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):   November 8, 2005

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 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1100 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio   44114-2589
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(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

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 8, 2005, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (the "Company") declared dividend payments on (a) its common stock at $.20 per share payable on December 1, 2005, and (b) the Company's Redeemable Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock")at $8.125 per share payable on January 16, 2006. These news releases are contained in Item 9.01 as exhibit 99(a) and 99(b) on Form 8-K respectively and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

99(a) The Company published a news release captioned "Cleveland-Cliffs Declares Cash Dividend on Common Stock"

99(b) The Company published a news release captioned "Cleveland-Cliffs declares Dividend on Preferred Stock"





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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.

         
    Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
          
November 9, 2005   By:   George W. Hawk, Jr.
       
        Name: George W. Hawk, Jr.
        Title: General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.(a)
  The Company published a news release captioned "Cleveland-Cliffs Declares Cash Dividend on Common Stock"
99.(b)
  The Company published a news release captioned "Cleveland-Cliffs Declares Cash Dividend on Preferred Stock"