Signature Version 5 CORFO entered in to a pro ject cont ract for the Salar de Atacama and i ts var ious annexes. On November 12, 1993, by publ ic deed executed before the Notary Publ ic o f Sant iago, Mr. Juan Ricardo San Mart ín Ur re jo la , a pro...
Exhibit 10.5 Signature Version THIS IS A FREE TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH OF THE ORIGINAL SPANISH VERSION OF THE PROJECT AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL SPANISH VERSION OF THE PROJECT AGREEMENT AND THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION, THE SPANISH VERSION OF THE PROJECT AGREEMENT SHALL PREVAIL. MMY REPERTOIRE NUMBER:5,093-2i )25 PROJECT AGREEMENT IN THE SALAR DE ATACAMA MINERA TARAR SpA AND ANOTHER IN SANTIAGO, REPUBLIC OF CHILE, on the sixteenth day of September in the year two thousand twenty - f ive, before me, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, at ▇▇▇▇▇▇-at - law, Notary Pub l ic , Head of the Nin th Notary Of f ice o f Sant iago, wi th o f f ices a t 333 Teat inos St reet , mezzanine, Sant iago, appear: MINERA TARAR SpA , a corporat ion, un ique tax ident i f ica t ion number seventy -seven mi l l ion seven hundred e ighty thousand nine hundred n ineteen hyphen n ine, here inaf ter the “Company,” duly represented, as wi l l be ev idenced, by M r. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ , a Chi lean c i t izen, ▇▇▇▇ ied, a bus iness engineer, w i th ident i ty card number 6 ,371,887-4, and Mr . ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ , a Chi lean Signature Version 2 c i t izen, ▇▇▇▇ ied, ▇ ▇ ▇▇ i l eng ineer, wi th number f i f teen mi l l ion f ive hundred for ty -n ine thousand e ight hundred n inety -one-n ine, a l l domic i led fo r these purposes at Cal le Huérfanos number 1 ,270, in the munic ipa ▇ ▇ ▇▇ and c i ty o f Sant iago ; and the CORPORACIÓN NACIONAL DEL COBRE DE CHILE , a Chi lean sta te -owned min ing, commerc ia l , and indus t r ia l enterpr ise, wi th tax ident i f ica t ion number s ix ty -one mi l l ion seven hundred four thousand-K, here inaf ter “CODELCO,” du ly represented , as wi l l be evidenced, by ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, a Chi lean c i t izen, ▇▇▇▇ ied, a commerc ia l eng ineer, wi th ident i ty card number s ix mi l l ion three hundred seventy -one thousand e ight hundred e ighty-seven-four , and ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ , a Chi lean nat iona l , ▇▇▇▇ ied, c iv i l eng ineer, wi th ident i ty card number seven mi l l ion e ight hundred for ty -s ix thousand two hundred twenty - four , hyphen e ight , a l l domic i led for these purposes at Cal le Huérfanos No. 1 ,270 in the munic ipa ▇ ▇ ▇▇ and c i ty o f Sant iago , on the one hand; and, on the o ther h and, the CORPORACIÓN DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCIÓN , s ing le tax ident i f ica t ion number 60,706,002 , a decentra l ized publ ic serv ice, here inaf ter “CORFO” o r the “Corporat ion, ” du ly represented, as shal l be ev idenced, by i ts Execut ive V ice Pres ident , ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ , a Chi lean c i t i zen, ▇▇▇▇ ied, indust r ia ▇ ▇ ▇▇ i l eng ineer, ident i ty card number seven mi l l ion e ight hundred th i r ty -n ine thousand three hundred seventy -n ine- th ree, both domic i led for these purposes at n ine hundred twenty -one Signature Version ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ in th is c i t y . The Company, CODELCO, and CORFO shal l be jo in t ly re ferred to as the “Part ies” and ind iv idua l ly and ind is t inct ly each as the “Party . ” The par t ies appear ing, o f lega l age, who prove the i r ident i t y wi th the ident i f ica t ion cards ind icated above, s ta te : FIRST: General Background on the Project in the Salar de Atacama and the Lease of OMA Mining Rights . ▇▇▇.▇▇▇. CORFO owns the OMA min ing concessions, located in the Salar de Atacama, where a pro ject has been underway s ince the year 1983, the pr imary purpose of which has been to produce and market any and a l l compounds of potass ium, boron, l i th ium, and sod ium, and, in par t icu lar , potass ium sa l ts , bor ic ac id , l i th ium, l i th ium products, sod ium ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ide, potass ium ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ide, sod ium su l fa te , potass ium su l fa te , and any der ivat ive or compound thereof , as wel l as o ther economica l ly recoverab le minera l substances f rom the OMA min ing concessions. One.Two. By publ ic deed dated January 31, 1986, executed before the Notary Publ ic o f Sant iago, Mr. Serg io ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Amax, Molymet , and CORFO entered in to a cont ract for a pro ject in the Salar de Atacama and i ts var ious annexes. L ikewise, by deed of the same date and before the same Notary, Amax, Molymet , and CORFO formed the l im i ▇▇▇ l iab i l i ty company named Sociedad Miner a Salar de Atacama L imi tada ( “Minsa l ” ) . On December 14, 1992, by a publ ic deed executed on that date before the Notary Publ ic o f Signature Version 4 Sant iago, ▇▇. ▇▇▇ l Undurraga Laso, Amax, wi th the express and i r revocable consent o f the o ther par tners o f Minsa l , so ld , ass igned, and t ransferred to Amsala r , which purchased, accepted, and acquired for i ▇▇▇ ▇ ▇ each and every one of the former ’s r ights and in terests in sa id company. Subsequent ly , by publ ic deed dated November 12, 1993, executed before the Nota ry Publ ic o f Sant iago, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Mar t ín Urre jo la , the companies Amsalar and Molymet so ld , ass igned , and t ransferred to SQM Potas io S.A . a l l the i r corporate r ights in Minsa l , leav ing SQM Potas io S.A. as the so le par tner o f the la t ter wi th seventy - f ive percent and CORFO wi th twenty - f i ve percent . By publ ic deed dated August 8 , 1994, Minsa l was modi f ied and t ransformed in to Sociedad Minera Salar de Atacama S.A. , wh ich la ter changed i ts corporate name to SQM Sala r S.A. and is today SQM Salar SpA ( “SQM Salar ” ) . On December 28, 1995, fo l lowing a cap i ta l increase ▇▇▇▇ ied out the prev ious year, CORFO so ld i t s s take in SQM Sala r . One.Three. By publ ic deed dated Apr i l 18, 1986 , executed before the Notary Publ ic o f Sant iago, Mr. Serg io ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ , a lease agreement was entered in to between CORFO and Minsa l , pursuant to which CORFO leased to sa id company, o f which i t was a par tner , the usuf ruct o f cer ta in OMA min ing concess ions, for the development o f the pro ject agreed upon in the cont ract for the pro ject in the Salar de Atacama. By deed dated January 31, 1986, executed before the Notary Publ ic o f Sant iago, Mr. Serg io ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Amax, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ , and
Signature Version 5 CORFO entered in to a pro ject cont ract for the Salar de Atacama and i ts var ious annexes. On November 12, 1993, by publ ic deed executed before the Notary Publ ic o f Sant iago, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Mart ín Ur re jo la , a pro ject cont ract for the Salar de Atacama was entered in to between CORFO, SQM Potas io S.A. , and SQM S.A. , the purpose of which was for Minsa l to deve lop a pro ject , thereby render ing nu l l and vo id the cont ract o f the same name executed in the year 1986. On the same date and before the same notary, a lease agreement was entered in to between CORFO and Minsa l , thereby render ing nu l l and vo id the lease agreement o f the same name f rom 1986. Subsequent ly , on December 19, 1995, the cont ract for the pro ject in the Salar de Atacama was amended before the Notary Publ ic o f Sant iago, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ín Ur re jo la , and on December 21, 1995, before the same notary, the pro ject cont ract was amended once again . Subsequent ly , by publ ic deed of the same date and before the same Notary , the par t ies amended the lease agreement . By publ ic deed dated November 29, 2012, SQM Salar executed a un i la tera l dec larat ion o f agency, by which i t t ransfer red to CORFO the ▇▇▇ and Salar Concessions, wh ich had been estab l ished by SQM Salar in a por t ion o f the a rea compr is ing the OMA. One.Four. By publ ic deed dated January 17, 2018, executed before the Seventh Notary o f Sant iago, ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ and SQM Potas io S.A. , SQM S.A. , and SQM Salar s igned the amendment , consol idated and updated text o f the cont ract for the pro ject in the Signature Version 6 Salar de Atacama, and the amendment , consol idated and updated text o f the lease agreement regard ing OMA min ing concessions, cont racts that were amended by the a forement ioned par t ies by publ ic deed dated March 8 , 2018 executed before the same notary. The aforement ioned amendments, together wi th the i r rect i f ica t ion, were approved by CORFO Resolu t ion No. 48 o f 2018 , reg is te red by the Comptro l le r Genera l o f the Republ ic on Apr i l 10 , o f the same year, and were in tended, among other th ings, to increase SQM Salar ’s l i th ium min ing and market ing quota, changing the fo rmula for ca lcu la t ing lease rent , the pr ices used, and the ra tes to be appl ied; es tab l ish ing an envi ronmenta l moni tor ing s ystem; and creat ing mechanisms to ver i f y the correct , complete , and t imely fu l f i l lment o f SQM Salar ’s env i ronmenta l and cont ractua l obl igat ions. Subsequent ly , on January 8 , 2020, between CORFO and SQM Salar , SQM Potas io S.A. , and SQM S.A. amended the pro ject cont ract and the lease agreement by means of a publ ic deed executed before the Seventh Notary Publ ic o f Sant iago, Ms. ▇▇▇▇▇ So ledad ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇; and on December 1, 2020 , by means of a publ ic deed executed before the same Notary Publ ic , an amendment was s igned re fe rr ing exc lus ive ly to Clause Fi f teen of the . These amendments were approved, respect ive ly , by CORFO Reso lu t ion No.16 of 2020 , which was reg is te red by the Second Metropol i tan Regional Comptro l le r ’s Of f ice o f Sant iago on February 27 o f the same year; and by CORFO Reso lu t ion No. 125 of 2020, acknowledged by the Second Metropo ▇ ▇ ▇▇▇ Regional Signature Version 7 Comptro l le r ’s Of f ice o f Sant iago on December 31 of the same year. One.Five. That , in accordance wi th the SQM Pro jec t Agreement and the SQM Lease Agreement , the pro ject and the lease under those cont racts terminate on December 31, 2030, except for the ear ly te rminat ions speci f ica l ly prov ided for in sa id inst ruments. L ikewise, sa id cont rac ts estab l ish a ser ies o f r ights in favor o f CORFO associa ▇▇▇ wi th the i r terminat ion, such as rest i tu t ion, f ▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ , and purchase opt ions to purcha se cer ta in assets. SECOND: Considerat ions. The Part ies express ly acknowledge that they have taken the fo l lowing in to specia l considerat ion in agree ing to th is Agreement and the Lease Agreement : ▇▇▇.▇▇▇. The Agreement and the Lease Agreement are re la ▇▇▇ cont racts , c lose ly l inked to one another , which have bound and cont inue to b ind a l l par t ies hereto . Two. Two. The development o f the l i th ium indust ry and the exp lo i ta t ion o f the Propert ies are o f s ign i f icant importance to the State o f Chi le , g iven that i t possesses one of the wor ld ’s la rges t reserves o f th is minera l , whose susta inab le explo i ta t ion enta i ls s ign i f ic ant economic benef i ts and revenue for Chi le , and, fur thermore, wi l l become a s ign i f icant cont r ib ut ion to the development o f the indust ry associa ▇▇▇ w i th th is minera l , par t icu la r ly that o f bat ter ies and storage devices. Therefore, i t must create appropr ia te condi t ions that enable i ts act ive par t ic ipat ion in the expansion o f the l i th ium market in the c oming Signature Version 8 years and i ts pos i t ion ing as a key p layer in l i th ium exp lo i ta t ion in the long term. Two.Three. As prov ided in the s ix th paragraph of Ar t ic le 19, Sect ion 24. o f the Pol i t ica l Const i tu t ion o f the Republ ic o f Chi le , the State has absolu te , exc lus ive, ina l ienable , and imprescr ip t ▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ion over a l l mines, inc lud ing sa l t f la ts , notwi thstanding the ownersh ip by natura l or lega l persons of the land beneath which they are located. Paragraph 10 of the a forement ioned ar t ic le fur ther s ta tes that the exp lorat ion, exp lo i ta t ion, or processing o f deposi ts conta in ing substances not sub ject to concess ion, such as l i th ium, may be car r ied out d i rect ly by the State or i ts enterpr ises, or th rough admin is t ra t ive concessions o r specia l operat ing cont racts . Thus, i t is in the in terest o f the Ch i lean State to act ive ly par t ic ipate in the l i th ium indust ry , captu r ing s ign i f icant va ▇▇▇ f rom the explo i ta t ion o f assets owned by CORFO. Two.Four . On Apr i l 20, 2023, the President o f the Republ ic announced the “Nat iona l L i th ium Stra tegy” ” to increase Chi le ’s weal th and develop a key indust ry to l ink Chi le ’s economic deve lopment wi th the g loba ▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇ i t ion to a green economy ( the “Nat iona l L i th ium Stra tegy” ) . One of the object ives o f the Nat iona l L i th ium Stra tegy is to incorporate the State in to product ive act iv i t ies in the Salar de Atacama, for which CORFO requested that CODELCO ident i fy the best ways to secure the Chi lean State ’s par t ic ipat ion in l i th ium operat ions in the Salar de Atacama. Thus, CODELCO, wh ich under i ts organic law is author ized , e i ther d i rect ly o r th rough i ts subs id ia r ies, to exp lo i t
Signature Version 9 l i th ium, on May 18, 2023, estab l ished the Company as a veh ic le to carry out the development o f the Salar de Atacama through a publ ic -p r ivate par tnersh ip . Two.Five. Both for the a forement ioned purposes and to create the r ight condi t ions and incent ives to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ investment , innovat ion, and increased leve ls o f l i th ium exp lo i ta t ion in the coming years, i t i s necessary to ( i ) estab l ish a quota for the p roduct ion and mark et ing o f l i th ium wi th in the te rm of the Contract and the Lease Agreement , and ( i i ) promote the in t roduct ion o f new l i th ium product ion technolog ies, estab l ish ing, in both cases, prov is ions that promote e f f ic ient and susta inab le exp lo i ta t ion sub ject to compl iance wi th h igh envi ronmenta l pro tect ion s tandards, on the understanding that the Salar de Atacama is a bas in whose aqui fer systems are in terconnected, and a lso to best pract ices in compl iance and corporate governance, and that regu la te the t ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and in tegr i ty o f the in format ion that the Company, CODELCO, and the Pr ivate Shareholder must prov ide to CORFO for the best ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ le fu l f i l lment o f the Agreement and the Lease Agreement . Two.Six . The Lease Agreement mainta ins the rent ca lcu la t ion mechanism estab l ished in the SQM Agreements, prov id ing for ra tes by pr ice range to be appl ied to the sa le pr ice to the end consumer or Unre la ▇▇▇ Th i rd Party . To safeguard th is la t te r pr inc ip le , the Company must add i t ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇ make reasonable e f for ts to propose advance pr ic ing agreements to the In terna l Revenue Serv ice regard ing the determinat ion o f the pr ice o f t ▇▇ ▇ ▇ th ium products Signature Version 10 they market , under the terms of Ar t ic le 41E, paragraph 7, o f the Income Tax Law conta ined in Ar t ic le 1 o f Decree -Law No. 824 o f 1974. ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇. The Lease Agreement a lso inc ludes condi t ions to promote the development in our country o f a l i th ium products indust ry wi th h igher added va ▇▇▇, for wh ich purpose i t regu la tes the grant ing o f pre ferent ia l l i th ium pr ices by the Company to Specia l ized Produce rs that manufacture such va ▇▇▇ -added products in Ch i le us ing l i th ium inputs ext racted f rom the ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies. Two.Eight . The susta inab le deve lopment o f economic act iv i t y in the Salar de Atacama and i ts surroundin g area is a pr ior i ty ob ject ive o f CORFO; to th is end, i t is essent ia l that the Company commit to mainta in ing h igh s tandards o f corporate soc ia l responsib i l i t y and pract ices o f engagement and d ia ▇▇▇▇▇ wi th the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies , par t icu lar ly regard ing any envi ronmenta l and soc ia l impacts o f the Company’s act iv i t ies with in the area of in f luence of the operat ion i t w i l l car ry out in the Salar de Atacama, both in the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies and in the urban areas where i t manufactures i ts products. Two.Nine. Fina l ly , th is Agreement regu la tes mechanisms for benef i t -shar ing wi th the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies , as wel l as cont r ibut ions in tended for reg ional deve lopment and research and development , which the Company must make. In accordance wi th appl icab le regu la t ions, pr ior to the date o f execut ion o f th is inst rument , the admin is t ra t ive measures l ▇▇▇ ▇▇ to Signature Version 11 direct ly a f fect ind igenous peoples, as estab l ished in the Tarar Contracts , were submit ▇▇▇ to the ind igenous consul ta t ion process. THIRD: Def ini t ions. Without pre jud ice to o ther def in i t ions conta ined in th is Agreement , the terms ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇▇▇ be low shal l , whenever used in th is Agreement wi th an in i t ia l cap i ta l le t ter , have the meaning ass igned to them in each case: “Pr ivate Shareholder” means Sociedad Química y Minera de Chi le S.A. and SQM Nueva Potas io SpA, ent i t ies wi th which CODELCO and/or i t s subsid iary Salares de Chi le SpA partnered to form the publ ic -p r ivate par tnersh ip re fe rred to in the Fi rs t Transi to ry Clause (Publ ic - Pr ivate Par tnership) . “Bor ic Ac id” means any commerc ia l fo rm of bor ic ac id in any form, grade, concentra t ion, o r degree of pur i ty , as wel l as i ts der ivat ives o r compounds. “CCHEN Agreement” means the agreement o f the CCHEN Board o f Di rec tors author iz ing the ▇▇ ▇▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ th iu m products ext racted f rom the Salar de Atacama in accordance wi th th is Agreement , under condi t ions substant ia l l y s imi lar to those prev ious ly author ized by sa id body for th is type of cont ract , in accordance wi th i ts lega l powers and wi th in the scope of i ts ju r isd ic t ion. “Amax” means Amax Explorat ion Inc. “Amsalar” means Amsalar Inc. “Protect ion Rings ” re fers to the area encompassed by Protect ion Ring Two and Protect ion Ring Ten, estab l ished as a zone in tended to safeguard the minera l resources and reserves o f the Propert ies and prevent the Company f rom conduct ing min ing operat ions in that zone that Signature Version 12 could negat ive ly a f fect the Pro ject or the Pro ject ’s deve lopment area . “Protect ion Ring Ten” means the area wi th in ten k i lometers measured f rom the per imeter o r outer edge of the ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies and the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies, as ident i f ied on the map at tached as Annex One to th is Agreement . “Protect ion Ring Two” means the area wi th in two k i lometers measured f rom the per imeter or outer edge of the OMA Hold ings and the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, as ident i f ied on the map at tached as Annex Two to th is Agreement . “Anniversary” means an anniversary o f the Commencement Date . “Specia l ized R&D Contr ibut ion” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Clause Seventeen of the Agreement (Research and Development Ef for ts in Ch i le ) . “Genera l R&D Contr ibut ion” has the meaning assigned to that term in Clause Seventeen of the Agreement (Research and Development Ef for ts in Chi le) . “Speci f i c -Use R&D Contr ibut ion” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Clause Seventeen of the Contract (Research and Development Ef for ts in Chi le ) . “R&D Contr ibut ions ” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Clause Seventeen of the Contract (Research and Development Ef for ts in Chi le) . “Atacameño Ind igenous Associa t ions” or “Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions” means those ind igenous associa t ions, as def ined in Ar t ic le Th i r ty -S ix o f Law No. 19,253, be longing to the Atacameño or L ickanantay people o f the Salar de Atacama basin that are incorporated, reg is te red, and have a board o f d i recto rs in good standing wi th the CONADI, on the dates ind icated fo r each case in the Contr act . “Env i ronmenta l Audi tor ”
Signature Version 13 has the meaning ass igned to that term in Clause Twenty (Externa l Audi tors) . “Cont ractua l Audi tor” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Clause Twenty (Externa l Aud i tors ) . “Exte rna l Audi tors” has the meaning ass igned to that term in C ▇▇▇▇▇ Twenty (Exte rn a l Audi tors) . “CAM” means the Arb i t ra t ion and Mediat ion Center o f the Sant iago Chamber o f Commerce. “Theoret ica l Product ion ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ” means the annual product ion ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ o f a speci f ic Li th ium Product , as determined by the design o f the indust r ia l equ ipment and p lants insta l led and const ructed in Chi le for the Company’s product ion process. “CCHEN” means the Chi lean Nuclear Energy Commiss ion or the body that rep laces i t . “Magnesium Chlo r ide” or “B ischof i te ” means any commerc ia l form of magnesium ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ide hexahydrate in any form, grade, concentra t ion, or degree of pur i ty , as wel l as i ts der ivat ives o r compounds. “Potass ium ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ide” means any commerc ia l form of potass ium in any form, grade, concentra t ion, or d egree of pur i t y ( inc lud ing i ts in termediate products) , o ther than Potass ium Sul fa te , i ts der ivat ives, or compounds. “Sodium Chlor ide” or “Hal i tes” means any commerc ia l form of sod ium ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ide in any form, grade, concentra t ion, or degree of pur i t y , i ts der i vat ives, or compounds. “CODELCO” means the Nat iona l Copper Corporat ion o f Chi le . “Board o f Di rectors” has the meaning ass igned to that te rm in the Sect ion Nineteen.Two of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (Corporate Governance of the Company). “Atacameño Ind igenous Communi t ies” or “Atacameño Ind igenous Communi t ies” means Signature Version 14 those ind igenous communi t ies, as def ined in Ar t ic le 9 o f Law No. 19,253, be longing to the Atacameño or L ickanantay people o f the Salar de Atacama basin that are const i tu ▇▇▇, reg is te red, and have a current board o f d i recto rs on f i le wi th CONADI, as o f the dates ind icated in the Agreement . “CONADI” means the Nat iona l Ind igenous Development Corporat ion estab l ished by Law No. 19,253 . “Board” means the Board o f CORFO. “Agreement” means th is Pro ject Agreement , i ts annexes, and i ts wr i t ten amendments. “Lease Agreement” means the Lease Agreement entered in to between CORFO and the Company, by publ ic deed of th is same date at th is Notary ’s Of f ice . “SQM Lease Agreement” means the amended, consol idated , and updated vers ion o f the OMA min ing concession lease agreement entered in to between CORFO and SQM Nueva Potas io SpA, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chi le S.A. , and SQM Salar SpA by publ ic deed dated today executed before th is Nota ry Publ ic under reg is t ry number f ive thousand n inety- two . “SQM Pro ject Agreement” means the amended, consol idated, and updated vers ion o f the pro ject agreement for the Salar de Atacama entered in to between CORFO and SQM Nueva Potas io SpA, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chi le S.A. and SQM Salar SpA by publ ic deed dated today executed befor e th is Notary Publ ic under f i le number f ive thousand n inety -one. “Agreements” means, co l lect ive ly , the Agreement and the Lease Agreement . “SQM Agreements” means, co l lect ive ly , the SQM Lease Agreement and the SQM Pro ject Agreement . “Contro l ” Signature Version 15 means, whether d i rect ly or ind i rect ly , through another person o r jo in t ly wi th o ther persons, ( i ) ▇▇ ▇▇ ing more than f i f ty percent o f the shares, equ i ty in terests , or quotas o f an Ent i ty ; ( i i ) hav ing the r ight (by law, cour t order , o r con t ract ) to appoin t or e lect a major i ty o f the members o f the board o f d i rectors or the manager o f an Ent i ty ; ( i i i ) hav ing suf f ic ient power to d i rect o r in f luence the management and po l ic ies o f the Ent i ty , whether through a cont ractua l re la t ionsh ip or any o ther means, or to dec is ive ly in f luence the admin is t ra t ion o f the Ent i ty , in accordance wi th the def in i t ion in Ar t ic le 97 o f the Secur i t ies Market Law; o r ( iv ) in the case of a natura l person, hav ing the r ight (by lega l , jud ic ia l , or cont ractua l prov is ion) to manage ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ par t o f the i r assets. Th is concept o f Contro l sha l l be used to determine whether a person “Contro ls ” an Ent i ty ( in which case the f i rs t person is the “Contro l l ing” par ty o f the second), whether an Ent i ty is “Contro l led” by a person, or whether an Ent i ty is und er the “Common Contro l ” o f a person. “CORFO” o r the “Corporat ion” means the Corporat ion for the Promot ion o f Product ion. “Addi t iona l Fee” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Sect ion Eleven.Four o f C ▇▇▇▇▇ Eleven (Specia l Rules on L i th ium). “Base Fee” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Sect ion Eleven.Three of Clause Eleven (Specia l Ru les on L i th ium). “Ef f ic iency Fee” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Sect ion Eleven.Five. o f C ▇▇▇▇▇ Eleven (Specia l Ru les on L i th ium). “Fees” means co l lect ive ly the Base Fee, the Addi t iona l Fee, and the Signature Version 16 Eff ic iency Fee. “ “Business Days” means days o f the week, exclud ing Saturdays, Sundays, ho l idays, and days on which commerc ia l banks in Chi le do not open the i r o f f ices to the publ ic . “Board o f Di recto rs” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Sect ion N ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ of C ▇▇▇▇▇ Nineteen (Corporate Governance of the Company). “Ent i ty ” means a lega l ent i ty , whether under pr ivate o r pub l ic law, an associa t ion, a corporat ion, a fund, and any o ther organizat ion or specia l -purpose t rust , regard less o f whether i t has lega l personal i ty or not , or whether i t is o f Chi lean or fore ign nat ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇ ty . “R&D Ent i t ies” has the meaning ass igned to that term in C ▇▇▇▇▇ Seventeen of the Agreement (Research and Development Ef for ts in Chi le ) . “Nat iona l L i th ium Stra tegy” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Sect ion Two.Four o f C ▇▇▇▇▇ Two (Considerat ions) . “Mater ia l De l ive ry ” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Sect ion Nine.Three of Clause Nine (Rest i tu t ion, Transfer , and Purchase Opt ions) o f the Lease Agreement . “Force Majeure Event ” means any unforeseen event beyond the reasonable cont ro l o f the a f fected Party that p revents i t f rom fu l f i l l ing i ts ob l iga t ion, inc lud ing, bu t not l im i ▇▇▇ to , the fo l lowing: ( i ) acts o f nature, inc lud ing ep idemics, ear thquakes, hurr icanes, landsl ides, f loods, f lash f loods, and tsunamis or su bsidence, ( i i ) acts o f the enemy, inc lud ing wars, b lockades, s ieges, or insur rect ions, ( i i i ) te rror ism and r io ts , ( iv ) orders or decrees issued by any governmenta l author i t y or ent i ty , or the exerc ise o f any emergency powers by any author i ty , that are b ind ing on the
Signature Version 17 Party , prov ided that they do not resu l t f rom the wrongfu l act or omiss ion o f the a f fected Party , have not been issued wi th genera l e f fect , and exceed the scope of the indust ry . “ “Date o f Cal l ” means October 4 , 2024 , corresponding to the issuance of CORFO’s Exempt E lect ▇▇▇ ic Resolu t ion No. 1 ,235, which ordered a new ca l l fo r the f i rs t meet ing o f the p ▇▇▇▇ ing stage of the “Salar de Atacama Contracts ” ind igenous consul ta t ion process, as d i rected by ▇▇▇▇▇’s Exempt Elect ▇▇▇ ic Resolu t ion No. 347 of 2024 . “Star t Date” means January 1 , 2031. The foregoing appl ies prov ided that , as o f that date , the CORFO reso lu t ion approv ing th is Contract and the reso lu t ion implement ing the CCHEN Agreement have been fu l ly processed . I f these condi t ions have not been met , the Star t Date sha l l be understood to be the la test date on which both reso lu t ions are fu l ly processed. “Terminat ion Date” Terminat ion” has the meaning ass igned to that term in C ▇▇▇▇▇ Twenty-Seven (Term). “Terminat ion Date o f the Dia ▇▇▇▇▇ Stage of the Ind igenous Consul ta t ion” means August 8 , 2025. “Subsid iary ” means, wi th respect to a company, the Ent i ty that is d i rect ly o r through another Ent i ty Cont ro l led by sa id company and in which the Ent i ▇▇ ▇▇ lds more than f i f ty percent o f i ts vot ing cap i ta l or o f the cap i ta l i f i t is not a corporat ion , or in wh ich i t may e lect o r appoin t , or cause to be e lected or appoin ▇▇▇, the major i t y o f i ts d i rectors or o f f ice rs. “Governance” means the set o f ru les to be agreed upon between the Company and the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies to govern the i r re la t ion s, which sha l l be mainta ined Signature Version 18 th rough formal and permanent channels o f d ia ▇▇▇▇▇, such as work ing groups o r o thers estab l ished by mutua l agreement . For greater c lar i ty , Governance does not re fer to nor form part o f the Company’s corporate governance, which is governed by i ts own sta tu tory ru les. “kMt” means thousands of metr ic tons. “LCE” stands for l i th ium carbonate equiva lent . “Secur i t ies Market Law” means Law No. 18 ,045 on the Secur i t ies Market . “Ant i -Corrupt ion Laws” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Clause Twenty - Three (Ant i -Corrupt ion Regula t ions) . “LME” means l i th ium meta l equiva lent . “Lots A – M – J – F – H, and L” means the propert ies located in the munic ipa ▇ ▇ ▇▇ o f San ▇▇▇▇▇ de Atacama, ident i f ied in Sect ion 4 .1 o f Transi t iona ▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ 4 (Propert ies) o f the Lease Agreement . “Lots E – F – G and H” means the propert ies located in the mun ic ipa ▇ ▇ ▇▇ o f San ▇▇▇▇▇ de Atacama, speci f ied in Sect ion Four .Two of the Fourth Trans i t iona l Clause (Proper t ies) o f the Lease Agreement . “Relevant Mat ters and Clauses” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Clause Thi r ty - f ive .BIS.Two. “Best Engineer ing, Technology, and Operat iona l Pract ices” means the best pract ices, methods, technolog ies, procedures, and act ions—which may vary f rom t ime to t ime —used in ternat ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇ in the design, const ruct ion, operat ion, maintenance, and repai r o f l i th ium product ion p lants us ing b r ine (and appl icab le to the condi t ions o f the Salar de Atacama), whi le ensur ing a t a l l t ▇▇▇▇ compl iance wi th leve ls o f safe ty , re l iab i l i ty , and economy comparable to those that would be appl ied by e f f ic ient and prudent Signature Version 19 operators in the indust ry , which sha l l a im to ach ieve greater e f f ic iency and per formance in product ion processes, the h ighest s tandards in env i ronmenta l care, and responsib le operat ion w i th respect to communi t ies and the i r sur roundings. However, the Part ies understand that Best Pract ices in Engineer ing, Technology, and Operat ion are not l im i ▇▇▇ to a s ing le opt imal pract ice, method, or technique to the exc lus ion o f o thers, prov ided that these a l low the ob ject ives descr ibed above to be ach ieved. “Sa lar de Atacama Contracts Moni tor ing Commit tee” means the so le permanent forum for d ia ▇▇▇▇▇, coord inat ion, and co l laborat ion estab l ished under th is Cont ract , managed by CORFO wi th in the scope of i ts author i ty to ensure the act ive par t ic ipat ion o f Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions in the moni tor ing, ver i f i ca t ion, and overs ight o f the envi ronmenta l ob l igat ions imposed by th is Cont ract on the Company , and for communi ty re la t ions, through which per iod ic act ions wi l l be ▇▇▇▇ ied out to mainta in a formal re la t ionsh ip wi th sa id organizat ions and co l laborat ive act iv i t ies. “ “Minsa l ” means Sociedad Minera Salar de Atacama S.A. , former ly Sociedad Minera Sa lar de Atacama L imi tada, now SQM Salar SpA. “Molymet” means Mol ibdenos y Meta les S.A. “M t ” means metr ic tons. “New Technolog ies” has the meaning ass igned to that te rm in C ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ r teen (Development o f New Technolog ies in Product ion Processes in the Salar de Atacama). “Col laborat ing Ent i ty” means the ent i ty cont racted by the Company, wi th p r io r Signature Version 20 author izat ion f rom CORFO and f inanced wi th resources f rom Fund One, whose funct ion is to support the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies in the generat ion and organizat ion o f investment and/or deve lopment pro jects , and which must inc lude profess iona ls o f Atacameño or ig in in i ts work team and mainta in a permanent presence in the Munic ipa ▇ ▇ ▇▇ o f San ▇▇▇▇▇ de Atacama . “Technica l Support Agency” means the ent i ty cont racted us ing resources f rom Fund Four , in tended to prov ide specia l ized ass is tance in the design, implementat ion, and report ing o f pro jects and in i t ia t ives o f Atacame ño ind igenous associa t ions, in accordance wi th i t s lega l and sta tu tory purpose, and which must inc lude profess iona ls o f Atacameño or ig in in i ts s ta f f and mainta in a permanent presence in the munic ipa ▇ ▇ ▇▇ o f San ▇▇▇▇▇ de Atacama. “Atacameño Ind igenous Organizat ions” or “Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions” means the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies and Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions governed by Law No. 19,253, which are incorporated , reg is te red , and have the i r cu rrent by laws on f i le wi th CONADI as o f the dates speci f ied in the Contract fo r each case. ind icated in the Contract . “Other Products” means any commerc ia l form or product der ived f rom the sa l ts or br ▇▇▇▇ o f the Property that is not def ined in th is Clause, as wel l as products der ived f rom or composed of these. “Other L i th ium Products” means any product o ther than l i th iu m carbonate and l i th ium hydrox ide, such as l i th ium bromide; metal l i c l i th ium; l i th ium ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ide; l i th ium phosphate; l i th ium su l fa te fo r convers ion
