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Agreement and Plan of Merger |
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Chase Manhattan Bank; Citibank, NA; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. |
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2006 |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of
November 18, 2006
among
PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION,
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD INC.
and
PANTHER ACQUISITION CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
| ARTICLE 1 | |||||
| DEFINITIONS | |||||
| Section | 1.01 | . | Definitions | 1 | |
| Section | 1.02 | . | Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions | 9 | |
| ARTICLE 2 | |||||
| THE MERGER | |||||
| Section | 2.01 | . | The Merger | 10 | |
| Section | 2.02 | . | Conversion of Shares | 10 | |
| Section | 2.03 | . | Surrender and Payment | 11 | |
| Section | 2.04 | . | Stock Options | 12 | |
| Section | 2.05 | . | Adjustments | 13 | |
| Section | 2.06 | . | Fractional Shares | 14 | |
| Section | 2.07 | . | Withholding Rights | 14 | |
| Section | 2.08 | . | Lost Certificates | 14 | |
| ARTICLE 3 | |||||
| THE SURVIVING CORPORATION | |||||
| Section | 3.01 | . | Certificate of Incorporation | 14 | |
| Section | 3.02 | . | Bylaws | 14 | |
| Section | 3.03 | . | Directors and Officers | 15 | |
| ARTICLE 4 | |||||
| REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | |||||
| Section | 4.01 | . | Corporate Existence and Power | 15 | |
| Section | 4.02 | . | Corporate Authorization | 15 | |
| Section | 4.03 | . | Governmental Authorization | 16 | |
| Section | 4.04 | . | Non-contravention | 16 | |
| Section | 4.05 | . | Capitalization | 16 | |
| Section | 4.06 | . | Subsidiaries | 17 | |
| Section | 4.07 | . | SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act | 18 | |
| Section | 4.08 | . | Financial Statements | 19 | |
| Section | 4.09 | . | Disclosure Documents | 20 | |
| Section | 4.10 | . | Absence of Certain Changes | 20 | |
| Section | 4.11 | . | No Undisclosed Material Liabilities | 23 | |
| Section | 4.12 | . | Compliance with Laws and Court Orders; Permits | 23 | |
| Section | 4.13 | . | Litigation | 24 | |
| Section | 4.14 | . | Finders Fees | 24 | |
| Section | 4.15 | . | Opinion of Financial Advisor | 24 | |
| Section | 4.16 | . | Taxes | 24 |
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| Section | 4.17 | . | Employee Benefit Plans | 26 | |
| Section | 4.18 | . | Environmental Matters | 27 | |
| Section | 4.19 | . | Agreements, Contacts and Commitments | 28 | |
| Section | 4.20 | . | Property and Title | 28 | |
| Section | 4.21 | . | Mineral Reserves and Resources | 29 | |
| Section | 4.22 | . | Operational Matters | 29 | |
| Section | 4.23 | . | Insurance | 30 | |
| Section | 4.24 | . | Intellectual Property | 30 | |
| Section | 4.25 | . | Sale of Certain Subsidiary Shares | 30 | |
| Section | 4.26 | . | Antitakeover Statutes and Rights Agreement | 31 | |
| ARTICLE 5 | |||||
| REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT | |||||
| Section | 5.01 | . | Corporate Existence and Power | 31 | |
| Section | 5.02 | . | Corporate Authorization | 32 | |
| Section | 5.03 | . | Governmental Authorization | 32 | |
| Section | 5.04 | . | Non-contravention | 32 | |
| Section | 5.05 | . | Capitalization | 33 | |
| Section | 5.06 | . | Subsidiaries | 34 | |
| Section | 5.07 | . | SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act | 35 | |
| Section | 5.08 | . | Financial Statements | 36 | |
| Section | 5.09 | . | Disclosure Documents | 36 | |
| Section | 5.10 | . | Absence of Certain Changes | 37 | |
| Section | 5.11 | . | No Undisclosed Material Liabilities | 40 | |
| Section | 5.12 | . | Compliance with Laws and Court Orders; Permits | 40 | |
| Section | 5.13 | . | Litigation | 40 | |
| Section | 5.14 | . | Finders Fees | 41 | |
| Section | 5.15 | . | Opinion of Financial Advisor | 41 | |
| Section | 5.16 | . | Taxes | 41 | |
| Section | 5.17 | . | Employee Benefit Plans | 42 | |
| Section | 5.18 | . | Environmental Matters | 43 | |
| Section | 5.19 | . | Agreements, Contacts and Commitments | 44 | |
| Section | 5.20 | . | Property and Title | 44 | |
| Section | 5.21 | . | Mineral Reserves and Resources | 45 | |
| Section | 5.22 | . | Operational Matters | 45 | |
| Section | 5.23 | . | Insurance | 45 | |
| Section | 5.24 | . | Intellectual Property | 46 | |
| Section | 5.25 | . | Aggregate Cash Consideration | 46 | |
| Section | 5.26 | . | Contracts of Work | 46 | |
| Section | 5.27 | . | Sale of Certain Subsidiary Shares | 47 | |
| ARTICLE 6 | |||||
| COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY | |||||
| Section | 6.01 | . | Conduct of the Company | 47 | |
| Section | 6.02 | . | Tax Matters | 50 |
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| Section | 6.03 | . | Voting of Parent Stock |
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