Lang Edward F 4

What Happened
Edward F. Lang, a director of Johnson Outdoors Inc. (JOUT), received an award of 2,314 restricted shares on February 27, 2026. The grant was reported as an award/acquisition at an acquisition price of $0.00 (i.e., a restricted stock award); the filing reports $0 as the acquisition cost.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-27 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-03-02).
• Transaction type/code: A (award/grant) — 2,314 shares at $0.00.
• Vesting: All 2,314 shares vest on the first anniversary of the grant (February 27, 2027) (Footnote F1).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 was filed 2026-03-02 for the Feb 27 transaction; this appears timely under the two-business-day reporting rule.
• No indication in the provided data of tax withholding, 10b5-1 plan, or immediate sale.

Context
This was a restricted stock award to a director that vests in one year, not an open-market purchase or sale. Such grants are a common form of compensation for directors and do not represent an immediate cash investment or sale of shares. Because the shares vest in the future, they do not indicate an immediate change in share ownership or a direct market signal at grant time.