Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT OF
FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Includes
the free translation of a material event sent to the Superintendencia de Valores
y Seguros de Chile on April 30, 2009.
SOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA DE
CHILE S.A.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CHEMICAL AND MINING COMPANY
OF CHILE INC.
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
El Trovador 4285, Santiago,
Chile (562) 425-2000
(Address
and phone number of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F x Form
40-F o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No x
If "Yes"
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82_________
Santiago,
April 30, 2009
Mr.
Guillermo Larraín R.
Superintendent
Superintendent
of Securities and Insurance
Avda.
Lib. Bernardo O'Higgins N°1449
Santiago,
Chile
MATERIAL
EVENT
Dear Mr.
Superintendent:
We hereby inform you that the members
of the Board of Directors of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. -SQM-,
gathered in a Board Meeting on April 28 of this year, agreed to authorize a
supply contract or “Supply
Agreement” which establishes that SQM Salar S.A., affiliate of SQM, will
sell to PCS Sales (USA) Inc. -PCS-, affiliate of Potash Corporation of
Saskatchewan Inc., majority shareholder of SQM, an approximate quantity between
150,000 and 250,000 tons annually of potassium chloride to be sold by PCS in
Japan, India and the People’s Republic of China. In addition, this contract will
be for the period between May 1, 2009 and May 1, 2012 in terms and conditions
similar to the ones that exist in the market at pertinent moments.
We are communicating the above
information to you as a material event as established by articles 9 and 10
second subsection of the Law N°18.045 y 44 and the Law N°18.046. This is
additionally in accordance with the General Character Norm N°30 that the
Superintendent emitted on November 10, 1989.
We are at your disposition to clarify
any additional aspect you deem pertinent related to the above
information.
Sincerely,
SOCIEDAD
QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE S.A.
Patricio
Contesse G.
Chief
Executive Officer
cc: Santiago
Stock Exchange
Brokers Stock Exchange
Electronic Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange
Commission
The Bank of New York
MAS/mer
FIS/072
SIGNATURES
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, thereunto
duly authorized.
SOCIEDAD
QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE S.A.
Conf: /s/ Ricardo Ramos
R.
Ricardo
Ramos R.
Chief
Financial Officer
Date:
April 30,
2009