Company: JOUT
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-000715
Chunk: 55

Company: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 55
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 46 to 1 times to the annual “total compensation” as defined by Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K of our median employee ($45,365). Total compensation includes base salary, bonus compensation, equity awards and other perquisites and allowances. Our CEO to median employee ratio is calculated in accordance with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K and represents a reasonable estimate calculated in accordance with SEC regulations and guidance. We identified the median employee by examining the annual wage and target bonus amount reflected in our payroll records as reported to the Internal Revenue Service on Form W-2 for all individuals, excluding our CEO, who were employed by us on September 27, 2024. We included all our global employees across 10 countries, whether employed on a full-time, part time, temporary or seasonal basis. After identifying the median employee, we calculated annual total compensation for such employee using the same methodology we use for our named executive officers as set forth in the 2024 Summary Compensation Table.

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PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE As required by the pay versus performance rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and Rule 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information regarding the relationship between “compensation actually paid” to our named executive officers (“NEOs”) and certain of our financial performance metrics for each of the past four fiscal years. Amounts included as “compensation actually paid” do not represent the value of cash compensation and equity awards actually received by our named executive officers but instead are amounts calculated pursuant to SEC rules and which result in adjustments to the amounts reported above in the summary compensation table. Shareholders should refer to the discussion of our compensation philosophy and programs described above under “Executive Compensation,” including the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” for a complete discussion of our compensation programs and their connection to our performance. Our Compensation Committee did not consider the following Pay Versus Performance analysis and disclosures in making compensation decisions with respect to any fiscal year shown below. Pay Versus Performance Table The following table sets forth additional compensation information for our CEO and our other Named Executives (Other NEOs) (averaged) along with total shareholder return, net income, and pre-tax income performance results for fiscal 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

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