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):
July 14, 2016
MESABI TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New York |
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1-4488 |
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13-6022277 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification |
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c/o Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas |
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10005 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(904) 271-2520
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 14, 2016, Mesabi Trust issued a press release announcing that the Trustees of Mesabi Trust declared a distribution of twenty cents ($0.20) per Unit of Beneficial Interest payable on August 20, 2016 to Mesabi Trust Unitholders of record at the close of business on July 30, 2016. This compares to a distribution of four cents ($0.04) per Unit for the same period last year. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release, dated July 14, 2016.
In accordance with general instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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/s/ Jeffrey Schoenfeld | |
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Jeffrey Schoenfeld | |
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Vice President | |
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Deutsche Bank National Trust Company | |
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For Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas | |
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Corporate Trustee of Mesabi Trust | |
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July 15, 2016 |
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EXHIBIT 99.1
MESABI TRUST PRESS RELEASE
New York, New York
July 14, 2016
The Trustees of Mesabi Trust (NYSE: MSB) declared a distribution of twenty cents ($0.20) per Unit of Beneficial Interest payable on August 20, 2016 to Mesabi Trust Unitholders of record at the close of business on July 30, 2016. This compares to a distribution of four cents ($0.04) per share for the same period last year.
The sixteen cents ($0.16) per Unit increase in the current distribution, as compared to the same quarter last year, is primarily attributable to the Mesabi Trustees’ determination that Mesabi Trust has sufficient cash available to make such a distribution, in light of the Trust’s receipt of total royalty payments of $1,172,787 on April 29, 2016, which was the total royalty payment due to the Trust at that time, and the actual restarting of iron ore pellet production by Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. at its Northshore Mining Company operations in Minnesota in May 2016. The Trustees’ determination of this distribution amount also reflects their continuing effort to maintain an appropriate level of unallocated reserve in order for the Trust to be in a position to meet current and future expenses, and present and future liabilities (whether fixed or contingent) that may arise in connection with the current and ongoing challenges in the iron ore and steel industries generally.
Quarterly royalty payments earned during the calendar quarter ended June 30, 2016, if any, payable to Mesabi Trust under the royalty agreement are due on July 30, 2016, together with the quarterly royalty report.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to iron ore pellet plant operations, production, shipments, reporting and other matters, which statements are intended to be made under the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Actual operations, production and shipments of iron ore products could differ materially from current expectations due to inherent risks and uncertainties such as general adverse business and industry economic trends, uncertainties arising from war, terrorist events and other global events, higher or lower customer demand for steel and iron ore, decisions by mine operators regarding curtailments or idling production lines or entire plants, environmental compliance uncertainties, difficulties in obtaining and renewing necessary operating permits, higher imports of steel and iron ore substitutes, processing difficulties, consolidation and restructuring in the domestic steel market, and other factors. Further, substantial portions of royalties earned by Mesabi Trust are based on estimated prices that are subject to interim and final adjustments, which can be positive or negative, and are dependent in part on multiple price and inflation index factors under agreements to which Mesabi Trust is not a party and that are not known until after the end of a contract year. Although the Mesabi Trustees believe that any such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially. Additional information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in the Trust’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Mesabi Trust undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements made herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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Mesabi Trust SHR Unit |
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Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas |
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(904) 271-2520 |