Glazer Walter P. Jr. 4
4 · ESCALADE INC · Filed Mar 12, 2026
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Escalade (ESCA) Director Walter P. Glazer Jr. Receives 2,782 Shares
What Happened
- Walter P. Glazer Jr., a director of Escalade, had 2,782 restricted stock units (RSUs vest) convert into 2,782 shares of Escalade common stock on March 11, 2026. The Form 4 shows a conversion/acquisition of 2,782 shares and a simultaneous disposition of 2,782 shares at $0.00 — the disposition was to a trust for the benefit of the reporting person’s son (per footnote F2). No cash changed hands in the reported disposition.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 11, 2026; Form 4 filed March 12, 2026 (timely).
- Transaction type: RSU vesting/conversion (derivative code M); RSUs convert one-for-one into common stock (footnotes F1, F3, F4).
- Shares acquired: 2,782 shares upon vesting; shares disposed: 2,782 shares at $0.00 (transferred to family trust — footnote F2).
- Grant/vesting context: On March 11, 2025 Glazer was granted 8,346 RSUs; 2,782 vested on March 11, 2026, with equal remaining tranches to vest on March 11, 2027 and March 11, 2028 if he remains an employee/director/consultant (footnote F5).
- Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the excerpt of the filing.
Context
- These entries reflect routine RSU vesting and conversion into common stock, not an open-market purchase or sale for cash. The simultaneous $0.00 disposition indicates a transfer to a related trust (family benefit) rather than a market sale; such transfers are typically for estate/planning or family benefit and do not necessarily signal buying or selling intent in the market.
- For retail investors, purchases are often more informative about insider sentiment; this filing documents compensation vesting and an intra-family transfer.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
ESCALADE INCESCA
Glazer Walter P. Jr.
Director
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-11+2,782→ 372,980 total - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units
[F3][F4][F5]2026-03-11−2,782→ 5,564 totalExp: 2028-03-11→ Common Stock (2,782 underlying)
Holdings
- 140,000(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
[F2] - 44,000(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
[F2] - 8,500(indirect: By Spouse)
Common Stock
Footnotes (5)
- [F1]Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) converted into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
- [F2]Trust for the benefit of the respondent's son for which the respondent's spouse is the trustee
- [F3]Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) converted into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
- [F4]Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of Escalade common stock pursuant to the Escalade, Incorporated 2017 Incentive Plan (Escalade 2017 Plan).
- [F5]On March 11, 2025, the reporting person was granted 8,346 RSUs pursuant to the Escalade 2017 Plan, of which 2,782 RSUs vested on March 11, 2026. An additional 2,782 RSUs will vest on March 11, 2027 and 2,782 RSUs will vest on March 11, 2028, provided that the reporting person remains an employee, director or consultant of Escalade.
Signature
/s/ Walter P. Glazer|2026-03-12