THIRD AMENDMENT TO TRUST AGREEMENT NO. 7

Exhibit 10.26

THIRD AMENDMENT TO TRUST AGREEMENT NO. 7

WHEREAS, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (“Cleveland-Cliffs”) and AmeriTrust Company National Association entered into Trust Agreement No. 7 (the “Agreement”) effective April 9, 1991, which Agreement was amended on two previous occasions;

WHEREAS, Key Trust Company of Ohio, N.A. (the “Trustee”) is the successor in interest to Society National Bank, which was the successor in interest to AmeriTrust Company National Association; and

WHEREAS, Cleveland-Cliffs and the Trustee desire to amend the Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, effective June 1, 1997, Cleveland-Cliffs and the Trustee hereby amend the Agreement to provide as follows:

1. The second sentence of Section 1(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

“The term “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) Cleveland-Cliffs shall merge into itself, or be merged or consolidated with, another corporation and as a result of such merger or consolidation less than 70% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the former shareholders of Cleveland-Cliffs as the same have existed immediately prior to such merger or consolidation;

(ii) Cleveland-Cliffs shall sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any other corporation or other legal person, and immediately after such sale or transfer less than 70% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such corporation or person is held in the aggregate by the former shareholders of Cleveland-Cliffs as the same shall have existed immediately prior to such sale or transfer;

(iii) A person, within the meaning of Section 3(a)(9) or of Section 13(d)(3) (as in effect on the date hereof) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, shall become the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 30% or more of the outstanding voting securities of Cleveland-Cliffs (whether directly or indirectly) ; or

(iv) During any period of three consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any such period constitute the Board of Directors of Cleveland-Cliffs cease,

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for any reason, to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election by the shareholders of Cleveland-Cliffs or each director first elected during any such period was approved by a vote of at least one-third of the directors of Cleveland-Cliffs who are directors of the Company on the date of the beginning of any such period.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Cleveland-Cliffs and the Trustee have executed this Third Amendment at Cleveland, Ohio, this 23rd day of May, 1997.

CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
By		/s/    ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
		Title: V.P.-HR

KEY TRUST COMPANY OF OHIO, N.A.
By		/s/    M.O. Minar
		Title: VP

/s/    ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

Title: VP

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