Exhibit 3(a)
*200921200190*
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FILING | EXPED | PENALTY | CERT | COPY | |||||||||||||||||||
| 07/31/2009 |
200921200190 |
DOMESTIC/AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES (AMD) |
50.00 | 300.00 |
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Receipt
This is not a bill. Please do not remit payment.
CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE
ATTN: KEIRSTEN REDEL
CLEVELAND, OH 44114
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S T A T E OF O H I O | ||||||||||||
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| Ohio Secretary of State, Jennifer Brunner | ||||||||||||
| 649806 | ||||||||||||
| It is hereby certified that the Secretary of State of Ohio has custody of the business records for | ||||||||||||
| CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. | ||||||||||||
| and, that said business records show the filing and recording of: | ||||||||||||
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DOMESTIC/AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES |
200921200190 |
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Witness my hand and the seal of the Secretary of State at Columbus, Ohio this 31st day of July, A.D. 2009. |
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| United States of America | /s/ Jennifer Brunner |
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| State of Ohio | Ohio Secretary of State |
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| Office of the Secretary of State
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Prescribed by: |
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The Ohio Secretary of State
Central Ohio: (614) 466-3910
Toll Free: 1-877-505-FILE (1-877-767-3453) |
Mail Form to one of the Following: | |||||||||
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PO Box 1390
Columbia, OH 43216 | |||||||||
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www.sos.state.oh.us |
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| e-mail: busserv@sos.state.oh.us |
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PO Box 1329
Columbus, OH 43216 | ||||||||
Certificate of Amendment by Directors
or Incorporators to Articles
(Domestic)
Filing Fee $50.00
(CHECK ONLY ONE (1) BOX)
| (1)þAmendment by Directors |
(2)¨Amendment by Incorporators |
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| ¨Amended by Directors |
(123-AMDD) | ¨ Amended by Incorporators |
(124-AMDI) |
| Complete the general information in this section for the box checked above. |
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| Name of Corporation |
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. | |||
| Charter Number |
649806 |
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| ¨ Please check if additional provisions attached hereto are incorporated herein and made a part of these articles of organization.
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| Complete the information in this section if box (1) is checked. |
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Name and Title of Officer |
George W. Hawk, Jr. |
General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||
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(title) | |||||||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE (1) BOX) | ||||||||
| þ | A meeting of the directors was duly called and held on |
July 14, 2009 | ||||||
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| ¨ | In an writing signed by all the Directors pursuant to section 1701.54 of the ORC | |||||||
| The following resolution was adopted pursuant to section 1701.70(9) |
(3) of the ORC: | |||||||
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RESOLVED: That pursuant to Section 1701.70(B)(3) of the Ohio Revised Code, the Directors | ||||||||
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hereby adopt an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Article FOURTH, DIVISION A, of the | ||||||||
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Articles to eliminate and remove from the Articles Subdivision A-2 effective as of July | ||||||||
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31, 2009. | ||||||||
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| Complete the information in this section if box (2) is checked. |
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| WE, the undersigned, is being all of the incorporators of the above named corporation, do certify that the subscriptions to shares have not been received and the initial directors are not named in the articles. We hereby have elected to amend the articles as follows: | ||||
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| Must be authenticated (signed) by an authorized representative |
/s/ George W. Hawk, Jr.
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07/31/2009
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