-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, H00Zno0YDPKgmpcr/rO5pga1tjzHr3wNgmYk3E3oq2DVblimBc1fTlgBgZNmcg4J HCe+ko8nINX/CoTb1imjEg== 0001193125-07-138884.txt : 20070620 0001193125-07-138884.hdr.sgml : 20070620 20070620100033 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-07-138884 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFR14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070620 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070620 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20070620 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CLEVELAND CLIFFS 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: DEFR14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08944 FILM NUMBER: 07930290 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1100 SUPERIOR AVE 18TH FLR CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44114 BUSINESS PHONE: 2166945700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 SUPERIOR AVE STREET 2: 18TH FLOOR CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44114 DEFR14A 1 ddefr14a.htm REVISED DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT Revised Definitive Proxy Statement

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LOGO

June 19, 2007

Dear Shareholder:

It has come to our attention that the record date for the determination of persons entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders was incorrectly stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders as June 15, 2007. The correct record date is June 7, 2007. Enclosed on the reverse side of this letter, you will find a corrected Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

 

Very truly yours,

LOGO

George W. Hawk, Jr.

General Counsel and Secretary

 

     

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

1100 Superior Avenue

Suite 1500

Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2518

 

216/694-5700 PH

216/694-4880 FAX


LOGO

CORRECTED NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

June 15, 2007

Dear Shareholder:

Our Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at The Forum Conference Center, located in One Cleveland Center, 1375 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 on Friday, July 27, 2007 at 10:00 A.M. (Cleveland time) for the purpose of considering and acting upon the following:

 

 

1.

A proposal to elect ten Directors to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected;

 

 

2.

A proposal to adopt the 2007 Incentive Equity Plan;

 

 

3.

A proposal to adopt a new Executive Management Performance Incentive Plan;

 

 

4.

A proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors to examine our consolidated financial statements for the 2007 fiscal year; and

 

 

5.

Such other matters as may properly come before the annual meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Shareholders of record at the close of business on June 7, 2007 are entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

 

Very truly yours,

LOGO

George W. Hawk, Jr.

General Counsel and Secretary

 

     

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

1100 Superior Avenue

Suite 1500

Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2518

 

216/694-5700 PH

216/694-4880 FAX

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