CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. — Director's Dealing 2016

May 6, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. (CLF)
CIK: 0000764065
Period of Report: 2016-05-04

Reporting Person: Taylor Douglas C (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-05-04	Common Shares	S	576470	$4.4185	Disposed	6727369	Direct
2016-05-05	Common Shares	S	2058681	$3.9585	Disposed	4668688	Direct
2016-05-06	Common Shares	S	4596369	$3.6679	Disposed	72319	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Shares	14400	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in column four is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $4.23 to $4.61, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares acquired at each price within the range set forth herein.

F2: 6,655,050 of these shares are held by the Accounts (as defined below). Casablanca Capital LP ("Casablanca") served as investment advisor to certain investment funds or managed accounts (collectively, the "Accounts"), and may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over the common shares held for such Accounts. On May 4, 2016, Casablanca sold 576,470 common shares on behalf of the Accounts. The reporting person, as a co-managing member of Casablanca GP, is in a position to indirectly determine the voting and investment decisions regarding the common shares held by the Accounts and may be deemed to "beneficially own" such common shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these common shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

F3: The price reported in column four is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.69 to $4.41, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, with full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within this range.

F4: 4,596,369 of these shares are held by the Accounts. Casablanca served as investment advisor to certain investment funds or managed accounts, and may be deemed to have beneficial ownership over the common shares held for such Accounts. On May 5, 2016, Casablanca sold 2,058,681 common shares on behalf of the Accounts. The reporting person, as a co-managing member of Casablanca GP, is in a position to indirectly determine the voting and investment decisions regarding the common shares held by the Accounts and may be deemed to "beneficially own" such common shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these common shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

F5: The price reported in column four is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.50 to $3.87, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, with full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within this range.

F6: On May 6, 2016, Casablanca sold 4,596,369 common shares on behalf of the Accounts. After such sale, zero common shares are held by the Accounts.

F7: These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's spouse is a trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.