ESCALADE INC — Board/Management Information 2009

Apr 6, 2009

8-K 1 escalade_8k.htm FORM 8-K

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 31, 2009

| ESCALADE,
INCORPORATED |
| --- |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
| Indiana |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |

0-6996	13-2739290
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
817 Maxwell Ave, Evansville, Indiana	47711
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(812) 467-1334
(Registrant’s Telephone
Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 31, 2009, after reviewing recommendations from the Compensation Committee, the independent members of the Board of Directors approved the following stock option grants for key executives of the Company for 2009:

Officer	Title	Stock Option Grants
Robert J.
Keller	President
& CEO	125,000
Deborah J.
Meinert	Vice
President Finance, CFO & Secretary	45,000

The stock options were granted pursuant to the Escalade, Incorporated 2007 Incentive Plan. The stock options will vest on March 31, 2012 and will expire on March 31, 2014.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Escalade, Incorporated has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf in Evansville, Indiana by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 6, 2009
By: /s/
Deborah J. Meinert
Vice
President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Form of
Stock Option Award Agreement utilized in Stock Option grants pursuant to the
Escalade, Incorporated 2007 Incentive Plan

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