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  XXXXXXXX
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  JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
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  555 MAIN STREET
  RACINE
  WI
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  FAHEY JOHN M JR
  Director
  Class A Common Stock
  Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
  375 Park Avenue
  New York
  NY
  10152
  1279
  75000.00
  9045664
  06/02/2023
  Nasdaq Stock Market
  Class A Common Stock
  03/03/2017
  Receipt of Restricted Stock Award
  Issuer
  N
  1279
  03/03/2017
  N/A - Stock Award
  Y
  06/02/2023
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