NEWS RELEASE
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Declares Cash Dividend on Common Stock
Cleveland, OH—January 9, 2007—ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Inc (NYSE: CLF) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per common share. The dividend will be payable on March 1, 2007, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 15, 2007.
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ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Inc, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is the largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America and sells the majority of its pellets to integrated steel companies in the United States and Canada. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Inc operates a total of six iron ore mines located in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada. The Company is majority owner of Portman Limited, the third-largest iron ore mining company in Australia, serving the Asian iron ore markets with direct-shipping fines and lump ore.
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SOURCE: ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Inc
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Financial Community: 1-800-214-0739, or 1-216-694-5459
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