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 sent to the Superintendencia de Valores y
Seguros de Chile on January 20, 2010.
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,
January 20, 2010
Mr.
Guillermo Larraín R.
Superintendent
Superintendent
of Securities and Insurance
Avda.
Lib. Bernardo O'Higgins N°1449
Santiago
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 or the
Company), during an Ordinary Session held on January 19, 2010, were informed of
the modifications that the Law N°20.382 made to article 68 of the Law
N°18.045.
The members of the Board of Directors
stated that the “Public Registrar of Presidents, Directors, Managers, Principal
Executives, Administrators and Liquidators” (Registrar) of the Company was not
modified during the year 2009 and that modifications have not been made during
this year. However, the Board Members agreed to inform that said Registrar is
currently made up of the following people: (i) the President of the Company and
Director Mr. Julio Ponce Lerou (ii) the Board Members of the Company Wayne R.
Brownlee, Hernán Büchi Buc, José María Eyzaguirre Baeza, Wolf von Appen
Behrmann, Eduardo Novoa Castellón, Kendrick T. Wallace and Daniel Yarur Elsaca
(iii) the Directors of the Directors’ Committee of the Company Hernán Büchi Buc,
Eduardo Novoa Castellón –as an independent Director- and Daniel Yarur Elsaca
(iv) the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Principal Executive Patricio
Contesse González (v) the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
and Principal Executive Patricio de Solminihac Tampier and (vi) the Principal
Executives of the Company Matías Astaburuaga Suárez, Juan Carlos Barrera
Pacheco, Mauricio Cabello Cádiz, Pauline De Vidts Sabelle, Daniel Jiménez
Schuster, Eugenio Ponce Lerou, Christian Puebla Caroca, Ricardo Ramos Rodríguez
and Jaime San Martín Larenas.
We hereby inform you of the above in
compliance with indications of the Superintendent set forth in article 68 of Law
N°18.045 and in the Form 1956 of Superintendent of Securities and
Insurance.
We remain at your disposal to clarify
any additional aspects that you may deem relevant in relation to the
above.
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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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Sincerely,
SOCIEDAD
QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE S.A.
Conf: /s/
Patricio Contesse G.
Patricio
Contesse G.
Chief
Executive Officer
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c.c.:
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Bolsa
de Comercio de Santiago Bolsa de Valores S.A.
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Bolsa
de Corredores Bolsa de Valores S.A.
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Bolsa
Electrónica de Chile Bolsa de Valores S.A.
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New
York Stock Exchange
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Securities
and Exchange Commission
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The
Bank of New York
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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:
January 20, 2010