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) August 4, 2006
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ESCALADE, INCORPRATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-6996 13-2739290
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
817 Maxwell Avenue, Evansville, Indiana 47711
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(812) 467-1334
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Section 2 - Financial Information
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 4, 2006, Escalade, Incorporated ("Escalade") issued the press release
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announcing financial information regarding
Escalade's completed second quarter of fiscal 2006. The information hereunder
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 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
99.1 Press release dated August 4, 2006
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 Wabash,
Indiana by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 7, 2006 ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ TERRY D. FRANDSEN
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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