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 14, 2025

MESABI TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


New York	1-4488	13-6022277
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

c/o Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Trust & Agency Services
1 Columbus Circle, 17th Floor

Mail Stop: NYC01-1710
New York, New York

10019

(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)

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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 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Announcement of Distribution

On January 14, 2025, Mesabi Trust (the “Trust”) issued a press release announcing that the Trustees of Mesabi Trust declared a distribution of five dollars ninety-five cents ($5.95) per Unit of Beneficial Interest payable on February 20, 2025, to Mesabi Trust Unitholders of record at the close of business on January 30, 2025. This compares to a thirty-seven cents ($0.37) per Unit distribution declared for the same period last year. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated January 14, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and included as Exhibit 101)

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.

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/ Chris Niesz
		Chris Niesz
		Director
		Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Corporate Trustee of Mesabi Trust

Dated: January 14, 2025

Mesabi Trust filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits