Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

Escalade, Incorporated

P.O. Box 889, Evansville, IN47706-0889

817 Maxwell Avenue, Evansville, IN 47711

T: (812) 467-4449 F: (812)467-1303

www.escaladeinc.com

 

March 30, 2020

 

Mr. Scott Sincerbeaux

8698 Laurel Ridge Drive SE

Alto, MI 49302

 

Re: Offer of Employment as CEO
and President of Escalade, Incorporated

 

Dear Scott:

 

We are pleased to offer you the positions
of Chief Executive Officer and President of Escalade, Incorporated (“Escalade” or the “Company”). We are
excited about the prospect of you joining Escalade and look forward to your vision and leadership in guiding our Company to achieve
its goals.

 

The following provides the terms and conditions
of your employment offer (this “Offer Letter”):

 

		1.	Start Date. Your employment will commence on April 27, 2020, or such other date as
we may mutually agree upon (the “Start Date”). Prior to your Start Date, you and the Company agree to work together
to onboard you to the Company, as your time permits. No compensation shall be made for the period ahead of the Start Date, however,
your travel costs will be reimbursed by the Company. On the later of your Start Date or the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Company’s
Stockholders (currently scheduled for May 13, 2020), the Board of Directors also will appoint you as director to fill the vacancy
that will be created upon the Company’s current Chief Executive Officer’s retirement from the Board.

 

		2.	Reporting Relationship. You will report directly to Escalade’s Board of Directors.

 

		3.	Base Salary. Your starting annualized base salary will be $435,000 which will be
pro-rated for the Company’s 2020 fiscal year. Your base salary in 2021 will be set by the Compensation Committee of Escalade’s
Board of Directors but shall not be reduced below $435,000. Salary will be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll
practices and will be subject to legally required tax withholdings.

 

		4.	Annual Bonus. Beginning on your Start Date, you will be eligible to participate in
the Company’s Annual Profit Improvement Plan (the “PI Plan”). Your PI Plan cash bonus target for fiscal year
2020 is $300,000, which will not be pro-rated and will not be scaled up or down relative to the Company’s performance in
fiscal year 2020. Your PI Plan cash bonus in 2021 and in future years will be determined by the Compensation Committee in accordance
with and at the same time as bonus determinations are made for the Company’s other executive officers. Such future bonuses
may include performance and/or other conditions established by the Board, which may result in the actual payout of your target
bonus to be scaled up or down based on the extent to which such conditions may be satisfied.

 

    	 	 	 

     

    

 

		5.	COVID-19 Special Circumstances. As everyone is aware, current economic conditions
in the U.S. and globally are highly uncertain as of the date of this Offer Letter. A number of companies have announced plans whereby
their executive officers and other highly paid employees will receive reduced compensation to alleviate the adverse consequences
that those companies are suffering directly or indirectly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the Company’s Board
of Directors has no current plan to enact similar measures, the Board must reserve the right to adjust compensation for its executive
officers and other highly paid employees if ultimately such a determination would be in the best interests of the Company and its
stockholders. If the Board would do so, you agree that your compensation as set forth in Sections 3 and 4 above will be subject
to the same proportionate reduction and to the same terms as are applicable to the Company’s other executive officers. Any
reduction in compensation shall cease once the annual financial performance of the Company reaches the level equal to the 2019
annual performance. In addition, you will have the opportunity to earn back all salary adjustments once the Company achieves a
mutually agreed upon level.

 

		6.	Equity Grants. Effective on your Start Date, you will be eligible to participate
in the Company’s 2017 Incentive Plan.

 

		a.	Initial Restricted Stock Units. On your Start Date, the Company will grant you $290,000
worth of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to be settled one-for-one in shares of Escalade common stock. The number of
RSUs to be granted shall be determined based on the trailing 30-day volume weighted average trading per share prices of Escalade
common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market ending on the Start Date. Sixty percent (60%) of these RSUs will vest solely based on time
as long as your employment with the Company is continuing, with such 60% vesting one third on March 4, 2021, one third on March
4, 2022, and one third on March 4, 2023. The other forty percent (40%) of these RSUs will vest in the same percentages and on the
same dates as specified in the previous sentence if you are employed by the Company on such dates and certain performance
targets are satisfied. These performance targets will be mutually agreed upon by you and the Company’s Compensation Committee
prior to your Start Date. If your Start Date is substantially delayed past April 27, 2020, then the vesting dates may be adjusted
as determined by the Compensation Committee, but no later than each anniversary of your Start Date.

 

		b.	Initial Restricted Stock Award. On your Start Date, the Company will grant you a one-time
award of 35,000 shares of restricted Escalade common stock, with 40% of such shares to vest on the first anniversary of your Start
Date, 30% on the second anniversary of your Start Date, and 30% on the third anniversary of your Start Date, provided that you
are employed by the Company on the applicable vesting date.

 

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		c.	Future Grants. It has been the practice of the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee
to make annual grants of equity incentives to the Company’s executive officers and key employees. We anticipate continuing
such practice, including annual grants to you as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, in such amounts and
having such terms as determined by the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee. Such grants may be in the form of RSUs, restricted
stock, stock options, or other similar incentives as authorized by the Company’s 2017 Incentive Plan.

 

		d.	Other Incentive Plans. You will be eligible to participate in any and all other Company
incentive plans that the Board of Directors may create from time to time in which the Company’s executive officers are eligible
to participate.

 

		7.	One-Time Signing Bonus. Upon commencement of your employment with the Company on
your Start Date, the Company will pay you a one-time lump sum of $80,000 to help you cover your transition costs. The Company will
make this payment to you no later than the date on which you receive your first paycheck from the Company.

 

		8.	Severance Benefits. In the event your employment with the Company is terminated,
you will be eligible for the severance benefits according to the terms of the Executive Severance Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “Executive Severance Agreement”). The Company and you will enter into the Executive Severance
Agreement effective as of your Start Date.

 

		9.	Benefits. You will be enrolled in the Company’s standard health and welfare
benefit programs generally applicable to similarly situated executives upon your Start Date, subject to the eligibility requirements
of such plans. In addition to the Company’s group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, you will be eligible
to purchase additional voluntary term life insurance in such coverage amounts as you may elect from time to time. The Company annually
will pay the premium for term life insurance provided by the Company having a death benefit in the amount of $50,000. You will
be eligible to receive five weeks of vacation annually, prorated for 2020. The Company reserves the right to change or amend its
benefit plans it offers to employees at any time, but you will be entitled to participate in such plans as are then offered by
the Company.

 

		10.	Relocation. Your place of employment with the Company shall be at the Company’s
principal executive offices located in Evansville, Indiana. We understand that due to compelling family circumstances you and your
family will not be able to relocate immediately, provided, however, you do agree that you will relocate your permanent residence
to the Evansville, Indiana area on or about June 30, 2022. As separately being agreed, the Company will reimburse you for your
relocation expenses based on actual costs incurred (including costs incurred before your Start Date) in an aggregate amount up
to $233,000 to assist you in your move from Alto, Michigan to Evansville. You further agree that prior to moving your permanent
residence to the Evansville, Indiana area, you will work from the Company’s principal executive offices in Evansville, Indiana
each work week, Monday through Friday, except for travel otherwise required to conduct your duties as Escalade’s Chief Executive
Officer and President.

 

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		11.	No Prior Agreements. You represent and warrant (a) that you are not bound by any
agreement with any previous employer or other party that you would breach by accepting employment with the Company or performing
your duties as an employee of the Company or that would otherwise limit your ability to perform such duties, and (b) that, in the
performance of your duties with the Company, you will not utilize or disclose any confidential information in breach of an agreement
with a previous employer or any other party. You further agree to indemnify the Company for any damages, losses, or expenses that
the Company may incur for any breaches of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 11.

