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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______.
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-8944
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
OHIO 34-1464672
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
1100 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2589
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216) 694-5700
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
Name of Each Exchange
Title of Each Class on Which Registered
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Common Shares - par value $1.00 per share New York Stock Exchange
and Chicago Stock Exchange
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: NONE
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES X NO
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of the Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ X ]
As of March 18, 1996, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the closing price of $43.50 per
share as reported on the New York Stock Exchange - Composite Index was
$497,695,375 (excluded from this figure is the voting stock beneficially owned
by the registrant's officers and directors).
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's $1.00 par value common
stock was 11,832,767 as of March 18, 1996.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
1. Portions of registrant's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders are filed as
Exhibits 13(a) through 13(j) and are incorporated by reference into Parts I,
II and IV.
2. Portions of registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders scheduled to be held May 14, 1996 are incorporated by reference
into Part III.
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PART I
ITEMS 1 AND 2. BUSINESS AND PROPERTIES.
INTRODUCTION
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (including its consolidated subsidiaries, the
"Company") is the successor to business enterprises whose beginnings can be
traced to earlier than 1850. The Company's headquarters are at 1100 Superior
Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2589, and its telephone number is (216) 694-5700.
BUSINESS
The Company owns, directly or indirectly, four major operating
subsidiaries, The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company ("CCIC"), Cliffs Mining Company
("CMC") (formerly known as Pickands Mather & Co.), Northshore Mining Company
("Northshore"), and Pickands Mather & Co. International ("PMI"). CCIC and CMC
hold interests in various independent iron ore mining ventures ("mining
ventures") and act as managing agent. The operations of Northshore and PMI are
entirely owned by the Company. CCIC, CMC, Northshore, and PMI's business
during 1995 was the production and sale of iron ore, principally iron ore
pellets. Collectively, CCIC, CMC, Northshore, and PMI control, develop, and
lease reserves to mine owners; manage and own interests in mines; sell iron
ore; and provide ancillary services to the mines. The operations of each mine
are independent of the other mines. Iron ore production activities are
conducted in the United States, Canada and Australia. Iron ore is marketed by
the subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia.
For information on the iron ore business, including royalties and
management fees for the years 1993-1995, see Note C in the Notes to the
Company's Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report to
Security Holders for the year ended December 31, 1995, which Note C is
contained in Exhibit 13(g) and incorporated herein by reference and made a part
hereof. For information subsequent to the issuance of the Company's
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 1995, see
discussion of events occurring on March 15, 1996 with respect to McLouth Steel
Products Company in paragraph three on page four and in Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
For information concerning operations of the Company, see material
under the heading "Summary of Financial and Other Statistical Data" in the
Company's Annual Report to Security Holders for the year ended December 31,
1995, which Summary of Financial and Other Statistical Data is contained in
Exhibit 13(j) and incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
NORTH AMERICA. CCIC owns or holds long-term leasehold interests in
active North American properties containing approximately 1.6 billion tons of
crude iron ore reserves. CCIC, CMC and Northshore manage six active mines in
North America with a total rated annual capacity of 41.1 million tons and own
equity interests in five of these mines (see Table on page 5).
CCIC, CMC and Northshore's United States properties are located on the
Marquette Range of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which has two active
open-pit mines and pellet plants, and the Mesabi Range in Minnesota, which has
three active open-pit mines and pellet plants. CMC acts only in the capacity of
manager at one of the Mesabi Range facilities. Two railroads, one of which is
99.5% owned by a subsidiary of the Company, link the Marquette Range with Lake
Michigan at the loading port of Escanaba and with Lake Superior at the loading
port of Marquette. From the Mesabi Range, pellets are transported by rail to
shiploading ports at Superior, Wisconsin and Taconite Harbor, Minnesota. At
Northshore, crude ore is shipped by rail from the mine to the processing
facilities at Silver Bay, Minnesota, which is also the upper lakes port of
shipment. In addition, in
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Canada, there is an open-pit mine and concentrator at Wabush, Labrador,
Newfoundland and a pellet plant and dock facility at Pointe Noire, Quebec. At
Wabush Mines, concentrates are shipped by rail from the Scully Mine at Wabush
to Pointe Noire, Quebec, where they are pelletized for shipment via vessel to
Canada, United States and Europe or shipped as concentrates for sinter feed to
Europe.
CCIC leases or subleases its reserves to certain mining ventures which
pay royalties to CCIC on such reserves based on the tonnage and the iron
content of iron ore produced. The royalty rates on leased or subleased reserves
per ton are subject to periodic adjustments based on changes in the Bureau of
Labor Statistics producer price index for all commodities or on certain iron
ore and steel price indices. The mining ventures, except for LTV Steel Mining
Company which is wholly-owned by LTV Steel Company, include as participants
CCIC or CMC and steel producers (who are "participants" either directly or
through subsidiaries).
CCIC and CMC, pursuant to management agreements with the participants
having operating interests in the mining ventures, manage the development,
construction and operation of iron ore mines and concentrating and pelletizing
plants to produce iron ore pellets for steel producers. CCIC and CMC are
reimbursed by the participants of the mining ventures for substantially all
expenses incurred by CCIC and CMC in operating the mines and mining ventures.
In addition, CCIC and CMC are paid management fees based on the tonnage of iron
ore produced. A substantial portion of such fees is subject to escalation
adjustments in a manner similar to the royalty adjustments.
With respect to the active mines in which CCIC and CMC have an equity
interest, such interests range from 7.7% to 40.0% (see Table on page 5).
Pursuant to certain operating agreements at each mine, each participant is
generally obligated to take its share of production for its own use. CCIC and
CMC's share of production is resold to steel manufacturers pursuant to
multi-year contracts, usually with price escalation provisions, or one-year
contracts. Pursuant to operating agreements at each mine, each participant is
entitled to nominate the amount of iron ore which will be produced for its
account for that year. During the year, such nomination generally may be
increased (subject to capacity availability) or decreased (subject to certain
minimum production levels) by a specified amount. During 1995, the North
American mines operated at or near capacity levels.
In February, 1994, CCIC reached agreement with Algoma Steel, Inc.
