JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC

(a) Matters Required to be Disclosed on a Form 8-K

Item 1.01 of Form 8-K: Effective as of December 9, 2025, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 9, 2025 among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries named therein, certain guarantors named therein, PNC Bank, National Association, as lender and as administrative agent, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as sole lead arranger and bookrunner, and the other lender named therein (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement amends and restates the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 15, 2017, as previously amended effective July 15, 2021 and January 29, 2025, among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries named therein, PNC Bank, National Association, as lender and as administrative agent, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as sole lead arranger and bookrunner, and the other lender named therein. The material provisions of the new Credit Agreement are as follows:

•The new Credit Agreement provides for borrowings of up to an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50 million through December 9, 2029 (i.e., the maturity date), including letter of credit and swingline borrowing sublimits of $10 million each;

•Borrowings under the new Credit Agreement are secured generally by substantially all of the personal property of the Company and the subsidiary borrowers. The new credit facility requires springing borrowing base certificate requirements if the availability under the facility is less than $25 million;

•The new Credit Agreement provides the Company with the option to request additional increases in the revolving credit facility for an additional aggregate amount of $50 million (i.e., an aggregate borrowing amount of $100 million) subject to the conditions of the Credit Agreement and subject to the approval of the Lenders;

•Interest is payable under the new Credit Agreement, at the Company’s option, based upon an overnight bank rate, SOFR or the prime rate plus an applicable margin and it resets the interest rate calculation at the Company’s option on an either one, three or six month basis by instituting an applicable margin based on the Company’s net leverage ratio (net of up to $25 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on hand) for the trailing twelve month period. The applicable SOFR margin ranges from 1.25 percent to 2.00 percent;

•The new Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a net leverage ratio of less than 3:00 to 1.00 and an interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.50 : 1.00, each tested on a quarterly basis; and

•The new Credit Agreement restricts the Company’s ability to incur additional debt and engage in certain asset or stock acquisitions or dispositions and includes maximum leverage ratio and minimum interest coverage ratio covenants.

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This description of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.20, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.02 of Form 8-K: On December 9, 2025, as described in Item 1.01 above, the Company entered into the new Credit Agreement which amended and restated the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 15, 2017, as previously amended effective July 15, 2021 and January 29, 2025, among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries named therein, PNC Bank, National Association, as lender and as administrative agent, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as sole lead arranger and bookrunner, and the other lender named therein.

(b)Trading Plans

During the three month period ended October 3, 2025, no director or officer of the Company adopted orterminated a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement," as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K, nor did the Company during such fiscal quarter adopt or terminate any "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement."