Filed by Inco Limited
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: Falconbridge Limited
Commission File No. 1-11284
Inco Limited Commission File No. 1-1143
INCO EXTENDS ITS OFFER FOR FALCONBRIDGE
Toronto, July 13, 2006 Inco Limited (TSX, NYSE:N) announced today that it will extend the expiry
time of its offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Falconbridge Limited (TSX,
NYSE:FAL) until midnight (Vancouver time) on Monday, July 24, 2006, in order to allow more time for
Falconbridge shareholders to tender to the offer. All of the other terms and conditions of Incos
offer for Falconbridge remain unchanged.
Inco also announced that, while a growing number of acceptances were received over the course of
the last week, it does not expect the minimum tender condition to be satisfied prior to the
previous expiry time of the offer of 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2006. The minimum tender
condition under the Inco offer requires that there have been validly deposited under the offer and
not withdrawn at least 66 2/3 per cent of the Falconbridge common shares outstanding at the expiry
time of the offer (calculated on a fully-diluted basis). Accordingly, Inco has not yet taken up
any of the Falconbridge common shares deposited under the offer.
Inco will mail a formal notice of extension to all Falconbridge shareholders on Friday, July 14,
2006.
Important Legal Information
This communication may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of Incos proposed
combination with Falconbridge. Inco filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC), on October 24, 2005, a registration statement on Form F-8, which includes Incos offer and
take-over bid circular, and has filed amendments thereto, which include notices of extension and
variation, and will file further amendments thereto as required, in connection with the proposed
combination with Falconbridge. The offer and take-over bid circular and the notices of variation and
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extension have been sent to shareholders of Falconbridge Limited. Inco has also filed, and
will file (if required), other documents with the SEC in connection with the proposed combination.
Falconbridge has filed a Schedule 14D-9F in connection with Incos offer and has filed, and will
file (if required), amendments thereto and other documents regarding the proposed combination, in
each case with the SEC.
INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
INVESTORS AND SECURITYHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ INCOS SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT ON
SCHEDULE 14D-9 THAT INCO FILED WITH THE SEC ON MAY 31, 2006, AND ANY AMENDMENTS INCO MAY FILE
THERETO, AS IT CONTAINS, AND SUCH AMENDMENTS, IF ANY, WILL CONTAIN, IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING
TECK COMINCOS PROPOSED COMBINATION WITH INCO.
This communication is not a solicitation of a proxy from any security holder of Inco or Phelps
Dodge in respect of Incos proposed combination with Phelps Dodge. Inco intends to file a
Management Information Circular regarding the proposed combination with the securities commissions
or equivalent regulatory authorities in Canada and to provide the Management Information Circular
to Inco shareholders and Phelps Dodge has filed a preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
regarding the proposed combination with the SEC. WE URGE INVESTORS TO CAREFULLY READ THE
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR, AND ANY AMENDMENTS INCO MAY FILE THERETO, WHEN IT BECOMES
AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT, AND ANY SUCH AMENDMENTS, IF ANY, WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT
INCO, PHELPS DODGE AND THE PROPOSED COMBINATION. WE URGE INVESTORS TO CAREFULLY READ THE PROXY
STATEMENT, AND ANY AMENDMENTS PHELPS DODGE MAY FILE THERETO, BECAUSE IT AND SUCH AMENDMENTS, IF
ANY, WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT INCO, PHELPS DODGE AND INCOS PROPOSED COMBINATION
WITH PHELPS DODGE.
Inco, Phelps Dodge and their executive officers and directors may be deemed to be participants in
the solicitation of proxies from Inco and Phelps Dodge security holders in favor of Incos proposed
combination with Phelps Dodge. Information regarding the security ownership and other interests of
Incos and Phelps Dodges executive officers and directors will be included in the Management Information Circular and Proxy Statement,
respectively.
Investors and security holders may obtain copies of the offer and take-over bid circular, the
notices of variation and extension, the registration statement, the Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement and Incos, Falconbridges and Phelps Dodges other public filings made from time to time
by Inco, Falconbridge and Phelps Dodge with the Canadian Securities Regulators, at www.sedar.com,
and with the SEC at the SECs