Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Fetherman David L.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ESCALADE INC [ESCA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO and President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
817 MAXWELL AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/26/2016
(Street)

EVANSVILLE, IN 47711		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/27/2016   M   3,000 A (1) 103,054 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (1) (3) 02/27/2016   M     3,000   (2)   (2) Common Stock 3,000 $ 0 6,000 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3) 02/26/2016   A   6,800     (4)   (4) Common Stock 6,800 $ 0 6,800 D  
Stock Options $ 14.39 (5) 02/26/2016   A   20,000     (6) 02/26/2022 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 20,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Fetherman David L.
817 MAXWELL AVENUE
EVANSVILLE, IN 47711		   X     CEO and President  

Signatures

 /s/David L. Fetherman   03/01/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) converted into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2) On February 27, 2014, the reporting person was granted 9,000 RSUs which vested one third on February 27, 2018, and were settled in shares of common stock as reported in Table I of this Form 4. The remaining 6,000 RSUs will vest one half on February 27, 2017 and one half on February 27, 2018 provided the reporting person remains employed by the company as of such date. The vesting of these RSUs also were subject to the company's common stock achieving certain market performance tests established by the Compensation Committee of the company's Board of Directors, which tests were satisfied.
(3) Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of ESCA common stock granted pursuant to the Escalade, Incorporated 2007 Incentive Plan.
(4) On February 26, 2016, the reporting person was granted 6,800 RSUs which will vest one third on each of February 26, 2018, February 26, 2019, and February 26, 2020 provided that the reporting person is still employed by the company as of such dated and the company's common stock has achieved certain market performance tests. The market performance tests have been established by the Compensation Committee of the company's Board of Directors. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person at such time unless the reporting person has deferred receipt.
(5) Each stock option represents a right to purchase at the exercise price one share of ESCA common stock granted under the Escalade, Incorporated 2007 Incentive Plan.
(6) On February 26, 2016, the reporting person was granted 20,000 stock options, which will vest one third on each of February 26, 2019, February 26, 2020, and February 26, 2021, provided that the reporting person is still employed by the company as of such date. The exercise price was set by the Compensation Committee of the company's Board of Directors at a price 15% higher than the closing price of a share of ESCA common stock on the grant date.

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