 

		12.	Nature of Employment. Your employment with the Company is on an “at-will”
basis, meaning that either you or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without
cause and with or without notice, subject to the severance provisions set forth in the Executive Severance Agreement. In addition,
this Offer Letter sets out the initial terms of your employment with the Company, which shall be valid and binding upon you and
the Company, but is not intended to create an ongoing contract of employment for any specific duration between you and the Company.

 

		13.	Company Policies. As a Company employee, you will be expected to comply with and
be bound by the operating policies, procedures, practices and rules and regulations of the Company. You will also be expected to
sign and comply with our Code of Ethics and our Insider Trading Policy. You also agree that, during the term of your employment
with the Company, you will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity directly related
to the business in which the Company is now involved or becomes involved during the term of your employment, nor will you engage
in any other activities that conflict with your obligations to the Company.

 

		14.	Governing Law. This Offer Letter and all actions taken relating hereto shall be governed
as to validity, construction, interpretation and administration by the laws of the State of Indiana and applicable federal law,
without regard to the choice of law provisions thereof.

 

		15.	Arbitration. Any dispute that may arise between the Company and you, including but
not limited to this Offer Letter, shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules of
the American Arbitration Association and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof. Any and all such arbitrations shall take place in Evansville, Indiana.

 

		16.	Indemnification and Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance. The
Company shall indemnify you for your acts and omissions as a director and officer of the Company to the maximum extent permitted
under the laws of the state of incorporation of the Company. During the term of your employment and for three years following your
termination of service, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain directors’ and officers’
liability insurance that will cover you for your acts and omissions taken or made during the time that you serve in such capacity
or capacities; provided, however, that Escalade may substitute for its existing policy a policy of at least the same coverage and
amounts containing terms and conditions which are not less advantageous than Escalade’s existing policy and that in no event
shall Escalade be required to expend in any one year an amount in excess of 125% of the annual premiums currently paid by Escalade
for such insurance.

 

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		17.	Acceptance of Offer Letter. To indicate your acceptance of this Offer Letter, please
sign and date this letter in the space provided below and return it to the Company no later than March 31, 2020. A duplicate original
is enclosed for your records. This Offer Letter sets forth the initial terms of your employment with the Company and supersedes
any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral. This letter may not be modified or amended except by a written
agreement, signed by the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and by you.

 

This Offer Letter is also conditioned
upon you passing a background and reference check which includes credit and court records, and passing a physical exam which includes
drug testing, the results of which are acceptable to Escalade. Upon commencement of employment, it will also be necessary for you
to furnish I-9 proof of U.S. employment eligibility.

 

We hope that you find the aforementioned
terms for this position acceptable and we enthusiastically look forward to working with you in your new role at Escalade.

 

 

 

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Sincerely,

  

	ESCALADE, INCORPORATED 	 
	       	 	 
	By:	/s/EDWARD E. WILLIAMS	 
	Name:	Edward E. Williams	 
	Title:	Compensation Committee Chairman And Director   	 

  

 

Accepted and agreed to as of March 30,
2020.

 

	/s/SCOTT SINCERBEAUX	 
	Scott Sincerbeaux	 

 

  

 

 

 

[Signature Page to Offer Letter]

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Executive Severance Agreement

 

See attached.

  

 

[Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K to which this Exhibit 10.1 is attached.]

 

    	 	A-1Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

 

THIS EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) effective as of April 27, 2020 (the “Effective Date”) is
made by and between Escalade, Incorporated, an Indiana corporation (the “Company”), and Scott Sincerbeaux
(the “Executive”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the
Company and the Executive wish to enter into this Agreement to set forth the rights and obligations of each of them with respect
to any termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

WHEREAS, the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) further believes that it is in the best interest of the Company
and its shareholders to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive, and to encourage the Executive’s
full attention and dedication to the Company;

 

WHEREAS, in
order to accomplish the foregoing objectives, the Company and the Executive desire to enter into this Agreement which, among other
things, provides for the payment of compensation and benefits payable to the Executive if the Executive’s employment

terminates in certain circumstances.

 

NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

 

1.       Definitions.
As used herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the body of this Agreement or in Appendix I.

 

2.       Employment
at Will. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of any other agreement between the
Executive and the Company, the Executive shall remain an employee at will and nothing herein shall confer upon the Executive any
right to continued employment and nothing herein shall affect the right of the Company to terminate the Executive for any reason
not prohibited by law; provided, however, that any such removal shall be without prejudice to any rights the Executive may have
to receive payments and benefits pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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3.       Term
of Agreement. This Agreement will begin on the date hereof and will continue in effect through December 31, 2022, unless extended
as provided in this Section 3. On December 31, 2022 or the anniversary date of any term thereafter (a “Renewal Date”),
this Agreement will expire unless the Company, upon approval of the Board, provides written notice to the Executive not later than
one month prior to such expiration that it has elected to extend this Agreement for an additional one-year period (e.g. if notice
to extend is given on or before November 30, 2022, then this Agreement will be extended through December 31, 2023; if no notice
is given, then this Agreement will terminate as of 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2022). Notwithstanding anything contained herein
to the contrary, in the event that the Company chooses not to extend this Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the
Company is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason on or prior to November 30 of the calendar
year following the end of the term of the Agreement as provided in this Section 3, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive
payments as set forth in Section 4(c) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) if a Change in Control of the Company occurs during
the term of this Agreement, then the term of this Agreement will be extended for 12 months beyond the end of the month in which
any such Change in Control occurs, or (b) if the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated at any time prior
to a Change in Control of the Company but after the commencement of discussions with a third party relating to such a possible
Change in Control which Change of Control is consummated with that third party within 12 months after the date of the Executive’s
termination of employment with the Company, then (i) the term of this Agreement will be deemed to have continued in full force
and effect through the end of the month in which such Change in Control occurred, and (ii) the Executive shall be entitled to compensation
under this Agreement as provided herein as if this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company had terminated as
of such month-end, provided, however, that any Severance Benefits previously paid to the Executive shall be credited towards any
additional amounts due to the Executive upon such a Change of Control.

 

4.       Compensation
Payable on Termination. In connection with a termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive
shall be entitled to receive the following compensation as applicable (the “Severance Benefits”):

 

		(a)	Upon Death or Disability. In the event of termination of the Executive’s employment
with the Company due to the Executive’s death or Disability, the Company shall pay the Executive, his estate, surviving spouse
or other representative his Base Salary for an additional six months from the day of such death or Disability.

 

		(b)	Upon Cause or Voluntary Termination. In the event of termination of the Executive’s
employment by the Company for Cause or by the Executive other than for Good Reason, the Company shall pay the Executive his Base
Salary and continue his Employee Benefits through the Executive’s last day of employment; provided, however, the Executive
shall not be entitled to any additional compensation, Incentives or Employee Benefits other than compensation or Employee Benefits
already paid or received through the date of termination and the Executive shall forfeit any unvested shares upon the date of such
termination. Also, in the event of termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause or by the Executive other
than for Good Reason less than two years after his employment commenced with the Company, the Executive shall reimburse the Company
for all relocation costs paid by the Company to be prorated over such two year period.

