8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): February 25, 2019

FREEPORT-McMoRan INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (602) 366-8100

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. issued a press release dated February 25, 2019, announcing that notice has been issued to redeem on March 27, 2019, all of its outstanding $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.100% Senior Notes due 2020. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Title
99.1	Press release dated February 25, 2019, titled “Freeport-McMoRan Announces Redemption of 3.100% Senior Notes due 2020”

SIGNATURES

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.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

By: /s/ Kathleen L. Quirk

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Kathleen L. Quirk

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer     

(authorized signatory and Principal Financial Officer)

Date: February 25, 2019

EX-99.1

Freeport-McMoRanAnnounces

Redemption of 3.100% Senior Notes due 2020

PHOENIX, AZ, February 25, 2019 — Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today that notice has been issued to redeem on March 27, 2019, all of its outstanding $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.100% Senior Notes due 2020 (Notes), at a make-whole redemption price to be calculated in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed from the last interest payment date of March 15, 2019, to, but not including, the redemption date. On February 25, 2019, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee for the Notes, distributed to the registered note holders written notice of the terms of this redemption.

FCX will use cash to fund the redemption. At December 31, 2018, FCX had $11.1 billion in total debt and consolidated cash of $4.2 billion. FCX expects to record a loss to net income of approximately $3.4 million in the first quarter of 2019 in connection with the redemption. Annual interest costs associated with the Notes approximate $31 million.

FCX is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. FCX operates large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum. FCX is the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer.

FCX’s portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest copper and gold deposits; significant mining operations in the Americas, including the large-scale Morenci minerals district in North America and the Cerro Verde operation in South America. Additional information about FCX is available on FCX’s website at “fcx.com.”

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