0001181431-12-007923.txt : 20120210 0001181431-12-007923.hdr.sgml : 20120210 20120210180437 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-12-007923 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120209 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120210 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120210 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ADKERSON RICHARD C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001200685 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11307-01 FILM NUMBER: 12594543 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000831259 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL MINING [1000] IRS NUMBER: 742480931 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85004 BUSINESS PHONE: 6023668100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85004 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER COMPANY INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910114 4 1 rrd333603.xml RCA - FCX FORM 4, 2/9/12 X0304 4 2012-02-09 0 0000831259 FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC FCX 0001200685 ADKERSON RICHARD C 333 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE PHOENIX AZ 85004 1 1 0 0 President and CEO Common Stock 2012-02-09 4 M 0 250000 12.295 A 2069303 D Common Stock 2012-02-09 4 F 0 141550 46.42 D 1927753 D Common Stock 2012-02-09 4 S 0 503516 46.4953 D 1424237 D Common Stock 2012-02-09 5 G 0 100000 0 D 1324237 D Common Stock 20330 I By IRA Common Stock 415844 I Through Trust Options (right to buy) 12.295 2012-02-09 4 M 0 250000 0 D 2010-02-02 2019-02-02 Common Stock 250000 250000 D Shares delivered and withheld in payment of exercise price of options and resulting taxes. The price reported represents the weighted average price of the shares sold. Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $46.25 - $47.23. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. 25% exercisable on the date indicated and 25% exercisable on each of the next three anniversaries thereof. Following the reported transactions, Mr. Adkerson's beneficial ownership includes 970,632 shares of Common Stock and 353,605 Performance Based Restricted Stock Units. He also holds options to acquire a total of 5,080,000 shares of Common Stock, 3,625,000 of which are vested and 1,455,000 of which are unvested. Kelly C. Simoneaux, on behalf of Richard C. Adkerson, pursuant to a power of attorney 2012-02-10