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 17, 2006
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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)
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Section 2 - Financial Information
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 17, 2006, Escalade, Incorporated ("Escalade") issued the
press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing financial information
regarding Escalade's completed fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. The information
hereunder 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 February 17, 2006, C. W. Reed, President and CEO of Escalade,
Incorporated ("Escalade") entered into a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan to sell Escalade
stock on the open market. Under Rule 10b5-1, directors, officers and other
persons who are not in possession of material non-public information may adopt a
pre-arranged plan or contract for the sale of company securities under specified
conditions and at specified times. As sales are executed in the future under
these Plans, they will be reported in accordance with federal securities laws.
Escalade does not undertake to report Rule 10b5-1 plans that may be adopted by
any of its executive officers, directors or employees in the future, or to
report any modifications or termination of any publicly announced plan, except
to the extent required by law.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
99.1 Press release dated February 17, 2006
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: February 17, 2006 ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ TERRY D. FRANDSEN
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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