Señor
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Santiago, 2 de marzo de 2016
HECHO ESENCIAL
SOCIEDAD DE INVERSIONES PAMPA CALICHERA S.A.
Inscripción Registro de Valores N* 303
Carlos Pavez Tolosa
Superintendente de Valores y Seguros
Presente
Ref.: Extensión de plazo para que tenedores de bonos de Sociedad de Inversiones de Pampa
Calichera S.A. acepten la oferta efectuada por esta última para adquirir dichos bonos.
Señor Superintendente:
De conformidad a lo dispuesto por los artículos 9 y 10 de la Ley N? 18,045 de Mercado de
Valores y la Norma de Carácter General N* 30 de esta Superintendencia, debidamente
facultado al efecto, informo a usted en calidad de hecho esencial de Sociedad de
Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A. (la “Sociedad”, lo siguiente:
1
Hacemos referencia al hecho esencial de la Sociedad de fecha 10 de septiembre de
2015, complementado con fecha 14 de septiembre de 2015, por medio del cual se
informó que la Sociedad acordó efectuar una oferta para adquirir parte de los bonos
emitidos por la Sociedad en los mercados internacionales por US$250.000.000, a una
tasa de interés de 7,75% anual, que fueron colocados bajo las normas denominadas
“Rule 144 A” y “Regulation S” del “U.S. Securities Act of 1933” (los “Bonos”), todo
ello de conformidad con los términos y condiciones contenidos en el documento
emitido por la Sociedad, regido por las leyes del Estado de Nueva York, Estados
Unidos de América, denominado Offer to Purchase, modificada en los términos
informados en los hechos esenciales de la Sociedad de fechas 9 de octubre de 2015,
23 de octubre de 2015, 23 de noviembre de 2015, 28 de diciembre de 2015, 7 de
enero de 2016 y 1 de febrero de 2016 (la “Oferta”). El monto de los Bonos en
circulación a esta fecha, por concepto de capital adeudado, asciende a
US$246.000.000.
Con esta fecha, el directorio de la Sociedad, reunido en sesión extraordinaria, acordó
extender nuevamente el plazo concedido a los tenedores de Bonos para que acepten la
Oferta, hasta las 17:00 horas, horario de Nueva York, Estados Unidos de América,
del 8 de abril de 2016.
CALICHERA
3. Se adjunta a la presente copia del comunicado de prensa que la Sociedad emite con
esta fecha en relación con la modificación de la Oferta.
Sin otro particular, le saluda atentamente,
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Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago, Bolsa de Valores
Bolsa Electrónica de Chile, Bolsa de Valores
Bolsa de Corredores de Chile, Bolsa de Valores
SANTIAGO, CHILE, March 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera
S.A. (“Pampa Calichera”) announced today that it has extended the date by which holders of their
outstanding 7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 (Rule 144A: CUSIP No. 83363TAA1 and ISIN
US83363TAA16; Regulation S: CUSIP No. P8716HAA1 and ISIN USP8716HAA16) (the “Notes”,
and each holder of such Notes, a “Holder”) must tender their Notes from March 2 to April 8, 2016.
The tender offer consideration (the “Tender Offer Consideration”) in connection with the current
tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for up to U.S.$70 million in value of outstanding Notes is U.S.$1,020
for each U.S.$1,000 in principal amount of Notes.
The Tender Offer is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions set forih in the Ofter to
Purchase, dated September 10, 2015, as amended (the “Offer to Purchase”). Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions described in the Offer to Purchase, Pampa Calichera is offering to purchase
for cash up to U.S.$70 million in value of the Notes (the “Maximum Repurchase Amount”). Pampa
Calichera has extended the previously announced Expiration Time as defined below. As set forth in
the table below, subject to the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer, Holders must now validly
tender and not properly withdraw their Notes at or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 8,
2016, unless such date and time are extended or the Tender Offer is earlier terminated by Pampa
Calichera in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law (such time and date, as may be extended or
earlier terminated, the “Expiration Time”) to receive the Tender Offer Consideration.
