0001567619-14-000499.txt : 20141001 0001567619-14-000499.hdr.sgml : 20141001 20140930174209 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001567619-14-000499 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20141001 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140930 GROUP MEMBERS: CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: GEORGE W. CONNELL SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000764065 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL MINING [1000] IRS NUMBER: 341464672 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-36514 FILM NUMBER: 141130630 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET 2: STE. 3300 CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44114-2315 BUSINESS PHONE: 216-694-5700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PUBLIC SQUARE STREET 2: STE. 3300 CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44114-2315 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONNELL GEORGE W CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000940430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THREE RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 450 CITY: RADNOR STATE: PA ZIP: 19087-4599 SC 13G 1 s000627x1_sc13g.htm SCHEDULE 13G

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

COMMON STOCK, $0.125 PAR VALUE PER SHARE

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

18683K101

(CUSIP Number)

 

September 23, 2014

 

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

o Rule 13d-1(b)

 

x Rule 13d-1(c)

 

o Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 
 

 

     

CUSIP No.

18683K101

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

George W. Connell

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)   o

(b)   o

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

 

  4  

Citizenship or Place of Organization:

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA

     

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

5.    Sole Voting Power

 

8,000,000

 

6.     Shared Voting Power

 

0

 

7.    Sole Dispositive Power:

 

8,000,000

 

8.     Shared Dispositive Power

 

0

     
  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting person:

 

8,000,000

10.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

5.22%

12.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

IN

         

 

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Item 1.   (a)  

Name of Issuer :

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

 
           
    (b)  

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

200 Public Square, Suite 3300, Cleveland OH 44114-2315

 
       
Item 2.   (a)  

Name of Person Filing:

George W. Connell

 
       
    (b)  

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 

Three Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 450, Radnor, PA, 19087

 
           
    (c)  

Citizenship: 

Pennsylvania, USA

 
           
    (d)  

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, $0.125 Par Value Per Share

 
           
    (e)  

CUSIP Number:

18683K101

 
     
Item 3.  

 

 

 

 
Item 4.  

Ownership.

 

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 
     
    (a)  

Amount beneficially owned: 8,000,000

   

 

 

    (b)  

Percent of class: 5.22%

   

 

 

    (c)   Number of shares as to which the person has:
        (i)  

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 8,000,000

 

        (ii)  

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0

 

        (iii)  

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 8,000,000

 

        (iv)  

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0

 

   
Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

 

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following o

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

 

N/A

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

 

N/A

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

 

N/A

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

 

N/A

 

Item 10.

Certification

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

                                     

 

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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: October 1, 2014

 

 

  GEORGE W. CONNELL  
     
     
  By: /s/ George W. Connell  
  George W. Connell  

 

 

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