John Wiley & Sons, Inc., reports 10% increase in first quarter EPS before unusual charges for relocation.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-9 September 2002-JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., reports 10 increase in first quarter EPS before unusual charges for relocation (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09042002 Hoboken, NJ -- John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb) announced today that earnings per diluted share for the first quarter ended July 31, 2002 advanced 10 to $0.34, excluding unusual charges related to the relocation of the company's headquarters and including the effect of the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No.

142. Including the unusual charges, earnings per diluted share was $0.32 in the first quarter ended July 31, 2002 as compared with $0.31 in the prior year's first quarter. Net income was $21.5...