Holders must validly tender and not properly withdraw their Notes at or before the Expiration Time in
order to be eligible to receive the Tender Offer Consideration. Tenders of Notes may be withdrawn
at any time before the Expiration Time but not thereafter, except as required by law (the “Withdrawal
Deadline”). Note, however, that Pampa Calichera may at any time or from time to time extend either
the Expiration Time or the Withdrawal Deadline and retain all Notes tendered pursuant to such Offer,
The Tender Offer will expire at the Expiration Time, unless otherwise extended.
Holders of Notes who already have validly tendered their Notes do not need to take any further
action to receive the applicable Tender Offer Consideration.
Aggregate
Principal Tender Maximum
Amount Offer Repurchase
Title of Security CUSIP Number [SIN Outstanding Consideration'” Amount
7.75% Senior 83363TAA1 US83363TAA16 U.S$246,000,000 U.S.$1,020 U.S.570,000,000
Secured Notes
due 2022 PST1GHAA1 USP8716HAA16
(1) Per U.S.$1,000 principal amount of Notes and excluding accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, which will be paid in addition
to the Tender Offer Consideration.
If more than the Maximum Repurchase Amount of Notes are validly tendered and not properly
withdrawn, and Notes are accepted for purchase, the amount of Notes that will be purchased will be
prorated as described in the Offer to Purchase. If, at the Expiration Time, the aggregate principal
amount of Notes validly tendered and not properly withdrawn is less than the Maximum Repurchase
Amount, Pampa Calichera expects to accept for payment all such Notes without proration.
Pampa Calichera anticipates that, subject to proration as described in the Offer to Purchase, it will
accept for purchase and pay tor Notes validly tendered and not validiy withdrawn at or before the
Expiration Time promptly following the Expiration Time. in addition to the Tender Offer
Consideration, holders of Notes accepted for payment will receive accrued and unpaid interest from
the last interest payment date for the Notes to, but not including, the settlement date.
Pampa Calichera reserves the right, but is not obligated, to increase the Maximum Repurchase
Amount.
SPDOCS01/32213,17
No Dealer Manager is being used in connection with the Tender Offer. There is no letter of
transmittal for this Offer,
Except as amended, the tender offer continues to be made on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated September 10, 2015.
As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 1, 2016, Holders of U.S.$25,155,000 in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes had tendered such notes, representing 10.23% of the aggregate
principal amount outstanding.
The complete terms and conditions of the Tender Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase,
copies of which may be obtained from Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the Tender Agent
and Information Agent for the Tender Offer, by calling (866) 807-2200 (Toll-Fee) or (212) 430-3774
(Collect).
This press release is not an offer to sell the Notes or any securities and it is not soliciting an offer to
buy the Notes or any securities. Pampa Calichera has neither obtained any commitments to
purchase, nor entered into any agreements, to sell any securities.
About Pampa Calichera
Pampa Calichera is a holding company whose principal corporate purpose is to invest in shares
issued by SQM. For the last 20 years, Pampa Calichera’s main activity has been to invest in shares
of SQM. As of the date of the Offer to Purchase, Pampa Calichera owned directly and indirectly
53,671,736 Series A shares and 7,007,688 Series B shares of SQM, accounting for a total of
23.05% of its capital stock. This interest in SQM represents nearly all of Pampa Calichera’s assets
from which it derives its income. Pampa Calichera does not hold shares of any other operating
company.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute “torward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking. statements
represent Pampa Calichera’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible-that
the results described in this press release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Pampa Calichera’s
control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-
looking statements.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and,
except as required by law, Pampa Calichera does not undertake any obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
New factors emerge trom time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such
factors.
Contacts: – Sociedad de Inversiones Pampa Calichera S.A.
+(56 2) 2429 4900
+(56 2) 2429 4901
SPDOCS01/32213.17
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