 

		(c)	Without Cause or Upon Good Reason. In the event of termination of the Executive’s
employment by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, the Company shall:

 

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(i) pay to the Executive one year
Base Salary (for the period commencing on the day following such termination and ending on the first anniversary of such termination),
payable in 12 monthly installments and in accordance with the regular payroll practices of the Company as applicable to the Executive
immediately prior to termination;

 

(ii) accelerate the vesting of
the following portion of any unvested shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) then held by the
Executive, (x) if Executive is terminated less than two years after his employment commenced, then one-third (1/3) vesting of any
otherwise unvested shares and unvested RSUs; or (y) if Executive is terminated more than two years after his employment commenced,
then two-thirds (2/3) vesting of any otherwise unvested shares and unvested RSUs; and

 

(iii) at the end of the Company’s
fiscal year in which such termination occurs, the Company will determine if Incentives have been met and the incentive compensation
amount payable if the Executive had served the full year and the Company shall pay the Executive the proportionate amount of such
incentive compensation on the same date the Company first makes incentive payments to other employees receiving similar Incentives,
provided, however, that no proration will occur if termination would occur on or prior to December 31, 2020.

 

All shares of restricted stock
and all RSUs that have not vested as of Executive’s termination of employment and that are not accelerated in accordance
with this Section 4(c) shall be forfeited.

 

		(d)	Health Insurance. Following any termination of the Executive’s employment, the Executive
and his family members who are then covered by the Company’s medical plan shall be entitled to the continuation of such health
care benefits under the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act or any substantially equivalent successor
law (“COBRA”), subject to meeting ongoing eligibility requirements. If termination of the Executive’s
employment is subject to clauses (a) or (c) above, then the Company will pay the applicable COBRA premiums on his behalf (for the
Executive and his family members who were covered as of the date of termination) for 12 months following such termination and the
Executive shall be responsible for all COBRA premiums thereafter. If termination of the Executive’s employment was for any
reason other than as covered by clauses (a) or (c) above, then the Executive shall be responsible for all COBRA premiums.

 

		(e)	Personal Property. Promptly following the Executive’s termination of employment with
the Company, the Executive may remove all of his personal items, including office furnishings, from the Company’s offices.
Upon the Company’s request, the Executive shall provide reasonably satisfactory evidence of ownership of any or all such
items to the Company.

 

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5.       Condition
Precedent to Payment of Severance Benefits; Clawback Rights.

 

		(a)	The Company’s payments of the Severance Benefits contemplated by Section 4(c), and (d) will
be conditioned on the Executive’s signing and not revoking a general waiver and release of claims, and an agreement not to
compete against the interests of the Company or to solicit employees or customers and not disparage the Company nor disclose trade
secrets or confidential information for a period of time extending from the termination of the Executive’s employment with
the Company until 12 months following the Executive’s termination of employment in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit A. If Executive does not comply with the provisions of this Section 5, the Company shall have no obligation to
pay the Severance Benefits contemplated by Section 4(c) and (d); it being acknowledged and agreed by the Executive that the Company
has advised the Executive to consult with an attorney before executing this Agreement, that the Executive understands the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and of the attached form of waiver and release agreement, that the Executive understands that
his failure or refusal to deliver such a signed waiver and release agreement for any reason will result in his not receiving the
Severance Benefits otherwise due to him under this Agreement, and that the Executive is entering into this Agreement of his own
free will and not as the result of any coercion, duress, or other similar action taken by the Company or any other person or entity.
The Company agrees that the Company’s refusal or other failure to sign a waiver and release agreement in the form of Exhibit
A shall not excuse the Company from making the payments contemplated by this Section 5(a).

 

		(b)	Executive agrees that nothing in this Agreement nor the waiver and release agreement when executed
shall relieve Executive of his obligations under, nor the Company of its legal requirement to continue to enforce, the Company’s
Policy for Recovery of Incentive Compensation as then in effect at the time of the Executive’s termination of employment.
Accordingly, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or in the waiver and release agreement when executed, the Executive acknowledges
and agrees that the Company shall be entitled to recover from the Executive incentive based compensation paid to Executive, whether
as part of the Severance Benefits or as may have been paid to Executive prior to termination of employment, and whether or not
the Company’s Policy for Recovery of Incentive Compensation is still in effect, in the event of a Required Restatement of
Financial Statements or upon a determination by the Company’s Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors that the Executive
engaged in Misconduct while employed by the Company. In the event of such a Required Restatement of Financial Statements or the Executive’s
Misconduct, the Company shall be entitled to recover from the Executive, and the Executive shall pay to the Company, any and all
excess incentive based compensation paid to the Executive within the three years prior to the date the Company concludes that a
Required Restatement of Financial Statements is required, or any and all incentive based compensation paid to the Executive within
the three years prior to the date of the Misconduct, whichever is applicable.

 

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6.       IRC
Section 409A. It is the parties’ intention that the various applicable provisions of this Agreement are either exempt
from Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or satisfy the requirements
of Section 409A of the Code. The parties agree that this Agreement shall be interpreted accordingly, including without limitation
the following provisions:

 

		(a)	If at the time of the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, the Executive
is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the final regulations and any other guidance
promulgated thereunder, no Severance Benefit that may be considered deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and that
is payable on account of the Executive’s Separation from Service may be paid prior to the earlier of: (i) the expiration
of the six-month period measured from the date of the Executive’s separation of service under Section 409A of the Code, or
(ii) the Executive’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any portion of the Severance Benefits that would otherwise be
payable during the six-month period from the date of the Executive’s separation of service, but that is not treated as a
payment of deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code either due to (i) the application of the short-term deferral rule
or (ii) because such Severance Benefits are separation pay due to involuntary separation from service that satisfies the amount
and duration limits of Section 409A of the Code, may be paid in the six-month period from the Executive’s separation of service.

 

		(b)	Any portion of the Severance Benefits that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period
from the date of the Executive’s separation from service, but that cannot be paid at that time under the preceding paragraph
shall accrue and become payable on the date that is six months and one day following the date of the Executive’s separation
from service. All subsequent Severance Benefits, if any, will be payable in accordance with the applicable payment schedule. For
these purposes, each Severance Benefit payment is hereby designated as a separate payment and will not collectively be treated
as a single payment. This provision is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code so that none of the
Severance Benefits to be provided hereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A of the Code, and any
ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so comply. The Company and the Executive agree to work together in good faith to take
such reasonable actions which are necessary, appropriate or desirable to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition
prior to actual payment to the Executive under Section 409A of the Code.

 

7.       Effect
of Certain Payments. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any payment or right accruing to the Executive hereunder
(without the application of this Section 7), either alone or together with other payments or rights accruing to the Executive from
the Company would constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code), and regulations thereunder),
such payment or right shall be reduced to the largest amount that will result in no portion of the amount payable or right accruing
hereunder being subject to an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, unless the Executive would be in a better after-tax economic
position if no such reduction were to occur. The determination of the amount of any potential reduction in the rights or payments
shall be made in good faith by the Company. The Executive shall cooperate in good faith with the Company in making such determination
and providing the necessary information for this purpose.

 

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8.       Withholding
of Taxes. The Company will withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as
required by law.

 

9.       Confidentiality.
Executive understands and agrees that:

 

		(a)	in the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive will be entrusted
with or obtain access to information proprietary to the Company with respect to the following (all of which information is referred
to hereinafter collectively as the “Information”): the organization and management of the Company; the names,
addresses, buying habits, and other special information regarding past, present and potential customers, employees and suppliers
of the Company; customer and supplier contracts and transactions or price lists of the Company and their suppliers; products, services,
programs and processes sold, licensed or developed by the Company; technical data, plans and specifications, present and/or future
development projects of the Company; financial and/or marketing data respecting the conduct of the present or future phases of
business of the Company; computer programs, systems and/or software; ideas, inventions, trademarks, trade secrets, business information,
know-how, processes, improvements, designs, redesigns, discoveries and developments of the Company; and other information considered
confidential by any of the Company or its customers or suppliers. At all times during the Executive’s employment with the
Company and thereafter, the Executive agrees to retain the Information in absolute confidence and not to disclose the Information
to any person or organization except as required in the performance of the Executive’s duties for the Company, without the
express written consent of the Company; provided that the Executive’s obligation of confidentiality shall not extend to any
Information which becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by the Executive, and further
provided that, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under
any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local
government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating
a suspected violation of law, or for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a
lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal; and

 

		(b)	notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Executive is requested or required by law,
regulatory authority or other applicable judicial or governmental order to disclose any Information, the Executive will provide
the Company with prompt notice of any such request or requirement (if legally permissible) so that the Company may seek a protective
order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the terms of this Agreement with respect to non-disclosure of such
Information. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or that the Company waives compliance with
the terms hereof as set forth above, the Executive may disclose only that portion of the Information which is legally required.