("Algoma") and Stelco Inc. ("Stelco") to restructure and simplify the Tilden
Mine operating agreement effective January 1, 1994. The principal terms of the
new agreement are: (1) the participants' tonnage entitlements and cost-sharing
are based on a 6 million ton target normal production level instead of the
previous 4 million ton base production level; (2) CCIC's interest in Tilden has
increased from 33.3% to 40.0% with an associated increase in CCIC's obligation
for its share of mine costs; (3) CCIC is receiving a higher royalty; (4) CCIC
has the right to supply any additional iron ore pellet requirements of Algoma
from Tilden or from CCIC; and (5) any partner may take additional production
with payment of certain fees to Tilden. The parties implemented the general
agreement effective January 1, 1994 and finalized the detailed provisions of
the definitive agreement on September 30, 1995, which included the combining of
all of the assets and liabilities of Tilden Magnetite Partnership and the
Tilden Mining Company Joint Venture (entities in which CCIC, Algoma and Stelco
had ownership interests in the Tilden Mine) into the Tilden Mining Company
L.C., a Michigan limited liability company. The agreement has not had a
material effect on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.
On September 30, 1994, Cliffs Minnesota Minerals Company, a subsidiary
of the Company, completed a stock acquisition of Cyprus Amax Minerals Company's
("Cyprus Amax") iron ore operation ("Northshore") and power plant (Silver Bay
Power Company ("Silver Bay Power")) in Minnesota for $66 million, plus net
working capital of $28 million. The principal assets acquired were 4 million
annual tons of active capacity for production of standard pellets (equivalent
to 3.5 million tons of flux pellet capacity), supported
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by 6 million tons of active concentrate capacity, a 115 megawatt power
generation plant, and an estimated 1.2 billion tons of magnetite crude iron ore
reserves, leased mainly from the Mesabi Trust. Additional payments to Cyprus
Amax are required as a result of certain favorable expansion conditions which
payments would not be material in any year. In June, 1995, a $6 million pellet
expansion project at Northshore, which involved the re-commissioning of an
idled pelletizing unit, was completed. On an annualized basis, the expansion
added approximately 900,000 tons of pellets, a 23% expansion of Northshore
capacity. Production in 1995 was 3.8 million tons of standard and flux
pellets.
In 1992, the Company purchased $1.0 million worth of steel from LCG
Funding Corporation, an entity owned by the principal owner of Sharon Steel
Corporation ("Sharon"), which had filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the
U.S. Bankruptcy laws, and affiliated with Castle Harlan, Inc. In connection
with the transaction, LCG Funding Corporation agreed to indemnify the Company
for any loss incurred upon resale of the steel. Following ultimate resale of
the steel, LCG Funding Corporation and Castle Harlan, Inc. refused to honor
that commitment, and in 1995, the Company filed suit against Castle Harlan,
Inc. and LCG Funding Corporation in Federal District Court. During 1995, the
Company, Castle Harlan, Inc. and LCG Funding Corporation settled the legal
proceedings out of court with full payment of the loss expected to be made to
the Company in 1996.
On June 28, 1993, LTV Steel Company, Inc., a significant partner of
the Company, and its parent corporation, The LTV Corporation ("LTV Corp")
emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In final settlement of its $200 million
allowed claim, the Company received 2.3 million shares of LTV Corp Common Stock
and 4.4 million Contingent Value Rights, which were issued by the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation. On July 13, 1993, the Company distributed to its
shareholders a special dividend consisting of 1.5 million shares of LTV Corp
Common Stock and $12.0 million ($1.00 per share) cash.
On September 29, 1995, McLouth Steel Products Company ("McLouth"), a
significant customer, petitioned for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S.
Bankruptcy laws. At the time of the filing, the Company had an unreserved
receivable from McLouth of $5.0 million, secured by liens on certain McLouth
fixed assets. A $2.7 million reserve against the receivable was recorded in
September, 1995, resulting in a $1.8 million after-tax charge. The Company's
total shipments in 1995 were not affected by McLouth's bankruptcy filing.
Pellet sales to McLouth were 1.3 million tons in 1995 which represented 12.5%
of the Company's sales volume and accounted for 11% of the Company's total
revenues. The Company included in its December 31, 1995 inventory .1 million
tons of pellets consigned to McLouth in accordance with long-standing practice.
The Company provided certain additional credit to McLouth since the bankruptcy
filing, and unreserved amounts are secured by liens on McLouth's assets. Until
March 15, 1996, McLouth had maintained operations and the Company continued
pellet shipments. On March 15, 1996, McLouth announced that it has begun a
shutdown of its operations due to inadequate funds and that discussions with
potential buyers for McLouth assets are in progress which could lead to a
resumption of operations. McLouth plans to maintain its facilities in a
"hot-idle" status. The Company had supplied approximately 120,000 tons of
pellets per month to McLouth in 1996 prior to shutdown. The Company expects to
maintain its total sales volume in the current strong iron ore market; however,
a near-term adverse earnings impact could occur and replacement tonnage is not
assured. The Company periodically has significant changes in customer mix and
strives to maintain its substantial base of multi-year contracts. Loss of any
significant sales contract has a materially adverse effect on earnings if the
tonnage is not replaced and related production costs are not reduced.
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Following is a table of production, current defined capacity, and
implied exhaustion dates for the iron ore mines managed or owned by CCIC, CMC,
Northshore and PMI. The exhaustion dates are based on estimated mineral
reserves and full production rates, which could be affected by future industry
conditions and ongoing mine planning. Maintenance of effective production
capacity or implied exhaustion dates could require increases in capital and
development expenditures. Alternatively, changes in economic conditions or the
expected quality of ore reserves could decrease capacity or accelerate
exhaustion dates. Technological progress could alleviate such factors or
increase capacity or mine life.
Company's Current
Current Pellet Production Current Operating Implied
Operating ---------------------- Annual Continuously Exhaustion
Name and Location Type of Ore Interest 1993 1994 1995 Capacity Since Date (1)
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(Tons in Thousands)(2)
Mining Ventures
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Michigan
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Marquette Range
*Empire Iron Mining
Partnership (3) Magnetite 22.56% 7,209 7,306 7,910 8,000 1963 2023
*Tilden Mining Hematite and
Company L.C.(3) Magnetite 40.00%(4)(5) 5,369 6,246 6,186 6,000(4)(5) 1974 2043
Minnesota
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Mesabi Range
*Hibbing Taconite
Joint Venture (6) Magnetite 15.00% 7,544 8,355 8,615 8,270 1976 2029
*LTV Steel Mining
Company (6) Magnetite 0.00% 7,668 7,809 7,757 8,000 1957 2059
Canada
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*Wabush Mines
(Newfoundland and Specular
Quebec) (6)(7) Hematite 7.69% 4,492 4,654 5,295 6,000(7) 1965 2048
Wholly-Owned Entities
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Minnesota
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Mesabi Range
*Northshore Mining
Company (8) Magnetite 100.00% (8) 865(8) 3,791 4,800(9) 1989 2072
Australia
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*Savage River Mines
(Tasmania) Magnetite 100.00% 1,488 1,483 1,557 1,500 1967 1997
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TOTAL 33,770 36,718 41,111 42,570
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(1) Based on full production at current annual capacity without regard to economic feasibility.
