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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): October 20, 2017
 
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS 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 2.02.
 
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 20, 2017, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. issued a news release announcing the third-quarter financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 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
 
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. published a news release on October 20, 2017 captioned, “Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Reports Third-Quarter 2017 Results”





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.
 
 
 
 
Date:
October 20, 2017
By:
/s/ James D. Graham
 
 
Name:
James D. Graham
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary





EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. published a news release on October 20, 2017 captioned, “Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Reports Third-Quarter 2017 Results”