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) | February 26, 2014 |
| ESCALADE, INCORPORATED |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
| Indiana |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
| 0-6966 | 13-2739290 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 817 Maxwell Avenue, Evansville, Indiana | 47711 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (812) 467-4449 |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
| Not Applicable |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Section 8 – Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 27, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing that a quarterly dividend of nine cents $0.09 per share would be paid to all shareholders of record on March 13, 2014 and disbursed on March 20, 2014.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits |
| EXHIBIT | ||
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated February 27, 2014 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, Escalade, Incorporated has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf in Evansville, Indiana by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: February 27, 2014 | ESCALADE, INCORPORATED |
| By: /s/ DEBORAH J. MEINERT | |
| Deborah J. Meinert, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |