FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC (FCX)
CIK: 0000831259
Period of Report: 2012-02-06

Reporting Person: ARNOLD MICHAEL J (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-06	Common Stock	A	29424	—	Acquired	246126	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-06	Options (right to buy)	$46.73	A	100000	Acquired	2022-02-06	Common Stock (100000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5169	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Based on plan statement as of December 31, 2011.

F2: Amount beneficially owned following the reported transactions includes 93,394 Performance Based Restricted Stock Units.

F3: Represents a grant of Performance Based Restricted Stock Units granted in connection with the Issuer's annual incentive plan that will vest on February 15, 2015 provided the performance conditions are met as of the vesting date.

F4: 25% exercisable on the date indicated and 25% exercisable on each of the next three anniversaries thereof.