Patrick J. Griffin - Mar 11, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for ESCALADE INC (ESCA)

Role: VICE PRESIDENT, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ PATRICK J. GRIFFIN
Stock symbol: ESCA
Transactions as of: Mar 11, 2025
Transactions value $: $123,810
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/12/2025, 09:00 PM
Previous filing: Mar 4, 2025
Next filing: Apr 4, 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ESCA	Common Stock	Award	$124K	+8.27K	+1.49%	$14.98	564K	Mar 11, 2025	Direct	F1
holding	ESCA	Common Stock						2K	Mar 11, 2025	By adult son	F2
holding	ESCA	Common Stock						1.33M	Mar 11, 2025	By Family Limited Partnership	F3
holding	ESCA	Common Stock						300K	Mar 11, 2025	By Revocable Trust	F4
holding	ESCA	Common Stock						615K	Mar 11, 2025	By Irevocable Trust	F5

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	ESCA	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+5.52K		$0.00	5.52K	Mar 11, 2025	Common Stock	5.52K		Direct	F6, F7

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The grant of ESCA common stock is in lieu of cash payment of the 2024 annual cash incentive bonus payable to the reporting person for services as an officer. The ESCA common stock is awarded pursuant to the Escalade, Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan.
F2	Mr. Griffin disclaims beneficial interest in shares held by his adult son, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F3	Mr. Griffin disclaims beneficial ownership in shares held by the family limited partnership, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F4	Mr. Griffin disclaims beneficial ownership in shares held by a revocable trust owned by his mother, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Griffin is deemed to have an indirect beneficial ownership in the 300,000 shares held by such trusts due to his serving as a trustee and his mother being the beneficiary.
F5	Mr. Griffin disclaims beneficial ownership in shares held by an irrevocable trust (previously owned by his late father), except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Griffin is deemed to have an indirect beneficial ownership in the 614,964.629 shares held by such trusts due to his serving as a trustee and his mother being the beneficiary.
F6	Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of ESCA common stock granted pursuant to the Escalade, Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan (Escalade 2017 Plan).
F7	On March 11, 2025, the reporting person was granted 5,520 RSUs pursuant to the Escalade 2017 Plan, of which one third will vest on March 11, 2026 , one third on March 11, 2027 and one third on March 11, 2028, provided that the reporting person remains an employee, director or consultant of Escalade.