CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. 10-Q

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS The following table presents information with respect to repurchases by the Company of our common shares during the periods indicated: ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES Period Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased 1 Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit) 2 Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs 3 April 1 - 30, 2024 1,666,544 $ 18.31 1,664,621 $ 1,469,564,735 May 1 - 31, 2024 1,866,564 $ 17.29 1,865,592 $ 1,437,351,333 June 1 - 30, 2024 3,978,743 $ 15.46 3,977,036 $ 1,375,931,379 Total 7,511,851 $ 16.55 7,507,249 1 Includes 1,923 shares that were delivered to us in April 2024, 972 shares that were delivered to us in May 2024, and 1,707 shares that were delivered to us in June 2024, in each case, to satisfy tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting or payment of stock awards. 2 Excludes the 1% excise tax on net stock repurchases. 3 On April 22, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase our outstanding common shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, which may include purchases pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans or accelerated share repurchases, up to a maximum of $1.5 billion. We are not obligated to make any repurchases, and the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The share repurchase program does not have a specific expiration date. ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES We are committed to protecting the occupational health and well-being of each of our employees. Safety is one of our core values and we strive to ensure that safe production is the first priority for all employees. Our internal objective is to achieve zero injuries and incidents across the Company by focusing on proactively identifying needed prevention activities, establishing standards and evaluating performance to mitigate any potential loss to people, equipment, production and the environment. We have implemented intensive employee training that is geared toward maintaining a high level of awareness and knowledge of safety and health issues in the work environment through the development and coordination of requisite information, skills and attitudes. We believe that through these policies, we have developed an effective safety management system. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, each operator of a coal or other mine is required to include certain mine safety results within its periodic reports filed with the SEC. As required by the reporting requirements included in §1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K, the information concerning mining safety and health or other regulatory matters for each of our mine locations that are covered under the scope of the Dodd-Frank Act are included in Exhibit 95 of Part II – ITEM 6. EXHIBITS of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.