Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13D
Under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
JOHNSON OUTDOORS,
INC.
(Name of
Issuer)
Class A
Common Stock, par value $.05 per share
(Title
of Class of Securities)
479167108
(CUSIP
Number)
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Warren
B. Kanders
c/o
Kanders & Company, Inc.
One
Landmark Square, 22nd
Floor
Stamford,
Connecticut 06901
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Copy
to:
Robert
L. Lawrence, Esq.
Kane
Kessler, P.C.
1350
Avenue of the Americas, 26th
Floor
New
York, New York 10019
(212)
541-6222
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(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
December
31, 2008
(Date
of Event which requires Filing of this Statement)
If the
filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the
acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box o
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CUSIP
No. 479167108
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13D
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
Warren
B. Kanders
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I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY):
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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SEC USE ONLY: |
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SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): |
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CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e): |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: |
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United States |
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SOLE VOTING POWER: |
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418,341 (See
Item 5)
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SHARED VOTING POWER: |
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0 (See
Item 5)
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER: |
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418,341 (See
Item 5)
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER: |
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0 (See
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON: |
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418,341 (See
Item 5)
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW
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5.2% |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE
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CUSIP
No. 479167108
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13D
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Item
1. Security and Issuer.
This Schedule 13D (“Statement”)
relates to the shares of Class A common stock, par value $.05 per share (the
“Common Stock”), of Johnson Outdoors Inc. (the "Issuer"), whose principal
executive offices are located at 555 Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin
54303-1015.
Item
2. Identity and Background.
(a), (b), (c) and
(f). This Statement is filed by Warren B. Kanders (the “Reporting
Person”), a citizen of the United States. The business address
of the Reporting Person is c/o Kanders & Company, Inc., One Landmark Square,
22nd Floor, Stamford, CT 06901. The Reporting Person is President of
Kanders & Company, Inc., a private investment firm owned and controlled by
the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person is also Chairman of the
Board of each of KSS Outdoor Holdings, LLC (“KSS”) and Gregory
Mountain Products, Inc. (“Gregory”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
KSS. Gregory is a leader in the manufacturing and marketing of
expedition, backpacking and day packs.
(d) and (e). During the last five
years, the Reporting Person has not been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a
civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction
and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or
final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation
with respect to such laws.
Item
3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
The securities reported in this
Statement as beneficially owned by the Reporting Person were acquired with funds
of approximately $2,359,443.24 (including brokerage commissions). All such funds
were provided from the personal funds of the Reporting Person.
Item
4. Purpose of Transaction.
This Statement is filed by the
Reporting Person to report acquisitions of shares of Common Stock for investment
purposes, as a result of which the Reporting Person may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner (as that term is defined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) of more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock of the
Issuer.
Other than as set forth in this Item 4,
the Reporting Person does not have any current plans, proposals or negotiations
that relate to or would result in any of the matters referred to in paragraphs
(a) through (j) of Item 4 of the Statement. The Reporting Person intends to
review his investment in the Issuer on a continuing basis, and to the extent
permitted by law, may seek to engage in discussions with other stockholders
and/or with management and the Board of Directors of the Issuer concerning the
business, operations or future plans of the Issuer. Depending on various factors
including, without limitation, the Issuer's financial position, the price levels
of the Common Stock, conditions in the securities markets and general economic
and industry conditions, the Reporting Person may, in the future take such
actions with respect to his investment in the Issuer as he deems
appropriate including, without limitation, purchasing additional Common Stock,
selling Common Stock, engaging in short selling of or any hedging or similar
transaction with respect to the Common Stock, taking any other action with
respect to the Issuer or any of its securities in any manner permitted by law or
changing his intention with respect to any and all matters referred to in
paragraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4.
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Page 4 of
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Item
5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a), (b) and (c). As of
January 8, 2009, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner
(as that term is defined under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended) of 418,341 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 5.2% of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock (the percentage of shares owned being
based upon 8,007,069 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 5, 2008,
as set forth in the Issuer’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended October 2, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 2, 2009), over which the Reporting Person exercises sole voting and
dispositive power on behalf of himself.
No transactions in the shares of the
Issuer’s Common Stock have been effected by the Reporting Person during the last
60 days except the following transactions, each of which was made in a broker’s
transaction in the open market. Prices do not include brokerage
commissions.
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Date
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Number of Shares
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Price Per Share
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December
31, 2008
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418,341
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$5.60
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(d) and (e). Not
Applicable
Item
6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With
Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
There are no contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between the Reporting
Person and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer.
Item
7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
None.
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SIGNATURE
After
reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: January
8, 2009
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/s/ Warren B. Kanders
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Warren
B. Kanders
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