Rule 8 - FCX International

RNS Number:9949W
Strand Partners Limited
10 June 2002

                                                                 FORM 8.1/8.3

Lodge with Company Announcements Office and the Panel.  Use a separate form for
each class of securities in which dealings have been made.


Date of Disclosure              10 June 2002


DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS
AND MERGERS


Date of dealing           07 June 2002

Dealing in (name of company)      FCX International PLC

1. Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)    Ordinary shares GBP 0.50

2.
Amount bought                      Amount sold                    Price per unit

240,000                                                               268 pence


3. Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of
class)
1,766,075                                            9.74%

4. Party making disclosure      Strand Partners Limited

5. EITHER (a) Name of purchaser / vendor (Note 1)      J O Hambro Capital
                                                       Management Limited

OR (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
organisation

6. Reason for disclosure (Note 2)

(a)     associate of     (i) offeror (Note 3)       NO

                        (ii) offeree company        YES


Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)

If category (8), explain

(b)     Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or
        more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) YES


Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above

Simon Raggett       Director

020 7409 3494


Note 1.

Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also identify
controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on instructions of a
controller

Note 2.

Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all reasons.

Note 3.

Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4.

When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company or with an
associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to relevant
securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required by Note 6
on Rule 8.

Note 5.

It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative transactions, to
append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all relevant information can be
given.

Note 6.

In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should be
disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No:
020 7638 0129.


END



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