Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. is listed on NYSE (SQM). 4.A. History And Development Of The Company Historical Background Sociedad Qumica y Minera de Chile S.A. SQM is an open stock corporation (sociedad annima abierta) organized under the laws of the Republic of Chile. The Company was constituted by public deed issued on June 17, 1968 by the Public Notary of Santiago, Mr. Sergio Rodrguez Garcs. Its existence was approved by Decree No. 1.164 of June 22, 1968 of the Ministry of Finance, and it was registered on June 29, 1968 in the Business Registry of Santiago, on page 4.537 No. 1.992. SQMs headquarters are located at El Trovador 4285, Piso 6, Santiago, Chile. The Companys telephone number is 562-425-2000. Commercial exploitation of the caliche ore deposits in northern Chile began in the 1830s, when sodium nitrate was extracted from the ore for use in the manufacture of explosives and fertilizers.

Socket Communications Inc.

Socket Communications Inc. is listed on NASDAQ (SCKT). We design, manufacture and sell data collection and connectivity products for mobile electronic devices. Our products employ innovative designs that reduce battery power consumption and make them easy to install and use. Our data collection products are designed to collect data on handheld computers, tablet computers, notebook computers and Smartphones using bar code scanning and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies. Our connectivity products are designed to connect handheld computers, tablet computers, notebook computers and Smartphones to the Internet, to local area computer networks, to wide area computer networks, and to other peripheral devices through both wireless and cable connections. We also offer serial products that connect electronic devices and embedded products that are designed to be installed inside third party mobile electronic devices.

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