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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-18-008245
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181129
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181130
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181130

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:		181210230

	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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Brooklyn Park, MN 55428</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 5.02</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left"><B> Departure Of Directors Or Certain Officers; Election Of Directors;<BR>
Appointment Of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements Of Certain Officers.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>FY 2019 Cash Bonus Program</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On November 29, 2018 the Board of Directors
of Clearfield, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) adopted the fiscal year 2019 cash bonus program (the &ldquo;Program&rdquo;) for
company employees, including Cheryl Beranek, the Company&rsquo;s Chief Executive Officer, John Hill, the Company&rsquo;s Chief
Operating Officer and Daniel Herzog, the Company&rsquo;s Chief Financial Officer (each, an &ldquo;Executive&rdquo; and collectively,
the &ldquo;Executives&rdquo;). The Program and the Executives&rsquo; participation in the Program was recommended by the Company&rsquo;s
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee retains the discretion to modify the terms of the Program and to grant cash
bonuses or other compensation to the Executives and other employees outside the Program.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Under the Program, the Compensation Committee
determined minimum, target and maximum performance goals relating to the Company&rsquo;s revenue for fiscal year 2019. The Compensation
Committee also determined the cash bonus that each Executive could earn as a percentage of her or his base salary at the minimum,
target and maximum level and each Executives agreed to these percentages under her or his respective employment agreements. The
following table shows the cash bonus as a percentage of salary that will be earned by each of the Executives under the Program
upon the Company&rsquo;s achievement of the minimum, target and maximum fiscal year 2019 revenue performance goal.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Bonus Opportunity As a Percentage of Base Salary</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Minimum Goal Achieved</U></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Target Goal</U></B></FONT><BR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 24%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Maximum Goal Achieved</U></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Cheryl Beranek</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.15in; text-align: left">Chief Executive Officer</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.15in; text-align: left">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.15in; text-align: left"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">30%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">100%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">150%</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">John Hill</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 9pt; text-align: left">Chief Operating Officer</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 9pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: left"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">30%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">100%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">150%</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">Daniel Herzog</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.15in; text-align: left">Chief Financial Officer</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.15in; text-align: left"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">40%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">75%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Under the Program, achievement of the revenue
performance goal at less than target level will result in proportionately decreasing cash bonus until the achievement fails to
meet the minimum, at which point the Executives are entitled to no cash bonus under the Program. The maximum cash bonus that may
be earned by an Executive under the Program will not exceed the maximum percentage of base salary stated above, even if the Company&rsquo;s
actual performance exceeds the maximum performance goal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Compensation Committee will determine
fiscal year 2019 revenue achievement following the end of fiscal year 2019 and will then calculate the cash bonus amount earned
under the Program by those Executives who continue to be employed as of the end of the fiscal year.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 42%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 55%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CLEARFIELD, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Cheryl Beranek </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dated: November 30, 2018</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Cheryl Beranek, Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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