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<title>fcx-20240206</title></head><body><div style="display:none"><ix:header><ix:hidden><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityCentralIndexKey" id="f-21">0000831259</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:AmendmentFlag" id="f-22">false</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" id="f-23">false</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" id="f-24">false</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" id="f-25">false</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:WrittenCommunications" id="f-26">false</ix:nonNumeric></ix:hidden><ix:references xml:lang="en-US"><link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="fcx-20240206.xsd"/></ix:references><ix:resources><xbrli:context id="c-1"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier 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style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:DocumentType" id="f-1">8-K</ix:nonNumeric> </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CURRENT REPORT</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate" 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id="f-16">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:37.788%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:17.471%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:41.441%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Title of each class</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Trading Symbol(s)</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name of each exchange on which registered</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="f-17">Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share</ix:nonNumeric></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:2pt;padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><span 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defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2).</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Emerging growth company </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" id="f-20">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9744;</span></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Item 5.02.  </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Other Events. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(b), (c) and (e) On February 6, 2024, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) announced that Kathleen L. Quirk, FCX&#8217;s President, will assume the additional role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective as of FCX&#8217;s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders on June 11, 2024 (such annual meeting date being the Transition Date), succeeding Richard C. Adkerson in this role.  As of the Transition Date, Mr. Adkerson will continue serving on FCX&#8217;s Board of Directors (Board) as Chairman of the Board and will continue to serve as an executive officer of FCX. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ms. Quirk (age 60) has served as FCX&#8217;s President since February 2021 and as a director of the Board since February 2023. Ms. Quirk previously served as Chief Financial Officer from December 2003 to March 2022, Executive Vice President from March 2007 to February 2021, Senior Vice President from December 2003 to March 2007, and Treasurer from February 2000 to August 2018. Ms. Quirk also serves on the Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Ms. Quirk&#8217;s appointment is not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with respect to any other person. There are no family relationships between Ms. Quirk and any director, executive officer or other person that would require disclosure under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. There are no transactions in which Ms. Quirk has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On February 6, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved future adjustments to the compensation of Mr. Adkerson and Ms. Quirk in connection with the leadership transition described above. As of the Transition Date, Mr. Adkerson&#8217;s annual base salary will be decreased to $1.2 million and Ms. Quirk&#8217;s annual base salary will be increased to $1.4 million. Mr. Adkerson and Ms. Quirk will also continue to participate in FCX&#8217;s annual incentive program (AIP) subject to the following changes: with respect to the 2024 AIP, Mr. Adkerson&#8217;s target award will be decreased from 175% to 100% of base salary and Ms. Quirk&#8217;s target award will remain 150% of base salary, with such target percentages applied to the executives&#8217; new base salaries as of the Transition Date through the remainder of the year and with the actual payouts based on FCX&#8217;s performance relative to pre-established goals. Mr. Adkerson and Ms. Quirk will also continue to participate in the long-term incentive program and Ms. Quirk will receive a long term incentive award with a target value of $1.825 million on the Transition Date to reflect an increase in her target long-term incentive value as CEO. Approximately 70% of their targeted compensation is expected to be performance-based.  </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">FCX&#8217;s executive compensation program is more fully described in FCX&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2023, under the heading &#8220;Executive Officer Compensation&#8221;.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">FCX issued a press release dated February 6, 2024, announcing the leadership transition described above, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Item 9.01.  </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Financial Statements and Exhibits.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(d)  Exhibits.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:92.948%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:9.417%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:88.383%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibit  Number</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibit Title</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="fcx_exhibit991.htm">99.1</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Press release dated February 6, 2024, titled &#8220;Freeport-McMoRan Announces Leadership Transition.&#8221;</span></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.</span></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SIGNATURE</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:216pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Freeport-McMoRan Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:216pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">By: /s/ Douglas N. Currault II</span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:229.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">----------------------------------------</span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:247.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Douglas N. Currault II</span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:247.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Senior Vice President and General Counsel&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:247.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(authorized signatory)</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Date:  February 9, 2024</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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fcx-20240206
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):
February 6, 2024
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-11307-01
74-2480931
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
333 North Central Avenue
Phoenix
AZ
85004
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (
602
)
366-8100
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))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
FCX
The New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 5.02.
Other Events. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b), (c) and (e) On February 6, 2024, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) announced that Kathleen L. Quirk, FCX's President, will assume the additional role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective as of FCX's 2024 annual meeting of stockholders on June 11, 2024 (such annual meeting date being the Transition Date), succeeding Richard C. Adkerson in this role.  As of the Transition Date, Mr. Adkerson will continue serving on FCX's Board of Directors (Board) as Chairman of the Board and will continue to serve as an executive officer of FCX.
Ms. Quirk (age 60) has served as FCX's President since February 2021 and as a director of the Board since February 2023. Ms. Quirk previously served as Chief Financial Officer from December 2003 to March 2022, Executive Vice President from March 2007 to February 2021, Senior Vice President from December 2003 to March 2007, and Treasurer from February 2000 to August 2018. Ms. Quirk also serves on the Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company.
Ms. Quirk's appointment is not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with respect to any other person. There are no family relationships between Ms. Quirk and any director, executive officer or other person that would require disclosure under Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K. There are no transactions in which Ms. Quirk has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On February 6, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved future adjustments to the compensation of Mr. Adkerson and Ms. Quirk in connection with the leadership transition described above. As of the Transition Date, Mr. Adkerson's annual base salary will be decreased to $1.2 million and Ms. Quirk's annual base salary will be increased to $1.4 million. Mr. Adkerson and Ms. Quirk will also continue to participate in FCX's annual incentive program (AIP) subject to the following changes: with respect to the 2024 AIP, Mr. Adkerson's target award will be decreased from 175% to 100% of base salary and Ms. Quirk's target award will remain 150% of base salary, with such target percentages applied to the executives' new base salaries as of the Transition Date through the remainder of the year and with the actual payouts based on FCX's performance relative to pre-established goals. Mr. Adkerson and Ms. Quirk will also continue to participate in the long-term incentive program and Ms. Quirk will receive a long term incentive award with a target value of $1.825 million on the Transition Date to reflect an increase in her target long-term incentive value as CEO. Approximately 70% of their targeted compensation is expected to be performance-based.
FCX's executive compensation program is more fully described in FCX's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2023, under the heading "Executive Officer Compensation".
FCX issued a press release dated February 6, 2024, announcing the leadership transition described above, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)  Exhibits.
Exhibit  Number
Exhibit Title
99.1
Press release dated February 6, 2024, titled "Freeport-McMoRan Announces Leadership Transition."
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The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.
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 Inc.
By: /s/ Douglas N. Currault II
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Douglas N. Currault II
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
(authorized signatory)
Date:  February 9, 2024