UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): May 30, 2013

 

 

 

FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.

 

 

 

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 85004-2189

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(602) 366-8100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

x	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On May 30, 2013, in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-185742) filed by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and the Gulf Coast Ultra Deep Royalty Trust (the “Trust”) in order to register the issuance of royalty trust units by the Trust, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP issued a validity opinion revised to reflect the appointment of a new trustee of the Trust.

A copy of the revised validity opinion is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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.

Additional Information about the Proposed Transaction and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed transaction, FCX and the royalty trust formed in connection with the transaction have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 that includes a proxy statement of MMR that also constitutes a prospectus of FCX and the royalty trust. FCX, the royalty trust and MMR also plan to file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. You may obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed by FCX, the royalty trust and MMR with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also obtain these documents by contacting FCX’s Investor Relations department at (602) 366-8400, or via e-mail at ir@fmi.com; or by contacting MMR’s Investor Relations department at (504) 582-4000, or via email at ir@fmi.com.

FCX and MMR and their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about FCX’s directors and executive officers is available in FCX’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013, as amended on April 23, 2013. Information about MMR’s directors and executive officers is available in MMR’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013, as amended on April 26, 2013. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials which may be filed with the SEC regarding the merger. Investors should read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus carefully before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from FCX or MMR using the sources indicated above.

This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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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.

 

Date: May 31, 2013

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1		Opinion of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP