Current Report Filing (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): December 30, 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
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: [phone]

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:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01. Other Events .

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (“FCX”) issued a press release dated December 30, 2016, announcing that it has completed the previously announced sale of its onshore California properties to Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits .

(d) Exhibits.

The Exhibit included as part of this Current Report is listed in the attached Exhibit Index.

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SIGNATURES

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/ Kathleen L. Quirk
	Kathleen L. Quirk
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	& Treasurer (authorized signatory and
	Principal Financial Officer)

Date: January 3, 2017

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Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit

Number

99.1		Press release dated December 30, 2016, titled “Freeport-McMoRan Completes Sale of Onshore California Properties.”