ICL Group Ltd. — Major Shareholding Notification 2001

Jul 13, 2001

SC 13G 1 file001.htm \MISC\JUNE 13G SOCIEDA Schedule 13G

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.__ )*

SOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE S.A.

(Name of Issuer)

Series A Shares, with no par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

833636103

(CUSIP Number)

April 9, 1999

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)

[X] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP NO. 833636103 ___________ 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Israel Chemicals Ltd. (00-00000000) ___________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (See Instructions) (b) [ ] Not Applicable ___________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ___________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Israel ___________ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES None. __________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 18,770,242 _________ EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING None. ________ PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 18,770,242 ___________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 18,770,242 ______________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions) [ ] [ ] ___________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 13.14% ___________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) CO ___________

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SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP NO. 833636103 ___________ 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) R.A.C. Investments (00-00000000) ___________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (See Instructions) (b) [ ] Not Applicable ___________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ___________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands ___________ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES None. __________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 18,770,242 _________ EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING None. ________ PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 18,770,242 ___________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 18,770,242 ______________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions) [ ] [ ] ___________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 13.14% ___________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO ___________

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SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP NO. 833636103 ___________ 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Rotem Amfert Nege B.V. (00-00000000) ___________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (See Instructions) (b) [ ] Not Applicable ___________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ___________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Netherlands ___________ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES None. __________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 18,770,242 _________ EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING None. ________ PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 18,770,242 ___________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 18,770,242 ______________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions) [ ] [ ] ___________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 13.14% ___________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO ___________

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SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP NO. 833636103 ___________ 1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only) Inversiones Rac Chile Limitada (00-00000000) ___________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (See Instructions) (b) [ ] ___________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ___________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Republic of Chile ___________ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES None. __________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 18,770,242 _________ EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING None. ________ PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 18,770,242 ___________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 18,770,242 ______________ 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See instructions) [ ] [ ] ___________ 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 13.14% ___________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO ___________

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SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO.: 833636103 Item 1. Name of Issuer and Address (a) The name of the issuer is Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A., a company organized under the laws of the Republic of Chile ("SQM"). (b) The principal executive offices of SQM are located at Miraflores 222, Piso 11, Santiago, Chile. Item 2. Identity, Address, Citizenship, Title of Class of Securities and CUSIP Number Items 2(a), (b), (c) This statement on Schedule 13G ("Statement") is filed by: (i) Israel Chemicals Limited ("ICL"), a company organized and residing in Israel, with offices at Millennium Tower, 23 Aranha St., Tel Aviv 61202; (ii) R.A.C. Investments Ltd. ("Rac-GC"), a company organized and residing in the Cayman Islands, with registered offices at Caledonian Bank & Trust Ltd., P.O. Box 1043, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; (iii) Rotem Amfert Negev B.V. ("Rotem"), a company organized under the laws of the Netherlands, with registered offices at Fosfaatweg 48, 101 3BM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and (iv) Inversiones Rac Chile Limitada ("Rac Chile"), a company organized and residing in the Republic of Chile, with registered offices at Huerfanos 863, Oficina 708, Santiago, Chile. Item 2(d), (e) (d) This Statement relates to the Series A Shares, no par value per share of SQM (the "SQM Series A Shares"). (e) The CUSIP number for the SQM Series A Shares is 833636103 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Sectons 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a : Not Applicable. Item 4 Ownership Item 4(a), (b) Rac Chile purchased and is the record owner of 18,770,242 SQM Series A Shares and of 2,202,733 Series B Shares. Rac Chile is wholly owned and controlled by Rac-GC and therefore, Rac-GC is a beneficial owner of the SQM Series A Shares. Rac-GC in turn is wholly owned and controlled by Rotem, and Rotem is therefore a beneficial owner of the SQM Series A Shares. Rotem is wholly owned and controlled by ICL and ICL is therefore the beneficial owner of all 18,770,242 SQM Series A Shares held by Rac Chile. Page 6 of 9 SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO.: 833636103 Item 4(c) Each of the entities identified in Item 4(a),(b) above shares voting and dispositive power over the 18,770,242 SQM Series A Shares held by Rac Chile. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Not Applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not Applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company Not Applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not Applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not Applicable. Item 10. Certification Not Applicable. Page 7 of 9 SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO.: 833636103 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our respective knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: June 19, 2001 ISREAL CHEMICALS LTD. R.A.C. INVESTMENTS LTD. By: /s/______ By: /s/____ Mr. Avi Doitchman, Chief Financial Mr. T. H. M. Laaper, Director Officer By: /s/____ By: /s/____ Ms. Dini Caspi, Company Secretary Mr. C. P. Langeveld, Director ROTEM AMFERT NEGEV B.V. INVERSIONES RAC CHILE LIMITADA By: /s/_____ By: /s/____ Mr. T. H. M. Laaper, Director Mr. Avi Milstein, Director By: /s/_____ By: /s/____ Mr. C. P. Langeveld, Director Mr. Yarom Ariav, Director Page 8 of 9 SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP NO.: 833636103 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT JOINT FILING AGREEMENT made as of this 19th day of June, 2001, by and among ISRAEL CHEMICALS LTD., R.A.C. INVESTMENTS LTD., ROTEM AMFERT NEGEV B.V., and INVERSIONES RAC CHILE LIMITADA. W I T N E S S E T H : WHEREAS, Israel Chemicals Ltd., R.A.C. Investments Ltd., Rotem Amfert Negev B.V., and Inversiones Rac Chile Limitada beneficially own more than five (5%) percent of the issued and outstanding Series A Shares, no par value, of Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. ("SQM Series A Shares"), a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of Chile; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to file a Schedule 13G with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States ("SEC"). NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 1. ISRAEL CHEMICALS LTD., R.A.C. INVESTMENTS LTD., ROTEM AMFERT NEGEV B.V., and INVERSIONES RAC CHILE LIMITADA hereby agree to jointly file a Schedule 13G with the SEC regarding the beneficial ownership of SQM Series A Shares and to file any and all amendments and supplements thereto. 2. This Agreement contains the entire agreement among the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and may not be amended, modified or changed except pursuant to a written instrument signed by all parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their respective representatives to sign this Agreement on the day and year first above written. ISREAL CHEMICALS LTD. R.A.C. INVESTMENTS LTD. By: /s/______ By: /s/____ Mr. Avi Doitchman, Chief Financial Mr. T. H. M. Laaper, Director Officer By: /s/____ By: /s/____ Ms. Dini Caspi, Company Secretary Mr. C. P. Langeveld, Director ROTEM AMFERT NEGEV B.V. INVERSIONES RAC CHILE LIMITADA By: /s/_____ By: /s/____ Mr. T. H. M. Laaper, Director Mr. Avi Milstein, Director By: /s/_____ By: /s/____ Mr. C. P. Langeveld, Director Mr. Yarom Ariav, Director Page 9 of 9