0000902664-14-001169.txt : 20140214 0000902664-14-001169.hdr.sgml : 20140214 20140214165615 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-14-001169 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DFAN14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140214 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20140214 SUBJECT COMPANY: 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: DFAN14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08944 FILM NUMBER: 14618121 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 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Casablanca Capital LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001546017 IRS NUMBER: 900798666 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DFAN14A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1403 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 759-5626 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 1403 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Casablanca Capital Management LP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20120329 DFAN14A 1 p14-0681formdfan14a.htm CASABLANCA CAPITAL LP

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On February 14, 2014, Casablanca Capital LP provided the following statement to Thomson Reuters in response to inquiries regarding the open letter to shareholders issued by Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. on February 14, 2014:

"The Company’s actions to date do not go far enough to make the fundamental changes that are needed to restore value for shareholders. We continue to believe the Board should be reconstituted and Mr. Goncalves should be CEO, and we will disclose our slate of director nominees and further detail our plan to fix Cliffs in due course. In the meantime we are encouraged by the discussions we have had with many fellow investors who support our efforts to generate shareholder value."