FORM 4

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 

  


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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*          




     Rankin, Jr.           B.                 M.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol




        Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                  (Check all applicable)

X

Director

 

10% Owner

   

Officer (give
title below)

 

Other (specify
below)

 

(Last)                    (First)                (Middle)



 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1380

3. I.R.S. Identification
   Number of Reporting
   Person, if an entity
   (Voluntary)

4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year

08/01/02



7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)

 

X

Form filed by One Reporting Person

(Street)

Dallas                   Texas           75201

   

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)                      (State)                  (Zip)

Table I ¾  Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)

2. Trans-
    action
    Date



  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)

2A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any

  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)

3. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Instr.8)

4. Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Transaction(s)

    (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect
    (I)

  (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Owner-
    ship



   (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

 Class B Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

668,287(1)

I

By Rankin Interests Limited Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II ¾  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative
    Security
    (Instr. 3)

2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
   Security

3. Trans-
    action
    Date

(Month/
 Day/
Year)

3A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any

  (Month/
   Day/
  Year)

4. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Instr.8)

5. Number of Deriv-
    ative Securities Ac-
    quired (A) or Dis-
    posed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exer-
    cisable and
    Expiration
    Date
    (Month/Day/
    Year)

7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price
    of
    Deriv-
    ative
    Secur-
    ity
    (Instr.
    5)

9. Number
   of deriv-
   ative
   Secur-
   ities
   Bene-
   ficially
   Owned
   Follow-
   ing
   Reported
   Trans-
   action(s)
   (Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
     ship
     Form of
     Deri-
     vative
     Security:
     Direct
     (D) or
     Indirect
     (I)
     (Instr. 4)

11. Nature
     of
     Indirect
     Benefi-
     cial
     Owner-
     ship
     (Instr.       4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date
Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

 Options(2) (right to buy)

 $15.195

08/01/02 

 

 A

V

10,000

 

08/01/03(3)

08/01/12

Class B Common Stock

10,000

 None

10,000

D

 

 Stock Appreciation Rights

 $15.195

08/01/02

 

 A

V

6,556

 

08/01/03(3)

08/01/12

Class B Common Stock

6,556

 None

6,556

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explanation of Responses:

  1. 80,397 of these shares were formerly reported as Class A Common Stock.  Effective May 3, 2002, the Company converted all shares of Class A Common Stock to shares of Class B Common Stock.

  2. Options with rights to "Option Cancellation Gain" Payments

  3. 25% exercisable on the date indicated and 25% exercisable on the next three anniversaries thereof

 

 

 /s/ Margaret F. Murphy

          

12/02/02

**

Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.

**Signature of Reporting Person
Margaret F. Murphy, on behalf of
B. M. Rankin, Jr.

          

Date

 

See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

          

                                

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