JOHNSON WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATES INC
SC 13D/A, 1998-12-09
SPORTING & ATHLETIC GOODS, NEC
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 9)*


                       JOHNSON WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATES, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                      Class A Common Stock, $.05 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   479254 10 4
                                 (CUSIP Number)

Linda L. Sturino, 4041 North Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53402-(414) 631-2503
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and 
                                Communications)

                                November 23, 1998
             (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 Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |_|.

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement |_|. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule 13d- 1(a) for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that Section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


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       CUSIP No. 479254 10 4                         Page 2 of _____ Pages
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 1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Samuel C. Johnson
              ###-##-####
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 2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                (a)  |_|
                                                                      (b)  |X|

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 3   SEC USE ONLY


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 4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

              PF and BK
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
         ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                |_|

              Not Applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

              United States
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  7         SOLE VOTING POWER
          NUMBER OF
                                                     2,504,476(1)
           SHARES                                                               
        BENEFICIALLY
                              --------------------------------------------------
          OWNED BY                8         SHARED VOTING POWER                 
                                                                                
            EACH                                     1,135,330(1)               
                                                                                
          REPORTING           --------------------------------------------------
                                  9         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER              
           PERSON                                                               
                                                     2,504,476(1)               
            WITH                                                                
                              --------------------------------------------------
                                 10         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER            
                                                                                
                                                     1,135,330                  
 
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              3,639,806(1)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN        |_|
     SHARES*
              Not Applicable

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

              45.8%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                      IN

================================================================================

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

(1)      Takes into account shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by
         the reporting person which are convertible into Class A Common Stock on
         a one share-for-one share basis.


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         This amendment relates to the Class A Common Stock, $.05 par value (the
"Class A Common Stock") of Johnson Worldwide  Associates,  Inc. (the "Company"),
1326 Willow Road, Sturtevant, Wisconsin 53177. This Amendment is filed by Samuel
C. Johnson, 1525 Howe Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53403.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

         Item 3 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

         Mr.  Johnson  purchased  147,000  shares  of Class A Common  Stock  for
approximately  $1,414,000, of which $1,400,000 was obtained by loans made in the
ordinary course of business by Bank of America.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

         Item 5 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

         (a)-(b)  Information  concerning the amount and percentage of shares of
Class A Common Stock  beneficially  owned by the  reporting  person is set forth
below.

                                                                   Percentage of
                         Sole           Shared                      Outstanding
                      Voting and      Voting and      Aggregate      Shares of
Reporting             Dispositive    Dispositive     Beneficial       Class A
Person                   Power          Power        Ownership      Common Stock

Samuel C. Johnson    2,540,476(1)    1,135,330(1)   3,639,806(1)    45.8%(1)(2)


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(1)     Includes  shares of Class B Common Stock which are  convertible  at any
         time on a one-for-one basis into shares of Class A Common Stock.

(2)      Based upon  6,870,045  shares of Class A Common  Stock  outstanding  on
         November  16,  1998  and  1,062,330  shares  of  Class B  Common  Stock
         beneficially owned by Mr. Johnson.

         Mr.  Johnson may be deemed to share voting and  dispositive  power with
respect to certain shares with Imogene P. Johnson, Helen P. Johnson-Leipold, JWA
Consolidated,  Inc. and Johnson Trust Company.  Certain information with respect
to such persons is set forth below.



                                       -3-

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



             Name and Business                       Principal Occupation                            Name, Address and
                  Address                               and Employment                               Principal Business

<S>                                             <C>                                          <C>    
Johnson Trust Company                                   Not Applicable                             Bank and Trust Company
4041 N. Main Street
Racine, WI  53402
State of Organization:  Wisconsin

Imogene P. Johnson                                           None                                           None
4041 N. Main Street
Racine, WI  53402
Citizenship:  United States

Helen P. Johnson-Leipold                       Vice President-Personal and                    S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
1525 Howe Street                               Home Care Products of S.C.                     1525 Howe Street
Racine, WI  53403                              Johnson & Son, Inc.                            Racine, WI  53403
Citizenship:  United States
                                                                                              Manufacturer of household
                                                                                              maintenance and industrial
                                                                                              products

JWA Consolidated, Inc.                                       Not Applicable                   Holding company for purposes of
4041 N. Main Street                                                                           owning stock of Company
Racine, WI  53402
State of Organization:  Delaware

</TABLE>

         During  the  last  five  years,  none of the  above  persons  has  been
convicted in a criminal  proceeding or has been 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 violation of, or prohibiting or mandating  activities  subject to federal
or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

         (c) The following is a list of all  transactions in the Company's Class
A Common  Stock  and Class B Common  Stock by the  persons  named in  paragraphs
(a)-(b)  above  during  the 60 days  preceding  the  date of this  amendment  to
Schedule 13D.



                                       -4-

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         The shares listed below were purchased  through  broker-dealers  in the
Nasdaq Stock Market.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                              Date of           Class of                                                    
           Name             Transaction       Common Stock      Number of Shares      Price Per Share
           ----             -----------       ------------      ----------------      ---------------

<S>                           <C>               <C>               <C>                    <C>  
     Samuel C. Johnson        11/23/98          Class A             7,000                $9.50

     Samuel C. Johnson        11/23/98          Class A           140,000                $9.625

</TABLE>

                  (d) Not applicable.

                  (e) Not applicable.

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                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

         Date

December 1, 1998                     /s/  Samuel C. Johnson                     
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Signature

                                     Samuel C. Johnson                          
                                     Name/Title




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