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): ~~February~~March 1820, 2026

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-11307-01	74-2480931
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd., Suite 110
Phoenix	AZ	85040
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (602) 366-8100

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share	FCX	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 85.0102. ~~Other~~Departure ~~Events~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Freeport-McMoRan~~(b) On ~~Inc~~March 20, 2026, Robert W. ~~issued~~Dudley, a ~~press~~member ~~release~~of ~~dated~~the ~~February~~Board ~~18,~~of ~~2026~~Directors (the Board) of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (the Company), ~~announcing~~informed ~~that~~the itLead ~~has~~Independent ~~entered~~Director ~~into~~and athe ~~Memorandum~~Chairman of ~~Understanding~~the ~~with~~Board ~~the~~he ~~Indonesia~~will ~~government~~not stand for are-election ~~life~~at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of ~~resource~~stockholders. ~~extension~~Mr. Dudley will serve the remainder of ~~operating~~his ~~rights~~current ~~for~~term, PTwhich ~~Freeport~~will ~~Indonesia~~end inat the ~~Grasberg~~Company’s ~~minerals~~2026 ~~district.~~annual Ameeting ~~copy~~ of ~~the~~stockholders. ~~press~~Mr. ~~release~~Dudley’s isdecision ~~attached~~not ~~hereto~~to asstand ~~Exhibit~~for ~~99.1~~re-election ~~and~~was isnot ~~incorporated~~due byto ~~reference~~any ~~into~~disagreement ~~this~~with ~~Item~~the 8Company.~~01.~~

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number			Exhibit Title
99.1			Press release dated February 18, 2026, titled “FCX Announces Agreement for Life of Resource Extension of Operating Rights in Grasberg Minerals District.”
104			The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

By: /s/ Douglas N. Currault II

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Douglas N. Currault II

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

(authorized signatory)

Date: ~~February~~March 23, 2026

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