2009 exceeded the threshold for disclosure under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which is 2% of the gross revenues of either Wiley or the other organization.shareholder rewards.

 

 

 

 

Conservative vesting provisions (5 year) for all performance shares and stock options granted under our long-term incentive plans.

Financial performance measures used for incentive plans covering colleagues at all levels of the Company include a mix of financial metrics that are in line with operating and strategic plans.

A significant portion of annual and long-term incentive payments are based on Company and business profitability, ensuring a correlation between pay and performance.

Financial targets are appropriately set, and if not achieved, result in a large percentage loss of compensation.

Executive and broad-based incentive plans cap the maximum award payable to any individual. Annual plans have a maximum payout of 2 times the target amount. Long-term plans have a maximum payout between 1 and 2 times the target amount, depending on the plan.

Recoupment or “clawback” provisions for top executives and key finance executives in the event that an executive’s conduct leads to a restatement of the Company’s financial results.

Stock ownership guidelines for our named executive officers, other senior officers and directors discourage excessive risk taking.

          We are confident that our compensation program rewards for performance, is aligned with the interests of our shareholders and does not involve risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the company. A more detailed discussion of the Company’s executive compensation program can be found in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis beginning on page 22.

Transactions with Related Persons

 

          We are required to disclose material transactions with the Company in which “related persons” have a direct or indirect material interest. Related persons include any Director, nominee for Director, executive officer of the Company, and any immediate family members of such persons. The term “transaction” is broadly defined under Securities and Exchange



Commission rules to include any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship, including any indebtedness transaction or guarantee of indebtedness.

 

 

 

 

 

          Based on information available to us and provided to us by our Directors and executive officers, we do not believe that there were any such material transactions in effect since May 1, 2008,2011, or that any such material transactions are proposed to be entered into during fiscal 2010.2013.

 

 

 

 

 

          The Company’s Board of Directors has adopted a written policy that requires the Audit Committee to review and approve any related party transactions. Management is expected to provide the Audit Committee with specific information with respect to any such transaction expected to be entered into or continued during the current fiscal year. After reviewing this information, the Audit Committee will approve such transactions only if the following two conditions are met: (1) the transaction must be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders; and (2) the transaction must be entered into by the Company on terms that are comparable to those that would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party.

 

 

 

 

IV.

ElectionCorporate Governance Principles

          To promote the best corporate governance practices, the Company adheres to the Corporate Governance Principles set forth below, many of which have been in effect for more than a decade. The Board of Directors and management believe that these Principles, which are consistent with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, are in the best interests of the Company, its shareholders and other shareholders, including employees, authors, customers and suppliers. The Board is responsible for ensuring that the Company has a management team capable of representing these interests and of achieving superior business performance.

 

          Eleven (11) directors are

          Pursuant to the New York Stock Exchange’s Corporate Governance regulations, the Company is considered a “controlled company,” defined as a company where more than 50 percent of the voting power is held by an individual, a group, or another company. As such, the Company would be elected to hold office untilexempt from certain corporate governance standards. However, the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified. Unless contrary instructions are indicated or the proxy is previously revoked,Board believes it is in the intentionbest interest of managementthe Company and its shareholders to vote proxies receivedabide by all of the regulations, except for the electionrequirement that the Governance Committee be comprised of independent directors only. The Board has chosen to take an exemption to this requirement because it believes that a Wiley family member’s participation on this Committee will result in a collaborative process to promote the highest standards in the recruitment of new directors and in governance generally.

I. Primary Duties

          The Board, which is elected annually by the shareholders, exercises oversight and has final authority and responsibility with respect to the Company’s affairs, except with respect to those matters reserved to shareholders. All major decisions are considered by the Board as a whole.

          The Board elects the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and other corporate officers, acts as an advisor to and resource for management, and monitors management’s performance.

          The Board plans for the succession of the persons named below as directors. DirectorsCEO. The Executive Compensation and Development Committee annually evaluates the CEO’s performance, approves the CEO’s compensation, and informs the Board of each class are elected by a pluralityits decisions. The Board also oversees the succession process for certain other management positions, and the CEO reviews with the Board annually his assessment of votes cast by that class. If you do not wish your shares to be voted for particular nominees, please so indicate in the space provided on the proxy card, or follow the directions given by the telephone voting service or the Internet voting site. THE HOLDERS OF CLASS A STOCK ARE ENTITLED TO ELECT 30%OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. AS A CONSEQUENCE, FOUR (4) DIRECTORS WILL BE ELECTED BY THE HOLDERS OF CLASS A STOCK. THE HOLDERS OF CLASS B STOCK ARE ENTITLED TO ELECT SEVEN (7) DIRECTORS.key management incumbents and their professional growth and development plans. The Board also:

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)

          Allreviews the nominees are currently directors of the CompanyCompany’s business and were elected to their present terms of office at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held in September 2008 except for Kalpana Raina, a first time nominee. Except as otherwise indicated below, all of the nomineesstrategic plans and actual operating performance;


 

 

 

 

 

have been engaged in their present principal occupations or in executive capacities withb)

reviews and approves the same employers for more than the past five years.Company’s financial objectives, investment plans and programs; and

 

 

 

 

 

c)

provides oversight of internal and external audit processes and financial reporting.



II. Director Independence

          The Company’s By-Laws provideBoard has long held that it is in the best interests of the Company for mandatory retirement of directors at age 70, but allow the Board discretion to nominate for electionconsist of a candidate who, by reasonsubstantial majority of having attained age 70, would otherwise not be qualified to serve. It wasindependent Directors. The Board annually determines that a Director is independent if he or she has no material relationship, either directly or indirectly, with the Board’s judgment that Warren J. Baker, who has provided the Board with invaluable service, be proposedCompany, defined as a Class B director, notwithstanding his having attained age 71.follows:

 

 

 

 

 

          Peter Booth Wiley, William J. Pescea)

The Director is not and Michael L. Preston have agreedhas not been employed in an executive capacity by the Company or its subsidiaries within the three years immediately prior to represent shareholders submitting proper proxies by mail, via the Internet, or by telephone, and to vote forannual meeting at which the electionnominees of the nominees listed herein, unless otherwise directed by the authority granted or withheld on the proxy cards, by telephone or via the Internet. Although the Board has no reason to believe that any of the persons named below as nominees will be unable or decline to serve, if any such person is unable or declines to serve, the persons named above may vote for another person at their discretion.voted upon.

 

 

 

 

 

Directorsb)

The Director is not a significant advisor or consultant to be Elected by Class A Shareholdersthe Company (including its subsidiaries); does not have direct, sole responsibility for business between the Company and a material supplier or customer; and does not have a significant personal services contract with the Company.

 


(PHOTO OF KIM JONES)

Kim Jones, a director since 2004, has been President and Managing Director, UK and Ireland, Sun Microsystems, Inc. since July 2007. Prior to that she was Vice President of Global Education, Government and Health Sciences at Sun from July 2006 to July 2007; Vice President of Global Education and Research Line of Business at Sun from 1998 to 2006; Director of International Sales Development from 1991 to 1998; and held a variety of sales and business development positions from 1987 to 1991. She serves on the Board of Directors of Curriki, a nonprofit organization for open source curriculum for grades K-12. Age 52.

(PHOTO OF RAYMOND W. MCDANIEL)

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr., a director since 2005, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Corporation since April 2005. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Moody’s Corporation from January 2004; President of Moody’s Corporation from October 2004; and President of Moody’s Investors Service since 2001. In prior assignments with Moody’s, he served as Senior Managing Director for Global Ratings & Research; Managing Director for International; and Director of Moody’s Europe, based in London. He has been a member of Moody’s Corporation Board of Directors since 2003. Age 51.

(PHOTO OF WILLIAM B. PLUMMER)

William B. Plummer, a director since 2003, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Rentals, Ind. since December 2008. Previously he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. from September 2006 to December 2007.. Prior to that he was Vice President & Treasurer of Alcoa, Inc. since 2000. Before joining Alcoa, he was with Mead Corporation as President, Gilbert Paper Division during 2000; Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Planning from 1998 to 2000; Treasurer from 1997 to 1998; Prior to joining Mead, he held a number of increasingly responsible positions with the General Electric Company, most recently as Vice President, Equity Capital Group, General Electric Capital Corporation from 1995 to 1997. Age 50.



(PHOTO OF KALPANA RAINA)

Kalpana Raina, first time nominee, has been managing partner of 252 Solutions, LLC, an advisory firm that specializes in strategic development and implementation since 2007. Previously, Ms. Raina was a senior executive with The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), a global financial services company. She joined the bank in 1988 and held a variety of leadership positions, most recently Executive Vice President and Head of European Country Management and Corporate Banking. Prior to that, she served in Mumbai, India, as Executive Vice President, International. During her eighteen-year career at Bank of New York she had responsibility for clients in the media, telecommunications, healthcare, retailing, hotels and leisure and financial services industries in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Ms. Raina also is a director of RealNetworks (NASDAQ: RNWK), where she serves on the Audit Committee and chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. She is a member of the International Advisory Board of ODX, Women Corporate Directors, The National Association of Corporate Directors, a director of Information Services Group, Inc., and a past member of The US-India Business Council. Age 54.

 

 

 

 

 

Directorsc)

The Director is not an executive officer, an employee, and does not have an immediate family member who is an executive officer or employee, of an organization that makes payments to, be Elected by Class B Shareholdersor receives payments from, the Company in an amount which, in any single fiscal year, exceeds 2% of such other organization’s consolidated gross revenues.

 


 

 

 

(PHOTO OF WARREN J. BAKER)

 

Warren J. Baker,d)

The Director is not, and has not been within the past three years, employed by or affiliated with a director since 1993, has been President of California Polytechnic State University since 1979,firm that provided independent audit services to the Company; the Director is not, and wasdoes not have an immediate family member who is a membercurrent partner of the National Science Board from 1985 to 1994. Hefirm that is the Company’s external auditor; and the Director or an immediate family member was not within the past three years a Regentpartner or employee of the American Architectural Foundation from 1995 to 1998; a Fellow ofCompany’s external audit firm and personally worked on the American Society of Civil Engineers; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ASCE Civil Engineering Research Foundation from 1989 to 1991; Member of the Board of Directors of the California Council on Science and Technology; Co-Chair of the California Joint Policy Council on Agriculture and Higher Education from 1995 to 2001; Board member of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) from 2003 to 2007; Chair of the NASULGC Commission on Information Technologies from 2003 to 2006; Member of the NASULGC Commission on University Science and Mathematics Teacher Education in 2007 to present; Member of the Executive Committee of the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF); Co-Chair of BHEF Math and Science Education and STEM Initiatives; Board Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation from 2003 to 2005; Member of the National Academy of Engineering Steering Committee on Enhancing Community College Pathways to Engineering Careers from 2004 to 2005; Board Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation from 2003 to 2005; a Member of the Board of Governors of the US-Mexico Foundation for Science; a Director of Westport Innovations, Inc.; and a Director of MESA California (Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement). Age 71.Company’s audit within that time.

 

 

 

(PHOTO OF RICHARD M. HOCHHAUSER)

 

Richard M. Hochhauser, a director since December 2006 retirede)

The Director is not, and has not been in 2008. He had been Presidentthe past three years, part of an interlocking directorship involving compensation committees; and Chief Executive Officer of Harte-Hanks, Inc. since 2002 and served as a director from 1996 to 2008. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Harte-Hanks from 1997 to 2002. He has been a director of that company since 1996. He is an Adjunct Professor at New York University Graduate School of Business; a member of the Board of the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation; Trustee of the Jewish Museum; and serves on the Boards of three other non-profit organizations: Day One, City at Peace and Reach the World. Age 64.

 

 

 

(PHOTO OF MATTHEW S. KISSNER)

 

Matthew S. Kissner, a director since 2003,f)

The Director is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Kissner Group, which consults with private equity firms focusing on investment opportunities in financial, business and health care services. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President and Group President, Global Enterprise Solutions, Pitney Bowes, Inc., from 2004 to 2005; and Executive Vice President and Group President of Information Based Solutions and Document Messaging Technologies from 2001 to 2004. He sits on the boards of private portfolio companies, and isnot a member of the Board Executive Committeeimmediate family of Peter Booth Wiley, Bradford Wiley II, Deborah E. Wiley and Jesse Wiley, or management, as listed in the Company’s proxy statement.

          When determining the independence of a Director, the ownership of, or beneficial interest in, a significant amount of stock, by itself, is not considered a factor.

III. Composition of the Regional Plan Association. Age 55.Board

          Under the Company’s By-Laws, the Board has the authority to determine the appropriate number of directors to be elected so as to enable it to function effectively and efficiently. The Governance Committee makes recommendations to the Board concerning the appropriate size of the Board, as well as selection criteria for candidates. Each candidate is selected based on background, experience, expertise, and other relevant criteria, including other public and private company boards on which the candidate serves. In addition to the individual candidate’s background, experience and expertise, the manner in which each board member’s qualities complement those of others and contributes to the functioning of the Board as a whole are also taken into account. The Governance Committee nominates a candidate, and the Board votes on his or her candidacy. The shareholders vote annually for the entire slate of Directors.

          Any nominee Director who receives a greater number of “withheld” votes from his or her election than “for” votes shall tender his or her resignation for consideration by the Governance Committee. The Governance Committee shall recommend to the Board the action to be taken with respect to such resignation.

IV. Director Eligibility

          Directors shall limit the number of other board memberships in order to insure adequate attention to Company business. Prior to joining the board of another organization, including a public or private company, as well as a not-for profit organization, directors are required to advise the Chairman of the Board, the Chair of the Governance Committee and the President



 

 

(PHOTO OF EDUARDO MENASCE)

 

Eduardo Menascé, a director since December 2006, is the retired President of the Enterprise Solutions Group for Verizon Communications, Inc. Prior to the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE Corporation, which created Verizon Communications, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer so that a review can be performed to ensure that there are no conflicts of CTI MOVIL, S.A. (Argentina),interest or other issues. While the Board of Directors does not believe it appropriate to establish an arbitrary limit on the number of outside boards upon which a business unit of GTE Corporation, from 1996 to 2000. He has also held senior positions at CANTV in Venezuela,Director may serve, the Board (based on the review and Wagner Lockheed and Alcatel in Brazil. From 1981 to 1992, he served as Chairmanrecommendation of the BoardGovernance Committee), has the responsibility to evaluate each situation and Chief Executive Officer of GTE Lighting in France. He is a director of Pitney Bowes, Inc.; KeyCorp; Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.; Hill-Rom, Inc.; and the National Association of Corporate Directors New York Chapter. Age 64.approve membership.

 

 

(PHOTO OF WILLIAM J. PESCE)

 

William J. Pesce has been our President and Chief Executive Officer and a director since May 1, 1998. He was previously Chief Operating Officer since May 1997; Executive Vice President, Educational and International Group since February 1996; and Vice President, Educational Publishing since September 1989. He          Whenever there is a Member ofsubstantial change in the Director’s principal occupation, a Director shall tender his or her resignation and shall immediately inform the Board of Overseersany potential conflict of interest. The Stern School of Business at New York University;Governance Committee will recommend to the Board the action, if any, to be taken with respect to the resignation or the potential conflict of Trustees of William Paterson University; and the Board of Directors of the Association of American Publishers. Age 58.interest.

 

 

(PHOTO OF BRADFORD WILEY)

 

Bradford Wiley II,          The Board has established a director since 1979, was our Chairmanretirement age of 70 for its Directors. The Board may, in its discretion, nominate for election a person who has attained age 70 if it believes that under the Board from January 1993 until September 2002, and was an editorcircumstances it is in Higher Education from 1989 to 1998. He was previously a newspaper journalist, viticulturist and winery manager. Age 68.the Company’s best interests.

 

 

(PHOTO OF PETER BOOTH WILEY)

 

Peter Booth Wiley, a director since 1984, has been our Chairman of theV. Board since September 2002. He is an author and journalist, and a Member of the Board of the University of California Press. Age 66.Management Communication


 

          The Board has access to all members of management and external advisors. As appropriate, the Board may retain independent advisors.

 

 

          The CEO shall establish and maintain effective communications with the Company’s shareholder groups. The Board schedules regular executive sessions at the end of each meeting. Non-management directors meet at regularly scheduled sessions without management. The Chairman of the Board presides at these sessions. In addition, the independent directors meet at least once each year in an executive session presided over by the Chairman of the Governance Committee.

          Employees and other interested parties may contact the non-management directors via email at: non-managementdirectors@wiley.com, or by mail addressed to Non-Management Directors, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Mail Stop 9-12, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774

VI. Board Orientation and Evaluation

          The Board annually conducts a self-evaluation to determine whether the Board as a whole and its individual members, including the Chairman, are performing effectively.

          The Board sponsors an orientation process for new Directors, which includes background materials on governance, law, board principles, financial and business history and meetings with members of management. The Board also encourages all of its Directors to take advantage of educational programs to improve their effectiveness.

VII. Director Compensation

          The Governance Committee periodically reviews and recommends to the Board its members’ annual retainer, which is composed of cash and stock grants for all non-employee Directors. In determining the appropriate amount and form of director compensation, the Board regularly evaluates current trends and compensation surveys, as well as the amount of time devoted to Board and committee meetings. As a long-standing Board principle, non-employee Directors receive no compensation from the Company other than for their service as Board members and reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings.

          Share ownership by each Director is encouraged. To this end, each Director is expected to own, at a date no later than three years after election to the Board, shares of common stock valued at not less than three times that Director’s annual cash compensation to which the Director is entitled for Board service.

VIII. Board Practices and Procedures

          The Chairman of the Board and the CEO jointly set the agenda for each Board meeting. Agenda items that fall within the scope and responsibilities of Board committees are reviewed with the chairs of the committees. Any Board member may request that an item be added to the agenda.



          Board materials are provided to Board members sufficiently in advance of meetings to allow Directors to prepare for discussion at the meeting.

          Various managers regularly attend portions of Board and committee meetings in order to participate in and contribute to relevant discussions.

Beneficial Ownership of Directors and Management

 

          The table below shows the number of shares of the Company’s Class A and Class B Stock beneficially owned by the current directors, and the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table on page 2233 and all directors and executive officers of the Company as a group as of July 22, 2009.25, 2012. The percent of total voting power reflected below represents the voting power on all matters other than the election of directors, as described on page 1.3.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




















 

 

Shares of
Class A and
Class B Stock
Beneficially
Owned(1)

 

Additional
Shares
Beneficially
Owned(2)

 

Totals

 

Percent
of
Class(1)

 

Percent
of
Total
Voting
Power

 

Deferred
Stock
Units(3)














Warren J. Baker

 

A

8,201

 

A

4,955

 

A

13,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,870

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens(4)

 

A

138,230

 

A

270,000

 

A

408,230

 

 

1.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard M. Hochhauser

 

A

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,883

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kim Jones

 

A

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,436

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen A. Kippur(4)

 

A

235,706

 

A

82,500

 

A

318,206

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew S. Kissner

 

A

1,824

 

 

 

 

A

1,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,018

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonnie E. Lieberman(4)

 

A

139,236

 

A

229,000

 

A

368,236

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.

 

A

500

 

 

 

 

A

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,301

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eduardo Menascé

 

A

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,883

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William J. Pesce(4)

 

A

914,742

 

A

852,500

 

A

1,767,242

 

 

3.5

%

 

1.2

%

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William B. Plummer

 

A

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,245

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric A. Swanson

 

A

137,927

 

A

185,000

 

A

322,927

 

 

0.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

3,200

 

 

 

 

B

3,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bradford Wiley II(5)(6)(7)

 

A

1,362,967

 

 

 

 

A

1,362,967

 

 

3.0

%

 

1.0

%

 

 

 

 

B

2,720,752

 

 

 

 

B

2,720,752

 

 

28.2

%

 

19.0

%

 

 

Peter Booth Wiley(5)(6)(7)

 

A

1,381,690

 

 

 

 

A

1,381,690

 

 

3.0

%

 

1.0

%

 

 

 

 

B

2,720,752

 

 

 

 

B

2,720,752

 

 

28.2

%

 

19.0

%

 

 

All directors and executive

 

A

5,978,697

 

A

1,882,708

 

A

7,861,405

 

 

15.3

%

 

5.3

%

 

 

officers as a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

group (22 persons)

 

B

8,222,052

 

 

 

 

B

8,222,052

 

 

85.3

%

 

56.6

%

 

 





















 

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

 

Shares of
Class A and
Class B Stock
Beneficially
Owned(1)

 

Additional
Shares
Beneficially
Owned(2)

 

Totals

 

Percent
of
Class(1)

 

Percent
of
Total
Voting
Power

 

Deferred
Stock
Units(3)

 

              

Mark Allin(4)

 

A

2,877

 

 

14,850

 

 

17,727

 

.04

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mari Jean Baker

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,154.65

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warren J. Baker

 

A

4,201

 

 

 

 

4,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,444.11

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens(4)

 

A

75,634

 

 

157,300

 

 

232,934

 

0.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jean-Lou Chameau

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,154.65

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linda P.B. Katehi

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,154.65

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew S. Kissner

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,836.46

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.

 

A

500

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,142.93

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eduardo Menascé

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,212.21

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steven J. Miron(4)

 

A

2,419

 

 

17,600

 

 

20,019

 

0.06

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William J. Pesce

 

A

305,355

 

 

300,000

 

 

605,355

 

.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William B. Plummer

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,221.70

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen M. Smith(4)

 

A

52,599

 

 

100,363

 

 

152,962

 

.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kalpana Raina

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,239.06

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gary Rinck(4)

 

A

30,555

 

 

82,500

 

 

113,055

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bradford Wiley II(5)(6)(7)

 

A

1,200,901

 

 

 

 

1,200,901

 

2.4

%

 

0.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

B

2,790,752

 

 

 

 

2,790,752

 

29

%

 

19

%

 

 

 

Peter Booth Wiley(5)(6)(7)

 

A

1,381,690

 

 

 

 

1,381,690

 

2.7

%

 

0.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

B

2,720,752

 

 

 

 

2,720,752

 

29

%

 

19

%

 

 

 

All directors and executive

 

A

4,749,605

 

A

759,163

 

A

5,508,768

 

10.7

%

 

3.5

%

 

 

 

officers as a group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23 persons)

 

B

8,279,389

 

 

 

B

8,279,389

 

87

%

 

56.8

%

 

 

 

                    

(1)

This table is based on the information provided by the individual directors or executives. In the table, percent of class was calculated on the basis of the number of shares beneficially owned as determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, divided by the total number of shares issued and outstanding plus the number of shares



of the class issuable to the individual director or executive officer pursuant to the options exercisable under the Company’s stock option plans on or before September 22, 2009.2012.

 

(2)

Shares issuable pursuant to options exercisable under the Company’s stock option plans on or before September 22, 2009.2012.

 

(3)

This amount represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock credited to the participating director’s account pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors’ Fees, described on page 8.pages 44-45. The shares will be issued upon the director’s retirement.

 

(4)

Includes Class A shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture awarded under the Company’s long-term incentive plans as follows: Mr. Pesce—247,942Allin—16,520 shares; Mr. Cousens—88,11072,022 shares; Mr. Kippur—46,758Smith—71,200 shares; Ms. Lieberman—56,758 shares;Mr. Miron—18,260 shares and Mr. Swanson—46,758Rinck—26,400 shares.


 

(5)

Bradford Wiley II and Peter Booth Wiley, as co-members with Deborah E. Wiley, of the E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC, share voting and investment power with respect to 462,338 shares of Class A Stock and 8,125,536 shares of Class B Stock. For purposes of this table, each is shown as the owner of one-third of such shares.

 

(6)

Bradford Wiley II and Peter Booth Wiley, as co-trustees with Deborah E. Wiley, share voting and investment power with respect to 55,072 shares of Class A Stock and 36,720 shares of Class B Stock under the Trust of Esther B. Wiley. For purposes of this table, each is shown as the owner of one-third of these shares.

 

(7)

Bradford Wiley II and Peter Booth Wiley, as general partners of a limited partnership with Deborah E. Wiley, share voting and investment power with respect to 301,645 shares of Class A Stock owned by the partnership. For purposes of this table, each is shown as the owner of one-third of such shares.




 

 

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

          Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company’s officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent shareholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

 

 

 

          Based on our review we believe that during fiscal 2009,2012, our directors, officers and greater than ten percent beneficial owners met all filing requirements.requirements except for late filings of Forms 4 for Messrs. Fristensky, Kline, Melando, Marzano and B. Wiley, all of which were filed late due to administrative error.

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

          The following is the report of the Audit Committee of the Company with respect to the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012.

Fees of Independent Auditor

Audit Fees

          Total aggregate fees billed by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) for professional services in connection with the audit and review of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, and statutory audits of the Company’s international subsidiaries were $2,242,000 and $1,903,000 in fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Audit Related Fees

          The aggregate fees billed for audit related services, including due diligence related to acquisitions, employee benefit plan audits and consultation on acquisitions were $124,000 and $110,000 in fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively.



 

 

 

Tax Fees

          The aggregate fees billed for services rendered by KPMG tax personnel, except those services specifically related to the audit of the financial statements, were $350,000 and $293,000 in fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively. Such services include tax planning, tax return reviews, advice related to acquisitions, tax compliance and compliance services for expatriate employees.

Other Non-Audit Fees

          The aggregate non-audit fees were $182,000 and $0 in fiscal years 2012 and 2011, respectively.

          The Audit Committee has advised the Company that in its opinion the services rendered by KPMG LLP are compatible with maintaining their independence.

          The Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of the Company’s accounting, auditing and financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. The Committee consists of three members who, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, are independent and financially literate, as those terms are defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The Board of Directors has determined that all the members of the Committee satisfy the financial expertise requirements and have the requisite experience to be designated “audit committee financial experts” as that term is defined by the rules of the SEC and NYSE.

          Management has the primary responsibility for the preparation, presentation and integrity of the financial statements of the Company; for maintaining appropriate accounting and financial reporting policies and practices; and for internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with generally accepted US accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. The Committee is responsible for the oversight of these processes. In this fiduciary capacity, the Committee has held discussions with management and the independent auditors regarding the fair and complete presentation of the Company’s results for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012. Management has represented to the Committee that the Company’s financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted US accounting principles. The Committee has discussed with the independent auditors significant accounting principles and judgments applied by management in preparing the financial statements as well as alternative treatments. The Committee discussed with the independent auditors matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees).

          The Audit Committee has had discussions with, and received regular status reports from, the independent auditors and the Vice President of Internal Audit regarding the overall scope and plans for their audits of the Company, including their scope and plans over management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. The independent auditors provided the Audit Committee with written disclosures and the letter required by applicable professional and regulatory standards relating to KPMG’s independence from the Company, including the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board pertaining to the independent accountant’s communication with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and the Audit Committee discussed with the independent auditors their independence.

          The Committee also considers whether providing non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence. The Audit Committee has adopted a policy of pre-approving all audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditors. The Audit Committee may delegate authority to one or more of its members to grant pre-approvals of non-audit services, provided that the pre-approvals are presented to the Audit Committee for ratification at its next scheduled meeting.

          Persons with complaints or concerns about accounting, internal controls or auditing matters may contact the Audit Committee by addressing a letter to: Chairman of the Audit Committee, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., P. O. Box 1569, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774.

          Based upon the review and discussions referred to above, the Committee recommended to the Company’s Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Audit Committee

          Matthew S. Kissner, Chairman, Jean-Lou Chameau, Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.



Compensation Committee ReportEXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Report of the Compensation Committee

 

          The Executive Compensation and& Development Committee has reviewed and discussed with Company management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis found on pages 1622 through 2145 of this Proxy Statement. Based on this review and discussion, the Executive Compensation and Development Committee has recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and this Proxy Statement.

 

 

 

Eduardo Menascé, Chairman
Mari Jean Baker
Warren J. Baker Chairman
Kalpana Raina

          Matthew S. Kissner

          Eduardo Menascé

Performance Graph

(LINE GRAPH)

 

 

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks

 


          No member of the Executive Compensation & Development Committee has served as one of our officers or employees at any time. None of our executive officers serves as a member of the compensation committee of any other company that has an executive officer serving as a member of our Board of Directors. None of our executive officers serves as a member of the board of directors of any other company that has an executive officer serving as a member of our Board’s Executive Compensation and Development Committee.

Performance Graph

(LINE GRAPH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

 

2004

 

2005

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

 


 

            

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A

 

$

100.00

 

$

119.26

 

$

121.96

 

$

126.07

 

$

156.61

 

$

117.01

 

 

$100.00

 

 

$124.20

 

$92.78

 

$117.40

 

$143.54

 

$129.56

 

Russell 1000

 

100.00

 

93.59

 

59.03

 

81.09

 

93.89

 

95.75

 

Dow Jones Publishing Index

 

100.00

 

93.56

 

89.36

 

98.67

 

70.79

 

45.54

 

100.00

 

71.74

 

46.15

 

61.34

 

72.48

 

73.00

 

Russell 1000

 

100.00

 

105.32

 

120.71

 

136.50

 

127.74

 

80.57

S&P 400 Midcap

 

100.00

 

108.48

 

137.61

 

149.78

 

143.81

 

96.20

 

100.00

 

96.01

 

64.23

 

94.21

 

116.21

 

113.47

 



 

 

 

 

          The above graph provides an indicator of the cumulative total return to shareholders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock as compared with the cumulative total return on the Russell 1000, the Dow Jones Publishing Index and the S&P 400 Midcap, for the period from April 30, 20042007 to April 30, 2009.2012. The Company has elected to use the Russell 1000 Index and the S&P 400 Midcap index as its broad equity market indexindices because it is currently included in that index.these indices. Cumulative total return assumes $100 invested on April 30, 20042007 and reinvestment of dividends throughout the period.