Signature Version 21 in to L i th ium Products; o ther l i th ium der ivat ives or compounds. For the purposes of th is Agreement , “Br ine and Others, ” as def ined in th is Clause, sha l l not be considered “L i th ium Products ” or “Other L i th ium Products” “Part ies” means each and every par ty to th is Agreement , namely, CORFO, the Company, and CODELCO . “Rela ▇▇▇ Part ies” means (a) the Ent i t ies or ind iv idua ls who, wi th respect to any Ent i ty , are in any o f the fo l lowing s i tuat ions: ( i ) i ts re la ▇▇▇ persons, as def ined in Ar t ic le 100 hundred of the Secur i t ies Market Law; ( i i ) i t s Cont ro l le r , and i ts Subsid iar ies ; and any ind iv idua l o r Ent i ty , or group of ind iv idua ls or Ent i t ies act ing in concert , that d i rect ly or ind i rect ly ho lds more than ten percent o f the cap i ta l o f i ts Cont ro l le r ; and (b) w i th respe ct to an ind iv idua l , the i r spouse, c iv i l par tner , cohabi t ing par tner , and re la t ives up to the second degree of consanguin i ty or a f f in i ty . “Renta l Per iod” means the per iod o f one quarter end ing on the last day of March, June, September, and December o f each year. “Propert ies” means, co l lect ive ly , the ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies, the ▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies, and the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies. “▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies” means the OMA min ing propert ies speci f ied in Trans i tory Clause One (▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies) o f the Lease Agreement . “▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies” means the min ing propert ies ident i f ied in Transi tory Clause Three (▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies) o f the Lease Agreement . “Sa l and Salar Propert ies” means the min ing propert ies ident i f ied in Transi to ry Clause Two (▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies) o f the Lease Agreement . “Closure Plan” means the set o f act ions and measures in tended Signature Version 22 to terminate the Company’s min ing act iv i t ies, in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Law No. 20,551 Regula t ing the C ▇▇▇▇▇▇ o f Min ing Operat ions and Faci l i t ies and i ts implement ing regula t ions. “Chal lenge Procedure” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Sect ion Six .Three of Clause Six (Rent) o f the Lease Agreement . “Equiva lent Annual Product ion” has the meaning ass igned to that te rm in Sect ion Eleven.Three of the Clause E leven (Specia l Rules on L i th ium). “Specia l ized Producers” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Clause Thi r teen (Preferent ia l Pr ice for Specia l ized Producers) o f the Lease Agreement . “L i th ium Products” means l i th ium carbonate in techn ica l and bat ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ and l i th ium hydrox ide in technica l and bat tery grades, in both cases in the i r var ious spec i f ica t ions. “Pro ject ” means the pro ject for the explorat ion, min ing, product ion, and marke t ing o f any and a l l compounds of potass ium, boron, l i th ium, magnesium, su l fa te , and sod ium, and, in par t icu lar , Bor ic Ac id , L i th ium Products, Other L i th ium Products, Sodium Chlor ide, Potass ium Chlo r ide, Sodium Sul fa te , Potass ium Sul fa te , and any der ivat ive o r compound thereof , and other economica l ly recoverab le minera l substances f rom the Property . “RCAs” means the envi ronmenta l qua l i f ica t ion reso lu t ions that the Pro ject curren t ly ho lds or may ▇▇ ▇▇ in the fu ture to car ry out exp lorat ion, exp lo i ta t ion, produ ct ion, re in ject ion, and any o ther act or measure necessary o r convenient for the Pro ject . “Rent” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Clause S ix (Rent ) o f the Lease Agreement . “Representat ives” has Signature Version 23 the meaning ass igned to that term in Sect ion Twenty -One.Two of Clause Twenty -One (Equipment and CORFO Representat ives) . “Br ine and Others” means raw br ine, concentra ▇▇▇ and/or re f ined br ▇▇▇▇ a t any concentra t ion leve l , l i th ium carna l l i te , l i th ium su l fa te not in tended for convers ion in to L i th ium Products, and other raw mater ia ls or waste conta in ing l i th ium or o ther minera ls , present in sa l ts or d isso lved in so lu t ion, r i les and r ises, s lags and s lurr ies, a l l o f wh ich are ex t racted f rom the Premises. “Moni to r ing System” means the set o f technolog ica l too ls and mechanisms designed to record, report , and make ava i lab le to CORFO and the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions the in fo rmat ion speci f ied in Sect ion Ten.Two, in the manner and under the condi t ions def ined in sa id Sect ion, des igned by the Company in con junct ion wi th sa id Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions as ind icated in the Contract , the operat ion and updat ing o f which sha l l be mainta ined by the Company throughout the term of the Contract . “SMA” means the Super in tendency of the Envi ronment . “Company” means Minera Tarar SpA or i t s lega l successor or the ass ignee of the Contract and the Lease Agreement , as the case may be. “SQM” means Sociedad Química y Minera de Chi le S.A. “Potass ium Sul fa te” means any commerc ia l fo rm of potass ium su l fa te in any form, grade, concentra t ion, or degree of pur i ty , as we l l as i ts der ivat ives or compounds. “Sodium Sul fa te” means any commerc ia l form of sodium su l fa te in any form, grade, concentra t ion, o r degree of pur i ty , as we l l as i ts der ivat ives o r compounds. “Unre la ▇▇▇ Th i rd Signature Version 24 Party” sha l l be understood, wi th respect to an Ent i ty or natura l person, as one that is not a Rela ▇▇▇ Party to such Ent i t y or person. “Arb i t ra l Tr ibunal ” has the meaning ass igned to that term in Clause Thi r ty -One (D ispute Resolu t ion and Arb i t ra t ion) . “US$” o r “Dol lar ” means the Uni ▇▇▇ States do l lar . FOURTH: Purpose of the Contract . The purpose of the Agreement is to govern the terms, requ i rements, and condi t ions under which the Company sha l l execute the Pro ject on the Premises that have been de l ivered to i t fo r exp lo i ta t ion pursuant to the Lease Agreement , for the purpose of producin g and market ing any and a l l compounds of potass ium, boron, l i th ium, magnesium, su l fa te , and sod ium, and, in par t icu lar , bor ic ac id , L i th ium Products and Other L i th ium Products, Sodium Chlor ide, Potass ium Chlo r ide, Sodium Su l fa te , Potass ium Sul fa te , and any der ivat ive or compound thereof , as wel l as o ther economica l ly recoverab le minera l substances f rom the Propert ies. In accordance wi th C ▇▇▇▇▇ Five (Lease of the Propert ies and de l ▇▇▇▇▇ o f o ther assets necessary fo r the execu t ion o f the Pro ject ) o f the Lease Agreement , the Company may ext ract l i th ium so le ly f rom the ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies speci f ied there in . The foregoing is wi thout pre jud ice to the exp lo i ta t ion o f the ▇▇▇ y Sa lar Propert ies and ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies in accordance wi th the p rov is ions o f Sect ion Eleven.Six . For the development of the Pro ject , the ext ract ion in f rast ructure and the respect ive br ine co l lect ion po in ts that the
Signature Version 25 Company has implemented and wi l l implement in the fu ture must be located wi th in the per imeter o f the Propert ies. FIFTH: Li thium Reserves, Management of Residual Brines, and Future Li thium Recovery. ▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. The Company undertakes to conduct per iod ic s tud ies, a t least every f i ve years , to keep the s ta tus o f l i th ium reserves on the Property up to date , and sha l l prov ide CORFO wi th a copy of a l l reserve s tud ies submit ▇▇▇ to the CCHEN; un less , p r ior to sa id deadl ine, the Company completes the s tudy or has communicated in format ion to the re levant author i t ies , in wh ich case i t sha l l prov ide them to CORFO at the f i rs t opportun i ty ava i lab le . The foregoing is wi thout p re jud ice to any s tud ies conducted for these purposes by CORFO at any t ime, for which the Company sha l l prov ide a l l necessary ass is tance and make ava i lab le a l l in fo rmat ion requi red for such purposes. Five.Two. The Pro ject , to the extent or in the par t that i t considers a product ion process mainta in ing evaporat ion technolog ies, must prov ide for the re turn o f ex is t ing res idua l br ▇▇▇▇ to the aqui fer , to one or more zones of the Salar de Atac ama in accordance wi th the respect ive envi ronmenta l author izat ion . In the event that technolog ica l changes and/or the in t roduct ion o f new technolog ies are implemented in the l i th ium product ion methods wi th in the f ramework o f the Pro ject , wh ich invo lve the re turn or re in ject ion o f res idua l b r ▇▇▇▇ under condi t ions d i f fere nt f rom those of a product ion process based on evaporat ion technolog ies, re - Signature Version 26 in ject ion may on ly be ▇▇▇▇ ied out i f i t is ver i f ied that i t does not generate adverse envi ronmenta l ef fects . The Company must conduct sc ient i f i c s tud ies on the potent ia l impacts o f re - in ject ion or new technolog ies, which sha l l be submit ▇▇▇ to CORFO pr io r t o i ts env i ronmenta l assessment , and, fur thermore, sha l l co l laborate wi th publ ic inst i tu t ions in the development o f independent sc ient i f ic s tud ies on these mat ters . Th is co l laborat ion sha l l not be o f a pecuniary nature, to safeguard the independence and impart ia ▇ ▇ ▇▇ o f the s tud ies. For the implementat ion o f technolog ica l changes and/or the in t roduct ion o f new technolog ies invo lv ing re in ject ion, a l l necessary p recaut ions and safeguards must be taken to ensure that the qual i t ies, concentra t ions, leve ls , and phys icochemica l character is t ics , amo ng other parameters, cont r ibute to the susta inab le management o f operat ions in the long term wi th low envi ronmenta l impact , and that appropr ia te cont ro l mechanisms are in p lace, in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f the RCAs obta ined fo r the Pro ject ’s deve lopment . The re in ject ion processes for res idua l br ine, re la ▇▇▇ to technolog ica l changes or new technolog ies, must serve an exc lus ive ly env i ronmenta l purpose and not for s torage for product ion purposes. For the purposes of th is Agreement , “ res idua l br ine” is def ined as that resu l t ing f rom the product ion process and not u t i l ized, regard less o f i ts su i tab i l i ty fo r re in ject ion . For these purposes, the Company must inc lude the a forement ioned re turn or re in ject ion in the envi ronmenta l impact Signature Version 27 stud ies or s ta tements i t is requ i red to submit to the envi ronmenta l author i ty for i ts Pro ject . Five.Three. The Company may ut i l ize the waste sa l ts and/o r waste resu l t ing f rom the product ion process, prov ided that the recovery o f l i th ium is technica l ly and economica l ly feas ib le . Notwi thstand ing the foregoing, in the event that the Company implements a technology that a l lows for the recovery o f l i th ium f rom the a forement ioned waste sa l ts and/or waste, thereby increasing the e f f ic iency o f the product ion processes at the Salar de Atacama p lants , and i f , as a resu l t o f such recovery, the Company develops Other L i th ium Products that do not meet the process ing s tandards requi red for in ternat iona l markets , the Company may use the la t ter for the purpose of convert ing them in to L i th ium Products and/or Other L i th ium Products, and the i r commerc ia l iza t ion, which, in any case, must in i t ia l ly be a l located to the Ef f ic iency Quota. Five. Four. Without pre jud ice to the prov is ions o f th is C ▇▇▇▇▇, the Company sha l l make ava i lab le to the A tacameño ind igenous organizat ions an annual vo lume of Hal i te and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ i te , w i th no commerc ia l va ▇▇▇, for use in pro jects re la ▇▇▇ to ventures or speci f ic purposes prev ious ly def ined by them, under the terms set for th be low: (a) The Company sha l l report annual ly to CORFO the ava i lab le vo lumes of Hal i te and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ i te and the de l ▇▇▇▇▇ mechanisms, which sha l l inc lude, a t a min imum, the speci f ic formal i t ies for each request , the de l ▇▇▇▇▇ deadl ▇▇▇▇ and condi t ions, and the p ickup locat ion. (b) Pro jects re la ▇▇▇ to speci f i c ven tures or purposes sha l l be Signature Version 28 independent ly def ined by each in terested Atacameño ind igenous organizat ion. (c ) In terested Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions must submit the corresponding request to CORFO wi th in the speci f ied t imeframe, ind icat ing the type of pro ject and the vo lumes of Hal i te or B ischof i te requ i red, for the so le purpose of a l lowing CORFO to ver i fy whether the type of pro ject cor responds to that ment ioned above. (d) CORFO sha l l not i fy the Company of the in terested Atacameño ind igenous organizat ion and the vo lumes requi red based on the pro ject . The vo lumes of Hal i tes and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ i te t ransfe rred annual ly to the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions in accordance wi th th is Sect ion sha l l be deducted f rom the ca lcu la t ion basis o f the Rent regu la ▇▇▇ in C ▇▇▇▇▇ Six o f the Lease Agreement , g iven that these a re products wi thout commerc ia l va ▇▇▇ whose t ransfer by the Company to sa id organizat ions sha l l be f ree o f charge . SIXTH: Agreements between the Part ies. Six .One. Except for the l im i ta t ions conta ined in Sect ion Six .Two. be low and in subparagraph ( f ) o f Clause Twenty-Four (Proh ib i t ions) , the Part ies agree tha t noth ing in the Tarar Contracts sha l l p revent them or the i r Rela ▇▇▇ Part ies f rom part ic ipat ing in o ther companies or act iv i t ies re la ▇▇▇ to the products or by -products invo lved in th is Contract . Six .Two. CORFO hereby i r revocably and def in i t ive ly undertakes, in favor o f the Company, which accepts, not to car ry out and not to permi t , as o f the Commencement Date,
Signature Version 29 any exp lorat ion, exp lo i ta t ion, or min ing, aqu i fe r - re la ▇▇▇, or indust r ia l work o f any type or k ind, e i ther by i ▇▇▇ ▇ ▇ or th rough th i rd par t ies, w i th in ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ par t o f the Property . The Property is fu l l y and lega l ly in force, wi th a l l i ts permi ts up to date an d du ly pa id , and are not sub ject , in whole or in par t , to any l ien, encumbrance, mortgage, proh ib i t ion, reso lu t ion, nu l l i t y , or except ion o f any type or k ind that cou ld in any way af fect the f ree, to ta l , and exc lus ive exerc ise by CORFO or those to whom i t consents o f each and every one of the powers and at t r ibutes inherent to ownersh ip over ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ par t thereof , and undertakes to ensure that they remain in such condi t ion f rom the Commencement Date unt i l the Terminat ion Date, wi thout pre jud ice to the prov is io ns o f the Fi f th Transi to ry Clause (L imi ta t ions and Proh ib i t ions on the ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ies) and Six th Transi to ry Clause (Resolu to ry Condi t ion) o f the Lease Agreement . Th is proh ib i t ion does not extend to the per formance of non-product ive works, tasks, and operat ions by CORFO or a th i rd par ty author ized by i t , wh ich a re necessary for the conduct o f s tud ies, tests , sampl ing, act iv i t ies lead ing to the estab l ishment o f base l ▇▇▇▇, and other mat ters necessary for env i ronmenta l permi ts and/or the development o f p i lo t pr o jects , to ensure the exp lo i ta t ion o f the Property beyond the Terminat ion Date in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Twenty -Eighth C ▇▇▇▇▇ (New Contractor or Operator ) and/or to advance the development of s tud ies on any type of technology. In car ry ing out t he a forement ioned non -product ive works, tasks, and operat ions, Signature Version 30 CORFO or the th i rd par ty author ized by i t sha l l not in terrupt or a l ter the normal operat ion o f the Company or the fu ture deve lopment o f the Pro ject ; they must demonstra te that they possess a l l necessary env i ronmenta l and secto ra l permi ts , and sha l l assume the costs and r isks ar is ing f rom the i r act ions, re leas ing the Company f rom a l l l iab i l i ty and indemni fy ing i t fo r any damage caused to the Company by the per formance of the a forement ioned non -product ive works, tasks, and operat ions. In the event that the Company reasonably be l ieves that CORFO or th i rd par t ies are in terrupt ing or a l ter ing normal operat ions, i t must not i fy CORFO in wr i t ing, spec i f ica l ly s ta t ing the reasons such assert ion is based, a long wi th a l l support ing documentat ion. In the event o f a d isagreement , an expert sha l l be consul ▇▇▇ in accordance wi th subparagraphs ( i i ) and ( i i i ) o f the Appeal Procedure, as appl icab le . S ix .Three. Pursuant to the prov is ions o f Clause Two , sect ion “Purpose, ” subsect ion (b )( i ) o f the agreement entered in to between C ORFO and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ l Company, CORFO undertook, for the benef i t o f A lbemar le L imi tada, not to carry out o r a l low any min ing operat ions or works, and not to t ransfe r or abandon a l l 1 ,370 OMA min ing concessions i t owns that cor respond to the s t r ip dep ic ▇▇▇ and designated in Annex One of the Lease Agreement as “no man’s land. ” To the extent that , a f ter the Commencement Date and pr ior to the Terminat ion Date, the agreement or a rrangement cur r ent ly in force between CORFO and Albemar le L imi tada, A lbemar le U.S. I nc. , Signature Version 31 and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ e Invers iones L imi tada —or the i r successors under such inst ruments— s terminated, which prov ides for the protect ion o f such min ing c la ims and the exp lo i ta t ion o f a group of three thousand three hundred for ty - four OMA min ing concessions cont r ibuted to A lbemar le L imi tada, the Company sha l l assume and pay hereaf ter the min ing roya l t ies corresponding to them and to the remain ing three thousand three hundred for ty - four min ing concessions designated as OMA th at have been exp lo i ▇▇▇ by A lbemar le L im i tada pursuant to such agreement , unt i l CORFO has granted ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ le to a th i rd par ty to exp lo i t them or unt i l the Terminat ion Date, whichever occurs f i rs t , which sha l l be communicated by CORFO to the Company. The payment o f the min ing roya l t ies re ferred to i n th is Sect ion Six .Three sha l l not confer any r ights on the Company wi th respect there to , but sha l l ent i t le the Company to re imbursement by CORFO of the min ing roya l t ies pa id by the Company. Notwi thstanding the foregoing, fo l lowing the terminat ion o f any a greement or arrangement ex is t ing as o f the Commencement Date between CORFO and Albemar le L imi tada, A lbemar le U.S. Inc. , and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ e Invers iones L imi tada or the i r successors under such inst ruments, the Company, upon express wr i t ten request f rom CORFO , may ut i l i ze the br ▇▇▇▇, poo l sa l ts , ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ sa l ts , sa l t s to rage cakes, and any o ther product or mater ia l ext racted, whether in process or as a f in ished product , or waste, a l l ex is t ing as o f such date in the operat ions o f A lbemar le L imi tada. Six .Four. The cont ractua l Signature Version 32 prov is ions conta ined in the Agreement do not subst i tu te for or rep lace any envi ronmenta l or permi t requ i red for the execut ion o f the Company’s min ing act iv i t ies on the Propert ies. Under no c i rcumstances may the execut ion o f the Agreement or the va l id i ty o f any o f i ts c lauses const i tu tes or may const i tu te an envi ronmenta l pre -approva l o f the Pro ject that the Company wi l l deve lop beginn ing in two thousand th i r ty -one and to which C ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ r teen of the Contract re fers . Sa id Pro ject may on ly be executed once i t has obta ined the corresponding RCA and the necessary sectora l permi ts . Six.Five. Under no c i rcumstances may the Company carry out exp lo i ta t ion, ext ract ion , or re in ject ion act iv i t ies beyond the min ing concessions owned by i t and i t s Rela ▇▇▇ Part ies that are located wi th in the per imeter o f the Protect ion R ings, as ind icated in Clause Twenty-Four (Proh ib i t ions) . However, wi th in th is area , the Company may car ry out env i ronmenta l and meteoro log ica l moni tor ing act iv i t ies , and any o ther act iv i ty that , together wi th i ts respect ive fac i l i t ies, is author ized in any envi ronmenta l or sectora l permi t re la ▇▇▇ to the exp lo i ta t ion opera t ions o f the Min ing Rights . Any other act iv i ty that the Company wishes t o car ry out on the sur face lands of th is area for the operat ion o f the Pro ject , as appl icab le , must have undergone an envi ronmenta l impact assessment , a process in which s i tes o f cu l tura l and envi ronmenta l s ign i f icance must be considered, and must be author ized by the respect ive RCA. Six.Six . The Part ies hereby i r revocably and in advance undertake,
Signature Version 33 in favor o f one another , to implement in a va l id , lega l , adequate, and t imely manner each and every one of the prov is ions conta ined in th is C ▇▇▇▇▇ and Contract , commit t ing to per form a l l acts and execute a l l cont racts and, in genera l , to do everyth ing nece ssary so that the documentat ion to be executed and which is in fact executed, adequate ly re f lects the agreements set for th here in . SEVENTH: Representat ions and Warranties. Each Party to th is Agreement represents and warrants to the o ther w i th respect to i ▇▇▇ ▇ ▇ that : (a) I ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ du ly incorpora ▇▇▇ and ex is t ing ent i ty under the laws of i ts ju r isd ic t ion o f incorporat ion and has fu l l lega l ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ , power, and author i ty to enter in to and per form i t s ob l igat ions under the Tarar Agreements ; that the execut ion, execut ion, and per formance of the Tarar Agreements have been va l id ly author ized; and that the ob l igat ions conta ined in the Tarar Agreements are lega l ly va l id and en forceable in accordance wi th the i r terms. (b) The per formance by the Company and CODELCO of th is Agreement and the o ther documents supplement ing i t , and the fu l f i l lment o f the ob l igat ions set for th there in , do not conf l ic t wi th or v io la te , and do not breach or in f r ▇▇▇▇ upon, any s ta tu te , regu la t ion, judgment , order , decree, cont rac t , mortgage, agreement , concession o r min ing r ight , t rust deed, deed, or o ther inst rument to which e i ther par ty is a par ty or by which any o f the i r propert ies or assets are encumbered, and do not resu l t in the creat ion o r imposi t ion o f any l ien, charge, c la im, or p ledge on the i r propert ies o r asse ts. (c) Al l o f the foregoing represen tat ions and Signature Version 34 warrant ies are deemed mater ia l , essent ia l , and determinat ive for the execut ion o f th is Agreement , and the r ights o f the Tarar Agreements in re la t ion to such representat ions and warrant ies sha l l su rv ive the execut ion and execut ion o f th is Agreement and the per formance of ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ par t o f i ts prov is ions. (d) The Company sha l l use reasonable e f for ts to propose advance pr ic ing agreements to the In terna l Revenue Serv ice regard ing the pr ic ing o f the l i th ium products they market , pursuant to Ar t ic le 41E, paragraph 7, o f the Income Tax Law conta ined in Ar t ic le 1 o f Decree-Law No. 824 of 1974. EIGHTH: Implementat ion of the Agreements. The Part ies agree to take a l l d i rect o r ind i rect measures necessary or appropr ia te to g ive fu l l e f fect to the in tent , purpose , and terms of th is Agreement . Each Party , wi th in the scope of the i r respect ive author i t ies, sha l l use the i r best e f fo r ts to ensure that th is Agreement and the Lease Agreement obta in the necessary government approva ls and any o ther mat ters requ i red for the benef i t o f the Pro ject . Fur thermore, the Part ies, prov ided that th is does not imply a wa iver o f CORFO’s powers, undertake not to t ake any act ion that may obst ruct o r f ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ te the ach ievement by the Company and the Part ies f rom fu l f i l l ing the in ten t , purpose, and te rms of th is Agreement or the development o f the Pro ject . Signature Version 35 NINTH: Force Majeure. Each Party sha l l be excused f rom fu l f i l l ing i ts ob l igat ions under th is Agreement to the extent that such ▇▇ ▇ ▇▇ re is due to a Force Majeure Event and for the durat ion o f the Force Majeure Event , prov ided that the Party not a f fected by the Force Majeure Even t sha l l cont inue to fu l f i l l i t s ob l igat ions. The Party a f fected by a Force Majeure Event must not i fy the o ther Party in wr i t ing o f the occurrence of the Force Majeure Event wi th in seventy- two hours o f the event occur r ing or as soon as reasonably ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ le . TENTH: Environmental Compliance. ▇▇▇.▇▇▇. The Company undertakes to comply wi th cur rent env i ronmenta l leg is la t ion, the Water Code, and Law No. 21,595, as wel l as sector -spec i f i c env i ronmenta l permi ts and the respect ive RCAs; to comply wi th the compl iance program(s) agreed upon by the Company and the SMA and the respect ive cont ro l mechanisms that ensure the susta inab le management o f the Atacama ▇▇▇ t F la t ; and to comply wi th any f ina l dec is ions o r inst ruct ions issued the envi ronmenta l author i ty or , where appl icab le , the envi ronmenta l or ord inary courts , as appropr ia te . The Company undertakes to operate the Property whi le a lways safeguard ing the envi ronment in order to ach ieve, in accordance wi th Best Engineer ing and Operat iona l Pract ices, long - term susta inab le exp lo i ta t ion wi th a low envi ronmenta l footpr in t . The Company’s Closure Plan must comply wi th current regu la t ions on th is mat ter . Ten.Two. The Signature Version 36 Company undertakes to rev iew, update, complete , and mainta in the operat ion o f the Moni tor ing System, the design o f which sha l l be def ined wi th the act ive par t ic ipat ion o f the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commi t tee; the system must be understandable , c ▇▇▇▇ , cu l tura l ly re levant , up - to-date, in accessib le formats, t ransparent , and publ ic ly v iewable . The Moni tor ing System must conta in : (a) in format ion requi red on l ine or in ▇▇▇ ▇ ▇ ime, corresponding to the one estab l ished for each system in the RCA(s) , and that re la te to cont inuous measurements o f parameters, as wel l as o ther var iab les that a l low for the v isua l izat ion and/or ant ic ipat ion o f a water imbalance in the systems to be protected, (b) other in format ion that the RCAs requi re to be communicated, which sha l l be up loaded to the system at the f requency estab l ished by sa id RCAs, (c) resu l ts o f env i ronmenta l moni tor ing and audi ts conducted d i rect ly by the Company. Notwi thstanding the foregoing, the Company sha l l be requ i red to record cont inuous measurements o f parameters f rom the s tar t o f br ine ext ract ion, which must be up loaded to the a forement ioned system once i t is operat ▇▇▇▇ ▇ . The Moni tor ing System wi l l p rov ide such in format ion “on l ine, ” on a regu lar and cont inuous basis , meaning i t wi l l be permanent ly ava i lab le and can be accessed d i rect ly v ia remote connect ion, prov ided that technica l requ i rements for access and in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or d ig i ta l network connect iv i ty a re met . Fur thermore, and prov ided i t is technica l ly feas ib le to imple ment , the system wi l l
