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) August 4, 2016

 

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) 467-1251

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Section 2 – Financial Information

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On August 4, 2016, Escalade, Incorporated ("Escalade") issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing its results for the second fiscal quarter ended July 9, 2016.

 

The information under this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Section 8 – Other Events

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On August 4, 2016, the Board of Directors of Escalade announced that a quarterly dividend of eleven cents $0.11 per share would be paid to all shareholders of record on September 12, 2016 and disbursed on September 19, 2016.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)Exhibits

 

Exhibit Description
   
99.1 Press release dated August 4, 2016

 

 

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:  August 4, 2016        ESCALADE, INCORPORATED  
     
  By: /s/ STEPHEN R. WAWRIN  
  Stephen R. Wawrin,
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 		 

 

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