ESCALADE INC — Director's Dealing 2026

Mar 3, 2026

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ESCALADE INC (ESCA)
CIK: 0000033488
Period of Report: 2026-02-27

Reporting Person: Griffin Patrick J (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2026-02-27	Common Stock	A	11263	$14.40	Acquired	574665.2290	Direct
2026-03-03	Common Stock	M	1850	—	Acquired	576515.2290	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2026-03-03	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	1850	Disposed	2026-03-03	Common Stock (1850)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3289	Indirect
Common Stock	1289	Indirect
Common Stock	614964.629	Indirect
Common Stock	1326736	Indirect
Common Stock	300000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The grant of ESCA common stock is in lieu of cash payment of the 2025 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: Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) converted into common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F3: Mr. Griffin disclaims beneficial interest in shares held by his adult son, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

F4: Mr. Griffin disclaims beneficial interest in shares held by his adult daughter, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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: This reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership in shares held by the family limited partnership, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

F7: 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.

F8: 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).

F9: On March 3, 2023, the reporting person was granted 5,550 RSUs pursuant to the Escalade 2017 Plan, of which 1,850 RSUs vested on March 3, 2024 and an additional 1,850 RSUs vested and settled on March 3, 2025, as previously reported. The remaining 1,850 RSUs vested and settled on March 3, 2026, as reported on this Form 4. All RSUs settle in shares of ESCA common stock.