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 1, 2012

 

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) 467-4449

(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):

 

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Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 5, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing that a dividend of seven cents ($0.07) per share would be paid to all shareholders of record on April 6, 2012 and disbursed on April 16, 2012. Additionally, the Board of Directors declared its intention to consider paying dividends on a quarterly basis in the future. These future dividend payments will be determined and declared at the Board’s discretion.

 

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

  (c) Exhibits

  EXHIBIT NUMBER   DESCRIPTION
  99.1   Press release dated March 5, 2012

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, Escalade, Incorporated has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf in Evansville, Indiana by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:  March 5, 2012 ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
     
  By: /s/ DEBORAH J. MEINERT
    Deborah J. Meinert, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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