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): December 4,
2007
FREEPORT-McMoRan
COPPER & GOLD INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-9916
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74-2480931
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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One
North Central Avenue
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Phoenix,
Arizona
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85004-4414
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (602) 366-8100
Check
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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
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) announced today that it plans to proceed with the
restart of the Climax molybdenum mine near Leadville, Colorado (see Exhibit
99.1).
Item
8.01. Other Events.
FCX
announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized an increase in its
annual common stock dividend from $1.25 per share to $1.75 per share (see
Exhibit 99.2). FCX also announced today that its Board of Directors
approved a new open market share purchase program authorizing purchases totaling
20 million shares (see Exhibit 99.2).
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The
Exhibits included as part of this Current Report are listed in the attached
Exhibit Index.
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
FREEPORT-McMoRan
COPPER & GOLD INC.
By:
/s/
C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
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C.
Donald
Whitmire, Jr.
Vice
President and Controller -
Financial
Reporting
(authorized
signatory and
Principal
Accounting Officer)
Date: December
5, 2007
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc.
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
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Press
release dated December 4, 2007, titled “Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Inc. Announces Plans to Restart Climax Molybdenum
Mine.”
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Press
release dated December 4, 2007, titled “Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Inc. Announces Increase in Common Stock Dividend to $1.75 per Share
and
New Share Purchase Program.”
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