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 2, 2018

 

MESABI TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(904) 271-2520

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

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

 

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Item 5.02                                           Departure of Directors or Principal Officers

 

(b)  Mesabi Trust (the “Trust”) received a letter dated October 2, 2018 from Richard G. Lareau, advising the Mesabi Trustees that he will be retiring and resigning from his position as Trustee of Mesabi Trust.  Mr. Lareau’s resignation will be effective as of the date his successor is appointed by a majority in interest of the Trust Certificate holders at a special meeting called by the Trustees for such purpose.

 

Item 8.01                                           Other Items

 

In accordance with the terms of the Mesabi Trust Agreement, the Trustees will call a special meeting of Trust Certificate holders for the purpose of voting to approve a successor trustee and such other matters as the Trustees shall determine.  All Trust Certificate holders of record as of the record date to be determined for the special meeting will be sent a copy of Mr. Lareau’s notice of resignation, a notice of special meeting and proxy materials detailing the matters to be voted on at the special meeting as well as the time and location of the meeting.

 

The Mesabi Trustees also announced that they have nominated Robin Radke to stand for appointment by Trust Certificate holders to serve as successor Trustee to Mr. Lareau.  Ms. Radke was recommended for nomination by the Trustees and her nomination was approved by the Trustees pursuant to a unanimous written consent, signed by the Trustees and effective October 2, 2018.

 

Effective October 2, 2018, Mr. Lareau also resigned from serving as Trustee of the Mesabi Land Trust, of which Mesabi Trust is the sole certificate holder.  Pursuant to their authority under the Mesabi Land Trust Agreement, the Mesabi Trustees have appointed Ms. Radke to succeed Mr. Lareau as Trustee of the Mesabi Land Trust effective October 2, 2018.

 

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)		Exhibits
99.1.		Press Release dated October 5, 2018.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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

 

	MESABI TRUST
	By:	/s/ Jeffrey Schoenfield
		Jeffrey Schoenfield
		Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
		For Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
		As  Corporate Trustee of the Mesabi Trust
Dated: October 5, 2018

 

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