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): November 1,
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
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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In 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, office telephone (225) 765-2200.
Item
8.01. Other
Events.
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) issued a press release dated November 1, 2005,
announcing today that its Board of Directors has authorized an increase in
its
annual common stock dividend to $1.25 per share (from $1.00 per share) that
will
be payable quarterly ($0.3125 per share) beginning with the February 1, 2006
dividend payment (see Exhibit 99.1). FCX also announced today that its Board
of
Directors declared a supplemental common stock dividend of $0.50 per share
to be
paid on December 30, 2005 to shareholders of record as of December 15, 2005
(see
Exhibit 99.1).
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits.
The
Exhibit included as part of this Current Report is 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:
November 1, 2005
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc.
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number
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Press
release dated November 1, 2005, titled “Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Inc. Announces 25 Percent Increase in Annual Common Stock Dividend
to
$1.25 per Share and Declares $0.50 per Share Supplemental Common
Stock
Dividend.”
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