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): March 16, 2011

 

 

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Ohio		1-8944		34-1464672
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is filing herewith the following exhibit to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-165376):

Consent of KPMG LLP.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
23.1		Consent of KPMG LLP.

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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.

 

Date: March 17, 2011

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number		Description
23.1		Consent of KPMG LLP.