Results of Operations

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 12, 2024 MESABI TRUST (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ​ ​ ​ New York 1-4488 13-6022277 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification incorporation) ​ 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) ​ 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: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Announcement of Distribution On January 12, 2024, Mesabi Trust issued a press release announcing that the Trustees of Mesabi Trust declared a distribution of thirty-seven cents ($0.37) per Unit of Beneficial Interest payable on February 20, 2024 to Mesabi Trust Unitholders of record at the close of business on January 30, 2024. This compares to no 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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No.      Description 99.1 ​ Press Release dated January 12, 2024 ​ ​ ​ 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/ Sebastian Hidalgo ​ ​ Sebastian Hidalgo ​ ​ Assistant Vice President ​ ​ Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, ​ ​ Corporate Trustee of the Mesabi Trust ​ Dated: January 12, 2024 ​ ​ ​