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 12, 2018
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) 467-1251
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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) George Savitsky has informed the Board of Directors of Escalade, Incorporated (“Escalade”) that he will retire from Escalade’s Board of Directors effective as of the date of Escalade’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, expected to be held May 16, 2018. Therefore, Mr. Savitsky will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at the 2018 Annual Meeting. Mr. Savitsky has served as a director since 2004.
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 13, 2018 | ESCALADE, INCORPORATED |
| By: /s/ STEPHEN R. WAWRIN | |
| Stephen R. Wawrin, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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