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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-15-004985
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150901
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150901
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150901

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Clearfield, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000796505
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661]
		IRS NUMBER:				411347235
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-16106
		FILM NUMBER:		151086653

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7050 WINNETKA AVE. N.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			BROOKLYN PARK
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55428
		BUSINESS PHONE:		763-476-6866

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7050 WINNETKA AVE. N.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			BROOKLYN PARK
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55428

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	APA Enterprises, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20041116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	APA OPTICS INC /MN/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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    <b>UNITED STATES<br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br></b>
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    <b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b><br>
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    <b>FORM 8-K</b><br>
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    <b>CURRENT REPORT</b><br>
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    <b>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) of<br>The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b><br>
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    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) <b>September 1, 2015</b> &nbsp; <br>
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    <b>Clearfield, Inc.</b>
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        <b>Minnesota</b>
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        <b>0-16106</b>
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        (State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)
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        <b>7050 Winnetka Ave. N., Suite 100, Brooklyn Park, MN
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    <b>(763) 476-6866</b>
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    <b><p><font size="3"><b>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b></font></p></b>
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	Upon recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of Clearfield, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;), the Board of Directors elected Patrick Goepel as a director effective September 1, 2015 to serve a term ending at the Company&#39;s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Effective upon his election to the Board, the Board of Directors also appointed Mr. Goepel to the Audit and Compensation Committees based upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Goepel is an &quot;independent director&quot; under the Nasdaq Listing Rules and also qualifies as an &quot;audit committee financial expert.&quot;</p>
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	In connection with his election, the Compensation Committee recommended and the Board of Directors of the Company granted an award to Patrick Goepel of restricted stock under the Company&#39;s 2007 Stock Compensation Plan on the effective date of his election, with a value of $10,000 as of the date of the grant, with the restrictions on the restricted stock lapsing on the first business day prior to the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.</p>
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	The Company also announced the election of Mr. Goepel through the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</p>

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    <b><p><font size="3"><b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></font></p></b>
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					<font style="font-size:12px;">99.1</font></p>
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					<font style="font-size:12px;">Press Release issued by Clearfield, Inc. on September 1, 2015.</font></p>
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    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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        <b>Clearfield, Inc.</b>
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        <b>/s/ &nbsp; CHERYL P. BERANEK </b>
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        Cheryl P. Beranek
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<html><head><title>Clearfield Announces Appointment of Pat Goepel to Its Board of Directors</title></head><body><p align="right">EXHIBIT 99.1</p><h3 align="center">Clearfield Announces Appointment of Pat Goepel to Its Board of Directors</h3><p>MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 1, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clearfield, Inc., (Nasdaq:CLFD) (www.SeeClearfield.com), the specialist in fiber management and connectivity platforms for communications providers, today announced that Pat Goepel, an experienced growth executive in the technology marketplace, has been appointed as a company director.</p><p>
	"With 25 years of extensive global expansion experience, we are pleased to have Pat join the board of directors of Clearfield," said Cheri Beranek, President and Chief Executive Officer of Clearfield. "Pat brings a vast background in operational excellence initiatives as well as M&amp;A."</p><p>
	Goepel is the current CEO and a board member of Asure Software, a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq stock exchange. &#160;Prior to his joining Asure in 2009, Goepel was the President of Fidelity HR Services. &#160;He has also served as Executive Vice President at Ceridian Employer Services. &#160;In addition to Asure Software, Pat currently serves on the board of directors of Safeguard World International and is the Chairman of APPD Investments.</p><p>
	"I am energized to join the Clearfield team," commented Goepel.&#160;"Clearfield has had very strong growth to date, and I look forward to exciting developments in the years ahead."</p><p>
	<strong><i>About Clearfield, Inc. </i></strong></p><p>
	<i>Clearfield, Inc. </i>(Nasdaq:CLFD)<i> designs, manufactures and distributes fiber optic management products for the communications networks of leading ILECS, CLECs, MSO/cable TV companies and mobile broadband providers. We help service providers solve the Fiber Puzzle, which is how to reduce high costs associated with deploying, managing, protecting and scaling a fiber optic network to deliver the mobile, residential and business services customers want. Based on the patented Clearview&#8482; Cassette, our unique single-architected, modular fiber management platform is designed to lower the cost of broadband deployment and maintenance by consolidating, protecting and distributing incoming and outgoing fiber circuits and enable our customers to scale their operations as their subscriber revenues increase. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Clearfield deploys more than a million fiber ports each year.</i></p><pre>CONTACT: Cheryl P. Beranek
         Chief Executive Officer and President
         Investor-relations@clfd.net
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