(2) Tons are long tons of 2,240 pounds.
(3) CCIC receives royalties and management fees.
(4) In 1993, CCIC's ownership interest in the Tilden Mining Company and Tilden Magnetite Partnership was 60.0% and 33.3%,
respectively. Design capacity for exclusive production of hematite ore was 8 million tons annually. The Tilden Mining
Company and the Tilden Magnetite Partnership established certain leasing and shared usage arrangements relating to production
and other facilities at the Tilden Mine.
(5) As a result of the restructuring of the Tilden Mining Company and the Tilden Magnetite Partnership into the Tilden Mining
Company L.C., effective as of January 1, 1994 and as discussed on page 3, CCIC's entitlement ownership in the Tilden Mine
increased from 33.3% to 40.0%. As a result of these arrangements, annual production capacity is targeted at 6 million tons
annually, and could be increased to 8 million tons, depending on type of ore production. The predominate ore reserves are
hematite.
(6) CMC received no royalty payments with respect to such mine, but did receive management fees.
(7) In 1991, the mine's annual production capacity was reduced to 4.5 million tons per year and will be increased to 6 million
tons in 1996. For the years 1995 and 1996, annual production was increased to 5.3 million tons and 5.7 million tons,
respectively.
(8) Acquired by the Company on September 30, 1994. Pellet production for Northshore for the three months ending December
31, 1994 was 865,000 tons. Pellet production for Northshore for the years ending 1993, 1994 and 1995 was 3,483,000 tons,
3,481,000 tons and 3,791,000 tons, respectively.
(9) Includes 900,000 annual tons of expansion completed in June, 1995.
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With respect to the Empire Mine, CCIC owns directly approximately
one-half of the remaining mineral reserves and CCIC leases the balance of the
reserves from their owners; with respect to the Tilden Mine, CCIC owns all of
the mineral reserves; with respect to the Hibbing Mine, Wabush Mines,
Northshore Mine, and Savage River Mines, all of the mineral reserves are owned
by others and leased or subleased directly to those mines.
Each of the mines contains crushing, concentrating, and pelletizing
facilities. The Empire Iron Mining Partnership facilities were constructed
beginning in 1962 and expanded in 1966, 1974 and 1980 with a total cost of
approximately $367 million; the Tilden Mine facilities were constructed
beginning in 1972, expanded in 1979 and modified in 1988 with a total cost of
approximately $523 million; the LTV Steel Mining Company facilities were
constructed beginning in 1954 and expanded in 1967 with a total cost of
approximately $250 million; the Hibbing Taconite Joint Venture facilities were
constructed beginning in 1973 and expanded in 1979 with a total cost of
approximately $302 million; the Northshore Mining Company facilities were
constructed beginning in 1951, expanded in 1963 and significantly modified in
1979 with a total cost estimated in excess of $500 million; the Wabush Mines
facilities were constructed beginning in 1962 with a total cost of
approximately $103 million; and the Savage River Mines facilities were
constructed beginning in 1965 with a total cost of approximately $57 million.
The Company believes the facilities at each site are in satisfactory condition.
However, the older facilities require more capital and maintenance expenditures
on an ongoing basis.
Production and Sales Information
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With the acquisition and expansion of Northshore, the Company's
managed capacity has increased to approximately 41.1 million tons, or 47% of
total pellet capacity in North America, and the Company's annual North American
pellet sales capacity increased in 1995 from 9.8 to 10.7 million tons. In
1995, the Company produced 9.9 million tons of pellets in North America for its
own account.
In 1995, the Company produced 29.7 million gross tons of iron ore in the United
States and Canada for participants other than the Company. The share of
participants having the five largest amounts, Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
Algoma, Inland Steel Company, LTV and Stelco aggregated 26.6 million gross
tons, or 89.6%. The largest such participant accounted for 32.8% of such
production.
During 1995, 100% of the Company's sales of iron ore and pellets, that
were produced in the United States and Canada for its own account or purchased
from others, were to 13 U.S., Canadian and European iron and steel
manufacturing companies.
In 1995, AK Steel, McLouth, and Weirton Steel Company, directly and
indirectly accounted for 17%, 11%, and 10%, respectively, of total revenues.
AUSTRALIA. PMI owns 100% of Savage River Mines, an open pit iron ore
mining operation and concentrator at Savage River, Tasmania, and a pellet plant
with offshore loading facilities at Port Latta, Tasmania. Concentrate slurry is
pumped from the minesite through a 53 mile pipeline to Port Latta where it is
pelletized and shipped by vessel to customers in the Pacific Rim region. The
operation was downsized in 1990 to produce approximately 1.5 million tons per
year and long term sales agreements were signed with customers in Australia,
Japan and Korea to support the operation until the exhaustion of economic ore
reserves in 1997. Savage River Mines will terminate operations in the first
quarter of 1997 after economically recoverable iron ore from surface mining is
exhausted.
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RAIL TRANSPORTATION. The Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary,
owns a 99.5% stock interest in Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company. The
railroad operates approximately 49 miles of track in the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan, principally to haul iron ore from the Empire and Tilden Mines to Lake
Superior at Marquette, Michigan, where the railroad has an ore loading dock, or
to interchange points with another railroad for delivery to Lake Michigan at
Escanaba, Michigan. In 1995, 89.3% of the railroad's revenues were derived from
hauling iron ore and pellets and other services in connection with mining
operations managed by CCIC. The railroad's rates are subject to regulation by
the Surface Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation.
Other Activities and Resources
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REDUCED IRON. The Company's strategy is to grow its basic iron ore
business domestically and internationally and to extend its business scope to
produce and supply "reduced iron ore feed" for steel and iron production.
Reduced iron products contain approximately 90% iron versus 65% for traditional
iron ore pellets and contain less undesirable chemical elements than most scrap
steel feed. The market for reduced iron is relatively small, but is projected
to increase at a greater rate than other iron ore products.
The Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Cliffs Reduced Iron
Corporation, is exploring various technologies and markets for reduced iron
products, including the investigation of domestic and international site
alternatives. Commercial plants are estimated to require capital expenditures
of up to $200 million, depending on location, process, and capacity.
The Company is arranging an international joint venture to produce and
market a premium grade briquetted iron product. The Company would manage the
project and be responsible for sales by the venture company. Initial
production would be targeted for 1998.
