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)    May 17, 2017   

ESCALADE, INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Indiana

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(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):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 17, 2017, Escalade, Incorporated (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders for which the Board of Directors solicited proxies. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the election of directors, the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2017 fiscal year, the approval to adopt the Escalade, Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan, the approval, by non-binding vote of the compensation of named executive officers.

In the election of directors, as described in the Company’s proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting, the seven incumbent directors whose terms were expiring were nominated for reelection for a one-year term. The results of the voting in the election of directors are as follows:

Therefore, Messrs. George Savitsky, Richard D. White, Edward E. Williams, Richard Baalmann, Jr., David L. Fetherman, Patrick Griffin, and Walter Glazer, Jr. were elected to the Board. There were 3,902,383 broker non-votes with respect to the election of each of the nominees.

As to the appointment of the firm, BKD, LLP, to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2017 fiscal year, the Company’s stockholders ratified such appointment by a vote of 12,301,570 shares FOR, 465,731 shares AGAINST, and 460,093 shares ABSTAINED, with no broker non-votes. Therefore, the appointment of BKD, LLP was approved.

As to the approval to adopt the Escalade, Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan, including issuance of shares of common stock authorized thereunder, the Company’s stockholders ratified by a vote of 8,067,397 FOR, 1,205,818 shares AGAINST, and 51,796 shares ABSTAINED. There were 3,902,383 broker non-votes. Therefore, the adoption of the Escalade, Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan was approved.

As to the approval, by non-binding vote, of the compensation of our named executive officers the Company’s stockholders ratified by a vote of 12,433,975 shares FOR, 706,586 shares AGAINST, and 86,833 shares ABSTAINED. Therefore the compensation for our named executive officers was approved, by non-binding vote.

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.