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 information published on the Company’s
website.
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, Chile, April 8, 2010.-
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock
Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A) reported that it is intending to offer, issue and sell
senior notes due 2020.
The notes
will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), or under any U.S. state securities laws. The notes
are being offered solely (1) to qualified institutional buyers (as defined in
Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and (2) to persons outside the United States
in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The notes
will not be registered under Law 18,045, as amended, of Chile with the Superintendencia de Valores y
Seguros (Chilean Securities Commission), and, accordingly, may not be
offered to persons in Chile except in circumstances that do not constitute a
public offering under Chilean law.
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SQM
Los
Militares 4290 Piso 6,
Las
Condes, Santiago, Chile
Tel:
(56 2) 425 2485
Fax:
(56 2) 425 2493
www.sqm.com
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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 12, 2010