The Company continues to investigate several coal-based technologies
for the potential production of a reduced iron product in the U.S. A
coal-based process might be feasible on the Gulf Coast, at the Company's
Northshore Mine in Minnesota, or at a location near a steel company consumer.
Product from certain coal-based processes would be suitable feed for electric
furnaces, foundries, and blast furnaces.
During 1995, the Company suspended its iron carbide development
activities but continues to believe that iron carbide has long-term potential.
The Company is a joint holder of iron carbide process licenses in Venezuela
with North Star Steel and in Australia with Mitsubishi Corporation.
OIL SHALE. Cliffs Synfuel Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company, significantly enhanced its Utah oil shale holdings when it acquired in
1994 for $700,000 the oil shale mineral rights on approximately 16,000 acres
which it previously held under a long-term lease. The acquisition gave the
Company title "in fee" to one of the most attractive oil shale properties in
the United States which contains an estimated one billion barrels of
recoverable shale oil with associated conditional water rights. While
commercialization of U.S. oil shale is currently uneconomical, the Company's
holding costs are minimal. If oil prices rise significantly and new technology
being applied to other world oil shale deposits is successful, the Company's
property could have substantial value.
Cliffs Oil Shale Corp., another wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company, owns a 15% interest in a smaller Colorado oil shale property. The
remaining 85% is owned by a Mobil Corporation subsidiary.
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Credit Agreement and Senior Notes
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On March 1, 1995 the Company entered into a new Credit Agreement
("Credit Agreement") with Chemical Bank, as Agent for a six-bank lending group,
pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to $100 million as revolving loans
until March 1, 2000, which Credit Agreement replaced the April 30, 1992 credit
facility scheduled to expire on April 30, 1995. Interest on borrowings will be
based on various interest rates as defined in the Credit Agreement and as
selected by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. There
were no borrowings under either of the revolving credit facilities.
On December 15, 1995, the Company placed privately with a group of
institutional lenders $70 million 7% Senior Notes, due December 15, 2005, the
proceeds of which Senior Notes were used to retire the Company's $20 million
8.51% Senior Notes and $50 million 8.84% Senior Notes.
COMPETITION
The iron ore mines, which the Company's subsidiaries operate in North
America, Canada and Australia, produce various grades of iron ore which is
marketed in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Australia, Japan
and Korea. In North America, the Company is in competition with several iron
ore producers, including Oglebay Norton Company, Iron Ore Company of Canada,
Quebec Cartier Mining Company, and USX Corporation, as well as other major
steel companies which own interests in iron ore mines and/or have excess iron
ore purchase commitments. In addition, significant amounts of iron ore have,
since the early 1980s, been shipped to the United States from Venezuela and
Brazil in competition with iron ore produced by the Company.
Other competitive forces have in the last decade become a large factor
in the iron ore business. With respect to a significant portion of steelmaking
in North America, electric furnaces built by "minimills" have replaced the use
of iron ore pellets with scrap metal in the steelmaking process. In addition,
operators of sinter plants produce iron agglomerates which substitute for iron
ore pellets. Imported steel slabs also replace the use of iron ore pellets in
producing finished steel products. Imported steel produced from iron ore
supplied by international competitors also effectively competes with the
Company's iron ore pellets.
Competition among the sellers of iron units is predicated upon the
usual competitive factors of price, availability of supply, product
performance, service and cost to the consumer.
ENVIRONMENT, EMPLOYEES AND ENERGY
ENVIRONMENT. In the construction of the Company's facilities and in
its operating arrangements, substantial costs have been incurred and will be
incurred to avoid undue effect on the environment. The Company's commitment to
environmental preservation resulted in North American capital expenditures of
$3,696,000 in 1994 and $3,674,000 in 1995. It is estimated that approximately
$2,533,000 will be spent in 1996 for environmental control facilities.
The Company received notice in 1983 from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency ("U.S. EPA") that the Company is a potentially responsible
party with respect to the Cliffs-Dow Superfund Site, located in the Upper
Peninsula of the State of Michigan, which is not related to the Company's iron
ore mining business. The Cliffs-Dow site was used prior to 1973 for the
disposal of wastes from charcoal production by a joint venture of the Company,
the Dow Chemical Company and afterward by a successor in interest,
Georgia-Pacific Corporation. The Company and certain other potentially
responsible parties have agreed upon allocation of the costs for
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investigation and remediation. The Company and other potentially responsible
parties voluntarily participated in the preparation of a Remedial Investigation
and Feasibility Study ("RI/FS") with respect to the Cliffs-Dow site, which
concluded with the publication by the U.S. EPA of a Record of Decision dated
September 27, 1989 ("ROD"), setting forth the selected remedial action plan
adopted by the U.S. EPA for the Cliffs-Dow site. The Company and other
potentially responsible parties have largely implemented remedial action
satisfactory to the U.S. EPA at an estimated total cost of $8 million, of which
the Company's share is $1.7 million. Upon the advice of counsel, the Company
believes it has a right to continued contribution from the other potentially
responsible parties for the costs of any further remedial action required at
the Cliffs-Dow site. A second disposal area at the Cliffs-Dow charcoal
production plant is on the list of priority sites issued by the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources. The Company and certain other potentially
responsible parties have agreed upon allocation of investigation and
remediation costs at this site. The Company is participating in a RI/FS of
this site, but that study has not yet been completed. The Company has joined
with the other potentially responsible parties in an interim removal action at
the site which has been completed at an estimated total cost of $18 million, of
which the Company's share is $4.5 million. The Company has sufficient
financial reserves at December 31, 1995 to provide for its expected share of
the cost of the remedial actions at the above mentioned sites. (See "Legal
Proceedings" for additional information concerning environmental matters).
Generally, various legislative bodies and federal and state agencies
are continually promulgating numerous new laws and regulations affecting the
Company, its customers, and its suppliers in many areas, including waste
discharge and disposal; hazardous classification of materials, products, and
ingredients; air and water discharges; and many other matters. Although the
Company believes that its environmental policies and practices are sound and
does not expect a material adverse effect of any current laws or regulations,
it cannot predict the collective adverse impact of the rapidly expanding body
of laws and regulations.