 

 

 

 

FY2012 Compensation Discussion and& Analysis

 

 Our

Introduction

          This Compensation Discussion and Analysis, or “CD&A,” describes the fiscal year 2012 compensation program for John Wiley & Sons, Inc.’s senior executives, including the named executive officers, is overseen and administered by the Executive Compensation and Development Committee (the “Committee”), which is currently composed of three independent directors. Information about the members of the Committee can be found on pages 7 through 12 of the proxy statement.executives. The overarching goals that guide the design and administration of our executive compensation programs includeprogram consist of the ability to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recruit and retain the highest caliber of executive talent by offering a competitive compensation program.program;

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motivate and reward executives for achieving strategic and financial objectives through the use of annual cash incentives.incentives; and

 

 

 

 

 

 

Align executives’ and shareholders’ interests through awards of equity components that are dependent upon the performance of the Company and encourage the acquisition of a significant ownership stake in the Company.

 

 

 

 

          This CD&A describes how the Executive Compensation and Development Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) considered our business strategy, our compensation philosophy, and the overarching goals that guide our executive compensation program to arrive at fiscal year 2012 compensation decisions for our executives, including our named executive officers (“NEOs”) whose compensation is set forth in the 2012 Summary Compensation Table and other compensation tables contained in this proxy statement.

          Our fiscal year 2012 NEOs are:

 

 

 

 

          Core PrinciplesStephen M. Smith,President and Practices. The following principles and practices shaped the design and implementation of our compensation program for fiscal year 2009. The principles and practices help ensure the following:Chief Executive Officer

 

Ellis E. Cousens,Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operations Officer

Steven J. Miron,Senior Vice President, Scientific, Technical, Medical and Scholarly Publishing

Gary Rinck,Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Mark J. Allin, Senior Vice President, Professional and Trade

Executive Summary

Financial Results

          Despite challenges in some of our markets, the Company delivered better than expected EPS and free cash flow – a testament to the strength of our business in an increasingly digital marketplace, the flexibility of our cost structure, and prudent expense management during the fiscal year. Revenue growth for the Company this year was modest and below our original guidance of mid-single digits, with much of the gap attributed to weak economic conditions in Europe, impacting all three of our businesses, a difficult year for higher education, particularly around for-profit enrollments, and retail challenges in the Professional/Trade segment, especially around our consumer business. The Company achieved growth on a currency neutral basis of 1% for revenue; 11% for adjusted earnings per share (after excluding a $0.12 per share tax reserve release, originally recorded as part of the purchase accounting for the Blackwell acquisition, and $0.14 per share derived from a legislative reduction in the UK Corporate income tax rate); and U.S. GAAP EPS growth of 21%. The Company generated $260 million in free cash flow, $5 million better than expected, and reduced net debt by $37 million during the year to $215 million. The Company repurchased 1.9 million shares this year at a cost of $87 million, and in June 2011, increased its dividend 25% to $0.20 per shares a quarter, representing the eighteenth consecutive yearly increase. The Company continues to invest in and shift to digital delivery in all of our businesses, resulting in new revenue/business models, new opportunities in emerging markets, and margin and working capital improvements. The shift to digital continues at a fast pace, with just over 40% of the Company’s fiscal year 2012 revenue generated from digital products and services. During fiscal year 2012, the Company acquired a high-growth, high-margin, and mainly digital business focused on professionals (Inscape) and explored opportunities to realign our trade and consumer business. We feel confident about the must-have nature of our content, the opportunities to develop and acquire content-enabled services for our customers, and the prospects to improve efficiencies and increase overall margins.

Executive Compensation Program

          The Company’s compensation program emphasizes variable, performance-based compensation that promotes the achievement of short-term and long-term business objectives aligned with the Company’s business strategy and rewards performance when those objectives are met. The 2012 annual and long-term incentive plans were structured so that actual compensation received was aligned with Company performance based on key metrics such as corporate and business revenue,



earnings per share (“EPS”), business earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (“EBITA”), free cash flow (“FCF”) and strategic milestones that benefited the Company in fiscal year 2012 and will benefit the Company in the future. We believe these metrics are aligned with driving long-term shareholder value, and provide appropriate line-of-sight.

          The following chart provides a brief summary of the principal elements of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.’s executive compensation program for 2012, described in more detail later in this CD&A.


Compensation
Element

Form

Compensation
Objective

Relation
to Performance

2012
Actions / Results

Base Salary

Fixed annual cash, paid on a semi-monthly basis

Fixed compensation that is externally competitive, and allows us to attract and retain executive talent.

Increases in base salary reflect market positioning, economic conditions, and the Committee’s assessment of Company and individual performance over the prior year.

The Company’s US merit budget was 3%. The NEOs salary increases ranged from 3.2% to 28%, reflecting the continued transition of leadership at the highest levels of the Company during fiscal year 2012, including the CEO and the heads of our global businesses.

Short-Term Incentive

Cash, paid on an annual basis

Motivate the executive to contribute to the Company’s success in achieving annual corporate and business financial goals and strategic objectives. When combined with a competitive base salary, provides total targeted cash compensation above the market median which helps the Company attract and retain executive talent.

75% of the target annual incentive is based on financial goals, including corporate and business revenue, EPS, business EBITA, and FCF. The remaining 25% of the target annual incentive is based on achievement of strategic milestones that are intended to further the Company’s success.

Payout can range from 0% to 200%. Beginning in fiscal year 2013, maximum payout will be 150% of target.

Target incentives for the NEOs range from 75% to 110% of base salary.

Actual short-term incentives earned for the NEOs ranged from 89% of target to 106% of target.

Long-Term Incentives

Non-qualified stock options granted each year, with vesting 50% on April 30th of the fourth and fifth years after grant

Ensures alignment of executive and shareholder interests and rewards. When combined with a competitive target cash compensation package and restricted performance shares, stock options provide a competitive total target direct compensation package that helps the Company attract and retain executive talent.

The increase in value of non-qualified stock options is dependent on improvements in stock price.

June 2011 grants of non- qualified stock options represent approximately 60% of the NEOs’ target long-term value.

Restricted performance shares granted each year with a 3-year performance cycle, and if earned, shares become restricted and vest 50% on April 30th of the fourth and fifth years after grant

Motivates the executive to contribute to the Company’s success in achieving long-term corporate financial goals that drive shareholder value. When combined with a competitive target cash compensation package and stock options, restricted performance shares provide a competitive total target direct compensation package that helps the Company attract and retain executive talent.

EPS and cumulative FCF are the performance measures used, with a weight of 60% and 40%, respectively.

Payout can range from 0% to 200%. Beginning in fiscal year 2013, maximum payout will be 150% of target.

NEOs received approximately 40% of their target long-term value in restricted performance shares for the fiscal year 2012-14 performance cycle.

For the fiscal year 2010-12 cycle that just ended, the NEOs earned 140% of their target restricted performance shares.



          We also provide the following additional benefits to our senior executives for the financial security and current / future well-being of the executives and their families, as described in more detail later in this CD&A:


Benefit

Form

Purpose

Health and Welfare Benefits

Flexible benefits program provided to all employees, where flex dollars are provided to help pay the cost of health insurance, life, disability and AD&D insurance

Health and welfare benefits are market competitive and are provided primarily for the well-being of the executive and his/her family.

Retirement Plans

Qualified savings and retirement plans

Qualified retirement plan benefits are market competitive and provide some post-retirement income for the executive, in addition to providing incentive for a long-term career with the Company.

Non-qualified Supplemental Benefit Plan (the “Excess Plan”)

Restore benefits lost under the qualified retirement plan due to limitations imposed by Internal Revenue Code regulations to the same level as other colleagues who are not restricted by Internal Revenue Code limitations.

Non-qualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”)

Assure that executives are provided with an adequate retirement income due to tax rules governing qualified retirement plans that place significant limitations on the benefits which can be paid to executives. Helps the Company attract and retain executive talent.

Since SERPs are not as prevalent as in the past, the Company will assess whether or not the SERP should be closed to new executives.

Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan

Enables executives to prepare for future financial security by allowing the deferral of otherwise taxable income on a pre-tax basis, with various investment options and flexible payment options.

The John Wiley & Sons Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme (“UK Qualified Plan”)

Approved (qualified) retirement plan benefits are market competitive and provide retirement income for employees on a defined benefit basis in addition to providing an incentive for a long term career with the Company. This scheme is closed to new entrants.



Benefit

Form

Purpose

The Unapproved Supplemental UK Plan (the “UK Non-Qualified Plan”)

Restores benefits “lost” under the UK Qualified Plan due to limitations imposed by the UK Revenue authorities to the same level as other colleagues in the UK Qualified Plan who are not affected by those restrictions. This UK Non-Qualified Plan is by Company invitation only.

Perquisites

Physical exams, financial planning, tax preparation, health club membership

Perquisites are market competitive and provided primarily for the financial security and productivity of the executive.


Corporate Governance

          We endeavor to maintain sound governance standards with respect to our executive compensation program. The following policies and practices were implemented during fiscal year 2012:

Mr. Smith’s base salary severance in the event of a “without cause termination” or “constructive discharge” with or without a change of control remains at 24 months as President and CEO.

In fiscal year 2012, we eliminated tax “gross-ups” for the limited perquisites provided to our executive officers.

In fiscal year 2012, we modified the executive employment agreements to eliminate excise tax “gross-ups” upon a change of control.

In fiscal year 2012, we modified the executive employment agreements and all equity award agreements to specify that for equity awards beginning with the fiscal year 2012 equity grants (awarded in June 2011), double-trigger vesting of equity upon a change of control will apply in cases where the acquiring company is a publicly traded company, and that company assumes or replaces the outstanding equity.

Beginning with the fiscal year 2012 equity grants (awarded in June 2011), we implemented stock retention requirements for our executive officers, including the NEOs, that require retention of 50% of the net shares acquired upon the exercise of stock options or the payment or vesting of any performance shares and restricted stock until the executive satisfies our stock ownership salary multiple.

Effective May 1, 2011, the share ownership requirement for our President and CEO was increased to six times base salary.

Compensation
Best Practices

          In addition to the new corporate governance practices noted above, the Company continues to implement and maintain best practices in its executive compensation program. These practices include the following:

The Committee, currently composed of three independent directors, has engaged an independent compensation consultant that has no other ties to the Company or its management, and that meets the selection criteria developed by the Committee (see “Role of Compensation Consultant” below).

An appropriate compensation mix that is designed to balance the emphasis on short-term and long-term performance, in line with the Company’s operating and strategic plans. The majority of incentive compensation for executive officers is associated with the long-term performance of the Company, which ensures a correlation between executive and shareholder rewards.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial targets used in both the short and long-term incentive plans are appropriately set and if not achieved, result in a large percentage reduction in compensation.

The Company’s equity awards under the Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan provide for a conservative five-year vesting, except in limited circumstances involving performance shares for completed cycles upon executive retirement.

The Committee believes that the ultimate goal of the long-term incentive program is to align the interests of shareholders and management. To reinforce this principle, the Committee established stock ownership guideline for all officers participating in the long-term incentive program. The ownership guidelines for the President and CEO is six times base salary. The ownership guideline for the other senior executives, including the NEOs, is two and one-half times base salary. Shares counted toward the ownership guidelines include:

Shares owned outright

Half of the performance shares earned (i.e.where the performance cycle has been completed) but not yet vested. (Assumes half will be surrendered to pay taxes.)

Half of any time-based restricted shares granted. (Assumes half will be surrendered to pay taxes.)

Mr. Cousens and Mr. Rinck have exceeded their targeted shareholdings. Messrs Smith, Miron and Allin are all new to their roles and have not yet met their targeted shareholdings.

To insure that our compensation program does not encourage excessive risk taking, in July 2010 we introduced a clawback provision in both the annual and long-term incentive plans covering the top 350 colleagues in the Company. The clawback provision allows the Company to recoup incentive payments to covered incentive participants in the event that the Company needs to restate its financial results because of fraud, gross negligence or intentional misconduct on the part of one or more employees and/or because of material non-compliance with Securities laws.

Compensation Principles and Practices

Principles of
Wiley’s
Executive
Compensation
Program

          The following principles and practices shaped the design and implementation of our compensation program for fiscal year 2012. The principles and practices help ensure the following:

 

Compensation is merit based in that the total compensation opportunity and actual payout for each executive is based on current responsibilities, future potential and sustained performance against challenging financial and strategic objectives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a correlation between compensation (both annual and long-term) and the Company’s performance. The program is structured such that at executive levels a larger portion of annual and total compensation is variable driven by performance and significantly composed of stock-based compensation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executives/members ofSenior executives, including the Wiley Leadership TeamNEOs, have a significant, ongoing ownership stake in the Company to strengthen the alignment of our executives’ interests with those of our shareholders.

 

 

 

 

 

The program is competitive with the total compensation program of competitor companies in the publishing/information and media industries when performance goals are achieved. To that end the Committee annually reviews a report based on an independently researched compensation survey as a guidepost to determine whether the Company’s compensation levels and programs are competitive and meet the Company’s stated objectives. The most recent survey, compiled by Towers Perrinreport includes publishing/media companies with whom Wiley competes for business and talent and for whom data is available, as well as other companies in general industry for positions that are not unique to the publishing industry. Base salaries, annual incentive awards and long-term incentive grants are determined within the framework of position responsibilities, future potential and the competitive market data. Regression analysis is used to ensure targeted compensation is appropriatedata relative to the size of the Company.



 

 

Role of
Compensation
Consultant

          The executive compensation consultant reports directly to the Committee, and works collaboratively with management with regard to the administration and any required analysis in support of the executive compensation program. Effective in December 2010, the Committee engaged the firm of Frederic W. Cook & Co., (“Cook”) as its independent compensation consultant. Following are the services provided to the Committee by Cook during fiscal year 2012:

Provide market data and recommendations on fiscal year 2012 executive compensation, including conference calls with the Committee and management, as needed.

Present the market data report with respect to fiscal year 2012 compensation at the March 2011 Committee meeting. Attend any other meetings as required by the Committee.

Continue to monitor the Company’s executive compensation program and advise the Committee of plans or practices that might be modified to improve effectiveness, competitiveness and alignment with good corporate governance principles.

Review the Company’s executive compensation philosophy and competitive positioning for reasonableness and appropriateness.

Advise the Committee on management proposals, as requested.

Undertake special projects at the request of the Committee.

Review the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and other compensation-related disclosures included in the Company’s proxy statements.

Proactively advise the Committee on best-practices for governance of executive compensation as well as areas of concern and risk in the Company’s program.

Proactively advise the Committee on legislative and regulatory developments related to compensation policies and programs and compensation-related disclosure.

Roles of the
Committee and
Management in
Recommending
Compensation

          As described in greater detail below, individual base salaries, annual cash incentive awards and long-term incentive grant amounts are determined within the framework of the executive’s position and responsibility, individual performance and future leadership potential, as determined by the President and CEO in consultation with the Committee, or by the Committee in the case of the President and CEO, as well as with regard to the external marketplace.

          The President and CEO presents compensation recommendations for the senior executives, including the NEOs, to the Committee for its review and approval. The Committee evaluates the performance of the President and CEO, determines his compensation, and discusses its recommendation with the Board of Directors in executive session.

Determination of Target Compensation Levels

Compensation
Philosophy

          Our executive compensation program for the senior executives, including the NEOs, consists of base salaries, a target cash incentive expressed as a percent of base salary and target long-term equity awards. Each executive’s base salary, target annual cash incentive and long-term incentive award value is reviewed annually and is adjusted when and if needed, depending on market conditions, to remain competitive with the external market. The program is designed to pay median base salaries, above-median total cash compensation for the achievement of challenging financial targets and strategic objectives and below-median total cash compensation when those targets are not attained. Third quartile levels of total direct compensation can be attained when challenging, long-term financial goals are achieved and accompanied by future share price appreciation.

Compensation
Benchmarking

          The compensation for each senior executive position is benchmarked using publishing/media and general industry survey data. The Committee’s executive compensation consultant prepares an annual executive compensation competitive review report, using data from the Towers Watson U.S. Media Industry Survey and the Towers Watson U.S. General Industry Survey. The benchmarking report prepared by Cook using the Towers Watson survey data related to fiscal year 2012 executive compensation, and incorporated data from a peer group of 83 publishing companies from the 2010 Towers Watson U.S. Media Industry Survey, in addition to over 317 companies in the 2011 Towers Watson U.S. General Industry Survey. For



the senior executives who lead our three global businesses, only the publishing / media industry survey data is used, since that represents the competitive market for the leaders of our global businesses. For corporate executives, the data is weighted two thirds to the publishing / media industry data and one-third to general industry data, recognizing that the competitive market for our corporate executives is broader than the publishing / media industry. The executive compensation consultant presents its review to the Committee at its March meeting as a way of assisting the Committee in ascertaining the competitiveness of the executive compensation program within our core publishing and information business, as well as the general industry.

          Each year, compensation decisions covering base salary, annual incentives and stock-based awards are primarily driven by assessments of individual and Company performance. Comparisons are also made to the compensation survey data. Individual annual and long-term incentive payments from preceding years are not a significant factor in determining recommendations for the total compensation opportunity for an upcoming year.

          Compensation for the President and CEO is established using the same process and philosophy previously discussed for the other senior executives, including the NEOs. The Committee establishes the President and CEO’s base salary, target annual incentive and stock-based awards using the executive compensation competitive review report based on an independently researched compensation survey prepared annually by the executive compensation consultant. In addition, the President and CEO’s compensation relative to the next two highest-compensated executives is evaluated.

Pay Mix

          As noted more fully below and in other sections of this Proxy Statement, a significant portion of target total direct compensation (defined as base salary, target annual incentives and the target value of stock-based awards) granted to our NEOs in fiscal year 2012 is aligned closely with shareholder interests, since it is based on the attainment of annual and long-term financial objectives, which we believe drive shareholder value. The following graph illustrates the average pay mix for our NEOs in fiscal year 2012. Our President and CEO and our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operations Officer have a heavier weight, 60% and 53% respectively, on long-term variable compensation (and corresponding lighter weight on cash compensation) than our other senior executives, to reflect their primary impact on Company results and to ensure alignment with shareholder interests.

Fiscal Year 2012 Average NEO Pay Mix

(PIE CHART)

          We believe that this incentive design provides strong motivation to focus on attaining results that create shareholder value.

Compensation Elements

Base Salaries

          Base salaries are provided to our senior executives, including our NEOs, for performing their day-to-day responsibilities. Competitive base salaries allow the Company to attract and retain executive talent. The base salaries of our NEOs are based on a review of the competitive



median marketplace for equivalent executive positions as previously discussed, assessment of the senior executive’s individual performance by the President and CEO (or in the case of the President and CEO, by the Committee), internal pay relationships among senior executives based on relative duties and responsibilities, the individual’s future advancement potential, and the Company’s annual merit budget. Base salary increases, if any, are effective July 1 of each year. For fiscal year 2012, the Company’s US merit budget was 3%, and the NEOs’ salary increases ranged from 3.2% to 28%, reflecting the continued transition of leadership at the highest level of the Company, including the CEO and the heads of our global businesses.

Annual Incentives

          Annual incentives are intended to motivate and reward senior executives for achieving short-term business objectives that drive Company and business unit performance. Annual incentives are payable for the achievement of annual financial performance goals established by the Committee and for individual performance and contributions. The financial goals represent 75% of the targeted annual incentive, and strategic objectives represent 25% of the targeted annual incentive, to ensure payment of annual incentives is commensurate with Company, and where applicable, business unit performance. For fiscal year 2012 and earlier fiscal years, payouts, if any, could range from 0 to 200% of the target incentive, depending on the level of achievement of financial goals and strategic objectives between threshold and outstanding levels of performance. Financial goals are based upon a strategic plan presented to and approved by the Board of Directors annually. At the end of the performance cycle a payout factor is calculated using actual results against the target for the financial measures. This results in a payout from 0 to 200% for financial objectives. A rating from 0 to 200% is also established for performance on strategic objectives. The results are combined to produce an annual incentive award of between 0 and 200% of the targeted award for each executive participating in the plan.

Beginning in fiscal year 2013, the payout of annual incentives can range from 0% to 150% and threshold payout will move from 25% to 50% of target. Additionally, the range of financial performance between threshold and outstanding will be wider than in the past. This is more typical incentive design for companies with an above-median compensation philosophy.

          Quantitative and qualitative strategic objectives are set based on the following over-arching goals:

Increase profitability, cash flow and return on investment

Build long-term relationships with our customers

Enhance Wiley’s position as the “place to be” for all stakeholders

          The Company uses a Performance Management Program that measures performance against financial goals approved by the Committee as well as other quantitative and qualitative strategic objectives established at the beginning of the fiscal year. The Committee approves the strategic objectives of the President and CEO, evaluates his performance and discusses its recommendation with the Board of Directors in executive session. The President and CEO evaluates the performance of the members of the senior executives, including the NEOs, and presents his ratings to the Committee for its review and approval.

          Following are the fiscal year 2012 target annual incentives for the NEOs:


Named Executive Officer

Target Annual Incentive
as a % of Base Salary

Stephen M. Smith

110

%

Ellis E. Cousens

100

%

Steven J. Miron

90

%

Gary Rinck

75

%

Mark J. Allin

90

%


          For fiscal year 2012, the corporate performance measures used were revenue, EPS and normalized FCF weighted at 30%, 40% and 30%, respectively. Performance goals for individual businesses were based on revenue and EBITA, weighted at 40% and 60%, respectively. These performance measures are relevant measures of our corporate and business unit success and align shareholder and executive interests. The relative weight on the profit measure(s) ensures an appropriate distribution of incentives paid vis-a-vis what is retained by the Company in pre-tax income.



          In fiscal year 2012, in comparison to the target goals set by the Committee for annual incentive purposes (see table immediately following) revenue achievement was 96.2% of target, EPS achievement was 100.6% of target, and normalized FCF achievement was 102.3% of target, resulting in a payout of 90.9% of target for the corporate performance measures.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

Financial Objective

 

2012
Threshold
Performance
Level

 

2012
Target
Amount

 

2012
Outstanding
Performance
Level

 

2012
Results

 

 

          

 

 

Revenue ($000)

 

95%

 

$1,830,000

 

105%

 

$1,761,200

 

 

EPS

 

93%

 

$3.20

 

107%

 

$3.22

 

 

Normalized FCF ($000)

 

85%

 

$255,000

 

115%

 

$260,847

 

 

          

Note:

Financial results used for incentive payment purposes are adjusted to budgeted foreign exchange rates. Certain items and events may be excluded as permitted by the shareholder-approved 2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan. For fiscal year 2012, the principal exclusions were a non-cash tax benefit due to a reduction in the United Kingdom statutory income tax rate, and a tax reserve release, originally recorded as part of the purchase accounting for the Blackwell acquisition. Free cash flow is defined by the Company as cash from operating activities less cash used for investing activities excluding acquisitions.

          Following are the actual fiscal year 2012 annual incentives paid to the NEOs as a percentage of target:


Named Executive Officer

Incentive Payout as a %
of Target Annual Incentive

Stephen M. Smith

106%  

Ellis E. Cousens

98%

Steven J. Miron

89%

Gary Rinck

98%

Mark Allin

98%


Long-Term
Stock-Based
Incentives

          Long-term incentives are intended to motivate and reward senior executives for achieving long-term (three-year) business objectives that drive Company performance. The long-term incentive compensation program for senior executives, including the NEOs, consists of annual grants of restricted performance shares and stock options, weighted at approximately 40% and 60% of long-term target value, respectively. The Committee believes the combined grants of stock options and restricted performance shares provide an appropriate balance between risk and potential reward and serve as an effective retention tool for superior performers. In administering the long-term incentive program, the Committee considers data from the executive compensation survey previously discussed (which utilize FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718 value for equity), and the recommendations of the President and CEO, to establish the targeted equity awards (value and number of shares) for each executive.


Performance sharesare used to encourage ownership and retention, and are payable for the achievement of three-year corporate financial performance goals established by the Committee. The use of corporate performance measures focuses the senior executives on the overall success of the Company, which is where shareholder value is reflected. Financial goals are based upon a strategic plan presented to and approved by the Board of Directors annually. At the end of the performance cycle a payout factor is calculated based on actual results against the threshold, target and outstanding performance levels, resulting in a payout from 0 to 200% of the targeted number of performance shares. Beginning with the fiscal year 2013-15 performance cycle, payout can range from 0% to 150% of the targeted number of performance shares, and threshold payout will move from 25% to 50% of target. Additionally, the stretch of financial performance at outstanding will be higher than in the past. This is a more typical incentive design for companies with an above-median compensation philosophy, and is consistent with the design change being made to the annual incentive plan beginning in fiscal year 2013.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the fiscal year 2010-12 performance cycle, EPS and cumulative normalized free cash flow (FCF) were the performance measures used, weighted at 60% and 40%, respectively.



These performance measures are meaningful measures of our financial health, drivers of shareholder value, and the focus of the long-term investors the Company wishes to attract.

For the fiscal year 2010-12 performance cycle, in comparison to the target goals set by the Committee for long-term incentive purposes (see table immediately following), EPS achievement was 100% of target, and FCF achievement was 118.8% of target, resulting in a payout of 140% of the targeted number of shares for this performance cycle.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Financial Objective

FY2010-12
Threshold
Performance
Level

FY2010-12
Target
Amount

FY2010-12
Outstanding
Performance
Level

FY2010-12
Results

 

     

 

 

EPS

90%

$3.22

105%

$3.22

 

FCF

90%

$590,000

105%

$701,000

 

     

Note:

Financial results used for long-term incentive payment purposes may be adjusted to budgeted foreign exchange rates and for certain items and events as permitted by the shareholder-approved 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan. For the 2010-12 cycle, the principal exclusions were a non-cash tax benefit due to a reduction in the United Kingdom statutory income tax rate, and a tax reserve release, originally recorded as part of the purchase accounting for the Blackwell acquisition.


Stock optionsare used to align the interests of management with those of the Company’s shareholders, and are designed to provide long-term equity-based compensation tied to future appreciation of Wiley’s common stock price.

          Target equity grants for the NEOs for the fiscal year 2012-14 performance cycle are detailed in the Summary Compensation and Grants of Plan-Based Awards tables.

Retirement and Post-
Employment Benefits

          All NEOs are eligible to participate in the Company’s qualified savings and retirement plans. However, because U.S. and UK tax rules governing qualified retirement plans place significant limitations on the benefits that can be paid to executives, the Company has adopted four nonqualified deferred compensation plans to supplement their qualified retirement benefits.


Nonqualified Supplemental Benefit Plan (the “Excess Plan”).The Excess Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors to restore benefits that cannot be provided under the Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. due to limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”).To assure that executives were provided with an adequate retirement income, and to attract and retain executive talent, the Company implemented the SERP which was later amended. The SERPs are more fully described on pages 38-39.

Deferred Compensation Plan.The Deferred Compensation Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors to address the opportunity to defer compensation for those executives who are not able to take full advantage of the Company’s qualified Savings Plan because of tax rules limiting contributions.

UK Unapproved Supplemental Plan (the “UK Non-Qualified Plan”).The UK Non-Qualified Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors to restore benefits for selected individuals that cannot be provided under the UK Qualified Plan due to limitations imposed by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs.


Health and
Welfare Benefits

          The Company provides or makes available a number of health and welfare benefits, such as medical, dental, vision, life, accident and long-term disability insurance to all U.S.-based colleagues, including the NEOs. These benefits are competitive with those provided by other companies in the publishing / media and general industries and are provided primarily for the well-being of Wiley colleagues, and at the same time enhance Wiley’s attractiveness as an employer of choice.

Perquisites and Other
Benefits

          The Company provides limited perquisites and other personal benefits to the NEOs, of which the incremental cost to the Company in the aggregate is generally in the range of $10,000 to $18,000 annually. These benefits are provided primarily for the financial security and productivity of the executives, which allows greater focus on Wiley business activities. These



limited perquisites include financial planning and tax preparation, an allowance for business and health club memberships, parking in the headquarters building, and an annual physical examination. In fiscal year 2012, we eliminated tax “gross-ups” for perquisites provided to our executive officers. Any taxes on perquisites are now paid by the executives. Mr. Allin, whose position has required spending a significant amount of time in the US, has been allowed the use of a Company-leased apartment in the US. This accommodation is provided in lieu of hotel expenses while conducting Company business. The apartment is available and has been used by other Company employees throughout the year.

