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) October 28, 2005
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ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Indiana
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-6966 13-2739290
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
251 Wedcor Avenue, Wabash, Indiana 46992
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(260) 569-7208
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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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Form 8-K
Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On October 28, 2005, the Board of Directors of Escalade, Incorporated
(the "Company"), upon the recommendation of its Compensation Committee, approved
the acceleration of the vesting of 125,850 "underwater" unvested options issued
by the Company in 2004. A stock option was deemed to be "underwater" if the
option exercise price was greater than $12.85, the closing price of the
Company's stock on October 28, 2005.
As a result of the Board's action, the "underwater" unvested stock
options became exercisable effective October 29, 2005, rather than the later
dates when such options would have vested in the normal course. The Company
expects that this action will result in a cumulative reduction in the Company's
share-based compensation expense (on an after tax basis) of approximately
$376,871 in 2006, $376,871 in 2007 and $53,691 in 2008.
The table attached as Exhibit 99.1 summarizes the outstanding options
subject to accelerated vesting held by the Company's chief executive officer,
executive officers and all other employees. Other than for the chief executive
officer, no stock options held by the Company's directors were accelerated.
The decision to accelerate the vesting of these stock options was made
primarily to reduce compensation expense that otherwise would likely be recorded
in future periods following the Company's anticipated adoption in the first
quarter of 2006 of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R entitled
"Share-Based Payment" ("SFAS 123R"). On December 16, 2004, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS 123R which requires all
share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options,
to be valued at fair value on the date of grant, and to be expensed over the
applicable vesting period. SFAS 123R will require that compensation expenses
associated with stock options be recognized in the income statement of the
Company rather than as a footnote disclosure. The Company must recognize
compensation expense related to any awards that are not fully vested as of the
effective date, January 1, 2006. Upon adoption by the Company, SFAS 123R also
will apply to options granted on or after January 1, 2006.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Summary of Stock Options Subject to Acceleration
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ TERRY D. FRANDSEN
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Terry D. Frandsen
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 02, 2005
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