Freeport-McMoRan 2009 Annual Report Download - page 107

Investor Inquiries
The Investor Relations Department will be pleased to receive
any inquiries about the company. A link to our Annual Report on
Form 10-K led with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
which includes certications of our Chief Executive Ofcer and
Chief Financial Ofcer and the company’s Principles of Business
Conduct, is available on our web site. Additionally, copies will
be furnished, without charge, to any stockholder of the company
entitled to vote at its annual meeting, upon written request. The
Investor Relations Department can be contacted as follows:
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
Investor Relations Department
One North Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Telephone [phone]
www.fcx.com
Transfer Agent
Questions about lost certicates, lost or missing dividend checks,
or notications of change of address should be directed to the
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. transfer agent, registrar
and dividend disbursement agent:
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
480 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, New Jersey 07310-8015
Telephone [phone]
www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/isd
Notice of Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of stockholders will be held on June 9, 2010.
Notice of the annual meeting will be sent to stockholders. A
post-meeting report summarizing the proceedings of the meeting
will be available on our web site (www.fcx.com) within 10 days
following the meeting. A copy of the report will be mailed at no
charge to any stockholder requesting it.
FCX Common Stock
Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) under the symbol “FCX.” The FCX common stock price
is reported daily in the nancial press under “FMCG” in most
listings of NYSE securities. At year-end 2009, the number of
holders of record of our common stock was 18,347.
NYSE composite tape common stock price ranges during 2009
and 2008 were:
Common Stock Dividends
There were no cash dividends paid on our common stock
during 2009. In October 2009, the Board of Directors reinstated
an annual cash dividend on our common stock of $0.60 per
share, payable quarterly at a rate of $0.15 per share beginning
February 1, 2010.
Below is a summary of the common stock cash dividends
declared and paid for the quarterly periods of 2008:
Tax Withholding – Nonresident Alien Stockholders
Nonresident aliens who own stock in a United States corporation
are generally subject to a federal withholding tax on 100 percent
of the dividends paid on preferred and/or common stock.
However, when 80 percent or more of a corporation’s income is
generated outside the United States, the withholding percentage
is not calculated on 100 percent of the dividend, but rather on that
portion of the dividend attributable to income generated in the
United States. We have determined that, for quarterly dividends
paid in 2009 to nonresident alien stockholders, 100 percent of the
dividend amount was subject to federal withholding tax.
For quarterly dividends paid in 2010, we estimate that 100 percent
of the total dividend amount is subject to federal withholding tax
unless exempted by tax treaty. The withholding tax rate may also
be reduced by tax treaty.
If you have any questions, please contact the Investor
Relations Department.
FCX Benecial Owner
The benecial owner of more than ve percent of our
outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2009,
is BlackRock, Inc. (7.6 percent).
Amount
per Share Record Date Payment Date
First Quarter $0.4375 Jan. 15, 2008 Feb. 1, 2008
Second Quarter 0.4375 Apr. 15, 2008 May 1, 2008
Third Quarter 0.4375 July 15, 2008 Aug. 1, 2008
Fourth Quarter 0.5000 Oct. 15, 2008 Nov. 1, 2008
2008
2009 2008
High Low High Low
First Quarter $ 43.45 $ 21.16 $ 107.37 $ 68.96
Second Quarter 61.55 36.60 127.24 93.00
Third Quarter 73.43 43.19 117.11 51.21
Fourth Quarter 87.35 63.00 56.75 15.70
STOCKHOLDER INFORMATION
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