8-K

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):  September 17, 2014

Emclaire Financial Corp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania	001-34527	25-1606091
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(IRS Employer Number)

612 Main Street, Emlenton, Pennsylvania 16373

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (844) 767-2311

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 17, 2014, the Board of Directors of Emclaire Financial Corp (the “Company”) appointed Nicholas D. Varischetti to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective on January 1, 2015.  Mr. Varischetti will serve an initial term as a director until the Company’s 2015 annual meeting of shareholders.  In addition, the Board of Directors of The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton (the “Bank”), the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, also appointed Mr. Varischetti to serve on the Board of Directors of the Bank, effective on January 1, 2015.

A copy of the Company’s press release, dated September 22, 2014, is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Number	Description
99.1	Emclaire Financial Corp. Press Release, dated September 22, 2014

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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.

	EMCLAIRE FINANCIAL CORP
	By:	/s/ William C. Marsh
		William C. Marsh, President and Chief     Executive Officer
Dated: September 22, 2014

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

 September 22, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Emclaire Financial Corp Appoints Nicholas D. Varischetti to Board of Directors

Emlenton, Pennsylvania, September 22, 2014 – Emclaire Financial Corp (NASDAQ: EMCF), the parent holding company of The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton (the “Bank”), today announced the appointment of Nicholas D. Varischetti to the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank, effective January 1, 2015.

“We are pleased to welcome Nicholas Varischetti to our Boards of Directors.  Nicholas’s broad experience will add valuable perspective to our boards,” said William C. Marsh, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank.  “We appreciate his willingness to serve as a director and look forward to benefitting from his judgment and counsel.”

Mr. Varischetti is an attorney at Burns White in Pittsburgh, Pa. where he assists businesses from a wide range of industries with their litigation, general business and advisement needs.  Mr. Varischetti also is a shareholder and director of Guardian Elder Care Holdings, Inc., a healthcare provider with more than 30 nursing facilities, a rehabilitation services business, a long-term care pharmacy, and a home health company. He also is a partner of Varischetti Holdings, LP, a family-owned and operated organization consisting of several different businesses, including real estate investments, powder metal manufacturing and an oil and gas field services company, as well as a member of Varischetti Sports, LLC, which owns a minority interest in the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Outside of the legal profession, Mr. Varischetti serves as a Chairman of Pittsburgh’s Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (ICA) Board, where he was appointed by the Senate President Pro Tempore in May 2012.  Additionally, Mr. Varischetti is actively involved in the community as a member of the board of directors of Every Child Inc., the Manchester Bidwell Corporation, the Frank Varischetti Foundation, the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP) and the La Roche College’s Board of Trustees.  Furthermore, Mr. Varischetti participates in the Jack Heinz Society for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Greater Pittsburgh ATHENA Awards.

Emclaire Financial Corp is the parent company of The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, an independent, nationally chartered, FDIC-insured community bank headquartered in Emlenton, Pennsylvania, operating fifteen full service offices in Venango, Butler, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Jefferson and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania.  The Company’s common stock is quoted on and traded through the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol “EMCF”.  For more information, visit the Company’s website at “www.emclairefinancial.com”.

CONTACT:                  William C. Marsh

Chairman of the Board, President and

Chief Executive Officer

Phone:          (844) 767-2311

Email:           investor.relations@farmersnb.com