PATRICK J. GRIFFIN - 03 Apr 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for ESCALADE INC (ESCA)

Role: VICE PRESIDENT, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ PATRICK J. GRIFFIN
Issuer symbol: ESCA
Transactions as of: 03 Apr 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 04 Apr 2025, 17:30:05 UTC
Previous filing: 12 Mar 2025
Next filing: 06 Jun 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	Options Exercise		+2,100	+0.37%		565,980	03 Apr 2025	Direct	F1
holding	ESCA	Common Stock						2,000	03 Apr 2025	By adult son	F2
holding	ESCA	Common Stock						1,326,736	03 Apr 2025	By Family Limited Partnership	F3
holding	ESCA	Common Stock						300,000	03 Apr 2025	By Revocable Trust	F4
holding	ESCA	Common Stock						614,965	03 Apr 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	Options Exercise	$0	-2,100	-33%	$0.000000	4,200	03 Apr 2025	Common Stock	4,200		Direct	F6, F7

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) converted into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
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 Escalade common stock pursuant to the Escalade, Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan (Escalade 2017 Plan).
F7	On April 3, 2024, the reporting person was granted 6,300 RSUs pursuant to the Escalade 2017 Plan, of which 2,100 RSUs vested and settled on April 3, 2025 as reported in this Form 4. The remaining 4,200 RSUs will vest one half on April 3, 2026 and one half on April 3, 2027, provided that the reporting person remains an employee, director or consultant of Escalade.