General Information (Unaudited)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

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General Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not include all information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States (U.S.). Therefore, this information should be read in conjunction with Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s (FCX) consolidated financial statements and notes contained in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (2020 Form 10-K). The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods reported. All such adjustments are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021.

Trade Accounts Receivable Agreements. In first-quarter 2021, PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI) entered into agreements to sell certain trade accounts receivables to unrelated third-party financial institutions. The agreements were entered into in the normal course of business to fund the working capital for the additional quantity of copper to be supplied by PT-FI to PT Smelting (a smelter in Gresik, Indonesia owned 25 percent by PT-FI through April 30, 2020, and 39.5 percent thereafter. See “Acquisition of Minority Interest in PT Smelting” below) beginning January 1, 2021. The balances sold under the agreements were excluded from trade accounts receivable on the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2021. Receivables are considered sold when (i) they are transferred beyond the reach of PT-FI and its creditors, (ii) the purchaser has the right to pledge or exchange the receivables, and (iii) PT-FI has no continuing involvement in the transferred receivables. In addition, PT-FI provides no other forms of continued financial support to the purchaser of the receivables once the receivables are sold.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, gross amounts sold under these arrangements totaled $52.5 million ($52.4 million net of discount).

Acquisition of Minority Interest in PT Smelting. On April 30, 2021, PT-FI acquired 14.5 percent of the outstanding common stock of PT Smelting for $33 million, increasing its ownership interest from 25 percent to 39.5 percent. The remaining shares of PT Smelting continue to be owned by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. PT-FI will continue to account for its investment in PT Smelting using the equity method since it does not have control over PT Smelting.

Subsequent Events. FCX evaluated events after March 31, 2021, and through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued, and determined any events or transactions occurring during this period that would require recognition or disclosure are appropriately addressed in these consolidated financial statements.