SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LTD. THIRD FL BISHOP SQUARE REDMONDS HILL (Street) DUBLIN IRELAND L2 00000 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. [ CLF ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/16/2009
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 01/16/2009	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares (par value $0.125 per share)	01/16/2009		S		245,833	D	$22.0205	6,442,182	D(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LTD. THIRD FL BISHOP SQUARE REDMONDS HILL (Street) DUBLIN IRELAND L2 00000 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 555 MADISON AVENUE 16TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORP (Last) (First) (Middle) 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH SUITE 600 (Street) BIRMINGHAM AL 35203 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS GP, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 555 MADISON AVENUE 16TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS OFFSHORE MANAGER, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH SUITE 600 (Street) BIRMINGHAM AL 35203 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HMC INVESTORS, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH SUITE 600 (Street) BIRMINGHAM AL 35203 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HMC - NEW YORK, INC. (Last) (First) (Middle) 555 MADISON AVENUE 16TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FALCONE PHILIP (Last) (First) (Middle) 555 MADISON AVE 16TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HARBERT RAYMOND J (Last) (First) (Middle) 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH SUITE 600 (Street) BIRMINGHAM AL 35203 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LUCE MICHAEL D (Last) (First) (Middle) 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH SUITE 600 (Street) BIRMINGHAM AL 35203 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Remarks

Explanation of Responses:

1. IMPORTANT NOTE: THE SECURITIES SET FORTH IN THIS REPORT ARE DIRECTLY BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. AND/OR HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. (COLLECTIVELY, THE "FUNDS"). ALL OTHER ENTITIES AND PERSONS ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS REPORT DUE TO THEIR AFFILIATION WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THE FUNDS.

2. The purpose of this amendment is to correct a typographical error reported in the Form 4 filed on January 16, 2009 (the "Form 4") by Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. (the "Master Fund"); Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Manager, L.L.C. ("Harbinger Manager"); HMC Investors, L.L.C.; Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. (the "Special Situations Fund"); Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC ("HCPSS"); HMC - New York, Inc. ("HMCNY"); Harbert Management Corporation ("HMC"); Philip Falcone; Raymond J. Harbert; and Michael D. Luce (collectively, the "Reporting Persons").

3. The last transaction reported in Table I of the Form 4 stated that the Master Fund sold 245,933 Common Shares on January 16, 2009. The correct number of Common Shares sold by the Master Fund in such transaction was 245,833. The relationships of the Reporting Persons are further described in the Form 4.

4. These securities are owned by the Special Situations Fund, which is a Reporting Person.

5. These securities may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by the following, each of whom is a Reporting Person: HCPSS, the general partner of the Special Situations Fund; HMCNY, the managing member of HCPSS; HMC, the parent of HMCNY; Philip Falcone, the portfolio manager of the Special Situations Fund and a shareholder of HMC; Raymond J. Harbert, a shareholder of HMC, and Michael Luce, a shareholder of HMC.

6. Each Reporting Person listed in Footnotes 5 and 6 disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

Remarks:

(+) The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be members of a "group" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities deemed to be owned by the group that are not directly owned by the Reporting Person. This report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is a member of a group or the beneficial owner of any securities not directly owned by such Reporting Person.

	Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. (+), By: Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Manager, L.L.C., By: HMC Investors, L.L.C., Managing Member, By: /s/ Joel B. Piassick, Executive Vice President	02/04/2009
	Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. (+), By: Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC, By: HMC - New York, Inc., Managing Member, By: /s/ Joel B. Piassick, Executive Vice President	02/04/2009
	Harbert Management Corporation (+), By: /s/ Joel B. Piassick, Executive Vice President	02/04/2009
	Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC (+), By: HMC - New York, Inc., Managing Member, By: /s/ Joel B. Piassick, Executive Vice President	02/04/2009
	Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Manager, L.L.C. (+), By: HMC Investors, L.L.C., Managing Member, By: /s/ Joel B. Piassick, Executive Vice President	02/04/2009
	HMC Investors, L.L.C. (+), By: /s/ Joel B. Piassick, Executive Vice President	02/04/2009
	HMC - New York, Inc. (+), By: /s/ Joel B. Piassick, Executive Vice President	02/04/2009
	/s/ Philip Falcone (+)	02/04/2009
	/s/ Raymond J. Harbert (+)	02/04/2009
	/s/ Michael D. Luce (+)	02/04/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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