8-K 1 form8-kx10q.htm 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): November 9, 2016
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 | 85004-2189
(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. (FCX) is filing this Form 8-K to update financial information and certain related disclosures in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 (First-Quarter Form 10-Q), to reflect the presentation of TF Holdings Limited (TFHL) as discontinued operations. This update is consistent with the presentation of continuing and discontinued operations included in FCX’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 5, 2016. FCX is filing a separate Form 8-K simultaneously with this Form 8-K for the purpose of updating its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016 (the 2015 Form 10-K), to reflect the presentation of TFHL as discontinued operations.
On May 9, 2016, FCX entered into a definitive agreement to sell its 70 percent interest in TFHL to China Molybdenum Co., Ltd. (CMOC) for $2.65 billion in cash and contingent consideration of up to $120 million in cash. Through its interest in TFHL, FCX has an effective 56 percent interest in Tenke Fungurume Mining S.A. located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The closing of the transaction is currently subject to customary closing conditions, including the resolution of the right of first offer (which expires on November 15, 2016) of Lundin Mining Corporation (which holds a 30 percent interest in TFHL), and the parties are working towards a satisfactory resolution.
In accordance with accounting guidance, FCX has reported the results of operations of TFHL as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations and presented the assets and liabilities of TFHL as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets for all periods presented. The consolidated statements of comprehensive loss were not impacted by discontinued operations as TFHL did not have any other comprehensive income, and the consolidated statements of cash flows are reported on a combined basis without separately presenting discontinued operations. Additionally, FCX has recast information to reflect the addition of the Atlantic Copper Smelting & Refining operation as a reportable segment.
Exhibit 99.1 filed with this Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference contains the following items in the First-Quarter Form 10-Q that have been recast to reflect the presentation of the historical operating results of TFHL as discontinued operations.

• | Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements

• | Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Information in the First-Quarter Form 10-Q has not been updated for other events or developments that occurred subsequent to the filing of the First-Quarter Form 10-Q with the SEC on May 10, 2016. For additional information related to developments since the filing of the First-Quarter Form 10-Q, refer to FCX’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016, and FCX’s Forms 8-K filed since the filing of the First-Quarter Form 10-Q. The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibits, should be read in conjunction with the 2015 Form 10-K, as updated by the Form 8-K filed simultaneously by FCX with this Form 8-K, the First-Quarter Form 10-Q, and subsequent SEC filings.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The Exhibits included as part of this Current Report are listed in the attached Exhibit Index.

SIGNATURE
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/ C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
|  | C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
|  | Vice President and
|  | Controller - Financial Reporting
|  | (authorized signatory
|  | and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: November 9, 2016

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number |
15.1 | Letter from Ernst & Young LLP regarding unaudited interim financial statements.
99.1 | Updated Part I, Item 1. “Financial Statements,” and Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of FCX’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016.
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.