Form of Common Share



 Exhibit 4(a) 
  

			
		  	COMMON SHARES
		
	NUMBER	  	THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE
		  	IN CANTON, MA OR JERSEY CITY, NJ
		
	CU	  	CUSIP 185896 10 7
		  	SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 INCORPORATED UNDER
THE                                        
    LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO       
 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC 
 CERTIFICATE
NUMBER                            REFERENCE          
                  DATE                      
      SHARES 
 THIS CERTIFIES THAT 
 IS THE OWNER OF 
 FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE COMMON SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF 0.25 DOLLAR EACH OF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc,
transferable on the books of the Company by the registered holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject
to all the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Ohio (copies of which are on file with the Company and with the Transfer Agent) to which the holder by acceptance hereof assents.
This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. 
 [SHARE CERTIFICATE] 

Witness the seal of the Company and the signatures of its duly authorized officers. 
  

					
			
	/s/ George W. Hawk, Jr.	 		 	/s/ Joseph A. Carrabba
	SECRETARY	 		 	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 [CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC OHIO CORPORATE SEAL] 
 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY 







 Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 
 TRANSFER AGENT 
 AND REGISTRAR, 
 BY /s/ Stephen Cesso

 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 
 The following
abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
 TEN COM        - as tenants in common 
 TEN
ENT        - as tenants by the entireties 
 JT TEN- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants
in common 
  

										
	 UNIF GIFT MIN ACT    -
	  	  	  	Custodian 	  	  	  	 	
		  	(Cust)	  		  	(Minor	)	 	
		  		  	under Uniform Gifts to Minors	  	 	
				
		  	ACT	  	  	  	 	
		  		  	(State)	 	 	

 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 
 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC 
 A COPY OF THE EXPRESS
TERMS OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND OF ALL OTHER CLASSES AND SERIES OF SHARES WHICH CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE WILL BE MAILED TO ANY SHAREHOLDER WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER RECEIPT FROM SUCH SHAREHOLDER
OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR. SUCH REQUEST SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY OF CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC, 15TH FLOOR, DIAMOND BUILDING, 1100 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114-2589. 
 For value received,              hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 
 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE 

	
	  

 PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE. 
  

	
	  

  

			
	  	  	Shares
	 represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
	  	


	
	  

 Attorney, to transfer the said shares on the books of the within-named Company, with full power of substitution in
the premises. 
 Dated,
                     
 X
                               
 This Certificate also evidences and entitles the holder hereof to certain Rights as described in a Rights Agreement between Cleveland-Cliffs Inc and Computershare Trust
Company, N.A. (successor in interest to First Chicago Trust Company of New York), dated as of September 19, 1997, as amended (the “Rights Agreement”), the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which
is on file at the principal executive offices of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. The Rights are not exercisable prior to the occurrence of certain events specified in the Rights Agreement. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Rights Agreement, the
Rights may be redeemed, may be exchanged, may expire, may be amended, or may be evidenced by separate certificates and will no longer be evidenced by this Certificate. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc will mail to the holder of this Certificate a copy of the
Rights Agreement without charge promptly after receipt of a written request therefor. Under certain circumstances, Rights that are or were beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate thereof (as those terms are defined in
the Rights Agreement) and any subsequent holder of such Rights may become null and void.