secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. (CLF)
CIK:        0000764065
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000764065-24-000160
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cliffs to acquire Stelco for ~$2.5B enterprise value; CAD $70/share total consideration
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- Stelco shareholders receive CAD $60 cash + 0.454 Cliffs shares per share, total CAD $70 (approx. $51/share as of July 12).
- Enterprise value ~$2.5B USD; multiple 4.8x 3/31/24 LTM Adj. EBITDA; $120M expected annual cost savings; immediately accretive to EPS.
- Deal expected to close Q4 2024; boards approved; voting support agreements cover ~45% of Stelco shares.
- Cliffs commits to CAD $60M capex over 3 years, increase charitable support by CAD $2M/year, maintain Stelco HQ and name.
- Financing: Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan provided full underwritten commitments; BMO and RBC issued fairness opinions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764065/000076406524000160/0000764065-24-000160-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764065/000076406524000160/clf-20240714.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000764065-24-000160

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