Signature Version 37 prov ide in fo rmat ion in “ ▇▇▇ ▇ ▇ ime,” that is , as data is co l lected or a t the moment an event occurs. Dur ing the system’s rev iew and design phase between the Company and the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions, those components that are technica l ly feas ib le to report in ▇▇▇ ▇ ▇ ime wi l l be ident i f ied. The Company wi l l t ra in the technica l representat ives o f the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions to e f fect ive ly access and use the Moni tor ing System. The Company must deve lop and ob ject ive ver i f i ca t ion mechanisms for the implementat ion o f the Moni tor ing System. The Moni tor ing System shal l conta in the in format ion speci f ied in Sect ion Th i r ty -F ive.TER. , to the extent that the format or medium of the in format ion is compat ib le wi th sa id system. Ten.Three. The Company sha l l main ta in a system that a l lows fo r the shar ing o f in format ion o f env i ronmenta l re levance and communi ty in teres t , wh ich sha l l be fed by the Moni tor ing System. Ten.Four. The Company sha l l cooperate on an ongoing basis by prov id ing CORFO, f ree o f charge, wi t h the re levant s tud ies that have been conducted to fu l f i l l the ob l igat ions imposed by the Contract in th is regard, as we l l as any o ther technica l , product ion, geo log ica l , hydrogeolog ica l , and envi ronmenta l in fo rmat ion re la ▇▇▇ to the Contract and the Lease Agreement that CORFO may request , prov id ing the necessary fac i l i t ies to ensure that CORFO has prompt access to such in format ion. Ten.Five : The Company sha l l update i ts hydrogeolog ica l model every f i ve years, and the respect ive numer ica l model every two years, in accordance wi th Signature Version 38 the prov is ions o f the current RCA, and sha l l submit both to CORFO in the format in which the Company is requ i red to submit them to the envi ronmenta l author i ty . CORFO shal l fo rward th is in format ion to the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions under the terms deta i led in Clause Thi r ty -F ive .TER (Access to In format ion by Atacameño Ind igenous Organizat ions o f the Salar de Atacama Basin) . Ten.Six . CORFO and/or the inst i tu t ion designated by CORFO fo r th is purpose, may conduct , a t i ts own expense, env i ronmenta l , hydrogeolog ica l , reserve, re in ject ion, and/or s t ra teg ic s tud ies throughout the ent i re Atacama Salar bas in , fo r which the Company must prov ide a l l the in format ion, cooperat ion, and support necessary for the deve lopment o f such s tud ies. The Company undertakes to work jo in t ly w i th CORFO and wi th the inst i tu t ion designated by CORFO, and eventua l ly wi th o ther operators in the Atacama ▇▇▇ t F la t bas in , on comprehensive hydrogeolog ica l model ing, in the development o f a susta inab le s t ra teg ic env i ronmenta l model , and in t he in tegrated moni tor ing o f the ent i re Sala r . The Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions may co l laborate and par t ic ipate , in accordance wi th the i r own se l f - determinat ion , in the a forement ioned comprehensive hydrogeolog ica l model ing, should th is in i t ia t ive be implemented , for which purpose they wi l l be convened by CORFO, through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni to r ing Commit tee, or by the State Admin is t ra t ion that , in co l laborat ion wi th CORFO, develops sa id model ing . The ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ sha l l have the r ight to rev iew pre l iminary Signature Version 39 draf ts o f these stud ies, so as to have the opportun i ty to inc lude i ts comments in the reports pr ior to the i r pub l icat ion to avo id potent ia l er rors that may be corrected in a t imely manner in the f ina l reports , in cases where CORFO independent ly f inds mer i t in the proposed cor rect ion. ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇. The prov is ions o f Sect ion Ten.Six do not prec lude the r ight o f Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions to conduct the i r own s tud ies, in accordance wi th the ob ject ives o f each organizat ion and the powers con ferred upon them by the i r respect ive lega l purpose and lega l s ta tus. The Company sha l l cooperate in the conduct o f such stud ies by prov id ing in format ion, access to data , and opportun i t ies fo r c lar i f ica t ion o f technica l in fo rmat ion re levant thereto , to the extent that ( i ) the in format ion and data are ava i lab le to the Company , ( i i ) the in format ion does not a f fect i ts commerc ia l r ights or is not commerc ia l ly sensi t ive , and ( i i i ) i t does not impose a d isproport ionate burden on the Company g iven the vo lume, complex i ty , or f requency of the requested in format ion, which must be du ly just i f ied . CORFO or the ins t i tu t ion or agency designated by i t sha l l a lso cooperate under the same condi t ions as those ind icated above for the Company, wi th in the scope of i ts author i ty . L ikewise, in the context o f re la t ions between the Company and the respect ive Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions, in i t ia t ives and act iv i t ies re la ▇▇▇ to technica l and envi ronmenta l t ra in ing may be estab l ished. Ten.Eight . In order to enable the exp lo i ta t ion o f the Assets once they have been re turned to CORFO upon the Signature Version 40 occurrence of the Terminat ion Date, the Company sha l l request that the envi ronmenta l author i ty mainta in a l l env i ronmenta l permi ts and author izat ions re la t ing to the Pro ject in force for a t least f ive years a f ter the Terminat ion Date. CORFO sha l l have the author i ty to requ i re the Company to ass ign o r t rans fer , f ree o f charge, the ownersh ip o f the envi ronmenta l permi ts and author izat ions o f the Pro ject that are in force or pending as o f the Terminat ion Date, e i ther fo r i t se l f o r for th i rd par t ies a t CORFO’s so le d iscret ion, in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Sect ion ▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. (c) o f C ▇▇▇▇▇ Nine (Rest i tu t ion, Transfer , and Purchase Opt ions) o f the Lease Agreement , and must request such ass ignment or t ransfer a t least seven years pr ior to the Terminat ion Date. In dec id ing whether or not to exerc ise the a forement ioned r ight , CORFO may, e i ther d i rect ly or through th i rd par t ies, aud i t and/or ver i f y compl iance wi th the RCAs and other permi ts and author izat ions. In the event that ▇▇▇▇▇ does not exerc ise the a foremen t ioned r ight to ass ign or t ransfer the Pro ject ’s env i ronmenta l permi ts and author izat ions f ree o f charge, the Company sha l l be so le ly responsib le for fu l f i l l ing a l l obl igat ions re la ▇▇▇ to compl iance wi th the Pro ject ’s env i ronmenta l obl igat ions and those pe r ta in ing to s i ▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, inc lud ing pr ior to the Terminat ion Date. In the event that ▇▇▇▇▇ exerc ises the a forement ioned power o f ass ignment or f ▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ , CORFO or the th i rd par ty i t des ignates, as appl icab le , sha l l , as o f the date o f the ass ignment , become so le ly responsib le for fu l f i l l ing a l l
Signature Version 41 obl igat ions re la ▇▇▇ to the envi ronmenta l permi ts and author izat ions sub ject to the ass ignment or t ransfer , inc lud ing the ob l igat ions and guarantees associa ▇▇▇ wi th the Closure Plan. The Part ies acknowledge that in the event CORFO exerc ises the r ight to ass ign o r t rans fer f ree o f charge, whether to i ▇▇▇ ▇ ▇ or to the th i rd party i t des ignates, th is sha l l not a l ter the Company’s exc lus ive responsib i l i t y regard ing compl iance wi th a l l env i ronmenta l ob l igat ions fo r the ent i re per iod between the Commencement Date and the Mater ia l Del ▇▇▇▇▇ o r the da te o f re turn o f the Property to CORFO, wh ichever occurs f i rs t . The foregoing appl ies even i f the e f fects assoc ia ▇▇▇ wi th any non -compl iance dur ing the a forement ioned per iod become apparent a f ter the Mater ia l Del ▇▇▇▇▇ o r the date o f re turn o f ’s Be longings to CORFO, whichever occurs f i rs t . Ten.Nine. In handl ing the in format ion re ferred to in th is Clause, CORFO , or the inst i tu t ion or agency designated by i t to ass is t in th is mat ter , sha l l be sub ject to the conf ident ia l i t y ob l igat ions set fo r th in Clause Twenty -Nine (Conf ident ia l i t y ) . Fur thermore, the Part ies sha l l ensure that the per formance of the ob l igat ions conta ined in th is Clause does not enta ▇ ▇ ▇ breach of ob l igat ions regard ing f ree compet i t ion or the d isc ▇▇▇▇▇▇ o f in fo rmat ion on costs , fu ture product ion vo lumes, fu ture sa les, deta i led in format ion regard ing the design or engineer ing o f the Company’s expansion p lans o r investment amounts, and in format ion that is sub ject to conf ident ia ▇ ▇ ▇▇ under agreements wi th l icensors or in te l lectua l property p rov iders, or Signature Version 42 subject to in te l lectua l and/or indust r ia l p roperty r ights o f the Company or th i rd par t ies—namely, t rade secrets , invent ions, know-how, models , samples, des igns, technica l or operat iona l in format ion, and a l l d rawings, schemes, and d iagrams on ly to the extent that they conta in deta i led and speci f i c in format ion regard ing a p rocess or par t thereof . Ten.Ten. The act ive par t ic ipat ion o f Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions in the moni tor ing, jo in t ver i f i ca t ion, and overs ight o f ob l igat ions sha l l be ver i f ied through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee. Th is is wi thout pre jud ice to the ex is t ing re la t ionsh ip channels between the Company and the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies. Access to the Company’s fac i l i t ies, in cases where i t is appropr ia te under the Contract , sha l l be car r ied out in compl iance wi th indust r ia l safe ty requ i rements and protoco ls estab l ished for that purpose. Ten.Eleven. In the Envi ronmenta l Impact Study o f the pro ject to be implemented based on the New Technolog ies re fe rred to in Clause Thi r teen (Deve lopment o f New Technolog ies in Product ion Processes in the Salar de Atacama) o f the Contract , which the Company must submit to the Envi ronmenta l Impact Assessment System no la ter than the second ha l f o f 2026, sha l l estab l ish regu la tory mechanisms to cont ro l the e f fects o f sa id pro jec t , through the inc lus ion o f mi t igat ion, compensat ion, and remediat ion measures, and a proposal for an envi ronmenta l moni tor ing network. The Company sha l l des ign sa id env i ronmenta l moni tor ing network pr ior to the Signature Version 43 submiss ion o f the Envi ronmenta l Impact Study to the Envi ronmenta l Impact Assessment System, tak ing in to account the op in ions and recommendat ions formulated by the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies wh ich, in accordance wi th the character is t ics o f the a forement ioned study, w i l l fa l l wi th in the pro ject ’s area of in f luence based on New Technolog ies, through i ts own channels o f engagement wi th sa id Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies. Addi t ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇ , the Company undertakes to incorporate the development o f recyc l ing a nd reuse of product ion resources as an operat iona l po l icy in the new pro ject . ELEVENTH: Special Regulat ions on Li th ium. ▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. The Company must comply wi th a l l Ch i lean laws and regula t ions govern ing the ex t ract ion, p roduct ion, market ing, and ▇▇ ▇▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ th ium and i ts der ivat ive products. Unless express ly author ized by the CCHEN, l i th ium produced by the Company may not be used or t ransfe rred fo r nuc ▇▇▇▇ fus ion p urposes. The Company sha l l adopt a l l reasonable safeguards to prevent th is purpose f rom being thwarted. Addi t ▇▇▇▇ ▇ ▇▇ , the State o f Chi le , through CCHEN, sha l l have the f i rs t opt ion to purchase l i th ium -6 that the Company may eventua l ly produce, a t the in ter nat iona l pr ice in e f fect a t the t ime of sa le . L ikewise, the Company sha l l comply wi th in ternat iona l agreements proh ib i t ing the t rade of l i th ium and l i th ium products w i th respect to countr ies inc luded on the l is t o f sanct ioned countr ies pursuant to Chapter VI I o f the Charter o f the Signature Version 44 Uni ▇▇▇ Nat ions. Eleven.Two. In considerat ion o f the fact that the Lease Agreement prov ides for the lease of min ing r ights , the Part ies hereby estab l ish in the fo l lowing sect ions the product ion and sa les quotas to which the Company sha l l be bound under the lease of the OMA Rights. Sub ject to pr ior author izat ion f rom CCHEN, the Part ies agree that the Company sha l l have the r ight to mine, process, and se l l , f rom the Commencement Date unt i l the Terminat ion Date , up to one mi l l ion e ight hundred f i f ty -n ine thousand n ine hundred twenty -e igh t Mt o f LME, under the te rms set for th be low: ( i ) The Base Quota, s tar t ing on the Commencement Date under the terms set fo r th in Sect ion Eleven.Three ; ( i i ) The Addi t iona l Quota, under the terms set for th in Sect ion Eleven .Four ; and ( i i i ) The Ef f ic iency Quota, under the terms set for th in Sect ion Eleven.Five. The ut i l iza t ion o f the Quotas must comply w i th the appl icab le RCAs. The fact that the Company has not produced or so ld the ent i re ty o f the Base Quota, the Addi t iona l Quota, or the Ef f ic iency Quota by the Terminat ion Date, for any reason, inc lud ing a Force Majeure Event , sha l l not extend the term of the Contract . Eleven.Three. The Company shal l have r ight to a “Base Quota” for the product ion and sa le o f up to one mi l l ion s ix hundred n inety thousand e ight hundred for ty - four Mt o f LME for the ent i re per iod f rom the Commencement Date to the Terminat ion Date, equ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ to an averag e annual sa le o f th ree hundred thousand Mt o f LCE over th i r ty years ( “Equiva lent Annual Product ion”) . The Part ies acknowledge that the Base
Signature Version 45 Quota is estab l ished for the ent i re term of the Agreement and does not impose on the Company an ob l igat ion to p roduce or se l l a speci f ic quant i ty annual ly ; therefore, the Base Quota is not reduced or ext ingu ished due to a lack o f annual product ion or sa les in a g iven year, wi thout pre jud ice to the ob l igat ion to pay the Guaranteed Min imum Rent estab l ished in C ▇▇▇▇▇ Eight (Commitment to Operat ion and Guaranteed Min imum Rent) o f the Lease Agreement . The Company sha l l use i ts bes t e f for ts to ensure that the Pro ject , inc lud ing, but not l im i ▇▇▇ to , the indust r ia l equ ipment and p lants insta l led and const ructed in Chi le for the Company’s product ion process, as wel l as the permi ts , government author izat ions, and RCAs obta ined for the Pro ject , are acqui red, obta ined i n any ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ , and/or des igned, const ructed, and appl ied for wi th the purpose of ach iev ing and ut i l i z ing the fu l l Base Quota f rom the Star t Date unt i l the End Date. However, regard ing the durat ion o f the RCAs, the prov is ions o f Clause Ten (Envi ronmenta l Compl iance) sha l l app ly . In accordance wi th the foregoing, i f , p r ior to the Terminat ion Date, the Basel ine Quota proves insuf f ic ient to cover product ion requi rements due to an increase in insta l led ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ or the incorporat ion o f new technolog ies, and cons ider ing the permi ts , condi t ions, and rest r ic t ions set for th by the RCAs in e f fect unt i l sa id terminat ion, the Part ies may negot ia te in good fa i th an increase in the Basel ine Quota; notwi thstanding the foregoing, CORFO reserves the r ight to increase i t o r n ot . Eleven.Four. The Signature Version 46 Company sha l l be ent i t led to an “Addi t iona l Quota” for the product ion and sa le o f up to one hundred twelve thousand seven hundred twenty - three Mt o f LME, unt i l the Terminat ion Date, corresponding to an annual ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ o f twenty thousand Mt o f LCE, as o f the date on which the fo l lowing cumulat ive condi t ions are met : (a) The Company invests in the const ruct ion, improvement , or adaptat ion o f chemica ▇ ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ in order to demonstra te an increase of twenty thousand metr ic tons o f LCE per year wi th respect to the T heoret ica l Product ion ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ . (b) The Company implements necessary technolog ica l deve lopment in i t ia t ives that demonstrab ly resu l t in an increase in overa l l l i th ium recovery ra tes in product ion processes, so that such ra tes are equal to or greater than s ix ty percent , through the incorporat ion o f New Technolog ies, in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Clause Thi r teen (Development o f New Technolog ies in Product ion Processes in the Salar de Atacama). Eleven.Five. The Company sha l l be ent i t led to a maximum prod uct ion and sa les “Ef f ic iency Quota” o f f i f ty -s ix thousand three hundred s ix ty -one Mt o f LME, unt i l the Terminat ion, cor responding to an annual ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ o f ten thousand Mt o f LCE. Th is quota wi l l a l low fo r susta in ing an increase in p roduct ion f rom l i th ium r ecovery processes us ing o ther prec ip i ta ted sa l ts , s tockp i led sa l ts , process RILs or RISs, waste sa l ts , re ject br ines , res idua l br ines, and reprocessed br ines, among others, f rom the Commencement Date through the Terminat ion Date, as a resu l t o f the ex is ten ce of associa ted Signature Version 47 recovery processes and new technolog ies and investments, in accordance wi th Best Pract ices in Engineer ing, Technology, and Operat ions. The Company sha l l be ent i t led to the Ef f ic iency Quota prov ided i t demonstra tes, through a technica l repor t , compl iance wi th the necessary investments in new technolog ies in tended to increase l i th ium recovery f rom other prec ip i ta ted, s tockp i led, process RILs or RISs, waste sa l ts , re ject br ines, re jec t , res idua l , and reprocessed sa l ts , among others. Eleven.Six. The regula t ions set for th in th is C lause are appl icab le on ly to the OMA Propert ies. The Company and CODELCO decla re that they are aware o f and accept the rest r ic t ions and l im i ta t ions on the Sal and Salar Propert ies and the Rigo Propert ies regard ing l i th ium min ing, in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Ar t ic le 19, paragraph Twenty- four , o f the Pol i t ica l Const i tu t ion o f the Republ ic , Ar t ic le 3 of Law No. 18,997, the Organic Const i tu t iona l Law on Min ing Concessions, and Art ic le 7 o f the Min ing Code, wi th the Company and CODELCO bear ing so le responsib i l i ty for obta in ing the necessary permi ts , author izat ions, and t i t les for the exp lo i ta t ion o f l i th ium f rom such propert ies, in which case the exp lo i ta t ion, commerc ia l iza t ion , and payme nt o f roya l t ies, roya l t ies, or commiss ions on any and a l l l i th ium products conta ined there in sha l l be governed by the exp lo i ta t ion t i t le granted by the competent authori ty ; such that : ( i ) the payment made by the Company for the product ion and market ing o f l i th ium conta ined in the Sal and Salar Propert ies and the Rigo Propert ies sha l l in no Signature Version 48 event const i tu te a reduct ion or modi f ica t ion o f the Rent or any o ther ob l igat ion under the Contract and the Lease Agreement ; ( i i ) under no c i rcumstances sha l l such product ion and market ing o f l i th ium products be taken in to account for the ca lcu la t ion o f th e Rent payable to CORFO under the Lease Agreement , nor sha l l i t be charged against the Insta l lments; and ( i i i ) in genera l , the prov is ions o f the Agreement and the Lease Agreement govern ing the exp lo i ta t ion o f l i th ium products f rom the OMA Propert ies sha l l not app ly to the exp lo i ta t ion o f l i th ium products f rom the Rigo Propert ies and Sal y Salar Propert ies, which sha l l be sub ject to the min ing t i t le granted by the competent author i ty . TWELFTH: Prior Authorizat ion from CCHEN. The Company sha l l submit for pr ior approva l by CCHEN, in the form, wi th the content , and under the procedures determined by CCHEN, a l l cont racts or lega l acts i t enters in to regard ing ext racted l i th ium, i ts concentra tes, der ivat ives, o r compounds, and sha l l comply in th is regard wi th a l l o ther ob l igat ions imposed by law, regu la t ions, and CCHEN Agreements. THIRTEENTH: Development of New Technologies in Production Processes in the Salar de Atacama. Thi rteen.One. The Company undertakes to deve lop and implement technolog ica l changes in the product ion process in the Salar de Atacama wi th respect to the Propert ies, wi th the purpose of increasing
Signature Version 49 product ion e f f ic iency and ach iev ing h igher leve ls o f l i th ium recovery f rom ext ract ion, and to promote the susta inab le management o f operat ions in the long term, through the incorporat ion o f new technolog ies and/or methods of l i th ium ext ract ion and recovery , among others, and by way o f example , the methods known as DLE (Di rect L i th ium Ext ract ion ) , or the combinat ion o f o ther technolog ica l processes that incorporate innovat ion, which must consider susta inab le re in ject ion processes for the res idua l b r ines der ived f rom these new methods and the i r implementat ion, in a manner consis tent wi th Best Engineer ing and Operat iona l Pract ices and wi th the safeguards and commitments determined for tha t purpose ( the “New Technolog ies” ) . The Part ies acknowledge that the a forement ioned re in ject ion processes had not been stud ied in depth, and leg i t imate quest ions remain regard ing them; therefore, i t was necessary to p roceed wi th s tud ies, ana lyses, and p i lo t pro jects , under the terms set for th in the fo l lowing Sect ions. Thirteen.Two. The sc ient i f ic s tud ies on the potent ia l impacts o f re in ject ion or the New Technolog ies that the Company has conducted or w i l l conduct sha l l be submit ted to CORFO pr ior to i t s env i ronmenta l assessment . Fur thermore, the Company sha l l co l laborate wi th publ ic inst i tu t ions in the development o f independent sc ient i f ic s tud ies on these mat ters . Th is co l laborat ion sha l l not be o f a pecuniary natu re, to safeguard the independence and impart ia l i t y o f the s tud ies. Thirteen.Three. The Company declares that i t has conducted p i lo t campaigns on Signature Version 50 New Technolog ies and that p i lo t campaigns on the same are current ly underway. CORFO shal l have the author i t y to rev iew the resu l ts o f the s tud ies and p i lo t campaigns that the Company has conducted to def ine the New Technolog ies , and to par t ic ipate in the act iv i t ies o f the p i lo t campaigns cur rent ly underway in con junct ion w i th the support ing inst i tu t ion i t des ignates (Commit tee and/or Inst i tu te and/or another body) . The Part ies sha l l ensure that the fu l f i l lment o f th is ob l igat ion does not enta i l a breach of ob l igat ions regard ing f ree compet i t ion nor the d isc losure o f in fo rmat ion on costs , fu ture product ion vo lumes, fu ture sa les, deta i led in format ion regard ing the design or eng ineer ing o f the expansion p lans or the amount o f the Company’s investments, and in fo rmat ion sub ject to in te l lectua l and/or indust r ia l property r ights owned by the Company or th i rd par t ies, namely t rade secrets , invent ions, know -how, models , samples, des igns, technica l or operat iona l in format ion, and a l l d rawings, schemat ics, and d iagrams, prov ided that these conta in deta i led and speci f ic in format ion regard ing a process or par t thereof . Notwi ths tanding the foregoing, CORFO or another inst i tu t ion designated by i t may conduct p i lo t tes ts on new technolog ies in br ine-based product ion processes. Thirteen.Four. Based on the p i lo t tests and stud ies conducted, the Company sha l l carry out technica l -economic eva lua t ions under the cr i te r ia and parameters i t deems re levant , inc lud ing soc io - envi ronmenta l v iab i l i t y as a fundamenta l cr i ter ion, and tak ing in to Signature Version 51 account i ts deve lopment programs and budgets, which wi l l just i fy the decis ions regard ing the implementat ion o f New Technolog ies. CORFO may ver i fy the in format ion reported by the Company, inspect progress on -s i te , among other act iv i t ies, e i ther d i rect ly or through experts i t des ignates. Thirteen.Five. The Company undertakes to incorporate New Technolog ies in to the product ion process g radual ly , in con junct ion w i th the reduct ion in the use of evaporat ive technolog ies, and the consequent reduct ion o f the area o f so lar evaporat ion ponds re la t ive to the to ta l ex is t ing area as o f January 1 , 2031, in accordance wi th Best Pract ices in Engineer ing, Technology, and Operat ions. To th is end, i t sha l l prepare a “New Technolog ies Implementat ion Plan” as prov ided for in Clause Fourteen of the SQM Pro ject Agreement , which must consider soc io -envi ronmenta l v iab i l i ty as a fundamenta l cr i ter ion, a long wi th technica l and economic factors, and must be terr i tor ia l ly re levant , progress ive, and ver i f iab le , wi th goals , mi lestones, and a def ined t imel ine . Fur thermore , i t must ident i fy a l l act iv i t ies necessary fo r the eva luat ion and adopt ion o f the Pro ject ’s New Technolog ies , as wel l as the processes for re in ject ing res idua l br ines, the purpose of which sha l l be exc lus ive ly env i ronmenta l and not for s torage for product ion purposes. The p lan must a lso inc lude a program a imed at reducing the area used for evaporat ion ponds , w i th targets and implementat ion dates . The Company sha l l submit th is P lan to CORFO wi th in the f i rs t ha l f o f 2026. I t may be updated, prov ided Signature Version 52 that the maximum implementat ion date ind icated in Sect ion Th i r teen.Seven is not modi f ied. The mi lestones and deadl ines def ined in the New Technolog ies Implementat ion Plan, and the p lans requi red by Law No. 19,300 and i ts Regula t ions, must be incorporated by the Company in to the Envi ronmenta l Impact Study for the Pro ject , which must be submit ted to the Envi ronmenta l Impact Assessment System no la ter than the second hal f o f 2026, in order to conduct s tud ies and estab l ish base l ines. CORFO shal l ver i fy compl iance wi th the progress mi lestones and associa ted targets , e i ther d i rect ly o r th rough experts i t des ignates. Thirteen.Six . The Company sha l l p rov ide in format ion to CORFO regard ing the to ta l investment budget for the Pro ject and the implementat ion o f the New Technolog ies, as estab l ished in the New Technolog ies Implementat ion Plan, w i thout i temized deta i ls or a cost s t ructure, so as not to v io la te f ree compet i t ion regu la t ions o r d isc lose in fo rmat ion that is conf ident ia l ly sensi t i ve to the Company. Addi t iona l ly , in instances of d i rect in teract ion between the Company and the organizat ions, in format ion regard ing the to ta l expenses incur red to date for p i lo t ing new technolog ies w i l l be shared. Thirteen.Seven. New Technolog ies must be implemented by the end of the seventh year f rom the date they were g ranted and the respect ive RCA and the sectora l permi ts requ i red for the operat ion o f the New Technolog ies pro ject have become f ina l . I f the RCA and the sectora l permi ts necessary for the pro ject based on New Technolog ies are approved and f ina l
Signature Version 53 pr ior to the Contract Star t Date, the Company wi l l p roceed wi th the execut ion o f the “New Techno log ies Implementat ion Plan” . The Company may not implement the pro ject for the exp lo i ta t ion o f the Propert ies as o f January 1 , 2031, unt i l i t obta ins the RCA that env i ronmenta l ly author izes the operat ion. Nor may i t implement the New Technolog ies unt i l i t obta ins the RCA author iz ing the Company to do so. Thirteen.Eight . The implementat ion o f the New Technolog ies by the Company must be soc io -envi ronmenta l ly feas ib le and increase the overa l l recovery o f l i th ium to a percentage equal to or greater than s ix ty percent , and , once implemented, must a l low fo r a min imum of re in ject ions o f a t least th i r ty percent o f the ext racted and t reated br ine . The product ion based on the New Technolog ies, prov ided that the o ther requ i rements estab l ished in Sect ion Eleven .Four are met , sha l l ent i t le the Company to the Addi t iona l Quota. I f the implementat ion o f New Technolog ies resu l ts in the overa l l recovery o f l i th ium of less than s ix ty percent , the Company may decide to implement them, prov ided that i t i s soc io-envi ronmenta l ly , economica l ly , and technica l ly feas ib le , and sha l l submit an investment p lan to CORFO for that purpose. Thirteen.Nine. I f the implementat ion o f New Technolog ies is not soc io -envi ronmenta l ly feas ib le , the Company sha l l not be ent i t led to the Addi t iona l Quota . In any case, CORFO reserves the r ight to ver i fy and conf i rm the a forement ioned non -v iab i l i ty e i ther on i ts own or through independent experts or specia l is ts that CORFO designa tes for th is Signature Version 54 purpose and/or w i th the support o f a pub l ic agency and/or inst i tu te wi th expert ise in the mat ter . Thirteen.Ten. Notwi thstanding the foregoing, the Company must prov ide CORFO and/or the inst i tu t ion or agency designated by CORFO wi th a l l necessary ass is tance so that CORFO may conduct , e i ther ind iv idua l ly or jo in t ly wi th the Company, a t CORFO’s d iscret ion, the s tud ies and/or ana lyses necessary for the development o f new methods, processes, and technolog ies for p roduct ive exp lo i ta t ion in the Salar de Atacama, i nc lud ing ear ly p i lo t ing o f new se lect ive ext ract ion technolog ies, re in ject ion tests , among others. Thirteen.Eleven. CORFO shal l p rov ide the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions wi th the New Technolog ies Implementat ion Plan and the in format ion regard ing the to ta l investment budget re ferred to in Sect ion Th i r teen.Seven, as prov ided in Clause Th i r teen of the Contract , under the terms estab l ished in C lause Thi r ty -F ive TER of the Contract . In add i t ion, the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions wi l l have access to the Moni tor ing System for t raceabi l i ty and ver i f ica t ion o f the Company’s compl iance wi th i t s obl igat ions. The act ive par t ic ipat ion o f the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions in the moni tor ing, jo in t ver i f ica t ion, and overs ight o f these ob l igat ions wi l l be ver i f ied th rough the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni to r ing Commit tee. Th is is wi thout p re jud ice to the channels o f communicat ion between the Company and the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies . Signature Version 55 FOURTEENTH: Long-Term Water Balance and Sustainabi l i ty . Fourteen.One. The Company undertakes to gradual ly and progress ive ly reduce the ext ract ion o f sur face water i t carr ies out in the Sala r de Atacama to supply the Pro ject unt i l i t s use in the product ion process is complete ly e l iminated . Th is ob l igat ion sha l l apply to the Company’s water use r ights located outs ide the per imeter o f the Concessions and corresponding to a maximum of two hundred for ty l i te rs per second, which corresponds to the f low ra te author ized by the RCA in e f fect in August 2025 and does not inc lude br ine or the br ine evaporat ion process. Fourteen.Two. To th is end, the Company sha l l p repare the “P lan fo r the Gradual Reduct ion o f Freshwater Use unt i l i t s Complete Replacement , ” as prov ided for in Clause Fourteen of the SQM Pro ject Agreement , which sha l l p rov ide for the gradual and progress ive reduct ion o f f reshwater use in i ts processes unt i l i ts complete e l iminat ion, and must consider soc io -env i ronmenta l v iab i l i ty as a fundamenta l cr i te r ion , in add i t ion to technica l and economic factors , and must be geographica l ly re levant . The “P lan for the Gradual Reduct ion o f Surface Water Use unt i l i ts Complete Replacement” must be submit ted to CORFO dur ing the f i rs t ha l f o f the year 2026, and must conta in , a t a min imum, the s tages, goa ls , mi lestones, and deadl ines by wh ich the reduct ion must be carr ied out in accordance wi th the Pro ject , the f low ra tes sub ject to reduct ion , and the ind icators and mechanisms that a l low for the moni tor ing and ver i f ica t ion o f compl iance wi th th is ob l igat ion. The complete Signature Version 56 el iminat ion o f use of sur face water in the Pro ject ’s product ion process w i l l be ver i f ied a t the end of the f i f th year f rom the date on which the RCA that has favorab ly ra ted the Pro ject and the sectora l permi ts necessary for i ts operat ion a re approved and f ina l . Th is P lan may be updated, prov ided that the a forement ioned maximum implementat ion date is not modi f ied. The mi lestones and deadl ines def ined in the “P lan for the Gradual Reduct ion o f Surface Water Use unt i l i ts Complete Replacement , ” and the p lans requ i red by Law No. 19,300 and i ts Regula t ions, must be incorporated by the Company in to the Pro ject ’s Envi ronmenta l Impact Study, which must be submit ted to the Envi ronmenta l Impact Assessment System no la te r than the second ha l f o f the year 2026. In the event that the RCA and the sectora l permi ts necessary fo r i ts operat ion are approved and f ina l p r ior to the Star t Date, and that , consequent ly , the s tar t o f the Pro ject ’s execut ion o f the Pro ject , the Company sha l l proceed wi th the execut ion o f the New Technolog ies Implementat ion Plan and sha l l ad just the program for the gradual reduct ion o f use of sur face water in l ight o f such c i rcumstance. Fourteen.Three. The water use r ights re fe rred to in th is Clause sha l l be a l located by the Company for env i ronmenta l conservat ion and b iod ivers i ty purposes as they cease to be used or wi l l cease to be used in the fu ture for the Pro ject ’s water supp ly , in accordance wi th th e “P lan fo r the Gradual Reduct ion o f Cont inenta l Wate r un t i l i ts Tota l Replacement . ” In th is regard, the Company undertakes to request
Signature Version 57 the modi f ica t ion o f the usage category o f the a forement ioned water r ights to a “non -ext ract ive” category fo r env i ronmenta l conservat ion purposes, in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f the Water Code, and to make the corresponding ent r ies in the Water Property Regis t ry for th is purpose . The request fo r modi f ica t ion to the non-ext ract ive use sha l l be made in s tages, wi th respect to the f lows corresponding to each wel l among those in which such r ights a re exerc ised, as they cease to be used ent i re ly . Fur thermore, on ly in those except iona l cases where a water shor tage is dec lared by the competent author i ty in accordance wi th current leg is la t ion , and whi le such a declarat ion remains in e f fect , sa id water use r ights may be a l located in who le or in par t for human consumpt ion. Such a l locat ion must be sub ject to ver i f ica t ion o f the condi t ions estab l ished for th is purpose in the Water Code and through the respect ive not i f i ca t ions to the Genera l Wate r D i rectorate or another competent author i ty fo r such purposes at the t ime of a l locat ion. The aforement ioned a l locat ion for human consumpt ion sha l l not be const rued as a breach of the ob l igat ion to a l locate water for purposes of env i ronm enta l conservat ion and b iod ivers i ty , and therefore, should such a l locat ion occur, the condi t ion subsequent re ferred to in Sect ion Fourteen.Four. sha l l not be deemed fu l f i l led . Fourteen.Four . Once the water use r ights re fer red to in th is Clause are formal ly des ignated for the ind icated purposes, the Company sha l l t ransfe r them f ree o f charge to the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies Signature Version 58 that are the reg is tered owners o f the sur face lands where the in take po in ts for the respect ive water use r ights are located or , in the absence of such reg is t ra t ion, to those Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies that have a formal c la im to the lands where the a forement ioned co l lect ion po in ts are located. The co l lect ion po in ts sha l l be those ind icated in the corresponding t i t le reg is t ra t ions o f sa id water use r ights in the Water Property Regis t ry . The t ransfer f ree o f charge sha l l be sub ject to the reso lu tory condi t ion that the purpose of env i ronmenta l conservat ion and b iod ivers i ty , and the non-ext ract ive nature o f the r ights . The t ransfer w i l l take p lace in success ive and par t ia l acts , as reso lu t ions are issued by the Genera l Water Di rectorate author iz ing the modi f ica t ion o f the water use r ights to a non - ext ract ive modal i ty , which the Compan y must request each t ime a wel l among those where the r ights are exerc ised ceases to be used ent i re ly , in accordance wi th the “P lan for the Gradual Reduct ion o f Cont inenta l Water unt i l i ts Tota l Replacement . ” Fourteen.Five . The Envi ronmenta l Audi tor sh a l l rev iew compl iance wi th the ob l igat ions estab l ished in th is Clause. Fourteen.Six . CORFO shal l p rov ide the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions w i th in format ion on th is mat ter , in accordance wi th the terms of Clause Thi r ty -F ive TER of the Contract . In add i t ion, they sha l l have access to the Moni tor ing System for t raceabi l i ty and ver i f ica t ion o f the Company’s compl iance wi th i ts ob l igat ions. The act ive par t ic ipat ion o f the Atacameño ind igenous Signature Version 59 organizat ions in the moni tor ing, jo in t ver i f ica t ion, and overs ight o f these ob l igat ions sha l l be ver i f ied through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni to r ing Commit tee. Th is is wi thout p re jud ice to the channels o f engagement between the Company and the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies. FIFTEENTH: Commitment to the Use of Clean Energy. Fi f teen.One. The Company undertakes to advance the use of elect r ic i t y f rom renewable sources in the Pro ject ’s product ion process in the Salar de Atacama . Such e lect r ic i ty sha l l be suppl ied by th i rd par t ies, depending on market ava i lab i l i ty and soc io-env i ronmenta l and economic viab i l i ty , under the terms and condi t ions set for th in th is Clause. Fi fteen.Two. The incorporat ion o f e lect r ic i ty f rom renewable sources sha l l be carr ied out so le ly through i ts purchase f rom suppl iers that comply , as a fundamenta l cr i te r ion, w i th soc io -envi ronmenta l v iab i l i ty c r i ter ia , in accordance wi th appl icab le regu la t ions , and wi th the s tandards necessary to prov ide the supply under such condi t ions, and sha l l be implemented progress ive ly , in accordance wi th the ava i lab i l i ty o f such e lect r ic i ty in the market , the technica l requ i rements o f the Pro ject ’s processes and equipment , and the soc io -envi ronmenta l and economic v iab i l i ty o f i ts incorporat ion . The Company undertakes, on i ts own behal f and on behal f o f i ts Af f i l ia tes and Rela ted Part ies, not to const ruct or promote the const ruct ion o f e lect r ic i t y generat ion in f rast ructu re for the P ro ject in the Signature Version 60 munic ipa l i ty o f San Pedro de Atacama for i ts own use , in order not to cont r ibute to the generat ion o f negat ive envi ronmenta l impacts. Th is ob l igat ion does not extend to o r a f fect the autonomy and se l f - determinat ion o f the Atacameño ind igenous o rganizat ions to pursue the i r own energy generat ion in i t ia t ives. Fif teen.Three . For these purposes, the Company sha l l prepare the “P lan for the Use of E lect r ic i ty f rom Renewable Sources” as prov ided for in Clause Fourteen of the SQM Pro ject Agreement , which sha l l inc lude a program for the incorporat ion and use of e lect r ic i ty f rom renewable sources, compr is ing, a t a min imum, a t imel ine wi th deve lopment mi lestones and progress ive targets , and gradual percentage increases, based on the ava i lab i l i ty o f such type of e lect r ic i t y in the market and the soc io -envi ronmenta l and economic v iab i l i t y o f i t s incorporat ion , as we l l as the ind icato rs and mechanisms to moni tor and ver i fy compl iance wi th th is ob l igat ion. Th is P lan may be updated. Fifteen.Four . The Envi ronmenta l Audi tor sha l l rev iew compl iance wi th the ob l igat ions estab l ished in th is C lause. Fif teen.Five . CORFO shal l prov ide the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions wi th in format ion regard ing the implementat ion o f the ob l igat ions conta ined in th is F i f teenth Clause , in accordance wi th the terms of Clause Thi r ty - F ive TER of the Contract . Fur thermore, they sha l l have access to the Moni to r ing System for the t raceabi l i ty and ver i f ica t ion o f the Company’s compl iance wi th i t s ob l igat ions. The act ive part ic ipat ion o f the A tacameño ind igenous organizat ions in the
Signature Version 61 moni tor ing, jo in t ver i f ica t ion, and overs ight o f these ob l igat ions sha l l be ensured through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commi t tee. Th is is wi thout pre jud ice to the ex is t ing channels o f communicat ion between the Company and the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies. SIXTEENTH: Commitment to Cooperat ion and Technology Transfer . With in the f ramework o f the act iv i t ies and in i t ia t ives promoted by CORFO in mat ters re la ted to technolog ica l changes and the development o f new technolog ies, s tud ies, p i lo t pro jects , va lue-added in i t ia t ives, and techno logy t ransfe r re la ted to the exp lo i ta t ion o f the Concessions, the Company sha l l : ( i ) prov ide, as samples, products that the Company markets, Br ine and Others, waste sa l ts , r ises, and r i les, and other products o f a s imi la r nature , w i thout th is imply ing any d iscount on the fee appl icab le to f in ished products, nor , in the case of Br ines, such de l iver ies be counted toward the maximum l imi t set for th in subparagraph (a) o f Clause Twenty -Four o f the Contract ; ( i i ) a l low coord inated and temporary access to in f rast ructu re, land, and/or equ ipment for research and development purposes; ( i i i ) part ic ipate , a t CORFO’s request , in knowledge and exper ience exchange act iv i t ies, wi th in the f ramework o f work ing groups an d other s imi la r forums estab l ish ed for such purposes ; and ( iv) par t ic ipate in the ident i f ica t ion o f technolog ica l cha l lenges and/or obstac les in the f ie ld o f research and development or o ther Signature Version 62 in i t ia t ives o r act iv i t ies. The Company sha l l par t ic ipate in the act iv i t ies re fer red to in subparagraphs ( i i i ) and ( iv ) above to the extent that they are a l l re levant to the act iv i t ies car r ied out by the Company, and prov ided they are prev ious ly agreed upon and p lanned between the Company and CORFO in annual or b iannual pro toco ls . The counterpar t to th is cooperat ion agreement sha l l be CORFO, o r the inst i tu t ion i t des ignates, which may not be a current or potent ia l compet i tor o f the Company. The Part ies sha l l ensure that the per formance of the ob l igat ions conta ined in th is Clause does not in ter fere w i th the Company’s regu la r operat ions, does not enta i l a breach of ob l igat ions regard ing f ree compet i t ion, nor the d isc losure o f in format ion regard ing costs , produc t ion vo lumes, fu ture sa les, deta i led design or eng ineer ing in format ion regard ing the Company’s expansion p lans, o r investment amounts, and in format ion sub ject to in te l lectua l and/o r indust r ia l property r ights owned by the Company or th i rd par t ies, namely t rade secrets , invent ions, know -how, models , samples, des igns, technica l o r operat iona l in fo rmat ion, and a l l d rawings, schemat ics, and d iagrams on ly to the extent that they conta in deta i led and speci f ic in format ion regard ing a process or par t thereof . SEVENTEENTH: Research and Development Ef for ts in Chi le . Seventeen.One. From the Star t Date unt i l the End Date, the Company un i la tera l ly and i r revocably undertakes to cont r ibute Signature Version 63 annual resources for research and development in the terms of th is C lause ( the “R&D Cont r ibut ions”) . The annual amount o f the R&D Contr ibut ions is twenty mi l l ion four hundred thousand Dol la rs . The R&D Contr ibut ions consis t o f : ( i ) "Genera l “R&D” Contr ibut ion, which amounts to s ix teen mi l l ion th ree hundred twenty thousand Dol lars annual ly , equ iva lent to e ighty percent o f the R&D Contr ibut ions , ( i i ) “Spec i f ic -Use R&D Contr ibut ion, ” which amounts to two mi l l ion for ty thousand do l lars annual ly , equ iva lent to ten percent o f the R&D Contr ibut ions , and ( i i i ) “Specia l ized R&D Contr ibut ion, ” which amounts to two mi l l ion for ty thousand do l lars annual ly , equ iva lent to ten percent o f the R&D Contr ibut ions . Seventeen.Two. The Genera l R&D Contr ibut ion must be made to one or more publ ic technology inst i tu tes and/or pub l ic or pr ivate , non -prof i t research and technolog ica l deve lopment ent i t ies that ca rry out research and development act iv i t ies, wh ich may have a product ive purpose, technology t ransfer and innovat ion, specia l ized technolog ic a l and/or technica l ass is tance, technology d i sseminat ion, and/or the generat ion o f research and in format ion in support o f regu la t ion and publ ic po l ic ies ( the “R&D Ent i t ies ”) , for the purpose of conduct ing s tud ies, research, and/or deve lopment o f technology and innovat ion, as wel l as appl ied s tud ies a nd research: ( i ) on the use and/or app l icat ion and/or u t i l iza t ion o f so lar energy or o ther susta inab le energy sources; and/or l i th ium sa l ts or the sa l ts and products o f the Pertenencias; and/or non -meta l l ic min ing; and/or Signature Version 64 low-emiss ion meta l l i c min ing, complementary to the l i th ium indust ry in bat tery deve lopment ; ( i i ) in indust r ies complementary to the l i th ium indust ry in the development o f e lect romobi l i ty and sta t ionary energy s torage sources and/or so lu t ions that rep lace foss i l fue ls ; ( i i i ) that enable t ransformat ion in product ive sectors; ( iv ) in decarbonizat ion, energy t rans i t ion, water e f f ic iency, and c l imate change; (v ) in product ive deve lopment , capaci ty bu i ld ing, technology t ransfer , innovat ion, or o ther enabl ing proc esses for green hydrogen and i ts der iva t ives; (v i ) in env i ronmenta l conservat ion; (v i i ) in env i ronmenta l susta inab i l i t y and the hydrogeology o f sa l t f la ts ; and (v i i i ) in p roduct ion p rocesses and p i lo t ing o f new technolog ies in sa l t f la ts . The Genera l R&D Grant may be awarded on ly to those R&D Ent i t ies in which representat ives o f un ivers i t ies and/o r Sta te Admin is t ra t ion bodies have representat ion, par t ic ipat ion, or admin is t ra t ive ro les, and these may a l locate the funds to the creat ion, deve lopment , and maintenance of specia l ized technolog ica l capabi l i t ies, as wel l as to the operat ion o f such ent i t ies. Seventeen.Three. The Company recognizes CORFO’s expert ise and knowledge in se lect ing the R&D Ent i t ies that wi l l rece ive the Genera l R&D Grant . Notwi ths tanding the foregoing, the R& D Ent i t ies must f i rs t undergo a due d i l igence process and comply wi th any requ i rements that may be imposed under the Company’s compl iance program in connect ion w i th sa id process. Seventeen.Four. When se lect ing the R&D Ent i t ies, the CORFO
Signature Version 65 Board sha l l estab l ish the per iod dur ing which they must rece ive a l l o r par t o f the Genera l R&D Contr ibut ion, which may not exceed ten years or the remain ing per iod unt i l the Terminat ion Date, and the purposes for which the funds wi l l be used. The a l locat ion o f the Genera l R&D Grant may be renewed or modi f ied by the CORFO Board, which must requ i re , as a condi t ion, that each R&D Ent i ty commit both to respect ing the purpose for which the grant is in tended and to fu l f i l l ing the ob ject ives and annual or mul t i -year goa ls and per formance eva luat ions that CORFO wi l l estab l ish through an agreement to be s igned by the la t ter wi th each R&D Ent i ty , which sha l l a lso estab l ish a mechanism for accountab i l i ty regard ing the use of resources and for report ing the resu l ts obta ined. Such agreement may estab l ish f ines, bonds, or guarantees o f fa i th fu l compl iance wi th the ob l igat ions conta ined there in , which sha l l be estab l ished in favor o f the Company. CORFO shal l not i fy the Company when i t must enforce such guarantees or suret ies that have been estab l ished in favor o f the Company. The proceeds f rom the enforcement o f such guarantees or suret ies, as we l l as f rom the payment o f f i nes, sha l l accrue to the Genera l R&D Contr ibut ion, and the Company sha l l cont r ibute the proceeds f rom th is source under the same condi t ions estab l ished in Sect ion Seventeen.Two, a t the request . Seventeen.Five. The Speci f i c -Use R&D Contr ibut ion sha l l be t ransfer red by the Company to CORFO in the month o f May of the fo l lowing year, so that CORFO may a l locate such funds Signature Version 66 exclus ive ly to the f inancing o f research and development act iv i t ies, which may have a product ive purpose, and/or the t ransfer o f techno logy for : (a ) the development o f technolog ies focused on ( i ) inc reasing the va lue added of ext racted l i th ium for uses and/or app l icat ions in nuc lear energy, so lar energy, l i th ium sa l ts , and advanced mater ia ls fo r energy accumulat ion and storage purposes, and/or ( i i ) deve lop ing more e f f ic ient meta l lurg ica l , chemica l , or phys ica l ext ract ion and processing methods for products ext racted f rom the Propert ies, and/or ( i i i ) increas ing knowledge to exp lo i t new resources, and/or ( iv ) research and development o f enabl ing technolog ies and innovat ion for d ig i ta l t ransfo rmat ion in product ive sectors ; o r , (b) app l ied s tud ies and research in the areas ind icated in subsect ion (a) above. For the purposes of the foregoing, CORFO must t ransfer to Sta te Admin is t ra t ion bodies or lega l ent i t ies in which they ho ld an in terest or representat ion , a l l o r par t o f the Speci f ic - Purpose R&D Grant . The mana gement o f these resources must comply wi th the same condi t ions estab l ished above, wi th the except ion o f the prov is ions o f Sect ion Seventeen.Two . Seventeen.Six. The Specia l ized R&D Grant must be de l ivered by the Company to the Nat iona l Inst i tu te o f L i th ium and Sal t F la ts ( the “ Inst i tu te ”) , whose const i tu t ion and by laws were approved by Decree No. 34 o f August 12, 2024, issued by the Min is t ry o f Sc ience, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovat ion, for the development and f inancing o f research and development (R&D) Signature Version 67 and innovat ion act iv i t ies w i th in the scope of i ts purpose and funct ions. To rece ive the Specia l ized R&D Cont r ibut ion, the Inst i tu te must enter in to an agreement wi th CORFO, which sha l l estab l ish the annual amount o f funds to be prov ided by the Company, the R&D and innovat ion cha l lenges and in i t ia t ives, and the l ines o f work to be carr ied out by the Inst i tu te us ing these funds in areas re la ted to the sus ta inab le deve lopment o f the l i th ium indust ry va lue cha in and the susta inab le management o f the economic, envi ronmenta l , and soc ia l va lue o f the country ’s sa l t f la ts , w i th par t icu lar emphasis on the development o f R&D and innovat ion act iv i t ies or capabi l i t ies in the areas o f hydrogeology, technolog ies, soc io -envi ronmenta l impacts, and natura l cap i ta l in the Ata cama Sal t F la t ; the co l laborat ive in i t ia t ives that the Inst i tu te must deve lop wi th Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions; and sc ient i f ic out reach and knowledge - shar ing programs, wi th spec ia l a t tent ion to educat iona l communi t ies and the Atacameño people . The a greement must a lso, regu la te the ob ject ives, goa ls , and annual o r mul t i -year mi lestones, per formance eva luat ions, the accountab i l i ty mechanism for the use of resources, and reports on the resu l ts obta ined. CORFO, through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commi t tee, wi l l ident i fy the v is ion and pr ior i t ies o f in i t ia t ives o f in terest to Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions in the areas o f R&D and innovat ion, which must be inc luded in the agreement . The Agreement between CORFO and the Inst i tu te Signature Version 68 must be rev iewed every three years. In the absence of the Nat iona l Inst i tu te o f L i th ium and Sal t F la ts , o r i f any c i rcumstance ar ises that preven ts the Inst i tu te f rom rece iv ing the Specia l ized R&D Contr ibut ion, the Company must de l ive r i t to the R&D Ent i t i es in accordance wi th the procedures set for th in Sect ions Seventeen.Three and Seventeen.Four, which may on ly a l locate the Specia l ized R&D Contr ibut ion to the purposes and ob ject ives estab l ished in th is Sect ion. Seventeen.Seven. Under no c i rcumstances sha l l the Company be ob l igated to make R&D Contr ibut ions beyond the Terminat ion Date. However , i f on the Terminat ion Date there remains a ba lance of R&D Contr ibut ions that has not been de l ivered by the Company, the Company must t ransfer the to ta l ba lance to CORFO, so that CORFO may a l locate i t to the purposes set for th in th is Clause. Seventeen.Eight . In order to fac i l i ta te access to the suppl ies necessary for the research and deve lopment act iv i t ies re ferred to in th is Clause, the Company sha l l use i ts best e f for ts to se l l i ts L i th ium Products or Other L i th ium Products to the R&D Ent i t ies or to those ind icated in Sect ions Seventeen.Five and Seventeen.Six , a t market pr ices and condi t ions , tak ing in to account the Company’s inventory and avai lab i l i ty . The p roducts purchased by the R&D Ent i t ies may not be reso ld and must be used exc lus ive ly fo r the purposes of the research and development pro ject for which t hey were se lected by CORFO. Seventeen.Nine. CORFO shal l ensure that the resu l ts o f R&D and innovat ion in i t ia t ives funded by the R&D Contr ibut ions
Signature Version 69 and re la ted to the Atacama Sal t F la t or o ther sa l t f la ts , or wi th the in terests o f Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions or o ther ind igenous communi t ies or assoc ia t ions, are d isseminated to them in c lear language and wi th open access, prov ided that they do no t in f r inge upon in te l lectua l or indust r ia l property r ights . EIGHTEENTH: Indigenous Organizat ions and Regional Development . Eighteen.One. Effect ive as o f the Star t Date, the Company agrees to cont r ibute annual ly , based on the sa les o f the Company’s products made f rom br ine f rom the Propert ies dur ing the preceding ca lendar year , the amounts ind icated be low: Eighteen.Two. Contr ibut ions to Regional Deve lopment (a) Contr ibut ions to the Regional Government o f Antofagasta: ( i ) 0 .87% of such sa les, minus the amount o f two mi l l ion do l lars , as an annual cont r ibu t ion to the Regional Government o f Antofagasta to f inance publ ic investment pro jects , in f rast ructu re works , and/or in i t ia t ives a imed at reg ional deve lopment , and/or for the f inancing o f pub l ic programs, which may a lso be f inanced wi th resources f rom the Regional Government and/ f rom the Nat iona l Fund for Regional Development o f the Antofagasta Region; ( i i ) 0 .3% of such sa les as an annual cont r ibut ion to the Reg ional Government o f Antofagasta for pro jects and/or programs for product ive deve lopment and/or investment in the promot ion o f product ion in the Antofagasta Region. ( i i i ) From the cont r ibut ions ind icated in subparagraph ( i ) o f paragraph (a) and up to a maximum of f i f teen Signature Version 70 percent o f sa id cont r ibut ion, bas ic s tud ies , pre- feas ib i l i ty s tud ies , feas ib i l i ty s tud ies, and design s tud ies may be f inanced, inc lud ing the preparat ion o f eng ineer ing, arch i tectura l , and specia l ized s tud ies that enable the creat ion o f condi t ions for the formulat ion, implementat ion, and development o f the pro jects o r in i t i a t ives ind icated in subparagraph ( i ) o f paragraph (a) , and/or the per formance of maintenance act iv i t ies assoc ia ted wi th such pro jects or in i t ia t ives in accordance wi th the regula t ions and powers o f the Regional Government and pursuant to the inst ruments and mechanisms i t has estab l ished for these purposes. ( iv ) From the cont r ibut ions ind icated in subparagraphs ( i ) and ( i i ) o f paragraph (a) , and up to a maximum of f ive percent o f each of the a forement ioned cont r ibut ions, pro fess iona l serv ices may be funded to superv ise the execut ion o f the in i t ia t ives f inanced wi th these resources. (v ) The Regional Government o f Antofagasta must a l locate a t leas t th i r t y percent o f the to ta l annual amount i t rece ives f rom the Company, resu l t ing f rom the sum of the cont r ibut ions ind icated in subparagraphs ( i ) and ( i i ) ) o f subsect ion (a) , to the f inancing o f pub l ic investment pro jects and/or in f rast ructu re works o f a larger sca le or scope, understood to be those of cross -cut t ing and co l lect ive in terest that benef i t the genera l popula t ion o f the munic ipa l i ty o f San Pedro de Atacama ( the “Fondo Cinco”) , in accordance wi th appl icab le regu la t ions and the powers o f the Regional Government , and in accordance wi th the inst ruments and mechanisms i t estab l ishes for th is Signature Version 71 purpose, regard ing the type of pro jects or in i t ia t ives to be f inanced. Wi th these resources, the s tud ies ind icated in subparagraph ( i i i ) o f paragraph (a) . The Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions, through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee, may express the i r v is ion and pr io r i t iza t ion o f pro jects to be f inanced f rom the resources ind icated in subparagraph (v ) o f paragraph (a) . CORFO, act ing wi th in i ts author i ty , w i l l fac i l i ta te coord inat ion wi th the Regional Government o f Antofagasta and, where appropr ia te , o ther pub l ic agencies, in order to promote these in i t ia t ives . CORFO wi l l request in format ion f rom the Regional Government o f Antofagasta regard ing the progress o f the execut ion o f the resources and/or pro jects funded wi th the resources ind icated in subparagraph (v) o f paragraph (a) . (v i ) The Regional Government o f Antofagasta may a l locate the resources re ferred to in subparagraphs ( i ) and ( i i ) o f paragraph (a) to munic ipa l i t ies that do not rece ive d i rect cont r ibut ions under th is Agreement , wi th in the f ramework o f the Regiona l Development St ra tegy, the Min ing St ra tegy for the Wel l -be ing o f the Antofagasta Region (EMRA 2023-2050), and/or o ther s t ra teg ies fa l l ing wi th in the regula tory f ramework appl icab le to the Regional Government , and the i r respect ive updates, a lways wi th in the f ramework o f the f inancing ob ject ives estab l ished in subparagraphs ( i ) and ( i i ) o f paragraph (a) . (b) Cont r ibut ions to Munic ipa l i t ies: ( i ) 0 .2 percent o f such sa les as a con t r ibut ion to the Munic ipa l i ty o f San Pedro de A tacama, for the f inancing o f Signature Version 72 investment pro jects ; ( i i ) 0 .1 percent o f such sa les as a cont r ibut ion to the Munic ipa l i t y o f Antofagasta to be a l located by the la t ter to investment pro jects w i th in the area determined by the Munic ipa l i ty i tse l f , tak ing in to account the impact o f the indust r ia l act iv i t y carr ied out by the Company carr ies out a t the Salar de l Carmen p lant ; and ( i i i ) 0 .1 percent o f such sa les corresponding so le ly to Potass ium products, as a cont r ibut ion to the Munic ipa l i ty o f María E lena to be used by the la t ter for the f inan cing o f investment pro jects . The Company may enter in to agreements wi th the a forement ioned admin is t ra t ive bodies estab l ish ing the terms, condi t ions, and speci f ic aspects re la ted to the cont r ibut ions, which, in any case , must be managed and executed in acco rdance wi th the regula t ions govern ing the respect ive body, and wi thout pre jud ice to any overs ight that the Comptro l ler Genera l o f the Republ ic may car ry out for th is purpose in accordance wi th the powers granted to i t by law. CORFO shal l not enter in to or be a par ty to the a forement ioned agreements. Eighteen.Three. Contr ibut ion to Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies for investment and/or deve lopment pro jects ( “Fund One”) (a) . The Company sha l l make cont r ibut ions to f inance Fund One, which cons is ts o f : ( i ) Between ten and f i f teen mi l l ion do l lars annual ly . Such amount sha l l be (y) ten mi l l ion do l lars i f the weighted average sa les pr ice of the Company’s l i th ium carbonate in the preceding year was less than four thousand do l lars per metr ic ton; and (z) the amount ind icated in (y) above increased by e ight hundr ed th i r ty - three
Signature Version 73 Dol la rs for every Dol la r by which the Company’s l i th ium carbonate pr ice in the preceding year exceeded four thousand Dol la rs /Mt . The foregoing is sub ject to a cap on the cont r ibut ion o f up to f i f teen mi l l ion Dol lars per year , which is ach ieved wi th a pr ice equal to or greater than ten thousand Dol lars /Mt . ( i i ) The equiva lent o f 0 .1 percent o f annual sa les, wi thout a cap, o f a l l the Company’s products manufactured f rom the br ine a t the Pertenencias s i te , e f fect ive as o f the Commencement Date. ( i i i ) One mi l l ion do l la rs annual ly , e f fect ive as o f the Commencement Date. (b) The resources o f Fund One may on ly be used to f inance investment and/or deve lopment pro jects that promote the susta inab le deve lopment o f the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies in the Salar de Atacama basin that autonomously and vo luntar i ly dec ide to rece ive such fund ing and that comply wi th the prov is ions o f th is Sect ion. Charged to the resources o f Fund One and sub ject to pr ior author izat ion by CORFO, the h i r ing o f a Col laborat ing Ent i t y as regu la ted in Sect ion Eighteen.Three. (e ) sha l l be f inanced. The to ta l annual amount o f resources compr is ing Fund One, minus the amount o f resources a l located to f inance the Co l laborat ing Ent i t y , sha l l be re fer red to as the “Base Contr ibut ion” (c) Only Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies be longing to the Atacameño or L ickanantay people o f the Salar de Atacama basin that have been estab l ished and reg is tered in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Law No. 19,253 wi th CONADI , pr ior to the Cal l Date and prov ided that the i r by laws a re in force Signature Version 74 as of the End Date o f the D ia logue Stage of the Ind igenous Consul ta t ion , and the i r by laws must inc lude mechanisms that ensure the proper use of resources, in accordance wi th in ternat iona l ly accepted best pract ices fo r these purposes. (d) The d isbursement o f the Base Grant to the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies that are benef ic iar ies and rec ip ients o f the Base Grant sha l l be made by the Company to each communi ty , and the process sha l l be carr ied out through an agreement to be s igned by CORFO wi th each of sa id ind igenous communi t ies, which sha l l inc lude procedures , condi t ions, and requi rements to ensure compl iance wi th the purposes for which the Base Contr ibut ion and mechanisms for accountab i l i t y and report ing . However , i t sha l l be the so le responsib i l i t y o f the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies rece iv ing th is Base Contr ibut ion to comply w i th the i r s ta tu tes and in terna l regu la t ions, as wel l as w i th the decis ions adopted in accordance wi th the i r se l f -determinat ion. Addi t iona l ly , the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies rece iv ing the Base Contr ibut ion must keep CONADI updated wi th in format ion re la ted to the i r by laws, such as the ident i f i ca t ion o f the members o f the current board o f d i rectors and the membersh ip reg is t ry , among others. The Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies rece iv ing the Base Contr ibut ion must , pr ior to i ts rece ip t and in the manner and f requency determined by the Company, undergo a due d i l igence process and comply w i th any requi rements that may be imposed under the Company’s compl iance program in connect ion wi th such Signature Version 75 process. (e ) The Col laborat ing Ent i ty sha l l be responsib le for support ing the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies that are benef ic iar ies o f Fund One in the generat ion and development o f the investment and/or deve lopment pro jects re fe rred to in Sect ion Eighteen.Three. (b) , wh ich may inc lude, depending on the progress o f the i r respect ive p ro jects , serv ices such as support and in terd isc ip l inary technica l ass is tance in the se lect ion, deve lopment , and implementat ion o f the pro jects , and the i r advancement in both in i t ia l and ad vanced phases; in the design and formulat ion o f programs; in the technica l , f inancia l , and report ing on the Base Contr ibut ion; and in conduct ing and at tend ing technica l meet ings and work ing groups together wi th CORFO, among other support act iv i t ies that enable the proper execut ion and development o f the pro jects . The Col laborat ing Ent i ty w i l l be se lected by the Company f rom among the members o f a short l is t o f three candidates submit ted by CORFO for th is purpose. The Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies benef i t ing f rom Fund One, through the Salar de A tacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee, must nominate one of the members o f the short l is t o f companies that CORFO must send to the Company, wi thout ind icat ing who proposed each member, so that the Company may se lect the one that wi l l serve as the Col laborat ing Ent i ty . In the event that the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies do not in form CORFO of the i r candidate for the short l i s t w i th in the t imeframe speci f ied fo r that purpose, CORFO shal l determine the f ina l Signature Version 76 composi t ion o f the short l is t in i ts ent i re ty and submit i ts proposal to the Company. The Col laborat ing Ent i ty must have profess iona ls o f Atacameño or ig in and mainta in a permanent presence in the munic ipa l i ty o f San Pedro de Atacama. The Col laborat ing Ent i t y may be the same as the Technica l Support Ent i ty for Fund Four , re ferred to in Sect ion Eighteen.Six . ( f ) . ( f ) The d is t r ibut ion processes for the Base Contr ibut ion sha l l be car r ied out by apply ing the d is t r ibut ion fo rmula conta ined in Annex Five . Eighteen.Four. Contr ibut ion for Atacameño Ind igenous Communi ty Development Pro jects ( “Fund Two”) . (a) The Company sha l l make cont r ibut ions to f inance a Fund Two, cons is t ing o f the fo l lowing amounts: ( i ) Between e igh t and th i r teen mi l l ion do l lars annual ly , an amount to be determined annual ly in accordance wi th the fo l lowing: (y ) e to e ight mi l l ion do l lars , i f the Company’s weighted average sa les pr ice o f l i th ium carbonate for the preceding year was less than four thousand do l lars /Mt ; and (z) the amount ind icated in (y ) above increased by e ight hundred th i r t y - three do l lars for every do l lar by which the l i th iu m carbonate pr ice o f the preceding year exceeded four thousand do l lars /Mt . The foregoing is sub ject to a cap on the cont r ibut ion o f up to th i r teen mi l l ion do l lars per year , which is ach ieved wi th a pr ice equal to or greater than ten thousand do l lars /Mt ; ( i i ) An amount equ iva lent to 0 .1 percent o f annual sa les , wi th no cap, o f al l the Company’s products manufactured f rom the br ine o f the Propert ies , exc lud ing sa les o f any potass ium der ivat ive or compound, par t icu la r ly
