Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Ranked Ninth on Bloomberg Businessweek's 50 Top Performers List

Cliffs Natural Resources CLF announced today it has been listed ninth in Bloomberg Businessweek's inaugural "50 Top Performers" list, which ranks U.S. corporations with the highest total returns for shareholders in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index over the past five years. According to the magazine, Cliffs' calculated return rate of 306.9% places it near the top of a list of companies that have thrived by "honing competitive edges through good times and bad." Joseph A. Carrabba, Cliffs' chairman, president and CEO, said; "Being ranked as one of the 50 top-performing companies is a testament to the dedication of our employees, who have successfully repositioned the Company over the last five years, including a laudable response to 2009's imposing economic challenges. Cliffs consistently works to create value through every stage of the business cycle, and our view regarding the long-term outlook for steelmaking raw materials remains positive."