ESCALADE INC — Director's Dealing 2025

Mar 13, 2025

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ESCALADE INC (ESCA)
CIK: 0000033488
Period of Report: 2025-03-11

Reporting Person: Griffin Patrick J (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2025-03-11	Common Stock	A	8265	$14.98	Acquired	563880.2290	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2025-03-11	Restricted Stock Units	$	A	5520	Acquired	2028-03-11	Common Stock (5520)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2000	Indirect
Common Stock	1326736	Indirect
Common Stock	300000	Indirect
Common Stock	614964.629	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The grant of ESCA common stock is in lieu of cash payment of the 2024 annual cash incentive bonus payable to the reporting person for services as an officer. The ESCA common stock is awarded pursuant to the Escalade, Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan.

F2: Mr. Griffin disclaims beneficial interest in shares held by his adult son, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

F3: Mr. Griffin disclaims beneficial ownership in shares held by the family limited partnership, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

F4: Mr. Griffin disclaims beneficial ownership in shares held by a revocable trust owned by his mother, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Griffin is deemed to have an indirect beneficial ownership in the 300,000 shares held by such trusts due to his serving as a trustee and his mother being the beneficiary.

F5: Mr. Griffin disclaims beneficial ownership in shares held by an irrevocable trust (previously owned by his late father), except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Griffin is deemed to have an indirect beneficial ownership in the 614,964.629 shares held by such trusts due to his serving as a trustee and his mother being the beneficiary.

F6: Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of ESCA common stock granted pursuant to the Escalade, Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan (Escalade 2017 Plan).

F7: On March 11, 2025, the reporting person was granted 5,520 RSUs pursuant to the Escalade 2017 Plan, of which one third will vest on March 11, 2026 , one third on March 11, 2027 and one third on March 11, 2028, provided that the reporting person remains an employee, director or consultant of Escalade.