Company: SQM
Filing Date: 2025-09-30
Form Type: 6-K
Source: 0000909037-25-000036
Chunk: 142

Company: CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE INC
Filing Date: 2025-09-30
Form: 6-K
Chunk 142
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,197 53,317 364,514 (1) These provisions correspond to legal processes that are pending resolution or that have not yet been disbursed, these provisions are mainly related to litigation involving the subsidiaries located in Chile, Brazil and the United States (see note 21.1). (2) Sernageomin commitments for the restoration of the location of the production sites have been incorporated, In addition to SQM Australia Pty. This cost value is calculated at discounted present value, using flows associated with plans with an evaluation horizon that fluctuates between 8 and 25 years for potassium-lithium operations and 11 to 22 years for nitrate-iodine operations. The rates used to discount future cash flows are based on market rates for the aforementioned terms. (3) See Note 19.2. Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Statements June 30, 2025 117 19.2 Description of other provisions Current provisions, other short-term provisions As of June 30, 2025 As of December 31, 2024 ThUS$ ThUS$ Rent under lease contract (1) 241,048 265,054 Provision for additional tax related to foreign loans 2,040 2,602 End of agreement bonus 3,451 5,279 Other bonuses to workers 2,917 7,701 Other bonuses, general staff 3,008 2,912 Directors’ per diem allowance 1,346 5,143 Miscellaneous provisions 793 13,549 Total 254,603 302,240 (1) Payment Obligations for the lease contract with CORFO: These correspond to the obligations assumed in the Lease Agreement. Our subsidiary SQM Salar holds exclusive rights to exploit the mineral resources in an area covering approximately 140,000 hectares of land in the Salar de Atacama in northern Chile, of which SQM Salar is only entitled to exploit the mineral resources in 81,920 hectares. These rights are owned by Corfo and leased to SQM Salar pursuant to the Lease Agreement. Corfo cannot unilaterally amend the Lease Agreement and the Project Agreement, and the rights to exploit the resources cannot be transferred. The Lease Agreement establishes that SQM Salar is responsible for making quarterly lease payments to Corfo according to specified percentages of the value of production of minerals extracted from the Salar de Atacama brines, maintaining Corfo’s rights over the Mining Exploitation Concessions and making