8-K 1 f8k_012816.htm FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: January 28, 2016

(Date of earliest event reported)

CLEARFIELD, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Minnesota |  | 000-16106 |  | 41-1347235
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File No.) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

7050 Winnetka Avenue North, Suite 100, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55428

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(763) 476-6866

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Items under Sections 1 and 3 through 7 are not applicable and therefore omitted.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Clearfield, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby furnishes as Exhibit 99.1 a press release issued on January 28, 2016 disclosing material non-public information regarding its results of operations for the first quarter ended December 31, 2015.

In the January 28, 2016 earnings release, the Company directs readers to a page of its website to access an investor communication entitled “FY16 Q1 FieldReport,” which is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.2. The FY16 Q1 FieldReport consists of a slide presentation and a related embedded audio recording of remarks by Cheryl Beranek, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Daniel Herzog, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, discussing the first quarter ended December 31, 2015 results, as well as the business and prospects of the Company.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

As described above, the Company made the FY16 Q1 FieldReport, furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.2, available on its website on January 28, 2016. The Company is not including the information on its website as a part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press Release Issued by Clearfield, Inc. on January 28, 2016.
99.2 |  | FY16 Q1 FieldReport – Presentation dated January 28, 2016 and Transcript of Remarks of Cheryl Beranek, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Daniel Herzog, Chief Financial Officer, of Clearfield, Inc.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  | CLEARFIELD, INC.
| By | /s/ Daniel Herzog
|  | Daniel Herzog, Chief Financial Officer

Dated: January 28, 2016