JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 5, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC (JOUT)
CIK: 0000788329
Period of Report: 2003-12-03

Reporting Person: JOHNSON LEIPOLD HELEN P (Director, Chairman and CEO, 10% Owner)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2003-12-03	Phantom Shares	$0.0000	A	7479	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (7479)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Phantom shares vest and are settled in cash on the third anniversary of their grant date, assuming the market price of the stock is within a prescribed range on such date. In the event the phantom shares do not vest on this date, their vesting is subject to a one year extension in the event certain performance criteria are met.