Executive Change

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) March 6, 2024   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 ) 467-1358 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)   Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):     ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)         ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)         ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))         ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:                                       Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of Exchange on which registered Common Stock , No Par Value           ESCA The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company                     ☐   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.                     ☐         Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management   Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers   (b)         Anita Sehgal informed the Board of Directors of Escalade, Incorporated (“Escalade”) on March 6, 2024 that she has decided not to stand for re-election as a director at the Escalade 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Accordingly, Ms. Sehgal’s term as a director will end effective as of the date of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, expected to be held May 8, 2024. Ms. Sehgal’s decision not to stand for re-election was not the result of any dispute or disagreement with Escalade or the Board on any matter relating to Escalade’s operations, policies or practices.     SIGNATURES   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Escalade, Incorporated has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.   Date: March 7, 2024 ESCALADE, INCORPORATED By: /s/  STEPHEN R. WAWRIN         Stephen R. Wawrin, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer