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
material event to Chilean SVS regarding 2008 dividend and Annual Shareholder’s
Meeting.
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.
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.
If "Yes"
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82________
Santiago,
April 6, 2009
Mr.
Guillermo Larraín R.
Superintendent
Securities
and Insurance Superintendency
Avda.
Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 1449
Santiago
Material
Event
Dear Mr.
Superintendent:
We hereby
inform you that the Board of Directors of Sociedad Química y
Minera de
Chile S.A. (SQM) in an extraordinary session held April 6, 2009 unanimously
agreed to recommend to the next Annual Shareholders Meeting of SQM to pay as a
definitive dividend 65% of the net profits obtained by SQM during the 2008
business period.
This
proposal implies maintaining the current “SQM’s Dividend Policy for the Year
2008” which was approved at the Annual Shareholders Meeting held April 30, 2008.
This dividend policy was partially modified on October 28, 2008 in order to pay
and distribute an interim dividend of US$0.37994 per share paid on November 21,
2008.
Therefore,
and subject to the approval of SQM’s shareholders at the next Annual
Shareholders Meeting to be held on April 29, 2009, SQM will pay
a definitive dividend in the amount of US$1.23829 per share. From this
definitive dividend, the interim dividend amount of US$0.37994 per share will be
deducted, and therefore, the outstanding amount of US$0.85835 per share will be
paid to those shareholders registered in the Company’s Book of Shareholders
during the fifth working day prior to the day of such payment. The
pertinent amount will be paid in its equivalent in Chilean pesos based on
the “Observed Dollar” rate published by the Official Gazette on April 29, 2009.
According to the above, the payments will be made in favor of
the corresponding shareholders, personally or through a duly
authorized representative, beginning on Monday, May 11, 2009, at
09:00am.
We hereby
inform the above as a material event in compliance with articles 9 and 10
of Law N°18.045 and additionally, in compliance with “SQM’s Dividend Policy for
the Year 2008” and with the Forms 660, 687 and 1062 and in the Norm
of General Character Nº30 in compliance with the indications that the
Superintendency set forth, issued on October 22, 1986, February 13, 1987, March
6, 1992 and November 10, 1989, respectively.
We remain
at your disposal to clarify any additional aspects that you may deem
relevant in relation to the above.
Sincerely,
Sociedad
Química y Minera de Chile S.A.
Patricio
de Solminihac T.
Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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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
Ricardo
Ramos
Chief
Financial Officer & Business Development SVP
Date:
April 7, 2009