<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000909037-23-000031.txt : 20230518
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000909037-23-000031
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230517
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230518
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230518

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000909037
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			F3
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	033-65728
		FILM NUMBER:		23933662

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EL TROVADOR 4285
		STREET 2:		LAS CONDES
		CITY:			SANTIAGO CHILE
		STATE:			F3
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		56224252280

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EL TROVADOR 4285
		STREET 2:		LAS CONDES
		CITY:			SANTIAGO
		STATE:			F3
		ZIP:			7550079
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<!--Enhanced HTML document created with Toppan Merrill Bridge  9.14.0.96--><!--Created on: 5/17/2023 09:17:29 PM (UTC)--><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><title>Press Release</title></head><body><div style="margin-top:30pt;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:30pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><p style="font-family:'Arial','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;padding-bottom:1pt;padding-top:1pt;text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-top:3.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times New 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33-65728</font></p><p style="font-family:'Arial','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><u style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">CHEMICAL AND MINING COMPANY OF CHILE&#160;INC.</u></p><p style="font-family:'Arial','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;">(Translation of registrant&#8217;s name into English)</font></p><p style="font-family:'Arial','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><u style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">El Trovador 4285, Santiago, Chile (562) 2425-2000</u></p><p 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style="font-family:'Times';font-size:11pt;min-height:12.0pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">Santiago, Chile, May 17, 2023 &#8211;</b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> Sociedad Qu&#237;mica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock Exchange: SQM-A, SQM-B, the &#8220;Company&#8221;), announced in accordance with Articles 9 and 10 of Chilean Market Securities Law and in the form of essential fact (</font><i style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:italic;letter-spacing:-0.15pt;">hecho esencial)</i><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';letter-spacing:-0.15pt;"> that today the Board of Directors unanimously approved the following:</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;min-height:12.0pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;letter-spacing:-0.15pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:11pt;min-height:12.0pt;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';letter-spacing:-0.15pt;">To pay an interim dividend equal to US$0.78760 per share, to be charged against 2023 retained earnings. 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SQM develops and produces diverse products for several industries essential for human progress, such as health, nutrition, renewable energy and technology through innovation and technological development. 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style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Date: May 17, 2023</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:49.91%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">/s/ Gerardo Illanes</font></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50.08%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</font></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:49.91%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">By: Gerardo Illanes</font></p></td></tr><tr><td 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