ESCALADE INC — Regulatory Filings 2009

Jul 30, 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) July 29, 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) 467-4449
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01 – Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Item 2.03 – Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On July 29, 2009, Escalade, Incorporated (“Escalade”) and each of its domestic subsidiaries (collectively with Escalade, the “Company”) entered into a First Amendment to Escalade’s Credit Agreement with its issuing bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase”). Under the original terms of the Credit Agreement, certain post-closing actions were anticipated to be completed on or before July 31, 2009. Escalade and Chase have agreed in the First Amendment to extend such completion date until September 30, 2009. All other terms of the Credit Agreement remain in effect and are unchanged. The entire text of the First Amendment dated as of July 29, 2009 to Credit Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit	Description
10.1	First Amendment dated as
of July 29, 2009 to Credit Agreement by and between Escalade, Incorporated
and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

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:
July 29, 2009 |
| --- |
| By: /s/ Deborah J. Meinert |
| Vice President Finance,
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |

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Exhibit 10.1

First Amendment dated as of July 29, 2009 to Credit Agreement by and between Escalade, Incorporated and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

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