ESCALADE INC — Board/Management Information 2012

Feb 8, 2012

8-K 1 escalade_8k.htm FORM 8-K Unassociated Document

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 6, 2012

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) 467-1200
(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.

Escalade, Incorporated (“Escalade”) has announced that Patrick J. Griffin, President, Martin Yale Group, will be completing his assignment with Martin Yale’s German subsidiary and will be transitioning back to the United States in July 2012. Mr. Griffin’s new responsibility will be to establish a corporate development and investor relations process for Escalade. In anticipation of Mr. Griffin’s new assignment, Robert J. Keller, Escalade’s Chief Executive Officer, is assuming additional direct responsibility for the Martin Yale Group.

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
8, 2012 |
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| By: /s/ DEBORAH J. MEINERT |
| Deborah J. Meinert, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |