fcx-20230207


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)

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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

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 7, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (“FCX”), upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee of the Board, increased the size of the Board and appointed Kathleen L. Quirk, FCX’s President, to serve as a director of FCX, effective immediately. Ms. Quirk will serve as a director until FCX’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and until her successor is duly elected and qualified.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Quirk and any other person pursuant to which she was appointed as a director. There are no transactions in which Ms. Quirk has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Ms. Quirk will serve as a non-independent member of the Board, and the Board does not expect to appoint Ms. Quirk as a member of any of its standing committees. FCX’s Board is now comprised of twelve members, including ten independent directors.

Ms. Quirk will not receive any additional compensation as a result of her appointment to the Board.

FCX issued a press release dated February 7, 2023, announcing the appointment of Ms. Quirk to its Board, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.


Exhibit Number			Exhibit Title
99.1			Press release dated February 7, 2023, titled “Freeport-McMoRan Announces Appointment of Kathleen L.Quirk to its Board of Directors."

104			The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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.