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 27, 2017

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio		1-8944		34-1464672
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Emerging growth company o

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Item 2.02.	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 27, 2017, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. issued a news release announcing the first-quarter financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, unless such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. published a news release on April 27, 2017 captioned, “Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Reports First-Quarter 2017 Results”

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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.
Date:	April 27, 2017	By:	/s/ James D. Graham
		Name:	James D. Graham
		Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. published a news release on April 27, 2017 captioned, “Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Reports First-Quarter 2017 Results”