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Mesabi Trust Issues Response to Unusual Market Activity

^{Published on 2010-12-16 10:56:04 - Market Wire}
 

NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Mesabi Trust (the "Trust") (NYSE: [ MSB ]) announced that as a result of unusual market activity in the Trust's units of beneficial interest today, the NYSE contacted the Trust in accordance with its usual practice and requested that the Trust issue a public statement indicating whether there are any corporate developments or rumors that might explain the unusual activity.

The Trust stated that it is not aware of any corporate developments or rumors that might explain the unusual market activity, and it is the Trust's policy not to comment on unusual market activity or rumors.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to iron ore pellet production, iron ore pricing and adjustments to pricing, shipments by Northshore in 2010, royalty (including bonus royalty) amounts, and other matters, which statements are intended to be made under the safe harbor protections of 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual production, prices (and price adjustments) and shipments of iron ore pellets, as well as actual royalty levels (including bonus royalties) could differ materially from current expectations due to inherent risks such as general and industry economic trends, uncertainties arising from war, terrorist events and other global events, higher or lower customer demand for steel and iron ore, environmental compliance uncertainties, 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 interim 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 Trusta™s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Mesabi Trust undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements that may be in this press release.