EMPLOYEES. As of December 31, 1995, CCIC and CMC and the North
American independent mining ventures had 5,272 employees, of which 4,347 were
hourly employees. The hourly employees are represented by the United
Steelworkers of America ("United Steelworkers") which have collective
bargaining agreements. The United Steelworkers labor agreement at Hibbing
Taconite Company, Tilden and Empire Mines, expired on August 1, 1993, and the
United Steelworkers struck those mines and facilities for six weeks. In 1993,
a new six-year "no strike" labor agreement was entered between those Mines and
the United Steelworkers covering the period to July 31, 1999, but with
provisions for a limited economic reopener on August 1, 1996. In 1994, a new
United Steelworkers labor agreement was entered into covering employees of LTV
Steel Mining Company, which agreement will expire on July 31, 1999. In 1994, a
new United Steelworkers labor agreement covering Wabush was entered into, which
agreement will expire on March 1, 1996.
As of December 31, 1995, Northshore had 474 employees, of which 340
were hourly employees, none of whom are represented by a union.
As of December 31, 1995, the Savage River Mines operations had 184
employees, 124 of whom are represented by several unions, whose contracts are
renegotiated from time to time.
In addition, as of December 31, 1995, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Cliffs Mining Services Company, had 294 salaried
executive, managerial, administrative and technical employees.
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ENERGY. Electric power supply contracts between Wisconsin Electric
Power Company ("WEPCo") and the Empire and Tilden Mines, entered into in
December 1987, provide that WEPCo shall furnish electric power to these Mines,
within specific demand limits, pursuant to price formulas. The primary term of
these contracts covers ten years through 1997. In return for a substantial
reduction in rates, the Tilden Mine converted a portion of its firm power
contract to curtailable power beginning in 1993. In January, 1996, CCIC, as
managing agent for the Empire and Tilden Mines, entered into new seven-year
power supply contracts with WEPCo, which included the two years remaining on
the current contracts. Various terms and conditions of the power contracts
were revised to better accommodate the operation of those Mines. The new power
supply contracts, became effective March 1, 1996.
Electric power for Hibbing Taconite is supplied by Minnesota Power and
Light under an agreement which can be terminated with four years' notice. In
1994, Minnesota Power and Light filed and was granted a power rate increase
with the Minnesota Public Utility Commission's approval. A large part of the
increase was negated by reason of a three year extension of Hibbing Taconite's
power contract with Minnesota Power and Light. In December, 1995, a contract
amendment became effective, extending the contract an additional year and
lowering firm demand requirements. Electric power requirements will continue
to be specified annually by the Hibbing Taconite venturers corresponding to
Hibbing's operating requirements.
LTV Steel Mining Company completed reactivation of its power plant in
1992, and is currently generating the majority of its requirements, and an
interchange agreement with Minnesota Power and Light provides backup power and
allows sale of excess capacity to the Midwestern Area Power Pool. Effective
May 1, 1995, the interchange agreement was extended to April 30, 2000 to
provide additional backup power and other cost-effective services.
Silver Bay Power Company, an indirect subsidiary of the Company,
provides the majority of Northshore's energy requirements, has an interchange
agreement with Minnesota Power and Light for backup power and sells power to
Northern States Power Company. Effective November 1, 1995, the interchange
agreement was extended to October 31, 2000 to provide additional backup power
and other cost-effective services.
Wabush Mines owns a portion of the Twin Falls Hydro Generation
facility which provides power for Wabush's mining operations in Newfoundland. A
twenty year agreement with Newfoundland Power allows an interchange of water
rights in return for the power needs for Wabush's mining operations. The Wabush
pelletizing operations in Quebec are served by Quebec Hydro on an annual
contract.
Savage River Mines obtains its power from the local Government Power
Authority on a special contract for the expected life of the mine.
The Company has contracts providing for the transport of natural gas
for its North American iron ore operations. Several interruptions of supply of
natural gas occurred during early 1995, requiring use of alternate fuels.
Empire and Tilden Mines have the capability of burning natural gas,
oil, or, to a lesser extent, coal. Wabush and Savage River Mines have the
capability of burning oil or, to a lesser extent, coal. Hibbing Taconite,
Northshore and LTV Steel Mining Company have the capability of burning natural
gas and oil. During 1995 the U.S. mines burned natural gas as their primary
fuel due to favorable pricing. Wabush and Savage River Mines used oil,
supplemented with coal or coke breeze.
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Any substantial interruption of operations or substantial price
increase resulting from future government regulations or energy taxes,
injunctive order, or fuel shortages could be materially adverse to the Company.
11
In the paper format version of this document, this page contains a
map. The map is entitled, "Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Associated
Companies Location of Iron Ore Operations". The map has an outline
of the United States, Canada and Tasmania (Australia). Located
specifically on the map are arrows and dots representing the
location of the properties described in the Table on page 5 to this
report.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Arrowhead.
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CMC, which has a 15 percent ownership interest in and acts as Managing
Agent for Hibbing Taconite Company, a joint venture, has been included as a
named defendant in a suit captioned United States of America v. Arrowhead
Refining Company, et al., which was filed on or about September 29, 1989 in the
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Fifth Division. In
that suit, the United States seeks declaratory relief and recovery of costs
incurred in connection with the study and remedial plan conducted or to be
conducted by the U.S. EPA at the Arrowhead Refinery Superfund Site near Duluth,
St. Louis County, Minnesota. In that suit, the United States has alleged that
CMC and the other 14 named defendants, including former and present owners of
the Arrowhead site, are jointly and severally liable for $1.9 million, plus
interest, representing the amount incurred for actions already taken by or on
behalf of the U.S. EPA at the Arrowhead site, and are jointly and severally
liable for the cost attributable to implementation of a remedial plan adopted
by the U.S. EPA with respect to the Arrowhead site, which remedial action is
estimated by the U.S. EPA to cost $30 million. CMC has filed an answer to the
suit denying liability. Since January 31, 1991, CMC and 13 of the other named
defendants have filed a counter claim against the United States and further
complaints naming additional parties as third party defendants. The counter
claim and third party complaints allege that the parties named therein are
jointly and severally liable for such costs. In 1995, a Consent Decree among
the parties, including 224 third-party defendants named in the lawsuit, was
entered into by the United States District Court. The Decree provides for
funding for remediation of the Site, with a substantial portion of the funding
to be provided by the U.S. EPA and the State of Minnesota. It is estimated
that Hibbing Taconite's share of the funding will be approximately $230,000, of
which CMC's share is 15 percent.
Rio Tinto.
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On July 21, 1993, CCIC and Cliffs Copper Corp, a subsidiary of the Company,
each received Findings of Alleged Violation and Order from the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection, State
of Nevada. The Findings allege that tailings materials left at the Rio Tinto
Mine, located near Mountain City, Nevada, are entering State waters which the
State considers to be in violation of State water quality laws. The Rio Tinto
Mine was operated by Cliffs Copper Corp from 1971 to 1975 and by other
companies prior to 1971. The Order requires remedial action to eliminate water
quality impacts. The Company does not believe the potential liability, if any,
to be material. The Company believes that it has substantial defenses to claims
of liability.
