BELL KATHERINE BUTTON 4
4 · JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC · Filed Mar 2, 2026
Research Summary
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Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) Director Katherine Bell Receives Award
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).
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Class A Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-02-27+2,314→ 16,917 total
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]The reporting person received an award of shares of restricted stock, all of which shares vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant (i.e. February 27, 2027).
- [F2]The number of securities beneficially owned following the reported transaction does not include: (a) 2,010, 1,279 and 1,140 shares of Class A Common Stock of the issuer underlying three separate awards of restricted stock units previously granted to the reporting person, which have vested on or prior to the date of this report but for which an election has been made by the reporting person to defer receipt of the underlying shares.