 

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10.       Covenant
Not to Compete.

 

		(a)	At all times during the course of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive
shall engage in no other business activities other than the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise agreed
in writing by the Company’s Board of Directors. Further, at all times during the course of the Executive’s employment
with the Company and continuing for a period of 12 months thereafter (or if this period is unenforceable by law, then for such
shorter period as shall be enforceable), the Executive will not engage in any business offering products or services related to
the business of the Company and its affiliates, whether as a principal, partner, joint venture, agent, employee, salesman, consultant,
director or officer, where such business or business activity is in competition with the Company in any geographic market where
the Company does business.

 

		(b)	The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants, restrictions, agreements, and obligations
set forth herein are founded upon valuable consideration, and, with respect to the covenants, restrictions, agreements, and obligations
set forth in this Section 10 are reasonable in duration and geographic scope. The time period and geographical area set forth in
this Section 10 are each divisible and separable, and, in the event that the covenant not to compete would be judicially held invalid
or unenforceable as to such time period and/or geographical area, they will be valid and enforceable in such geographical area(s)
and for such time period(s) which the court determines to be reasonable and enforceable. The Executive agrees that in the event
that any court of competent jurisdiction determines that the above covenant is invalid or unenforceable to join with the Company
in requesting such court to construe the applicable provision by limiting or reducing it so as to be enforceable to the extent
compatible with the then applicable law. Furthermore, it is agreed that any period of restriction or covenant hereinabove stated
shall not include any period of violation or period of time required for litigation or arbitration to enforce such restrictions
or covenants.

 

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11.       Resolution
of Differences Over Breaches of Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event of any controversy, dispute or
claim arising out of, or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, or arising out of any other matter relating to the
termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, the parties may seek recourse only for temporary or preliminary injunctive
relief to the courts having jurisdiction thereof and if any relief other than injunctive relief is sought, the Company and the
Executive agree that such underlying controversy, dispute or claim shall be settled by arbitration conducted in Evansville, Indiana
in accordance with this Section 11 and the Employment Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”).
The matter shall be heard and decided, and awards rendered by a single arbitrator mutually acceptable to the Company and the Executive,
provided, that if they cannot agree on an arbitrator, the AAA shall select the arbitrator. The award rendered by the arbitrator
shall be final and binding as between the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and
judgment on the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. The Company and the Executive will each bear their
own costs for legal representation in any arbitration, except that the arbitrator will have the authority to award
all remedies provided by applicable law, including recovery of attorney fees when so provided by applicable law. The Company will
pay all arbitrators’ fees and other administrative fees in connection with any arbitration hereunder; provided, however,
that the arbitrator may require all or a portion of such fees and expenses to be paid by the Executive in the event the arbitrator
determines that the Executive’s position in the arbitration proceeding was without merit (which for purposes of this Agreement
shall mean a position that is made for an improper purpose or that contains frivolous arguments or arguments that have no evidentiary
support).

 

12.       Damages.
The Company hereby acknowledges that it will be difficult and may be impossible for the Executive to find reasonably comparable
employment, or to measure the amount of damages which the Executive may suffer as a result of termination of employment hereunder.
Accordingly, the payment of the Severance Benefits by the Company to the Executive under Sections 4(a) and (c) above in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement is hereby acknowledged by the Company to be reasonable and will be liquidated damages, and the
Executive will not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment
or otherwise, nor will any profits, income, earnings, or other benefits from any source whatsoever the Executive receives or is
entitled to create any mitigation, offset, reduction, or any other obligation on the part of the Executive hereunder or otherwise.
The Company shall not be entitled to set off or counterclaim against amounts payable hereunder with respect to any claim, debt,
or obligation of the Executive.

 

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13.       Enforcement
Costs; Interest. The Company is aware that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company, the Board or a stockholder
of the Company may then cause or attempt to cause the Company to refuse to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, or
may cause or attempt to cause the Company to institute, or may institute, litigation, arbitration, or other legal action seeking
to have this Agreement declared unenforceable, or may take, or attempt to take, other action to deny the Executive the benefits
intended under this Agreement. In these circumstances, the purpose of this Agreement could be frustrated. It is the intent of the
Company that the Executive not be required to incur the expenses associated with the enforcement of the Executive’s rights
under this Agreement by litigation, arbitration, or other legal action nor be bound to negotiate any settlement of the Executive’s
rights hereunder under threat of incurring such expenses because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from
the benefits intended to be extended to the Executive under this Agreement. Accordingly, if following a Change in Control it should
appear to the Executive that the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement, or in the event
that the Company or any other person takes any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institute any litigation
or other legal action designed to deny, diminish, or to recover from the Executive, the benefits intended to be provided to the
Executive hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes the Executive from time to time to retain counsel (legal and accounting)
of the Executive’s choice at the expense of the Company as provided in this Section 13 to represent the Executive in connection
with the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company or any director, officer,
stockholder, or other person affiliated with the Company. The reasonable fees and expenses of counsel selected from time to time
by the Executive as provided in this Section 13 shall be paid or reimbursed to the Executive by the Company on a regular, periodic
basis upon presentation by the Executive of a statement or statements prepared by such counsel in accordance with its customary
practices. In all events, such amounts shall be paid within thirty days following the Executive’s delivery to the Company
of such counsel’s invoice(s) for services rendered. In any action involving this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled
to prejudgment interest on any amounts found to be due him from the date such amounts would have been payable to the Executive
pursuant to this Agreement at an annual rate of interest equal to the prime commercial rate in effect at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
or its successor from time to time during the prejudgment period plus two percent.

 

14.        Arrangements
Not Exclusive. The specific benefit arrangements referred to in this Agreement are not intended to exclude the Executive from
participation in or from other benefits available to executive personnel generally or to preclude the Executive’s right to
other compensation or benefits as may be authorized by the Board at any time. The provisions of this Agreement and any payments
provided for hereunder shall not reduce any Incentives to which the Executive then may be entitled or any other amounts otherwise
payable, or in any way diminish the Executive’s existing rights, or rights which would accrue solely as the result of the
passage of time under any compensation plan, benefit plan, incentive plan, stock option plan, employment agreement, or other contract,
plan, or arrangement except as may be specified in such contract, plan, or arrangement.

 

15.       Waiver.
The waiver by a party hereto of any breach by the other party hereto of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by a party hereto.

 

16.       Assignment.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. The Company shall be
obligated to require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially
all of the Company’s business or assets, by a written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly
assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform
if no succession had taken place. This Agreement shall inure to the extent provided hereunder to the benefit of and be enforceable
by the Executive or his legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.
The Executive may not delegate any of his duties, responsibilities, obligations or positions hereunder to any person and any such
purported delegation by him shall be void and of no force and effect with respect to matters relating to his employment and termination
of employment. Without limiting the foregoing, the Executive’s rights to receive payments and benefits hereunder shall not
be assignable or transferable, other than a transfer by the Executive’s will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

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17.       Notices.
Any notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing, and if personally delivered
or when sent by first class certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested; in the case of the Executive,
to his residence address as set forth in the books and records of the Company, and in the case of the Company, to the address of
its principal place of business, to such person or at such other address with respect to each party as such party shall notify
the other in writing.

