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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

v2.4.0.6
STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] Ìý
Performance Share Awards Outstanding
Following is a summary of our Performance Share Award Agreements currently outstanding:
Performance
Share
Plan Year
Ìý
Performance
Shares
Outstanding
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
ForfeituresÌý(1)
Ìý
Grant Date
Ìý
Performance Period
2012
Ìý
278,856

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
30,984

Ìý
March 12, 2012
Ìý
1/1/2012 - 12/31/2014
2011
Ìý
169,442

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
18,829

Ìý
MarchÌý8,Ìý2011
Ìý
1/1/2011 - 12/31/2013
2011
Ìý
2,090

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
—

Ìý
AprilÌý14, 2011
Ìý
1/1/2011 - 12/31/2013
2011
Ìý
1,290

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
—

Ìý
MayÌý2, 2011
Ìý
1/1/2011 - 12/31/2013
2010
Ìý
219,056

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
14,114

Ìý
MarchÌý8, 2010
Ìý
1/1/2010 - 12/31/2012
2010
Ìý
12,480

Ìý
(2)
Ìý
—

Ìý
MarchÌý8, 2010
Ìý
12/31/2009 - 12/31/2013
2010
Ìý
590

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
—

Ìý
AprilÌý12, 2010
Ìý
1/1/2010 - 12/31/2012
2010
Ìý
2,130

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
—

Ìý
AprilÌý26, 2010
Ìý
1/1/2010 - 12/31/2012
2010
Ìý
12,080

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
—

Ìý
MayÌý3, 2010
Ìý
1/1/2010 - 12/31/2012
2010
Ìý
550

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
—

Ìý
JuneÌý14, 2010
Ìý
1/1/2010 - 12/31/2012
2010
Ìý
670

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
—

Ìý
August 16,Ìý2010
Ìý
1/1/2010 - 12/31/2012
2009
Ìý
44,673

Ìý
(2)
Ìý
—

Ìý
December 17, 2009
Ìý
12/31/2009 - 12/31/2013
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(1)
The 2012 and 2011 awards are based on assumed forfeitures. The 2010 awards reflect actual forfeitures.
(2)
Represents the target payout as of DecemberÌý31, 2012 related to the 67,009 shares awarded on December 17, 2009 and the 18,720 shares awarded on March 8, 2010 based upon the Compensation Committee’s ability to exercise negative discretion. For accounting purposes, a grant value has not yet been determined for these awards.
Equity Grant Shares Outstanding
For the last three years, Equity Grant shares have been awarded to elected or re-elected nonemployee Directors as follows:
Year of Grant
Unrestricted
Equity
Grant
Shares
Ìý
Restricted
Equity
Grant
Shares
Ìý
Deferred
Equity
Grant
Shares
2010
3,963

Ìý
7,926

Ìý
1,321

2011
1,850

Ìý
6,475

Ìý
1,850

2012
1,498

Ìý
8,988

Ìý
2,996

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements By Share-based Payment Award
The following table summarizes the share-based compensation expense that we recorded for continuing operations in 2012, 2011 and 2010:
Ìý
(InÌýMillions,ÌýexceptÌý per
shareÌýamount)
Ìý
2012
Ìý
2011
Ìý
2010
Cost of goods sold and operating expenses
$
4.0

Ìý
$
2.7

Ìý
$
2.8

Selling, general and administrative expenses
16.6

Ìý
13.2

Ìý
12.7

Reduction of operating income from continuing operations before income
ÌýÌýÌýÌýtaxes and equity income (loss) from ventures
20.6

Ìý
15.9

Ìý
15.5

Income tax benefit
(7.2
)
Ìý
(5.6
)
Ìý
(5.4
)
Reduction of net income attributable to Cliffs shareholders
$
13.4

Ìý
$
10.3

Ìý
$
10.1

Reduction of earnings per share attributable to Cliffs shareholders:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Basic
$
0.09

Ìý
$
0.07

Ìý
$
0.07

Diluted
$
0.09

Ìý
$
0.07

Ìý
$
0.07

Schedule Of Share-Based Payment Award, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Valuation Assumptions
The following assumptions were utilized to estimate the fair value for the 2012 performance share grants:
Grant Date
Grant Date Market Price
Ìý
Average Expected Term (Years)
Ìý
Expected Volatility
Ìý
Risk-Free Interest Rate
Ìý
Dividend Yield
Ìý
Fair Value
Ìý
Fair Value (Percent of Grant Date Market Price)
MarchÌý12, 2012
$
63.62

Ìý
2.80
Ìý
56.0%
Ìý
0.45%
Ìý
3.93%
Ìý
$
77.78

Ìý
122.26%

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award
estricted stock, deferred stock allocation and performance share activity under our long-term equity plans and Directors’ Plans are as follows:
Ìý
2012
Ìý
2011
Ìý
2010
Ìý
Shares
Ìý
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Ìý
Shares
Ìý
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Ìý
Shares
Ìý
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Restricted awards:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Outstanding and restricted at beginning of year
425,166

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
371,712

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
290,702

Ìý
Ìý
Granted during the year
151,869

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
125,059

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
133,666

Ìý
Ìý
Vested
(161,741
)
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(61,330
)
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(50,156
)
Ìý
Ìý
Cancelled
(21,507
)
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(10,275
)
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(2,500
)
Ìý
Ìý
Outstanding and restricted at end of year
393,787

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
425,166

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
371,712

Ìý
Ìý
Performance shares:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Outstanding at beginning of year
877,435

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
843,238

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
823,393

Ìý
Ìý
Granted during the year (1)
501,346

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
263,816

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
376,524

Ìý
Ìý
Issued (2)
(574,518
)
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(215,870
)
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(343,321
)
Ìý
Ìý
Forfeited/cancelled
(31,779
)
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(13,749
)
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(13,358
)
Ìý
Ìý
Outstanding at end of year
772,484

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
877,435

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
843,238

Ìý
Ìý
Vested or expected to vest as of
ÌýÌýÌýÌýDecemberÌý31, 2012
743,907

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Directors’ retainer and voluntary shares:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Outstanding at beginning of year
2,611

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
2,509

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
4,596

Ìý
Ìý
Granted during the year
1,823

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
1,815

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
2,075

Ìý
Ìý
Vested
(1,554
)
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(1,713
)
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
(4,162
)
Ìý
Ìý
Outstanding at end of year
2,880

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
2,611

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
2,509

Ìý
Ìý
Reserved for future grants or awards at end
ÌýÌýÌýÌýof year:
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Employee plans
11,568,719

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Directors’ plans
94,848

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Total
11,663,567

Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Ìý
Employee Stock Awards Outstanding
A summary of our outstanding share-based awards as of DecemberÌý31, 2012 is shown below:
Ìý
Shares
Ìý
Weighted
Average
GrantÌýDate
Fair Value
Outstanding, beginning of year
1,305,212

Ìý

$43.19

Granted
655,038

Ìý

$68.85

Vested
(737,813
)
Ìý

$11.70

Forfeited/expired
(53,286
)
Ìý

$76.44

Outstanding, end of year
1,169,151

Ìý

$61.81