-----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, B5bNHeJO5PE9hckOPvV6e7/VSY4Y/FEMb84IwzX6Ly/+IiTqvUiJCyY1Dnad5BOA m5tlAb6bFZ3bl5bjARemxQ== 0001299933-08-002340.txt : 20080505 0001299933-08-002340.hdr.sgml : 20080505 20080505171412 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-08-002340 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080430 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement FILED AS OF DATE: 20080505 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080505 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: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08944 FILM NUMBER: 08803623 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 8-K 1 htm_27023.htm LIVE FILING Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (Form: 8-K)  

 


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):   April 30, 2008

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Ohio 1-8944 34-1464672
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1100 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio   44114-2544
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   216-694-5700

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 30, 2008, certain subsidiaries of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (the "Company"), specifically Cliffs Sales Company, The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Cliffs Mining Company, entered into a binding term sheet (the "Term Sheet") with Severstal North America, Inc. ("Severstal") regarding an amendment and extension of the Company’s existing Amended and Restated Pellet Sale and Purchase Agreement, dated and effective January 1, 2006 (the "Pellet Agreement"). The Term Sheet governs the performance of the parties under the Pellet Agreement (as amended by the Term Sheet, the "Amended Pellet Agreement") until such time as the parties execute a definitive written agreement.

Pursuant to the Term Sheet, the term of the Amended Pellet Agreement is for fifteen years and provides for automatic renewals unless terminated by prior written notice. The Amended Pellet Agreement provides that the Company shall supply all of Severstal’s blast furnace pellet requirements for its Dearborn, Michigan facilit y during the term of the Amended Pellet Agreement, subject to specified minimum and maximum requirements in certain years.






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.

         
    Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
          
May 5, 2008   By:   George W. Hawk, Jr.
       
        Name: George W. Hawk, Jr.
        Title: General Counsel and Secretary
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