JOHN WILEY & SONS: John Wiley & Sons fiscal 1999 third quarter results.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-3 March 1999-JOHN WILEY & SONS: John Wiley & Sons fiscal 1999 third quarter results (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:020399 * Income up 50 excluding unusual gain in prior year * Revenues advance 11 for the quarter New York, N.Y. -- John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) announced today that net income for the third quarter of fiscal 1999, ended January 31, 1999, advanced 50 to $13.4 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, compared with $8.9 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in the prior year's third quarter, excluding the unusual gain in the prior year as noted below.

Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 1999 increased 47 to $33.2 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, compared with $22.7 million, or $0.69 per diluted...