Post-Employment
Benefits

          Depending on the circumstances of their termination, the NEOs are eligible to receive severance benefits in the form of base salary as a lump-sum payment, annual incentive, healthcare benefits and accelerated vesting of all equity as determined by the provisions in their employment agreements, which are discussed in detail starting on page 40. Under a dismissal without cause or constructive discharge following a change of control, the Company provides these severance benefits because it serves the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to have executives focus on the business merits of mergers and acquisitions without undue concern for their personal financial outcome. In the case of a without cause termination or constructive discharge absent a change in control, the Company believes it is appropriate to provide severance at these levels to ensure the financial security of these executives, particularly in view of our non-compete agreements which state that for twelve months following termination the executive will not compete with the Company, or solicit customers or employees of the Company.

Tax Deductibility
of Compensation

Ordinarily it is in the best interest of the Company to retain flexibility in its compensation programs to enable it to appropriately reward, retain and attract executive talent necessary to the Company’s success. To the extent such goals can be met with compensation that is designed to be deductible under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), such as the 20042009 Key Employee Stock Plan and the Executive Annual Incentive Plan, each approved by the shareholders in September 2004,2009, such compensation plans will be used. However, the Committee recognizes that in appropriate circumstances, compensation that is not deductible under the Code may be paid at the Committee’s discretion.

 

 

 

The Executive Compensation Program

Compensation Strategy and Philosophy. Our executive compensation program consists of the following elements:Closing Statement

 

          

Base salaries;

Annual cash incentives;


Long-term stock based incentives;

Retirement and other post-employment benefits;

Health and welfare benefits; and

Perquisites and other fringe benefits.

          As described in greater detail below, individual base salaries, annual cash incentive awards and long-term incentive grant amounts are determined within the framework of the executive’s position and responsibility, individual performance and future leadership potential, as determined by the CEO in consultation with the Committee, or by the Committee in the case of the CEO, as well as with regard to the external marketplace.

How We Determine Target Pay Levels. Our executive compensation program for the named executives and other members of the Wiley Leadership Team consists of a salary range for each position, a target cash incentive expressed as a percent of base salary and target long-term equity awards. Each executive’s base salary range, target annual cash incentive and long-term incentive award value is reviewed annually and is adjusted when and if needed, depending on market conditions, to remain competitive with the external market. The program is designed to pay median level base salaries, above median level total cash for the achievement of challenging financial targets and strategic objectives and below median total cash when those targets are not attained. Third quartile (75th percentile) or above levels of compensation can be attained when challenging, long–term financial goals are achieved and accompanied by future share price appreciation. Competitive benchmark compensation survey market data for each position is prepared annually by the Committee’s executive compensation consultant, Towers Perrin, using data from 68 publishing companies in its annual media industry survey and its general industry survey (793 companies in fiscal 2009). For publishing/business unit executives only the media industry survey data is used. For corporate executives, the data is weighted with a two-thirds weighting to media industry data and a one-third weighting given to the general industry data. Towers Perrin uses regression analysis to ensure its recommendations are appropriate for positions in companies of comparable size to Wiley and/or its businesses. Towers Perrin presents its annual review to the Committee at its March meeting as a way of assisting the Committee in ascertaining the competitiveness of the executive compensation program within our core publishing and information business, as well as general industry.

          Each year, compensation decisions covering base salary, annual incentives and stock-based awards are primarily driven by assessments of individual and Company performance. Comparisons are also made to the compensation survey data. Individual annual and long-term incentive payments from preceding years are not used as factors in determining recommendations for the total compensation opportunity for an upcoming year.

          Compensation for the CEO is established using the same process and philosophy previously discussed for named executives other than the CEO and members of the Wiley Leadership Team. The Committee establishes the CEO’s base salary, target annual incentive and stock-based awards using data from the Towers Perrin Media Industry and General Industry surveys. The data is regressed based on revenue to ensure that targeted compensation is appropriate for the CEO of a company of Wiley’s size in the publishing/media industries, as well as general industry. In addition, the CEO’s compensation relative to the next two highest compensated executives is evaluated.

          As noted more fully below and in other sections of this Proxy Statement, a significant portion of the total direct compensation (defined as base salary, annual incentives and the value of stock based awards) paid to our named executive officers is aligned closely with shareholder interests, since it is based on the attainment of strategic and financial objectives. Approximately 87% of our CEO’s fiscal year 2009 compensation was variable with the annual incentive payment subject to the achievement of revenue and earnings per share targets weighted 40% and 60% respectively, and attainment of strategic objectives; three year earnings per share and cash flow objectives for the restricted performance share award, and in the case of the stock option grant, future increases in the Company’s stock price. For the other named executive officers, the percentages of fiscal year 2009 variable compensation opportunities ranged from 78% to 81% of total compensation. We believe that this incentive design provides strong motivation to focus on attaining results that create shareholder value.


          How We Administer the Compensation Program and Link Executive Compensation to Performance

Base Salaries. The base salaries of our named executive officers are based on a review of the competitive median marketplace for equivalent executive positions as previously discussed, and an assessment of the executive’s individual performance evaluated under our Performance Management Program by the CEO. The Company uses a Performance Management Program that measures performance against financial goals approved by the Committee as well as other quantitative and qualitative strategic objectives established at the beginning of the fiscal year. The Committee approves the objectives of the CEO, evaluates his performance and discusses its recommendation with the Board of Directors in executive session. The CEO evaluates the performance of the members of the Wiley Leadership Team/Named Executive Officers and presents his ratings and base salary recommendations to the Committee for its approval.

          Base salary increases, if any, for the CEO and the other named executive officers are effective July 1 of each year.

Annual Incentives. Annual incentives are payable for the achievement of annual performance goals established by the Committee and for individual performance and contributions. In fiscal year 2009, target annual incentives ranged from 75% of base salary for some executives to 135% of base salary for Mr. Pesce. For fiscal year 2009, the corporate performance measures were revenue and earnings per share. Performance goals for individual businesses were based on revenue and EBITA. Payouts, if any, can range from 0 to 200% of the target incentive, depending on the level of achievement of financial goals and individual objectives between threshold and outstanding levels of performance. Financial goals are based upon a strategic plan presented to and approved by the Board of Directors annually.

          Financial objectives are weighted at 75% of the target award and individual strategic objectives are weighted at 25% of the target award. At the end of the performance cycle a payout factor is calculated using actual results against the target for the financial measures. This results in a payout from 0% to 200% for financial objectives. A rating from 0 to 200% is also established for performance on strategic objectives. For members of the Wiley Leadership Team reporting to the CEO, the CEO completes the rating and strategic objectives recommendation. For the CEO, the evaluation is done by the Committee and discussed with the Board of Directors. The results are combined to produce an award of between 0 and 200% of the targeted award for each executive participating in the plan.

          In fiscal year 2009, on a performance basis, the Company’s EPS was slightly above target and revenue was between threshold and target. Based on the weighting of the two financial measures, and actual financial results relative to the threshold, target and outstanding levels of performance established at the beginning of the year, a payout of 88% of target for corporate financial objectives was achieved.

Long-Term Stock Based Incentives. The long-term incentive compensation program for executives consists of restricted performance shares and stock options. These stock-based incentives are intended to align the interests of management with those of the Company’s shareholders.

          In administering this program, the Committee considers data from the Towers Perrin executive compensation survey previously discussed (which utilize SFAS123R accounting value for equity), and the recommendations of the CEO, to establish the targeted equity awards (value and number of shares) for each executive. Approximately 60% of the targeted equity value is awarded in stock options and 40% of the targeted equity value is awarded in restricted performance shares. The Committee believes the combined grants of stock options and restricted performance shares provide an appropriate balance between risk and potential reward and serve as an effective retention tool for superior performers. The Committee believes that having a portion of the long-term value contingent upon achieving financial objectives that drive shareholder value (EPS and cash flow) is in our shareholders’ interests. The Committee also believes that having a portion of the long-term value in stock options ensures that the executives will not receive the full targeted value unless shareholders also see a commensurate rise in the actual stock price.

Restricted Performance Shares. At the beginning of each fiscal year a new three year long-term incentive cycle begins. At that time, the Committee, utilizing the data and


process described above, establishes the targeted number of restricted performance shares for each executive and the CEO. During the performance period, no shares are issued and consequently the executive has neither voting nor dividend rights to those shares. At the end of the three year performance cycle, actual shares are awarded based upon performance against established earnings per share and cumulative cash flow goals set at the beginning of the performance cycle. The number of shares awarded can range from 0 to 200% of the target award. Once awarded, the shares become restricted for a two year period and vest 50% on the first anniversary after the end of the performance period and 50% on the second anniversary after the end of the performance period. During the restricted period, the executives are entitled to voting and dividend rights on the shares earned. The Committee has the right to accelerate the vesting for earned shares in the case of an executive’s retirement, death or disability. For the 2007-2009 performance cycle, on a performance basis, EPS was at the outstanding level and cash flow was greater than target resulting in a payment of 186% of the targeted shares.

Stock Options. Option grants are generally awarded on an annual basis, have terms of ten years and generally vest 50% in the fourth year and 50% in the fifth year from the date of grant. All employees’ stock options have exercise prices that are equal to the closing price of Class A Stock as of the grant date. The grant date is five business days after the earnings release for the full fiscal year. The ultimate value of the stock option grants is aligned with increases in shareholder value and is dependent upon increases in the market price per share over and above the grant price. In fiscal year 2009, all executives, including the CEO, received approximately 60% of their targeted long-term incentive value in stock options.

Ownership Guidelines

The Committee believes that the ultimate goal of the long-term incentive program is to align the interests of shareholders and management. To reinforce this principle, the Committee established stock ownership guidelines for all officers participating in the long-term incentive program. Ownership guidelines are four times base salary for the CEO and two and one-half times base salary for all other officers participating in the long-term incentive program. Participants have five years in which to attain these guidelines. All but one of the executives with at least five years of service have met or exceeded their targeted shareholdings.

Retirement and Post-Employment Benefits. All named executive officers are eligible to participate in the Company’s qualified savings and retirement plans. However, because the tax rules governing qualified retirement plans place significant limitations on the benefits which can be paid to executives, the Company has adopted two nonqualified deferred compensation plans to supplement their qualified retirement benefits. All nonqualified deferred compensation plans, including the SERP and the Excess Plan, have been brought into compliance with Section 409A of the Code in a timely manner.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”). To assure that executives were provided with an adequate retirement income, in 1983 the Company implemented the SERP. The SERP provided an annual benefit for ten years based on a percentage of base salary.

In 1989, in conjunction with a review of all of the Company’s retirement plans, the SERP was enhanced (the “1989 SERP”) by adding an alternative calculation, which took into account annual cash incentives, recognizing the growing importance of annual incentives in executives’ pay packages. The change was designed to assist the Company in attracting and retaining mid-career executives.

In 2004, as part of its oversight duties in looking at the value of the total compensation and retirement benefits, the Committee directed management to survey similar SERPs to assess the appropriateness and competitiveness of the Company’s plan and to ensure that it was following the best practices. Towers Perrin performed the study, finding Wiley’s SERP to be unusual in two respects: benefits were not related to service and the benefit was payable over the ten years following retirement, rather than the more typical benefit, which is calculated based on service and payable over the executive’s lifetime after retirement. Based on these findings, we asked Towers Perrin to design a revised SERP which addressed these issues.


The result—the “2005 SERP”—was approved by the Board of Directors and implemented effective January 1, 2005. The 2005 SERP did not replace the 1989 SERP, but rather allowed certain active SERP participants to elect, prior to December 31, 2005, to waive participation and rights to all benefits under the 1989 SERP and instead receive all benefits for both past and future service under the 2005 SERP. The 1989 SERP was closed to new participants effective March 9, 2005. The SERPs are more fully described in the notes to the “Pension Benefits Table” on page 25.

Nonqualified Supplemental Benefit Plan (the “Excess Plan”). In 1986, the Excess Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors to restore benefits lost under the Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. due to limitations imposed by IRS regulations.

Post-Employment Benefits. Depending on the circumstances of their termination, the named executives are eligible to receive severance benefits in the form of base salary as a lump-sum payment, annual incentive, healthcare benefits and accelerated vesting of all equity as determined by the provisions in their employment agreements, which are discussed in detail starting on page 28. Under a dismissal without cause or Resignation for Good Reason following a change of control, base salary and target annual incentive are payable for 36 months for the CEO, and 24 months for the other named executives. The Company believes that it serves the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to have executives focus on the business merits of mergers and acquisitions without undue concern for their personal financial outcome.

Under certain circumstances, the payments made in connection with a change in control may be considered to be “excess parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code and may not be deductible as compensation by the Company. In addition, Section 4999 of the Code levies an excise tax on the executive receiving the payment in the amount of 20% of the excess amount. The Company will “gross-up” the executive for this excise tax if the amount of the payment exceeds the “excess parachute payment limit” by more than 15%; otherwise, the total payments made to the executive in connection with the change of control will be reduced to below the “excess parachute payment limit.”

These post-termination benefits are more fully described in the notes to the Payments upon Termination and Change of Control on page 28.

Perquisites and other Benefits. The Company provides perquisites and other benefits, which average $12,047, to the named executive officers. These may include financial planning and tax preparation, an allowance for business and health club memberships, parking in the headquarters building, and annual physical examinations. Although not a perquisite, Mr. Swanson, whose position has required spending approximately 40% of his time in Oxford, England since the acquisition of Blackwell Publishing in February 2007, has been allowed the use of a Company-leased apartment and automobile in Oxford. These are being provided in lieu of reimbursement for hotel and transportation expenses while conducting company business. The company-leased apartment and automobile are available and have been used by other company business guests throughout the year and are not made exclusively available for Mr. Swanson. On two occasions, the Company paid for his spouse to travel with him to Oxford.

Fiscal Year 2009
CEO Compensation

          In establishing Mr. Pesce’s compensation for fiscal year 2009, the Committee applied the principles outlined in this report in the same manner that they were applied to other executives. Base salary, annual incentive, and long-term incentive grant guidelines and awards were determined within the framework of the CEO’s responsibilities, individual performance and the external marketplace. In this regard, the Committee considered all of the variables and made determinations after considering all of the data.

          For fiscal year 2009, a year of unprecedented economic turmoil in the United States and around the world, the Committee noted that under Mr. Pesce’s leadership the Company achieved 3% revenue growth and 22% EPS growth on a currency neutral basis.

          Mr. Pesce’s 2009 compensation consisted of the following:

Base Salary. Effective July 1, 2008 the Committee increased Mr. Pesce’s base salary by 4.8% to $980,000 using the data and process previously described. The increase was


made to reflect the financial success in fiscal year 2008 and Mr. Pesce’s outstanding leadership of the core business, including progress with strategic investments in technology, developing new business models, and enhancing leadership development in the organization while completing the integration of the Blackwell acquisitions.

Annual Incentive. In June of 2008, the Committee determined the target annual incentive award for Mr. Pesce to be 135% of base salary ($1,323,000), contingent upon the achievement of financial goals and strategic objectives approved by the Committee at that meeting, consistent with the Executive Annual Incentive Plan (EAIP). Based on the Company’s aggregate performance against financial goals on a currency neutral basis as discussed above, and the Committee’s evaluation of Mr. Pesce’s performance against strategic objectives established and reviewed by the Committee, an annual incentive of $1,454,970 was awarded.

Long-Term Stock Based Incentives. In June of 2008, Mr. Pesce received long-term incentive awards consisting of 40,000 restricted performance shares, which will be issued in June of 2011, contingent upon the attainment of financial goals as discussed above, and which will vest as follows: 50% April 30, 2012, 50% April 30, 2013. It is important to note that financial results in fiscal 2011 must be achieved at the threshold level in order for any portion of this award to be earned. In addition, Mr. Pesce was awarded stock options for 200,000 shares vesting as follows: 50% on April 30, 2012 and 50% of April 30, 2013. These awards, along with those of other named executives, are disclosed in the option grants and long-term incentive plan awards tables which follow.

Payout of 2007 Long-Term Performance Share Award. In June of 2009, the Committee reviewed and approved the degree of achievement and award payout to Mr. Pesce for the 2007 long-term incentive program (fiscal years 2007, 2008 and 2009), which concluded on April 30, 2009. Based on the achievement of EPS and cumulative cash flow goals in excess of long-term incentive targets, resulting in a payout factor of 186%, Mr. Pesce was awarded 74,312 restricted performance shares vesting as follows: 50% April 30, 2010 and 50% April 30, 2011.

In making this award, the Committee noted that on a performance basis the Company exceeded its long-term incentive program targets, substantially assisted by the successful performance of the Blackwell acquisition. It noted that the long-term incentive program provides for the inclusion of acquisitions made within the performance cycle to encourage management to make acquisitions which accelerate the growth of earnings and cash flow. In this case the Committee decided that there was no need to apply negative discretion, as the payment in excess of target was the result of the accretive earnings and cash flow of Blackwell, which benefits shareholders.

In developing this CD&A, the Committee believes it is important to note that the base salary adjustments granted to all the Company’s senior officers for fiscal year 2009 were made in June 2008 prior to the economic downturn and were based on market data and the Company’s successful performance in the previous fiscal year (2008). In June 2009, management recommended and the Committee agreed to freeze base salaries and targeted cash compensation for all senior officers in fiscal year 2010, despite the successful performance in fiscal year 2009, reflecting the economic environment.

Closing Statement

The executive compensation program discussed here is based on our beliefs that:


 

 

 

 

The quality of our leadership is among the most important determinants of the Company’s success.success;

 

 

 

 

Our ability to attract and retain those industry leaders who will ensure our success requires a competitive, performance-based compensation program.program;

 

 

 

 

Our shareholders are best served by providing our senior executives with appropriate financial rewards directly linked to the long-term success of the Company.Company; and

 

 

 

 

Our senior executives must share in the risks as well as the rewards in achieving the Company’s challenging performance goals.

 

 

 

 

We believe that the Company’s executive compensation program meets the goals and objectives discussed above.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in
Pension
Value

and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
[h]

 

 

 

 

Compensation Table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-
Equity
Incentive

Plan
Compen-
sation
($)
[g]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All
Other
Compen-
sation

($)
[i]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock
Awards
($)
[e]

 

Option
Awards
($)
[f]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salary
($)
[c]

 

Bonus
($)
[d]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total
($)
[j]

 

 

Name
  [a]

 

Year
[b]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

William J. Pesce

 

2009

 

972,500

 

578,813

 

(63,943

)

4,407,180

 

876,157

 

340,290

 

98,917

 

7,209,914

 

 

 

 

2008

 

924,167

 

584,374

 

2,226,424

 

4,170,747

 

1,271,016

 

711,699

 

75,317

 

9,963,744

 

 

 

 

2007

 

863,333

 

478,500

 

1,685,966

 

2,814,480

 

913,696

 

1,293,470

 

62,401

 

8,111,846

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

2009

 

562,500

 

178,750

 

87,352

 

1,059,740

 

364,238

 

6,908

 

46,124

 

2,305,612

 

 

 

 

2008

 

515,833

 

229,688

 

578,311

 

827,433

 

570,938

 

212,057

 

42,051

 

2,976,311

 

 

 

 

2007

 

466,667

 

235,000

 

525,065

 

665,370

 

448,733

 

553,021

 

35,113

 

2,928,969

 

 

Eric A. Swanson

 

2009

 

529,167

 

167,188

 

72,793

 

1,195,300

 

453,312

 

714,020

 

22,990

 

3,154,770

 

 

 

 

2008

 

495,833

 

218,750

 

481,926

 

1,089,713

 

506,438

 

573,399

 

8,206

 

3,374,265

 

 

 

 

2007

 

395,833

 

140,625

 

437,554

 

699,940

 

277,172

 

995,479

 

31,097

 

2,977,700

 

 

Stephen A. Kippur

 

2009

 

506,667

 

153,000

 

72,793

 

1,226,830

 

84,437

 

67,006

 

53,733

 

2,164,466

 

 

 

 

2008

 

464,583

 

171,500

 

481,926

 

1,176,523

 

173,736

 

506,732

 

51,060

 

3,026,060

 

 

 

 

2007

 

456,667

 

149,500

 

437,554

 

805,040

 

430,077

 

1,208,035

 

45,807

 

3,532,680

 

 

Bonnie E. Lieberman

 

2009

 

382,500

 

144,375

 

72,793

 

1,115,300

 

416,739

 

245,269

 

43,522

 

2,420,498

 

 

 

 

2008

 

366,667

 

111,000

 

481,926

 

1,050,547

 

193,210

 

504,012

 

39,785

 

2,747,147

 

 

 

 

2007

 

347,500

 

105,000

 

437,554

 

692,848

 

328,060

 

335,684

 

30,508

 

2,277,154

 

 





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary Compensation
Table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   

Name
  [a]

 

Year
[b]

 

Salary
($)
[c]

 

Bonus
($)
[d]

 

Stock
Awards
($)
[e]

 

Option
Awards
($)
[f]

 

Non-
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compen-
sation
($)
[g]

 

Change in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
[h]

 

All
Other
Compen-
sation
($)
[i]

 

Total
($)
[j]

 

                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen M. Smith

 

2012

 

800,000

 

 

 

1,011,000

 

1,428,000

 

929,940

 

3,779,654

 

 

126,598

 

8,075,192

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

620,833

 

 

 

 

520,260

 

 

857,500

 

965,938

 

1,033,984

 

 

317,894

 

4,316,409

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

600,396

 

 

 

 

455,520

 

 

811,300

 

893,700

 

1,273,659

 

 

420,545

 

4,455,120

 

                        

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

2012

 

636,667

 

 

 

 

495,500

 

 

928,200

 

628,320

 

1,002,987

 

 

40,589

 

3,732,263

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

616,667

 

 

 

 

400,200

 

 

796,250

 

849,710

 

644,720

 

 

38,878

 

3,346,425

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

600,000

 

 

 

1,121,280

 

1,506,700

 

833,700

 

1,993,102

 

 

47,650

 

6,102,432

 

                        

 

Steven J. Miron

 

2012

 

469,167

 

 

 

 

247,750

 

 

357,000

 

381,811

 

1,263,793

 

 

26,770

 

2,746,291

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

440,000

 

 

 

 

200,100

 

 

306,250

 

480,893

 

433,735

 

 

26,735

 

1,887,713

 

                        

 

Gary Rinck

 

2012

 

482,500

 

 

 

 

297,300

 

 

357,000

 

357,112

 

592,743

 

 

43,885

 

2,130,540

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

467,500

 

 

 

 

240,120

 

 

306,250

 

465,476

 

433,817

 

 

22,836

 

1,935,999

 

                        

 

Mark J. Allin

 

2012

 

385,266

 

 

 

 

222,975

 

 

372,708

 

344,798

 

600,746

 

 

41,698

 

1,968,191

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c):

The 2010 amount reported in this column for Mr. Smith includes £33,194.36 in base salary paid for the month of May 2009, converted to US dollars using the May 2009 average exchange rate of £1=US$1.5182, plus $550,000 paid ratably for the months of June through April. The 2012 base salary reported in this column for Mr. Allin has been converted to U.S. dollars using the fiscal year 2012 average exchange rate of £1=US$1.5942

 

(e):

The amounts reported in this column consist of restricted performance shares granted under the Company’s 2004 and 2009 Key Employee Stock Plans. These amounts represent the value at the grant date based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions under the awards. Maximum value payouts are 200% of target, and will only occur if the Company reaches preset “outstanding” performance benchmarks. To calculate the fair value of the awards, the market price on the date of grant is used in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation. Refer to Notes 2 and 16 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report for the assumptions used in determining FAS ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation values.

 

(f):

The amounts reported in this column include stock options granted under the Company’s 2004 and 2009 Key Employee Stock Plans. The assumptions used to calculate the stock option award values are in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation. Refer to Notes 2 and 16 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report for the assumptions used in determining FASB ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation values. The amounts listed do not necessarily reflect the level of compensation that may be realized by our named executive officers.

 

(g):

The total annual incentive for 2012 was earned based on the achievement of pre-established corporate and, in the case of Mr. Miron and Mr. Allin, business financial measures—including revenue, profit and cash flow—approved by the Committee, as well as the achievement of strategic milestones that are designed to drive improved performance for the Company in the current and future fiscal years.

 

(h):

Represents the aggregate change in actuarial present value of the executive’s accumulated benefit under all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans (including supplemental plans) from April 30, 2011 to April 30, 2012. This column also includes Nonqualified Deferred Compensation earnings.

 

(i):

All Other Compensation includes the following in 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employer contributions to the Company 401(k) plan and Deferred Compensation Plan for Messrs. Smith, Cousens, Miron and Rinck, are valued at $22,540, $17,954, $7,510 and $14,137 respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perquisites (financial planning, club membership fees, parking benefits) for Messrs. Smith, Cousens, Miron, Rinck and Allin, valued at $12,181, $17,886, $10,501, $18,337 and $16,735, respectively.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company agreed to cover Mr. Smith’s US housing for a 2-year period through May 2011, since he also maintains a residence in the UK for his children who remain in school in the UK. The housing expense for the one-month of the fiscal year covered amounted to $23,065. This housing allowance ceased beginning June 1, 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Committee agreed to provide Mr. Smith with an allowance for a 2-year period beginning May 1, 2011, to cover personal travel for himself and his family between the UK and the US, since part of his family resides in the UK. In fiscal year 2012, these travel expenses amounted to $65,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Allin is a UK-based executive who travels extensively to the US. The Company has agreed to cover tax preparation and filing assistance in the UK and the US through PricewaterhouseCoopers for Mr. Allin, amounting to $21,442 in fiscal year 2012, and included as “other compensation.” The Company also agreed to cover penalties and fees related to an under-withholding in the US for this period, equal to $3,521.45, and included as “other compensation.” Given the difference in tax years, and the delay in receiving a refund from one jurisdiction in time to pay the other jurisdiction, the Company agreed to provide Mr. Allin with a tax indemnity/equalization payment of $77,478.55, which Mr. Allin paid back to the Company in full in June 2012 when he received his UK tax refunds. That amount is not included as “other compensation.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

In calendar year 2011, covering fiscal 2011 perquisites, Messrs. Smith, Cousens, Miron and Rinck received reimbursement for taxes on the value of all perquisites in the amounts of $3,812, $4,749, $8,759 and $11,411 respectively. Gross-ups on perquisites were eliminated in fiscal year 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock or
Units
(#)
[i]

 

All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
[j]

 

Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
[k]

 

Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and Option
Awards
($)
[l]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated Possible Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards

 

Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Name
  [a]

 

Grant
Date
[b]

 

Threshold
($)
[c]

 

Target
($)
[d]

 

Maximum
($)
[e]

 

Threshold
(#)
[f]

 

Target
(#)
[g]

 

Maximum
(#)
[h]

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen M. Smith

 

6/15/2011

 

220,000

 

 

880,000

 

1,760,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/23/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

20,000

 

40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49.55

 

991,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/23/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

49.55

 

991,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/23/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

49.55

 

1,428,000

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

6/15/2011

 

160,000

 

 

640,000

 

1,280,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/23/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

10,000

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49.55

 

495,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/23/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,000

 

 

49.55

 

928,200

 

 

Steven J. Miron

 

6/15/2011

 

106,875

 

 

427,500

 

855,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/23/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

5,000

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49.55

 

247,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/23/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

49.55

 

357,000

 

 

Gary Rinck

 

6/15/2011

 

90,938

 

 

363,750

 

727,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/23/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

6,000

 

12,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49.55

 

297,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/23/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

49.55

 

357,000

 

 

Mark J. Allin

 

6/15/2011

 

87,880

 

 

351,521

 

703,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/23/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,125

 

4,500

 

9,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49.55

 

222,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/23/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,100

 

 

49.55

 

372,708

 

 

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c) to (e):

Represents the annual incentives for fiscal year 2012 that are based on achievement of financial goals and strategic milestones. Financial performance measures and relative weighting of each performance measure, as well as the threshold, target and outstanding levels of performance, are set at the beginning of the fiscal year. Revenue, profit and cash flow were the performance measures used for fiscal year 2012. No annual incentive is payable unless the threshold performance level is reached for one of the performance measures. Strategic milestones are designed to drive improved performance for the Company in the current and future fiscal years. Actual annual incentive payouts are indicated in column (g) of the Summary Compensation Table.



 

 

 

 

(d) and (g):

The total annual incentive for 2009 is divided between columns (d) and (g). The amount shown in column (g) was earned based on the achievement of pre-established corporate and business financial measures—including revenue and profit—approved by the Committee. The amount shown in column (d) is the portion of the annual incentive that was approved by the Committee based on achievement of strategic milestones that are designed to drive improved performance for the Company in the future.

(e):

Represents the compensation costs of restricted performance shares granted since 2006 for financial reporting purposes for the year under SFAS 123R. Restricted performance shares were granted under the Company’s 2004 Key Employee Stock Plan. Refer to Notes 2 and 15 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report for the assumptions used in determining FAS 123R values. The amounts shown in this column include a reduction of the expense recognized to date to reflect the current estimated payout levels.

(f):

Represents the compensation costs of stock options granted since 2004 for financial reporting purposes for the year under SFAS 123R. Stock options were granted under the Company’s 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan and 2004 Key Employee Stock Plan. Refer to Notes 2 and 15 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report for the assumptions used in determining SFAS 123R values. There can be no assurance that the SFAS 123R value will ever be realized.

