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 (Date of earliest event reported) August 20, 2015

WELLS FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota	333-202694	41-1799504
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

53 First Street, S.W., Wells, Minnesota	56097
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (507) 553-3151

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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WELLS FINANCIAL CORP.

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01  Other Events.

On August 20, 2015, Wells Financial Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors had declared an $0.18 per share quarterly cash dividend payable on September 18, 2015, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 4, 2015. For additional information, reference is made to the press release dated August 20, 2015, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99, and incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits:

Exhibit 99 – Press Release, dated August 20, 2015

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	WELLS FINANCIAL CORP.
Date:           August 20, 2015	By:	/s/ James D. Moll
		James D. Moll President and Chief Executive Officer (Duly Authorized Representative)

EX-99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
August 20, 2015	James D. Moll
	President and CEO
	(507) 553-3151

WELLS FINANCIAL CORP. DECLARES CASH DIVIDEND

Wells, Minnesota—August 20, 2015-- Wells Financial Corp. (OTCQB Market Place-“WEFP”), the parent holding company of Wells Federal Bank, today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared an $0.18 per share quarterly cash dividend payable on September 18, 2015, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 4, 2015.   The dividend amount represents an increase of $0.03 per share over the amount of the quarterly cash dividend paid in 2014.

Wells Financial Corp. is the bank holding company for Wells Federal Bank, a Minnesota-chartered, FDIC-insured bank.  Wells Federal Bank, originally chartered in 1934, operates from nine full-service offices in Faribault, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Freeborn, Steele and Watonwan Counties, Minnesota.

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