UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 27, 2007
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ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-6966 13-2739290
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
817 Maxwell Avenue, Evansville, Indiana 47711
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(812) 467-4449
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02(e) - Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On April 27, 2007, Escalade's stockholders approved the adoption of the
Escalade, Incorporated 2007 Incentive Plan in the form attached to the proxy
statement relating to Escalade's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on that
date. A detailed description of the 2007 Incentive Plan is included in that
proxy statement and a copy of the Plan is attached to that proxy statement.
Following the conclusion of the Annual Meeting, consistent with the terms of the
Plan and upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Escalade
Board of Directors, the Board awarded 12,000 restricted stock units to Terry
Frandsen, the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer
and Vice President Finance.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Escalade, Incorporated has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 3, 2007 ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ TERRY D. FRANDSEN
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Terry D. Frandsen,
Interim Chief Executive Officer,
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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