Signature Version 77 Potass ium Chlo r ide and Potass ium Sul fa te ; ( i i i ) One mi l l ion do l lars annual ly ; ( iv ) F ive mi l l ion do l lars annual ly , in the event that the weighted average pr ice o f l i th ium carbonate sa les in the preceding year exceeds e ighteen thousand do l lars per metr ic ton , wi th such p r ice annual ly by the Uni ted States Consumer Pr ice Index (CPI ) ; (v) F ive mi l l ion do l la rs annual ly , i f the weighted average sa les p r ice o f l i th ium carbonate in the preceding year exceeds twenty - th ree thousand do l lars per metr ic ton ; and (v i ) F ive mi l l ion do l lars annual ly , i f the weighted average sa les p r ice o f l i th ium carbonate in the prev ious year exceeds twenty -e ight thousand do l lars per metr ic ton . (b) The resources o f Fund Two may on ly be used to f inance the development and implementat ion o f in i t ia t ives, pro jects , and programs conta ined in the l i fe and human development p lans o f the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies be longing to the Atacameño or L ickanantay people o f the Salar de Atacama basin , which may inc lude the implementat ion o f env i ronmenta l pro tect ion and conservat ion act iv i t ies w i th in the terr i to r ies fo rmal ly c la imed by the respect ive rec ip ient ind igenous communi ty , and on ly in agreement wi th the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies in o ther terr i to r ies formal ly c la imed by them. (c) Only Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies be longing to the Atacameño or L ickanantay people o f the Salar de Atacama basin that have been estab l ished and reg is tered in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Law No. 19,253 wi th CONADI , pr ior to the Cal l Date and prov ided that the i r govern ing Signature Version 78 documenta t ion remains in e f fect as o f the End Date o f the Dia logue Stage of the Ind igenous Consul ta t ion . (d) The d is t r ibut ion o f th is cont r ibut ion sha l l be made in accordance wi th the d is t r ibut ion formula conta ined in Annex Five . (e) The de l ivery and management o f these amounts sha l l be carr ied out d i rect ly by the Company through ind iv idua l agreements wi th the communi t ies, which sha l l inc lude procedures to ensure compl iance wi th the purposes for wh ich Fund Two is in tended. Eighteen.Five. Contr ibut ion to the In tergenerat iona l Fund. (a) The Company sha l l make cont r ibut ions to f inance an In tergenerat iona l Fund , which sha l l consis t o f one mi l l ion do l lars annual ly , beg inn ing on the Commencement Date. (b) These resources sha l l be a l located to the creat ion o f an In tergenerat iona l Fund, whose resources w i l l be invested to ach ieve long - te rm re turns w i th the a im of generat ing addi t iona l income to be used once the Contract has ended, wi th the resources cont r ibu ted annual ly by the Company to sa id fund ( the “ In tergenerat iona l Fund”) remain ing in fu l l in perpetu i ty . (c) The addi t iona l income or c iv i l f ru i ts generated f rom the re turns o f the In tergenerat iona l Fund sha l l be used, as o f the date o f terminat ion o f the Contracts , “ re t i rement benef i ts” fo r senior c i t izens o f the Atacameño people f rom the Salar de Atacama basin who res ide in the munic ipa l i ty o f San Pedro de Atacama. The benef ic iar ies o f th is fund sha l l be ind igenous persons of the Atacameño people who ho ld a cer t i f i ca te a t test ing to the i r s ta tus, issued by the Ind igenous Development Corporat ion Signature Version 79 in accordance wi th Ar t ic le 3 o f Law No.19,253, who res ide in the munic ipa l i ty o f San Pedro de Atacama, and who, as o f the terminat ion date o f the Contracts , have reached or wi l l have reached the lega l re t i rement age. Compl iance wi th these requi rements must be proven by means of the a forement ioned cer t i f ica te , a b i r th cer t i f ica te , and a cer t i f i ca te o f res idence issued by the Munic ipa l i t y or the Nat iona l Household Regis t ry , or the inst i tu t ion that may issue such a cer t i f ica te in the fu ture. (d) . In the event that , on or a f ter the Star t Date , the design and estab l ishment o f the In tergenerat iona l Fund is requ i red , the Company sha l l engage the serv ices o f a spec ia l ized ent i ty w i th re levant expert ise to prepare a de ta i led p roposal def in ing the fund ’s ownersh ip s t ructure, the type of inst i tu t ion to which the fund ’s admin is t ra t ion wi l l be ent rusted and the requi rement s i t must meet , the condi t ions and inves tment modal i t ies o f the fund, the safeguard ing and cont ro l mechanisms, the method and parameters for ca lcu la t ing the re t i rement benef i ts that wi l l be pa id to benef ic iar ies upon the exp i ra t ion o f the Contracts , and deta i led regu la t ions for the admin is t ra t ion and operat ion o f the fund. The Company wi l l se lect the fund ’s admin is t ra to r through a publ ic bidd ing process. The se lect ion o f the fund ’s admin is t ra tor w i l l pr ior i t i ze the ent i t y that submits the best o f fer , tak ing in to account the min imum guaranteed re turn on investments and the admin is t ra t ion fees , which wi l l be deducted f rom the fund. The Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions wi l l be in fo rmed, through Signature Version 80 CORFO , o f th is se lect ion process and of the fund ’s semi -annual re turns. (e) . In the event that , on or a f ter the Ef fect ive Date , the process o f des ign ing the fund and i ts regu la t ions is requ i red , the subsequent se lect ion and appoin tment o f the fund manager must be completed wi th in three years f rom the e f fect ive date o f the Contracts . Dur ing that per iod, the Company must deposi t and mainta in the annual cont r ibut ions in a specia l account or in f ixe d- income f inancia l inst ruments that a l low for separate manageme nt and ensure the preservat ion o f cap i ta l and prevent i ts deva luat ion. Eighteen.Six. Exc lus ive fund for the f inancing o f pro jects and/or in i t ia t ives for Atacameño ind igenous assoc ia t ions ( “Fund Four” ) . (a) The Company sha l l make cont r ibut ions to f inance a Fund Four , which sha l l cons is t o f the fo l lowing amounts: ( i ) An amount equ iva lent to 0 .13% of annual sa les, wi thout a cap , o f a l l the Company’s products made f rom the br ine o f the Property , w i th a guaranteed min imum of two mi l l ion do l lars annual ly . ( i i ) F ive hundred thousand do l la rs annual ly . (b) The resources o f Fund Four sha l l be a l located exc lus ive ly to the f inancing of pro jects and/or in i t ia t ives o f Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions that are re la ted to the i r or ig ina l purpose of creat ion as estab l ished in the i r by laws, and in accordance wi th the i r lega l purpose and legal nature pursuant to the prov is ions o f Law Number 19,253. The resources ind icated in subparagraph ( i i ) o f Sect ion Eighteen.Six . (a ) , the h i r ing o f a Technica l Support Agency may be f inanced. The to ta l annual amount of resources compr is ing Fund
Signature Version 81 Four , minus the amount o f resources a l located to f inance the Technica l Support Agency, sha l l be re fer red to as the “Annual Contr ibut ion. ” (c) Only Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions be longing to the Atacameño or L ickanantay people o f the Salar de Atacama basin that have been estab l ished and reg is tered wi th CONADI in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Law No. 19, 253 pr io r to the Cal l Date , and prov ided that the i r by laws are in force as o f the End Date o f the Dia logue Stage of the Ind igenous Consul ta t ion , and the i r by laws must inc lude mechanisms that guarantee the proper use of resources, in accordance wi th in ternat iona l ly accepted best pract ices for these purpos es, and that ensure regula r and act ive opera t ion, in accordance wi th the i r founding ob ject ives . (d) The d is t r ibu t ion o f Fund Four resources sha l l be car r ied ou t by apply ing the d is t r ibut ion fo rmula conta ined in Annex Five. (e ) The d isbursement o f the Annual Contr ibut ion f rom Fund Four fo r the f inanc ing o f pro jects and in i t ia t ives funded by th is fund sha l l be made by the Company to the benef ic iary Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions , and the admin is t ra t ion sha l l be carr ied out through ind iv idua l agreements prev ious ly s igned by CORFO wi th each of sa id associa t ions, which sha l l inc lude procedures, condi t ions, and requi rements to ensure compl iance wi th the ob ject ives for wh ich Fund Four is in tended to ach ieve , as wel l as accountab i l i ty and report ing mechanisms . However, i t sha l l be the so le responsib i l i ty o f the Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions rece iv ing cont r ibut ions f rom Fund Four to comply Signature Version 82 with both the i r s ta tu tes and in terna l regu la t ions, as wel l as wi th the decis ions adopted in accordance wi th the i r se l f -de terminat ion. Addi t iona l ly , the Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions rece iv ing cont r ibut ions f rom the Fund Four Base must keep CONADI updated on in format ion re la ted to the i r by laws, such as the ident i f ica t ion o f the members o f the current board o f d i rectors and the reg is t ry o f Atacameño members, among other deta i ls . Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions rece iv ing cont r i but ions f rom Fund Four must , pr ior to rece iv ing such cont r ibut ions and in the manner, t im ing, and f requency determined by the Company, undergo a due d i l igence process and comply wi th any requ i rements that may be imposed under the Company’s compl iance program in connect ion wi th such p rocess. ( f ) The Technica l Support Agency sha l l be responsib le fo r support ing the Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions that are benef ic iar ies o f Fund Four in the generat ion and development o f the pro jects and in i t ia t ives re fe rred to in Sect ion Eighteen.Six . (b) , which may inc lude, depending on the progress o f the i r respect ive pro jects , serv ices such as support and in terd isc ip l ina ry technica l ass is tance in the se lect ion, generat ion, and implementat ion o f pro jects , and the i r deve lopment in both in i t ia l and advanced phases; in the design and formulat ion o f p rograms; in the technica l and f inancia l report ing o f the Annual Contr ibut ion; and in the organizat ion o f and at tendance at technica l meet ings and work ing groups together wi th CORFO, among other support Signature Version 83 act iv i t ies that enable the proper execut ion and development o f the pro jects . The Technica l Support Agency sha l l be se lected by the Company f rom among the members o f a short l is t o f three candidates submit ted by CORFO fo r th is purpose. The Atacameño ind igenous assoc ia t ions, through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee, must nominate one of the members f rom the short l is t o f companies that CORFO must submit to the Company, wi thout ind icat ing who proposed each member, so that the Company may se lect the ent i ty that wi l l se rve as the Technica l Support Agency. I f the Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions do not in form CORFO of the i r candidate for the short l is t wi th in the speci f ied t imeframe, the short l is t wi l l be determined ent i re ly by CORFO. The Technica l Support Agency must inc lude profess iona ls o f Atacameño or ig in in i ts team and mainta in a permanent presence in the munic ipa l i ty o f San Pedro de Atacama. The Technica l Support Agency may be the same as the Col laborat ing Agency for Fund One, as re ferred to in Sect ion Eighteen.Three. (e) . Eighteen.Seven. The Company sha l l comply wi th each and every ob l igat ion to which i t commits under th is Clause wi th regard to the ind igenous organizat ions o f Atacama , in accordance wi th the best pract ices and standards appl icab le to the mat ter . Eighteen.Eight. The de l ivery o f the cont r ibut ions to re ferred to in th is Clause by the Company sha l l be ver i f ied by the Contractua l Audi tor , under the terms of Clause Twenty. Notwi ths tanding the foregoing, CORFO may d i rect ly ver i fy , a t any Signature Version 84 t ime, the e f fect ive de l ive ry o f these cont r ibut ions under the terms estab l ished in th is Clause, for which purpose the Company must prov ide CORFO wi th a l l in format ion i t requests . Eighteen.Nine. For the ca lendar year in which the S tar t Date occurs and the f ina l ca lendar year o f the Contract ’s term, the cont r ibut ions estab l ished in th is C lause sha l l be determined based on the number o f proport iona l months o f the Contract ’s e f fect ive te rm in the respect ive ca lendar year . However , i f any remain ing amount of undel ivered cont r ibut ions remains as o f the End Date, the Company must t ransfer the ent i re amount to the respect ive benef ic iar ies so that they may al locate i t to the purposes estab l ished in th is Clause. Eighteen.Ten . Each Atacameño ind igenous organizat ion must take the necessary p recaut ions to ensure the proper use of the resources o f Fund One, Fund Two, and Fund Four , in accordance wi th the purpose estab l ished for each of them in th is C lause, and in accordance wi th the lega l purpose and lega l nature o f the respect ive organizat ion pursuant to Law No. 19 ,253, and i ts respect ive ob ject ives o f incorporat ion , which may be ver i f ied by CORFO . NINETEENTH: Corporate Governance of the Company . Nineteen.One. The corporate governance of the Company sha l l be def ined by CODELCO or in accordance wi th the shareholder agreements that CODELCO enters in to wi th the Pr ivate Shareholder for the publ ic -p r ivate par tnersh ip . In any case,
Signature Version 85 CODELCO shal l ensure that the members o f the Company’s board o f d i rectors ( the “Board o f Di rectors ”) possess the suf f ic ient and necessary qual i f i ca t ions for the proper per formance of the i r dut ies. Nineteen.Two. As of the Commencement Date, the Board o f Di rectors sha l l have a commit tee whose funct ion sha l l be to oversee compl iance wi th the Agreement and the Lease Agreement , which sha l l consis t o f three members, two of whom shal l be d i rectors or e lected by CODELCO’ s votes ( the “Board Commit tee”) . The cha i r o f the Board Commit tee sha l l be one of the d i rectors appoin ted by CODELCO. The powers and dut ies o f the Board Commit tee are as fo l lows: (a) Quarte r ly rev iew and report ing to the Board o f D i rectors and the Representat ives on the proper and t imely per formance of the Agreement and the Lease Agreement . (b) Quarter ly rev iew and report ing to the Board o f Di rectors and the Representat ives on t ransact ions w i th Rela ted Part ies, in a l l mat ters re la t ing to the proper app l ica t ion o f the Contract and the Lease Agreement . (c) Review and report to the Board o f Di rectors and the Representat ives on payment s ta tements and the i r suppor t ing and supplementary documentat ion, wi th in the quarter fo l lowing the respect ive Renta l Per iod. (d) Rev iew and report to the Board o f Di rectors and the Representat ives on product ion by product ; deta i ls o f the quota consumed by each f ina l products ; deta i ls on the ext ract ion, re in ject ion, and concentra t ion o f br ines; recovery/e f f ic iency s ta t is t i cs ; e f f i c iency ; deta i ls o f the mass ba lance for the per iod Signature Version 86 and on an accumulated basis ; and the reports to be submit ted to the Nat iona l Serv ice o f Geology and Min ing, the SMA, the Genera l Water Di recto rate , the Nat iona l Forest ry Corporat ion, and other regu la tory and superv isory ent i t ies wi th jur isd ic t ion over the Company’s product ion and envi ronmenta l factors. (e) Review and report to the Board o f Di rectors on compl iance wi th the RCAs and other regu la t ions and inst ruct ions regard ing the susta inab le operat ion o f the Propert ies, and submit these reports to the Representat ives. For th is purpose, i t may commiss ion and fund the preparat ion o f quarter ly compl iance audi ts . ( f ) Review and report to the Board o f Di rectors and the Representat ives on the corporate soc ia l responsib i l i ty po l icy regard ing the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies , the Company’s re la t ionsh ip Company’s re la t ionsh ip wi th them, the manner in which d ia logue wi th them is conducted, and the Company’s fu l f i l lment o f i ts corporate soc ia l responsib i l i t y ob l igat ions. (g) Review and report to the Board o f Di rectors and the Representat ives on the reports o f the Externa l Audi tors . (h) Receive the Representat ives a t a meet ing o f the Board o f Di recto rs, whenever they so request , to address CORFO’s requ i rements or observat ions regard ing the proper appl icat ion and compl iance wi th the Contract and the Lease Agreement . ( i ) Al l mat ters requested by the Board o f Di recto rs or the shareholders ’ meet ing regard ing issues re la ted to the Contract and the Lease Agreement and the exp lo i ta t ion o f the Property , as wel l as any aspect re la ted to the ob l igat ions that the Company, Signature Version 87 CODELCO, and the Pr ivate Shareholder have assumed wi th respect to the Assets. TWENTIETH: External Audi tors . Twenty.One. The Part ies agree to appoin t , e f fect ive as o f the Commencement Date, two externa l audi tors ( the “Externa l Audi to rs ”) , who sha l l report to CORFO and the Board o f Di rec tors regard ing the correct , complete , and t imely fu l f i l lment ( i ) o f the Company’s env i ronm enta l ob l igat ions ( the “Envi ronmenta l Audi tor” ) and ( i i ) o f the Agreement and Lease Agreement ( the “Contractua l Aud i tor” ) , w i thout pre jud ice to the overs ight powers inherent to CORFO under sa id cont racts . Twenty.Two. The Externa l Audi tors sha l l be proposed by CORFO through a short l i s t o f three candidates and appoin ted by the Company. I f the Company fa i ls to se lect the Exte rna l Audi tors wi th in ten Business Days of the shor t l is t be ing submit ted, CORFO must submit a second short l is t . I f the Company does not se lect the Externa l Audi tors w i th in the same per iod, the appoin tment sha l l be made by the Arb i t ra t ion Tr ibunal . The Exte rna l Audi to rs sha l l be pa id by CORFO and the Company, in equal shares . Twenty .Three. The Externa l Audi to rs , the i r par tners, those who s ign the reports , those in charge of conduct ing the audi t , and a l l members o f the audi t team must be independent in the i r judgment wi th respect to the Company and i ts Rela ted Part ies and CORFO; they sha l l not be prov id ing serv ices s imul taneously nor may they have prov ided such serv ices dur ing the last two years to the Signature Version 88 Company and i ts Rela ted Part ies, o r to CORFO or i t s commit tees, or to compet i tors o f the Company, in the areas o f aud i t ing and/or env i ronmenta l se rv ices, respect ive ly . They sha l l be deemed to possess independence of judgment wi th respect to the Company as the audi ted ent i ty and i t s Rela ted Part ies, those who do not fa l l under the grounds for lack o f independence of judgment estab l ished in Ar t ic les 243 and 244 of the Secur i t ies Market Law. Twenty.Four. The Contractua l Audi tor sha l l have the ob l igat ion to rev iew annual ly the Company’s compl iance wi th the Contract regard ing ( i ) the fu l l and t imely payment o f the Rent and other f inancia l ob l igat ions, ( i i ) the ob l igat ions ar is ing f rom Clause Thi r teen (Preferent ia l Pr ice for Specia l ized Producers) o f the Lease Agreement , and ( i i i ) the ca lcu la t ion o f the amount o f the cont r ibut ions re ferred to in Clause Eighteen ( Ind igenous Organizat ions and Regional Deve lopment) o f the Agreement . The fo regoing is wi thout pre jud ice to the fact that , a t CORFO’s request , a speci f i c se rv ice may be requi red for the co l lect ion, processing, systemat izat ion, and cer t i f ica t ion o f the in tegr i ty and authent ic i ty o f the in format ion and documentat ion regard ing compl iance wi th the Contract and the Lease Agreement , which may ar ise f rom the regular rev iews CORFO conducts in the per formance of i ts dut ies. The short l is t o f candidates for Contract Audi tor to be submit ted by CORFO may on ly inc lude f i rms wi th proven exper ience and competence to prov ide the serv ices covered by th is Clause and wi th revenue f rom account ing serv ices
Signature Version 89 of a t least one mi l l ion do l la rs in the year pr io r to the i r engagement . Twenty.Five. The Envi ronmenta l Audi tor sha l l annual ly rev iew compl iance wi th ( i ) the Company’s env i ronmenta l ob l igat ions, ( i i ) the “New Techno log ies Implementat ion Plan, ” the “P lan for the Gradual Reduct ion o f Freshwater Use unt i l i t s Complete Replacement , ” and the “P lan for the Use of E lect r ic i ty f rom Renewable Sources” re fer red to , respect ive ly , in Clauses Thir teen, Fourteen, and Fi f teen of the Contract , and ( i i i ) the prov is ions in C la uses Ten (Proh ib i t ions) and Six teen (Mandate and Accountab i l i t y ) o f the Lease Agreement and Twenty -Four (Proh ib i t ions) o f the Contract . The short l is t to be submit ted by CORFO as poten t ia l Env i ronmenta l Audi to rs may on ly inc lude companies wi th p roven exper ience and competence to prov ide the serv ices covered by th is Clause and that had sa les f rom consul t ing serv ices in the envi ronmenta l area of at least one mi l l ion do l la rs in the year pr ior to the i r h i r ing. One of the members o f the short l is t must be nominated by the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions, fo r which purpose they must submit the i r candidate to CORFO, th rough the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee, wi th in the reasonable t imeframe ind icated to them for that purpose. CORFO shal l submit the short l is t to the Company wi thout ind icat ing which member was proposed by the At acameño ind igenous organizat ions. In the event that these organizat ions fa i l to submit the i r candidate to CORFO, through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni to r ing Commit tee, wi th in the speci f ied Signature Version 90 t imeframe, or i f the candidate does not meet the requirements for exper ience, independence, and f inancia l soundness set for th in th is Sect ion and in Sect ion Twenty -Three, CORFO shal l the f ina l composi t ion o f the short l is t and wi l l send i ts proposal to the Company. Once the f i rm has been se lected, and wi th in the reasonable t imeframe ind icated to them, the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions may submi t to CORFO, through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni to r ing Commit tee, the i r comments on the terms of re ference for the h i r ing o f the Envi ronmenta l Audi tor and request the inc lus ion o f in te rnat iona l s tandards or norms fo r the serv ices, which under no c i rcumstances may a l ter the type of serv ice, purpose, and e l ig ib i l i t y condi t ions estab l ished in th is Clause. The Company and CORFO shal l requ i re , as a condi t ion for the h i r ing o f the Envi ronmenta l Audi tor se lected in accordance wi th Sect ion Twenty-Two of th is Clause, that the y have , a t least one profess iona l wi th ter r i to r ia l and soc ia l expert ise and knowledge, who may be of the A tacameño people , and who possesses the independence necessary to safeguard the i r impart ia l i ty in the per formance of the i r dut ies. Twenty.Six . The Externa l Audi to rs must issue an Annual Report , which must conta in the i r op in ion regard ing the mat ters rev iewed, and, add i t iona l ly , the Contractua l Audi tor must generate an annual report wi th consol idated in format ion that ver i f ies the correct ca lcu la t ion o f the amount o f cont r ibut ions re fer red to in C lause Eighteen ( Ind igenous Organizat ions and Regional Development) Signature Version 91 of the Contract ; prov ided that , a t CORFO’s request , a speci f i c rev iew serv ice o r a more in -depth analys is may be requi red as a resu l t o f an audi t conducted dur ing the year, in which case, the cost sha l l be borne by CORFO. Twenty .Seven. The Externa l Audi tors sha l l se rve for a term of three years. Notwi thstanding the foregoing, CORFO or the Company may terminate the cont ract wi th the respect ive audi t ing f i rm ear ly , fo r just cause, appoin t ing a new f i rm in accordance wi th the same prev ious mechanism for a new three-year term. However, the Part ies may renew, on a one - t ime basis , the Envi ronmenta l Audi tor and/or the Contractua l Audi tor for the same per iod o f t ime, prov ided that the serv ices have been sat is factor i ly eva luated by them. The Company undertakes not to engage the serv ices o f the Externa l Audi tors for a per iod o f one year f rom the te rminat ion o f the i r serv ices . Twenty .Eight . The Company and CORFO must have access to a pre l iminary draf t o f both audi ts , so as to have the opportun i ty to inc lude the i r commen ts, which may be appended to the f ina l report . Twenty.Nine. CORFO shal l fo rward to the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions, through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee, the pre l iminary d raf t o f the annual env i ronmenta l aud i t reports , for the i r observat ions, which sha l l be appended to the f ina l repor t , tak ing in to account the soc ia l , terr i to r ia l , and communi ty aspects ra ised in the i r observat ions, to the extent that they are re levant to the audi t ’s ob ject ives as set for th in Sect ion Twenty-F ive . Twenty .Ten . CORFO shal l send the Signature Version 92 Environmenta l Audi tor ’s annual reports to the envi ronmenta l author i ty and to the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions. Addi t iona l ly , i t sha l l submit to sa id organizat ions the annual report conta in ing consol idated in format ion that accounts for the correct ca lcu la t ion o f the amount o f the cont r ibut ions re ferred to in Sect ion Twenty -Six . TWENTY-ONE: CORFO Team and Representat ives. Twenty- One.One. In accordance wi th the powers CORFO possesses as the owner o f the Property and the publ ic in terest invo lved in the proper execut ion and fu l f i l lment o f th is Contract and the Lease Agreement , i t sha l l have at i ts d isposal resources and a mul t id isc ip l inary p rofess iona l team responsib le for overseeing the t imely and adequate fu l f i l lment o f the Company’s cont ractua l obl igat ions, fo r coord inat ing and execut ing the act ions necessary for the operat ion and implementat ion o f i ts c lauses, and to carry out a l l act iv i t ies requ i red for the fu l f i l lment o f i ts cont ractua l ob l igat ions . Twenty-One.Two. The Part ies agree that , as o f the Commencement Date, CORFO shal l have representat ives wi th in the Company to oversee, e i ther d i rect ly or through th i rd par t ies des ignated for that purpose, compl iance wi th the Agreement ( the “Representat ives” ) . For th is purpo se, the Company sha l l be ob l igated to safeguard and mainta in in format ion regard ing the Company, CODELCO, the Pr ivat e Shareholder , and the Rela ted Part ies o f a l l the foregoing that a l lows CORFO to easi ly ident i fy
Signature Version 93 the assets and sales re la ted to the per formance of the Contract , and sha l l a lso prov ide a l l documentat ion, in format ion, and commerc ia l data necessary for the descr ibed purpose. Subject to the Company’s conf ident ia l i ty and secur i t y requ i rements, the Representat ives sha l l have the r igh t to aud i t , conduct surveys, take samples, examine, and make cop ies or ext racts o f exp lorat ion, exp lo i ta t ion, operat iona l , product ion, f inancia l , and commerc ia l records in whatever form they are s tored, whether in wr i t ten, e lect ron ic , or o therwise, in connect ion wi th th is Agreement , that are in the possess ion or under the cont ro l o f the Company, for the so le purpose of eva luat ing the Company’s compl iance wi th the ob l igat ions set for th in th is Agreement . Fur thermore, the Company sha l l be ob l igated to prov ide and de l iver to the Representat ives a l l re levant in format ion regard ing the Company, CODELCO, the Pr ivate Shareholder , and the Rela ted Part ies o f a l l the foregoing, to ver i fy compl iance wi th the ob l igat ions o f th is Agreement rega rd ing the consignment of products, maqui la , to l l ing , jo in t venture , o f f - take, d is t r ibut ion, in termediat ion, and market ing o f a l l p roducts covered by th is Agreement , as wel l as a l l in format ion re la ted to or per ta in ing to the Assets, Lots A–M–J–F–H and L , Lots E–F – G and H, and to the assets for wh ich purchase opt ions have been agr eed upon under the Lease Agreement , prov id ing the necessary fac i l i t ies and access for th is purpose upon CORFO’s so le request . The Company sha l l keep such records up to date a t a l l t imes f rom the Signature Version 94 Commencement Date unt i l the Terminat ion Date , and for a per iod o f three years fo l lowing the Terminat ion Date. Twenty-One.Three. The Company sha l l , a t any t ime f rom the Star t Date, upon CORFO’s request , make the records ava i lab le to CORFO fo r rev iew and audi t , under the fo l lowing terms: (a) Such records sha l l be made ava i lab le dur ing business days and hours a t an o f f ice o f the Company or i t s fac i l i t ies, sub ject to a t least three Business Days’ p r ior wr i t ten not ice. Subject to reasonable conf ident ia l i t y and secur i ty requ i rements, inc lud ing pr i or coord inat ion wi th the Company, CORFO shal l have the author i ty to enter the Premises and the fac i l i t ies and p lants a t any t ime fo r the purpose of rev iewing and ver i fy ing the in fo rmat ion prov ided by the Company in the areas descr ibed above. (b) The costs o f any audi t conducted in accordance wi th these prov is ions sha l l be borne by CORFO, un less the audi t reveals substant ive ev idence of potent ia l f raud, forgery, w i l l fu l concealment o f in format ion, or non -compl iance by the Company, in which case COR FO shal l be ent i t led to re imbursement o f the re levant costs f rom the Company. (c) I f , as a resu l t o f the re s conducted by CORFO, observat ions o f any k ind are generated, CORFO shal l not i fy the Company thereof in wr i t ing, set t ing for th the reasons on which they are based. The sending of such a le t ter sha l l g ive r ise to the appl icat ion o f the Chal lenge Procedure estab l ished in the Lease Agreement , sub ject a lso, the prov is ions o f C lause Thi r ty -One (Dispute Resolu t ion and Arb i t ra t ion) , to the extent app l icable . (d) The Company sha l l Signature Version 95 prov ide the necessary fac i l i t ies fo r CORFO to implement and/or mainta in the systems i t deems appropr ia te for the proper moni tor ing o f compl iance wi th th is Agreement , which, in any case, shal l not in te r fe re w i th the Company’s operat ions. Such obl igat ions sha l l const i tu te a mater ia l ob l igat ion under th is Agreement , to the extent that these ob l igat ions have a d i rect impact and a mater ia l e f fect on the fu l f i l lment o f the ob l igat ions under the Agreement . CORFO shal l not i fy the Company in wr i t ing o f the person(s) des ignated for such purposes on such occasions as i t deems necessary. Twenty-One.Four. CORFO, through i ts Representat ives, sha l l have the r ight , as o f the Commencement Date, to request f rom the Company and to access, a t a min imum, the in format ion speci f ied in C lause Thi r ty -F ive (Access to In format ion by CORFO), which the Company must re ta in for a per iod o f three years fo l lowing the Terminat ion Date. Twenty- One.Five. The in format ion that CORFO shal l be ent i t led to request f rom the Company pursuant to th is C lause sha l l not inc lude in format ion o f the Company that const i tu tes a sensi t ive t rade secret and must be requested wi th suf f ic ient advance not ice so as not to h inder the normal course o f the Company’s operat ions. TWENTY-SEVENTH: CORFO’s Cooperat ion wi th the Company . CORFO shal l cooperate in good fa i th wi th the Company’s e f fo r ts to fu l f i l l the purpose of the Agreement , the Lease Agreement , and for the development o f the Pro ject . Wi thout l im i t ing the genera l i ty Signature Version 96 of the foregoing, CORFO shal l prov ide, where app l icab le , any documents reasonably requested by the Company, and, pursuant to the pr inc ip le o f co l laborat ion and coord inat ion among publ ic agencies, and, a lways wi th in the scope of i ts author i ty , undertake the necessary s teps before government agencies in re la t ion to th is Agreement , the Lease Agreement , and the Pro ject . The Company acknowledges and agrees that , un less o therwise prov ided by appl icab le law, ne i ther CORFO nor i ts Representat ives sha l l have any l iab i l i t y or ob l igat ion under th is Clause, nor sha l l CORFO or i ts Representat ives be ob l igated to o r requ i red to fu l f i l l any o f the Company’s ob l igat ions under th is Agreement , the Lease Agreement , or the RCAs. TWENTY-THIRD: Anti -Corruption Regulat ions . The Part ies declare and warrant that they comply wi th and undertake to comply wi th appl icab le ant i -co rrupt ion laws, spec i f ica l ly those conta ined in the Chi lean Penal Code regard ing the cr imes of br ibery, unfa i r admin is t ra t ion, and incompat ib le negot ia t ion, among others associa ted wi th cor rupt ion; in Law No.19,253, on money launder ing and the f inancing o f i l l ic i t act iv i t ies; in Law No. 20,393 on the cr imina l l iab i l i ty o f lega l ent i t ies ; and in Law No. 21,595, on economic cr imes, as wel l as in the i r subsequent amendments , inc lud ing laws proh ib i t ing br ibery, money launder ing, te rro r is t f inanc ing, and rece iv ing s to len goods, conta ined in the laws of Chi le ( the “Ant i -Corrupt ion Laws”) .
