Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
NOTE 21 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Preferred Shares
On January 4, 2016, we announced that under the terms of our 7.00 percent Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Class A ("Series A preferred shares"), the final quarterly dividend would not be paid in cash. Instead, pursuant to the terms of the Series A preferred shares, the conversion rate was increased such that holders of the Series A preferred shares received additional common shares in lieu of the accrued dividend at the time of the mandatory conversion of the Series A preferred shares on February 1, 2016. In accordance with applicable law, our Board of Directors determined not to declare a dividend payable in cash. The number of our common shares in the aggregate issued in lieu of the dividend was approximately 1.3 million. This resulted in an effective conversion rate of 0.9052 common shares, rather than 0.8621 common shares, per depositary share, each representing 1/40th of a share of Series A preferred shares. Upon conversion on February 1, 2016, an aggregate of 26.5 million common shares were issued, representing 25.2 million common shares issuable upon conversion and 1.3 million that were issued in lieu of a final cash dividend.
Exchange Offers
On January 27, 2016, we announced the Exchange Offers for up to $710 million aggregate principal amount of our New 1.5 Lien Notes for certain Existing Notes of Cliffs, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in our confidential offering memorandum dated January 27, 2016. Eligible holders were notified that they must validly tender their Existing Notes on February 9, 2016, the Early Tender Date, in order to be eligible to receive the applicable total exchange consideration, which includes an early tender premium. On February 10, 2016, we announced that as of the Early Tender Date, a total of approximately $465.3 million principal amount of Existing Notes had been tendered in the Exchange Offers. We also announced that the Early Tender Date has been extended to February 26, 2016, and that the exchange consideration for the 3.95 percent Senior Notes due 2018 had been increased. Accordingly, all Existing Notes tendered prior to the extended Early Tender Date will be eligible to receive the total exchange consideration. The Exchange Offers will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 26, 2016, and tenders of Existing Notes may no longer be withdrawn after that time, except in certain limited circumstances described in the offering memorandum and related letter of transmittal.