UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June
8, 2005
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Johnson
Outdoors Inc.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Wisconsin
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0-16255
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39-1536083
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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555
Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53403
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(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip
code)
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(262)
631-6600
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code)
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Not
Applicable
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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Item
5.02. Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Principal
Officers.
On
June
8, 2005, Johnson Outdoors Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing
that Paul A. Lehmann, the Company's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
will be leaving the Company at the end of July 2005. A copy of the press release
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
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(c)
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Exhibits.
The following exhibit is being furnished
herewith:
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99.1
Press Release of Johnson Outdoors Inc. Issued June 8,
2005
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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JOHNSON
OUTDOORS INC.
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Date: June
9, 2005
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BY
/s/ Alisa
Swire
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Alisa Swire, Vice President, Business
Development
and Legal Affairs
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JOHNSON
OUTDOORS INC.
Exhibit
Index to Current Report on Form 8-K
Exhibit
Number
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99.1
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Press
Release of Johnson Outdoors Inc. Issued June 8, 2005.
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EXHIBIT
99.1
JOHNSON
OUTDOORS INC. ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Racine,
Wis.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—June 8, 2005—Johnson Outdoors Inc. (Nasdaq: JOUT) today
announced initiation of an executive search for a new Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer to replace Paul A. Lehmann who is leaving the Company. Russell
Reynolds Associates, a leading executive recruitment firm, has been retained
to
assist the Company in its search.
Mr.
Lehmann will remain in his current role thru the end of July 2005 to assist
in
the transition. At that time, Mr. David W. Johnson, the Company’s Director of
Treasury Services and Financial Analysis, will become Interim Chief Financial
Officer and serve in that capacity until the Company hires a new
CFO.
“
I want
to thank Paul for all his efforts and wish him the best in his future
endeavors,” said Helen Johnson-Leipold, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Johnson Outdoors Inc.
ABOUT
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
Johnson
Outdoors is a leading global outdoor recreation company that turns ideas into
adventure with innovative, top-quality products. The company designs,
manufactures and markets a portfolio of winning, consumer-preferred brands
across four categories: Watercraft, Marine Electronics, Diving and Outdoor
Equipment. Johnson Outdoors' familiar brands include, among others: Old
Town®
canoes
and kayaks; Ocean Kayak™, Necky™
kayaks;
Escape®electric
boats, Minn Kota®
motors;
Humminbird®
fishfinders; Scubapro®
and
UWATEC®
dive
equipment, and Eureka!®
tents.
The company has 24 locations around the world, employs 1,500 people and reported
annual sales of $355 million in 2004.
Visit
Johnson Outdoors online at www.johnsonoutdoors.com.
CONTACT:
Johnson Outdoors Inc.
Cynthia
Georgeson, 262-631-6600
SOURCE:
Johnson Outdoors Inc.