EXHIBIT 4(a)
COMMON SHARES
NUMBER THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE
CU IN NEW YORK
CUSIP 185896 10 7
SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
[GRAPHIC]
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
CERTIFICATE NUMBER REFERENCE DATE SHARES
THIS CERTIFIES THAT COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR.
BY
Joseph F. Spadaford
IS THE OWNER OF AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE COMMON SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF ONE DOLLAR EACH OF
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, transferable on the books of the Company by the registered holder in person or by duly authorized attorney,
upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be
held subject to all the provisions of the Articles of the Company filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Ohio (copies of
which are on file with the Company and with the Transfer Agent) to which the holder by acceptance hereof assents. This certificate
is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.
Witness the seal of the Company and the signatures of its duly authorized officers.
/s/ John E. Lenhard [CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC CORPORATE SEAL] /s/ M. Thomas Moore
SECRETARY CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulation:
TEN COM --as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT--......Custodian......
(Cust) (Minor)
TEN ENT --as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors
JT TEN --as joint tenants with right of
survivorship and not as tenants Act.....................
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
A COPY OF THE EXPRESS TERMS OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND OF ALL OTHER CLASSES AND SERIES OF SHARES
WHICH CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE WILL BE MAILED TO ANY SHAREHOLDER WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER RECEIPT
FROM SUCH SHAREHOLDER OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR. SUCH REQUESTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY OF CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC,
18TH FLOOR, DIAMOND BUILDING, 1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114-2589.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED HEREBY SELL, ASSIGN AND TRANSFER UNTO X
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND
- ---------------------- WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON
________________________________________________________________________________ THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE,
IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT
________________________________________________________________________________ ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE. ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________ SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THE WITHIN CERTIFICATE, AND DO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT _________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
ATTORNEY, TO TRANSFER THE SAID SHARES ON THE BOOKS OF THE WITHIN-NAMED
COMPANY, WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION IN THE PREMISES.
DATED, _____________________
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This Certificate also evidences and entitles the holder hereof to certain Rights as set forth in a Rights Agreement between
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Society National Bank, dated as of September 8, 1987, amended and restated as of November 19, 1991 and
as may be further amended from time to time (the "Rights Agreement"), the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference
and a copy of which is on file at the principal executive offices of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Under certain circumstances, as set forth
in the Rights Agreement, such Rights will be evidenced by separate certificates and will no longer be evidenced by this Certificate.
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc will mail to the holder of this Certificate a copy of the Rights Agreement without charge within five business
days after receipt of a written request therefor. Under certain circumstances, Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person or
any Affiliate or Associate thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement) and any subsequent holder of such Rights may
become null and void.