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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2023

Clearfield, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Minnesota |  | 000-16106 |  | 41-1347235
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

7050 Winnetka Avenue North, Suite 100, Brooklyn Park, MN |  | 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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | CLFD | The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Clearfield, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby furnishes as Exhibit 99.1 its “Earnings Presentation” relating to the second quarter ended March 31, 2023, that was issued via webcast on May 4, 2023. The Earnings Presentation is a slide presentation and an embedded script of remarks by Cheryl Beranek, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Herzog, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Kevin Morgan, the Company’s Chief Marketing Officer. Simultaneously with the webcast, the remarks relating to the second quarter ended March 31, 2023, were also delivered via telephone conference.

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:

99.1 |  | Earnings Presentation for Second Quarter ended March 31, 2023 issued May 4, 2023.

104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (included within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

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/ Cheryl Beranek
Dated: May 8, 2023 |  | Cheryl Beranek, Chief Executive Officer