0001144204-13-012625.txt : 20130304 0001144204-13-012625.hdr.sgml : 20130304 20130304155723 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-13-012625 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130228 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130304 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130304 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ESCALADE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000033488 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [3949] IRS NUMBER: 132739290 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1226 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-06966 FILM NUMBER: 13661553 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 817 MAXWELL AVE. CITY: EVANSVILLE STATE: IN ZIP: 47711 BUSINESS PHONE: 812-467-4449 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 817 MAXWELL AVE. CITY: EVANSVILLE STATE: IN ZIP: 47711 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MARTIN YALE BUSINESS MACHINES CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19820310 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MARTIN YALE INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720306 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710504 8-K 1 v336967_8k.htm 8-K

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) February 28, 2013

 

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):

 

¨ 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))

 

 

 
 

 

 

Section 8 – Other Events

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On March 4, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing that a quarterly dividend in respect to the fourth quarter of 2012 of eight cents ($0.08) per share would be paid to all shareholders of record on March 14, 2013 and disbursed on March 20, 2013.

 

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

99.1 Press release dated March 4, 2013

 

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 4, 2013   ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
   
    By: /s/ DEBORAH J. MEINERT
    Deborah J. Meinert, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 EX-99.1 2 v336967_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Escalade Announces Fourth Quarter Dividend of $0.08 Per Share

EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Escalade, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESCA) The Board of Directors of Escalade, Inc. announced today a quarterly dividend in respect to the fourth quarter of 2012 of eight cents ($0.08) per share would be paid to all shareholders of record on March 14, 2013 and disbursed on March 20, 2013.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120622/MM29287LOGO )

Escalade has executed on its strategy to grow its profitability and operating income as well as maintaining a strong financial position. As such, Escalade's Board of Directors has adopted a dividend policy under which the Company intends to pay quarterly cash dividends on its common stock. Escalade is continuing its $0.08 per share quarterly payment. Escalade's Board of Directors will evaluate the Company's dividend policy on an ongoing basis after giving consideration to, among other things, the financial condition of and outlook for the Company and any particular cash flow and financing needs of the Company.

"We are pleased to be able to enhance shareholder value through our quarterly dividend payments," stated Robert J. Keller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Escalade, Inc. "We completed 2012 with double digit sales growth and a 21% increase in net income, before the effects of one-time impairment charges."

Escalade is a quality manufacturer and marketer of sporting goods and information security/print finishing products sold worldwide. To obtain more information on the Company and its products, visit our website at: www.EscaladeInc.com or contact Deborah Meinert, Vice President and CFO at 812/467-4449 or Robert J. Keller, President and CEO at 812/467-4449.

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to present or future trends or factors that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks, include, but are not limited to, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance, Escalade's ability to successfully integrate the operations of acquired assets and businesses, new product development, the continuation and development of key customer and supplier relationships, Escalade's ability to control costs, general economic conditions, fluctuations in operating results, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, changes in the securities market, Escalade's ability to obtain financing and to maintain compliance with the terms of such financing, and other risks detailed from time to time in Escalade's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Escalade's future financial performance could differ materially from the expectations of management contained herein. Escalade undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements after the date of this report.