 

18.       Waiver
of Notice of Special Board Meetings. The Executive hereby waives notice of the calling of any special meeting of the Board
at which the primary item of the meeting agenda is to consider the renewal or non-renewal of this Agreement and/or the ongoing
employment of the Executive. The Executive agrees that he may not, and will not, challenge the validity of any such Board action
on the basis of his not receiving notice of or his non-participation in any such meeting.

 

19.       Entire
Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties concerning the matters set forth herein and all promises,
representations, understandings, arrangements and prior agreements regarding the subject matter hereof are merged herein and superseded
hereby, except for the offer letter of employment dated March 30, 2020 and the relocation expenses agreement dated as of the date
hereof, each between the Company and the Executive. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified, repealed, waived,
extended or discharged except by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any amendment, modification,
repeal, waiver, extension or discharge is sought. No person acting other than pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors
shall have authority on behalf of the Company to agree to amend, modify, repeal, waive, extend or discharge any provision of this
Agreement or anything in reference thereto or to exercise any of the Company’s rights to terminate this Agreement.

 

20.       Construction
of Agreement.

 

		(a)	Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State
of Indiana without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

 

		(b)	Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall
be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not
in any way be affected or unpaired thereby.

 

		(c)	Headings. The descriptive headings of the several paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted
for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement.

 

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21.       Counterparts.
This Agreement may be signed in counterparts and each counterpart shall constitute an original document and such counterparts,
taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

	“EXECUTIVE”	 	“COMPANY”
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	/s/SCOTT SINCERBEAUX	 	By:	/s/EDWARD E. WILLIAMS
	Scott Sincerbeaux	 	Name:	Edward E. Williams
	 	 	Title: 	Compensation Committee Chairman and Director

 

  

 

[Signature Page to Executive Severance
Agreement]

 

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APPENDIX I

 

Definitions

 

“Base Salary”
shall mean the Executive’s annual base salary as in effect on the applicable dates, which base salary may be adjusted by
the Board from time to time. Base Salary shall be deemed to accrue from day to day such that in the event of any termination of
the Executive’s employment, payment shall be made to him pro rata on a time basis up to the date of such termination.

 

“Cause”
shall mean any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company due to: (i) the Executive’s commission of a
fraud with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries; (ii) the Executive’s indictment for the commission of a felony; (iii)
the Executive’s willful or intentional disregard of the express instructions of the Company’s Board of Directors, which
disregard continues for not less than 15 days following the Executive’s receipt of written notice of such disregard; (iv)
the Executive’s willful or intentional misconduct or gross negligence resulting in material harm to the Company or its subsidiaries;
(v) the Executive’s violation of any policy or procedure of the Company resulting in material harm to the Company or its
subsidiaries; or (vi) the Executive’s willful or intentional failure (other than as a result of absence due to illness or
injury or permitted leave) to perform the Executive’s duties or responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer and President
of the Company, which failure continues for not less than 15 days following the Executive’s receipt of written notice of
such failure.

 

“Change in
Control” shall be as defined in the Company’s 2017 Incentive Plan, which means the occurrence of any one of the
following events:

 

(i)       During
any twenty-four (24) month period, individuals who, as of the beginning of such period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent
Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a
director subsequent to the beginning of such period whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least
a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the
Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent
Director; provided, however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a
result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation
of proxies by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director;

 

(ii)       Any
 “person” (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of
the Exchange Act) is or becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 40% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s
then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (the “Company Voting Securities”);
provided, however, that the event described in this paragraph (ii) shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control
by virtue of any of the following acquisitions:  (a) by the Company or any subsidiary, (b) by any employee benefit
plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary, (c) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities
pursuant to an offering of such securities, (d) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction, as defined in paragraph (iii), or
(e) by any person of Voting Securities from the Company, if a majority of the Incumbent Board approves in advance the acquisition
of beneficial ownership of 40% or more of Company Voting Securities by such person;

 

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(iii)       The
consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company
or any of its subsidiaries that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the
issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), unless immediately following such Business
Combination: (a) more than 60% of the total voting power of (A) the corporation resulting from such Business Combination
(the “Surviving Corporation”), or (B) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly
has beneficial ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the “Parent
Corporation”), is represented by Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination
(or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business
Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such
Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Business Combination, (b) no person (other than
any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the Parent Corporation), is
or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 40% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities
eligible to elect directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) and (c) at
least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the
Surviving Corporation) following the consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board’s
approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination (any Business Combination which satisfies
all of the criteria specified in (a), (b) and (c) above shall be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction”);

 

(iv)       The
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the consummation of a sale
of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or

 

(v)       The
occurrence of any other event that the Board determines by a duly approved resolution constitutes a Change in Control.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing,
a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 40% of the
Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company which reduces the number of
Company Voting Securities outstanding; provided, that if after such acquisition by the Company such person becomes
the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting Securities
beneficially owned by such person, a Change in Control of the Company shall then occur.

 

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“Disability”
means that the Executive is unable to substantially perform his duties and obligations as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer
and President by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that reasonably can be expected to result in
death or to last for a continuous period of more than three months. The Company’s Board of Directors may require or seek
such proof of Disability as the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion deems appropriate and the Board’s
Committee's determination as to whether the Executive is disabled shall be final and binding on all parties concerned.

  

“Employee
Benefits” shall mean the Company’s retirement, insurance and other fringe benefit programs in which the Executive
may participate in from time to time, if any, in accordance with the terms and conditions of such benefit programs and subject
to the eligibility requirements of the applicable plan.

 

“Good Reason”
shall mean the Executive’s resignation of employment with the Company following (unless otherwise consented to in writing
by the Executive): (i) the Company’s requiring the Executive to relocate anywhere in excess of 50 miles from the Company’s
corporate offices in Evansville, Indiana; (ii) the Company requiring the Executive to perform duties or responsibilities which
are inconsistent with the positions of the Chief Executive Officer and President; (iii) removing the Executive from the positions
of Chief Executive Officer and President, provided, however, in the event that the Board would choose to separate the offices of
Chief Executive Officer and President, it shall not constitute Good Reason if the Company hires a President other than the Executive
but the Executive remains as Chief Executive Officer; (iv) any material breach of the terms of this Agreement by the Company; or
(v) the Board requests the Executive’s resignation in lieu of a termination without Cause; provided, however, that except
with respect to the foregoing clause (v) for the Executive’s resignation to constitute Good Reason, the Executive must give
written notice to the Company of the event constituting Good Reason within 90 days of the occurrence of the event, the Company
must fail to cure such event within 30 days thereafter, and the Executive must resign within 30 days following the expiration of
the Company’s 30 day cure period.

 

“Incentives”
shall mean the Company’s bonus and incentive plans in which the Executive may participate in from time to time, if any, in
accordance with the terms and conditions of such benefit programs and subject to the eligibility requirements of the applicable
plan.   

 

“Misconduct”
shall mean (i) the conviction of the Executive of, or plea of nolo contendere by the Executive to, a felony or misdemeanor
involving moral turpitude; (ii) the indictment of the Executive for a felony or misdemeanor under the federal securities laws;
(iii) the willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Executive resulting in material harm to the Company or a subsidiary of
the Company; (iv) the willful breach by the Executive of his duties or responsibilities resulting in material harm to the Company
or a subsidiary of the Company; or (v) fraud, embezzlement, theft or dishonesty by the Executive against the Company or any subsidiary,
or willful violation by the Executive of a policy or procedure of the Company or any subsidiary, resulting in any case in material
harm to the Company or any subsidiary.

