Recent 8-K filings for MSB
Highest-materiality recent filing
Mesabi Trust declares $0.26/unit distribution, down 96% YoY from $5.95
- Distribution of $0.26 per unit payable Feb 20, 2026 to holders of record Jan 30, 2026.
- Prior year's $5.95 included $71.2M arbitration award (non-recurring) from Cliffs for underpaid royalties.
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Mesabi Trust Q1 2026: no bonus royalty paid; shipments up but pricing below threshold
Total royalty payment of $1,625,300 received Apr 30, 2026; bonus royalty $0 – first time in years (excl. 2022-23 idling).
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Mesabi Trust cuts quarterly distribution to $0.24 from $0.56; royalty payments fell 45%
Distribution of $0.24/unit declared, payable May 20 to holders of record Apr 30; down from $0.56 last year.
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Mesabi Trust receives Q4 2025 royalty payment of $4.94M; iron ore shipments down 14% YoY
Total royalty payment of $4,943,488 received on Jan 30, 2026 from Cleveland-Cliffs.
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Mesabi Trust declares $0.26/unit distribution, down 96% YoY from $5.95
Distribution of $0.26 per unit payable Feb 20, 2026 to holders of record Jan 30, 2026.
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Mesabi Trust receives $4.0M Q3 royalty payment; shipments up 1.6% YoY
Total royalty payment of $4,005,142 received Oct 30, 2025, comprising base royalty $2,817,500 and bonus $973,410.
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Mesabi Trust declares $0.34/unit distribution, down from $0.39 year ago
Distribution of $0.34 per unit payable Nov 20, 2025 to holders of record Oct 30, 2025.
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Mesabi Trust initiates arbitration against Cleveland-Cliffs over idling and royalty underpayments
Arbitration filed Sept 26, 2025 via American Arbitration Association against Northshore Mining and Cleveland-Cliffs.
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Mesabi Trust receives $5.3M Q2 royalty payment; iron ore shipments down 2.7% YoY
Total royalty payment of $5,300,287 received on July 30, 2025 for Q2 ended June 30, 2025.
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Mesabi Trust cuts distribution to $0.12/unit from $0.30, citing lower royalty receipts
Distribution of $0.12/unit declared for Aug 20, 2025, vs $0.30/unit a year ago (60% decrease).
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Mesabi Trust Q1 2025 royalty payment $2.4M; shipments down 55% YoY to 457,728 tons
Received total royalty payment of $2,422,329 for Q1 2025 (base $1,067,762, bonus $1,281,315).
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Mesabi Trust declares $0.56/unit quarterly distribution, up 93% from $0.29/unit year ago
Distribution of $0.56/unit declared, payable May 20, 2025 to holders of record April 30, 2025.
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Mesabi Trust receives Q4 2024 royalty of $8.99M on 1.11M tons shipped, up from 964k tons YoY
Total royalty payment of $8,986,464 received from Cleveland-Cliffs for Q4 2024.
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Mesabi Trust declares $5.95/unit distribution, up from $0.37, driven by $71.2M arbitration award
Distribution of $5.95 per Unit payable Feb 20, 2025 to holders of record Jan 30, 2025.
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Mesabi Trust Q3 2024 royalty $7.36M; shipped tons down 4.6% YoY
Total royalty of $7,355,929: base $4,469,814, bonus $2,718,456, plus $167,659 to Land Trust.
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Mesabi Trust declares $0.39/unit distribution; receives $71.2M arbitration award
Distribution of $0.39 per unit payable Nov 20, 2024 to holders of record Oct 30, 2024, up from $0.35 last year.
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Mesabi Trust awarded $59.8M in arbitration against Cleveland-Cliffs for underpaid royalties
AAA panel unanimously awarded $59,799,977 damages for underpaid royalties (2020-2022) plus $11,288,269 pre-award interest at 10% simple interest per annum.
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Mesabi Trust receives $5.3M Q2 royalty payment; iron ore shipments up 7% YoY
Total royalty payment of $5,325,522 received July 30, 2024, comprising base $2,783,747 and bonus $2,386,069.
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Mesabi Trust declares $0.30 per unit distribution after no distribution last year
Distribution of $0.30 per unit payable August 20, 2024 to holders of record July 30, 2024.
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Mesabi Trust receives $5.06M royalty on 1.0M tons shipped in Q1 2024 vs zero in Q1 2023
Total royalty payment of $5,059,648 received on April 30, 2024 from Cleveland-Cliffs.
Materiality & sentiment trend
Max materiality 0.90 · Median 0.65 · Most common event other_material