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 26,
2009
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,
AZ
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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 the
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Item
2.02. Results of Operations and
Financial Condition.
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) issued a press release dated January 26, 2009,
announcing its fourth-quarter and year ended December 31, 2008 results and
supplementary schedules (see exhibit 99.1) and presented slides on its web site
that accompanied its January 26, 2009, earnings conference call (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: January
26, 2009
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc.
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number
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Press
release dated January 26, 2009, titled “Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2008 Results” and
supplementary schedules.
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Slides
presented in conjunction with January 26, 2009, FCX fourth-quarter 2008
earnings conference call conducted via the internet.
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