Signature Version 97 CORFO declares i tse l f to be an agency of the Chi lean State Admin is t ra t ion and, as such, is sub ject to the Const i tu t ion, the laws of the Republ ic , and i ts own ru les and regula t ions, which inc lude CORFO’s Manual on the Prevent ion o f Of f ic ia l Cr imes, Money Launder ing , and Terro r ism Financing and CORFO’s Code of Eth ics. The Part ies sha l l take measures, w i th in the scope of the i r respect ive author i t ies, to ensure that assets der ived d i rect ly or ind i rect ly f rom the Company, or those to wh ich they have access by v i r tue o f th is Agreement , regard less o f the i r nature, are not used for i l lega l purposes o r as par t o f any o f fense under the Ant i -Corrupt ion Laws. I t is the in tent ion o f the Par t ies that no payments or t rans fers o f va lue be made that have the ob ject or e f fect o f br ibery o r , in genera l , act ions or uses o f assets or funds in re la t ion to publ ic or p r ivate ent i t ies or o f f i c ia ls that const i tu te the commiss ion o f un lawfu l or improper acts in accordance wi th the Ant i -Cor rupt ion Laws. The Part ies declare that they hav e not made or promised to make, and agree not to make or promise to make, in connect ion wi th th is Agreement , any payment or t ransfe r o f anyth ing o f va lue, d i rect ly or ind i rect ly , i f such payment or t ransfer v io la tes the laws of the country in wh ich i t is m ade, or the Ant i -Corrupt ion Laws: ( i ) to any person work ing fo r the State , a government , pub l ic ent i ty ( inc lud ing employees of corporat ions owned or cont ro l led by the State) , or in ternat iona l pub l ic organizat ion; ( i i ) to any po l i t ica l par ty , po l i t ica l par t y o f f ic ia l , or candidate; ( i i i ) to an in termediary fo r the purpose of payment to Signature Version 98 any of the foregoing; ( iv ) to any o f f icer , d i rector , employee, or representat ive o f any actua l or potent ia l c l ient o f the Company and i ts Rela ted Part ies; (v ) to any o f f icer , d i rector , or employee of the Company or any o f i ts Rela ted Part ies; o r (v i ) to an y o ther person or ent i t y . No representat ive, employee, cont ractor , o r consul tant o f the Part ies sha l l be author ized under any c i rcumstances, nor upon the inst ruct ion o f the Company, CODELCO, or the Pr ivate Shareholder , o r the i r employees or representat ives , to engage in any o f the act iv i t ies p roh ib i ted by the Ant i -Corrupt ion Laws, the CORFO Manual on the Prevent ion o f Of f ic ia l Cr imes, Money Launder ing, and Terror ism Financing, and the CORFO Code of Eth ics, or any o ther app l icab le inst rument or law, not even under the pretext o f comply ing wi th the Company’s inst ruc t ions or const i tu t ing a benef i t to the Company. The Part ies sha l l p repare and mainta in accurate account ing books and records re la ted to payments made in connect ion wi th th is Agreement . The Part ies sha l l deve lop and mainta in an in terna l account ing cont ro l system suf f ic ient to comply w i th Chi lean account ing requi rements and laws, inc lud ing the Ant i -Corrupt ion Laws. Each Party sha l l prompt ly not i fy the o ther in wr i t ing i f , a t any t ime, any o f the representat ions made in th is Clause changes or i f i t becomes aware o f a s i tuat ion that may resu l t in a v io la t ion o f th is C lause. The Company sha l l main ta in and update a cr ime prevent ion model , wi th t raceabi l i ty and report ing channels , in accordance wi th the requ i rements o f current leg is la t ion on the Signature Version 99 matter . L ikewise, CORFO shal l have a report ing channel for the same purpose, es tab l ished in the “System for the Prevent ion o f Of f ic ia l Cr imes, Money Launder ing, and Terror ism Financing, ” v ia the emai l address [ *** ] . CORFO wi l l p rompt ly in form the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions o f any changes to i ts report ing channels . TWENTY-FOURTH: Prohibi t ions . As o f the Commencement Date, the Company and CODELCO, each on i ts own behal f , undertake not to do the fo l lowing , and, as a promise regard ing the acts o f o thers , undertake that the Pr ivate Shareholder , and the Rela ted Part ies to a l l o f the foregoing, not to do the fo l lowing : (a) Market Br ine and Other Mater ia ls ext racted f rom the Premises, e i ther d i rect ly or ind i rect ly through th i rd par t ies; except where express ly author ized by CORFO. The Company may send , wi th in the nat iona l te rr i to ry o r abroad, samples o f Br ine and Other Mater ia ls for non-commerc ia l purposes and so le ly for test ing or for in tended for the s tudy and design o f indust r ia l equ ipment and p lants , and pi lo t pro jects in genera l , for the Company’s product ion process. The Company must not i fy CORFO in advance, a t tach ing the agreement between the Company and the th i rd -par ty company that wi l l conduct the tests , inc lud ing a l l support ing documentat ion for sa id tests . Sample sh ipments sha l l not exceed a maximum of one hundred f i f ty metr ic tons per year . CORFO shal l have the r ight to request that the Company prov ide i t w i th the deta i led resu l ts o f Signature Version 100 the s tudy and design processes tha t led to the sh ipment o f the respect ive samples, w i thout pre jud ice to the prov is ions o f C lauses Twenty-One(CORFO Equipment and Representat ives) and Thi r ty - F i f th (Access to In format ion by CORFO). (b) To d ispose of or encumber in any manner, or to enter in to any act or cont ract that af fects the use, en joyment , and d isposi t ion o f w i thout CORFO’s pr ior express wr i t ten consent , the assets sub ject to the purchase opt ion under the Lease Agreement , except in the case of acts or con t racts that per ta in ( i ) the ord inary course o f the Pro ject ’s operat ions; ( i i ) the rep lacement or renewal o f fac i l i t ies in the normal course o f the Pro ject ’s deve lopment ; or ( i i i ) the creat ion o f guarantees or encumbrances wi th respect to the assets sub ject to the purchase opt ion re fer red to in Clause Nine, Subsect ion ( f ) o f the Lease Agreement , re la ted to loans, bonds, or any o ther fo rm of f inancing obta ined by the Company for i ts operat ion or funct ion ing, prov ided that the term or e f fect o f such guarantee or encumbrance exp i res a t least seven years pr io r to December 31, 2060, or upon the ear ly terminat ion o f the Agreement or the Lease Agreement for any reason. In the event that , for any reason, the guarantees granted wi th respect to the assets re ferred to in th is subsect ion ( i i i ) a re enforced by cred i tors o r th i rd par t ies, the Company sha l l indemni fy CORFO for a l l damages and losses caused by such c i rcumstance. The Company sha l l not i fy CORFO in wr i t ing o f the execut ion o f the acts or cont racts re ferred to in subsect ions ( i ) , ( i i ) , and ( i i i ) above, express ly s ta t ing the type and
Signature Version 101 nature o f the deed or cont ract and at tach ing a l l support ing documentat ion, par t icu lar ly those that a l low for the ident i f ica t ion o f the assets that have been the sub ject thereof . (c) To d ispose of or encumber in any manner, or to enter in to any deed or cont ract that a f fects the use, en joyment , and d isposi t ion o f the min ing assets inc luded wi th in the per imeter o f the Protect ion Rings, w i thout pr ior author izat ion f rom CORFO, which sha l l on ly be granted i f the fo l lowing c i rcumstances are cumulat ive ly met : ( i ) i t is for reasons based on soc io -envi ronmenta l pro tect ion and safeguard ing, du ly substant ia ted, and ( i i ) the proh ib i t ion on conduct ing any type of min ing exp lorat ion or exp lo i ta t ion ind icated in Sect ion Five o f the Lease Agreement . In th is case, both the Company’s request and CORFO’s author izat ion to en ter in to the lega l acts re fer red to in th is paragraph must be wel l - founded and conta in a l l the support ing documentat ion demonstra t ing compl iance wi th the cumulat ive requ i rements set for th in subparagraphs ( i ) and ( i i ) above. For the purposes of g rant ing the author izat ion, CORFO sha l l p rov ide the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions, through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee, wi th in format ion regard ing the Company’s substant ia ted request to d ispose o f , encumber in any manner, and/or enter in to any act or cont ract that a f fects the use, en joyment , and d isposi t ion o f the Company’s min ing r ights and those of i t s Rela ted Part ies inc luded wi th in the per imeter o f the Protect ion Rings, as wel l as the t imeframes wi th in wh ich such acts Signature Version 102 would be carr ied out , in order to rece ive the i r comments pr ior to CORFO’s dec is ion , wi th in the t imeframe CORFO speci f ies for that purpose. CORFO shal l p rov ide a reasoned response to the comments i t rece ives. In the case of Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies that have st ructu res on the sur face land compr is ing the min ing concessions o f the Protect ion R ings, o r in the event that these are located in ter r i to r ies formal ly c la imed by one or more Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies, the i r comments sha l l be g iven preferent ia l considerat ion. CORFO sha l l prov ide the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions wi th the in format ion re ferred to in th is paragraph, e i ther d i rect ly or through the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee, as ind icated in Clause Thi r ty -F ive TER (Access to In format ion by Atacameño Ind igenous Organizat ions o f the Salar de Atacama Basin) . A l l such in format ion must be presented in a c lear and understandable manner. (d) To exp lo i t , ext ract , and re in ject b r ine dur ing the Term of the Contract , in the min ing concessions owned by i t and i ts Rela ted Part ies that are located wi th in the Protect ion Rings. Th is proh ib i t ion sha l l be abso lu te . (e) To exp lo i t , ext ract , and re in ject br ine f rom the min ing concessions owned by i t and i ts Rela ted Part ies that are located wi th in the Protect ion R ings fo r a per iod o f f i f teen years f rom the Terminat ion Date. Th is proh ib i t ion sha l l be abso lu te . ( f ) To agree, d i rect ly o r ind i rec t ly , w i th the o ther operators o f the OMA concess ions in the Salar de A tacama that are not are a Subsid iary o f CODELCO, w i thout the pr ior Signature Version 103 author izat ion o f CORFO, operat ing methods that const i tu te a jo in t or in tegrated operat ion o f both operat ions; such that i ts operat ion remains independent a t a l l t imes and there is no shar ing o f operat iona l in fo rmat ion, commerc ia l s t ra teg ies, in format ion systems, or common appl icat ions and/or agreements or pacts that const i tu te pr ice - f ix ing agreements o r o thers that , by the i r nature, cou ld negat ive ly a f fect revenues. Th is p roh ib i t ion sha l l not app ly to potent ia l env i ronmenta l coord inat ion and/or in the conte xt o f conduct ing jo in t hydrogeolog ica l s tud ies or o ther commerc ia l agreements that do not v io la te sa id proh ib i t ion, for the bet ter pro tect ion or understanding of the Salar de Atacama. Notwi ths tanding the foregoing, any jo in t or in tegrated operat ion that takes p lace between the operators o f the OMA concessions in the Salar de Atacama, wi thout d is t inct ion, must comply wi th the not i f ica t ion ob l igat ions and/or be sub ject to the necessary author izat ions tha t may eventua l ly app ly to i t in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Decree -Law No. 211 of 1973 . TWENTY-FIFTH: Grounds for Early Termination and Remedial Periods . Twenty- f ive.One. CORFO may terminate the Contract ear ly , w i thout any r ight to indemni f ica t ion or compensat ion for the Company or fo r CODELCO, in any o f the fo l lowing s i tuat ions: (a ) The terminat ion, whether ear ly o r not , o f the Lease Agreement and/or the d isso lu t ion or terminat ion o f the Company (un less the Company is succeeded by another pursuant to a d isso lu t ion Signature Version 104 without l iqu idat ion , merger, d iv is ion, or t ransformat ion , the la t ter be ing the lega l successor to the Company). (b) As o f the Commencement Date, the Company’s vo luntary abandonment o f the operat ions re la ted to th is Contract and the Lease Agreement , which sha l l be deemed to have occurred i f the Company suspends operat ions for a per iod exceeding two years and such suspen sion is not caused by a Force Majeure Event . (c) Inso lvency o f the Company, which sha l l be understood to mean: ( i ) That the Company f i les for vo luntary l iqu idat ion; or ( i i ) the Company is ordered in to compulsory l iqu idat ion; a l l in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Law No. 20,720. (d) Defaul t or s imple de lay by the Company in pay ing the Rent for two consecut ive Rent Per iods, or i f the Company pays the Rent la te f ive t imes wi th in a two - ca lendar-year per iod. The appl icat ion o f th is ground sha l l not be a f fected by the fact that the Company has in i t ia ted a reorganizat ion proceeding. (e ) As of the Commencement Date, the execut ion o f any lega l act or the creat ion o f any encumbrance by the Company or i ts Rela ted Part ies wi thout the p r ior express, speci f ic , and wr i t ten consent o f CORFO regard ing the assets leased by CORFO to the Company under the Lease Agreement , or the assets that have rep laced or may rep lace them in the fu ture, and those for which a purchase opt ion has been granted under the Lease Agreement , and/or those that the Company, CODEL CO, or the Pr ivate Shareholder , and the Rela ted Part ies o f a l l the foregoing, have undertaken to t ransfer upon the exp i ra t ion o f the
Signature Version 105 Lease Agreement and that jeopard ize sa id re turn, purchase opt ion, and/or t ransfer , in fu l l and f ree o f encumbrances and ob l igat ions re la ted thereto or r ights whose re turn has been agreed upon by CORFO and the Company upon the exp i ra t ion o f th is Agreement and the Lease AgreementLease Agreement . The for , under the terms and wi thout p re jud ice to the p rov is ions o f subparagraphs (b ) and (c ) o f Clause Twenty -Four (Proh ib i t ions) . ( f ) I f the Company is requ i red to make addi t iona l payments to CORFO on more than f ive separate occasions as a resu l t o f the use of the Appeal Procedure and/or arb i t ra t ion. (g) As of the Commencement Date, fa i lu re to pay the min ing roya l t ies for the Propert ies, and fa i lu re to pay the property tax fo r Lots A – M – J – F – H, and L, and of Lots E – F – G and H. (h) As of the Commencement Date, the Company’s fa i lu re to comply w i th the proh ib i t ion on market ing Br ine and Other Mater ia ls ext racted f rom the Propert ies, as set for th in Clause Twenty -Four (Proh ib i t ions) . ( i ) As of the Commencement Date, the imposi t ion o f any f ina l sanct ion in an envi ronmenta l sanc t ion ing proceed ing, inc lud ing the exerc ise o f any appl icab le jud ic ia l remedy against the Company, that is re levant and ar ises f rom proven envi ronmenta l damage which cannot be remediated, mi t igated, and/or env i ronmenta l ly compensated by the Company, resu l t ing f rom a breach or ext remely ser ious v io la t ion o f env i ronmenta l regu la t ions or prov is ions o f any RCA and which have been prev ious ly warned by the Envi ronmenta l Audi tor , wi thout the Company having taken Signature Version 106 the appropr ia te measures despi te hav ing had suf f ic ient t ime to do so. ( j ) I f the Company ass igns a l l o r par t o f the Contract or the Lease Agreement wi thout pr io r wr i t ten author izat ion f rom CORFO; as wel l as i f the Company sub leases a l l o r any o f the Premises. Twenty-Five.Two. The fo l lowing sha l l not const i tu te grounds for ear ly terminat ion o f the Contract : (a) Dif fe rences in Rent payments in amounts not exceeding f ive per cent o f the average annual Rent for the preceding three ca lendar years; (b) Fa i lure to pay, de l iver , o r re turn assets or r ights not exceeding ten mi l l ion do l lars , o r which, by the i r nature, do not const i tu te or are not an asset or assets ind ispensable for the development , operat ion, and benef i t o f the Property . Twenty- f ive.Three. I f CORFO determines that the Company has incur red the grounds for terminat ion speci f ied in Sect ions Twenty - f i ve .One(c) , Twenty - f i ve .One(d) , Twenty- f ive .One(e) , Twenty - f ive .One(g) and Twenty -F ive.One(h) , i t may not i fy the defau l t ing par ty by means of a le t t er de l ivered through a notary publ ic addressed to the representat ives designated in th is Agreement to rece ive communicat ions or to those who rep lace or subst i tu te them, speci fy ing the fact , i ts c i rcumstances, and at tach ing the support ing documentat ion. In such a case, the par ty accused of de fau l t must remedy i t w i th in a per iod o f ( i ) th i r t y Business Days for the grounds set for th in Sect ions Twenty -Five.One(c) , Twenty -F ive.One(d) , and Twenty - Five.One(h) , and ( i i ) n inety Business Days for the grounds set for th in Sect ions Twenty -Five.One(e) and Twenty -F ive.One(g) . I f Signature Version 107 the breach is no t remedied wi th in sa id per iod, CORFO may terminate the Contract by issu ing a not ice o f terminat ion. A l l o f the foregoing is wi thout pre jud ice to any o ther act ion or r ight o f CORFO. TWENTY-FIVE BIS: Measures to be appl ied in the event of breach. Twenty-Five.BIS.One. In the event that the Company incurs any o f the s i tuat ions p rov ided for in th is Clause, measures consis t ing o f monetary penal t ies speci f ied fo r each case ( the “F ines”) : (a) CORFO shal l be ent i t led to impose on the Company a F ine o f between one thousand f ive hundred and three thousand Unidades de Fomento for each event o f non -compl iance occurr ing a f ter the Commencement Date and set for th be low: ( i ) Fa i lure by the Company to comply wi th i ts ob l igat ion to submit to CORFO the l i th ium reserves s tudy re ferred to in Clause Five o f the Contract wi th in the t imeframe estab l ished in the CCHEN Agreement . Such non-compl iance sha l l be deemed to have occurred once the deadl ine for de l ivery o f the respect ive reserves s tudy has passed wi thout any record o f i ts rece ip t by CORFO. The f ine sha l l be imposed upon ver i f ica t ion o f the breach and for e ach month of de lay in de l ive r ing the reserves s tudy to CORFO. ( i i ) Breach of the Company’s ob l igat ion to co l laborate in the development o f independent sc ient i f ic s tud ies on re in ject ion and new technolog ies, pursuant to Clause in Clause Five o f the Contract , in the event that such co l laborat ion is requested th rough a formal Signature Version 108 request f rom CORFO, for i tse l f and/or the inst i tu t ion i t des ignates, to which the Company must respond wi th in a maximum per iod o f f i f teen Business Days f rom the date o f rece ip t , speci fy ing the manner in which , wi th in the f ramework o f the request , the co l laborat ion wi l l be carr ied out . Th is breach sha l l be deemed ver i f ied once the deadl ine for the Company’s response has expired Company, wi thout any record o f i ts rece ip t by CORFO, and/or in the event that the Company fa i ls to p rov ide the cooperat ion in accordance wi th the terms def ined in i ts response . ( i i i ) Breach of the Company’s ob l igat ion to cooperate in prov id ing in format ion o f env i ronmenta l re levance and to fac i l i ta te the preparat ion o f s tud ies regard ing the Salar de Atacama, such cooperat ion is requested through a formal request f rom CORFO, addressed to CORFO and/or the inst i tu t ion i t des ignates, to which the Company must respond wi th in a maximum per iod o f f i f teen Business Days f rom the date o f rece ip t , speci fy ing the manner in which , w i th in the f ramework o f the request , the co l laborat ion wi l l be carr ied out . Th is breach sha l l be deemed to have occurred once the deadl ine for the Company’s response has exp i red wi thout any record o f i t s rece ip t by CORFO, and/or in the event that the co l laborat ion i s no t prov ided in accordance wi th the terms def ined in the Company’s response . ( iv ) Breach of the Company’s obl igat ion to carry out the act iv i t ies commit ted to in the New Technolog ies Implementat ion Plan, , as regu la ted in Clause Thi r teen of the Contract , whi le the favorab le Envi ronmenta l
Signature Version 109 Qual i f ica t ion Resolu t ion for the New Technolog ies Pro ject conta in ing sa id p lan has not been f ina l ized. Th is b reach sha l l be deemed to have occurred upon ver i f ica t ion o f the fa i lu re to car ry out the act iv i t ies o f the New Technolog ies Implementat ion Plan. Once the Envi ronmenta l Qual i f ica t ion Resolu t ion fo r the New Technolog ies Pro ject has been f ina l ized, breaches of th is ob l igat ion sha l l be sub ject to the overs ight and penal t ies prov ided for under cur rent env i ronmenta l leg is la t ion. (v ) Breach of the Company’s ob l igat ion to conduct s tud ies and p i lo t tests in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f C lause Thi r teen, “Development of New Technolog ies in Product ion Processes in the Salar de Atacama” o f the Contract . This b reach sha l l be deemed ver i f ied upon conf i rmat ion o f the absence o f s tud ies and p i lo t tests . (v i ) Breach of the Company’s ob l igat ion under the “ ” to in form CORFO of the progress and resu l ts o f the s tud ies and p i lo t tests i t is requ i red to conduct , in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Clause Thir teen, “Development o f New Technolog ies in Product ion Processes in the Salar de Atacama” o f the Contract . This b reach sha l l be deemed ver i f ied due to the conf i rmed fa i lu re to prov ide sa id in format ion to CORFO. (v i i ) Breach of the Company’s obl igat ion to prov ide fac i l i t ies to CORFO and/or the inst i tu t ion designated by CORFO to conduct i t s own stud ies on re in ject ion and new technolog ies, in the event that such co l laborat ion is requested through a formal request f rom COR FO, to which the Company must respond wi th in a maxi mum per iod o f f i f teen Signature Version 110 Business Days f rom the date o f rece ip t , speci fy ing how , wi th in the f ramework o f the request , the co l laborat ion wi l l be carr ied out . Th is breach sha l l be deemed to have occurred once the deadl ine fo r the Company’s response has exp i red w i thout any record o f i ts rece ip t by CORFO, and/or in the event that the fac i l i t ies are not prov ided under the term s def ined i n the Company’s response . (v i i i ) Breach of the Company’s ob l iga t ion to carry out the act iv i t ies commit ted to in the Gradual Reduct ion o f Cont inenta l Water P lan unt i l i t s complete rep lacement , as regu la ted in C lause Fourteen of the Contract , whi le the favorab le Envi ronmenta l Qual i f ica t ion Resolu t ion fo r the New Technolog ies Pro ject Technolog ies conta in ing the a forement ioned p lan. Th is breach sha l l be deemed ver i f ied upon conf i rmat ion o f the fa i lu re to execute the act iv i t ies o f the Gradual Reduct ion o f Cont inenta l Water P lan unt i l i t s comple te rep lacement . As soon as the Envi ronmenta l Qual i f ica t ion Resolu t ion fo r the New Technolog ies Pro ject is f ina l ized , breaches of th is ob l igat ion sha l l be sub ject to the overs ight and penal t ies prov ided for under current env i ronmenta l leg is la t ion. ( i x ) Breach of the Company’s ob l igat ion to prepare and incorporate in to the Plan for the Gradual Reduct ion o f Cont inenta l Water unt i l i ts complete rep lacement , as prov ided for in Clause Fourteen of the Contract , ind icato rs, and ver i f ica t ion mechanisms to ensure i ts moni tor ing. Th is breach sha l l be deemed ver i f ied upon conf i rmat ion o f the absence of ind icators and ver i f ica t ion mechanisms to ensure i ts moni tor ing in the Plan for the Gradual Signature Version 111 Reduct ion o f Cont inenta l Water Use unt i l i t s complete rep lacement . (x) Breach of the Company’s ob l igat ion to carry out the act iv i t ies commit ted to in the P lan for the Use of E lect r ic i ty f rom Renewable Sources, as set for th in C lause F i f teen of the Contract . Th is breach sha l l be deemed ver i f ied upon conf i rmat ion o f the fa i lu re to carry out the act iv i t ies o f the Plan fo r the Use of E lect r ic i t y f rom Renewable Sources. (x i ) Breach of the Company’s obl igat ion to submit annual ly to CORFO the accountab i l i t y report on i ts act ions regard ing the admin is t ra t ion, custody, pro tect ion, safeguard ing, and preservat ion o f the Belongings and other Assets Subject to Rest i tu t ion, and of the min ing be long ings o f the Company and i ts Rela ted Part ies located wi th in the Protect ion Zones, in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Clause S ix teen of the Lease Agreement . Th is breach sha l l be deemed ver i f ied upon the exp i ra t ion o f the deadl ine for submiss ion w i thout any record o f i t s rece ip t by CORFO . The Fine sha l l be imposed upon ver i f ica t i on o f the breach, and for each month o f de lay in submit t ing the report to CORFO. (x i i ) Breach of the Company’s ob l igat ion to prov ide CORFO wi th the ind iv idua l ized and/or ident i f ied in fo rmat ion set for th in Sect ion Th i r ty -F ive .TER.One of Clause Thi r ty -F ive o f the Agreement , the fa i lu re to submit wh ich is not speci f ica l ly sub jec t to a F ine in th is Clause. Th is breach sha l l be deemed ver i f ied upon the exp i ra t ion o f the deadl ine for submiss ion estab l ished in Sect ion Th i r ty -F ive .TER.One, w i thout any record o f i t s rece ip t by CORFO. The F ine sha l l be imposed upon ver i f i ca t ion o f the Signature Version 112 breach, and for each month o f de lay in submit t ing the respect ive report to CORFO. (b) CORFO shal l be ent i t led to impose on the Company a F ine o f between s ix thousand and twelve thousand Unidades de Fomento for each instance of non -compl iance by the Company, subsequent to the Commencement Date, wi th the fo l lowing ob l igat ions: ( i ) Fa i lu re by the Company to implement and mainta in the Moni tor ing System in an operat iona l and regular manner, in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f C lause Ten of the Contract . Such non-compl iance sha l l be deemed to have occurred i f the Moni to r ing System has not been implemented and/or i f i t has been determined that i t is not ava i lab le on an operat iona l and regular bas is . ( i i ) The Company’s fa i lu re to update the hydrogeolog ica l model and submit i t to CORFO wi th in the same t imeframe estab l ished in the current RCA, as per Clause Ten of the Contract , a long wi th i t s respect ive executab le f i les, and successive ly for each new update per iod prov ided fo r in the RCA. Th is breach sha l l be deemed ver i f ied i f the deadl ine estab l ished in the current RCA has exp i red, wi thout any record of i ts rece ip t by CORFO. The Fine sha l l be imposed upon ver i f ica t ion o f the breach, and for each month o f de lay in the submiss ion o f the a forement ioned Plan to CORFO. (c) CORFO shal l be ent i t led to impose on the Company a F ine o f twenty- f ive thousand Unidades de Fomento for each instance of the Company’s breach regard ing the proh ib i t ion on the exp lo i ta t ion and/or ext ract ion o f br ine and/or re in ject ion o f br ine on the min ing propert ies o f the
