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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): June 15, 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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Item 8.01.
Other Events.
On June 15, 2017, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. issued a news release announcing that it has selected a site for its first hot briquetted iron production plant in the Great Lakes region. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits.
 
 
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
99.1
 
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. published a news release on June 15, 2017 captioned, “Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Announces its First HBI Production Plant in the Great Lakes Region”





 
 
 
 
 
 
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC.
 
 
 
 
Date:
June 15, 2017
By:
/s/ James D. Graham
 
 
Name:
James D. Graham
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary





EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
99.1
 
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. published a news release on June 15, 2017 captioned, “Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Announces its First HBI Production Plant in the Great Lakes Region”