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Johnson Outdoors Inc. filings document regulatory disclosures for a Wisconsin outdoor recreation equipment company whose Class A common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under JOUT. The filings cover furnished earnings releases, Regulation FD dividend announcements, shareholder voting results, director elections, officer succession disclosures and annual proxy materials.
The proxy and current reports also describe governance matters tied to the company's Class A and Class B shareholder structure, annual meeting procedures, board composition, executive compensation matters, exhibit filings and registered security information.
Johnson Outdoors director Edward A. Stevens received a stock grant. He was awarded 2,314 shares of Class A common stock at no cash cost, classified as a grant or award acquisition. After this award, he directly holds 16,890 shares. All granted restricted shares vest on February 27, 2027.
Stutz Jeffrey M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Johnson Outdoors Inc. director Jeffrey M. Stutz reported an award of 2,314 shares of Class A common stock. These are restricted shares that vest in full on the first anniversary of the grant date, February 27, 2027. Following this grant, he holds 10,059 shares directly.
Zipfel Liliann Annie reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Johnson Outdoors director Liliann Annie Zipfel reported receiving a grant of 2,314 shares of Class A common stock as a stock award. The shares were granted at no cash cost and are structured as restricted stock that will fully vest on February 27, 2027.
After this award, Zipfel’s direct holdings total 10,992 Class A shares. Until vesting, the award remains subject to service-based conditions, meaning the shares are intended as long-term incentive compensation rather than an open-market purchase.
Alexander Paul Garvin reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Johnson Outdoors Inc. director Alexander Paul Garvin received a grant of 2,314 shares of Class A Common Stock as a stock award. The award was granted at a stated price of $0.00 per share and is structured as restricted stock. All of these restricted shares are scheduled to vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, February 27, 2027. Following this grant, Garvin directly holds a total of 10,992 shares of Johnson Outdoors Class A Common Stock.
Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on February 26, 2026. Shareholders elected all Class A and Class B director nominees to serve until the next annual meeting, with each nominee receiving the required votes.
Shareholders ratified the appointment of RSM US LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 2, 2026, with 19,866,157 votes for and 62,235 against. They also approved the advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation.
In addition, shareholders approved amendments to the 2020 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan and the 2023 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan to increase the number of Class A shares available under each plan, reflecting support for the company’s equity-based compensation and director ownership programs.
Johnson Outdoors Inc. announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per Class A share and $0.30 per Class B share. The dividend will be paid on April 30, 2026 to shareholders who are on record at the close of business on April 16, 2026.
Johnson Outdoors describes itself as a leading global innovator of outdoor recreation equipment and technologies, with well-known brands across watercraft, fishing, diving and camping. The company furnished this dividend announcement as an exhibit, emphasizing it is provided for informational purposes under Regulation FD.
Johnson Outdoors director reports share sale
Director Richard Casey Sheahan sold 7,580 shares of Johnson Outdoors Class A Common Stock in an open-market transaction at an average price of $49.77 per share. After this sale, he directly owns 5,739 shares of the company’s stock.
JOUT reports a Form 144 notice concerning a proposed sale of Class A Common Stock through Apex Clearing. The filing lists a related figure of 9,245,844 shares shown with an as of date of 02/23/2026. The excerpt also lists multiple restricted stock award lots with grant dates and share counts as examples.
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC director and CEO Helen P. Johnson-Leipold reported an internal reallocation of Common A Stock rather than an open-market trade. The Form 4 shows a transfer of 96,393 shares previously held indirectly by her to trusts established for the benefit of her children in satisfaction of a previously contracted debt she owed.
Following this transfer, the filing updates her reported holdings across direct ownership, trusts for which she is settlor or trustee, and entities controlled by those trusts. The changes reflect shifts in how her interests are held and reported, not a traditional buy or sell transaction.
Johnson Financial Group and its subsidiary Johnson Bank report beneficial ownership of 2,457,653 shares of Johnson Outdoors Class A common stock, representing 27.0% of the class as of December 31, 2025. This total includes shares over which they have both sole and shared voting and dispositive power.
The ownership figure also reflects 29,176 shares of Class B common stock with sole voting and dispositive power and 7,404 Class B shares with shared voting and dispositive power, each convertible into Class A on a one-for-one basis. Percentages are based on 9,246,844 Class A shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025. The reporting institutions state the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Johnson Outdoors.