Signature Version 113 Company or i ts Rela ted Part ies located wi th in the Protect ion Rings. Twenty -f ive .BIS.Two. In the event o f a mere de lay by the Company in the payment o f a speci f ic cont r ibut ion re la ted to the “Research and Development Ef for ts in Chi le ” and “ Ind igenous Organizat ions and Regional Development” c lauses of the Contract , penal ty in terest sha l l accrue on a da i ly bas is f rom the date o f the mere de lay unt i l the date o f actua l payment to the par ty ent i t led to rece ive the payment , equ iva lent to the maximum convent iona l ra te for non - indexed cred i t t ransact ions in loca l currency exceeding n inety days, as in e f fect on the date o f the mere de lay . Such in terest sha l l be pa id d i rect ly , together w i th the respect ive cont r ibut ion, d i rect ly to the par ty des igna ted as the rec ip ient o f the amount per ta in ing to the cont r ibut ion in quest ion. Twenty-f ive .BIS.Three. In the cases descr ibed in subparagraphs (a) and (b ) o f Sec t ion Twenty -F ive .BIS.One, the speci f ic amount o f the F ines to be imposed for each breach sha l l be determined by CORFO wi th in the ranges estab l ished for each type of breach. For such determinat ion, CORFO shal l consider : ( i ) the sever i ty and consequences of the act const i tu t ing a b reach; and/or ( i i ) the harm that the respect ive breach may have caused to CORFO and/or th i rd par t ies; and ( i i i ) any o ther cr i ter ion that , in CORFO’s wel l - founded op in ion, is re levant to determin ing the speci f i c amount o f the respect ive F ine. In any case, repeated breach of the same ob l igat ion sha l l be suf f ic ient just i f ica t ion fo r CORFO to impose a f ine in the maximum amount o f the range estab l ished for Signature Version 114 such breach. Twenty- f ive .BIS.Four . The determinat ion and co l lect ion o f any Fine sha l l be sub ject to the fo l lowing procedure: (a) I f CORFO determines that a cont ractua l breach has occurred that carr ies an associa ted f ine in accordance wi th the cont ract , i t sha l l not i fy the Company thereof , speci fy ing in deta i l the a l leged breach and the speci f ic amount o f the f ine associa ted wi th i t (wi th in the range estab l ished for the respect ive b reach) , a t tach ing the support ing documentat ion just i f y ing the imposi t ion o f t he f ine and the speci f ic amount ( “Not ice o f Penal ty” ) . (b) The Company may, wi th in a per iod o f s ix ty Bus iness Days f rom the Not ice o f Penal ty ( “Term”) , remedy the breach , where poss ib le , or d ispute i ts ex is tence and/or the amount o f the penal ty imposed, for which i t must not i fy CORFO in wr i t ing, spec i fy ing in deta i l , as appl icab le : ( i ) how the non-compl iance was remedied, or ( i i ) the support ing documentat ion demonstra t ing that no such non -compl iance occurred, or ( i i i ) that , i f the non-compl iance d id occur , the associa ted f ine should be reduced, a t tach ing , in a l l cases, the documents and support ing in format ion substant ia t ing i ts response ( “Response” ) . (c) I f , upon exp i ra t ion o f the Per iod, the Company has not submit ted i ts Response, then the f ine determined by CORFO in the Not ice o f F ine sha l l become f ina l , and the Company must pay i t to CORFO wi th in f ive business days o f the exp i ra t ion o f the Per iod. (d) I f the Response is submit ted to CORFO wi th in the Deadl ine, CORFO shal l have a per iod o f s ix ty Business Days f rom rece ip t to rev iew i t , determine , and communicate the f ina l Signature Version 115 f ine to the Company in wr i t ing ( the “F ina l F ine” ) , in an amount equal to or less than that estab l ished in the Not ice o f F ine, un less the Response has demonstra ted to CORFO’s sat is fact ion that the breach of cont ract was t imely remedied or d id not occur , in which case CORFO shal l not impose any f ine. I f payment o f a F ina l F ine is determined, the Company must pay i t w i th in f i ve bus iness days fo l lowing i ts not i f i ca t ion; (e) I f CORFO does not determine the Fina l F ine wi th in the per iod es tab l ished in the precedin g paragraph, i t sha l l have an addi t iona l per iod o f th i r t y Business Days to do so, a f ter which the Fine sha l l exp i re in the case of subparagraphs ( i ) and ( i i ) o f paragraph (b) o f th is Sect ion. In the case of subparagraph ( i i i ) o f subsect ion (b ) o f th is Sect ion, the Fina l Penal ty sha l l be deemed to amount to the lower amount wi th in the estab l ished range, un less the Company is a repeat o f fender in the breach of the same ob l igat ion, in which case the Fina l Penal ty sha l l amount to the amount set for th in the Penal ty Not ice . ( f ) The Company may cha l lenge the Fina l Penal ty pa id to CORFO by request ing i t in fu l l o r in par t , in accordance wi th the arb i t ra t ion procedure estab l ished in the Contract , for which purpose i t must request the const i tu t ion o f the arb i t ra l t r ibunal wi th in twenty Business Days fo l lowing payment o f the Fine . For the avo idance of doubt , i f the Company does not submit i ts Response wi th in the Deadl ine, i t sha l l not have the r ight to cha l lenge the F ine determined by CORFO in the Fine Not ice. Twenty-f ive .BIS.Five. The Fines and in terest estab l ished in th is Signature Version 116 Clause do not rep lace or prec lude CORFO’s appl icat ion o f the grounds for ear ly terminat ion set fo r th in C lause Twenty -F ive o f the Contract , when such grounds are appl icab le in accordance wi th sa id C lause, nor do they prec lude the inspect ion and sanct ions appl icab le under current leg is la t io n. Fur thermore, they are addi t iona l to and independent o f any damages to which CORFO may be ent i t led under the genera l ru les o f cont ractua l l iab i l i ty and any o ther sanct ion or measure that an admin is t ra t ive author i ty o r a Court o f Just ice may impose on the Company for the same facts . Notwi thstanding the foregoing, the F ines imposed and pa id by the Company sha l l be deducted f rom any damages that the Company is o rdered to pay to CORFO fo r the same facts that gave r ise to the Fine. TwentyTwenty- f ive .BIS.Six . The f ines prov ided for in th is Clause sha l l be for the benef i t o f CORFO, and the in terest app l icab le pursuant to Sect ion Twenty - f ive .BIS.Two shal l accrue on the respect ive amounts owed. TWENTY-SIXTH: Surety and Joint and Several Liabi l i ty . CODELCO hereby acts as surety and jo in t and severa l guarantor in favor o f CORFO for a l l ob l igat ions assumed by the Company under th is Agreement and the Lease Agreement , par t icu lar ly those regard ing payment o f Rent and min ing roya l t ies, hereby accept ing any extensions, agreements, and/or renewals that may be agreed upon or granted to the Company wi th respect to these ob l igat ions by CORFO and agrees to submit to the arb i t ra t ion procedure
Signature Version 117 estab l ished in Clause Thi r ty -One (Dispute Resolu t ion and Arb i t ra t ion) . SEVENTEENTH: Term. Th is Agreement is b ind ing on the Part ies as o f the date on which the CORFO reso lu t ion approv ing i t is fu l l y processed, w i thout pre jud ice to the fact that the lease of the Propert ies under the Lease Agreement sha l l take e f fect as o f the Commencement Date, and unt i l December 31, 2060, or unt i l any o ther date pr ior to that which the Part ies may eventua l ly agree upon or that resu l ts f rom the appl icat ion o f C lause Twenty -F ive (Grounds for Ear ly Terminat ion and Remedia l Per iods) ( the “Terminat ion Date”) . Notwi thstanding the foregoing, the Agreement sha l l not take e f fect i f the SQM Agreements or any o f them have been terminated ear ly pursuant to the grounds set fo r th in the c lauses “Grounds for Ear ly Terminat ion and Remedia l Per iods. ” Th is p rov is ion sha l l not app ly (and, therefore, the Agreement sha l l take e f fect ) i f the terminat ion o f the SQM Agreements occurs pursuant to grounds ( f ) , (g) , (h ) , and (e) o f Clause Twenty -One o f the SQM Lease Agreement and Clause Twenty-Three-One of the SQM Pro jec t Agreement . However, i f the terminat ion o f the SQM Contracts occurs pursuant to ground (e) re ferred to above because the Company t ransferred ownersh ip o f the RCAs to a th i rd par ty , or because i t t ransferred ownersh ip to a th i rd par ty o r c reated any encumbra nce on the OMA Propert ies, Lots A – M – J – F – H, and L, Lots E – F – G and H, the Rigo Propert ies, or the product ion fac i l i t ies and chemica l p lants Signature Version 118 necessary for the operat ion o f the Pro ject , the Contract sha l l not take e f fect . TWENTY-EIGHTH: New Contractor or Operator . CORFO undertakes to use i ts best e f for ts to in i t ia te a publ ic b idd ing process or the appropr ia te cont ract ing procedure for the execut ion o f an agreement or cont ract fo r the operat ion o f the Propert ies no la ter than December 31, 2054, and to reso lve i t no la ter than Ju ly 30, 2058, except in the event o f a Force Majeure Event . The Company undertakes to ( i ) p rov ide a l l necessary ass is tance and permi t access to both CORFO and th i rd par t ies in terested in the publ ic tender or cont ract ing procedure, as requ i red for the normal conduct o f such processes, and to ( i i ) prov ide a l l necessary fac i l i t ies and permi t access to both CORFO and a th i rd par ty author ized by i t , fo r the per fo rmance of non -product ive works , tasks, and operat ions necessary fo r conduct ing s tud ies, tests , sampl ing, act iv i t ies lead ing to the estab l ishment o f base l ines, and other mat ters requ i red for env i ronmenta l permi ts and/or the development o f p i lo t pro jects , to ensure the exp lo i ta t ion o f the Property beyond the Term of the Co ntract . Such th i rd par t ies must f i rs t s ign the conf ident ia l i t y agreements agreed upon by CORFO and the Company, and must not in ter rupt or d is rupt the Company’s normal operat ions , must demonstra te that they ho ld a l l necessary envi ronmenta l and sector -spec i f ic permi ts , and must assume the costs and r isks ar is ing f rom the i r act ions, re leas ing the Company Signature Version 119 f rom a l l l iab i l i ty and indemni fy ing i t fo r any damage caused to i t . In the event that the Company reasonably be l ieves that CORFO or the th i rd par t ies, in the exerc ise o f the author i ty ind icated in paragraphs ( i ) and ( i i ) above, are d isrupt ing or a l ter ing n ormal operat ions, i t must not i fy CORFO in wr i t ing, spec i f ica l ly s ta t ing the grounds for such assert ion, a long wi th a l l support ing documentat ion. In the event o f a d isagreement , an expert sha l l be consul ted in accordance wi th paragraphs ( i i ) and ( i i i ) o f th e Chal lenge Procedure, as appl icab le . I f , as o f Ju ly 30 , 2058, the procedure has not been concluded; or i f , upon conclus ion o f the cont ract ing procedure and due to a c i rcumstance not a t t r ibutab le to the Part ies, the phys ica l de l ivery o f the Assets to the new cont ractor or operator has not occur red, and in order to m ainta in the cont inu i ty o f the operat ion o f the Assets, CORFO may extend the Terminat ion Date o f the Contract and the Lease Agreement for up to one year, sub ject to the appl icab le envi ronmenta l pe rmi ts . TWENTY-NINTH: Confidentia l i ty . Twenty -nine.One. Given that CORFO, pursuant to th is Agreement , wi l l have access to re levant in format ion and records o f the Company, CODELCO, and the Pr ivate Shareholder , wh ich invo lves the handl ing and knowledge of conf ident ia l and sensi t ive in fo rmat ion o f sa id Ent i t ies, C ORFO agrees to keep st r ic t ly conf ident ia l the in format ion prov ided to i t by the Company, CODELCO, and the Pr ivate Shareholder in connect ion wi th the per formance of th is Agreement and the Lease Agreement . Fur thermore, in order to prevent such in format ion Signature Version 120 f rom becoming known to th i rd par t ies —and espec ia l ly to the la t ter ’s compet i tors—and to guard against any r isk o f v io la t ing Decree-Law No. 211 of 1973 , which estab l ishes Rules for the Defense of Free Compet i t ion. CORFO undertakes to use i ts best e f for ts to ensure that i ts execut ives, d i rectors, representat ives, employees, a t torneys, consul tants , adv isors, the ent i t ies i t des ignates in the exerc ise o f po wers conferred by th is Agreement , or o ther represen tat ives a re sub jec t to the same con f ident ia l i t y ob l igat ions, w i th CORFO being l iab le in a l l cases for the breach of any such ob l igat ion by them. The foregoing exc ludes in format ion that must be d isc losed by law or in compl iance wi th a court order or an order f rom any admin is t ra t ive or superv isory author i ty lega l ly empowered to requ i re such d isc losure, in wh ich case, CORFO shal l prov ide advance wr i t ten not ice to the Company of such requi rement , except in cases where CORFO is lega l ly proh ib i ted f rom prov id ing such not ice to the Company. Twenty- nine.Two. The Part ies sha l l ensure that the Externa l Audi tors are sub ject to the same ob l igat ions conta ined in th is C lause. Twenty- nine.Three. The ob l igat ions under th is C lause sha l l remain f rom th is date and shal l surv ive for the fo l lowing f ive years f rom the Terminat ion Date. THIRTIETH: Assignment of the Contract and Subleasing. The Company may not ass ign or t ransfe r in any manner, whether in whole or in par t , the Contract or the r ights and ob l igat ions ar is ing
Signature Version 121 theref rom, w i thout the express wr i t ten author izat ion o f CORFO. The Company is express ly proh ib i ted f rom subleasing a l l o r any o f the Premises. THIRTY-ONE: Dispute Resolut ion and Arbi trat ion. Al l d isputes or cont rovers ies re la t ing to th is Agreement , inc lud ing, but not l im i ted to , those regard ing i t s per formance or non -performance, app l icat ion, in terpreta t ion, va l id i t y o r inva l id i ty , enforceabi l i ty , nu l l i ty o r reso lu t ion, terminat ion, determinat ion o f damages re la ted to i ts breach, and issues regard ing the court ’s own jur isd ic t ion and competence, shal l be reso lved by an arb i t ra l t r ibunal composed of three mixed arb i t ra to rs , that i s , arb i t ra tors as to procedure and as to law regard ing the award ( the “Arb i t ra l Tr ibunal ” ) , in accordance wi th the Rules o f Arb i t ra t ion o f the Arb i t ra t ion and Mediat ion Center o f the Sant iago Chamber o f Commerce A.G. in e f fect on the date the arb i t ra t ion proceedings commence. I f , in con junct ion w i th arb i t ra t ion under th is Cont ract , a d ispute ar ises regard ing the Lease Agreement , both d isputes sha l l be heard by the same arb i t ra l t r ibunal , w i th both proceedings be ing consol ida ted for that purpose so that they may be concluded wi th a s ing le award. The Party request ing arb i t ra t ion sha l l appoin t the f i rs t arb i t ra tor together wi th i ts request for a rb i t ra t ion to the Arb i t ra t ion and Mediat ion Center o f the Sant iago Chamber o f Commerce A.G. and not i fy the o ther par ty o f the name of the appoin ted arb i t ra tor and of the request submit ted to the CAM. The other Party sha l l appoin t the second arb i t ra to r wi th in f i f teen days f rom the date o f Signature Version 122 not i f ica t ion o f the request for arb i t ra t ion and the name of the arb i t ra to r appoin ted by the o ther par ty . The two arb i t ra tors appoin ted by the Part ies sha l l appoin t the th i rd arb i t ra tor wi th in f i f teen days o f not i f ica t ion o f the appoin tment o f the second arb i t ra to r . In the event that ( i ) the o ther Party fa i l s to appoin t an arb i t ra to r or ( i i ) the two arb i t ra to rs appoin ted by the Part ies fa i l to reach an agreement regard ing the appoin tment o f a th i rd arb i t ra to r w i th in the t ime l imi ts se t for th above, the Sant i ago Chamber o f Commerce A.G. sha l l appoin t the second and th i rd arb i t ra to rs , or on ly the la t ter , as the case may be. To th is end, the Part ies g rant specia l and i r revocable author i ty to the Sant iago Chamber o f Commerce A.G. so that , upon wr i t ten request f ro m e i ther Party , i t may appoin t the arb i t ra tors f rom among the at torneys who are members o f the CAM’s arb i t ra t ion panel . Upon the appoin tment o f each arb i t ra tor , the Part ies sha l l have the r ight to veto , w i thout s ta t ing a reason, up to a maximum of three of the arb i t ra to rs o f the designated arb i t ra l panel . I f fo r any reason the Sant iago Chamber o f Commerce A.G. is unable to fu l f i l l i ts mandate, the appoin tment o f the second and/or th i rd arb i t ra tor , as the case may be, sha l l be made by any o f the judges on du ty in c iv i l mat ters in the munic ipa l i ty o f Sant iago, and such appoin tment must be o f a person who has served as a lawyer a member o f the Supreme Court fo r a t least th ree years, or a person who, a t the t ime of the appoin tment , is serv ing as a professor o f c iv i l law or commerc ia l law in the law schools o f the Univers i ty o f Chi le o r the Signature Version 123 Pont i f ica l Catho l ic Univers i ty o f Chi le , located in Sant iago, for a t least f ive years. The arb i t ra t ion proceedings sha l l be conducted in the c i ty o f Sant iago and in conf idence; the appoin ted arb i t ra tors and the Part ies are proh ib i ted f rom d isc los ing to th i rd par t ies the terms of the arb i t ra t ion and the ev idence presented there in or brought to the a t tent ion o f the Arb i t ra l Tr ibunal by the opposing par ty , except to the extent that such d isc losure is necessary in connect ion wi th appeals or lega l proceedings in i t ia ted or in i t ia ted by the Part ies, or wh ich is a lega l requ i rement . No appeal sha l l l ie aga inst the f ina l award o f the Arb i t ra l Tr ibunal , except for a mot ion to set as ide the award, an appeal on po in ts o f law on the grounds of u l t ra pet i ta or lack o f ju r isd ic t ion, and a mot ion for c lar i f i ca t ion, rect i f ica t ion, o r amendment . An appeal for reconsiderat ion may be f i led against a l l o ther dec is ions. The ex is tence of a d ispute or cont roversy regard ing the per formance or non -performance of the Contract sha l l not author ize the Part ies to un i la te ra l ly suspend the per formance of the i r rec iproca l ob l igat ions, wi thout pre jud ice to the prov is ions o f the Arb i t ra l Tr ibunal . In the event that the term for the Arb i t ra l Tr ibunal to exerc ise i ts ju r isd ic t ion exp i res, un less o therwise agreed by the Part ies, a new Arb i t ra l Tr ibunal sha l l be appoin ted in the same manner as the f i rs t was appoin ted, which sha l l cont inue the proceedings in the s ta te in which they were upon the exp i ra t ion o f the f i rs t Arb i t ra l Tr ibunal ’s term, wi th al l act ions taken before the f i rs t Arb i t ra l Tr ibunal remain ing va l id and ef fect ive. In th is case, the new Arb i t ra l Tr ibunal to be appoin ted Signature Version 124 shal l be composed of persons other than those who served on the t r ibunal that fa i led to fu l f i l l i ts dut ies wi th in the prescr ibed t ime. For the purposes of appoin t ing the Arb i t ra to r in accordance wi th th is C lause, CODELCO and the Company sha l l be deemed to be a s ing le Party . THIRTY-SECOND: CORFO Board Resolut ion . CORFO hereby cer t i f ies that i t is enter ing in to th is Agreement pursuant to the prov is ions o f Board Reso lu t ion No . 3 ,194, dated September 15, 2025. THIRTY-THIRD: Authori ty to Recti fy . The Part ies author ize the ho lder o f an author ized copy of th is Agreement to request and obta in the reg is t ra t ions, sub - reg is t ra t ions, annotat ions, and cancel la t ions that may be requi red in the re levant Regis ters o f the respect ive Regis t rars . Notwi thstanding the foregoing, the Part ies grant power o f a t torney to Ms. Naya Flores Araya , Ms. Pamela Bórquez Astud i l lo , and Mr. Jav ier Va l ladares L jubet ic so that , any one of them, jo in t ly wi th any one of Messrs. Rafae l Vergara Gut iérrez and Cr is t ián Eyzaguir re Court , and for the purpose of obta in ing the corresponding reg is t ra t ions, s ign on behal f o f the i r pr inc ipa ls the pub l ic o r pr ivate inst ruments requ i red to speci fy , c lar i fy , rect i fy , o r supplement th is deed , inc lud ing mat ters re la ted to the ident i f ica t ion and speci f ica t ion o f the Propert ies or the i r t i t les, and to c lar i fy , rect i f y , or add in format ion, background
Signature Version 125 deta i ls , or c i ta t ions f rom deeds, reg is t ra t ions, o r any o ther documents re la ted thereto , wi th the author i ty to execute one or more draf ts in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f the regula t ions o f the re levant reg is t ry . THIRTY-FOURTH: Notices . Un less a wr i t ten not ice speci fy ing a d i f ferent address is prov ided, any not ice regard ing the Agreement sha l l be deemed du ly g iven i f de l ivered in person o r by cer t i f ied mai l addressed to : (a) By the Company, Mr. Rolando Al f redo Kukenshoner Aeschl imann, emai l [* ** ] , a t the address located at one 1270 Huérfanos St reet , Sant iago, wi th a copy to Ms. Macarena Vargas Losada, emai l [** * ] , a t the address located at 1270 Huérfanos S t reet , Sant iago ; (b) By CODELCO, Mr. Rubén Rodr igo Alvarado Vigar , emai l [*** ] , a t the address located at 1270 Huérfanos St reet , Sant iago, wi th a copy to Ms. Macarena Vargas Losada, emai l [** * ] , a t the address located at 1270 Huérfanos St reet , Sant iago ; and (c) By CORFO, to the Execut ive V ice Pres ident o f CORFO at the address located at 921 Moneda Street , 8 th f loor , Sant iago, wi th a copy to Pamela Bórquez Astud i l lo , emai l [* ** ] , and Leonardo Valenzuela Valenc ia , emai l [** * ] , both a t the address located at 921 Moneda Street , 8 th f loor , Sant iago . Not ice sent v ia a publ ic or pr ivate cour ier serv ice, wi th cer t i f ica t ion and de l ivery guarantee, sha l l be deemed to have been g iven on the date du ly cer t i f ied by sa id company. Signature Version 126 THIRTY-FIFTH: Access to Information by CORFO. As of the Star t Date, CORFO, through i ts Representat ives, sha l l have the r ight to request f rom the Company and to access, a t a min imum, the in format ion conta ined in Annex Three. THIRTY-FIFTH BIS: Pr inciples Governing the Part ic ipat ion of the Atacameño Indigenous Organizat ions. Thir ty -Fi f th BIS.One. The Part ies dec lare and acknowledge: (a) That the Atacameño or L ickanantay people have h is tor ica l ly been l inked to the Salar de Atacama basin , where they have carr ied out the i r t rad i t iona l act iv i t ies and developed the i r ways o f l i fe and cu l ture ; (b) The connect ion that the Atacameño or L ickanantay Ind igenous Communi t ies have wi th the terr i tory they have ancest ra l ly inhabi ted, wi th the waters and natura l resources found there, as wel l as the re la t ionsh ip between these and the i r ways o f l i fe and cu l ture , together wi th the i r h is tor ica l , cu l tura l , and archaeolog ica l her i tage; (c ) That the Atacameño Ind igenous communi t ies o f the Salar de Atacama are the cont inuators o f anc ient set t lements, l ineages, or ay l lus o f the Atacameño People , and that some of them are owners o f lands and waters, a fact tha t has been recognized by the State in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f the law; (d) The inherent d ivers i ty o f the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies wi th in the un i ty o f the Atacameño or L ickanantay people , tak ing in to account the i r cu l tura l and terr i tor ia l par t icu la r i t ies, the i r in terests , and pr io r i t ies; (e) That the Signature Version 127 Pertenencias and par t o f the l i th ium ext ract ion and product ion act iv i t ies in the Atacama Sal t F la t are located and have been carr ied out in par t o f the terr i tor ies o f ancest ra l use and occupat ion o f Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies on the southeastern edge; and ( f ) The importance of the act iv i t ies that Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions , as funct iona l organizat ions, carry out wi th in the f ramework o f the i r funct ions to promote Atacameño cu l ture , in accordance wi th the law. Thirty- f ive .BIS.Two. Consider ing the s ta tements in the preceding Sect ion, the Part ies decla re and acknowledge that the fo l lowing matters conta ined in the c lauses ind icated be low (“Relevant Mat ters and Clauses”) , which inc lude cer ta in cont ractua l prov is ions, are l ike ly to have a d i rect impact on the Atacameño ind igenous people , which is why they hav e been sub ject , by CORFO, to ind igenous consul ta t ion in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Convent ion No. 169 concern ing Ind igenous and Tr iba l Peoples in Independent Countr ies o f the In ternat iona l Labour Organizat ion, and Supreme Decree No. 66 o f 2013 of the Min is t ry o f Soc ia l Development : (a) Deve lopment o f new technolog ies in product ion processes in the Atacama Sal t F la t for a fu ture pro ject (Clause Thi r teen of the Contract ) ; (b) Long-term water ba lance and susta inab i l i t y (Clause Fourteen of the Contract ) ; (c ) Commitment to the use of c lean energy (C lause Fi f teen of the Contract ) ; (d) Envi ronmenta l Compl iance (Clause Ten of the Contract ) ; (e) Prohib i t ions—Disposal o f min ing assets Signature Version 128 belonging to the Company or i ts re la ted par t ies located wi th in the Protect ion Zones ( two k i lometers and ten k i lometers ) , for purposes of soc io -envi ronmenta l pro tect ion and p reservat ion (Clause Twenty -Four o f the Contract ) ; ( f ) Mandate and accountab i l i ty (C lause Six teen of the Lease Agreement ) ; (g) Contr ibut ions to ind igenous organiza t ions (C lause Eigh teen of the Agreement) ; (h) Access to env i ronmenta l and operat iona l in format ion regard ing the pro ject (C lause Thi r ty -F ive TER of the Contract ) ; ( i ) Environmenta l Audi tor (Clause Twenty o f the Contract ) ; ( j ) Li th ium reserves , management o f res idua l br ines, and fu ture l i th ium recovery; (k) Rest i tu t ion, t ransfer , and acquis i t ion r ights (Water r ights for env i ronmenta l pro tect ion purposes) (Clause Five o f the Contract ) ; ( l ) Research and Development Ef for ts in Chi le (C lause Seventeen of the Contract ) ; (m) Ear ly implementat ion o f CORFO –TARAR contractua l commitments (Clause Fourteen of the Contract for the CORFO SQM Pro ject ) . Thirty- -Five.BIS.Three. Pursuant to the declarat ions and acknowledgments in Sect ions Th i r ty - F ive .BIS.One. and Thi r ty -F ive .BIS.Two, the par t ies undertake to respect the fo l lowing pr inc ip les and cr i te r ia in the appl icat ion and compl iance wi th the Relevant Mat ters and Clauses: (a) Environmenta l pro tect ion: The Part ies sha l l a lways s t r ive to protect the envi ronment , min imiz ing impacts on the ecosystems of the Salar de Atacama, through fu l l , s t r ic t and t imely compl iance wi th a l l app l icab le envi ronmenta l and sectora l regu la t ions. (b)
Signature Version 129 Ind igenous par t ic ipat ion: A l l Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions sha l l have the r igh t to par t ic ipate in the moni tor ing o f the Relevant Mat ters and Clauses, in the manner ind icated in such prov is ions in each case. Th is par t ic ipat ion must respect cu l tura l re levance, the r ight to se l f -determinat ion, and the e f fect ive representat ion o f ind igenous organizat ions. The pr inc ip le o f ind igenous par t ic ipat ion sha l l take in to account the r ights , powers, and ob ject ives o f each ind igenous o rganizat ion, as wel l as the i r d i f ferent perspect ives and posi t ions, respect ing the un i ty and p lura l i ty o f the L ickanantay people in the area encompassing the Atacama la Grande Ind igenous Development Area. Thus, by v i r tue o f th is pr inc ip le , the Company undertakes to CORFO to estab l ish and mainta in a governance f ramework that takes in to account the par t ic ipat ion o f the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies, and preferent ia l ly , but not exc lus ive ly , the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies on the southeastern edge of the Salar de Atacama. CORFO shal l have the means to ensure proper moni tor ing o f compl iance wi th th is ob l igat ion. In the case of modi f ica t ions that the Part ies in tend to make to the Contract in re la t ion, exc lus ive ly , to the ext ract ive and product ive act iv i t ies regu la ted there in , wh ich a f fect or may af fec t the ter r i to r ies o f ancest ra l use and occupat ion o f the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies on the southeastern edge of the Salar de Atacama, the i r ways o f l i fe , and/or customs, mechanisms and/or spaces for co l laborat ive d ia logue in good fa i th sha l l be estab l ished wi th these communi t ies. These same Signature Version 130 mechanisms shal l be estab l ished wi th o ther Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies, where appropr ia te . (c) Transparency: Ind igenous organizat ions must be ensured t imely access to in format ion generated between the par t ies under th is cont ract o r ar is ing f rom i ts per formance that re la tes to the Relevant Mat ters and Clauses, especia l ly in format ion that may af fect t he terr i to ry , waters, natu ra l resources, and ways of l i fe o f the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions. None of the foregoing sha l l enta i l the d isc losure o f in fo rmat ion that the cont racts themselves ident i f y as sub ject to conf ident ia l i ty . (d) Cul tu ra l Respect or Relevance : In comply ing wi th the Relevant Mat ters and Clauses, the par t ies must a lways take in to account the wor ldv iew, va lues, ways o f l i fe , customs, knowledge , and sp i r i tua l i t y o f the Atacameño people or L ickanantay people , the i r sacred s i tes, t rad i t iona l p ract ices, and ancest ra l routes . (e) Ind igenous consul ta t ion: Any proposed modi f ica t ions to the Relevant Mat ters and Clauses and to the Contract , prov ided they are l ike ly to have a d i rect impact in accordance wi th current regu la t ions, sha l l be sub ject to an ind igenous consul ta t ion process, in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f Convent ion No. 169 of the In ternat iona l Labour Organizat ion and other app l icab le lega l and regula tory prov is ions. ( f ) No regress ion: The standards o f par t ic ipat ion, consul ta t ion, access to in format ion, and envi ronmenta l pro tect ion recognized in th is cont ract may not be reduced or l im i ted by un i la tera l dec is ions o f the par t ies, the State , or th i rd par t ies; thus, any ad justment or Signature Version 131 modi f ica t ion to these aspects may on ly be made to re in force o r improve these pr inc ip les and standards. THIRTY-FIFTH TER: Access to Information by the of the Atacama Salt Fla t basin. Thir ty- f ive .TER.One. As of the Star t Date, CORFO shal l p rov ide the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions wi th the fo l lowing in format ion, a t the f requency ind icated for each mat ter : (a) In format ion on br ine ext ract ion vo lumes, month, year , and ext ract ion area (MOP area or SOP area) , as prov ided to CORFO pursuant to Clause Thi r ty -F ive and Annex Three. Th is in format ion sha l l be prov ided quarter ly . (b) In format ion on br ine re in ject ion vo lumes, month and year o f re in ject ion, as prov ided to CORFO pursuant to Clause Thi r ty -F ive and Annex Three . Th is in format ion sha l l be submit ted quarter ly . (c) Al l documentat ion re la ted to env i ronmenta l assessment procedures prov ided to CORFO pursuant to subparagraph (a) o f subparagraph ( i i ) “ In format ion regard ing envi ronmenta l compl iance” o f Annex Three. Th is in format ion sha l l be submit ted quarter ly . (d) The resu l ts o f env i ronmenta l moni tor ing and fo l low - up act iv i t ies requ i red under the RCAs or sectora l author izat ions that are prov ided to CORFO pursuant to subparagraph ( i i ) “ In format ion regard ing envi ronmenta l compl iance” o f A nnex Three. Th is in fo rmat ion sha l l be submit ted quarter ly . (e ) The resu l ts o f env i ronmenta l moni tor ing and fo l low -up act iv i t ies conducted and re levant s tud ies not covered by envi ronmenta l or Signature Version 132 sectora l inst ruments that are prov ided to CORFO pursuant to subparagraph (c ) o f paragraph ( i i ) “ In format ion regard ing envi ronmenta l compl iance” o f Annex Three. Th is in format ion sha l l be submit ted quarter ly . ( f ) Relevant reports generated as a resu l t o f moni tor ing and fo l low -up systems der ived f rom agreements wi th Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions that are prov ided to CORFO pursuant to subparagraph (d ) o f paragraph ( i i ) “ In format ion regard ing env i ronmenta l compl i ance” o f Annex Three. Th is in format ion sha l l be submit ted quarter ly . (g) In format ion sent to o ther pub l ic government agencies that is prov ided to CORFO pursuant to subparagraph ( iv) “Access to in format ion sent to o ther agencies” o f Annex Three, wi th the except ion o f in format ion that is commerc ia l ly sensi t ive and af fects the Company’s economic and commerc ia l r ights . Th is in format ion sha l l be submit ted quarter ly . (h) A report deta i l ing a l l act ions re la ted to the admin is t ra t ion, management , custody, pro tect ion, sa feguard ing, permanent moni tor ing, and lega l and phys ica l conservat ion o f the Assets, the Rigo Assets, the Sal t and Sal t F la t Assets, and a l l o ther Assets Subject to Rest i tu t ion , and the Company’s min ing concessions and those of i ts Rela ted Part ies inc l uded wi th in the per imeter o f the Protect ion R ings, which sha l l inc lude any jud ic ia l and ext ra jud ic ia l act ions f i led or exerc ised by the Company for such purposes , and reports regard ing the s ta tus o f sur face lands, as re ferred to in subsect ion (v) “Reports on the protect ion o f min ing concessions” o f Annex Three and Clause Six teen (Term