(h):

Represents the aggregate change in actuarial present value of the executive’s accumulated benefit under all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans (including supplemental plans) from April 30, 2008 to April 30, 2009. Note that the aggregate present values shown in the 2008 Pension Benefits Table for the SERP and Excess Plan were based on estimated annual incentive amounts. If the final annual incentive amounts were used, the aggregate present value for the named executive officers’ nonqualified defined benefit pension plans as of April 30, 2008, in total (SERP plus the Excess Plan), would have been for Messrs. Pesce, Cousens, Swanson, Kippur and Ms. Lieberman: $8,778,498; $2,848,896; $4,222,517; $3,855,411; and $2,202,910, respectively. The aggregate change reflected in this column is based on the final April 30, 2008 values shown in this note rather than the estimated values reflected in the 2008 Pension Benefits Table.

(i):

All Other Compensation includes the following in 2009:

Accrued dividends on non-vested restricted stock for Messrs. Pesce, Cousens, Swanson and Kippur and Ms. Lieberman valued at $49,670, $16,177, $9,706, $13,481, and $13,481, respectively.


Employer contributions to the Company 401(k) plan and Deferred Compensation Plan (including Messrs. Pesce and Kippur’s, valued at $28,247 and $14,896, respectively.)

Perquisites (financial planning, club membership fees, parking benefits) for Messrs. Pesce, Cousens, Swanson, Kippur and Ms. Lieberman, valued at $13,200, $14,291, $3,900, $15,642 and $13,200, respectively).

Messrs. Pesce, Cousens, Swanson, Kippur and Ms. Lieberman received reimbursement for taxes on the value of all perquisites in the amounts of $7,799, $8,006, $1,012, $9,714 and $7,469, respectively.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Grants of Plan-Based

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards

 

Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards

 

All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock or
Units
(#)
[i]

 

All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
[j]

 

Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
[k]

 

Value of
Awards
Granted
During the
Fiscal Year
($)
[l]

Awards Table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grant
Date
[b]

 

Threshold
($)
[c]

 

Target
($)
[d]

 

Maximum
($)
[e]

 

Threshold
(#)
[f]

 

Target
(#)
[g]

 

Maximum
(#)
[h]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name
  [a]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

William J. Pesce

 

6/26/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

40,000

 

80,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

47.55

 

6,972,000

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

6/26/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

12,000

 

24,000

 

 

 

65,000

 

47.55

 

2,170,800

 

 

Eric A. Swanson

 

6/26/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

10,000

 

20,000

 

 

 

55,000

 

47.55

 

1,822,200

 

 

Stephen A. Kippur

 

6/26/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

10,000

 

20,000

 

 

 

55,000

 

47.55

 

1,822,200

 

 

Bonnie E. Lieberman

 

6/26/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

10,000

 

20,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

47.55

 

1,743,000

 

 



(f) to (h):

Represents the restricted performance share awards granted for the 20092012 through 20112014 performance period pursuant to the 20042009 Key Employee Stock Plan. Financial performance measures and relative weighting of each performance measure, as well as the threshold, target and outstanding levels of performance, are set at the beginning of the three-year plan cycle. Earnings per share isand cumulative free cash flow are the performance measuremeasures used for the FY2009-11FY2012-14 performance cycle.cycle, weighted at 60% and 40%, respectively. No long-term incentive is payable unless the threshold performance level is reached for earnings per share.one of the performance measures. The restricted performance shares, if earned, vest as to 50% on April 30, 20122015 and the remaining 50% on April 30, 2013.2016. Dividends are not paid during the performance period, but are paid on earned shares following the performance cycle.

 

(i):

Mr. Smith was granted an award of 20,000 Class A shares of restricted stock upon appointment as President and CEO. Shares vest 50% on June 23, 2015 and 50% on June 23, 2016.

 

(j):

Option grants are awarded on an annual basis, have terms of ten years and generally vest 50% inon April 30 the fourth year after grant and 50% inon April 30 the fifth year from the date ofafter grant. All employees’ stock options have exercise prices that are equal to the grant date closing market price of Class A Stock. In fiscal 20092012 all executives received approximately 60% of their targeted long-term incentive in stock options.options, excluding Mr. Smith’s restricted stock award.

 

(k):

The closing stock price on June 26, 2008.23, 2011. The exercise price of all stock options may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant.

 

(l):

The grant date fair value under SFAS 123Rof the restricted performance shares and stock options is computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation. The grant date fair value of the restricted performance share awards was $47.55.is based on a $49.55 stock price. The fair value disclosed in this column for the restricted performance shares represents the total fair value of those awards at the target level. Maximum value payouts are 200% of target, and will only occur if the Company reaches preset “outstanding” performance benchmarks. The grant date fair value under SFAS 123R of stock option awards was $15.84.is based on a $14.28 Black-Scholes value. Refer to Note 15Notes 2 and 16 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 20092012 Annual Report for the assumptions made in determining SFAS 123(R)FASB ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation values. Compensation expense relating to the restricted performance shares is recognized based on the current projected payout level, which may differ from the maximum payouts shown above. Maximum value payouts will only occur if the Company reaches preset “outstanding” performance benchmarks.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding
Equity Awards
at Fiscal Year
End:

     

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

 

   

Name
[a]

 

Number
of
Securities
Under-
lying
Unexer-
cised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
[b]

 

Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexer-
cised
Options
(#)
Unexer-
cisable
[c]

 

Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
[d]

 

Option
Exercise
Price
($)
[e]

 

Option
Expiration
Date
[f]

 

Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
[g]

 

Market
Value
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That Have
Not Vested
($)
[h]

 

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
[i]

 

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
($)
[j]

 

                   

 

 

Stephen M. Smith

 

17,205

 

 

 

 

 

$31.89

 

6/22/2014

 

18,200(2)

 

822,458

 

13,000

 

587,470

 

 

 

17,205

 

 

 

 

 

$38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

20,000(5)

 

903,800

 

20,000

 

903,800

 

 

 

22,940

 

 

 

 

 

$33.05

 

6/21/2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,675

 

 

 

 

 

$48.46

 

6/27/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,338

 

 

 

 

 

$47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,337(1)

 

 

 

$47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,000(2)

 

 

 

$35.04

 

6/24/2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,000(3)

 

 

 

$40.02

 

6/23/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,000(4)

 

 

 

$49.55

 

6/22/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

44,660

 

 

 

 

 

$31.89

 

6/22/2014

 

44,800(2)

 

2,024,512

 

10,000

 

451,900

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

 

 

$38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

451,900

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

 

 

$33.05

 

6/21/2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,000

 

 

 

 

 

$48.46

 

6/27/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,500

 

 

 

 

 

$47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,500(1)

 

 

 

$47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

130,000(2)

 

 

 

$35.04

 

6/24/2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,000(3)

 

 

 

$40.02

 

6/23/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,000(4)

 

 

 

$49.55

 

6/22/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




Outstanding
Equity Awards at
Fiscal Year End

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

 


 


Name
[a]

 

Number
of
Securities
Under-
lying
Unexer-
cised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
[b]

 

Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexer-
cised
Options
(#)
Unexer-
cisable
[c]

 

Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
[d]

 

Option
Exercise
Price
($)
[e]

 

Option
Expiration
Date
[f]

 

Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
[g]

 

Market
Value
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That Have
Not Vested
($)
[h]

 

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
[i]

 

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
($)
[j]



























William J. Pesce

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23.56

 

6/21/2010

 

28,630(1

)

 

970,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23.40

 

6/20/2011

 

74,312(2

)

 

2,519,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

175,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

24.95

 

6/19/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,000(3

)

 

2,203,500

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25.32

 

6/17/2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,000(4

)

 

1,356,000

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

31.89

 

6/22/2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,500(1

)

 

 

 

$

38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

190,000(2

)

 

 

 

$

33.05

 

6/21/2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200,000(3

)

 

 

 

$

48.46

 

6/27/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200,000(4

)

 

 

 

$

47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19.27

 

3/18/2011

 

9,816(1

)

 

332,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23.40

 

6/20/2011

 

22,294(2

)

 

755,767

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

24.95

 

6/19/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,000(3

)

 

406,800

 

 

 

55,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25.32

 

6/17/2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,000(4

)

 

406,800

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

31.89

 

6/22/2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,000(1

)

 

 

 

$

38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,000(2

)

 

 

 

$

33.05

 

6/21/2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,000(3

)

 

 

 

$

48.46

 

6/27/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,000(4

)

 

 

 

$

47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen A. Kippur

 

55,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

31.89

 

6/22/2014

 

8,180(1

)

 

277,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

18,578(2

)

 

629,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,500(1

)

 

 

 

$

38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000(3

)

 

339,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,000(2

)

 

 

 

$

33.05

 

6/21/2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000(4

)

 

339,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,000(3

)

 

 

 

$

48.46

 

6/27/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,000(4

)

 

 

 

$

47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric A. Swanson

 

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23.40

 

6/20/2011

 

8,180(1

)

 

277,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

24.95

 

6/19/2012

 

18,578(2

)

 

629,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25.32

 

6/17/2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000(3

)

 

339,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

31.89

 

6/22/2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000(4

)

 

339,000

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000(1

)

 

 

 

$

38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000(2

)

 

 

 

$

33.05

 

6/21/2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,000(3

)

 

 

 

$

48.46

 

6/27/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,000(4

)

 

 

 

$

47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonnie E. Lieberman

 

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23.56

 

6/21/2010

 

8,180(1

)

 

277,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23.40

 

6/20/2011

 

18,578(2

)

 

629,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

24.95

 

6/19/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000(3

)

 

339,000

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

25.32

 

6/17/2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000(4

)

 

339,000

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

31.89

 

6/22/2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000(1

)

 

 

 

$

38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000(2

)

 

 

 

$

33.05

 

6/21/2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000(3

)

 

 

 

$

48.46

 

6/27/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000(4

)

 

 

 

$

47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





























 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

 

 

   

 

Name
[a]

 

Number
of
Securities
Under-
lying
Unexer-
cised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
[b]

 

Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexer-
cised
Options
(#)
Unexer-
cisable
[c]

 

Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
[d]

 

Option
Exercise
Price
($)
[e]

 

Option
Expiration
Date
[f]

 

Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
[g]

 

Market
Value
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That Have
Not Vested
($)
[h]

 

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
(#)
[i]

 

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or Other
Rights
That Have
Not Vested
($)
[j]

 

                   

 

 

Steven J. Miron

 

6,000

 

 

 

 

 

$38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

2,760(2)

 

124,724

 

5,000

 

225,950

 

 

 

4,900

 

 

 

 

 

$33.05

 

6/21/2016

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

225,950

 

 

 

4,400

 

 

 

 

 

$48.46

 

6/27/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,300

 

 

 

 

 

$47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,300(1)

 

 

 

$47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,000(2)

 

 

 

$35.04

 

6/24/2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000(3)

 

 

 

$40.02

 

6/23/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000(4)

 

 

 

$49.55

 

6/22/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gary Rinck

 

12,500

 

 

 

 

 

$38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

8,400(2)

 

379,596

 

6,000

 

271,140

 

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

 

 

$33.05

 

6/21/2016

 

 

 

 

 

6,000

 

271,140

 

 

 

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

$48.46

 

6/27/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

 

 

$47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,000(1)

 

 

 

$47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,000(2)

 

 

 

$35.04

 

6/24/2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000(3)

 

 

 

$40.02

 

6/23/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,000(4)

 

 

 

$49.55

 

6/22/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Allin

 

5,000

 

 

 

 

 

$38.55

 

6/21/2015

 

2,520(2)

 

113,879

 

5,000

 

225,950

 

 

 

4,100

 

 

 

 

 

$33.05

 

6/21/2016

 

 

 

 

 

4,500

 

203,355

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

 

 

 

$48.46

 

6/27/2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,250

 

 

 

 

 

$47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,250(1)

 

 

 

$47.55

 

6/25/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,495(2)

 

 

 

$35.04

 

6/24/2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,675(3)

 

 

 

$40.02

 

6/23/2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,100(4)

 

 

 

$49.55

 

6/22/2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   

 

 

(1)

Remaining 50% of award vests on April 30, 20102013.

 

(2)

Award vests 50% on April 30, 20102013 and 50% on April 30, 20112014

 

(3)

Award vests 50% on April 30, 20112014 and 50% on April 30, 2012, subject to attainment of performance objectives.2015.

 

(4)

Award vests 50% on April 30, 20122015 and 50% on April 30, 2013, subject to attainment of performance objectives.2016.

 

(5)

Award vests 50% on June 23, 2015 and 50% on June 23, 2016.

(e):

The exercise price of all stock options may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant.

 

(f):

Stock options have a term of 10 years. Stock options continue to vest and can be exercised for three years following retirement, but no later than the expiration of the option.




 

(g):

Represents the remaining half of the restricted performance shares earned for the 20062010 to 20082012 long-term incentive cycle which will vest 50% on April 30, 2010,2013 and all of the shares earned for the 2007 to 2009 long-term incentive cycle half of which will vest50% on April 30, 2010 and half of which will vest on April 30, 2011.2014, except as otherwise noted in footnote (5).

 

(h) and (j):

Based on the April 30, 2012 closing market price of Class A stock of $45.19.

(i):

Represents the target number of restricted performance shares granted but yet-to-be earned for the 2008-20102011-2013 and 2009-20112012-2014 long-term incentive cycles. The 2008-20102011-2013 shares, if earned, will vest half on April 30, 20112014 and half on April 30, 2012.2015. The 2009-20112012-2014 shares, if earned, will vest half on April 30, 20122015 and half on April 30, 2013.2016.




Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

 


 


Name
[a]

 

Number of Shares
Acquired on
Exercise
(#)
[b]

 

Value Realized
on Exercise
Vesting
($)
[c]

 

Number of Shares
Acquired on
Vesting
(#)
[d]

 

Value Realized
on Vesting
($)
[e]










William J. Pesce

 

 

194,436

 

 

 

3,919,002

 

 

 

66,890

 

 

 

2,267,571

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

 

0 

 

 

0

 

 

 

21,294

 

 

 

721,867

 

Eric A. Swanson

 

 

54,000 

 

 

1,314,180

 

 

 

17,745

 

 

 

601,556

 

Stephen A. Kippur

 

 

105,000 

 

 

1,594,112

 

 

 

17,745

 

 

 

601,556

 

Bonnie E. Lieberman

 

 

20,000 

 

 

183,106

 

 

 

17,745

 

 

 

601,556

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option
Exercises and
Stock Vested
Table:

      

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

 

 

    

Name [a]

 

Number of Shares
Acquired on
Exercise (#) [b]

 

Value Realized
on Exercise ($) [c]

 

Number of
Shares Acquired
on Vesting (#) [d]

 

Value Realized
on Vesting ($) [e]

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen M. Smith

 

33,946

 

 

749,792

 

 

2,328

 

 

105,202

 

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

70,340

 

 

1,714,527

 

 

5,586

 

 

252,431

 

 

 

Steven J. Miron

 

7,500

 

 

161,630

 

 

745

 

 

33,667

 

 

 

Gary Rinck

 

37,500

 

 

670,875

 

 

2,793

 

 

126,216

 

 

 

Mark J. Allin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

605

 

 

27,340

 

 

 

              

 

 

(c):

The value realized on exercise represents the excess of the fair market value of the underlying securities purchased on the date of exercise over the exercise price contained in the option.



 

 

(d):

Vesting of half each of the restricted performance shares earned from the 2005-072008-10 Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan (Messrs. Smith, Cousens and 2006-08 Executive long-term incentive programsRinck) and the Business Officer Long-Term Incentive Plan (Messrs. Miron and Allin) on April 30, 2009,2012, granted pursuant to the 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the 2004 Key Employee Stock Plan.

 

(e):

The value realized on the vesting of restricted stock awards represents the value of stock no longer subject to a risk of forfeiture or other restrictions, obtained by multiplying the number of shares of stock released from such restrictions by the fairclosing market valueprice of those sharesClass A stock on April 30, 2009.2012, of $45.19.




Pension Benefits Table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name
[a]

 

Plan
[b]

 

Number of Years
Credited Service
(#)
[c]

 

Present Value of
Accumulated
Benefit
($)
[d]

 

Payments During
Last Fiscal Year
($)
[e]










William Pesce

 

Qualified Plan

 

20

 

452,419

 

0

 

 

Excess Plan

 

20

 

1,298,564

 

0

 

 

SERP

 

20

 

7,837,027

 

0

Ellis Cousens

 

Qualified Plan

 

8

 

132,669

 

0

 

 

Excess Plan

 

8

 

427,008

 

0

 

 

SERP

 

8

 

2,428,110

 

0

Eric Swanson

 

Qualified Plan

 

20

 

553,028

 

0

 

 

Excess Plan

 

35

 

1,035,613

 

0

 

 

SERP

 

35

 

3,898,167

 

0

Stephen Kippur

 

Qualified Plan

 

30

 

937,632

 

0

 

 

Excess Plan

 

30

 

1,021,615

 

0

 

 

SERP

 

30

 

2,912,860

 

0

Bonnie Lieberman

 

Qualified Plan

 

19

 

561,248

 

0

 

 

Excess Plan

 

19

 

294,008

 

0

 

 

SERP

 

19

 

2,159,932

 

0










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension Benefits Table:

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name
   [a]

 

Plan
[b]

 

Number of Years
Credited Service
(#)
[c]

 

Present Value of
Accumulated
Benefit
($)
[d]

 

Payments During
Last Fiscal Year
($)
[e]

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen M. Smith

 

Qualified Plan

 

10

 

281,390

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

Excess Plan

 

10

 

567,318

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

SERP

 

20

 

3,869,973

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

UK Qualified Plan(1)(2)

 

10

 

1,979,849

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

UK Non-Qualified Plan(1)(2)

 

10

 

1,575,939

 

 

0

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

Qualified Plan

 

11

 

399,569

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

Excess Plan

 

11

 

1,416,365

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

SERP

 

11

 

4,798,357

 

 

0

 

 

Steven J. Miron

 

Qualified Plan

 

19

 

258,384

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

Excess Plan

 

19

 

314,308

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

SERP

 

19

 

2,070,799

 

 

0

 

 

Gary Rinck

 

Qualified Plan

 

8

 

213,595

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

Excess Plan

 

8

 

613,859

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

SERP

 

8

 

2,547,523

 

 

0

 

 

Mark Allin

 

Qualified Plan

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

Excess Plan

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

SERP

 

12

 

872,358

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

UK Qualified Plan(1)(2)

 

12

 

571,250

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

(1)

Mark Allin and Stephen Smith’s Present Value of Accumulated Benefits from the UK Qualifed and UK Non-Qualfied Plans were calculated using a British £ to US $conversion factor of 1.6137.

(2)

Mark Allin and Stephen Smith’s Present Value of Accumulated Benefits from the UK Qualifed and UK Non-Qualfied Plans were calculated using UK disclosure assumptions as of 4/30/2012.

(c):

Credited service is limited to 35 years for all purposes under the Qualified and Excess Plans and the SERP.

 

 

The named executives are entitled to retirement benefits under three defined benefit plans of the Company: The Employees Retirement Plan of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the “Qualified Plan”), the Nonqualified Supplemental Retirement Plan (the “Excess Plan”), and the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “SERP”).



             The amounts shown in the table above for all plans represent the actuarial present values of the executive’s accumulated benefits accrued as of April 30, 2009, calculated using the same assumptions in footnote [14] of the Company’s financial statements, except that the SERP benefit for Messrs. Pesce and Cousens calculated under the 1989 SERP has no mortality assumption and under the 1989 and 2005 SERP, no recognition of future salary increases or pre-retirement mortality.


 

(d):

The amounts shown in the table above for all plans represent the actuarial present values of the executive’s accumulated benefits accrued as of April 30, 2012, calculated using the same assumptions in footnote 15 of the Company’s financial statements, except that the SERP benefit for Messrs. Cousens and Rinck calculated under the 1989 SERP has no mortality assumption and under the 1989 and 2005 SERP, no recognition of future salary increases or pre-retirement mortality.


 

 

 

          

A description of each plan follows:follows.

 

The Employees Retirement Plan
of John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. (the
Qualified
Plan)

          The Company sponsors a qualified defined benefit pension plan to provide retirement benefits to U.S. based employees of the Company. The Plan pays benefits at retirement to participants who terminate or retire from the Company after meeting certain eligibility requirements. Prior to January 1, 2005, benefits under the Qualified Plan provided for annual normal benefits payable at normal retirement age of 65 based on certain factors times average final compensation times years of service not to exceed 35 (the “Previous Benefit Formula”).

 

 

 

          Effective January 1, 2005 the Qualified Plan formula was revised to provide covered participants with enhanced future benefits. After January 1, 2005, benefits are calculated as the sum of:


 

 

 

 

aA frozen benefit as of December 31, 2004, calculated under the Previous Benefit Formula, plus



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

anAn annual benefit earned for benefit service after January 1, 2005. The amount of each year’s accrual is the sum of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o

total annual compensation (annual base salary, plus 100% of bonus) for the year up to and including 80% of that year’s Social Security Wage Base times 1.0%, plus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o

total annual compensation for the year in excess of 80% of that year’s Social Security Wage Base times 1.3%.


 

 

 

          The plan recognizes a maximum of 35 years of benefit service. If the total benefit service is greater than 35 years at age 65, the benefit will be equal to the 35 consecutive years of benefit accruals that produce the highest combined amount.

 

 

 

          The plan provides for retirement as early as age 55 with ten years of service. The age 65 benefit is reduced by 4% per year for each year less than 65, unless a participant has 20 years of service, in which case the participant can retire as early as age 62 without an early retirement reduction.

 

 

 

          The frozen benefit calculated under the Previous Benefit Formula for the combined Qualified Plan and the Excess Plan described below for Messrs. Pesce,Smith, Cousens, Swanson, Kippur,Miron, and Ms. LiebermanRinck is $88,581, $35,074, $115,562, $139,824,$17,804, $30,168, $13,407, and $46,108,$3,399, respectively.

 

 

 

          

Messrs. Pesce, Swanson, Kippur,Smith and Ms. LiebermanCousens are eligible for early retirement under this plan.


 

 

The Nonqualified Supplemental RetirementBenefit Plan (the Excess Plan)

          The Excess Plan provides benefits that would otherwise be denied participants by reason of certain Code limitations on the tax-qualified benefit. In addition, the Excess Plan provides benefits to certain individuals which arise from additional service credit granted for previous employment with acquired companies. Mr. Swanson is credited with 15 additional years of benefit service under this provision for his employment with Alan R. Liss, Inc, which has the effect of increasing his frozen benefit under the Previous Benefit Formula by $57,153, which is included in the above figure.

 

 

 

          Average final compensation and total annual compensation are determined under the Excess Plan in the same manner as under the Qualified Plan, except that a participant’s compensation is not subject to the limitations under the Code. Years of service under the Qualified Plan and the Excess Plan are the number of years and months, limited to 35 years, worked for the Company and its subsidiaries after attaining age 21.

 

 

 

          

Messrs. Pesce, Swanson, Kippur,Smith and Ms. LiebermanCousens are eligible for early retirement under this plan.

 

 

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the SERP)

          In March 2005, the Board froze participation in the existing 1989 SERP and adopted the 2005 SERP. All active participants in the 1989 SERP, except those who were directors, 5% owners or who were within two years of the normal retirement age of 65, were given the option, prior to December 31, 2005, to waive their right to all benefits under the 1989 SERP and receive benefits under the 2005 SERP in consideration of that waiver. Four participants elected to do so, includingso. Messrs. SwansonCousens and Kippur, and Ms. Lieberman. Mr. Pesce and Mr. CousensRinck remain in the 1989 SERP.


 

 

 

          The benefit under the 1989 SERP is the higher of the “primary” or the “additional” benefit.


 

 

 

 

 

 

The primary benefit consists of ten annual payments commencing at retirement (at or after age 65) determined by multiplying the participant’s base salary rate at retirement by 2.5, reducing the result by $50,000 and dividing the remainder by five. The plan also provides for an alternative early retirement benefit for participants who retire after age 55 with five years of service, a reduced payment for participants whose employment is terminated prior to age 65 other than on account of death (and who do not qualify for early retirement) and a survivor benefit for the beneficiaries of a participant who dies prior to age 65 while employed by the Company or an affiliate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The additional benefit provides participants with a guaranteed total annual retirement benefit beginning at age 65 for ten years of 50%, 55%, or 65% (the “Applicable Percentage”) of average compensation, defined as base salary and annual incentive, over the executive’s highest three consecutive years. This amount is reduced by the retirement benefits under the Qualified Plan, the Excess Plan and the primary benefit above. The Applicable Percentage for Messrs. PesceCousens and Cousens is 65%Rinck are 55%, and 55%50%, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

          The 2005 SERP provides a lifetime annual benefit determined by multiplying the executive’s average compensation over the highest three consecutive years times a service factor, which is the sum of years of service up to 20 years times 2%, plus years of service in excess of



20 times 1%, to a maximum of 35 years total. The 2005 SERP provides a reduced early retirement benefit for participants calculated in the same manner as the 1989 plan. The participant may elect to receive his or her benefit in the form of a joint and survivor benefit on an actuarial equivalent basis. All other terms of the 2005 SERP are substantially the same as the 1989 SERP.

 

 

 

          Messrs. Pesce,Smith and Cousens Swanson, Kippur, and Ms. Lieberman are eligible for early retirement under this plan.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 













Nonqualified Deferred Compensation (NQDC) Table

 

Name
(a)

 

Executive
Contributions
in Last FY
($)
(b)

 

Registrant
Contributions
in Last FY
($)
(c)

 

Aggregate
Earnings in
in Last FY
($)
(d)

 

Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)
(e)

 

Aggregate
Balance at Last
FYE
($)
(f)

 

 

 













 

 

William J. Pesce

 

585,792

 

20,897

 

(1,355,521)

 

N/A

 

2,572,689

 

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

Eric Swanson

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

 

Stephen A. Kippur

 

20,490

 

7,800

 

(84,982)

 

N/A

 

279,478

 

 

 

Bonnie E. Lieberman

 

130,925

 

2,160

 

91,899

 

N/A

 

1,490,096

 

 

 














 

 

The John Wiley
& Sons Limited
Retirement
Benefits Scheme
(UK Qualified
Plan)

          ParticipantsThe Company sponsors an approved defined benefit scheme to provide benefits to UK based employees of the Company. The Scheme provides benefits at retirement to participants who terminate or retire from the Company after meeting certain eligibility requirements. Members have a right to take benefits at Normal Retirement Date (age 65), or earlier subject to conditions as have been notified to them.

          The basic rate of accrual under the Scheme is 1/60th of Final Pensionable Salary for each year and complete month of Pensionable Service. Different rates of accrual are provided for certain members as advised separately to them.

          Early retirement is possible, subject to Company/Scheme Trustees consent, from age 55. A reduction factor, unless otherwise agreed with the Scheme member concerned under separate notification, is applied for each year (and complete month) benefits are taken prior to Normal Retirement Date. Reduction factors are determined by the Scheme Trustees in conjunction with advice from the company’s Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “NQDC Plan”) may electScheme Actuary, and are subject to defer up to 25% of their base salary, or up to 100% of their annual cash incentive compensation.regular review.

 

 

The Unapproved
Supplemental
UK Plan
(the UK
Non-Qualified
Plan)

          IfThis arrangement provides benefits, for individuals nominated by the participant’s Company, matching contributionsthat otherwise be denied by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs due to benefit limitations under approved benefit schemes. For Mr. Smith the Plan originally provided benefits in the same manner as under the Employees’ SavingsUK Qualified Plan are restricted due to code contribution or compensation limitations, he/she is eligible to receive a Company matching contributionfor benefits in excess of up to 3% of base salary deferredthe limits under the NQDC Plan.latter. However, for Mr. Smith this was changed by mutual consent in a letter dated November 12, 2009 and signed by Mr. Smith on November 13, 2009. Under this revised structure, Mr. Smith agrees to defer his benefit until age 65 (or until termination of employment if sooner).


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation (NQDC) Table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Name
(a)

 

Executive
Contributions
in Last FY
($)
(b)

 

Registrant
Contributions
in Last FY
($)
(c)

 

Aggregate
Earnings
in Last FY
($)
(d)

 

Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)
(e)

 

Aggregate
Balance
at Last FYE
($)
(f)

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen M. Smith

 

48,000

 

 

13,565

 

 

8,604

 

 

N/A

 

 

188,210

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

89,183

 

 

10,416

 

 

9,955

 

 

N/A

 

 

222,779

 

 

Steven J. Miron

 

6,333

 

 

N/A

 

 

53

 

 

N/A

 

 

6,386

 

 

Gary Rinck

 

244,005

 

 

6,689

 

 

32,271

 

 

N/A

 

 

1,649,671

 

 

Mark Allin

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Participants in the company’s Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “NQDC Plan”) may elect to defer up to 25% of their base salary, or up to 100% of their annual cash incentive compensation. If the participant’s Company matching contributions under the Employees’ Savings Plan are restricted due to code contribution or compensation limitations, he/she is eligible to receive a Company matching contribution of up to 3% of base salary deferred under the NQDC Plan. Since Mr. Allin is a UK-based executive, he is not eligible to participate in the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.



 

 

 

          Participants designate one or more investment funds which are used to measure the income credited to their account. Although not required to do so, the Company has elected to invest the funds deferred under the plan substantially as directed by the participants. The funds currently available forunder the last fiscal yearNQDC Plan and their returns for the last fiscal year are shown below:


 

 

 

 

Deferred Compensation Funds

 

Rate of Return for 1 year
ending 04/30/2012

 

Vanguard VIF Money Market

 

2.170.14

%

Fidelity VIP Investment Grade Bond SvcPIMCO VIT Total Return

 

-2.665.14

%

T. Rowe Price Personal Strategy BalancedPIMCO VIT Real Return

 

-28.7310.66

%

American Funds IS Growth-Income 2MFS VIT Value

 

-36.542.20

%

Fidelity VIP Equity Income SvcIndex 500

 

-44.974.67

%

Fidelity VIP Index 500 InitialAmerican Funds IS Growth

 

-38.030.53

%

Janus Aspen Forty SvcInvesco Van Kampen VI Mid Cap Value I

 

-41.254.14

%

Fidelity VIP Mid Cap Svc

 

-35.67-6.47

%

Oppenheimer VA Main Street SamllRoyce Capital Small Cap NS

 

-40.34-2.38

%

Gartmore NVIT InternationalVanguard VIF Small Company Growth I

 

-47.570.41

%

MFS VIT II International Value

-1.85

%

MFS VIT II International Growth

-6.40

%

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance

 

6.835.95

%


 

 

 

          Account balances under the NQDC Plan are distributed to participants in accordance with their individual elections made at the time of the deferral election. Participants may elect to receive their contributions on a designated date or upon separation of service, subject to the restrictions of Section 409A of the Code. Distributions on account of termination or retirement are paid in 15 equal annual installments and distributions occurring as of a designated date prior to termination are paid in a lump sum.

 

 

 

          Amounts in column (b) are included in columns (c), (d), and (g)(d) on the Summary Compensation Table.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments Upon
Termination
and Change
of Control
Tables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen M. Smith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination

 

Retirement

 

Resignation
without
Good Reason

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(absent CoC)

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(following CoC)

 

              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance — Base Salary

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

1,600,000

 

 

$

1,600,000

 

 

 

Severance — Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,760,000

 

 

 

Prorated Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

880,000

 

 

 

ELTIP — Restricted Performance Shares

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,491,270

 

 

 

Restricted Stock (Performance Shares Earned but Not Vested)(1)

 

$

1,726,258

 

$

1,726,258

 

$

1,726,258

 

 

$

1,726,258

 

 

 

Stock Options(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

1,072,400

 

 

 

Benefits(3)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

43,548

 

 

$

43,548

 

 

 

SERP(4)

 

$

3,557,034

 

$

3,557,034

 

$

3,557,034

 

 

$

6,695,597

 

 

 

Excess Plan(4)

 

$

1,629,711

 

$

1,629,711

 

$

1,629,711

 

 

$

1,629,711

 

 

 

Qualified Plan(4)

 

$

1,794,515

 

$

1,794,515

 

$

1,794,515

 

 

$

1,794,515

 

 

 

NQDC(5)

 

$

188,210

 

$

188,210

 

$

188,210

 

 

$

188,210

 

 

 

280G Tax Gross-up(6)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

                

 

Total:

 

$

8,895,728

 

$

8,895,728

 

$

10,539,276

 

 

$

18,881,509

 

 

 

                

(1)

Vesting accelerates in all 4 termination scenarios since the executive has achieved age 55 and 10 years of service criteria.

(2)

Reflects the intrinsic value of those stock options that become vested because of the change of control based on the 4/30/2012 closing stock price ($45.19).

(3)

Presumes benefits are similar to those available to salaried employees and therefore only need to be disclosed in the dismissal columns.

(4)

Amounts shown are lump sum values (based on the PPA mortality table and the Section 417(e)(3) segment rates in effect for April 2012), even though plan documents only permit annuity payments, except on termination following a change of control. Annual benefits are:

Qualified: $118,888 / year as a life annuity

Excess: $107,970 / year as a life annuity

SERP: $235,657 / year as a life annuity



(5)

Balance is paid as a lump sum on termination following a change of control; otherwise balance is paid in approximately equal installments over 15 years.

(6)

Excise tax gross ups were eliminated in fiscal year 2012.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellis E. Cousens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination

 

Retirement

 

Resignation
without
Good Reason

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(absent CoC)

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(following CoC)

 

          

Compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance — Base Salary

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

960,000

 

 

 

$

1,280,000

 

 

Severance — Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

1,280,000

 

 

Prorated Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

640,000

 

 

ELTIP — Restricted Performance Shares

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

903,800

 

 

Restricted Stock (Performance Shares Earned but Not Vested)(1)

 

$

2,024,512

 

$

2,024,512

 

 

$

2,024,512

 

 

 

$

2,024,512

 

 

Stock Options(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

1,655,550

 

 

Benefits(3)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

29,661

 

 

 

$

39,549

 

 

SERP(4)

 

$

4,252,212

 

$

4,252,212

 

 

$

4,252,212

 

 

 

$

5,586,190

 

 

Excess Plan(4)

 

$

1,340,644

 

$

1,340,644

 

 

$

1,340,644

 

 

 

$

1,340,644

 

 

Qualified Plan(4)

 

$

390,832

 

$

390,832

 

 

$

390,832

 

 

 

$

390,832

 

 

NQDC(5)

 

$

222,779

 

$

222,779

 

 

$

222,779

 

 

 

$

222,779

 

 

280G Tax Gross-up(6)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

0

 

 

                  

Total:

 

$

8,230,979

 

$

8,230,979

 

 

$

9,220,640

 

 

 

$

15,363,856

 

 

                  

(1)

Vesting accelerates in all 4 termination scenarios since the executive has achieved age 55 and 10 years of service criteria.

(2)

Reflects the intrinsic value of those stock options that become vested because of the change of control based on the 4/30/2012 closing stock price ($45.19).

(3)

Presumes benefits are similar to those available to salaried employees and therefore only need to be disclosed in the dismissal columns.

(4)

Amounts shown are lump sum values (based on the PPA mortality table and the Section 417(e)(3) segment rates in effect for April 2012), even though plan documents only permit annuity payments, except on termination following a change of control. Annual benefits are:

 

 

 

 

 


Qualified: $27,183 / year as a life annuity

Payments upon Termination and Change of Control

 

William J. Pesce     Excess: $93,244 / year as a life annuity


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination

 

Retirement

 

Resignation
without
Good Reason

 

Dismissal
(absent CoC)

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(following CoC)

 

 

 















 

 

Compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance — Base Salary

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

2,940,000

 

$

2,940,000

 

 

 

Severance — Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

3,969,000

 

$

3,969,000

 

 

 

Prorated Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

1,454,970

 

$

1,323,000

 

 

 

ELTIP — Restricted Performance Shares

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

3,559,500

 

$

3,559,500

 

 

 

Restricted Stock (Performance Shares Earned but

 

 

Not Vested)(5)

 

$

3,489,734

 

$

3,489,734

 

$

3,489,734

 

$

3,489,734

 

 

 

Stock Options(1)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

161,500

 

 

 

Benefits(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

39,977

 

$

39,977

 

 

 

SERP(3)

 

$

8,148,550

 

$

8,148,550

 

$

8,148,550

 

$

11,836,683

 

 

 

Excess Plan(3)

 

$

1,695,100

 

$

1,695,100

 

$

1,695,100

 

$

1,695,100

 

 

 

Qualified Plan(3)

 

$

604,199

 

$

604,199

 

$

604,199

 

$

604,199

 

 

 

NQDC(4)

 

$

2,572,689

 

$

2,572,689

 

$

2,572,689

 

$

2,572,689

 

 

 

280G Tax Gross-up

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

 















 

 

Total:

 

$

16,510,272

 

$

16,510,272

 

$

28,473,729

 

$

32,191,382

 

 

 
















 

                    SERP: $495,540 / year as a 10 year certain

(5)

Balance is paid as a lump sum on termination following a change of control; otherwise balance is paid in approximately equal installments over 15 years.

(6)

Excise tax gross ups were eliminated in fiscal year 2012.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steven J. Miron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination

 

Retirement

 

Resignation
without
Good Reason

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(absent CoC)

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(following CoC)

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance — Base Salary

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

712,500

 

 

 

$

950,000

 

 

Severance — Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

855,000

 

 

Prorated Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

427,500

 

 

ELTIP — Restricted Performance Shares

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

451,900

 

 

Restricted Stock (Performance Shares Earned but Not Vested)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

124,724

 

 

Stock Options(1)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

200,300

 

 

Benefits(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

26,834

 

 

 

$

35,779

 

 

SERP(3)

 

$

1,388,847

 

$

1,388,847

 

 

$

1,388,847

 

 

 

$

5,052,543

 

 

Excess Plan(3)

 

$

228,382

 

$

228,382

 

 

$

228,382

 

 

 

$

228,382

 

 

Qualified Plan(3)

 

$

199,224

 

$

199,224

 

 

$

199,224

 

 

 

$

199,224

 

 

NQDC(4)

 

$

6,386

 

$

6,386

 

 

$

6,386

 

 

 

$

6,386

 

 

280G Tax Gross-up(5)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

0

 

 

                  

Total:

 

$

1,822,839

 

$

1,822,839

 

 

$

2,562,173

 

 

 

$

8,531,738

 

 

                  

 

 

 

 

(1)

Reflects the intrinsic value of those stock options that become vested because of the change of control based on the 4/30/20092012 closing stock price ($33.90)45.19).



 

 

 

 

(2)

Presumes benefits are similar to those available to salaried employees and therefore do notonly need to be disclosed except for in the dismissal columns.

 

(3)

Amounts shown are lump sum values (based on the PPA mortality table and the Section 417(e)(3) segment rates in effect for April 2012), even though plan documents only permit annuity payments, except on termination following a change of control. Annual benefits are as follow:are:

 

 

 

 

 

Qualified: $43,113/$33,611 / year as a life annuity

Excess: $120,954/$38,530 / year as a life annuity

SERP: $1,001,262/$234,310 / year as a life annuity

(4)

Balance is paid as a lump sum on termination following a change of control; otherwise balance is paid in approximately equal installments over 15 years.

(5)

Excise tax gross ups were eliminated in fiscal year 2012.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gary Rinck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination

 

Retirement

 

Resignation
without
Good Reason

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(absent CoC)

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(following CoC)

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance — Base Salary

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

485,000

 

 

 

$

970,000

 

 

Severance — Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

363,750

 

 

 

$

727,500

 

 

Prorated Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

363,750

 

 

ELTIP — Restricted Performance Shares

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

542,280

 

 

Restricted Stock (Performance Shares Earned but Not Vested)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

379,596

 

 

Stock Options(1)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

433,750

 

 

Benefits(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

8,733

 

 

 

$

17,466

 

 

SERP(3)

 

$

2,548,470

 

$

2,548,470

 

 

$

2,548,470

 

 

 

$

3,339,200

 

 

Excess Plan(3)

 

$

605,585

 

$

605,585

 

 

$

605,585

 

 

 

$

605,585

 

 

Qualified Plan(3)

 

$

219,152

 

$

219,152

 

 

$

219,152

 

 

 

$

219,152

 

 

NQDC(4)

 

$

1,649,671

 

$

1,649,671

 

 

$

1,649,671

 

 

 

$

1,649,671

 

 

280G Tax Gross-up(5)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

$

0

 

 

                  

Total:

 

$

5,022,878

 

$

5,022,878

 

 

$

5,880,361

 

 

 

$

9,247,950

 

 

                  

(1)

Reflects the intrinsic value of those stock options that become vested because of the change of control based on the 4/30/2012 closing stock price ($45.19).

(2)

Presumes benefits are similar to those available to salaried employees and therefore only need to be disclosed in the dismissal columns.

(3)

Amounts shown are lump sum values (based on the PPA mortality table and the Section 417(e)(3) segment rates in effect for April 2012), even though plan documents only permit annuity payments, except on termination following a change of control. Annual benefits are:

Qualified: $22,388 / year as a life annuity

     Excess: $61,866 / year as a life annuity

                    SERP: $296,991 / year as a 10 year certain

 

 

 

 

(4)

Balance is paid as a lump sum on termination following a change of control; otherwise balance is paid in approximately equal installments over 15 years.

 

(5)

Excise tax gross ups were eliminated in fiscal year 2012.

 

(5)

Vesting accelerates in all 4 termination scenarios since the executive is above age 55 and has at least 10 years of service. This amount was only reflected in the last column in prior years.


 

 

 


Ellis E. Cousens


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination

 

Retirement

 

Resignation
without
Good Reason

 

Dismissal
(absent CoC)

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(following CoC)

 

 

 











 

 

Compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance — Base Salary

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

900,000

 

$

1,200,000

 

 

 

Severance — Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

1,100,000

 

 

 

Prorated Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

542,988

 

$

550,000

 

 

 

ELTIP – Restricted Performance Shares

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

813,600

 

 

 

Restricted Stock (Performance Shares Earned but Not Vested)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

1,088,529

 

 

 

Stock Options(1)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

51,000

 

 

 

Benefits(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

22,829

 

$

30,438

 

 

 

SERP(3)

 

$

3,131,524

 

$

3,131,524

 

$

3,131,524

 

$

4,819,124

 

 

 

Excess Plan(3)

 

$

750,419

 

$

750,419

 

$

750,419

 

$

750,419

 

 

 

Qualified Plan(3)

 

$

239,957

 

$

239,957

 

$

239,957

 

$

239,957

 

 

 

NQDC

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

 

280G Tax Gross-up

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

2,107,270

 

 

 















 

 

Total:

 

$

4,121,900

 

$

4,121,900

 

$

5,587,717

 

$

12,750,338

 

 

 
















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

Mark Allin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination

 

Retirement

 

Resignation
without
Good Reason

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(absent CoC)

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(following CoC)

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance — Base Salary

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

585,054

 

$

780,072

 

Severance — Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

702,065

 

Prorated Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

351,032

 

ELTIP — Restricted Performance Shares

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

429,305

 

Restricted Stock (Performance Shares
Earned but Not Vested)(5)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

113,879

 

Stock Options(1)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

224,324

 

Benefits(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

8,920

 

$

11,893

 

SERP(3)

 

$

584,844

 

$

584,844

 

$

584,844

 

$

2,068,260

 

Excess Plan(3)

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

Qualified Plan(3)

 

$

236,867

 

$

236,867

 

$

236,867

 

$

236,867

 

NQDC

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

280G Tax Gross-up(4)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

              

Total:

 

$

821,711

 

$

821,711

 

$

1,415,685

 

$

4,917,697

 

              

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Reflects the intrinsic value of those stock options that become vested because of the change of control based on the 4/30/20092012 closing stock price ($33.90)45.19).

 

(2)

Presumes benefits are similar to those available to salaried employees and therefore do notonly need to be disclosed except for in the dismissal columns.

 

(3)

Amounts shown are lump sum values (based on the PPA mortality table and the Section 417(e)(3) segment rates in effect for April 2012), even though plan documents only permit annuity payments, except on termination following a change of control. Annual benefits are as follow:

Qualified: $16,875/year as a life annuity
Excess: $52,775/year as a life annuity
SERP: $384,789/year as a 10 year certain



Stephen A. Kippur


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination

 

Retirement

 

Resignation
without
Good Reason

 

Dismissal
(absent CoC)

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(following CoC)

 

 

 











 

 

Compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance — Base Salary

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

1,020,000

 

$

1,020,000

 

 

 

Severance — Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

1,020,000

 

$

1,020,000

 

 

 

Prorated Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

237,437

 

$

510,000

 

 

 

ELTIP — Restricted Performance Shares

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

339,000

 

$

678,000

 

 

 

Restricted Stock (Performance Shares Earned but Not Vested)(5)

 

$

907,096

 

$

907,096

 

$

907,096

 

$

907,096

 

 

 

Stock Options(1)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

46,750

 

 

 

Benefits(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

27,057

 

$

27,057

 

 

 

SERP(3)

 

$

3,582,864

 

$

3,582,864

 

$

3,582,864

 

$

3,582,864

 

 

 

Excess Plan(3)

 

$

1,276,187

 

$

1,276,187

 

$

1,276,187

 

$

1,276,187

 

 

 

Qualified Plan(3)

 

$

1,189,308

 

$

1,189,308

 

$

1,189,308

 

$

1,189,308

 

 

 

NQDC(4)

 

 

279,478

 

 

279,478

 

 

279,478

 

 

279,478

 

 

 

280G Tax Gross-up

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

 















 

 

Total:

 

$

7,234,933

 

$

7,234,933

 

$

9,878,427

 

$

10,536,740

 

 

 
















(1)

Reflects the intrinsic value of those stock options that become vested because of the change of control based on the 4/30/2009 closing stock price ($33.90).

(2)

Presumes benefits are similar to those available to salaried employees and therefore do not need to be disclosed, except for in the dismissal columns.

(3)

Amounts shown are lump sum values, even though plan documents only permit annuity payments, except on termination following a change of control. Annual benefits are as follow:

Qualified: $92,496/year as a life annuity
Excess: $99,253/year as a life annuity
SERP: $278,649/year as a life annuity

(4)

Balance is paid as a lump sum on termination following a change of control; otherwise balance is paid in approximately equal installments over 15 years.

(5)

Vesting accelerates in all 4 termination scenarios since the executive is above age 55 and has at least 10 years of service. This amount was only reflected in the last column in prior years.



Eric A. Swanson


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination

 

Retirement

 

Resignation
without
Good Reason

 

Dismissal
(absent CoC)

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(following CoC)

 

 


 

Compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance — Base Salary(4)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

1,070,000

 

$

1,070,000

 

 

Severance — Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

1,070,000

 

 

Prorated Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

620,500

 

$

535,000

 

 

ELTIP — Restricted Performance Shares

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

678,000

 

 

Restricted Stock (Performance Shares Earned but Not Vested)(4)

 

$

907,096

 

$

907,096

 

$

907,096

 

$

907,096

 

 

Stock Options(1)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

42,500

 

 

Benefits(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

41,257

 

$

41,257

 

 

SERP(3)

 

$

4,502,336

 

$

4,502,336

 

$

4,502,336

 

$

5,906,344

 

 

Excess Plan(3)

 

$

1,218,149

 

$

1,218,149

 

$

1,218,149

 

$

1,218,149

 

 

Qualified Plan(3)

 

$

662,356

 

$

662,356

 

$

662,356

 

$

662,356

 

 

NQDC

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

280G Tax Gross-up

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 


 

Total:

 

$

7,289,937

 

$

7,289,937

 

$

9,021,694

 

$

12,130,702

 

 



(1)

Reflects the intrinsic value of those stock options that become vested because of the change of control based on the 4/30/2009 closing stock price ($33.90).

(2)

Presumes benefits are similar to those available to salaried employees and therefore do not need to be disclosed, except for in the dismissal columns.

(3)

Amounts shown are lump sum values, even though plan documents only permit annuity payments, except on termination following a change of control. Annual benefits are as follow:are:

 

 

 

 

 

Qualified: $49,767/$33,726 / year as a life annuity
Excess: $91,528/N/A / year as a life annuity
SERP: $338,291/$98,805 / year as a life annuity

 

 

 

 

(4)

Vesting acceleratesExcise tax gross ups were eliminated in all 4 termination scenarios since the executive is above age 55 and has at least 10 years of service. This amount was only reflected in the last column in prior years.




Bonnie E. Lieberman


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Benefits and
Payments Upon Termination

 

Retirement

 

Resignation
without
Good Reason

 

Dismissal
(absent CoC)

 

Dismissal
without Cause
or Resignation
for Good Reason
(following CoC)

 

 


 

Compensation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance — Base Salary

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

577,500

 

$

770,000

 

 

Severance — Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

770,000

 

 

Prorated Annual Incentive

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

561,114

 

$

385,000

 

 

ELTIP — Restricted Performance Shares

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

678,000

 

 

Restricted Stock (Performance Shares Earned but Not Vested)(5)

 

$

907,096

 

$

907,096

 

$

907,096

 

$

907,096

 

 

Stock Options(1)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

42,500

 

 

Benefits(2)

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

20,362

 

$

27,149

 

 

SERP(3)

 

$

2,407,238

 

$

2,407,238

 

$

2,407,238

 

$

3,115,522

 

 

Excess Plan(3)

 

$

333,922

 

$

333,922

 

$

333,922

 

$

333,922

 

 

Qualified Plan(3)

 

$

649,459

 

$

649,459

 

$

649,459

 

$

649,459

 

 

NQDC(4)

 

 

1,490,096

 

 

1,490,096

 

 

1,490,096

 

 

1,490,096

 

 

280G Tax Gross-up

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 


 

Total:

 

$

5,787,811

 

$

5,787,811

 

$

6,946,787

 

$

9,168,744

 

 



(1)

Reflects the intrinsic value of those stock options that become vested because of the change of control based on the 4/30/2009 closing stock price ($33.90).fiscal year 2012.

 

 

 

(2)

Presumes benefits are similar to those available to salaried employees and therefore do not need to be disclosed, except for in the dismissal columns.

(3)

Amounts shown are lump sum values, even though plan documents only permit annuity payments, except on termination following a change of control. Annual benefits are as follow:

Qualified: $48,907/year as a life annuity
Excess: $25,146/year as a life annuity
SERP: $181,275/year as a life annuity

(4)

Balance is paid as a lump sum on termination following a change of control; otherwise balance is paid in approximately equal installments over 15 years.

(5)

Vesting accelerates in all 4 termination scenarios since the executive is above age 55 and has at least 10 years of service. This amount was only reflected in the last column in prior years.


 

 

 

 

 

          The preceding tables—Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control—show the payments and benefits our named executives would receive in connection with a variety of employment termination scenarios and upon a change of control. For the named executive officers, the information assumes the terminations and change of control occurred on April 30, 2009.2012. All of the payments and benefits described below would be provided by the Company or its affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

          The tables do not include amounts such as base salary, annual incentives and stock awards the named executive officers earned due to employment through April 30, 2009.2012.

 

 

 

Retirement

 

          Under the 2004 and 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan, the Committee may elect to accelerate the vesting of performance stock which has been earned but not vested for a retiring executive. Payout for current cycles will be made in shares following the end of the performance cycle.

 

 

Dismissal (absent a CoC)

          The named officers and certain other executives are covered by employment agreements which provide for the following:

Severance—base salary: Mr. Pesce—36 months; Messrs. Swanson and Kippur—24 months; Mr. Cousens and Ms. Lieberman—18 months.

Severance—annual target incentive—Mr. Pesce—3 years; Mr. Kippur—2 years.

Restricted Performance Shares—Mr. Pesce—accelerated vesting of all earned Restricted Performance Shares for completed cycles; payout for current performance cycles will be made in shares following the end of the performance cycles. Mr. Kippur—accelerated vesting of any earned Restricted Performance Shares for the plan cycles which ends within 12 months of termination.

Company-paid health and welfare benefits, for their respective severance periods: Mr. Pesce—36 months; Messrs. Swanson and Kippur—24 months; Mr. Cousens and Ms. Lieberman—18 months.

Dismissal without Cause or Resignation for Good Reason (following CoC)

 

          The named officers and certain other executives are covered by employment agreements which provide for the following in the event of dismissala “without cause termination” or “constructive discharge” without a change of control:

Severance—base salary: Mr. Smith—24 months; Messrs. Cousens, Miron and Allin—18 months; Mr. Rinck—12 months.

Restricted Performance Shares—Mr. Smith—accelerated vesting of all earned Restricted Performance Shares for completed cycles.

Company-paid health and welfare benefits, for their respective severance periods: Mr. Smith—24 months; Messrs. Cousens, Miron and Allin—18 months; Mr. Rinck—12 months.



          The named officers and certain other executives are covered by employment agreements which provide for the following, in the event of a “without cause termination” or resignation for Good Reason“constructive discharge” following a change of control, as defined:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance—base salary: Mr. Pesce—36 months; Messrs. Smith, Cousens, Swanson, KippurMiron, Rinck and Ms. Lieberman—Allin—24 months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severance—annual target incentive—Mr. Pesce—3 years; Messrs,Messrs. Smith, Cousens, Swanson, KippurMiron, Rinck and Ms. Lieberman—Allin—2 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-paid health and welfare benefits for their respective severance periodsbenefits—24 months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A lump-sum payment under the 1989 or 2005 SERP, equal to the present value of the benefit to which the participant would have been entitled if he/she had attained age 65 and retired on the date of such termination of employment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMessrs. Smith, Cousens, Miron and Rinck—a lump-sum payment of the accrued benefit under the Excess Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ImmediateMessrs. Smith, Cousens, Miron and Rinck—immediate payment of the current balance of the NQDC Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

          

If the total payments to the executive are deemed to be “excess parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code, an excise tax will be levied on the executive receiving the payment in the amount of 20% of the excess amount. The Company will “gross-up” the executive for this excise tax if the amount by which the payment exceeds the “excess parachute payment limit” by more than 15%; otherwise, the total payments made to the executive in connection with the change of control will be reduced to below the “excess parachute payment limit.”

Upon a “change of control”, as defined, under the 2004 and 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan, for grants made prior to June 2011,

 

 

 

 

 

 

All outstanding options shall become immediately exercisable up to the full number of shares covered by the option.

 

 

 

 

 

 

All outstanding target restricted performance shares shall become immediately vested.


 

 

 

 

 

 

All shares of restricted stock that would otherwise remain subject to restrictions shall be free of such restrictions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning with the June 2011 equity awards, double-trigger vesting of equity upon a change of control will apply in cases where the acquiring company is a publicly traded company, and that company assumes or replaces the outstanding equity.

 

 

 

          “Change

“Change of Control”shall mean an event which shall occur if there is: (i) a change in the ownership of the Company; (ii) a change in the effective control of the Company; or (iii) a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

   a change in the ownership of the Company;

(ii)

   a change in the effective control of the Company; or

(iii)

   a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company.

 

          For purposes of this definition, a change in the ownership occurs on the date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury regulations 1.409A-2(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires ownership of stock that, together with stock held by such person or group constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

          

A change in the effective control occurs on the date on which either either:

(i)

a person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury regulations 1.409A-2(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires ownership of stock possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company, taking into account all such stock acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition, or

(ii)

a majority of the members of the Board of Directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of such Board of Directors prior to the date of the appointment or election, but only if no other corporation is a majority shareholder.

 

 

 

 

 

          A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of assets occurs on the date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury regulations 1.409A-2(i)(5)(v)(B)), other than a person or group of persons that is related to the Company, acquires assets that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions, taking into account all such assets acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition.



 

 

 

on the date of the most recent acquisition. The determination as to the occurrence of a Change of Control shall be based on objective facts and in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

 

DIRECTORS’ COMPENSATION

 

 

VI.

ReportDirectors’ Compensation 2012

          Our non-employee directors received an annual retainer of $70,000 and committee chairmen, except the chairman of the AuditExecutive Committee, received an additional annual retainer of $15,000. No fees are paid for attendance at meetings. No non-employee director receives any other compensation from the Company, except for reimbursement of expenses incurred for attendance at Board meetings. Directors who are employees do not receive an annual retainer for Board or committee service.

          Effective September 20, 2012, the annual retainer fee for non-employee directors will be increased to $72,500.

          Pursuant to the Director Stock Plan, our non-employee directors receive an annual award of Class A shares equal in value to 100 percent of their annual total cash compensation, excluding the additional fees paid to committee chairmen and any expense reimbursements. In September 2011, a total of 11,340 Class A shares were awarded to directors.

 

          The following isCompany has established a Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors (the “Deferred Plan”) Amended and Restated as of January 1, 2009. Non-employee directors are eligible to participate, and may defer all or a portion of their annual retainer fees in the reportform of cash and/or Class A Common Stock. They may also defer their annual stock award. Nine of our thirteen directors currently participate in the Deferred Plan. Retainers deferred in cash accrue interest annually based on the prime rate. Retainers deferred in the form of Class A Common Stock receive dividend equivalent units based on the closing price of the Audit Committee of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. with respectClass A Common Stock on the record date. Deferred cash and/or stock is payable to the Company’s audited financial statements fordirectors upon their retirement from the fiscal year ended April 30, 2009.Board, either in a lump sum or in the form of annual installments.

 

          Our active directors and their spouses are eligible to participate in the Company’s Matching Gift Program. The Company will match the first $1,000 given by the donor as follows: three-toone on the first $500, and one-to-one on the second $500, up to a maximum contribution of $2,000 per institution, per donor, per calendar year.

