BELL KATHERINE BUTTON 4

What Happened
Katherine Bell, a director of Johnson Outdoors Inc. (JOUT), received an award of 2,314 shares of restricted stock on February 27, 2026. The shares were granted at $0.00 (no cash purchase) and will vest in full on the first anniversary of the grant (February 27, 2027). This is a compensation award rather than a market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 27, 2026; Filing date: March 2, 2026 (filed promptly).
• Transaction type/code: A — Award/Grant of restricted stock.
• Shares granted: 2,314; acquisition price reported: $0.00.
• Vesting: All shares vest on February 27, 2027 (one-year cliff).
• Post-transaction beneficial ownership: the filing does not list a consolidated post-transaction total; it notes 4,429 shares (2,010 + 1,279 + 1,140) underlying previously vested RSU awards for which Bell has elected to defer receipt, and these deferred shares are not counted in the ownership total.
• No exercise, sale, 10b5-1 plan, or tax-withholding sale reported in this filing.

Context
Restricted stock grants to directors are common as part of compensation and do not by themselves indicate a buy/sell sentiment. The award simply conveys shares that are subject to vesting — Bell will only have the shares free of restrictions after they vest on Feb 27, 2027 (subject to any deferral elections noted).