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 13,
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
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On
December 13, 2007, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) announced that
Timothy R. Snider, President and Chief Operating Officer of FCX, will retire
effective April 1, 2008. FCX issued a press release announcing the
new operations management structure, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit
99.1.
In
connection with this announcement, Mr. Snider has resigned as President and
Chief Operating Officer of FCX effective December 31, 2007, and Richard C.
Adkerson has been elected to serve as President of FCX, effective January 1,
2008, in addition to his current position of Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Adkerson, age 60, has served as the Chief Executive
Officer of FCX since 2003 and as a director of FCX since 2006. He
served as President of FCX from 1997 to March 2007 and served as Chief Financial
Officer of FCX from October 2000 to December 2003.
Mr.
Adkerson has an employment agreement and change of control agreement with FCX
as
disclosed in FCX’s most recent proxy statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 5, 2007. There are no transactions in
which Mr. Adkerson has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) 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: December
19, 2007
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc.
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Number
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Press
release dated December 13, 2007, titled “Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold Inc. Announces New Operations Management
Structure.”
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