Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold announced today that its Board of Directors intends to declare a supplemental dividend of $1.00 per share of common stock immediately following the closing of the pending acquisition of Plains Exploration & Production. This supplemental dividend would be in addition to FCX’s regular quarterly common stock dividend of ...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold and Plains Exploration & Production today announced the preliminary results of the elections made by PXP stockholders regarding the form of merger consideration to be received in connection with FCX’s pending acquisition of PXP, which is currently expected to be completed on May 20. As previously announced, on ...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold today reiterated its support for its proposed transaction with Plains Exploration & Production and its commitment to completing the transaction on the terms agreed with the PXP Board of Directors. FCX and a Special Committee of its Board of Directors formed to consider the transaction also announced that the agreed ...

Plains Exploration & Production announced its continued support for the strategic merger of PXP with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) on the previously announced terms. The financial and operational strength of the combined businesses will allow for accelerated value creation across the entire asset portfolio. PXP's Management and ...

McMoRan Exploration announced today that, in connection with the pending merger with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, MMR has delivered notices regarding the effect of the merger as applicable to holders of the following series of its outstanding convertible securities in accordance with the applicable certificates of designation and indentures:

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold and McMoRan Exploration today announced that MMR will hold a special meeting of its stockholders on June 3, 2013, to vote on the proposed acquisition of MMR by FCX. Stockholders who held shares of MMR common stock at the close of business on April 4, 2013, the record date of the special meeting, will be entitled to ...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold and Plains Exploration & Production today announced that PXP will hold a special meeting of its stockholders on May 20, 2013, to vote on the proposed acquisition of PXP by FCX. Stockholders who held shares of PXP common stock at the close of business on March 21, 2013, the record date of special meeting, will be ...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX): Net income attributable to common stock for first-quarter 2013 was $648 million, $0.68 per share, compared with net income of $764 million, $0.80 per share, for first-quarter 2012. Consolidated sales from mines for f ...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold announced today the completion of the previously announced transaction for FCX and its joint venture partners to acquire from OM Group, Inc., a large scale cobalt chemical refinery located in Kokkola, Finland, and related sa ...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold today declared a cash dividend of $0.3125 per share payable on May 1, 2013 to holders of record as of April 15, 2013 for its common stock. FCX is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. FCX operates large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and prob