 

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“Required
Restatement of Financial Statements” shall mean any requirement that the Company’s financial statements be restated
due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirements under the federal securities laws (other than a restatement
due to a change in accounting rules), which results in any incentive-based compensation previously awarded or paid to the Executive
to be in excess of what would have been awarded or paid to the Executive based upon the restated financial statements, if: (i)
as a result of the restatement, a performance measure which was a material factor in determining the incentive-based compensation
received by the Executive is restated; and (ii) in the determination of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board
of Directors, a lower payment or award would have been made to the Covered Person based upon the restated financial results.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Form Of Waiver, Release, Non-Competition,
Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement

 

AGREEMENT

 

The following is an
agreement (the “Agreement”) made and entered into on this ___ day of __________________, 20__ (the “Effective
Date”) by and between Scott Sincerbeaux (“Executive”) and Escalade, Incorporated, an Indiana corporation
(“Escalade”) regarding Executive’s termination from all positions held by Executive with Escalade and
its various subsidiaries and affiliates. Escalade and Executive are sometimes referred to collectively as the “parties”
and individually as a “party,” and the term “Company” shall mean Escalade and its various
subsidiaries and affiliates collectively.

 

Recitals:

 

A.       Executive
is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Escalade, a Director of Escalade, [and any other positions with Escalade] [and
any positions as an officer and/or director of various subsidiaries and affiliates of Escalade]; and

 

B.       Executive’s
employment with the Company [has terminated as of the Effective Date] [will terminate as of ___________, 20__] (the “Employment
End Date”); and

 

C.       Executive
and the Company are parties to that certain Executive Severance Agreement dated as of __________, 2020_ (the “Executive
Agreement”), which Executive Agreement represents the parties’ mutual agreement with respect to all matters related
to Executive’s termination of employment with the Company. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein
shall have the meaning set forth in the Executive Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

 

1.       Termination.
Executive hereby affirms his termination from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and President of Escalade, as a Director
of Escalade, and from all other executive officer and director positions that he holds with Escalade and any of Escalade’s
subsidiaries and their affiliates, effective as of the Employment End Date. Executive acknowledges and agrees as of the Employment
End Date he also retires as a trustee or other administrator of any and all Company benefit plans, including without limitation
the Company’s retirement plan. Executive and the Company agree that Executive’s resignation as a Director of Escalade
is not related to any disagreement between them (other than as may relate to the termination of the Executive’s employment
with the Company) that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 5.02(a) of Form 8-K or any successor provision thereto.

 

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2.       Compensation
and Benefits. Provided that Executive fulfills his obligations as set forth in this Agreement, the Company shall pay to Executive
the Severance Benefits payable to him in accordance with the applicable terms of Section 4 of the Executive Agreement.

 

3.       Executive’s
Obligations. In consideration of the payments and benefits provided in Section 2 above, Executive will:

 

(a)       fully
cooperate and assist the Company with any litigation matters or regulatory or agency proceedings for which his testimony or cooperation
is requested by Company following the Effective Date, provided that he is reimbursed for any reasonable and necessary expenses
incurred as a result of his cooperation and assistance, and further provided that the Company and Executive shall discuss in advance
of Executive’s providing any such cooperation and assistance the anticipated time commitment that would likely be required
of Executive with respect to any such matter and shall mutually determine whether Executive should be compensated for his time
and the amount of any such compensation, it being understood and agreed that if the parties cannot reach agreement as to any such
compensation, then the Company shall not request, and Executive shall not be required, to provide cooperation and assistance with
respect to such litigation or proceeding;

 

(b)       sign
all necessary resignations from the boards of directors and/or all other officer, employee and trustee positions of the Company,
but in any event Executive shall be deemed to have resigned any such executive officer, director and trustee positions as of the
Employment End Date;

 

(c)       through
the Employment End Date, except as provided in clause (d) below, continue to comply with the Company’s Insider Trading Policy,
Code of Ethics and all other Company policies and procedures applicable to employees of the Company including, without limitation,
no destruction of any documents belonging to or relating to the Company or Executive’s employment with the Company, whether
in paper, electronic, digital or any other format, unless such destruction is approved in advance and observed by an officer of
the Company specifically designated and authorized by Escalade’s Board of Directors;

 

(d)       comply
with the Company’s Policy for Recovery of Incentive Compensation through the end of the look back period, which look back
period shall be deemed to commence on the Employment End Date and continue for three years thereafter;

 

(e)       comply
with all laws relating to the Company’s business and operations as applicable to Executive and the Company; and

 

(f)       comply
with all covenants contained in the Executive Agreement and in this Agreement, including without limitation Sections 4, 5 and 6
hereof.

 

4.       Mutual
Nondisparagement.

 

(a)       Executive’s
Covenant. Beginning on the Effective Date, Executive shall not make, participate in the making of, or encourage any other person
to make, any statements, written or oral, which criticize, disparage, or defame the reputation of, or which embarrass the Company,
its subsidiaries and their affiliates or any of their respective present, former or future directors, officers, executives, employees
and/or shareholders.

 

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(b)       Company’s
Covenant. Beginning on the Effective Date, the Company shall not, and shall instruct the members of Escalade’s Board
of Directors and executive officers not to, make, participate in the making of, or encourage any employees or any other person
to make, any statements, written or oral, which criticize, disparage, or defame the reputation of, or which are intended to embarrass,
the Executive.

 

5.       Confidentiality.
Executive understands and agrees that:

 

(a)       
Escalade is required to describe the material terms of this Agreement in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission no later than four (4) business days after this Agreement is signed by the Executive and Escalade, and
that the Company will attach this Agreement in its entirety as an Exhibit to such public filing;

 

(b)       Executive
has been through the Employment End Date in the course of employment with the Company entrusted with or obtained access to information
proprietary to the Company with respect to the following (all of which information is referred to hereinafter collectively as the
 “Information”): the organization and management of the Company; the names, addresses, buying habits, and other
special information regarding past, present and potential customers, employees and suppliers of the Company; customer and supplier
contracts and transactions or price lists of the Company and their suppliers; products, services, programs and processes sold,
licensed or developed by the Company; technical data, plans and specifications, present and/or future development projects of the
Company; financial and/or marketing data respecting the conduct of the present or future phases of business of the Company; computer
programs, systems and/or software; ideas, inventions, trademarks, trade secrets, business information, know-how, processes, improvements,
designs, redesigns, discoveries and developments of the Company; and other information considered confidential by any of the Company
or its customers or suppliers. At all times through the Employment End Date and thereafter, Executive agrees to retain the Information
in absolute confidence and not to disclose the Information to any person or organization except as required in the performance
of Executive’s duties for the Company as provided in this Agreement, without the express written consent of the Company;
provided that Executive’s obligation of confidentiality shall not extend to any Information which becomes generally available
to the public other than as a result of disclosure by Executive, and further provided that, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets
Act of 2016, Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure
of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly,
or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or for the disclosure
of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made
under seal;

 