Summitville.
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On January 12, 1993, CCIC received from the United States Environmental
Protection Agency a Notice of Potential Liability at the Summitville mine site,
located at Summitville, Colorado, where CCIC, as one of three joint venturers,
conducted an unsuccessful copper ore exploration activity from 1966 through
1969. On June 25, 1993, CCIC received from the U.S. EPA a Notice of Potential
Involvement in certain portions of the Summitville mine site. The mine site has
been listed on the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act. The Company does not
believe the potential liability, if any, to be material. The Company has
substantial defenses to these claims of liability. The Company conducted no
production activities at the Summitville mine site.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Position with the Company
as of March 15, 1996
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Name Age
---- ---
M. T. Moore Chairman, President and Chief 61
Executive Officer
J. S. Brinzo Executive Vice President-Finance 54
W. R. Calfee Executive Vice President-Commercial 49
T. J. O'Neil Executive Vice President-Operations 55
J. W. Sanders Senior Vice President-Technical 53
A. S. West Senior Vice President-Sales 59
There is no family relationship between any of the executive officers of the
Company, or between any of such executive officers and any of the Directors of
the Company. Officers are elected to serve until successors have been elected.
All of the above-named executive officers of the Company were elected effective
on the effective dates listed below for each such officer.
The business experience of the persons named above for the last five years
is as follows:
M. T. Moore President and Chief Executive Officer, Company,
January 1, 1987 to May 9, 1988.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Company,
May 10, 1988 to date.
J. S. Brinzo Executive Vice President-Finance, Company,
September 1, 1989 to September 30, 1993.
Senior Executive-Finance, Company,
October 1, 1993 to September 30, 1995.
Executive Vice President-Finance, Company,
October 1, 1995 to date.
W. R. Calfee Senior Executive Vice President, Company,
September 1, 1989 to September 30, 1993.
Senior Executive-Commercial, Company,
October 1, 1993 to September 30, 1995.
Executive Vice President-Commercial, Company
October 1, 1995 to date.
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T. J. O'Neil Vice President/General Manager,
Cyprus Sierrita Corp.,
August, 1989 to April, 1991.
Vice President-Engineering and Development,
Cyprus Copper Company,
April, 1991 to November, 1991.
Senior Vice President-Technical, Company,
November 18, 1991 to September 30, 1994.
Executive Vice President-CCI Operations and
Technology, Company,
October 1, 1994 to September 30, 1995.
Executive Vice President-Operations, Company,
October 1, 1995 to date.
J. W. Sanders Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Quintette Coal Limited,
April, 1984 to April, 1991.
Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Copper Range Company,
June, 1991 to June, 1994.
President and Chief Operating Officer,
Copper Range Company,
July, 1994 to September 30, 1995.
Senior Vice President-Technical, Company,
October 1, 1995 to date.
A. S. West Senior Vice President-Sales, Company,
July 1, 1988 to date.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS' COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof from that portion of the Company's Annual
Report to Security Holders for the year ended December 31, 1995 contained in
the material under the headings, "Common Share Price Performance and
Dividends", "Investor and Corporate Information" and "Summary of Financial and
Other Statistical Data", such information filed as a part hereof as Exhibits
13(h), 13(i) and 13(j), respectively.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof from that portion of the Company's Annual
Report to Security Holders for the year ended December 31, 1995 contained in
the material under the headings, "Summary of Financial and Other Statistical
Data" and "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements", such information filed
as a part hereof as Exhibits 13(j) and 13(g), respectively.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof from that portion of the Company's Annual
Report to Security Holders for the year ended December 31, 1995 contained in
the material under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations", which such Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations was
subsequently amended by this Annual Form 10-K to reflect events occurring on
March 15, 1996 with respect to McLouth Steel Products Company, such
information, as amended, filed as a part hereof as Exhibit 13(a).
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof from that portion of the Company's Annual
Report to Security Holders for the year ended December 31, 1995 contained in
the material under the headings "Statement of Consolidated Financial Position",
"Statement of Consolidated Income", "Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows",
"Statement of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity", "Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements" and "Quarterly Results of Operations", such information
filed as a part hereof as Exhibits 13(c), 13(d), 13(e), 13(f), 13(g) and 13(h),
respectively.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
The information regarding Directors required by this Item is
incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof from the Company's
Proxy Statement to Security Holders, dated March 25, 1996, from the material
under the heading "Election of Directors". The information regarding executive
officers required by this item is set forth in Part I hereof under the heading
"Executive Officers of the Registrant", which information is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof from the Company's Proxy Statement to Security
Holders, dated March 25, 1996 from the material under the headings "Executive
Compensation (excluding the Compensation Committee Report on Executive
Compensation)", "Pension Benefits", and the first five paragraphs under
"Agreements and Transactions".
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof from the Company's Proxy Statement to Security
Holders, dated March 25, 1996, from the material under the heading "Securities
Ownership of Management and Certain Other Persons".
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by
reference and made a part hereof from the Company's Proxy Statement to Security
Holders, dated March 25, 1996, from the material under the last paragraph of
the heading "Directors' Compensation".
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a)
(1) and (2)-List of Financial Statements and Financial Statement
Schedules.
The following consolidated financial statements of the Company,
included in the Annual Report to Security Holders for the year ended December
31, 1995, are incorporated herein by reference from Item 8 and made a part
hereof:
Statement of Consolidated Financial Position -
December 31, 1995 and 1994
Statement of Consolidated Income - Years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows - Years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
Statement of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity - Years ended
December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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The following consolidated financial statement schedule of the
Company is included herein in Item 14(d) and attached as Exhibit 99(a).
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying accounts
All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable
accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not
required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have
been omitted.
(3) List of Exhibits - Refer to Exhibit Index on pages 20-26 which
is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during the three months
ended December 31, 1995.
(c) Exhibits listed in Item 14(a)(3) above are included herein.