Signature Version 133 and Accountab i l i ty ) o f the Lease Agreement , wi th the except ion o f in format ion that is commerc ia l ly sensi t ive and af fects the Company’s economic and commerc ia l r ights . Th is in format ion must be presented in a c lear and understandable manner. Th is in format ion sha l l be prov ided annual ly . ( i ) Requests for author izat ion to d ispose of , encumber, or enter in to any lega l act regard ing the min ing propert ies o f the Company or i ts Rela ted Part ies w i th in the Protect ion Zones, as re fer red to in C lause Ten, subparagraph (c ) o f the Lease Agreement and Clause Twenty -Four o f the Agreement (Proh ib i t ions) , and any author izat ion granted by CORFO, i f app l icab le , a long wi th the respect ive just i f ica t ions , wi th the except ion o f in format ion that is commerc ia l ly sensi t ive and af fects the Company’s economic and commerc ia l r ights . Th is in format ion must be presented in a c lear and understandable manner. ( j ) Li th ium reserve s tud ies prov ided to CORFO pursuant to Clause Five o f the Contract (L i th ium Reserves, Management of Residual Br ines, a nd Future L i th ium Recovery) , wi th the except ion o f in format ion that is commerc ia l ly sensi t ive and af fects the Company’s economic and commerc ia l r ights . Th is in format ion sha l l be submit ted in accordance wi th the f requency estab l ished in the correspond ing CCHEN Board o f D i recto rs Agreement . (k) Hydrogeolog ica l model , in the format in which the Company is requ i red to submit i t to the envi ronmenta l author i ty , which is prov ided to CORFO pursuant to Clause Ten of the (Envi ronmenta l Compl iance). Th is in format ion s ha l l be submit ted every f ive years. Signature Version 134 ( l ) Updates to the numer ica l hydrogeolog ica l model , in the format in which the Company is requ i red to submit i t to the envi ronmenta l author i ty , to be prov ided to CORFO pursuant to Clause Ten of the Contract (Envi ronmenta l Compl iance). Th is in format ion sha l l be submit ted every two years . (m) Fina l reports o f the envi ronmenta l aud i ts and the annual report conta in ing consol idated in format ion ver i fy ing the correct ca lcu la t ion o f the amount o f cont r ibut ions made in accordance wi th Clause Seventeenth (Externa l Audi tors ) o f the Lease Agreement and Clause Twent ie th (Exte rna l Audi tors) o f the Agreement . Th is in fo rmat ion sha l l be submit ted annual ly . (n) Anthropolog ica l , soc io log ica l , and hydrogeolog ica l s tud ies that the Company may conduct . (ñ) In format ion regard ing the Company’s to ta l investment budget for the Pro ject and the implementat ion o f New Technolog ies, w i t hout i temized deta i ls o r a cost s t ructure, which is p rov ided to CORFO pursuant to Clause Thi r teen of the Contract . (o) In fo rmat ion regard ing the exerc ise o f purchase opt ions and rest i tu t ions estab l ished in Clause Nine (Rest i tu t ion, Transfer , and Purchase Opt ions) o f the Lease Agreement . CORFO’s ob l igat ion to prov ide th is in format ion sha l l be deemed fu l f i l led i f such in fo rm at ion is ava i lab le , a t the corresponding in terva ls , in the Moni tor ing System referred to in the fo l lowing Sect ion. Thirty-Five.TER.Two. CORFO shal l prov ide the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions that form part o f the Salar de Atacama Contract Mon i tor ing Commit tee wi th the fo l lowing in format ion, a t the corresponding in terva ls : (a) Terms of Signature Version 135 re ference fo r the h i r ing o f the Env i ronmenta l Audi tor by CORFO and the Company, wi th the f requency and under the terms ind icated in C lauses Seventeenth (Externa l Audi tors) o f the Lease Agreement and Sect ion twenty (Externa l Audi tors) o f the Agreement . (b) Pre l iminary draf ts o f the annual env i ronmenta l aud i t reports , under the terms and for the purposes ind icated in Sect ion Seventeen .Eight o f C lause Seventeen (Externa l Audi tors) o f the Lease Agreement and in Sect ion Twenty .E igh t o f Clause Twenty (Ex terna l Audi tors) o f the Agreement . Th is in format ion sha l l be prov ided annual ly . (c ) In format ion regard ing the Company’s requests to execute lega l acts concern ing i ts min ing propert ies and those of i ts Rela ted Part ies located wi th in the Protect ion Zones re fer red to in Clause Twenty -Four, subparagraph (c ) o f the Agreement , in order to rece ive the Company’s comments pr io r to author izat ion, and i t s reasoned response. Thirty -Five.TER.Two. For the prov is ion o f in format ion that , pursuant to th is C lause, must be prov ided to the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions, the ru les on access to publ ic in format ion under Law No. 20,285 sha l l not app ly , wi thout pre jud ice to CORFO’s ob l igat ion to safeguard in format ion that is commerc ia l ly sens i t ive and af fects the Company’s economic and commerc ia l r ights , in the cases express ly ind icated in Sect ion Th i r ty -F ive .TER.One. For the purposes of th is cont ract , “commerc ia l ly sensi t ive in fo rmat ion that a f fects the C ompany’s economic and commerc ia l r ights ” sha l l mean any in format ion that Signature Version 136 has not been d isc losed and whose secrecy or conf ident ia l i t y generates a compet i t ive advantage for the Company, and/or in format ion that may not be d isc losed among compet i tors under f ree compet i t ion ru les. Thirty-Five.TER.Three . The prov is ions o f th is Clause a re wi thout p re jud ice to the re la t ionsh ip -bu i ld ing e f for ts between the Company and the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies. THIRTY-FIVE QUATER: Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Committee. Thir ty -Five.QUATER.One. CORFO recognizes the importance of es tab l ish ing mechanisms to ensure the act ive par t ic ipat ion o f Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions in the in moni tor ing cont ractua l ob l igat ions regard ing the envi ronment and communi ty re la t ions. To th is end, CORFO, wi th in the scope of i ts author i ty , sha l l estab l ish and manage the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni to r ing Commit tee, through which per iod ic act ions wi l l be car r ied out between CORFO and the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions to mainta in a formal re la t ionsh ip and develop co l laborat ive act iv i t ies for the moni tor ing o f cont ractua l env i ronmenta l and communi ty re la t ions ob l igat ions. The Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee and a l l act iv i t ies ar is ing f rom i t must be carr ied out wi th in the f ramework o f the lega l purpose, respect ive by laws , and scope of act ion corresponding to each of the , in accordance wi th the i r founding purpose and legal s ta tus as set fo r th in Law No.19,253, whi le respect ing the i r
Signature Version 137 autonomy and se l f -determinat ion. These act ions sha l l fa l l w i th in the scope of the prov is ions o f the Contracts , incorporat ing c r i ter ia o f cu l tura l re levance and consider ing terr i to r ia l and organizat iona l par t icu la r i t ies, under the pr inc ip les o f respect , t ra nsparency, and good fa i th . The act iv i t ies, which w i l l be organized by CORFO, sha l l beg in to be implemented wi th in the f i rs t s ix months o f the contract ’s term. Thirty -Five.QUATER.Two. For the purposes of jo in ing and par t ic ipat ing in the Salar de Atacama Con trac t Moni tor ing Commi t tee, Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions must formal ly and vo luntar i l y request to CORFO to be par t o f i t s act iv i t ies, and they sha l l par t ic ipate in i t in accordance wi th the i r lega l purpose and lega l s ta tus, as p rov ided for in Law Number 19, 253, wi th in the f ramework o f the i r const i tu t iona l ob ject ives . Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions reg is tered wi th CONADI as Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies or Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions governed by Law No. 19, 253 may apply to and par t ic ipate in the Atacama Sal t F la t Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee pr ior to the Cal l Date , p rov ided that the i r by laws a re in force as o f the End of the Dia logue Stage of the Ind igenous Consul ta t ion . Thirty -F ive.QUATER.Three. The purpose of the Salar de Atacama Contracts Moni to r ing Commit tee sha l l be the act ive par t ic ipat ion o f Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions in moni tor ing those cont ractua l ob l igat ions re la ted to the envi ronment and communi ty re la t ions in which such par t ic ipat ion has been express ly estab l ished. Such act ive par t ic ipat ion sha l l Signature Version 138 always take p lace wi th in the f ramework o f the lega l purpose and scope of act ion cor responding to each of the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions in accordance wi th the i r const i tu t iona l ob ject ives, and in accordance wi th the i r lega l s ta tus as prov ided for in Law No. 19, 253, w i thout in any way af fect ing o r rep lac ing the terr i tor ia l and envi ronmenta l s tewardsh ip ro le that co rresponds to the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies in the i r respect ive formal ly c la imed terr i tor ies , a ro le that must be carr ied out in accordance wi th the law. Thir ty -Five .QUATER.Four. The Salar de Atacama Contract Moni to r ing Commit tee sha l l be a co l laborat ive work ing space for moni tor ing, overs ight , jo in t ver i f i ca t ion, report ing, and access to in fo rmat ion regard ing the e f fect ive fu l f i l lment o f cont ractua l env i ronmenta l and communi ty re la t ions ob l igat ions in wh ich act ive par t i c ipat ion has been express ly estab l ished. To that end, the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee sha l l fu l f i l l the fo l low ing ob ject ives: (a ) Ensure the prov is ion o f t imely , adequate, and cu l tura l ly re levant in format ion by CORFO regard ing compl iance wi th the envi ronmenta l and communi ty re la t ions ob l igat ions estab l ished in the Contract . (b) Enable Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions, wi th in the lega l f ramework and in accordance wi th the i r purpose and lega l nature , to submit observat ions and background in format ion to CORFO regard ing compl iance wi th the Contract ’s env i ronmenta l ob l igat ions, which wi l l be eva luated by CORFO to determine the appropr ia te act ions in accordance wi th current Signature Version 139 regu la t ions. Thir ty -Five.QUATER.Five. To fu l f i l l the purpose and ob ject ives o f the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee, the Commit tee sha l l ca r ry out the fo l lowing act iv i t ies in the manner and through the channels ind icated in each case: (a) In format ion and Communicat ion: CORFO wi l l estab l ish communicat ion channels for the de l ivery and rece ip t o f in format ion and documentat ion re la ted to the moni tor ing o f cont ractua l env i ronmenta l and communi ty re la t ions ob l igat ions. The communicat ion and de l ivery o f the in format ion set for th be low is in tended to promote the act ive par t ic ipat ion o f Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions; i t sha l l be carr ied out through the Atacama Sal t F la t Contract Mon i tor ing Commit tee, a t the appropr ia te in te rva ls and wi th in the f ramework def ined in the Contracts : ( i ) Terms of re ference for the h i r ing o f the Envi ronmenta l Audi tor , a t the f requency and under the terms ind icated in Clause Twenty (Externa l Audi tors) o f the Contract . ( i i ) Pre l iminary draf t o f the annual env i ronmenta l aud i t reports , under the terms ind icated i n Sect ion Twenty .E ight . o f Clause Twenty (Externa l Audi to rs ) o f the Contract . ( i i i ) In format ion regard ing the Company’s requests to execute lega l acts concern ing i ts min ing propert ies and those of i ts Rela ted Part ies located wi th in the Protect ion Zones re ferred to in Clause Twenty .Four, subparagraph (c) o f the Contrac t , in order to rece ive the i r comments pr ior to author izat ion, and the Company’s reasoned response. Communicat ion regard ing the fo l lowing instances of act ive Signature Version 140 part ic ipat ion by A tacameño ind igenous organizat ions , wi th in the f ramework def ined in the Contracts , sha l l be conducted through the Salar de Atacama Contract Mon i tor ing Commit tee : ( i ) Cal l fo r Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions to co l laborate and par t ic ipate in the processes for the development o f a comprehensive hydrogeolog ica l model wi th o ther s takeholders in the Salar de Atacama basin , as ind icated in C lause Ten (Envi ronmenta l Compl iance) o f the Contract . ( i i ) V is ion and pr ior i t i za t ion o f in i t ia t ives o f in terest to the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions o f the Salar de Atacama regard ing R&D and innovat ion, as ind icated in Clause Seventeen (Research and Development Ef for ts in Chi le) o f the Contract . ( i i i ) Ident i f ica t ion and pr ior i t iza t ion o f la rger -sca le pro jects in San Pedro de Atacama, to be funded through Fund Five , under the terms estab l ished in Clause Eighteen ( Ind igenous Organizat ions and Regional Development) o f the Contract . ( i v ) Nominat ion o f a candidate for the short l i s t o f Envi ronmenta l Audi tors by the Atacameño ind igenous organizat ions , as ind icated in Clause Twenty (Externa l Audi tors) o f the Contract . (v ) Nominat ion o f a member o f the short l i s t for the Col laborat ing Agency by the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies, as ind icated in Clause Eighteen ( Ind igenous Organizat ions and Regional Development) o f the Contract . (v i ) Nominat ion o f a member o f the short l is t fo r Technica l Support Agency by the Atacameño ind igenous associa t ions, as ind icated in C lause Eigh teen ( Ind igenous
Signature Version 141 Organizat ions and Regional Development) o f the Contract . (b) In format ive or Consul ta t ive Meet ings . The meet ings o f the Sala r de Atacama Contract Moni to r ing Commit tee sha l l se rve as a forum for in format ion shar ing and act ive par t ic ipat ion. One regular meet ing per semester sha l l be he ld , convened and managed by CORFO, wi th the f i rs t such meet ing tak ing p lace wi th in the f i rs t s ix months fo l lowing the ent ry in to force o f th is cont ractua l amendment . Not notwi thstanding the foregoing, ext raord inary meet ings may be he ld in cases where i t i s necessary to act ivate a mechanism for the act ive par t ic ipa t ion o f the a forement ioned par t ies. Whenever appropr ia te and necessary for the p urposes of the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee, t r ipar t i te meet ings wi th the Company may be he ld . (c) Site v is i ts . To the extent that , wi th in the f ramework o f the act iv i t ies o f the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee, i t is appropr ia te to conduct s i te v is i t s to fu l f i l l the commit tee ’s ob ject ives def ined in Sect ion Th i r ty -F ive .QUATER.Three. , these sha l l be organized and conducted jo in t ly wi th CORFO and coord inated in advance wi th the Company, so as not to h inder or in ter fere w i th the normal conduct o f the Company’s operat iona l , commerc ia l , or product ion act iv i t ies . Part ic ipat ion by each organizat ion in f ie ld v is i t s sha l l be vo luntary, fo rmal ized in the manner def ined by CORFO for each occasion, inc lud ing a commitment to comply wi th min ing safe ty regu la t ions and inst ruct ions, i f app l icab le , and must a lways be carr ied out with in the f ramework o f each organizat ion ’s ro le , Signature Version 142 funct ions, and powers, in accordance wi th the i r respect ive lega l purposes and lega l s ta tus. In the event that a s i te v is i t by the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee is deemed appropr ia te and re la tes to a ter r i to ry fo rmal ly c la imed by an Atacameño ind igenous communi ty , such v is i t may on ly take p lace wi th the express author izat ion o f the respect ive communi ty and in compl iance wi th i ts access protoco ls . Thirty -Five.QUATER.Six . Al l act iv i t ies o f the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni tor ing Commit tee must be carr ied out in accordance wi th the current lega l f ramework, and therefore may not address mat ters that fa l l outs ide the scope of CORFO’s competencies and powers, nor do they subst i tu te for or rep lace the overs ight funct ions o f o ther Sta te Admin is t ra t ion bodies in accordance wi th the i r respect ive powers, or those of the Envi ronmenta l Audi tor . A l l ac t iv i t ies o f the Salar de Atacama Contract Moni to r ing Commit tee and the act ions lead ing to the i r implementat ion sha l l be carr ied out wi th unrest r ic ted respect for the autonomy and se l f -determinat ion o f the Atacameño ind igenous organiza t ions, in fu l l compl iance wi th the express author izat ions and protoco ls estab l ished by each of them, and no act ions or in te rvent ions may be undertaken that v io la te them. The foregoing sha l l in no case af fect or rep lace the terr i tor ia l and envi ronmenta l s tewardsh ip ro le that co rresponds to the Atacameño ind igenous communi t ies in the i r respect ive formal ly c la imed terr i tor ies , a ro le that must be carr ied out in accordance wi th the law. Signature Version 143 THIRTY-SIXTH: Effort to Achieve Higher Value -Added Production in Chi le . The Company sha l l conduct s tud ies, in the areas i t deems re levant , to determine the envi ronmenta l , technica l , and economic feas ib i l i ty and advisab i l i ty o f t ransforming a por t ion o f l i th ium product ion in to products wi th h igher va lue -added than L i th ium Prod ucts . The Company sha l l not i fy CORFO of i ts dec is ion to produce such p roducts, so that the Part ies may agree on the progress mi lestones and targets to be met and the def in i t ive ra te or range of ra tes upon which the Royal ty wi l l be ca lcu la ted, for which pu rpose the Company sha l l prov ide CORFO wi th a l l technica l and economic background in format ion regard ing the new product , in accordance wi th the in format ion requi red for such purposes in the Lease Agreement . I f no agreement is reached, the Rent sha l l be dete rmined by an independent expert and/or aud i tor , in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f the Dispute Reso lu t ion Procedure, to the extent app l icab le . THIRTY-SEVENTH: Nature of the Company. The Part ies acknowledge that the Company, as a Subsid iary o f CODELCO, sha l l be sub ject to the corporate reg ime and overs ight system appl icab le to CODELCO. Consequent ly , the Company sha l l be under the superv is ion o f the Chi lean Copper Commiss ion (Cochi lco ) and, pursuant to the Co l laborat ion Agreement dated Signature Version 144 December 2 , 2022, s igned between CODELCO and the Comptro l le r Genera l o f the Republ ic , and eventua l ly to the overs ight o f that agency, wi th in the f ramework o f the exerc ise o f i ts overs ight funct ion. Given that th is Agreement and the Lease Agreement have been entered in to , among other c i rcumstances, in considerat ion o f CODELCO’s s ta tus as a s ta te -owned enterpr ise, CODELCO undertakes that , f rom the date of execut ion o f th is Agreement unt i l i ts terminat ion, i t wi l l main ta in a d i rect or ind i rect s take in the Com pany of more than f i f ty percent , and that any act or omiss ion by CODELCO — inc lud ing, but not l im i ted to , the sa le o f a l l o r par t o f i ts shares in the Company o r the fa i lu re to subscr ibe to shares o f the Company in the event o f agreed cap i ta l increases— that resu l ts in CODELCO’s d i rec t or ind i rect stake in the Company becoming equal to o r less than f i f ty percent , must be approved in advance by the CORFO Board. CODELCO’s fa i lu re to comply wi th th is ob l igat ion sha l l not a f fect the va l id i t y or enforceabi l i ty o f t h is Agreement or the Lease Agreement and sha l l enta i l the l iab i l i ty o f CODELCO only , and not o f the Company. Any d ispute regard ing th is ob l igat ion be tween the par t ies bound by i t , that is , between CORFO and CODELCO, sha l l be sub ject to the arb i t ra t ion prov ided for in C lause Thi r ty -One (Dispute Resolu t ion and Arb i t ra t ion) . THIRTY-EIGHTH: Amendments to the Agreement . Any to ta l or par t ia l amendment to any o f the te rms of th is Agreement sha l l on ly
Signature Version 145 take e f fect to the so le and exc lus ive extent that i t has been prev ious ly agreed upon and author ized in wr i t ing and in that express sense by the Part ies. Amendments to the Agreement that must be submit ted to an ind igenous consul ta t ion p rocess in accordance wi th the regula t ions in force a t the t ime they occur, sha l l be consul ted in accordance wi th sa id regu la t ions . THIRTY-NINTH: Governing Law. This Agreement sha l l be governed by Chi lean law. FORTIETH: Expenses. Al l expenses and notary fees incurred in connect ion wi th the execut ion o f th is Agreement sha l l be borne by the Company. FORTY-FIRST: Interpretat ion. In th is Agreement , un less the context requ i res o therwise, the fo l lowing sha l l app ly : (a ) Headings are for convenience on ly and sha l l not a f fect the in terpreta t ion o f th is Agreement ; (b ) Un less o therwise speci f ied, cap i ta l ized te rms used in th is Agreement that are not def ined in Clause Three (Def in i t ions) or in another prov is ion o f th is Agreement sha l l have the meaning ass igned to them in the Lease Agreement ; (c ) Un less otherwise speci f ied, re ferences to “C lauses, ” “Sect ions, ” an d “Exh ib i ts” const i tu te re ferences to the c lauses, sect ions, and exhib i ts o f th is Agreement ; ( d) Each and every one of the Annexes forms par t o f th is Agreement for a l l lega l and cont ractua l purposes, and is f i led together wi th th is deed under number s ix ty seven; (e ) The term “days” means ca lendar days; notwi thstanding Signature Version 146 the foregoing, i f a deadl ine fa l l s on a Saturday, Sunday, or ho l iday, the deadl ine sha l l be extended to the immediate ly fo l lowing business day, and the term “Business Days” has the meaning set for th in Clause Three (Def in i t ions) ; ( f ) References to any Party or governmenta l ent i ty re ferred to in th is Agreement sha l l inc lude i ts successors o r author ized ass ignees; ( g) References to the p lura l sha l l have the same meaning as the s ingu lar as prev ious ly def ined, and v ice versa; and (h ) A re ference to any document or agreement , inc lud ing th is Agreement , sha l l be deemed to inc lude re ferences to such document or agreement as amended, supplemented, or rep laced f rom t ime to t ime, prov ided that such amendment , supplement , or rep lacement is speci f ica l ly author ized by th i s Agreement in accordance wi th i t s terms, and, as appl icab le , sub ject to compl iance wi th the requi rements conta ined there in ; ( i ) In numer ica l express ions and amounts o f money, a per iod is used to separate thousands, and a comma to ind icate decimals ; ( j ) Wi th respect to va lues or ind ices used in th is Agreement ; (k) I f a t any t ime up to and includ ing the Terminat ion Date any index used in th is Agreement ceases to be publ ished and is not rep laced in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f th is Agreement , the Part ies, act ing in good fa i th , sha l l agree on a rep lacement mechanism, apply ing for such purpose parameters equiva lent to those considered in the or ig ina l ind ices; ( l ) I f any index or va lue is pub l ished wi th an error , and such erro r is corrected wi th in the fo l low ing twelve months, then the Part ies Signature Version 147 shal l cor rect the va lue or index and proceed wi th the corresponding reca lcu la t ions; and ( m) The convers ion o f the var ious l i th ium products sha l l be governed by the equiva lence factors set fo r th in Annex Four. FIRST TRANSITIONAL PROVISION: Publ ic -Private Partnership. First .One. The Part ies dec lare and agree that the Agreement has been entered in to on the condi t ion that , as o f the Commencement Date, CODELCO or the Company has formed a par tnersh ip wi th the Pr ivate Shareholder through a complete and def in i t ive agreement that has been executed pr ior to January 1 , 2025. The foregoing is in accordance wi th the prov is ions o f the Nat iona l L i th ium Stra tegy, wi th the a im of invo lv ing the State in the l i th ium product ion cyc le through publ ic -pr ivate par tnersh ips -p r ivate par tnersh ips. The Part ies hereby acknowledge that on May 31, 2024, such a complete and def in i t i ve agreement was executed, t i t led “Agreement for the Min ing , Product ion, Commerc ia l , Communi ty , and Envi ronmenta l Development o f the Atacama Sal t Flat , ” s igned between the Nat iona l Copper Corporat ion o f Chi le , Salares de Chi le SpA, and Minera Tarar SpA, on the one hand, and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chi le S.A. , SQM Potas io S.A. , and SQM Salar S.A. (now SQM Sa lar ) , on the o ther , which governs the s teps, s tages, r ights , ob l igat ions, terms, and condi t ions fo r estab l ish ing a publ ic -pr ivate par tnersh ip through the merger by absorpt ion o f Minera Tarar SpA in to SQM Salar , wh ich sha l l be Signature Version 148 the lega l successor or cont inuator o f both . One.Two. I t is hereby noted that the Pr ivate Shareholder has been approved by the CORFO Board th rough Resolu t ion No. three thousand one hundred s ix ty -one of two thousand twenty - four . SECOND TRANSITIONAL PROVISION: Rati f icat ion by the Private Shareholder. The Part ies agree that , once the merger by absorpt ion ind icated in Sect ion One.One of the Fi rs t Transi t iona l Clause (Publ ic -Pr ivate Partnersh ip ) , the Pr ivate Shareholder sha l l : ( i ) ra t i fy the th i rd -par ty under tak ings made by the Company and/or CODELCO wi th respect to i t in th is Agreement , thereby assuming the respect ive ob l igat ions and ent i t l ing CORFO to d i rect ly c la im fu l f i l lment o f such ob l igat ions f rom the Pr ivate Shareholder , and ( i i ) assume responsib i l i ty fo r the th i rd -par ty undertak ings made by the Company and/or CODELCO wi th respect to Persons Rela ted to the Pr ivate Shareholder . By the mere act o f ra t i f i ca t ion, the Pr ivate Shareholder sha l l not become a Party to th is Agreement and sha l l therefore have none of the r ights or ob l igat ions estab l ished exc lus ive ly for the Part ies by v i r tue o f such sta tus, inc lud ing the prov is ions o f Cla use Thi r ty -One (Dispute Reso lu t ion and Arb i t ra t ion ) . AUTHORIZATIONS. The author i ty o f Mr. JOSÉ MIGUEL BENAVENTE HORMAZÁBAL to act on behal f o f and in representat ion o f the CORPORACIÓN DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCIÓN i s estab l ished by Decree No. 28 o f the Min is t ry o f Economy, Deve lopment , and Tour ism dated
Signature Version 149 March 11, 2022. The author i ty o f Mr. JORGE MÁXIMO PACHECO MATTE and Mr. ROLANDO ALFREDO KUKENSHONER AESCHLIMANN to act on behal f o f and in representat ion o f MINERA TARAR SpA is ev idenced by a publ ic deed dated Ju ly 25, 2024, executed at the Second Notary Of f ice o f Sant iago by Mr. Francisco Jav ier Le iva Carva ja l under f i le number for ty - f ive thousand one hundred s ix ty -one. The author i ty o f Mr. JORGE MÁXIMO PACHECO MATTE to act on behal f o f and in representat ion o f the CORPORACIÓN NACIONAL DEL COBRE DE CHILE , i s recorded in the minutes o f the regular board meet ing o f t h e C o r p o r a c i ó n N a c i o n a l d e l C o b r e d e C h i l e d a t e d A u g u s t 2 8 , 2 0 2 5 . T h e a u t h o r i t y o f M r . R U B É N R O D R I G O A L V A R A D O V I G A R t o a c t o n b e h a l f o f a n d i n r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e C O R P O R A C I Ó N N A C I O N A L D E L C O B R E D E C H I L E i s e v i d e n c e d b y a p u b l i c d e e d d a t e d A u g u s t 3 1 , 2 0 2 3 , e x e c u t e d b e f o r e t h e 4 2 n d N o t a r y P u b l i c o f S a n t i a g o , M r . Á l v a r o G o n z á l e z S a l i n a s , u n d e r f i l e n u m b e r 2 9 , 3 9 9 . T h e a f o r e m e n t i o n e d i n s t r u m e n t s a r e v a l i d , a r e c u r r e n t l y i n f o r c e , a n d p e r m i t t h e e x e c u t i o n a n d s i g n i n g o f t h i s d o c u m e n t i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e t e r m s s e t f o r t h h e r e i n , w h i c h a r e k n o w n t o t h e p a r t i e s a n d t o t h e N o t a r y a u t h o r i z i n g i t , a n d a r e n o t i n c l u d e d a t t h e e x p r e s s r e q u e s t o f t h e a p p e a r i n g p a r t i e s . I n w i t n e s s w h e r e o f a n d a f t e r r e a d i n g , t h e a p p e a r i n g p a r t i e s s i g n t h i s i n s t r u m e n t t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e o f f i c i a l o f Signature Version 150 t h i s N o t a r y ’ s O f f i c e , M s . M a r í a M u ñ o z Y á ñ e z . A c o p y i s p r o v i d e d . T h i s d e e d i s r e c o r d e d i n t h e R e g i s t e r B o o k u n d e r N u m b e r /s / JORGE MÁXIMO PACHECO MATTE JORGE MÁXIMO PACHECO MATTE ID No.…………………………………………… /s / ROLANDO A. KUKENSHONER AESCHLIMANN ROLANDO A. KUKENSHONER AESCHLIMANN, ID No.…………………………………………………… BOTH ACTING ON BEHALF OF MINERA TARAR SpA , /s / JORGE MÁXIMO PACHECO MATTE JORGE MÁXIMO PACHECO MATTE ID No.…………………………………………… /s / RUBÉN RODRIGO ALVARADO VIGAR Signature Version 151 RUBÉN RODRIGO ALVARADO VIGAR ID No.………………………………………….. BOTH ON BEHALF OF CORPORACIÓN NACIONAL DEL COBRE DE CHILE /s / JOSÉ MIGUEL BENAVENTE HORMAZÁBAL JOSÉ MIGUEL BENAVENTE HORMAZÁBAL ID No.…………………………………………………… ON BEHALF OF CORPORACIÓN DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCIÓN
