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 22, 2005
PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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NEW YORK
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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001-00082
(Commission File Number)
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13-1808503
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
One North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4414
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(602) 366-8100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On December 22, 2005, Phelps Dodge Corporation, a New York corporation (“Phelps Dodge”),
entered into a Reclamation and Remediation Trust Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Wells Fargo
Delaware Trust Company, a Delaware limited purpose trust company, as trustee. The Agreement
established a trust (the “Trust”) dedicated to funding Phelps Dodge’s global environmental
reclamation and remediation activities. Phelps Dodge contributed
$100 million to the Trust on December 22, 2005 and expects
to contribute an additional $300 million during the first quarter of 2006.
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