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): | July 14, 2009 |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio | 1-8944 | 34-1464672 |
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of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
200 Public Square, Suite 3300, Cleveland, Ohio | 44114-2315 | |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 216-694-5700 |
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. published a press release on July 14, 2009 as follows:
Cliffs Natural Resources Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
on Common Stock
CLEVELAND – July 14, 2009 – Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per common share. The cash dividend will be payable on Sept. 1, 2009, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Aug. 14, 2009.
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About Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.
Cliffs Natural Resources is an international mining and natural resources company. We are the largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America, a major supplier of direct-shipping lump and fines iron ore out of Australia and a significant producer of metallurgical coal. With core values of environmental and capital stewardship, our colleagues across the globe endeavor to provide all stakeholders operating and financial transparency as embodied by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework. Our company is organized into the following geographic business units:
The North American business unit is comprised of six iron ore mines owned or managed in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada, and two coking coal mining complexes in West Virginia and Alabama. The Asia Pacific business unit is comprised of two iron ore mining complexes in Western Australia and a 45% economic interest in a coking and thermal coal mine in Queensland, Australia. The Latin American business unit includes a 30% interest in the Amapá Project, an iron ore project in the state of Amapá in Brazil.
Over recent years, Cliffs has been actively executing a strategy designed to achieve scale in the mining industry and focused on serving the world’s largest and fastest growing steel markets.
News releases and other information on the Company are available on the Internet at:
http://www.cliffsnaturalresources.com or
www.cliffsnaturalresources.com/Investors/Pages/default.aspx?b=1041&1=1
SOURCE: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.
CONTACT:
United States
Steve Baisden
Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
+ 1 (216) 694-5280
steve.baisden@cliffsnr.com
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.
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | ||||
July 15, 2009 | By: |
George W. Hawk, Jr.
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Name: George W. Hawk, Jr. | ||||
Title: General Counsel and Secretary |