---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-25-015121"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESCA"
cik: "0000033488"
company_name: "ESCALADE INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T09:34:39.052526+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Escalade shareholders elect all five director nominees, ratify auditor and say-on-pay

## Summary
- All five director nominees elected: Baalmann, Franklin, Glazer, Griffin, Williams (vote tallies provided).
- Grant Thornton LLP ratified as auditor for FY 2025 with 12,559,281 FOR, 24,494 AGAINST.
- Non-binding say-on-pay approved: 8,214,718 FOR, 725,960 AGAINST.
- Stockholders recommend 1-year frequency for future say-on-pay votes (8,438,811 for 1-year).
- Broker non-votes of 3,592,537 on director elections and say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-25-015121
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESCA
- cik: 0000033488
- company_name: ESCALADE INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774925015121/0001437749-25-015121-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33488/000143774925015121/esca20250507_8k.htm

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