ﾐﾇｿﾕｴｫﾃｽ Declares Regular Cash Dividend on Common Stock

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

ﾐﾇｿﾕｴｫﾃｽ Inc (NYSE: CLF) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.0875 per common share.

The cash dividend will be payable on Sept. 2, 2008, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Aug. 15, 2008.

The cash dividend has been adjusted pursuant to the previously announced two-for-one common stock split distributed on May 15, 2008, to holders of record as of the close of business on May 1, 2008.

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ﾐﾇｿﾕｴｫﾃｽ Inc, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is an international mining company, the largest producer of iron ore pellets in North America and a major supplier of metallurgical coal to the global steelmaking industry. The Company operates six iron ore mines in Michigan, Minnesota and Eastern Canada, and three coking coal mines in West Virginia and Alabama. Cliffs also owns 85% of Portman Limited, a large iron ore mining company in Australia, serving the Asian iron ore markets with direct-shipping fines and lump ore. In addition, the Company has a 30% interest in the Amapa Project, a Brazilian iron ore project, and a 45% economic interest in the Sonoma Project, an Australian coking and thermal coal project.

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Released July 8, 2008