ESCALADE INC — Director's Dealing 2005

Mar 21, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ESCALADE INC (esca)
CIK: 0000033488
Period of Report: 2005-03-21

Reporting Person: GRIFFIN ROBERT E (Director, Chairman, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-03-21	Common Stock	M	4452	$2.915	Acquired	506400	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-03-21	Directors Compensation and Option Plan	$2.915	M	4452	Disposed	2005-04-29	Common Stock (4452)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	944316	Indirect
Common Stock	1800000	Indirect
Common Stock	65920	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of options under the 1997 Directors Compensation and Options Plan.

F2: Exercise price of outstanding options are as follows: 4,018 shares at $3.795 per share and 2,598 shares at $17.24 per share.