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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 28, 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.                                     ☐   1     Section 2 – Financial Information   Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.   On March 29, 2024, Escalade, Incorporated ("Escalade") issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing financial information regarding Escalade's fourth quarter and full year results for 2023.   The information under this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.     Section 8 – Other Events   Item 8.01 Other Events.   On March 28, 2024, the Board of Directors of Escalade approved a quarterly dividend of fifteen cents $0.15 per share that will be paid to all shareholders of record on April 15, 2024 and disbursed on April 22, 2024.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits   (d)         Exhibits   Exhibit Description     99.1 Press release dated March 29, 2024 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL).     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 29, 2024 ESCALADE, INCORPORATED By:  /s/ STEPHEN R. WAWRIN       Stephen R. Wawrin, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer      2