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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-12-001677
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120101
FILED AS OF DATE: 20120104
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120104
ISSUER:
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
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
REPORTING-OWNER:
OWNER DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RIEDERER RICHARD K
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001009970
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS) [3312]
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 4
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08944
FILM NUMBER: 12508424
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 5 W35020 MANOR HOUSE ROAD
CITY: OCONOMOWAC
STATE: WI
ZIP: 53066
4
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doc4.xml
FORM 4 SUBMISSION
X0304
4
2012-01-01
0
0000764065
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC.
CLF
0001009970
RIEDERER RICHARD K
S25 W35020 MANOR HOUSE RD.
OCONOMOWAC
WI
53066
1
0
0
0
Common Stock
2332.5505
D
Stock Units
2012-01-01
4
A
0
96.231
62.35
A
Common Shares
96.231
17570.1092
D
The Board of Directors of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. declared dividends of $0.28 per share, payable to all holders of record as of November 18, 2011. The amount shown reflects 9.4472 shares credited on December 1, 2011 to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.
Convertible into Common Shares on a 1-for-1 basis.
Reflects number of Common Shares of underlying deferred compensation credited to the account of the Reporting Person in payment of the Reporting Person's required quarterly retainer for the first quarter under the Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Nonemployee Directors' Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). Each Stock unit is generally distributable following termination of service as a Director.
The total includes dividend reinvestment pursuant to the Plan. the number of deferred dividend reinvestment equivalent shares earned in the Plan is calculated using the closing market price at the end of each quarter for shares held in the Plan. The Reporting Person was credited with 76.7187 dividend reinvestment shares on December 31, 2011.
/s/ Madeline Costanzo
by Power of Attorney
2012-01-04