(d) Financial Statements and Schedule listed above in Item 14(a)(1) and
(2) are incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
By: /s/ John E. Lenhard
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John E. Lenhard,
Secretary and Assistant General Counsel
Date: March 26, 1996
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures Title Date
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M. T. Moore Chairman, March 26, 1996
President and Chief
Executive Officer and
Principal Executive Officer
and Director
J. S. Brinzo Executive Vice President- March 26, 1996
Finance and Principal
Financial Officer
R. Emmet Vice President and March 26, 1996
Controller and Principal
Accounting Officer
R. S. Colman Director March 26, 1996
J. D. Ireland, III Director March 26, 1996
G. F. Joklik Director March 26, 1996
E. B. Jones Director March 26, 1996
L. L. Kanuk Director March 26, 1996
J. C. Morley Director March 26, 1996
S. B. Oresman Director March 26, 1996
A. Schwartz Director March 26, 1996
S. K. Scovil Director March 26, 1996
J. H. Wade Director March 26, 1996
By: /s/ John E. Lenhard
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(John E. Lenhard, as Attorney-in-Fact)
Original powers of attorney authorizing Messrs. M. Thomas Moore, John S.
Brinzo, Frank L. Hartman, and John E. Lenhard and each of them, to sign this
Annual Report on Form 10-K and amendments thereto on behalf of the above-named
officers and Directors of the Registrant have been filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Pagination by
Sequential
Exhibit Numbering
Number System
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Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
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3(a) Amended Articles of Incorporation of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Filed Herewith
3(b) Regulations of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Filed Herewith
Instruments defining rights of security
holders, including indentures
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4(a) Restated Indenture, between Empire Iron Mining Partnership, Inland
Steel Company, McLouth Steel Corporation, The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron
Company, International Harvester Company, WSC Empire, Inc. and
Chemical Bank, as Trustee, dated as of December 1, 1978 (See
Footnote (A)) Not Applicable
4(b) First Supplemental Indenture, between Empire Iron Mining
Partnership, Inland Steel Company, McLouth Steel Corporation, The
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, International Harvester Company, WSC
Empire Inc. and Chemical Bank, as Trustee, dated as of February 14,
1981 (See Footnote (A)) Not Applicable
4(c) Second Supplemental Indenture, between Empire Iron Mining
Partnership, Inland Steel Company, McLouth Steel Corporation, The
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, International Harvester Company, and
Chemical Bank, as Trustee, dated as of May 1, 1982 (See Footnote
(A)) Not Applicable
4(d) Third Supplemental Indenture, between Empire Iron Mining
Partnership, Inland Steel Company, McLouth Steel Corporation, The
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, and Chemical Bank, as Trustee, dated
as of June 21, 1982 (See Footnote (A)) Not Applicable
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(A) This document has not been filed as an exhibit hereto because the
long-term debt of the Company represented thereby, either directly or through
its interest in an affiliated or associated entity, does not exceed 10% of
the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
The Company agrees to furnish a copy of this document to the Securities and
Exchange Commission upon request.
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4(e) Fourth Supplemental Indenture, between Empire Iron Mining
Partnership, Inland Steel Company, The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron
Company, Cliffs IH Empire, Inc., Cliffs MC Empire, Inc., Jones &
Laughlin Ore Mining Company, J&L Empire, Inc. and Chemical Bank, as
Trustee, dated as of February 1, 1983 (See Footnote (A)) Not Applicable
4(f) Fifth Supplemental Indenture, between Empire Iron Mining
Partnership, Inland Steel Company, The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron
Company, Cliffs IH Empire, Inc., J&L Empire, Inc., Wheeling-
Pittsburgh/Cliffs Partnership, and Chemical Bank, as Trustee, dated Not Applicable
as of October 1, 1983 (See Footnote (A))
4(g) Sixth Supplemental Indenture, between Empire Iron Mining
Partnership, Inland Steel Company, The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron
Company, J&L Empire, Inc., Wheeling-Pittsburgh/Cliffs Partnership,
McLouth-Cliffs Partnership, Cliffs Empire, Inc. and Chemical Bank,
as Trustee, dated as of July 1, 1984 (See Footnote (A)) Not Applicable
4(h) Form of Guaranty of Payment of 9.55% Secured Guaranteed Notes of Not Applicable
Empire Iron Mining Partnership due September 1, 1998 (Footnote (A))
4(i) Form of Guarantee of Payment, dated January 20, 1984 relating to Not Applicable
Notes of Empire Iron Mining Partnership (See Footnote (A))
4(j) Form of Guarantee of Payment, dated August 12, 1986 relating to Not Applicable
Notes of Empire Iron Mining Partnership (See Footnote (A))
4(k) Form of Common Stock Certificate Filed Herewith
4(l) Rights Agreement, dated September 8, 1987, and amended and restated
as of November 19, 1991, by and between Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and
Society National Bank (successor to Ameritrust Company National Filed Herewith
Association)
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(A) This document has not been filed as an exhibit hereto because the
long-term debt of the Company represented thereby, either directly or through
its interest in an affiliated or associated entity, does not exceed 10% of
the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
The Company agrees to furnish a copy of this document to the Securities and
Exchange Commission upon request.
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4(m) Credit Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1995 among Cleveland-Cliffs
Inc, the Banks named therein and Chemical Bank, as Agent (filed as
Exhibit 4(o) to Form 10-K of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, filed on March
27, 1995 and incorporated by reference) Not Applicable
4(n) Note Agreement, dated as of December 15, 1995 among Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc and each of the Purchasers named in Schedule I thereto Filed Herewith
Material Contracts
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10(a) * Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan Amended
and Restated, effective January 1, 1995 (filed as Exhibit 10(b) to
Form 10-Q of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc filed on May 2, 1995 and
incorporated by reference) Not Applicable
10(b) * The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Plan for Deferred Payment of
Directors' Fees, dated as of July 1, 1981, assumed by Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc effective July 1, 1985 Filed Herewith
10(c) * Amendment No. 1 to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Plan for Deferred Payment
of Directors' Fees, dated March 9, 1992 Filed Herewith
10(d) * Consulting Agreement, dated as of June 23, 1987, by and between
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and S. K. Scovil Filed Herewith
10(e) * Amendment to Consulting Agreement with S. K. Scovil, dated as of
June 18, 1991 Filed Herewith
10(f) * Amendment to Consulting Agreement with S. K. Scovil, dated as of
December 28, 1995 Filed Herewith
10(g) * Form of contingent employment agreements with certain executive
officers (filed as Exhibit 10(f) to Form 10-K of Cleveland-Cliffs
Inc filed on March 30, 1992 and incorporated by reference) Not Applicable
10(h) * Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Subsidiaries Management Performance
Incentive Plan, dated as of January 1, 1994 (Summary Description)
(filed as Exhibit 10(g) to Form 10-K of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc filed
on March 27, 1995 and incorporated by reference) Not Applicable
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* Reflects management contract or other compensatory arrangement required to be
filed as an Exhibit pursuant to Item 14(c) of this Report.
