--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001140361-23-009909" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "JOUT" cik: "0000788329" company_name: "JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC" filed_at: "2023-03-03T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-18T13:50:33.310187+00:00" event_type: "m_and_a" sentiment: "positive" materiality_score: 0.5 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Johnson Outdoors sells Eureka! Military & Commercial Tents to Rekord Group for ~$13.7M ## Summary - Sale of Eureka! Military and Commercial Tents product lines and Binghamton, NY facility to Rekord Group for estimated $13.7M. - Transaction expected to close by March 17, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. - Johnson Outdoors retains Eureka! brand and consumer/recreational camping business. - CEO Helen Johnson-Leipold says sale allows Camping business to focus on consumer innovation. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001140361-23-009909 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: JOUT - cik: 0000788329 - company_name: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC - filed_at: 2023-03-03T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: m_and_a - sentiment: positive - materiality_score: 0.5 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000114036123009909/0001140361-23-009909-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000114036123009909/brhc10049167_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-009909 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-009909.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-009909.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-03-01 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-01 source text: Election of Directors: The following individuals were elected to the Board of Directors for terms that expire at the next annual meeting of shareholders. Name Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Class A Directors : Paul G. Alexander 5,897,068 1,645,494 542,613 John M. Fahey, Jr. 5,370,869 2,171,693 542,613 Class B Directors : Helen P. Johnson-Leipold 1,205,822 0 0 Liliann Annie Zipfel 1,205,822 0 0 Katherine Button Bell 1,205,822 0 0 Edward F. Lang 1,205,822 0 0 Richard (“Casey”) Sheahan 1,205,822 0 0 Edward Stevens 1,205,822 0 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000114036123009909/0001140361-23-009909-index.htm - Shareholder Votes JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC shareholders approved Advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation at the 2023-03-01 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-01 source text: Advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation: The shareholders approved the non-binding advisory proposal on executive compensation as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Votes For (1) Votes Against (1) Abstentions (1) Broker Non-Votes (1) 19,348,389 215,404 36,989 542,613 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000114036123009909/0001140361-23-009909-index.htm - Shareholder Votes JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants for the Company for the Fiscal Year Ending September 29, 2023 at the 2023-03-01 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-01 source text: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accountants for the Company for the Fiscal Year Ending September 29, 2023: The shareholders voted to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2023. Votes For (1) Votes Against (1) Abstentions (1) Broker Non-Votes (1) 20,112,403 30,252 740 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000114036123009909/0001140361-23-009909-index.htm - Shareholder Votes JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC shareholders approved Proposal to approve and adopt the Johnson Outdoors 2023 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan at the 2023-03-01 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-01 source text: Proposal to approve and adopt the Johnson Outdoors 2023 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan: The shareholders approved the proposal to adopt and approve the Johnson Outdoors 2023 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Votes For (1) Votes Against (1) Abstentions (1) Broker Non-Votes (1) 19,454,134 111,431 35,217 542,613 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000114036123009909/0001140361-23-009909-index.htm - Shareholder Votes JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC shareholders approved Advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-03-01 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-03-01 source text: Advisory (non-binding) vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation: The shareholders approved a frequency of every year for future advisory (non-binding) votes on executive compensation. One Year (1) Two Years (1) Three Years (1) Abstentions (1) Broker Non-Votes (1) 19,014,212 4,708 546,124 35,738 542,613 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000114036123009909/0001140361-23-009909-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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