---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-21-008342"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLFD"
cik: "0000796505"
company_name: "Clearfield, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-12-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T03:40:56.805654+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Clearfield elects two new independent directors, adopts enhanced governance guidelines

## Summary
- Walter Jones Jr. and Carol Wirsbinski elected to Board effective Dec 3, 2021; Board expands to eight.
- Both are independent under Nasdaq rules; each granted $10K restricted stock award vesting in one year.
- Board revised Governance Guidelines to require diversity consideration in director candidate pools.
- New majority-vote resignation policy: director with majority withheld votes must tender resignation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-21-008342
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLFD
- cik: 0000796505
- company_name: Clearfield, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-12-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796505/000117184321008342/0001171843-21-008342-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796505/000117184321008342/f8k_120621.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-21-008342
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-21-008342.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-21-008342.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Carol Wirsbinski was elected as Director at Clearfield, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Director elected Walter Jones, Jr. and Carol Wirsbinski as directors of the Company effective December 3, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796505/000117184321008342/0001171843-21-008342-index.htm
- Executive change
  Walter Jones, Jr. was elected as Director at Clearfield, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Director elected Walter Jones, Jr. and Carol Wirsbinski as directors of the Company effective December 3, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796505/000117184321008342/0001171843-21-008342-index.htm

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