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(c)       Executive
and the Company agree that effective no later than __ days following {length of time will depend upon information that Executive
may have at the time of termination} the Employment End Date, Executive will no longer be privy to material, non-public information
regarding the Company. Accordingly, the Company agrees that Executive shall not be subject to the Company’s Insider Trading
Policy thereafter, provided, however, that if and to the extent that Executive may from time to time acquire knowledge of material,
non-public information regarding the Company, Executive acknowledges and agrees that he may not trade based upon such information
and must comply with all applicable laws prohibiting insider trading. The Company further agrees that it will not intentionally
provide material, non-public information to Executive following the Employment End Date except in connection with such events,
actions or circumstances that would require stockholder approval and the Company has made a good faith determination that it is
necessary and appropriate to disclose such information to Executive given his then current ownership of Escalade common stock,
and that the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent any inadvertent disclosures of material, non-public information
to Executive;

 

(d)              
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Executive is requested or required by law, regulatory authority or
other applicable judicial or governmental order to disclose any Information, the Executive will provide the Company with prompt
notice of any such request or requirement (if legally permissible) so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate
remedy and/or waive compliance with the terms of this Agreement with respect to non-disclosure of such Information. In the event
that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or that the Company waives compliance with the terms hereof as set
forth above, the Executive may disclose only that portion of the Information which is legally required; and

 

(e)       On
or promptly following the Employment End Date, Executive will return all Company issued electronic devices (including without limitation,
laptops, smart phone, tablets, and similar devices) and Company information to the Company, will no longer access any Escalade
data processing or information systems, and will allow the Company to inspect any and all electronic devices, whether owned by
the Company or Executive, to delete any and all Company data and access to Company systems from such devices.

 

6.       Covenant
Not to Compete, No Interference; No Solicitation. At all times through the twelfth month following the Employment End Date
(or if this period is unenforceable by law, then for such shorter period as shall be enforceable):

 

(a)       Executive
will not engage in any business offering products or services related to the current business of the Company, whether as a principal,
partner, joint venture, agent, employee, salesman, consultant, director or officer, where such business or business activity is
in competition with the Company in any geographic market where the Company does business; provided, however, that Executive shall
not be prohibited from performing services for a subsidiary or division of a competitive business, as long as (i) such subsidiary
or division is not in competition with the Company, (ii) the revenues of the competitive business relating to its products and
services that are in competition with the Company constitute five percent (5%) or less of its total revenues, and (iii) the Executive
abides by all other provisions of this Agreement including without limitation Sections 4, 5, 6(b) and 6(c);

 

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(b)Executive will not interfere
with or adversely affect, either directly or indirectly, the Company’s relationships with any person, firm, association,
corporation or other entity which is known by Executive to be, or is included on any listing to which Executive had access during
the course of his employment as a customer, client, supplier, consultant or employee of the Company, and Executive will not divert
or change, or attempt to divert or change, any such relationship to the detriment of the Company or to the benefit of any other
person, firm, association, corporation or other entity; and 

 

(c)       Executive
will not induce, seek to induce or participate directly or indirectly with any third party in seeking to induce, any other employee
of the Company to terminate his or her employment relationship with the Company, provided, however, that this restriction shall
not prohibit Executive from hiring any employee who seeks employment from Executive or any third party with whom Executive may
be employed or affiliated with in the future on an unsolicited basis as long as such employment is not in competition with any
business or operations of the Company.

 

Executive acknowledges
and agrees that the covenants, restrictions, agreements, and obligations set forth herein are founded upon valuable consideration,
and, with respect to the covenants, restrictions, agreements, and obligations set forth in this Section 6 are reasonable in duration
and geographic scope. The time period and geographical area set forth in this Section 6 are each divisible and separable, and,
in the event that the covenants not to compete and/or not to divert business or employees contained therein are judicially held
invalid or unenforceable as to such time period and/or geographical area, they will be valid and enforceable in such geographical
area(s) and for such time period(s) which the court determines to be reasonable and enforceable. Executive agrees that in the event
that any court of competent jurisdiction determines that the above covenants are invalid or unenforceable to join with the Company
in requesting such court to construe the applicable provision by limiting or reducing it so as to be enforceable to the extent
compatible with the then applicable law. Furthermore, it is agreed that any period of restriction or covenant hereinabove stated
shall not include any period of violation or period of time required for litigation or arbitration to enforce such restrictions
or covenants.

 

7.       Tax
Liability; Tax Withholding. Executive acknowledges and agrees that he is responsible for the payment of all taxes relating
to the consideration to be provided to him as contemplated by this Agreement, including the payment of any taxes relating to his
exercise of stock options and his receipt of any stock, cash or other consideration relating to any other equity incentive awards
he may have received from the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company will withhold from any
amounts payable under this Agreement, or any other benefits received pursuant hereto, such federal, state and/or local taxes as
shall be required to be withheld under any applicable law or regulation.

 

8.       No
Mitigation; No Offset. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or to take any other action that would
mitigate the amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement. In the event that Executive would obtain subsequent employment,
the Company may not offset any compensation or other amounts earned by Executive from such subsequent employment or engagement
of his services against the Executive’s entitlements under this Agreement. Moreover, subject to Executive’s compliance
with the covenants set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of this Agreement, Executive shall be free to pursue any unsolicited, non-competitive
opportunities for employment or services as may arise from the Company’s customers, vendors, employees and affiliates.

 

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9.       Section
16 Reports. Executive and the Company agree that notwithstanding Executive’s termination as Chief Executive Officer,
President and a Director of Escalade as of the Employment End Date, Executive may continue to be subject to the reporting requirements
of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder for up to six months
following the Employment End Date. Accordingly, Executive agrees to provide timely notice to Escalade’s chief financial officer
of all transactions undertaken by Executive in Escalade common stock, including the purchase or sale of any shares of Escalade
common stock and the exercise of any stock options, during the six month period following the Employment End Date, and the Company
shall prepare and file the appropriate Section 16 reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of Executive. Upon
the conclusion of such six month period, the Company acknowledges that Executive will no longer be deemed an affiliate of the Company
and, absent Executive being in possession of material, non-public information concerning the Company, may freely engage in trades
of Escalade securities.

 

10.       Remedies.

 

(a)       Arbitration;
Submission to Jurisdiction. Any dispute that may arise between the Company and Executive relating to this Agreement and the
subject matter hereof shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with Section 11 of the Executive Agreement.

 

(b)       Injunctive
Relief. Executive agrees that in the event of any actual or threatened breach by him of any of the provisions contained in
this Agreement, including those covenants specifically set forth in Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 hereof, the Company shall be entitled
to seek immediate temporary injunctive and other equitable relief, without the necessity of showing actual monetary damages, subject
to hearing as soon thereafter as possible. In the event of such injunctive relief, the periods of time referred to in Sections
5 and 6 shall be deemed extended for a period equal to the respective period during which Employee is in breach thereof, in order
to provide for injunctive relief and specific performance for a period equal to the full term thereof and the Company shall be
entitled to cease its obligations to Executive pursuant to Section 2. In the event that the Company breaches its obligations to
make payments and to provide the benefits specified in Section 2 hereof, Executive may seek specific performance in addition to
monetary damages and Executive will not be subject to the provisions of Section 4, 5 or 6 hereof. Nothing contained herein shall
be construed as prohibiting Executive or the Company from pursuing any other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened
breach, including the recovery of any damages which it is able to prove.

