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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED JANUARY 27, 2012 - GREAT NORTHERN IRON ORE PROPERTIES | gniop120217_ex99-1.htm |
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): January 27, 2012
GREAT NORTHERN IRON ORE PROPERTIES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Minnesota | 1-701 | 41-0788355 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| incorporation or organization) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| W-1290 First National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN | 55101 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (651) 224-2385
Not Applicable
(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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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 27, 2012, the Trustees of Great Northern Iron Ore Properties issued a press release announcing the 2011 annual and fourth quarter financial results, with comparative information to 2010. The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated into this Current Report as if fully set forth herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired: None | |||
| (b) Pro forma financial information: None | |||
| (c) Shell company transactions: None | |||
| (d) Exhibits: | |||
| Exhibit No. | Document | ||
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 27, 2012 with respect to financial results. | ||
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The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information contained herein is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
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SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| GREAT NORTHERN IRON ORE PROPERTIES | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date | January 27, 2012 | By | /s/ Joseph S. Micallef | |
| Joseph S. Micallef, President of the Trustees and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| Date | January 27, 2012 | By | /s/ Thomas A. Janochoski | |
| Thomas A. Janochoski, Vice President & Secretary and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
EXHIBIT INDEX
GREAT NORTHERN IRON ORE PROPERTIES
W-1290 First National Bank Building
332 Minnesota Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101-1361
| Exhibit No. | Document | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 27, 2012 with respect to financial results. |