Exhibit 4(a)
| COMMON SHARES
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| NUMBER | THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE | |
| IN CANTON, MA OR JERSEY CITY, NJ | ||
| CU | CUSIP 185896 10 7 | |
| SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS | ||
| INCORPORATED UNDER THE | LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO |
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
| CERTIFICATE NUMBER | REFERENCE | DATE | SHARES |
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
IS THE OWNER OF
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE COMMON SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF 0.25 DOLLAR EACH OF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, transferable on the books of the Company by the registered holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Ohio (copies of which are on file with the Company and with the Transfer Agent) to which the holder by acceptance hereof assents. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.
[SHARE CERTIFICATE]
Witness the seal of the Company and the signatures of its duly authorized officers.
| /s/ George W. Hawk, Jr. | /s/ Joseph A. Carrabba | |||
| SECRETARY | CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |||
[CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC OHIO CORPORATE SEAL]
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR,
BY /s/ Stephen Cesso
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
| UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - |
Custodian | ||||||||
| (Cust) | (Minor) | ||||||||
| under Uniform Gifts to Minors | |||||||||
| ACT | |||||||||
| (State) | |||||||||
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
A COPY OF THE EXPRESS TERMS OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND OF ALL OTHER CLASSES AND SERIES OF SHARES WHICH CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE WILL BE MAILED TO ANY SHAREHOLDER WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER RECEIPT FROM SUCH SHAREHOLDER OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR. SUCH REQUEST SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY OF CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC, 15TH FLOOR, DIAMOND BUILDING, 1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114-2589.
For value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE.
| Shares | ||
| represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint |
Attorney, to transfer the said shares on the books of the within-named Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated,
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