SMI Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. Adr

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

中 芯 國 際 集 成 電 路 製 造 有 限 公 司 *

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock  Code: 981)

FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT

IN RELATION TO THE CENTRALISED FUND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT WITH SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SOUTH CHINA CORPORATION

Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 13 July 2018 (the ‘‘Announcement’’) in relation to the Centralised Fund Management Agreement and the Framework Agreement described therein. Unless otherwise stated, capitalised terms and definitions used herein shall have the same meaning as those defined in the Announcement.

The Company would like to clarify that  the Centralised Fund Management Agreement   and Framework Agreement entered into on 1 June 2017 and 11 June  2018, respectively, are subject to the requirements under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.

LISTING RULES IMPLICATIONS

As of the date of this announcement, China IC Fund holds approximately 24.71% of the equity interest in SMSC, SMSC is a connected subsidiary of the Company as defined   under Rule 14A.16 of the Listing Rules and is thus a connected person of the Company under the Listing Rules.

In relation to the transactions contemplated under the Centralised Fund Management Agreement, as one or more of the   applicable percentage ratios (other than  the   profit  ratio) in respect of each of the annual caps (other than the annual caps  for   Other  Financial Services) exceeds 5%, the transactions constitute continuing connected

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transactions subject to the reporting, announcement and the independent shareholders’ approval requirements under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. As one or more of the applicable percentage ratios (other than the profit ratio) in respect of the annual caps for Other Financial Services are more than 0.1% but less than 5%, the transaction is   subject to the reporting, announcement and annual review requirements but exempt from the independent shareholders’ approval requirement under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.

In relation to the transactions contemplated under the Framework Agreement, as one or more of the applicable percentage ratios in respect of the annual caps for Type IV CCT, Type V CCT and Type VI CCT are 5% or more but less than 25%, the transactions constitute continuing connected transaction subject to the reporting, announcement and independent shareholders’ approval requirements under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. As the applicable percentage ratios in respect of each of the annual caps for Type I CCT, Type II CCT and Type III CCT are more than 0.1% but less than 5%, the  transactions are subject to the reporting, announcement and annual review requirements but exempt from the independent shareholders’ approval requirement under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.

In accordance with the Listing Rules, the independent board committee (the ‘‘Independent Board Committee’’) has been established to advise and provide recommendation to the independent  shareholders   on the Centralised  Fund Management Agreement (including the Centralised   Fund Management  Agreement CCT and the Centralised Fund Management Agreement CCT annual caps) and the Framework Agreement (including the Framework Agreement CCT and the Framework Agreement CCT annual caps) (collectively, the ‘‘EGM Matters’’) and to advise the independent shareholders on how to vote.

Messis Capital Limited has been appointed by the Company as the independent financial adviser (the ‘‘Independent Financial Adviser’’) to advise the Independent Board Committee and the independent shareholders on the EGM Matters.

The Company expects to dispatch a circular to the Shareholders on or before 22 October 2018 as the Company requires additional time to ascertain certain information for inclusion into the circular. The circular contains, among other things, further details of the EGM Matters, the advice from the Independent Board Committee, the advice of the Independent Financial Adviser to the Independent Board Committee and the independent shareholders, and a notice for convening an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.

By order of the Board

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

Gao Yonggang

Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary

Shanghai, PRC

19 September 2018

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As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are:

Executive Directors

ZHOU Zixue (Chairman)

ZHAO Haijun (Co-Chief Executive Officer)

LIANG Mong Song (Co-Chief Executive Officer)

GAO Yonggang (Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary)

Non-executive Directors

CHEN Shanzhi

ZHOU Jie

REN Kai

LU Jun

TONG Guohua

Independent Non-executive Directors

William Tudor BROWN

CHIANG Shang-yi

CONG Jingsheng Jason

LAU Lawrence Juen-Yee

FAN Ren Da Anthony

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