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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): October 21, 2021
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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share | FCX | The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. ("FCX") issued a press release dated October 21, 2021, announcing its third-quarter and nine-month 2021 financial and operating results. A copy of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The slides to be presented in connection with FCX’s previously announced third-quarter 2021 earnings conference call being webcast on the internet at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on October 21, 2021, are furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
FCX also issued a press release dated October 21, 2021, announcing that notice has been issued to redeem on December 1, 2021, all of its outstanding $524.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.55% Senior Notes due 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 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 October 21, 2021, titled “Freeport-McMoRan Reports Third-Quarter and Nine-Month 2021 Results."
99.2 | Slides presented in connection with FCX’s third-quarter 2021 earnings conference call conducted via the internet on October 21, 2021.
99.3 | Press release dated October 21, 2021, titled “Freeport-McMoRan Announces Redemption of 3.55% Senior Notes Due 2022."
104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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.
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C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
Vice President and Controller -
Financial Reporting
(authorized signatory and
Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: October 21, 2021