 

11.       Mutual
Release. In consideration of the payments and benefits set forth in this Agreement, such payments and benefits being good and
valuable consideration:

 

(a)       Release
by Executive. Subject to Section 10(b), Executive, on his own behalf and on behalf of his heirs, administrators, executors,
successors, assigns and personal representatives, covenants not to sue and hereby fully and forever releases, acquits and discharges
the Company, its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, insurance carriers, and their successors
and assigns (collectively the “Releasees”), from any and all claims, demands, actions and causes of action of every
kind, nature or description (collectively “claims”) that Executive may have had, may now have, or may hereafter have
against Releasees, including without limitation any and all claims in any way related to or based upon Executive’s employment
with the Company through the Effective Date and/or the cessation of Executive’s service as an employee, executive officer
and director of the Company, including without limitation any claims for breach of contract, implied contract, promissory estoppel,
tortious conduct or claims arising under any federal or state statute or law or local ordinance, including but not limited to:
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act as amended (“ADEA”); Older Workers’ Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”);
Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) as amended; the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”); Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Acts of 1991; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”);
42 U.S.C. § 1981; 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)(1); Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Disabilities Act; the WARN Act; Indiana’s
fair employment practices statutes; any other federal, state or local law dealing with employment discrimination; and any federal
or state “Whistleblower” law, existing as of the date of this Agreement. Provided, however, that if the Company was
to breach this Agreement, this release would not bar an action by Executive against the Company to enforce its term(s) or any applicable
law. In addition, this Section 11(a) shall not affect adversely any benefits to which Executive may be entitled arising out of
any social security, workers’ compensation or unemployment laws, or under the terms of any employee pension or welfare or
benefit plans or programs of the Company, which may be payable now or in the future to Executive.

 

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(b)       Acknowledgements
by Executive. Executive specifically acknowledges and agrees that: (i) Executive is waiving claims under the foregoing laws,
including specifically the ADEA and the OWBPA; (ii) this waiver of any rights or claims is knowing and voluntary; (iii) this Agreement
is written in a manner that Executive understands; (iv) the Company has hereby advised Executive to consult with an attorney before
executing this Agreement and that Executive has so consulted; (v) the waiver of rights under Section 11(a) does not waive rights
or claims arising after the date of this Agreement; (vi) Executive has been given a period of 21 days within which to consider
this Agreement; (vii) for a period of seven days following Executive’s execution of this Agreement, Executive may revoke
this Agreement and this Agreement will not become enforceable or effective until the revocation period expires; and (viii) the
waiver of rights in Section 11(a) is in exchange for consideration in addition to anything of value to which Executive was already
entitled to receive.

 

(c)       Release
by the Company. Subject to Section 10(b), the Company, on behalf of itself and its successors and assigns, covenants not to
sue and hereby fully and forever releases, acquits and discharges Executive and his successors and assigns, from any and all claims,
demands, actions and causes of action of every kind, nature or description (collectively “claims”) that the Company
may have had, may now have, or may hereafter have against Executive, including without limitation any and all claims in any way
related to or based upon Executive’s employment with the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates through the Effective Date
and/or the cessation of Executive’s service as an executive officer or director of the Company, including without limitation
any claims for breach of contract, implied contract, promissory estoppel, tortious conduct or claims arising under any federal
or state statute or law or local ordinance, existing as of the date of this Agreement. Provided, however, that if Executive were
to breach this Agreement, this release would not bar an action by the Company against Executive to enforce its term(s) or any applicable
laws. In addition, this Section 11(c) shall not bar any action by the Company against Executive to enforce the terms of the Company’s
Policy for Recovery of Incentive Compensation and/or Section 5(b) of the Executive Agreement.

 

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(d)       Unknown
Claims. This Agreement covers both claims that Executive and/or the Company know about and those that Executive and/or the
Company may not know about. The parties hereto expressly waive all rights afforded by any statute that limits the effect of a release
with respect to unknown claims, except as to any claims that Executive may have as contemplated by the last two sentences of Section
11(a) or that Company may have as contemplated by the last two sentences of Section 11(c). Each of Executive and the Company understand
the significance of its respective release of unknown claims and the waiver of statutory protection against a release of unknown
claims. However, this release shall not apply to any claim based on the fraud or intentional misconduct of the other party or to
any act that is determined to be a criminal act under any federal, state or local law committed or perpetrated by Executive or
the Company at any time prior to and through the Effective Date. Neither Executive nor the Company, based on the knowledge of Escalade’s
Board of Directors and of the Company’s executive officers other than Executive, is currently aware of any fraud or intentional
misconduct of the other party to this Agreement.

 

(e)       Future
Claims Related to Employee and/or Shareholder Status. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 11 that may be construed
to the contrary, Executive and the Company agree that neither Executive nor the Company waive or release the other party hereto
from any claim that may arise based on events occurring after the Effective Date. Executive and the Company further agree that
Executive may not, based upon Executive’s status as a shareholder of the Company, assert any claim subsequent to the Effective
Date against the Company or any Releasees relating to any potential claim or matter that is the subject of or is otherwise covered
by the release granted by Executive in this Agreement or is in any way related to the event of Executive’s retirement from
or cessation of employment with the Company.

 

(f)       Additional
Release. If the Employment End Date is a date later than the Effective Date, and provided that Executive has signed and delivered
on or promptly after the Employment End Date an additional general release substantially identical in form and substance to the
release set forth in this Section 11 (the “Additional Release”) relating to claims arising or that may arise
from events on or after the Effective Date through the Employment End Date (the “Continuing Employment Period”),
which Additional Release by its terms has become effective and is in material compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the
Company further releases Executive, his successors and assigns from any and all claims, demands, actions and causes of action of
every kind, nature or description (collectively “claims”) that the Company may have had, may now have, or may hereafter
have against Executive, including without limitation any and all claims in any way related to or based upon Executive’s employment
with the Company during the Continuing Employment Period and/or the cessation of Executive’s service as an employee of the
Company, including without limitation any claims for breach of contract, implied contract, promissory estoppel, tortious conduct
or claims arising under any federal or state statute or law or local ordinance, existing as of the date of this Agreement and the
Company shall sign and deliver at such time a general release to such effect identical in form and substance to the release contained
herein. Provided, however, that if either party were to breach this Agreement, such further release would not bar an action by
the non-breaching party against the breaching party to enforce its terms or any applicable laws nor would such release cover any
action based on a claim excluded from the release by Section 11(d).

 

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12.       Future
Service as Employee, Executive Officer or Director. Executive agrees that his termination as an employee, executive officer
and director of the Company is irrevocable, and that the Company shall have no obligation whatsoever to rehire, reappoint or elect
Executive to any such officer, director or other position with the Company. Executive further agrees that if he would seek any
such position and is not so hired, nominated, appointed or elected, Executive will not bring a claim against the Company and/or
any Releasee for refusal to so hire, nominate, appoint or elect.

 

13.       Binding
Effect; Authority. This Agreement shall bind the Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives,
spouse, dependents, successors and assigns. Escalade represents and warrants to Executive that the individual signing this Agreement
on behalf of the Company is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to bind the Company hereunder.

 

14.       Non-Admission.
This Agreement shall not be construed as an admission by either party of any wrongdoing or any violation of any federal, state
or local law, regulation or ordinance, and the parties specifically disclaim any wrongdoing or violation.

 

15.       Assignability.
Neither this Agreement, nor any right or interest hereunder, shall be assignable by Executive, his beneficiaries or legal representatives,
without the prior written consent of an executive officer of Escalade.

 

16.       Entire
Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes any other written or oral promises concerning the subject matter of this Agreement except as expressly stated otherwise
herein or except as expressly stated otherwise in the Executive Agreement. The terms of this Agreement may not be modified other
than in a writing signed by the parties.

 

17.       Governing
Law. This Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted, enforced and governed by the laws of the State of Indiana without
giving effect to provisions thereof regarding conflict of laws.

 

18.       Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which shall together
constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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In Witness Whereof,
the parties have entered into this Agreement as of this __ day of _______, 20__.

 

	 	EXECUTIVE:
	 	 	 
	 	 
	 	Scott Sincerbeaux
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	COMPANY:
	 	 	 
	 	ESCALADE, INCORPORATED
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	 
	 	Name:  	 
	 	Title: 	 

 

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