- 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 7, 2011

 

 

McMoRan Exploration Co.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-07791		72-1424200
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)
1615 Poydras Street New Orleans, Louisiana				70112
(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)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

McMoRan Exploration Co. (McMoRan) posted slides on its web site that accompanied McMoRan’s presentation at the Capital One Southcoast 6 ^th Annual Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 7, 2011 (see exhibit 99.1). The slides are available on McMoRan’s internet web site, www.mcmoran.com.

 

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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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.

 

		McMoRan Exploration Co.
By:		/s/ Nancy D. Parmelee
		Nancy D. Parmelee
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary     (authorized signatory and Principal Financial Officer)

Date: December 8, 2011

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McMoRan Exploration Co.

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number
99.1		Slides presented in conjunction with McMoRan’s presentation at the Capital One Southcoast 6 th Annual Energy Conference on December 7, 2011.