JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC

For the period ended Feb 26, 2026. Filed Jan 9, 2026.

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Feb 26, 2026 · Filed Jan 9, 2026

JOUT$47.28-0.4%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026

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PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement. This summary does not contain all the information you should consider, and you should read the entire proxy statement and our Fiscal 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K carefully before voting.

2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Date and Time:	February 26, 2026 at 8:00 a.m., central standard time
Place:	www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/JOUT2026
Record Date:	December 18, 2025

VOTING MATTERS AND BOARD RECOMMENDATION

Voting Matter · Board Recommendation · Page Number with More Information
Proposal 1:	To elect nine directors to serve for the ensuing year.	FOR each nominee	6
Proposal 2:	To ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as auditors of the Company for its fiscal year ending October 2, 2026.	FOR	20
Proposal 3:	To approve a non-binding advisory proposal on executive compensation.	FOR	48
Proposal 4:	To adopt and approve an amendment to the Johnson Outdoors Inc. 2020 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available thereunder for awards to participants.	FOR	51
Proposal 5:	To adopt and approve an amendment to the Johnson Outdoors Inc. 2023 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan to increase the number of shares available thereunder for awards to participants.	FOR	57

DIRECTOR NOMINEES

Committee Memberships
Nominee	Age	Director Since	Independent	A	C	E	NCGC
Class A
John M. Fahey, Jr.	74	2001	✔		✔	✔	C
Paul G. Alexander	65	2021	✔				✔
Jeffrey M. Stutz	55	2023	✔	✔
Class B
Helen P. Johnson-Leipold	69	1994				✔
Katherine Button Bell	67	2014	✔		C		✔
Edward Stevens	57	2016	✔	✔			✔
Edward F. Lang	63	2006	✔	C			✔
Richard (“Casey”) Sheahan	70	2014	✔	✔	✔
Liliann Annie Zipfel	57	2021	✔		✔

A	Audit Committee

C	Compensation Committee

E	Executive Committee

NCGC	Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee

PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS

•	8 of 9 Director Nominees are Independent	•	Code of Ethics for Senior Officers
•	Annual Election of All Directors	•	Non-Employee Directors Regularly Meet Without Management Present
•	Annual Board and Committee Evaluations	•	Code of Conduct for Employees and Directors
•	Oversight of Risk Management (including with respect to the design of compensation programs, Enterprise Risk Management, and Cybersecurity)	•	Formal Corporate Governance Guidelines

2025 COMPENSATION

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary	Bonus	StockAwards	Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation	All Other Compensation	Total
Helen P. Johnson-Leipold, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer	2025	$924,419	$207,994	$1,150,000	$458,315	$26,400	$2,767,128
2024	$893,918	—	$1,150,016	—	$37,386	$2,081,320
2023	$860,821	$92,969	$1,149,478	—	$44,483	$2,147,751
David W. Johnson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	2025	$511,052	$66,756	$525,000	$154,839	$15,693	$1,273,340
2024	$494,190	—	$524,982	—	$26,632	$1,045,804
2023	$472,424	$196,770	$524,984	—	$32,443	$1,226,621

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PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS

✔	Members of Compensation Committee are Independent
✔	Pay for Performance
✔	No Tax Gross-up for Compensation Programs
✔	Clawback Policy
✔	No Employment Agreements
✔	No Severance or Termination Pay to Named Executive Officers

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Racine, Wisconsin 53403

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