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
February 7, 2006/ February 1, 2006
(Date of Report/Date of earliest event reported)
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On February 1, 2006, Phelps Dodge Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing
that its Board of Directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the Company’s common stock, par
value $6.25 per share, to be effected in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend, with holders of record
on the record date receiving one additional share of common stock for each share owned. The press
release also announced that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of
37.5 cents per common share (pre-split) and a special dividend of $4.00 per common share
(pre-split), as part of the Company’s previously announced program to return $1.5 billion in
capital to shareholders. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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99.1 |
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Press release of Phelps Dodge Corporation dated February 1, 2006. |
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