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) March 07, 2005
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ESCALADE, INCORPRATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-6996 13-2739290
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
251 Wedcor Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992 46992
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(260) 569-7208
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Section 8 - Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On March 7, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had
acquired substantially all of the assets of Child Life, Inc.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
99.1 Press release dated March 7, 2005
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 Wabash,
Indiana by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 7, 2005 ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ TERRY D. FRANDSEN
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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