Santiago, Chile, March 26, 2013 – Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (“SQM” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A) reported that it has priced today US$300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.625% Notes due 2023. The notes will be offered to investors at a price of 99.246% of principal amount.
The notes will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1993, 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 with the Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros (Chilean Securities and Insurance Commission) under Law 18,045, as amended, and, accordingly, may not be offered to persons in Chile other than in circumstances that do not constitute a public offering under Chilean law.