Cleveland-Cliffs Inc 8-K, filed Feb 26, 2020
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF)
8-K
2020-02-26
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About this 8-K
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc filed this 8-K on February 26, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 26, 2020
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. | |
As previously announced, on December 2, 2019, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (“Cliffs”), AK Steel Holding Corporation (“Holding”) and Pepper Merger Sub Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) providing for Cliffs’ acquisition of Holding. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Holding (the “Merger”) and Holding will survive the Merger and become a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs. The completion of the Merger remains subject to customary conditions. The Merger is currently expected to close in the first quarter of 2020.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to provide the pro forma financial information set forth under Item 9.01 below, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |
(b) Pro forma financial information
The following unaudited pro forma combined financial information is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
• | Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019; |
• | Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Financial Position as of December 31, 2019; and |
• | Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information. |
(d) Exhibits. | ||
Exhibit Number | Description | |
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information | ||
101 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | |||
Date: | February 26, 2020 | By: | /s/ James D. Graham |
Name: | James D. Graham | ||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | ||
