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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,
                     
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 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.First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement

 Exhibit 4(g) 
 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC 
 FIRST
AMENDMENT TO MULTICURRENCY CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 This First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement (herein, the “Amendment”) is entered into as of January 31, 2007, by and among Cleveland-Cliffs Inc, an Ohio corporation (the “Borrower”), the
Lenders party hereto and Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio banking corporation, as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer. 
 PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS 
 A. The Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, Bank of
America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, KeyBank National Association, as a Co-Documentation Agent, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, New York Branch, as a Co-Documentation Agent, and Fifth Third Bank, as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer entered into a
certain Multicurrency Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006 (the “Credit Agreement”). All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings herein as such terms have in the Credit Agreement.

 B. The Borrower and the Lenders party hereto have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement under the terms and conditions set
forth in this Amendment. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 SECTION 1.
AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT. 
 Upon
satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be and hereby is amended as follows: 
 Section 1.1. The definition of “Portman Limited Facility” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 “Portman Limited Facility” means the Facility Agreement dated October 24, 1997, between Portman
Limited and Commonwealth Bank of Australia, as the same has been, and may further be, amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, as well as any subsequent agreements between Portman Limited and any other lender(s) entered into to
replace such Facility Agreement (or its replacements). 
 SECTION 2. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT. 
 The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of all of
the following conditions precedent: 

 (a) The Borrower, the Required Lenders, and the Administrative Agent
shall have executed and delivered this Amendment. 
 (b) Legal matters incident to the execution and delivery
of this Amendment shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel. 
 SECTION 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. 
 The Borrower represents and warrants to
the Lenders that (i) each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement is true and correct on and as of the date of this Amendment after giving effect to this Amendment as if made on and as of the
date hereof and as if each reference therein to the Credit Agreement referred to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby; (ii) as of the date hereof, no Default and no Event of Default exists; and (iii) without limiting the effect of the
foregoing, the Borrower’s execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment has been duly authorized, and this Amendment has been executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of the Borrower. 
 SECTION 4. MISCELLANEOUS. 
 (a) Except as specifically amended herein, the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its original
terms. Reference to this specific Amendment need not be made in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to or with respect to any Loan Document, any reference in any of
such items to the Credit Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. 
 (b) The Borrower
agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of or incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the
Administrative Agent. 
 (c) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on
separate counterpart signature pages, each of which when so executed shall be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Amendment shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Ohio. 
 [SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement as of the date first set forth above. 
  

					
	 “Borrower”

	
	 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Laurie Brlas

		 	 Name:
	 	 L. Brlas

		 	 Title:
	 	 Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 “LENDERS”

	
	 FIFTH THIRD BANK, an Ohio banking corporation, as a Lender, as L/C Issuer, and as Administrative
Agent

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Gregory D. Amoroso

		 	 Name:
	 	 Gregory D. Amoroso

		 	 Title:
	 	 Vice President

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender and as Syndication Agent

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Sandra Guerrieri

		 	 Name
	 	 Sandra Guerrieri

		 	 Title
	 	 Vice President

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and as a Co-Documentation Agent

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Suzannah Harris

		 	 Name
	 	 Suzannah Harris

		 	 Title
	 	 Vice President

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a
Lender and as a Co-Documentation Agent

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ D. A. Heuston

		 	 Name
	 	 David A. Heuston

		 	 Title
	 	 Head of Risk Management, Americas

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED, as a
Lender

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ John W. Wade

		 	 Name
	 	 John W. Wade

		 	 Title
	 	 Director

 [Signature page to frist Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED, A.B.N. 12 004 044 937, as a Lender

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ S. Daniels

		 	 Name
	 	 Stephen Daniels

		 	 Title
	 	 Director

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, as a Lender

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Bradley Scammell

		 	 Name
	 	 Bradley Scammell

		 	 Title
	 	 Vice President

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ W. Gregory Schmid

		 	 Name
	 	 W. Gregory Schmid

		 	 Title
	 	 Senior Vice President

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A., as a Lender

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Robert G. Dracon, Jr.

		 	 Name
	 	 Robert G. Dracon, Jr.

		 	 Title
	 	 Vice President

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Jennifer L. Loew

		 	 Name
	 	 Jennifer L. Loew

		 	 Title
	 	 Vice President

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ David J. Dannemiller

		 	 Name
	 	 David J Dannemiller

		 	 Title
	 	 Vice President

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 WACHOVIA BANK, as a Lender

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Daniel Jenkins

		 	 Name
	 	 Daniel Jenkins

		 	 Title
	 	 Senior Vice President

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 HARRIS N.A., as a Lender

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Thad D. Rasche

		 	 Name
	 	 Thad Rasche

		 	 Title
	 	 Director

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 LASALLE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Brian H. Gallagher

		 	 Name
	 	 Brian H. Gallagher

		 	 Title
	 	 Vice President

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

					
	 BANK HAPOALIM B.M., as a Lender

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ J. Surless

		 	 Name
	 	 James P. Surless

		 	 Title
	 	 Vice President

  

	
	
	 /s/ Lenroy Hackett

	 Lenroy Hackett

	 First Vice President

 [Signature page to First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement] 

 REAFFIRMATION AND CONSENT OF
GUARANTORS 
 Each of the undersigned heretofore executed and delivered to the Lenders a Guaranty Agreement dated as of
June 23, 2006 (the “Guaranty”). Each of the undersigned hereby consents to the First Amendment to Multicurrency Credit Agreement as set forth above and confirms that its Guaranty, all obligations thereunder, and all Collateral
Documents, and the Liens created and provided for thereby, executed and delivered by it remain in full force and effect. Each of the undersigned further agrees that its consent to any further amendments, waivers or consents in connection with the
Multicurrency Credit Agreement shall not be required as a result of this consent having been obtained. Each of the undersigned acknowledges that the Lenders are relying on the assurances provided herein in entering into the First Amendment to
Multicurrency Credit Agreement set forth above. 
  

					
	 “GUARANTORS”

	
	 THE CLEVELAND-CLIFFS IRON COMPANY

CLIFFS SALES COMPANY
 CLIFFS MINING COMPANY

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ R. J. Leroux

		 	 Name
	 	 R.J. Leroux

		 	 Title
	 	 Vice President and Treasurer

	
	 NORTHSHORE MINING COMPANY
 SILVER BAY POWER COMPANY
 CLIFFS MINNESOTA MINING COMPANY
 CLIFFS EMPIRE, INC.
 CLIFFS TIOP,
INC.

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ R. J. Leroux

		 	 Name
	 	 R.J. Leroux

		 	 Title
	 	 Treasurer

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