Freeport-McMoRan 2003 Annual Report Download - page 79

Stockholder Information FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER & GOLD INC.
STOCKHOLDER INFORMATION
INVESTOR INQUIRIES
The Investor Relations Department will be pleased to
receive any inquiries about the company's securities,
including its common stock and depositary shares, or
about any phase of the company's activities. A link to
our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, which includes certifications
of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
and the company’s Ethics and Business Conduct Policy,
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
1615 Poydras Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Telephone [phone]
www.fcx.com
TRANSFER AGENT
Questions about lost certificates, lost or missing
dividend checks, or notifications of change of address
should be directed to the FCX transfer agent, registrar,
and dividend disbursement agent:
Mellon Investor Services LLC
Overpeck Centre, 85 Challenger Road
Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660
Telephone [phone]
www.melloninvestor.com
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of stockholders will be held on
May 6, 2004. Notice of the meeting, together with
a proxy and a proxy statement, is being 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 CLASS B COMMON SHARES
Our Class B common shares trade on the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “FCX.” The
FCX share price is reported daily in the financial press
under “FMCG” in most listings of NYSE securities. At
year-end 2003, the number of holders of record of our
Class B common shares was 9,937.
NYSE composite tape Class B common share price
ranges during 2003 and 2002 were:
COMMON SHARE DIVIDENDS
There were no cash dividends paid on FCX common
stock during 2002. In February 2003, the Board of
Directors authorized a new cash dividend policy for
FCX’s common stock with the initial $0.09 per share
quarterly dividend being paid on May 1, 2003. Below
is a summary of the common stock cash dividend
declared and paid for the quarterly periods of 2003:
In October 2003, the Board of Directors authorized an
increase in the cash dividend policy for FCX common
stock. The new policy provides for an annual dividend
of $0.80 per share, payable quarterly ($0.20 per share)
with the increase taking effect with the February 2, 2004
dividend payment.
TAX WITHHOLDING – NONRESIDENT ALIEN
STOCKHOLDERS
Nonresident aliens who own stock in a U.S. corporation
are generally subject to a federal withholding tax on
100 percent of the dividends paid on that stock.
However, when 80 percent or more of a corporation’s
income is generated outside the U.S., 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 U.S. FCX has
determined that, for quarterly dividends paid in 2003
to nonresident alien stockholders, none of the total
dividend amount is subject to federal withholding tax
because none of our income is from U.S. sources.
For quarterly dividends paid in 2004, FCX estimates
that none of the total dividend amount is subject to
federal withholding tax.
For additional information, please contact the Investor
Relations Department.
FCX BENEFICIAL OWNERS
As reflected in our 2004 proxy statement, the beneficial
owners of more than five percent of our outstanding
Class B common stock as of December 31, 2003, are
Rio Tinto International Holdings Limited (13.1 percent),
FMR Corp. (11.1 percent) and Capital Research and
Management (9.7 percent).
2003 2002
High Low High Low
First Quarter $19.30 $16.01 $17.84 $13.06
Second Quarter 25.70 16.72 20.83 16.60
Third Quarter 34.57 23.45 18.50 11.75
Fourth Quarter 46.74 32.73 16.96 9.95
Amount
per Share Record Date Payment Date
First Quarter N/A N/A N/A
Second Quarter $0.09 Apr. 15, 2003 May 1, 2003
Third Quarter 0.09 July 15, 2003 Aug. 1, 2003
Fourth Quarter 0.09 Oct. 15, 2003 Nov. 3, 2003
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