UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8‑K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 10, 2019

MESABI TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

1‑4488

13‑6022277

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification

incorporation)

 

No.)

 

c/o Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Trust & Agency Services
60 Wall Street, 24th Floor
New York, New York

10005

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(904) 271‑2520

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8‑K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on
which registered

Units of Beneficial Interest, no par value

MSB

New York Stock Exchange 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b‑2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b‑2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 11, 2019, Mesabi Trust issued a press release announcing that the Trustees of Mesabi Trust declared a distribution of eighty-seven cents ($0.87) per Unit of Beneficial Interest payable on November 20, 2019 to Mesabi Trust Unitholders of record at the close of business on October 30, 2019.  A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8‑K.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)   Exhibits.

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

    

Description

99.1

 

Press Release dated October 11, 2019

 

In accordance with general instruction B.2 to Form 8‑K, the information in this Form 8‑K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

MESABI TRUST

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey Schoenfeld

 

 

Jeffrey Schoenfeld

 

 

Vice President

 

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Corporate

 

 

Trustee of Mesabi Trust

Dated: October 11, 2019

 

 

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msb_Ex99_1

 

Exhibit 99.1

Mesabi Trust Press Release

October 11`, 2019 04:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Trustees of Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB) declared a distribution of eighty-seven cents ($0.87) per Unit of Beneficial Interest payable on November 20, 2019 to Mesabi Trust Unitholders of record at the close of business on October 30, 2019. This compares to a distribution of ninety-four cents ($0.94) per Unit for the same period last year.

 

The seven cents ($0.07) per Unit decrease in the current distribution, as compared to the distribution announced by the Trust at the same time last year, is primarily attributable to a lower volume of iron ore shipments during the three  month period ended June 30, 2019 compared to the same period of 2018, and to the Trust’s receipt of total royalty payments of $11,875,518 on July 30, 2019 from Northshore Mining Company, which was lower than the total royalty payments of $13,058,856 received by the Trust from Northshore Mining Company in July 2018. The Trust’s announcement today also reflects the Mesabi Trustees’ determination that Mesabi Trust presently has sufficient reserves available to make such a distribution while also maintaining an appropriate level of unallocated reserve in order for the Trust to be positioned to meet current and future expenses, and present and future liabilities (whether fixed or contingent), that may arise in the iron ore and steel industries generally.

 

Quarterly royalty payments from Northshore Mining Company for iron ore shipments during the third calendar quarter, which are payable to Mesabi Trust under the royalty agreement, are due on October 30, 2019, together with the quarterly royalty report. After receiving the quarterly royalty report, Mesabi Trust plans to file a summary of the quarterly royalty report with the Securities and Exchange Commission in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to iron ore pellet production, iron ore pricing and adjustments to pricing, shipments by Northshore in 2019, royalty (including bonus royalty) amounts, and other matters, which statements are intended to be made under the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Actual production, prices, price adjustments, and shipments of iron ore pellets, as well as actual royalty payments (including bonus royalties) could differ materially from current expectations due to inherent risks and uncertainties such as general adverse business and industry economic trends, uncertainties arising from war, terrorist events and other global events, higher or lower customer demand for steel and iron ore, decisions by mine operators regarding curtailments or idling of production lines or entire plants, announcements and implementation of trade tariffs, environmental compliance uncertainties, difficulties in obtaining and renewing necessary operating permits, higher imports of steel and iron ore substitutes, processing difficulties, consolidation and restructuring in the domestic steel market, indexing features in Cliffs Pellet Agreements resulting in adjustments to royalties payable to Mesabi Trust and other factors. Further, substantial portions of royalties earned by Mesabi Trust are based on estimated prices that are subject to quarterly and final adjustments, which can be positive or negative, and are dependent in part on multiple price and inflation index factors under agreements to which Mesabi Trust is not a party and that are not known until after the end of a contract year. Although the Mesabi Trustees believe that any such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable

 

 

 

 

assumptions, such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially. Additional information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in the Trust’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Mesabi Trust undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements made herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

 

Contacts

Mesabi Trust SHR Unit

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

904-271-2520

 

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