0000764065-16-000245.txt : 20160603 0000764065-16-000245.hdr.sgml : 20160603 20160603084622 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000764065-16-000245 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160528 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement FILED AS OF DATE: 20160603 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160603 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000764065 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL MINING [1000] IRS NUMBER: 341464672 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08944 FILM NUMBER: 161694264 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET 2: STE. 3300 CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44114-2315 BUSINESS PHONE: 216-694-5700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET 2: STE. 3300 CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44114-2315 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 a20160528-8xkxarcelormitta.htm 8-K Document




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): May 28, 2016
 
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ohio
 
1-8944
 
34-1464672
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
200 Public Square, Suite 3300
Cleveland, Ohio
 
 
 
44114-2315
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 694-5700
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 1.01.
Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 28, 2016, ArcelorMittal USA LLC, as the parent company to Ispat Inland Inc., ArcelorMittal Cleveland Inc. and ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor LLC (collectively, “ArcelorMittal”), and Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Cliffs Mining Company (collectively, “Cliffs”) entered into a new long-term commercial agreement (the "Agreement") with ArcelorMittal USA LLC, pursuant to which Cliffs agreed to supply iron ore pellets to ArcelorMittal for the next ten years through 2026. The Agreement will replace two existing agreements expiring in December 2016 and January 2017, respectively, and fill the entirety of ArcelorMittal’s pellet purchase requirements from the previous agreements. The Agreement includes ArcelorMittal’s total purchases of iron ore pellets from Cliffs up to 10 million long tons and preserves Cliffs’ current position as ArcelorMittal’s major pellet supplier. Included in the 10 million long tons will be iron ore pellets tailor-made for one of ArcelorMittal’s facilities. Pursuant to the Agreement, Cliffs will continue to be the sole pellet supplier of ArcelorMittal’s Indiana Harbor West and Cleveland Works steelmaking facilities, while maintaining the current level of pellet supply to ArcelorMittal’s Indiana Harbor East facility. Pricing for the pellets under the Agreement will be primarily adjusted by the pricing for hot-rolled steel in the United States, as well as other secondary market and general inflation indices.





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.
 
 
 
 
Date:
June 3, 2016
By:
/s/ James D. Graham
 
 
 
Name: James D. Graham
 
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary