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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):  March 1, 2012

Johnson Outdoors Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin
 
0-16255
 
39-1536083
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

555 Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53403
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(262) 631-6600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 1, 2012, Johnson Outdoors Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the settlement of an insurance claim with its insurance carriers (the “Press Release”).  As a result of this settlement, the Company received $3.5 million and the court case against the Company’s insurers will be dismissed.  A copy of the Press Release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

The information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.
 

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
 
Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:
 
 
  99.1
Press Release Dated March 1, 2012.
 
 
 

 

 
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.
 
 
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
 
 
Date:  March 1, 2012
By: /s/ David W. Johnson                                             
 
        David W. Johnson,
        Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 
 
 
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JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.

Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K

Exhibit
Number
 
 
99.1
Press Release Dated March 1, 2012.
 
 
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