James R. Moffett  Chairman of the Board (left)  Richard C. Adkerson President and  Chief Executive Officer (right)  near term, $78.2 million in 2005 and an annual average of  approximately $104 million for the next five years. We con- tinue to explore alternatives to reduce debt in advance of  the required maturities. Our Board reinstated annual dividends on our common  stock in February 2003 at $0.36 per share, after several  years when no dividends were paid. In October 2003, the  regular annual common dividend was increased to $0.80  per share and again increased to $1.00 per share in October  2004. In addition, our Board declared incremental special  dividends of $0.25 per share paid in December 2004 and  $0.50 per share to be paid in March 2005. During 2004, we  purchased 3.4 million shares of our common stock for $99.5  million under the 20 million share open market common  share purchase program authorized by our Board. During  March 2004, we also purchased 23.9 million shares of our  common stock previously owned by our ongoing joint ven- ture partner, Rio Tinto plc, for $881.9 million. The purchase  was funded by the issuance of $1.1 billion of 5½% convertible perpetual preferred stock. Entering 2005 with $552 million of cash and an outlook  for strong operations, commodity prices and cash flows, we  are enthusiastic about the future prospects for our Company.  We are focused on executing our business strategy effec- tively while pursuing a financial strategy of continuing to  reduce debt and enhance our balance sheet and returning  cash to shareholders through dividends and share purchases. Through our active exploration efforts in the immediate  vicinity of the Grasberg mine, we continue to add significantly to our proven and probable reserves, extending  the productive life of our operations. Since its discovery in  1988, the Grasberg district has already produced 16.1 billion  pounds of copper and 23.3 million ounces of gold net to PT Freeport Indonesia. As we enter 2005, the district contains proven and probable reserves sufficient to allow us to mine for decades to come — more than 40 billion  pounds of copper and more than 46 million ounces of gold  net to PT Freeport Indonesia.  We are enthusiastic about our future exploration oppor- tunities outside the Grasberg district. After conducting  field exploration in the 1990s, we suspended activities.  Conditions are improving and we look forward to exploring this  highly prospective area. The Grasberg is the only produc- March 9, 2005 Respectfully yours, We want to offer our deepest appreciation to our  employees and management team, whose hard work and  keen focus made 2004 a successful year of progress for our  Company, positioning us to continue to provide long-term  values for our shareholders. We also wish to express our  gratitude to our Board of Directors, which continues to provide excellent guidance and counsel. Our employees,  management and Board of Directors have made possible  a future of strong operating and financial results for our  Company. Like the Grasberg ore body we mine, they are fine  examples of “Making the Grade.” Following our acquisition of Rio Tinto’s common shares  in Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., R. Leigh Clifford,  Director and Chief Executive of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto  Limited, and Oscar Y. L. Groeneveld, Chief Executive of the  Rio Tinto Copper Group and a director of Rio Tinto plc and  Rio Tinto Limited, resigned from our Board of Directors in  2004. We appreciate the many years of service and guidance  provided by Messrs. Clifford and Groeneveld during their  terms on our Board. Our Board of Directors has nominated  each of our Advisory Directors, Gabrielle K. McDonald and J.  Stapleton Roy, to stand for election at the Company’s 2005  annual meeting of stockholders. ing mine in the Indonesian province of Papua. We have  significant exploration rights and data throughout the  mountainous area of the province and believe this will be  important to our Company in the future. James R. Moffett  Chairman of the Board Richard C. Adkerson President and Chief Executive Officer 2004 ANNUAL REPORT  | 3