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): March 23, 2011
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Ohio | 1-8944 | 34-1464672 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 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
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (the “Company”) is filing herewith the following exhibit to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-165376):
Form of Fourth Supplemental Indenture relating to the Company’s 4.875% Notes due 2021.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 4.1 |
Form of Fourth Supplemental Indenture relating to the Company’s 4.875% Notes due 2021. | |
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. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gina K. Gunning | |
| Name: | Gina K. Gunning | |
| Title: | General Counsel, Corporate Affairs and Secretary | |
Date: March 23, 2011
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 4.1 |
Form of Fourth Supplemental Indenture relating to the Company’s 4.875% Notes due 2021. | |