CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. APPLIES TO THE ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION TO HAVE ITS REPORTING ISSUER STATUS REVOKED
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., announced today that it has applied for a decision from the securities regulatory authority for Ontario, the Ontario Securities Commission, as principal regulator, that it is no longer a reporting issuer in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Québec. Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is not a reporting issuer in any other Canadian jurisdiction.
If the requested decision is made by the Ontario Securities Commission, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. will cease to be a reporting issuer in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Québec and will no longer be a reporting issuer in any jurisdiction in Canada. Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. will continue to file all continuous disclosure reports required under U.S. securities laws (accessible at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml) and will continue to deliver to its Canadian securityholders all disclosure that it is required to deliver to U.S. resident securityholders.