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10(i) Instrument of Assignment and Assumption dated as of July 1, 1985,
by and between The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc Filed Herewith
10(j) Form of indemnification agreements with directors
Filed Herewith
10(k) * 1987 Incentive Equity Plan (filed as Exhibit 10(k) to Form 10-K of
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc filed on March 30, 1992 and incorporated by
reference) Not Applicable
10(l) * 1992 Incentive Equity Plan (filed as Appendix A to Proxy Statement
of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc filed on March 13, 1992 and incorporated by
reference) Not Applicable
10(m) * Amended and Restated Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Retirement Plan for Non-
Employee Directors dated as of January 1, 1988 (filed as Exhibit
10(n) to Form 10-K of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc filed on March 29, 1993
and incorporated by reference) Not Applicable
10(n) * Amended and Restated Trust Agreement No. 1 dated as of March 9,
1992, by and between Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of
Ohio, N.A. (successor trustee to Society National Bank) with
respect to the Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan and certain
contingent employment agreements Filed Herewith
10(o) * Amended and Restated Trust Agreement No. 2 dated as of March 9,
1992, by and between Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of
Ohio, N.A. (successor trustee to Society National Bank) with
respect to the Severance Pay Plan for Key Employees of Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc and certain contingent employment agreements Filed Herewith
10(p) * Trust Agreement No. 4 dated as of October 28, 1987, by and between
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A. (successor
trustee to Society National Bank) with respect to the Plan for
Deferred Payment of Directors' Fees Filed Herewith
10(q) * First Amendment to Trust Agreement No. 4 dated as of April 9, 1991,
by and between Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of Ohio,
N.A. (successor trustee to Society National Bank) and Second
Amendment to Trust Agreement No. 4 dated as of March 9, 1992 by and
between Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A.
(successor trustee to Society National Bank) Filed Herewith
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* Reflects management contract or other compensatory arrangement required to
be filed as an Exhibit pursuant to Item 14(c) of this Report.
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10(r) * Trust Agreement No. 5 dated as of October 28, 1987, by and between
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A. (successor
trustee to Society National Bank) with respect to the Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc Voluntary Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Filed Herewith
10(s) * First Amendment to Trust Agreement No. 5 dated as of May 12, 1989,
by and between Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of Ohio,
N.A. (successor trustee to Society National Bank), Second Amendment
to Trust Agreement No. 5 dated as of April 9, 1991 by and between
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A. (successor
trustee to Society National Bank) and Third Amendment to Trust
Agreement No. 5 dated as of March 9, 1992, by and between
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A. (successor
trustee to Society National Bank) Filed Herewith
10(t) * Amended and Restated Trust Agreement No. 6 dated as of March 9,
1992, by and between Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of
Ohio, N.A. (successor trustee to Society National Bank) with
respect to certain indemnification agreements with directors and
certain officers Filed Herewith
10(u) * Trust Agreement No. 7 dated as of April 9, 1991, by and between
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A. (successor
trustee to Society National Bank) with respect to the Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc Supplemental Retirement Benefit Plan, as amended by
First Amendment to Trust Agreement No. 7 Filed Herewith
10(v) * Trust Agreement No. 8 dated as of April 9, 1991, by and between
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A. (successor
trustee to Society National Bank) with respect to the Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc Retirement Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended
by First Amendment to Trust Agreement No. 8 Filed Herewith
10(w) * Severance Pay Plan for Key Employees of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc,
effective as of February 1, 1992 (filed as Exhibit 10(y) to Form
10-K of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc filed on March 30, 1992 and
incorporated by reference) Not Applicable
10(x) * First Amendment to Severance Pay Plan for Key Employees of
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, dated November 18, 1994 (filed as Exhibit
10(y) to Form 10-K of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc filed on March 27, 1995
and incorporated by reference) Not Applicable
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* Reflects management contract or other compensatory arrangement required to
be filed as an Exhibit pursuant to Item 14(c) of this Report.
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10(y) * Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Voluntary Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
Plan, Amended and Restated as of January 1, 1996 Filed Herewith
10(z) * Fourth Amendment to Trust Agreement No. 5, dated November 18, 1994,
by and between Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of Ohio,
N.A. (successor trustee to Society National Bank) (filed as Exhibit
10(dd) to Form 10-K of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc filed on March 27, 1995
and incorporated by reference) Not Applicable
10(aa) * Second Amendment to Trust Agreement No. 7, dated November 18, 1994,
by and between Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Key Trust Company of Ohio,
N.A. (successor trustee to Society National Bank) (filed as Exhibit
10(ee) to Form 10-K of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc filed on March 27, 1995
and incorporated by reference) Not Applicable
10(bb) * Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Long-Term Performance Share Program, dated as
of January 1, 1996 (Summary Description) Filed Herewith
10(cc) * Cleveland-Cliffs Inc Nonemployee Directors Retirement Plan, dated
as of July 1, 1995 (Summary Description) Filed Herewith
10(dd) Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 1994, among
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, Cliffs Minnesota Minerals Company and Cyprus
Amax Minerals Company (filed as Exhibit 2 to Form 8-K of Cleveland-
Cliffs Inc filed on October 13, 1994 and incorporated by reference,
and to which certain portions of which were accorded "Confidential
Information" pursuant to order of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, dated December 21, 1994) Not Applicable
11 Statement re computation of per share earnings Filed Herewith
(Page 27-28)
13 Selected portions of 1995 Annual Report to Security Holders
13 (a) Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations Filed Herewith
(Page 29-37)
13 (b) Report of Independent Auditors Filed Herewith
(Page 38)
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* Reflects management contract or other compensatory arrangement required to
be filed as an Exhibit pursuant to Item 14(c) of this Report.
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13 (c) Statement of Consolidated Financial Position Filed Herewith
(Page 39-40)
13 (d) Statement of Consolidated Income Filed Herewith
(Page 41)
13 (e) Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows Filed Herewith
(Page 42)
13 (f) Statement of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity Filed Herewith
(Page 43)
13 (g) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Filed Herewith
(Page 44-61)
13 (h) Quarterly Results of Operations/Common Share Price Performance and Filed Herewith
Dividends (Page 62)
13 (i) Investor and Corporate Information Filed Herewith
(Page 63)
13 (j) Summary of Financial and Other Statistical Data Filed Herewith
(Page 64-65)
21 Subsidiaries of the registrant Filed Herewith
(Page 66-68)
23 Consent of independent auditors Filed Herewith
(Page 69)
24 Power of Attorney Filed Herewith
(Page 70)
27 Consolidated Financial Data Schedule submitted for Securities and
Exchange Commission information --
99 Additional Exhibits
99 (a) Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Filed Herewith
(Page 71)
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