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 18,
2005
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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1615
Poydras Street
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New
Orleans, Louisiana*
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70112
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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: (504) 582-4000
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Due to
the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. has
temporarily moved its corporate headquarters to 5353 Essen Lane, Suite 350,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809, (225) 765-2200.
Item
1.01. Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
FM
Services Company (FM Services), a wholly owned subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), entered into a supplemental consulting agreement
with J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. This supplemental agreement renews the consulting
agreement previously entered into with Mr. Johnston for an additional one-year
period beginning January 1, 2006, and ending December 31, 2006. All terms and
conditions of Mr. Johnston’s original consulting agreement remain unchanged. Mr.
Johnston is a director of FCX.
FM
Services also entered into a supplemental consulting agreement with Kissinger
Associates, Inc. and Kent Associates Inc., which renews the agreements
previously entered into with Kissinger Associates, Inc. and Kent Associates
Inc.
for an additional one-year period beginning January 1, 2006, and ending December
31, 2006. All terms and conditions of the original agreements remain unchanged.
J. Stapleton Roy, managing director of Kissinger Associates, Inc., is a director
of FCX.
FM
Services also entered into a supplemental consulting agreement with Gabrielle
K.
McDonald, which renews the consulting agreement previously entered into with
Judge McDonald for an additional one-year period beginning January 1, 2006,
and
ending December 31, 2006. All terms and conditions of Judge McDonald’s original
consulting agreement remain unchanged. Judge McDonald is a director of
FCX.
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:
October 19, 2005