          The table below indicates the total cash compensation received by each non-employee director during fiscal 2012.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          

 

Name

 

Fees Earned
or Paid in Cash

 

Stock Awards

 

All Other
Compensation

 

Total

 

          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mari Jean Baker(2)(3)

 

$70,000.00

 

$55,000.00

 

$2,135.93

 

 

$127,135.93

 

Warren J. Baker(2)(3)(5)

 

$70,000.00

 

$55,000.00

 

$25,939.95

 

 

$150,939.95

 

Jean-Lou Chameau(2)(3)

 

$70,000.00

 

$55,000.00

 

$135.93

 

 

$125,135.93

 

Linda P.B. Katehi(2)(3)

 

$70,000.00

 

$55,000.00

 

$135.93

 

 

$125,135.93

 

Matthew S. Kissner*(2)(3)

 

$85,000.00

 

$55,000.00

 

$13,034.59

 

 

$153,034.59

 

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.(2)(3)(5)

 

$70,000.00

 

$55,000.00

 

$11,700.88

 

 

$136,700.88

 

Eduardo Menasce*(2)(3)

 

$85,000.00

 

$55,000.00

 

$2,917.44

 

 

$142,917.44

 

William B. Plummer*(1)(2)(3)

 

$85,000.00

 

$55,000.00

 

$17,153.73

 

 

$157,153.73

 

William J. Pesce(2)(3)(6)

 

$90,625.00

 

$55,000.00

 

$4,000.00

 

 

$149,625.00

 

Kalpana Raina(2)(3)

 

$70,000.00

 

$55,000.00

 

$3,112.78

 

 

$128,112.78

 

Bradford Wiley II(2)(3)

 

$70,000.00

 

$55,000.00

 

$2,000.00

 

 

$127,000.00

 

Peter Booth Wiley(3)(4)

 

$0.00

 

$0.00

 

$498,500.00

 

 

$498,500.00

 

          

 


 

 

 

 

*

          The Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of the Company’s accounting, auditing and financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. The Committee consists of three members who, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, are independent and financially literate, as those terms are defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Board of Directors has determined that all the members of the Committee satisfy the financial expertise requirements and have the requisite experience to be designated “audit committee financial experts” as that term is defined by the rules of the SEC and NYSE.Chair

 

          Management has the primary responsibility for the preparation, presentation and integrity of the financial statements of the Company; for maintaining appropriate accounting and financial reporting policies and practices; and for internal controls and procedures designed to assure compliance with generally accepted US accounting standards and applicable laws and regulations. The Committee is responsible for the oversight of these processes. In this fiduciary capacity, the Committee has held discussions with management and the independent auditors regarding the fair and complete presentation of the Company’s results for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2009. Management has represented to the Committee that the Company’s financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted US accounting principles. The Committee has discussed with the independent auditors significant accounting principles and judgments applied by management in preparing the financial statements as well as alternative treatments. The Committee discussed with the independent auditors matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees).

          The Audit Committee has had discussions with, and received regular status reports from, the independent auditors and the Vice President of Internal Audit regarding the overall scope


and plans for their audits of the Company, including their scope and plans over management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. The independent auditors provided the Audit Committee with written disclosures and the letter required by Independence Standards Board No. 1 (Independence Discussions With Audit Committees), and the Audit Committee discussed with the independent auditors their independence.

          The Committee also considers whether providing non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence. The Audit Committee has adopted a policy of pre-approving all audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditors. The Audit Committee may delegate authority to one or more of its members to grant pre-approvals of non-audit services, provided that the pre-approvals are presented to the Audit Committee for ratification at its next scheduled meeting.

          Persons with complaints or concerns about accounting, internal controls or auditing matters may contact the Audit Committee by addressing a letter to: Chairman of the Audit Committee, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., P. O. Box 1569, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774.

          Based upon the review and discussions referred to above, the Committee recommended to the Company’s Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Audit Committee

William B. Plummer, Chairman, Warren J. Baker, Richard M. Hochhauser

Fees of Independent Auditor

Audit Fees

          Total aggregate fees billed by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) for professional services in connection with the audit and review of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, and statutory audits of the Company’s international subsidiaries were $2,469,500 and $2,416,500 in fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Audit Related Fees

          The aggregate fees billed for audit related services, including due diligence related to acquisitions, employee benefit plan audits and consultation on acquisitions were $79,700 and $76,200 in fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Tax Fees

          The aggregate fees billed for services rendered by KPMG tax personnel, except those services specifically related to the audit of the financial statements, were $286,300 and $454,600 in fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively. Such services include tax planning, tax return reviews, advice related to acquisitions, tax compliance and compliance services for expatriate employees.

Other Non-Audit Fees

          The aggregate non-audit fees were $0 and $80,000 in fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively.

          The Audit Committee has advised the Company that in its opinion the services rendered by KPMG LLP are compatible with maintaining their independence.

VII.(1)

RatificationEffective January 1, 2009, Mr. Plummer has deferred receipt of the Appointment of Independent Public Accountants

          The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the independent auditor. On June 17, 2009, the Audit Committee appointed KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2010. Although the Company is not required to do so, we are submitting the selection of KPMG for ratification by the shareholders because we believe it is a matter of good corporate practice.

          The Audit Committee, in its discretion, may change the appointment at any time during the year if it determines that such a change ishis annual cash retainer fees in the best interestsform of the Company and its shareholders. Representatives of KPMG are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting with the opportunity to make a statement, if they desire to do so, and such representatives are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.


          Unless contrary instructions are noted thereon, the proxies will be voted in favor of the following resolution, which will be submitted at the Annual Meeting:

          “RESOLVED, that the appointment by the Audit Committee of KPMG LLP as independent public accountants for the Company for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2010 be, and it hereby is, ratified.”

          In the event that the foregoing proposal is defeated, the adverse vote will be considered by the Audit Committee in its selection of auditors for the following year. However, because of the difficulty and expense of making any substitution of auditors so long after the beginning of the current fiscal year, it is contemplated that the appointment for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2010 will be permitted to stand unless the Audit Committee finds other good reason for making a change. If the proposal is adopted, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may still direct the appointment of new independent auditors at any time during the fiscal year if it believes that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

          The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the ratification of the appointment of independent public accountants.

VIII.

Proposal to Adopt the 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan

Background

          The Company has been using 2004 Key Employee Stock Plan (the “2004 Plan”) as a means of attracting, retaining and motivating highly competent key employees and further aligning their interests with those of the Company’s shareholders. On June 17, 2009 the Executive Compensation and Development Committee (the “Committee”) adopted, and the Board of Directors (the “Board”) ratified, subject to shareholder approval, the 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan (the “2009 Plan”). The 2009 Plan is intended to replace the 2004 Plan. As of July 22, 2009, the closing price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock was $32.51, and there were fewer than 1,289,323 shares of Class A Stock remaining under the 2004 Plan on that date. The 2004 Plan expired on June 16, 2009, and no further shares may be issued under the 2004 Plan.

2009 Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table summarizes information about the Company’s equity compensation plans as of April 30, 2009. All outstanding awards relate to the Company’s common stock.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan Category

 

Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of outstanding
options, warrants and
rights

 

Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights

 

Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column [a])

 

 

 

[a]

 

[b]

 

[c]

 









Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

 

6,703,889

 

 

 

$

34.05

 

 

 

2,951,111

 

 

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 



 

 

 


 

 

Total

 

 

6,703,889

 

 

 

$

34.05

 

 

 

2,951,111

 

 


[a]

Included in this number are 5,722,000 shares underlying outstanding stock options granted under the Company’s 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan and 2004 Key Employee Stock Plan (the “2004 Plan”), 932,371 shares representing the maximum number of restricted performance shares that can be earned for current performance cycles under the Company’s 2004 Plan, and 49,518 deferred shares granted under the 2004 Director Stock Plan. Maximum value payouts will only occur if the Company reaches preset “outstanding” performance benchmarks.

[b]

Represents the weighted average exercise price of stock options outstanding as of April 30, 2009. The weighted average exercise price does not reflect restricted performance shares and units, which have no exercise price.

[c]

Included in this number are 46,405 shares reserved for issuance under the 2004 Director Stock Plan. The remaining 2,904,706 shares are reserved for issuance under the 2004 Plan for performance-based stock awards, restricted stock, performance awards, stock options and stock appreciation rights (“SARs”). The 2004 Plan and 2004 Director Stock Plan expired on June 16, 2009, and no further shares may be issued under those plans.


Under the terms of the 2004 Plan, shares subject to an award (other than a stock option or SAR) reduce the number of shares available under the 2004 Plan by two and seventeen hundredths (2.17) shares for each such share granted or paid; shares subject to a stock option or SAR reduce the number of shares available under the 2004 Plan by one share for each such share granted. The 2004 Plan stipulates that in no case, as a result of such share counting, may more than 8,000,000 shares of stock be issued thereunder. Accordingly, for purposes of setting forth the figures in this column, the base figure from which issuances of stock awards are deducted, is deemed to be 8,000,000 shares for the 2004 Plan.

The 2004 Director Stock Plan stipulates that no more than 100,000 shares of stock be issued thereunder. Accordingly, for purposes of setting forth the figures in this column, the base figure from which issuances of stock awards are deducted, is deemed to be 100,000 shares for the Director Stock Plan.

The 2004 Plan is also governed by certain share recapture provisions. The aggregate number of shares of stock available under the 2004 Plan for issuance is increased by the number of shares of stock granted as an award under the 2004 Plan, but forfeited or otherwise not earned.

          If approved by the shareholders, a total of 8 million shares of our Class A Common Stock will be reserved for issuance under the 2009 Plan and 100,000 shares of our Class A Common Stock will be reserved for issuance under the 2009 Director Stock Plan (as described on page 43), which represents approximately 16.6% of the Company’s outstanding shares as of June 30, 2009. As of June 30, 2009, the Company had 6,416,717 stock options outstanding, with a weighted average exercise price of $28.77 and a weighted average remaining contractual term of 6 years, and 1,000,990 shares of outstanding restricted stock.

 

(2)

          The 2009 Plan is annexed hereto asExhibitOn September 15, 2011, each of our non-employee Directors received an annual stock award of 1,134 Class A. It provides for Shares based on the grantclosing price of non-qualified and incentive stock options, performance stock awards, restricted stock awards, and performance-based stock awards. Incentive stock options may only be issued to employees$48.48. All of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

          In restructuring the 2009 Plan, the Committee sought to provide for a variety of awards that could be administered flexibly to carry out the purposes of the 2009 Plan. This authority will permit the Company to keep pace with changing developments in management compensation and make the Company competitive with those companies that offer share incentives to attract and retain officers and key employees. The 2009 Plan grants the Committee discretion in establishing the terms and restrictions deemed appropriate for particular awards as circumstances warrant.

          To minimize the dilutive effect of stock awards and for other reasons, the Company will from time to time acquire shares in the open market under its repurchase program.

Purpose

          The 2009 Plan is intended to provide officers and other key employees of the Company, its Subsidiaries, Affiliates and certain Joint Venture Companies (each as defined in the Plan), upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the Company depends for its growth and profitability of its business, with additional incentive to promote the success of the Company, and to encourage such employees to acquire or increase their equity participation in the Company.

Administration

          The 2009 Plan will be administered by the Executive Compensation and Development Committee or a sub-committee thereof (the “Committee”).

Eligibility

          All officers and other key employees of the Company, its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or Joint Venture Companies, are potentially eligible to participate (approximately 600 persons). The Committee will have the authority, among other things, to select the employees of the Company who will be granted stock options, or awarded performance-based stock, performance stock, or restricted stock awards, determine the number of shares covered by each such grant or award, and interpret and implement the provisions of the Plan.our non-employee



 

 

 

 

 

Shares of Stock

          No more than 8,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (“Common Stock”) shall be availabledirectors, except for grants of optionsMr. B. Wiley II and awards over the life of the 2009 Plan. Any shares granted as options or stock appreciation rights shall be counted against this limit as one share for every one granted. Any shares granted as awards other than options or stock appreciation rights shall be counted against this limit as 1.76 shares for every one share granted. No more than 600,000 shares of Common Stock shall be available for grants of options, performance-based stock awards, restricted stock or performance awards in any one calendar year to any one individual. For purposes of determining the aggregate numberMr. William J. Pesce deferred receipt of shares of Common Stock available for grants of options or awards over the life of the Plan, shares subject to unexercised portions of terminated or expired stock options granted under the 2009 Plan, shares of restricted stock which have been forfeited, or shares included in performance-based stock awards or performance awards which have been forfeited or otherwise not earned shall again be available for grant under the 2009 Plan. Shares issued pursuant to stock options, performance-based stock awards, performance awards, and restricted stock awards may be the Company’s treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares. All shares granted or awarded under the 2009Deferred Compensation Plan, whether treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares, will be charged against the total available for grant under the 2009 Plan.

Modification and Termination of the 2009 Plan

          The Board may at any time terminate, in whole or in part, or modify the 2009 Plan. The Board may not, however, without the approval of the shareholders, increase the number of shares of stock available for grants of options or awards under the 2009 Plan, or the number of shares of stock available for grants of options or awards in any calendar year to any one individual; disqualify any incentive stock options granted under the 2009 Plan; materially increase overall the benefit accruing to participants under the 2009 Plan; disqualify any incentive stock options granted under the 2009 Plan; increase the maximum amount which can be paid to any individual under the 2009 Plan; change the types of business criteria on which performance-based stock awards are to be based; or modify the requirements as to potential eligibility for participation in the 2009 Plan.

Modification of Options and Awards

          Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding options or SARs or cancel outstanding options or SARs in exchange for cash, other awards or options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original options or SARs without stockholder approval.

Effective and Termination Dates

          Provided that it is approved by the shareholders, the 2009 Plan shall be effective as of June 18, 2009, the date it was adopted by the Committee and ratified by the Board (the “Effective Date”). If the shareholders do not approve the 2009 Plan, the 2009 Plan shall terminate and any stock options, performance-based stock awards, performance awards or restricted stock granted under the 2009 Plan shall be forfeited. No awards shall be granted under the 2009 Plan after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in September 2014.

Stock Options

          The option price for all stock options granted under the 2009 Plan will be determined by the Committee, and shall not be less than 100 percent of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of the grant.

          The 2009 Plan also provides that any non-qualified option granted under it may provide the right to exercise such option in whole or in part without any payment of the purchase price. If the option is exercised without a payment of the purchase price, the optionee shall be entitled to receive a payment equal to the excess of the fair market value on the date of exercise of the shares covered by the option over not less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares on the date of such Stock Appreciation Right.


          The 2009 Plan also provides for incentive stock options, which may only be issued to employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

          Except in certain limited circumstances in the case of non-qualified stock options, no stock option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable either by the optionee, or in the event of the optionee’s death, by his or her estate or by any other person, after the expiration of ten years from the date of its grant.

Performance-Based Stock Awards

          Certain awards granted under the 2009 Plan may be granted in a manner such that the award is intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). As determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, either the granting or vesting of such performance-based stock awards shall be based on achievement of hurdle rates and/or growth in one or more business criteria that apply to the individual participant, one or more business units, or the Company as a whole. The business criteria shall be as follows, individually or in combination: (a) net income; (b) earnings per share; (c) revenue; (d) net sales growth; (e) market share; (f) operating income; (g) expenses; (h) working capital; (i) operating margin; (j) return on equity; (k) return on assets; (l) market price per share; (m) total return to stockholders; (n) cash flow; (o) free cash flow; (p) return on investment; (q) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (r) earnings before interest, taxes and amortization; (s) global profit contribution; (t) economic value added; and (u) objectively quantifiable customer or constituency satisfaction. In addition, the performance targets may include comparisons to performance of other companies or indices using one or more of the foregoing business criteria. The Committee may provide in any target award that any evaluation of performance exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (i) asset write-downs; (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (iii) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or methodology, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; (iv) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; (v) any non-recurring items as described in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report for the applicable year; (vi) acquisitions or divestitures; (vii) any non-required contributions to the Company’s pension plan; (viii) foreign exchange gains and losses; and (ix) cash capital expenditures for facilities acquisition or construction.

          With respect to performance-based stock awards, the Committee shall establish in writing the award period objectives applicable to any given period (two to five fiscal years). The award period objectives shall state, in terms of an objective formula or standards, the methods for computing the amount of compensation payable to the participant if such award period objectives are obtained. The Committee shall also establish, no later than 90 days after the commencement of such period, the individual employees or class of employees to which such award period objectives apply. No performance-based stock awards shall be payable to, or vest with respect to, any participant for a given fiscal period until the Committee certifies in writing that the objective performance goals (and any other material terms) applicable to such period have been satisfied.

          The Committee may provide that a grantee of a performance-based stock award may elect to receive cash in lieu of, and in an amount equal to, all or part of the shares of Common Stock, which would otherwise be issued to the grantee.

Restricted Stock

          The Committee shall have full discretion and authority to determine the employees to be awarded restricted stock, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued, the time at which the awards will be granted, whether the vesting of the restricted stock will be based upon achievement of performance targets, and the period during which the shares will be subject to forfeiture in whole or in part. During the restricted period, the grantee will not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge or assign the shares of restricted stock.


Performance Awards

          The Committee shall have full discretion and authority in determining the number, amount and timing of performance awards granted to each employee. These performance awards may be in the form of shares of Common Stock or cash, may be granted as either long-term or short-term incentives, and may be based upon, without limitation, Company-wide, business unit or individual performance.

Change of Control

          There is a change of control provision in the 2009 Plan described on page 33 above.

 

(3)

The amounts in All Other Compensation include the cash value of dividends accrued under the Deferred Compensation Plan and, in the case of Mr. McDaniel and Dr. Baker, respectively $1,029.54 and $2,025.89 in interest credited to their Deferred Cash Compensation Plan in FY2012. Also included are contributions made under the Company’s Matching Gift Program, as described above, as follows: Ms. M. Baker – $2,000; Dr. W. Baker – $4,100; Mr. Pesce $4,000; Mr. B. Wiley – $2,000 and Mr. P. Wiley – $83,500.

 

(4)

Certain Federal Income Tax ConsequencesPeter Booth Wiley, Chairman of the Board, does not receive a retainer for his service on the board but receives an annual salary of $415,000 as an employee of the Company

 

(5)

Effective January 1, 2009, Messrs. Baker and McDaniel deferred receipt of annual cash retainer fees in the form of stock until January 1, 2010. Effective January 1, 2011, Mr. McDaniel deferred receipt of his annual cash retainer in a cash deferral account and Dr. Baker began receiving his annual cash retainer in the form of cash.

 

(6)

          The statements in the following paragraphsMr. Pesce became a non-employee director on May 1,2011 and received a pro-rated cash retainer of the principal federal income tax consequences of awards under the 2009 Plan are based on statutory authority and judicial and administrative interpretations as of the date of this proxy statement, which are subject$20,625 for his service from May 1, 2011 to change at any time (and possibly with retroactive effect). The law is technical and complex, and the discussion below represents only a general summary.

Incentive Stock Options

          Incentive stock options (“ISOs”) granted under the 2009 Plan are intended to meet the definitional requirements of Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code for “incentive stock options.”

          An employee who receives an ISO does not recognize any taxable income upon the grant of the ISO. Similarly, the exercise of an ISO generally does not give rise to federal income tax to the employee, provided that (1) the federal “alternative minimum tax,” which depends on the employee’s particular tax situation, does not apply; and (2) the employee is employed by the Company or a subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code) of the Company from the date of grant of the option until three months prior to its exercise, except where the employment terminates by reason of disability (where the three-month period is extended to one year) or death (where this requirement does not apply). If an employee exercises an ISO after these requisite periods, the ISO will be treated as an NSO (as defined below) and will be subject to the rules set forth below under the caption “Non-Qualified Stock Options.”

          If after exercising an ISO, an employee disposes of the Common Stock acquired under the ISO more than two years from the date of grant and more than one year from the date of transfer of the Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of the ISO (the “applicable holding period”), the employee will generally recognize long-term capital gain or loss equal to the difference, if any, between the amount received for the shares and the exercise price. If, however, an employee does not hold the shares for the applicable holding period, thereby making a “disqualifying disposition,” the employee would recognize ordinary income equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time the ISO was exercised over the exercise price and the balance, if any, would be long-term capital gain (provided the holding period for the shares exceeded one year and the employee held the shares as a capital asset at the time of disposition).

          If the disqualifying disposition is a sale or exchange that would permit a loss to be recognized under the Code (were a loss in fact to be realized), and the sale proceeds are less than the fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise, the employee’s ordinary income there from would be limited to the gain (if any) realized on the sale.

          An employee who exercises an ISO by delivering Common Stock previously acquired pursuant to the exercise of another ISO is treated as making a “disqualifying disposition” of the Common Stock if the shares are delivered before the expiration of their applicable holding period. Upon the exercise of an ISO with previously acquired shares as to which no disqualifying disposition occurs, the employee would not recognize gain or loss with respect to the previously acquired shares. The Company will not be allowed a federal income tax deduction upon the grant or exercise of an ISO or the disposition, after the applicable holding period, of the Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an ISO. In the event of a disqualifying disposition, the Company generally will be entitled to a deduction in an amount equal to the ordinary income included by the employee, provided that the amount constitutes an ordinarySeptember 2011.


and necessary business expense to the Company and is reasonable and the limitations of Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code (discussed below) do not apply.

Non-Qualified Stock Options

          Non-qualified stock options (“NSOs”) granted under the 2009 Plan are options that do not qualify as ISOs. An individual who receives an NSO will not recognize any taxable income upon the grant of an NSO. However, the individual will recognize ordinary income upon exercise of an NSO in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock (or, in the case of an NSO which permits exercise without any payment of the purchase price, the full market value of the shares of Common Stock or the amount of cash, as the case may be) at the time of exercise over the exercise price, if any.

          As a result of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the timing of income recognition may be deferred for any individual who is an officer or director of the Company or a beneficial owner of more than ten percent (10%) of any class of equity securities of the Company. Absent a Section 83(b) election (as described below under “Other Awards”), recognition of income by the individual will be deferred until the expiration of the deferral period, if any.

          The ordinary income recognized with respect to the receipt of cash upon exercise of an NSO or a right will be subject to both wage withholding and other employment taxes. The holder is required to pay any withholding tax liabilities that arise upon the exercise of an NSO.

          A federal income tax deduction generally will be allowed to the Company in an amount equal to the ordinary income included by the individual with respect to his or her NSO or right, provided that such amount constitutes an ordinary and necessary business expense to the Company and is reasonable and the limitations of Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code do not apply.

Other Awards

          With respect to other awards under the 2009 Plan that are either transferable or not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (as defined in the Code and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder), individuals generally will recognize ordinary income equal to the amount of cash or the fair market value of the Common Stock received.

          With respect to awards under the 2009 Plan that are settled in shares of Common Stock that are restricted as to transferability and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, absent a written election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code filed with the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days after the date of transfer of such shares pursuant to the award (a “Section 83 (b) election”), an individual will recognize ordinary income at the earlier of the time at which (1) the shares become transferable or (2) the restrictions that impose a substantial risk of forfeiture of the shares lapse, in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value (on such date) of such shares over the price paid for the award, if any.

          The ordinary income recognized with respect to the receipt of cash, shares of Common Stock or other property under the Plan will be subject to both wage withholding and other employment taxes.

          The Company will be allowed a deduction for federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the ordinary income recognized by the individual, provided that such amount constitutes an ordinary and necessary business expense to the Company and is reasonable and the limitations of Sections 280G and 162(m) of the Code do not apply.

Dividends

          To the extent awards of restricted stock under the 2009 Plan earn cash dividends, an individual generally will recognize ordinary income with respect to such dividends.

Change in Control

          In general, if the total amount of payments to an individual that are contingent upon a “change in control” of the Company (as defined in Section 280G of the Code), including payments under the 2009 Plan that vest upon a “change in control,” equals or exceeds three


 

 

 

 

 

times the individual’s “base amount” (generally, such individual’s average annual compensation for the five calendar years preceding the change in control), then, subject to certain exceptions, the payments may be treated as “parachute payments” under the Code, in which case a portion of such payments would be non-deductible to the Company and the individual would be subject to a 20% excise tax on such portion of the payments.

Certain Limitations on Deductibility of Executive Compensation

          With certain exceptions, Section 162(m) of the Code denies a deduction to publicly held corporations for compensation paid to certain executive officers in excess of $1 million per executive per taxable year (including any deduction with respect to the exercise of an NSO or SAR or the disqualifying disposition of stock purchased pursuant to an ISO). One such exception applies to certain performance-based compensation provided that such compensation has been approved by stockholders in a separate vote and certain other requirements are met. If approved by its shareholders, the Company believes that stock options, SARs and performance-based stock awards granted under the Plan should qualify for the performance-based compensation exception to Section 162(m).

Tax Treatment of Awards to Employees Outside the United States

          The grant and exercise of options and awards under the 2009 Plan to employees outside the United States may be taxed on a different basis.

          Unless contrary instructions are noted, the proxy will be voted in favor of the following resolution that will be submitted at the Annual Meeting:

          “RESOLVED, that the 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan, as set forth in Exhibit A to the Company’s Proxy Statement dated August 7, 2009, be, and it hereby is, approved.”

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” approval of the 2009 Plan.


IX.

Proposal to Adoptthe 2009 ExecutiveAnnual IncentivePlan

Background

          The Board is proposing for shareholder approval the 2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan (the “EAIP”). If approved by the shareholders, the effective date of the EAIP will be June 18, 2009, and no cash target awards shall be granted after the Annual Shareholders Meeting in September 2014. The EAIP is annexed hereto asExhibit B. A summary of the EAIP appears below.

          On June 18, 2009 the Company’s Executive Compensation and Development Committee (the “Committee”) adopted, and the Board ratified, subject to shareholder approval, the EAIP. The EAIP is being submitted for shareholder approval in order to come within the “performance-based compensation” exception of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Generally, Section 162(m) of the Code denies a deduction to publicly held corporations for compensation paid to certain executive officers in excess of $1 million per executive per taxable year. An exception applies to certain performance-based compensation, provided that such compensation has been approved by shareholders in a separate vote and certain other requirements are met. If approved by the shareholders, the Company believes that awards granted under the EAIP should qualify for the performance-based compensation exception to Section 162(m) of the Code.

Purpose

          The EAIP is designed to instill and sustain a culture of excellence, to emphasize performance at the corporate and business unit levels, to reward significant contributions to the success of the Company, and to attract and retain key corporate management executives. For purposes of the EAIP, key corporate management executives shall be defined as those persons designated as designated by the Committee.

Administration

          The EAIP will be administered by the Committee or a sub-committee thereof (the“Committee”), comprised solely of no fewer than two members, all of whom shall be “qualified outside directors” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3) under Section 162(m) of the Code.

Eligibility

          Eligibility is generally limited to the Company’s key corporate management executives. The Committee will determine which executives will be participants for a particular performance period. Approximately ten (10) persons are expected to be eligible to participate in the EAIP.

Cash Target Awards

          For each fiscal year of the Company beginning May 1, 2009, each participant will be granted a cash award no later than 90 days after the commencement of such fiscal year. The award will be paid if the performance target for the particular award is achieved. No individual participant may receive aggregate awards or a payout under the EAIP that are more than $6 million in any fiscal year.

Performance Targets

          The annual performance target for each award shall be based on achievement of hurdle rates and/or growth in one or more business criteria that apply to the individual participant, including one or more business units or the Company as a whole. The business criteria, exclusions from business criteria, administration of plan criteria, and requirements for certification of performance goals are the same as described under Performance-Based Stock Awards in the 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan, above.

Effective Date.

          Provided that it is approved by the shareholders, the EAIP shall be effective as of June 18, 2009, the date on which it was adopted by the Committee and ratified by the Board (the “Effective Date”). Any cash target awards granted under the EAIP shall be effective as of the date of the grant. No award may be paid out prior to shareholder approval, however, and if the shareholders fail to approve the EAIP, any awards granted shall be cancelled.


 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

 

Withholding TaxesNumber of Shares
Underlying
Outstanding Deferred
Stock Equivalents

 

Number of Securities
Underlying
Outstanding
Stock Options

 

          The Company shall have the right to deduct from all payouts of awards any federal, state, local or foreign taxes required by law to be withheld.

Amendments to the Plan

          The EAIP is subject to amendment or termination at any time, but no such action may adversely affect any rights or obligations with respect to any awards previously made under the EAIP. No amendment of the EAIP shall be effective that would (a) increase the maximum amount which can be paid to any participant under the EAIP; (b) change the types of business criteria on which performance targets are to be based under the EAIP; or (c) modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the EAIP unless and until such change is approved by the shareholders of the Company.

Termination

          No cash target awards shall be granted under the EAIP after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in September 2014.

          Unless contrary instructions are noted, the proxy will be voted in favor of the following resolution which shall be submitted at the Annual Meeting:

 

 

 

 

 

          “RESOLVED, that the 2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan of the Company, as set forth in Exhibit B to the Company’s Proxy Statement dated August 7, 2009 be, and it hereby is, authorized and approved.”

 

 

 

 

 

Mari Jean Baker

1,154.65

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” approval of the EAIP.

Warren J. Baker

25,444.11

 

 

 

 

 

X.

Proposal to Adopt the 2009 Director Stock PlanJean-Lou Chameau

 

Background

1,154.65

Linda P.B. Katehi

1,154.65

Matthew S. Kissner

16,836.46

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.

15,142.93

Eduardo Menascé

6,212.21

William B. Plummer

23,221.70

Kalpana Raina

4,239.06

Bradford Wiley II


 

 

 

          The Board has been using the 2004 Director Stock Plan as a meansInsurance with Respect to Indemnification of attractingDirectors and retaining highly qualified individuals to serve as directors of the Company and to increase the Non-Employee Directors’ (as defined below) stock ownership of the Company. On June 18, 2009 The Board, subject to the approval of the shareholders, adopted the 2009 Director Stock Plan (the “2009 Plan”). As of July 22, 2009, there were fewer than 46,683 shares of Class A Common Stock (“Common Stock”) remaining for grant under the 2004 Plan. The 2009 Plan is intended to replace the 2004 Plan. If the shareholders approve the 2009 Plan, no further shares will be issued under the 2004 Plan.Officers

 

          The By-Laws of the Company provide for indemnification of directors and officers in connection with claims arising from service to the Company to the extent permitted under the New York State Business Corporation Law. The Company carries insurance in the amount of $30,000,000 with Federal Insurance Company, and Allied World National Assurance Company at a premium of $336,300. The current policy expires on November 14, 2012.

 

 

 

          The 2009 Plan is annexed hereto asExhibit C. It provides for an annual award of shares to Non-Employee Directors equal in value to 100 percent of the total annual cash compensation.Transactions with Directors’ Companies

 

          In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries may have transactions with companies and organizations whose executive officers are also Company directors. None of these transactions in fiscal 2012 exceeded the threshold for disclosure under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, which is 2% of the gross revenues of either the Company or the other organization.

 

 

 

Effective DateOTHER MATTERS

 

 

 

          Provided that it is approved by the shareholders, the Director Plan shall be effective as of September 17, 2009 (the “Effective Date”).

Administration

          The Board as a whole shall administer and interpret the Director Plan in its sole discretion.

Eligibility

          Only Non-Employee Directors shall be able to participate in the Director Plan. A Non-Employee Director is a person who is serving as a director of the Company and is not an employee of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company.

Shares of Stock

          No more than 100,000 shares of Common Stock, which shall be treasury stock, shall be available under the Director Plan. All shares awarded under the Director Plan will be charged against the total available for grant.

Amendment to the Plan

          The Director Plan may be amended at any time by action of the Board and approval of the shareholders, or terminated at any time by action of the Board.


Restricted Stock Grant

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          Beginning with the Annual Meeting to be held in September 2009, each Non-Employee Director will receive shares of Common Stock equal in value of 100 percent of the annual cash compensation he or she has received from the Company for services as a non-employee director during the period beginning on the day of the Annual Meeting in the preceding year and ending with the date of the just concluded Annual Meeting. For purposes of this paragraph, cash compensation shall include the non-employee director’s annual retainer fee, but will exclude the additional retainer fee paid to committee chairmen and any expense reimbursements. The shares may not be sold or transferred during the time the Non-Employee Director remains a Director, but may be sold or transferred in the case of death or disability of the Non-Employee Director.

Stock in Lieu of Eligible Cash Fees

          The Director Plan also permits Non-Employee Directors to elect to receive Common Stock in lieu of cash compensation, and the Company wishes to encourage such participation. For purposes of this paragraph, cash compensation shall mean the annual retainer fee and the additional retainer fee received by committee chairmen. The election must be in writing, signed by the Non-Employee Director, and filed with the Corporate Secretary. Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this election will be distributed as soon as practicable following the quarterly meetings of the Board.

          Unless contrary instructions are noted, the proxy will be voted in favor of the following resolution, which shall be submitted at the meeting:

          “RESOLVED, that the 2009 Director Stock Plan of the Company, as set forth in Exhibit C to the Company’s Proxy Statement dated August 7, 2009 be, and it hereby is, authorized and approved.”

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the adoption of the Director Plan.

XI.

Manner and Expenses of Solicitation

 

          Since many of our shareholders are unable to attend the Annual Meeting, the Board solicits proxies so that each shareholder has the opportunity to vote on the proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting.

 

 

 

          Shareholders of record can vote, and save the Company expense, by using the Internet or by calling the toll-free telephone number printed on the proxy card. Voting instructions (including instructions for both telephonic and Internet voting) are provided on the proxy card. The Internet and telephone voting procedures are designed to authenticate shareholder identities, to allow shareholders to give voting instructions and to confirm that shareholders’ instructions have been recorded properly. Shareholders voting via the Internet should understand that there



may be costs associated with electronic access, such as usage charges from Internet access providers and telephone companies, that must be borne by the shareholder.

 

 

 

 

          If your shares are held in the name of a bank or broker, follow the voting instructions on the form you receive from such record holder. The availability of Internet and telephone voting will depend on their voting procedures.

 

 

 

          If you do vote by Internet or telephone, it will not be necessary to return your proxy card. If you do not choose to vote using these two options, you may return your proxy card, properly signed, and the shares will be voted in accordance with your directions. Shareholders are urged to mark the boxes on the proxy card to indicate how their shares are to be voted. If no choices are specified, the shares represented by that proxy card will be voted as recommended by the Board.

 

 

 

          If a shareholder does not return a signed proxy card, vote by the Internet, by telephone or attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, his or her shares will not be voted. Any shareholder giving a proxy (including one given by the Internet or telephone) has the right to revoke it at any time before it is exercised by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of the Company, by delivering a duly executed proxy bearing a later date to the Secretary (or by subsequently completing a telephonic or Internet proxy) prior to the Annual Meeting of


Shareholders, or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person. Attendance at the Annual Meeting will not in and of itself constitute revocation of a proxy.

 

 

 

          The Company will bear the costs of soliciting proxies. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by use of the mail, some of the officers, directors and other employees of the Company may also solicit proxies personally or by mail, telephone or facsimile, but they will not receive additional compensation for such services. Brokerage firms, custodians, banks, trustees, nominees or other fiduciaries holding shares of common stock in their names will be reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in forwarding proxy material to their principals.

 

 

 

XII.

Electronic Delivery of Materials

 

          The 20092012 Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K are available on our website athttps://materials.proxyvote.com/968223.968223. Instead of receiving future copies of our Proxy Statement and Annual Report materials by mail, shareholders can elect to receive an e-mail that will provide electronic links to them. Selecting this option will save us the cost of producing and mailing documents to your home or business and will also give you an electronic link to the proxy voting site. Shareholders of record and beneficial owners may enroll in the electronic proxy delivery service at any time in the future by going to our enrollment site athttp://enroll.icsdelivery.com/jwa and following the enrollment instructions.

 

 

 

XIII.

Deadline for Submission of ShareholdersShareholder Proposals

 

          If a shareholder intends to present a proposal for action at the 20102013 Annual Meeting and wishes to have such proposal considered for inclusion in our proxy materials in reliance on Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the proposal must be submitted in writing and received by the Secretary of the Company by April 12, 2010.2013. Such proposal must also meet the other requirements of the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to shareholder proposals.

 

 

 

          If a shareholder submits a proposal outside of Rule 14a-8 for the 20102013 Annual Meeting and the proposal fails to comply with the advance notice procedure prescribed by our By-Laws, then the Company’s proxy may confer discretionary authority on the persons being appointed as proxies on behalf of the Company’s Board to vote on the proposal.

 

 

 

          Our By-Laws establish an advance notice procedure with regard to certain matters, including shareholder proposals and nominations of individuals for election to the Board. In general, written notice of a shareholder proposal or a director nomination for an annual meeting must be received by the Secretary of the Company no later than May 20, 2010,23, 2013, and must contain specified information and conform to certain requirements, as set forth in greater detail in the By-Laws. If the Company’s presiding officer at any shareholders’ meeting determines that a shareholder proposal or director nomination was not made in accordance with the By-Laws, the Company may disregard such proposal or nomination.



 

 

 

 

          Proposals and nominations should be addressed to Corporate Secretary, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Mail Stop 7-02,9-01, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030-5774.

 

 

 

XIV.

Other Matters

 

          The Company has not received notice from any shareholder of its intention to bring a matter before the 20092012 Annual Meeting. At the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors does not know of any other matter to come before the meeting other than the matters set forth in the Notice of Meeting. However, if any other matter, not now known, properly comes before the meeting, the persons named on the enclosed proxy will vote said proxy in accordance with their best judgment on such matter. Shares represented by any proxy will be voted with respect to the proposals outlined above in accordance with the choices specified therein or in favor of any proposal as to which no choice is specified.


 

 

 

          The Company will provide, without charge, a copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal year 2009,2012, including the financial statements and the schedules thereto. All such requests should be directed to Corporate Secretary, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Mail Stop 7-02,9-01, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030-5774.

 

 

 

          It is important that your proxy be returned promptly, whether by mail, by the Internet or by telephone. You may revoke the proxy at any time before it is exercised. If you attend the meeting in person, you may withdraw any proxy (including an Internet or telephonic proxy) and vote your own shares.


 

 

 

 

BY ORDEROF THE BOARDOF DIRECTORS


MICHAEL L. PRESTON

 

 

Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

Hoboken, New Jersey


August 7, 2009

10, 2012

 


EXHIBIT A(WILEY LOGO)



JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
2009 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN
- ANNUAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

 

 

1.

NAME/ PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW. This Plan shall be known as the 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is intended to provide the officers and other key employees of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the “Company”) and of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates and certain Joint Venture Companies, upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the Company depends for its growth and for the profitable conduct of its business, with additional incentive to promote the success of the Company, and to that end to encourage such employees to acquire or increase their proprietary interest in the Company. The Plan provides for the grant of Stock Options to purchase shares of the Company’s stock or Stock Appreciation Rights. The Plan also provides for the grant of Performance-Based Stock Awards and Performance Awards, which are contingent rights to receive shares of the Company’s stock, and for the grant of shares of the Company’s stock, (“Restricted Stock”). Performance-Based Stock Awards and Performance Awards shall be subject to forfeiture, in whole or in part, if the objectives established in the award are not met, or if employment is terminated during the “Plan Cycle.” Restricted Stock shall be subject to forfeiture, in whole or in part, if employment is terminated during the “Restricted Period” and may also be made subject to forfeiture in whole or in part if objectives established in the award are not met.

2.

SHARES OF STOCK. Subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 12, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which may be made subject to awards granted under this Plan shall not exceed 8,000,000. Any shares granted as options or stock appreciation rights shall be counted against this limit as one (1) share for every one (1) share granted. Any shares granted as awards other than options or stock appreciation rights shall be counted against this limit as one and seventy-six hundredths (1.76) shares for every one (1) share granted. No more than 600,000 shares of Common Stock shall be cumulatively available for grants of options, performance-based stock awards, restricted stock or performance awards in any one calendar year to any one individual. Shares subject to unexercised portions of terminated or expired stock options granted under the Plan, shares of Restricted Stock which have been forfeited, or shares included in Performance-Based Stock Awards or Performance Awards which have been forfeited or otherwise not earned shall again be available for grant under the Plan. Shares subject to unexercised portions of terminated or expired stock options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan shall be credited back to the 8,000,000 limit as one (1) share for every one (1) share granted. Shares of Restricted Stock which have been forfeited, and shares included in Performance-Based Stock Awards or Performance Awards which have been forfeited or otherwise not earned shall be credited back to the limit as one and seventy-six hundredths (1.76) shares for every one (1) share granted. The preceding sentence shall apply only for purposes of determining the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for grants of options or awards over the life of the Plan but shall not apply for purposes of determining the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for grants of options or awards in any one calendar year to any one individual. Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of options, Restricted Stock pursuant to Performance-Based Stock Awards, or Performance Stock may be treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares. All shares granted or awarded under the Plan, whether treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares, will be charged against the total available for grant under the Plan. The holder of an option or the recipient of a Performance-Based Stock Award or Performance Award shall not have any of the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares covered by his or her option or award until a certificate for such shares shall be issued upon the due exercise of the option or pursuant to the terms of the Performance-Based Stock Award, as the case may be.

3.

COMMON STOCK. The term “Common Stock” as used in this Plan shall refer solely to the ClassCLASS A Common Stock (par value of $1 per share) and not the Class B Common Stock.


4.

ELIGIBILITY. All officers and other key employees of the Company, its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or Joint Venture Companies, are eligible to receive stock options (except that only employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries are eligible to receive incentive stock options), Performance-Based Stock Awards, Performance Awards, or Restricted Stock. The term “Subsidiary(ies)” as used in this Plan means a company in which the Company and/or its Subsidiaries hold 50% or more of the total combined voting power; the term “Affiliate(s)” means any company in which the Company and/or its Subsidiaries hold 20% or more (but less than 50%) of the total combined voting power; and the term “Joint Venture Company(ies)” means any partnership, limited liability company, or joint venture in which the Company has a 20% or more interest.

5.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Executive Compensation and Development Committee, or such other sub-committee of not less than two “qualified outside directors” as the Executive Compensation and Development Committee may appoint (the “Committee”), shall administer and interpret the Plan. With respect to the administration of the Plan, in addition to the authority specifically granted to the Committee herein, and subject to the rules provided in the By-Laws and such rules as the Committee may prescribe, the Committee shall have authority to adopt, amend and rescind such rules and regulations as, in its opinion, may be advisable in the administration of the Plan and to construe and interpret the Plan, the rules and regulations which it may promulgate and the instruments evidencing options and awards granted under the Plan, and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable in the administration of the Plan. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan and of any options issued or awards granted under it shall be final and binding upon all persons.

6.

STOCK OPTIONS

a.

Grant of Options. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, including but not limited to the provisions of Subparagraphs (b) and (c) of this Paragraph 6, the Committee shall have full and final authority in its discretion (i) to determine the employees to be granted options; (ii) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each option; (iii) to determine the time or times at which options will be granted; (iv) to determine the purchase price of the shares subject to each option (but not less than fair market value on the date of grant as stated in 6.b.i); (v) to determine the time or times when or any conditions upon which each option becomes exercisable and the duration of the exercise period; (vi) to determine whether the option shall be an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) or an option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option (a “non-qualified stock option”); and (vii) to prescribe the form or forms of the instruments evidencing any options granted under the Plan (which forms shall be consistent with this Plan but need not be identical), except that each option shall be clearly identified as an incentive stock option or a non-qualified stock option. The date of an option shall be the date of the authorization of such grant by the Committee or such later date as may be fixed for that purpose by the Committee at the time of the authorization of such grant. An individual may hold more than one option.

b.

Terms of all Options. All options granted under the Plan (including non-qualified options) shall be subject to the following provisions:

i.

Purchase Price. The purchase price of shares under each such option shall be fixed by the Committee at not less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant of such option.

ii.

Payment. Shares shall be paid in full at the time the option is exercised and no shares shall be issued until such payment has been received. The Committee may, from time to time, restrict or impose limits and conditions on the use of the Company’s Common Stock for payment.

iii.

Stock Appreciation Rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing Subparagraph (ii), any non-qualified option granted under the Plan may provide the right to exercise


such option in whole or in part without any payment of the purchase price. If an option is exercised without a payment of the purchase price, the optionee shall be entitled to receive a payment equal to the excess of the fair market value, on the date of exercise, of the shares covered by the option over not less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant of such Stock Appreciation Right. Such payment shall be in whole shares of Common Stock, in cash, or partly in such shares and partly in cash as determined by the Committee. The number of shares with respect to which any option is exercised under this Subparagraph (iii) shall reduce the number of shares thereafter available for exercise under the option and such shares may not again be optioned under the Plan.

iv.

Ten Year Maximum Term. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Paragraph 6, no option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be exercisable either by the optionee, or in the event of the optionee’s death, by his or her estate or by any other person, after the expiration of ten years from the date of its grant, except as provided in Subparagraphs (b) (vi) or (vii).

v.

Termination of Employment Other Than by Death or Retirement, as the latter is defined in paragraph 6.b.vi below. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, each option may be exercised only while the optionee is regularly employed by the Company, a Subsidiary, an Affiliate, or a Joint Venture Company, as the case may be, or within three months after the optionee’s employment has been terminated (but no later than the expiration date of the option), whether such termination was by the Company (unless such termination was for cause) or by the optionee for any reason. If the optionee’s employment is terminated for cause (as determined by the Committee), the option may not be exercised after the optionee’s employment has been terminated. An optionee’s employment shall not be deemed to have terminated for purposes of this Subparagraph as long as the optionee is employed by the Company, or any Subsidiary, Affiliate or Joint Venture Company. For purposes of non-qualified options, employment shall mean continuous employment (either full or part time), except that leaves of absence for such periods and purposes as may be approved by the Company or the Subsidiary, Affiliate, or Joint Venture Company shall not be deemed to terminate employment. If a non-qualified optionee is permanently disabled (as described in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) as of the date of termination of employment, the option may be exercised within three years after such date. The Committee may require evidence of permanent disability, including medical examinations by physicians selected by it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its discretion, may permit the exercise of the non-qualified option for such period after such termination of employment as the Committee may specify and may also increase the number of shares subject to exercise up to the full number of shares covered by the non-qualified option. In no event (except as hereinafter provided in the case of the death of an optionee) may an option be exercised after the expiration date of the option.

vi.

Retirement. If a non-qualified optionee shall retire after attaining 55 years of age and elects to receive a benefit under any of the Company’s qualified or non-qualified retirement plans, the option shall terminate three years after the date of the optionee’s retirement (but no later than the expiration date of the option). If the non-qualified optionee shall die within such three year (or shorter) period, the optionee’s estate or any person who acquires the right to exercise such option by bequest, inheritance or by reason of the death of the optionee shall have the right to exercise the option during such period, or during the period ending one year after the optionee’s death, if longer, to the same extent as the optionee would have had if he or she had survived.

vii.

Termination of Employment by Death. If a non-qualified optionee shall die while in the employ of the Company or a Subsidiary, Affiliate or Joint Venture


Company the optionee’s estate or any person who acquires the right to exercise such option by bequest, inheritance or by reason of the death of the optionee shall have the right to exercise the option within three years from the date of the optionee’s death (but not later than the expiration date of the option or one year after the optionee’s death, whichever is later), without regard to whether the right to exercise such option shall have otherwise accrued.

viii.

Non-Transferability. No stock option shall be transferable other than by last will and testament, or by the laws of descent and distribution. During the optionee’s lifetime, the option shall be exercisable only by the optionee.

c.

Incentive Stock Options. An option which is designated as an “incentive stock option” is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option as defined in subsection (b) of Section 422 of the Code, and the provisions of this Plan and the terms of any such option shall be interpreted accordingly. An incentive stock option may only be issued to employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries, may only be exercised until the date which is three months after the optionee’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries has been terminated (except where such termination is by reason of disability (as described above), where the three month period is extended to one year, or death, where this requirement does not apply), and for purposes of incentive stock options, employment shall mean continuous employment (either full or part time) within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.4217(h)(2). Incentive stock options shall expire in all events after the expiration of ten years from the date of its grant.

7.

PERFORMANCE-BASED STOCK AWARDS

a.

Grants. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, including but not limited to the provisions of Subparagraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this Paragraph 7 of the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority in its discretion (a) to determine the employees to be awarded Performance-Based Stock Awards; (b) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to each Performance-Based Stock Award; (c) to determine the time or times at which the Performance-Based Stock Awards will be granted; (d) to determine the Plan Cycle and Award Period Objectives, as such terms are hereinafter defined, with respect to each Performance-Based Stock Award; and (e) to prescribe the form or forms of the instruments evidencing the awards under the Plan (which forms shall be consistent with the Plan but need not be identical).

b.

Term of Performance-Based Stock Awards. All Performance-Based Stock Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following provisions:

i.

General. The Committee may award Performance-Based Stock Awards which will entitle the employee to whom the award is made to be issued shares of Common Stock upon the expiration of the Plan Cycle if the Award Period Objectives with respect to such Performance-Based Stock Awards specified in the award are attained. It is intended that any Performance-Based Stock Awards under the Plan satisfy all requirements for “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, where applicable.

ii.

Award Period Objectives. Each fiscal year that awards are made under the Plan, the Committee shall establish a schedule of Award Period Objectives applicable to Awards granted in that year.

A.

A separate schedule of Award Period Objectives may be established for Awards to (I) a defined group of employees, such as the employees of a Subsidiary, Affiliate, Joint Venture Company or business group within the Company, or (II) an individual employee.


B.

As determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, either the granting or vesting of such Performance-Based Stock Awards shall be based on achievement of hurdle rates and/or growth rates in one or more business criteria that apply to the individual participant, one or more business units, or the Company as a whole. The business criteria shall be as follows, individually or in combination: (I) net income; (II) earnings per share; (III) revenue; (IV) net sales growth; (V) market share; (VI) operating income; (VII) expenses; (VIII) working capital; (IX) operating margin; (X) return on equity; (XI) return on assets; (XII) market price per share; (XIII) total return to stockholders; (XIV) cash flow; (XV) free cash flow; (XVI) return on investment; (XVII) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (XVIII) earnings before interest, taxes and amortization; (XIX) global profit contribution; (XX) economic value added; and (XXI) objectively quantifiable customer or constituency satisfaction. In addition, the performance targets may include comparisons to performance of other companies or indices using one or more of the foregoing business criteria. The Committee may provide in any target award that any evaluation of performance exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (a) asset write-downs; (b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (c) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or methodology, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; (d) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; (e) any non-recurring items as described in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; (f) acquisitions or divestitures; (g) any non-required contributions to the Company pension plan; (h)foreign exchange gains and losses; and (i) cash capital expenditures for facilities acquisition or construction.

C.

The Committee will establish in writing the Award Period Objectives applicable to a given period. Such Award Period Objectives will state, in terms of an objective formula or standard, the method for computing the amount of compensation payable to the participant if such Award Period Objectives are obtained. The Committee will also establish in writing the individual employees or class of employees to which such Award Period Objectives apply. The Committee will establish such Award Period Objectives and the employees to which such Award Period Objectives apply no later than 90 days after the commencement of the relevant period.

D.

No Performance-Based Stock Award will be payable to, or vest with respect to, as the case may be, any participant for a given fiscal period until the Committee certifies in writing that the Award Period Objectives (and any other material terms) applicable to such period have been satisfied.

E.

After establishment of an Award Period Objective, the Committee shall not revise such Award Period Objective in a manner that would increase the amount of compensation otherwise payable in respect of the award, or increase the amount of compensation payable thereunder (as determined in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code) upon the attainment of such Award Period Objective. Nothwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the number of shares of Common Stock or cash granted or the number of shares of Common Stock vested upon the attainment of such Award Period Objective.

F.

Award Period Objectives may be stated in terms of results at the end of the Plan Cycle, of cumulative results during the entire Plan Cycle, in terms of results during each fiscal year within the Plan Cycle, or any combination of the above.


G.

The attainment of any Award Period Objectives established by the Committee shall be determined by the Committee and its determination shall be conclusive and binding on the employee, any beneficiary of the employee, and the Company. In making such determination, the Committee may refer to and rely upon the certified financial statements contained in the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, other financial statements of the Company, relevant economic or financial indices, reports prepared by the Company’s independent public accountants or, with respect to business objectives not stated in financial terms, upon reports or statements of officers of the Company.

iii.

Termination of Employment. If the employment of any employee to whom a Performance-Based Stock Award is made (the “grantee”) shall be terminated by the Company, Subsidiary, an Affiliate, or a Joint Venture Company, as the case may be, with or without cause, or by the grantee for any reason during the performance period, or as result of death, the Performance-Based Stock Award and the right to receive shares of Common Stock which may have been earned under the Award shall be forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its discretion exercised in an award agreement or other written agreement, may waive such forfeiture, or may determine that only a portion of the Performance-Based Stock Award shall be forfeited pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Subparagraph.

iv.

Plan Cycle. All Performance-Based Stock Awards under the Plan shall have a Plan Cycle of not less than two fiscal years nor more than five fiscal years. The first fiscal year of the Plan shall be the year in which the award is made or the year following, as designated.

c.

Rights under Performance-Based Stock Awards. Until shares of Common Stock are issued pursuant to a Performance-Based Stock Award, the grantee shall have no right to receive dividends or other distributions with respect to such shares or to vote such shares. The grantee’s rights with respect to a Performance-Based Stock Award shall not be transferable other than by last will and testament, or by the laws of descent and distribution. In the event of the death of the grantee, his or her estate or any person who acquires his or her interest in the Performance-Based Stock Award by bequest or inheritance or by reason of the death of the grantee, shall only have such rights, if any, with respect to the decedent’s Performance-Based Stock Award as the Committee, pursuant to Subparagraph 7(b)(iii) may determine.

d.

Alternative Cash Awards. The Committee may provide in the terms of the Performance-Based Stock Award that a grantee of Performance-Based Stock Awards may elect, at such time as the Committee may specify, and in accordance with the rules and regulations under Code Section 409A, to receive cash in lieu of, and in an amount equal in value to, all or part of the shares of Common Stock which would otherwise be issued to the grantee.

8.

RESTRICTED STOCK

a.

Awards. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full and final authority in its discretion (i) to determine the employees to be awarded shares of Common Stock as Restricted Stock (shares subject to forfeiture); (ii) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock which shall be issued pursuant to each award; (iii) to determine the time or times at which the awards will be granted; (iv) to determine whether the vesting of the Restricted Stock will be based upon, in any manner, achievement of performance targets; (v) to determine the period (the “Restricted Period”) during which the shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to forfeiture in whole or part; (vi) to provide or not to provide for forfeiture of Restricted Stock in whole or in part (in addition to forfeiture on account of termination of employment as provided in Subparagraph 8(d)) if specified Award Period Objectives (of the kind described in Paragraph 7(b)(ii)) are not met during the Restricted Period;


and (vii) to prescribe the form or forms of the instruments evidencing the awards of Restricted Stock under the Plan (which forms shall be consistent with the Plan but need not be identical).

b.

Restricted Period. Time-based Restricted Stock will have a vesting schedule of no less than three years. During the Restricted Period the grantee shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge or assign the shares of Restricted Stock, except that such shares may be used, if the award permits, to pay the option price of any option granted under the Plan (or any prior stock option plan of the Company), provided an equal number of shares delivered to the optionee shall carry the same restrictions and be subject to the same provisions regarding forfeiture as the shares so used.

c.

Other Vesting Provisions. Up to an aggregate of 10% of the maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Plan subject to paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 may be made without the minimum vesting requirements contained in paragraphs 7, 8 and 9, notwithstanding any Full-Value Awards that are accelerated in the event of a Change in Control or a grantee’s disability, retirement or death,

d.

Death or Permanent Disability. Shares of Restricted Stock shall not be forfeited as a result of the grantee’s death or his or her termination of employment by reason of permanent disability, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may require medical evidence of permanent disability, including medical examinations by physicians selected by it. Such shares shall remain subject to forfeiture if the Award Period Objectives, if any, specified in the award are not met.

e.

Termination of Employment. Shares of Restricted Stock shall be forfeited and revert to the Company upon the grantee’s termination of employment during the Restricted Period for any reason other than death or permanent disability, except to the extent the Committee, in its discretion, determines that a lesser number of shares of Restricted Stock or no shares of Restricted Stock shall be forfeited pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this subparagraph (e).

f.

Stock Certificates. Stock certificates for Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the grantee but shall be appropriately legended and returned to the Company by the grantee, together with a stock power, endorsed in blank by the grantee. The grantee shall be entitled to vote shares of Restricted Stock and shall be entitled to all dividends paid thereon, except that dividends paid in Common Stock or other property (other than cash) shall also be subject to the same restrictions.

g.

Lapse of Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall become free of the foregoing restrictions upon expiration of the applicable Restricted Period and the Company shall deliver new certificates with the restrictive legend deleted evidencing such stock.

9.

PERFORMANCE AWARDS

a.

Performance Awards may be granted at any time and from time to time, as shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee shall have complete discretion in determining the number, amount and timing of such Performance Awards granted to each employee. Such performance awards may be in the form of shares of Common Stock or cash. Performance Awards may be granted as either long-term or short-term incentives. Performance targets may be based upon, without limitation, Company-wide, business unit and/or individual performance.

b.

Payment of earned Performance Awards shall be made in accordance with terms and conditions prescribed or authorized by the Committee. All Performance Awards will have a vesting schedule of no less than one year.

10.

CHANGE OF CONTROL

a.

Definitions:

i.

“Change of Control” shall mean an event which shall occur if there is: (i) a change in the ownership of the Corporation; (ii) a change in the effective control


of the Corporation; or (iii) a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation.

ii.

For purposes of this Section, a change in the ownership occurs on the date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury regulations 1.409A-2(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires ownership of stock that, together with stock held by such person or group constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Corporation.

iii.

A change in the effective control occurs on the date on which either (i) a person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury regulations 1.409A-2(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires ownership of stock possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Corporation, taking into account all such stock acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition, or (ii) a majority of the members of the Board of Directors is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of such Board of Directors prior to the date of the appointment or election, but only if no other corporation is a majority shareholder.

iv.

A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of assets occurs on the date on which any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury regulations 1.409A-2(i)(5)(v)(B)), other than a person or group of persons that is related to the Corporation, acquires assets that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Corporation immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions, taking into account all such assets acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition.

v.

The determination as to the occurrence of a Change of Control shall be based on objective facts and in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

b.

Effect on Stock Options. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, upon a Change of Control (as hereinabove defined), all options granted under the Plan shall become immediately exercisable up to the full number of shares covered by the option. In addition, following a Change of Control, the optionee may elect to surrender such option (in whole or in part) and to receive in exchange for the option (or the part thereof) surrendered within five days after such surrender, an amount in cash equal to the number of shares covered by the option (or the part thereof) surrendered multiplied by the excess of (a) the higher of (x) the closing price for the shares covered by the option (or the part thereof) surrendered as reported by the New York Stock Exchange (or any exchange on which the shares may be listed) on the date of such surrender or, if no shares were traded on that date, on the next preceding date on which the shares were traded, or (y) the highest per share price for shares of the same class actually paid in connection with any such Change of Control, over (b) the exercise price of the shares covered by the option (or the part thereof) surrendered. The optionee must exercise the election granted herein within 60 days after such Change of Control.

c.

Effect on Performance-Based Stock Awards and Performance Awards. The Committee shall specify in the award whether, and to what extent, in the event of a Change of Control, an employee shall be issued shares of Common Stock or cash with regard to Performance-Based Stock Awards and Performance Awards held by such employee.

d.

Effect on Restricted Stock. Following a Change of Control, all shares of Restricted Stock which would otherwise remain subject to the restrictions provided for in the Award shall be free of such restrictions.

11.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. The exercise of an option, payment by delivery of the Company’s Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, the issuance of shares pursuant to such exercise or pursuant to a Performance-Based Stock Award or Performance Award, and


the subsequent transfer of shares of Restricted Stock shall be conditioned upon compliance with the listing requirements of any securities exchange upon which the Common Stock of the Company may be listed, the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act, and the requirements of applicable state laws relating to authorization, issuance or sale of securities, and the Committee may take such measures as it deems desirable to secure compliance with the foregoing.

12.

CHANGE IN CAPITAL STOCK. The total number of shares for which options may be granted under the Plan, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be awarded under the Plan generally or to any individual (directly or pursuant to Performance-Based Stock Award or Performance Award), the number of shares covered and the purchase price of any option granted under the Plan, the number of shares covered by a Performance-Based Stock Award or a Performance Award, or the number of shares of Restricted Stock which are subject to forfeiture, and the Award Period Objectives or performance targets shall be appropriately or equitably adjusted for any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company through recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend or other change in the corporate structure, or through merger or consolidation in which the Company is the surviving corporation; provided, however, that any such arithmetic adjustment to a Performance-Based Stock Award or Award Period Objective shall not cause the amount of compensation payable thereunder to be increased from what otherwise would have been due upon attainment of the unadjusted award or objective. Such adjustments and the manner of application thereof shall be determined by the Committee in its discretion. Any such adjustment may provide for the elimination of any fractional share, which might otherwise become subject to an option or to be issued pursuant to a Performance-Based Stock Award, Performance Award, or Restricted Stock.

13.

DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION OR MERGER. In the event of dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, or in the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, any outstanding options hereunder shall terminate, provided that each optionee shall, in such event, have the right upon the adoption by the Board of Directors or shareholders of the Company of a plan or resolutions approving or authorizing such dissolutions, liquidation, or merger, consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, or such sale of assets, to exercise his or her option in whole or in part, without regard to whether the right to exercise such option shall have otherwise accrued. The Committee may specify in each Performance Award, or may thereafter determine whether, and to what extent, the employee shall be issued shares of Common Stock with respect to such award in the event such plan or resolutions are adopted. In the event such plan or resolutions are adopted, all shares of Restricted Stock shall fully vest and no longer be subject to forfeiture.

14.

RIGHT TO TERMINATE EMPLOYMENT; BENEFITS UNDER OTHER PLANS. The right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates or Joint Venture Companies, to terminate or change the employment of any employee at any time with or without cause shall not be restricted by this Plan or the grant of an option or the grant of Performance-Based Stock Awards or Performance Awards or Restricted Stock hereunder. No employee shall be deemed to receive compensation or realize earnings for purposes of determining benefits under any pension, profit sharing, life insurance, salary continuation or other employee benefit plan as a result of receiving or exercising an option pursuant to the Plan or as a result of receiving or retaining a Performance-Based Stock Award, Restricted Stock or cash in lieu thereof.

15.

COMPETITION WITH THE COMPANY.

a.

The Committee, in its discretion, may include as a term of any employee’s option agreement a provision that, if the employee voluntarily terminates his or her employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, or Joint Venture Companies, or is terminated for cause (as determined by the Committee), and within a period of six months after such termination, shall directly or indirectly, engage in a competing activity (as defined hereinafter), the employee shall be required to remit to


the Company, with respect to the exercise of any option by the employee on or after the date six months prior to such termination an amount equal to the excess of:

i.

the fair market value per shares of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of exercise of such option multiplied by the number of shares with respect to which the option is exercised, over

ii.

the aggregate purchase price of such number of shares.

b.

The Committee may, at its discretion, as a condition of any award to an employee of a Performance-Based Stock Award, Performance Award or Restricted Stock, provide that, if the employee voluntarily terminates his or her employment with the Company or is terminated for cause (as determined by the Committee) and within a period of six months after such termination shall, directly or indirectly, engage in a competing activity (as hereinafter defined), the employee shall be required to remit to the company, with respect to any shares of Common Stock issued or if issued subject to any conditions, with respect to any shares which became fully vested on or after the date six months prior to such termination, the fair market value of such shares on the date of issuance or vesting, applicable.

c.

Any remittance to the Company required by Subparagraphs (b) or (c) shall be payable in cash or by delivery of shares of Common Stock of the Company duly assigned to the Company or by a combination of the foregoing. Any such shares so delivered shall be deemed to have a value per share equal to the fair market value of the shares on such date of issuance or vesting.

d.

Neither of the foregoing provisions of this Paragraph 15 shall apply in the event of a Change of Control as defined in Subparagraph 10(a) or in the event of a dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation referred to in Paragraph 13.

e.

For purposes of this Paragraph 15 (except as otherwise defined in the option agreement) an employee is deemed to be “engaged in a competing activity” if he or she owns, manages, controls, is employed by, or otherwise engages in or assists another to engage in any activity or which competes with any business or activity of the Company in which the employee was engaged or involved, at the time of the employee’s termination.

16.

WITHHOLDING TAX. The Committee may adopt and apply rules that will ensure that it will be able to comply with applicable provisions of any federal, state or local law relating withholding of tax on amounts includible in the employee’s income, including but not limited-to the amount, if any, includible in income on the exercise of an option or the expiration of the Plan Cycle or the Restricted Period. A grantee of a Performance-Based Stock Award, Performance Award or Restricted Stock shall be required to pay withholding taxes to the Company; in the case of Restricted Stock upon the expiration of the Restricted Period or such earlier date as may be required by an election pursuant to Section 83 of the Code, and in the case of a Performance-Based Stock Award or performance Award upon issuance of the Common Stock or cash. The grantee of a non-qualified option shall be required to pay withholding taxes to the Company upon the exercise of the option. The Company shall have the right in its discretion, with the consent of the grantee, and subject to compliance with any applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to satisfy the withholding tax liability arising from the exercise of a non-qualified option, the issuance of stock arising from a Performance- Based Stock Award, or a Performance Award, or the release of Restricted Stock, by retaining shares of Common Stock or cash otherwise deliverable to the grantee pursuant to procedures approved by the Committee.

17.

MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Board of Directors may at any time terminate, in whole or in part, or from time to time modify the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall not, without the approval of the shareholders, increase the number of shares of stock available for grants of options or grants of awards under the Plan or the number of shares available for grants of options or awards in any one calendar year to any one individual under the Plan; materially increase overall the benefits


accruing to participants under the Plan; disqualify any incentive stock options granted under the Plan; increase the maximum amount which can be paid to an individual under the Plan; change the types of business criteria on which Performance-Based Stock Awards are to be based under the Plan; or modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan.

Notwithstanding any such modification of the Plan, any option or award theretofore granted to an employee under the Plan shall not be affected except pursuant to Paragraph 18, below.

18.

MODIFICATION OF OPTIONS AND AWARDS. Except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Company (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares), the terms of outstanding awards may not be amended to reduce the exercise price of outstanding options or SARs or cancel outstanding options or SARs in exchange for cash, other awards or options or SARs with an exercise price that is less than the exercise price of the original options or SARs without stockholder approval.

19.

EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES. The Plan shall be effective as of June 18, 2009, the date it was adopted by the Committee and ratified by the Board of Directors, but shall be subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company. The Plan shall be submitted for approval of the shareholders at the first annual meeting of shareholders held subsequent to the adoption of the Plan. If at said meeting or adjournment thereof the shareholders do not approve the Plan, the Plan shall terminate and any Stock Options, Performance-Based Stock Awards, Performance Awards or Restricted Stock granted under this Plan shall be forfeited. No awards shall be granted under the Plan after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in September 2014.


EXHIBIT B

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan

1.

PURPOSE. The principal purposes of the John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) are to enable John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the “Company”) to reinforce and sustain a culture devoted to excellent performance, reward significant contributions to the success of the Company, and attract and retain highly qualified executives.

2.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan will be administered by a committee (the “Committee”) appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company from among its members (which may be the Executive Compensation and Development Committee or a subcommittee thereof) and shall be comprised solely of no fewer than two members, all of whom shall be “qualified outside directors” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3) under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

The Committee shall have all the powers vested in it by the terms of this Plan, including the authority (within the limitations described herein) to select participants in the Plan, to determine the time when cash target awards will be granted, to determine whether objectives and conditions for achieving cash target awards have been met, to determine whether awards will be paid out at the time set forth in Section 4(c) below or deferred, and to determine whether a cash target award or payout of an award should be reduced or eliminated. It is intended that any cash target awards under the Plan satisfy all requirements for “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, where applicable.

The Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan and to adopt such rules, regulations, agreements, guidelines and instruments for the administration of the Plan and for the conduct of its business as the Committee deems necessary or advisable. The Committee’s interpretations of the Plan, and all actions taken and determinations made by the Committee pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder, shall be conclusive and binding on all parties concerned, including the Company, its stockholders and any person granted a cash target award under the Plan.

The Committee may delegate all or a portion of its administrative duties under the Plan to such officers or other employees of the Company as it shall determine; provided, however, that no delegation shall be made regarding the selection of participants in the Plan, the amount and timing of cash target awards or payouts of awards, or the objectives and conditions pertaining to cash target awards or payouts of awards.

3.

ELIGIBILITY. The Committee, in its discretion, may grant cash target awards to key corporate management executives for each fiscal year of the Company as it shall determine. For purposes of the Plan, key corporate management executives shall be defined as those persons designated as such from time to time by the Committee. Key corporate management executives granted cash target awards for a fiscal year of the Company are referred to as “participants” for such fiscal year.

4.

AWARDS.

a.

Granting of Cash Target Awards.For each fiscal year of the Company commencing with the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2009, each participant shall be granted a cash target award under the Plan as soon as practicable and no later than 90 days after the commencement of such fiscal years,provided, however,that if an individual becomes eligible to participate, that individual may be granted a cash target award after no more than 25% of the period of service to which the cash target award relates has elapsed.


b.

Performance Targets.

i.

For each fiscal year of the Company commencing with the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2009, the annual performance targets for each cash target award shall be determined by the Committee in writing, by resolution of the Committee or other appropriate action, not later than 90 days after the commencement of such fiscal year. The performance targets shall state, in terms of an objective formula or standard, the method for computing the amount of compensation payable to the applicable participant if such performance targets are attained. If an individual becomes eligible to participate, that individual’s performance targets may be determined by the Committee in writing, by resolution of the Committee or other appropriate action, after no more than 25% of the period of service to which the performance targets relate has elapsed.

ii.

The annual performance targets for each cash target award shall be based on achievement of hurdle rates and/or growth in one or more business criteria that apply to the individual participant, including one or more business units or the Company as a whole. The business criteria shall be as follows, individually or in combination: (A) net income; (B) earnings per share; (C) revenue; (D) net sales growth; (E) market share; (F) operating income; (G) expenses; (H) working capital; (I) operating margin; (J) return on equity; (K) return on assets; (L) market price per share; (M) total return to stockholders; (N) cash flow; (0) free cash flow; (P) return on investment; (Q) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; (R) earnings before interest, taxes and amortization; (S) global profit contribution; (T) global cash flow; (U) economic value added; and (V) objectively quantifiable customer or constituency satisfaction. In addition, the performance targets may include comparisons to performance of other companies or indices, using one or more of the foregoing business criteria. The Committee may provide in any cash target award that any evaluation of performance exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (1) asset write-downs; (2) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (3) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or methodology, or other laws or provisions affecting reported results; (4) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; (5) any non-recurring items as described in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; (6) acquisitions or divestitures; (7) any non-required contributions to the Company pension plan; and (8) foreign exchange gains and losses; and (9) cash capital expenditures for facilities acquisition or construction.

c.

Payout of Awards.As a condition to the right of a participant to receive cash payout of an award granted under this Plan, the Committee shall first be required to certify in writing, by resolution of the Committee or other appropriate action, that achievement of the award has been determined in accordance with the provisions of this Plan. Awards for a fiscal year shall be payable following the certification thereof by the Committee for such fiscal year, and by not later than the 15th day of the third month following the later of (i) the end of such fiscal year or (ii) the end of the participant’s taxable year in which occurs the end of the fiscal year.

d.

Discretion.After a cash target award has been granted, the Committee shall not increase such cash target award, and after a performance target has been determined, the Committee shall not revise such performance target in a manner that would increase the amount of compensation otherwise payable in respect of the award. Notwithstanding the attainment by the Company and a participant of the applicable targets, the Committee has the discretion, by participant, to reduce, prior to the confirmation of the award, some or all of an award that otherwise would be paid.


e.

Deferral.The Committee may authorize participants to defer the payout of an award or a portion of an award, in such manner as is consistent with the intent to comply with the rules under Code Section 409A., The Committee may determine the periods of such deferrals and any interest, not to exceed a reasonable rate, to be paid in respect of deferred payments. The Committee may also define such other conditions of payouts of awards as it may deem desirable in carrying out the purposes of the Plan, in such manner as is consistent with the intent to comply with the rules under Code Section 409A.

f.

Maximum Payout per Fiscal Year.No individual participant may receive a cash target award or a payout of an award under the Plan which is more than $6 million in any fiscal year, excluding deferred amounts from prior years.

5.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

a.

Withholding Taxes.The Company (or the relevant subsidiary or affiliate) shall have the right to deduct from all payouts of awards hereunder any federal, state, local or foreign taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such payouts.

b.

No Rights to Cash Target Awards.Except as set forth herein, no person shall have any claim or right to be granted a cash target award under the Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any person any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, divisions or affiliates.

c.

Funding of Plan.The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the payout of any award under the Plan.

6.

EFFECTIVE DATE, AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION.

a.

Effective Date.The Plan shall be effective as of June 18, 2009, the date on which it was adopted by the Committee and ratified by the Board (the “Effective Date”), provided that the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company at an annual meeting or any special meeting of stockholders of the Company within 12 months of the Effective Date, and such approval of stockholders shall be a condition to the right of each participant to receive any cash target awards or payouts hereunder. Any cash target awards granted under the Plan prior to such approval of stockholders shall be effective as of the date of grant (unless, with respect to any cash target award, the Committee specifies otherwise at the time of grant), but no such award may be paid out prior to such stockholder approval, and if stockholders fail to approve the Plan as specified hereunder, any such award shall be cancelled.

b.

Amendments.The Committee may at any time terminate or from time to time amend the Plan in whole or in part, but no such action shall adversely affect any rights or obligations with respect to any cash target awards theretofore granted under the Plan.

Unless the stockholders of the Company shall have first approved thereof, no amendment of the Plan shall be effective which would: (i) increase the maximum amount which can be paid to any participant under the Plan; (ii) change the types of business criteria on which performance targets are to be based under the Plan; or (iii) modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan.

c.

Termination.No cash target awards shall be granted under the Plan after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in September 2014.


EXHIBIT C

 

2009 DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN

1. Purposes

          The purposes of the 2009 Director Stock Plan (the “Director Plan”) are to (a) attract and retain highly qualified individuals to serve as directors of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (the “Company”) and (b) to increase the Non-Employee Directors’ (as defined below) stock ownership in the Company.

2. Effective Date

          Provided that it is approved by the shareholders, the Director Plan shall be effective as of September 17, 2009.

3. Participation

          Only Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to participate in the Director Plan. A “Non-Employee Director” is a person who is serving as a director of the Company and who is not an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

4. Shares Subject to the Plan

          Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 below, no more than an aggregate of 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Common Stock”) shall be delivered to Non-Employee Directors or their beneficiaries under the Director Plan, which shall be treasury shares. All shares awarded under the Director Plan will be charged against the total available for grant.

5. Restricted Stock Grant

          Beginning with the annual meeting held in September 2009, and as soon as practicable after every Annual Meeting, each Non-Employee Director shall receive shares of the Company’s Common Stock, (rounded upward or downward to the nearest whole share), equal in value to 100 percent of the cash compensation which such Non-Employee Director has received (or would have received but for an election pursuant to Section 6 below) from the Company for services as a Non-Employee Director during the period beginning on the day immediately following the Annual Meeting in the preceding year and ending with the date of the just concluded Annual Meeting. Cash compensation for purposes of this paragraph shall include the annual retainer fee, but shall exclude the additional retainer fees paid to committee chairmen and any expense reimbursements. The value of the Common Stock for purposes of this paragraph shall be determined as of the date of the just concluded Annual Meeting and shall be equal to the closing price for the Common Stock as reported by any exchange on which the Common Stock may be listed on such date or, if no shares of the Common Stock were traded on such date, on the next preceding date on which the Common Stock was traded. The grant shares may not be sold or transferred during the time the Non-Employee Director remains a Director, but may be sold or transferred in the case of death or disability of the Non-Employee Director.

6. Election to Receive Stock in Lieu of Eligible Cash Fees

          Subject to the terms and conditions of the Director Plan, each Non-Employee Director may elect to receive shares of Common Stock (rounded upward or downward to the nearest whole share) in lieu of all or a portion of the cash compensation otherwise payable for services to be rendered by such Non-Employee Director during the Director Year (as defined below) which begins after the date on which such election is made. The Company encourages Non-Employee Directors to make this election. This election may be made in increments of 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of such compensation, as determined in accordance with Section 7 below. A “Director Year” is the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of each calendar year and ending on March 31 of the immediately following calendar year. An election under this Section 6 to have cash compensation paid in shares of Stock shall be valid only if it is in writing, signed by the





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M48623-P28925          


PROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

          The undersigned hereby appoints Peter Booth Wiley, Stephen M. Smith and Michael L. Preston as the proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to each of them, to vote the Class A Common Stock, which the signee is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and any and all adjournments thereof, to be held at the Company’s headquarters, 111 River Street, Hoboken, New Jersey, on September 20, 2012, at 9:30 AM, Eastern Daylight Saving Time.

     The proxies are directed to vote as specified, and in their discretion on all other matters which may come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof. If no direction is given, this proxy will be voted “FOR” the Election of Directors and “FOR” Proposals 2 and 3.


 

 

 

 

 

Non-Employee Director, and filed with the Corporate Secretary of the Company. The election must be irrevocable with respect to the Director Year to which it applies and must be made no later than six months prior to the beginning of such Director Year. Common Stock to be received by a Non-Employee Director pursuant to his or her election shall be distributed to such Non-Employee Director at the end of each calendar quarter. For purposes of this paragraph, cash compensation shall mean the Non-Employee Director’s annual retainer fee and the additional retainer fee received by committee chairmen.

Address Changes/Comments:

(If you noted any Address Changes/Comments above, please mark corresponding box on the reverse side.)

(Continued, and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)




 

 

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JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
111 RIVER STREET
HOBOKEN, NJ 07030

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          The number of whole shares of Common Stock to be distributed to a Non-Employee Director in accordance with the Non-Employee Director’s election made under Section 6 above shall be equal to:TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:

 

a)

the amount of the cash compensation which the Non-Employee Director has elected to forego in exchange for shares of Stock, divided by

b)

the closing price for the Common Stock as reported by any exchange on which the Common Stock may be listed on the date of the regularly scheduled quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors or, if no shares of Common Stock were traded on such date, on the next preceding date on which the Common Stock was traded.

8. Change in Capital Stock

          The total number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Director Plan generally shall be appropriately adjusted for any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock through recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend or other change in the corporate structure, or through merger or consolidation in which the Company is the surviving corporation. The Board in its discretion will determine such adjustments and the manner of application.

9. Nonassignability

          No rights under the Director Plan shall be assignable or transferable by a Non-Employee Director other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution

10. Legal Requirements

          The issuance of shares pursuant to the Director Plan and the subsequent transfer of such shares shall be conditioned upon compliance with the listing requirements of any securities exchange upon which the Stock may be listed, the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the requirements of applicable state laws relating to authorization, issuance or sale of securities. The Board may take such measures as it deems desirable to secure compliance with the foregoing.

11. Administration

          The Board shall administer and interpret the Director Plan in its sole discretion.

12. Construction; Amendment; Termination

          The Director Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, and may be amended by action of the Board and approval of the shareholders, or terminated at any time by action of the Board.


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JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
111 RIVER STREET
HOBOKEN, NJ 07030

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TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:

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DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY

THIS PROXYPROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

 

For

Withhold

For All

 

To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.

 

 

All

All

Except

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all
nominees and “FOR” proposals 2 and 3.

Vote on Directors

o

o

o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All

 

All

 

Except

 

 

 

 

1.

The Boardelection as directors of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all nominees and “FOR” proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5.listed below,
except as marked to the contrary.

Nominees:

 

 

 

 

 

o

 

o

 

o

 

01)   Mari J. Baker

03)   William B. Plummer

02)   Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.

04)   Kalpana Raina

Vote on Proposals:

For

Against

Abstain

Notice to participants in the John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (“401K”) and the Payroll Deduction Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”):

2.

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent accountants.

o

o

o

If you participate in the 401K or the ESPP, this proxy card includes shares that the relevant plans have credited to this account.

3.

Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers.

o

o

o

To allow for sufficient time for the 401K Trustee to vote, the Trustee must receive your voting instructions by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, September 17, 2012. If the 401K Trustee does not receive your instructions by that date, the Trustee will vote the shares held in the same proportion as votes from other participants in the 401K.

For address changes and/or comments, please check this box and write them on the back where indicated.

o

PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME(S) APPEAR(S) ON THIS CARD. When signing as an attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full title. If shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon.

Please indicate if you plan to attend this meeting.

o

o

Yes

No

PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN, AND MAIL THIS INSTRUCTION CARD PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE OR PROVIDE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTE VIA THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE.

Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]

Date

Signature (Joint Owners)

Date



JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. - ANNUAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

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M48625-P28925          


PROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

          The undersigned hereby appoints Peter Booth Wiley, Stephen M. Smith and Michael L. Preston as the proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to each of them, to vote the Class B Common Stock, which the signee is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and any and all adjournments thereof, to be held at the Company’s headquarters, 111 River Street, Hoboken, New Jersey, on September 20, 2012, at 9:30 AM, Eastern Daylight Saving Time.

     The proxies are directed to vote as specified, and in their discretion on all other matters which may come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof. If no direction is given, this proxy will be voted “FOR” the Election of Directors and “FOR” Proposals 2 and 3.

Address Changes/Comments:

(If you noted any Address Changes/Comments above, please mark corresponding box on the reverse side.)

(Continued, and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)




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(WILEY LOGO)

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
111 RIVER STREET
HOBOKEN, NJ 07030

Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on September 19, 2012. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.

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VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903

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VOTE BY MAIL

Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.






TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:

M48624-P28925

KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS

DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY

THIS PROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

  JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

For

Withhold

For All

To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.

All

All

Except

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all
nominees and “FOR” proposals 2 and 3.

o

o

o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vote on Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

The election as directors of all nominees listed below,
except as marked to the contrary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01) Kim Jones
02) Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.    Jean-Lou Chameau

03) 
04) 

05) William B. Plummer
Kalpana RainaJ. Pesce

 

 

02) Linda Katehi

06) Stephen M. Smith

03) Matthew S. Kissner

07) Jesse Wiley

04) Eduardo Menascé

08) Peter Booth Wiley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vote on Proposals:

For

Against

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For

Against

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent accountants.

 

o

o

o

 

 

o

 

o

 

o

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the named executive officers.

o

o

o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. 

Approval of the 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan.

o

o

o

4. 

Approval of the 2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan.

o

o

o

5. PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN, AND MAIL THIS INSTRUCTION CARD PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE OR PROVIDE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTE VIA THE

Approval of the 2009 Director Stock Plan.

o

o

o

Notice to participants in the John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (“401K”) and the Payroll Deduction Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”):

If you participate in the 401K or the ESPP, this proxy card includes shares that the relevant plans have credited to this account.INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For address changes and/or comments, please check this box and write them on the back where indicated.

 

 

 

o

 

 

To allow for sufficient time for the 401K Trustee to vote, the Trustee must receive your voting instructions by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, September 14, 2009. If the 401K Trustee does not receive your instructions by that date, the Trustee will vote the shares held in the same proportion as votes from other participants in the 401K.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please indicate if you plan to attend this meeting.

o

o

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME(S) APPEAR(S) ON THIS CARD. When signing as an attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full title. If shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For address changes and/or comments, please check this box and write them on the back where indicated.

o

Please indicate if you plan to attend this meeting.

o

o

Yes

No

PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN, AND MAIL THIS INSTRUCTION CARD PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE OR PROVIDE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTE VIA THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]

Date

 

 

 

 

 

Signature (Joint Owners)

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 



JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. - ANNUAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

CLASS A





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M16282 - P83449        


PROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

          The undersigned hereby appoints Peter Booth Wiley, William J. Pesce and Michael L. Preston as the proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to each of them, to vote the Class A Common Stock, which the signee is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and any and all adjournments thereof, to be held at the Company’s headquarters, 111 River Street, Hoboken, New Jersey, on September 17, 2009, at 9:30 A.M., Eastern Daylight Saving Time.

     The proxies are directed to vote as specified, and in their discretion on all other matters which may come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof. If no direction is given, this proxy will be voted “FOR” the Election of Directors and “FOR” Proposals: 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Address Changes/Comments:

(If you noted any Address Changes/Comments above, please mark corresponding box on the reverse side.)

(Continued, and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)



(WILEY LOGO)

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
111 RIVER STREET
HOBOKEN, NJ 07030

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VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
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TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:

M16283 - P83449

KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS 

DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY 

THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

For

Withhold

For All

To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.

All

All

Except

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” all nominees and “FOR” proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5.

o

o

o

Vote on Directors

1. 

The election as directors of all nominees listed below, except as marked to the contrary.

Nominees:

01)  Warren J. Baker
02)  Richard M Hochhauser
03)  Matthew S. Kissner
04)  Eduardo Menascé

05)  William J. Pesce
06)  Bradford Wiley II
07)  Peter Booth Wiley

Vote on Proposals:

For

Against

Abstain

2. 

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent accountants.

o

o

o

3. 

Approval of the 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan.

o

o

o

4. 

Approval of the 2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan.

o

o

o

5. 

Approval of the 2009 Director Stock Plan.

o

o

o

PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN, AND MAIL THIS INSTRUCTION CARD PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE OR PROVIDE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTE VIA THE
INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE.

For address changes and/or comments, please check this box and write them on the back where indicated.

o

Please indicate if you plan to attend this meeting.

o

o

Yes

No

PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME(S) APPEAR(S) ON THIS CARD. When signing as an attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give your full title. If shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon.

Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX] 

Date

Signature (Joint Owners)   

Date



JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. - ANNUAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

CLASS B





Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:
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M16284 - P83449        


PROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

          The undersigned hereby appoints Peter Booth Wiley, William J. Pesce and Michael L. Preston as the proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to each of them, to vote the Class B Common Stock, which the signee is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and any and all adjournments thereof, to be held at the Company’s headquarters, 111 River Street, Hoboken, New Jersey, on September 17, 2009, at 9:30 A.M., Eastern Daylight Saving Time.

     The proxies are directed to vote as specified, and in their discretion on all other matters which may come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof. If no direction is given, this proxy will be voted “FOR” the Election of Directors and “FOR” Proposals: 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Address Changes/Comments:

(If you noted any Address Changes/Comments above, please mark corresponding box on the reverse side.)

(Continued, and to be marked, dated and signed, on the other side)



***Exercise YourRight to Vote***

IMPORTANT NOTICERegarding the Availability of Proxy Materials

Meeting Information

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

  Meeting Type:

Annual Meeting

For holders as of:

7/22/09

Date:    9/17/09    Time: 9:30 a.m. EDT







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JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
111 RIVER STREET
HOBOKEN, NJ 07030

Location:

Company Headquarters
111 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online atwww.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.

M16295-P83449


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How to Access the Proxy Materials

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NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT          ANNUAL REPORT

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Voting Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote “FOR” all
nominees “FOR” proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01)

Kim Jones

03)

William B. Plummer

 

 

02)

Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr.

04)

Kalpana Raina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent accountants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Approval of the 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan.

 

 

 

 

4.

Approval of the 2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan.

 

 

 

 

5.

Approval of the 2009 Director Stock Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Voting Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote “FOR” all
nominees “FOR” proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01)

Warren J. Baker

05)

William J. Pesce

 

 

02)

Richard M Hochhauser

06)

Bradford Wiley II

 

 

03)

Matthew S. Kissner

07)

Peter Booth Wiley

 

 

04)

Eduardo Menascé

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent accountants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Approval of the 2009 Key Employee Stock Plan.

 

 

 

 

4.

Approval of the 2009 Executive Annual Incentive Plan.

 

 

 

 

5.

Approval of the 2009 Director Stock Plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLASS B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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