Stevens Edward A 4

What Happened Edward A. Stevens, a director of Johnson Outdoors Inc. (JOUT), was granted 2,314 shares of restricted stock on February 27, 2026. The award was recorded as an acquisition at a $0.00 per-share price (no cash paid). This is a compensation/award transaction (Form 4 code "A"), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-27; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-03-02.
• Shares granted: 2,314 restricted shares; reported acquisition price: $0.00 (total recorded value $0 on the Form 4).
• Vesting: All shares vest on the first anniversary of the grant (February 27, 2027).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Nature of transaction: equity compensation (restricted stock award), not a sale or market purchase. No late-filing indication was provided.

Context Restricted stock awards are typically part of compensation or retention programs and only convert to freely tradable shares if/when they vest. Because this was an award (not a purchase), it should be viewed as executive/board compensation rather than a direct bullish or bearish signal about near-term stock trading.