Edgar Filing: SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL CORP

smic_6k.htm

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

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of September, 2011

Commission File Number: 001-31994

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

18 Zhangjiang Road

Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201203

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

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oYes

þ No

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(STOCK CODE: 0981)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011

HIGHLIGHTS

Financial

Sales increased by 0.4% from US$720.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 to US$722.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, primarily due to increase in wafer shipments.
The Company’s gross profit was US$119.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to gross profit of US$108.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
The Company had a net income attributable to holders of ordinary shares of US$6.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to a net loss of US$85.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Operational

The number of wafers the Company shipped decreased by 2.4%, from 945,654 8-inch wafer equivalents to 922,783 8-inch wafer equivalents, between these two periods.
This announcement is made pursuant to the disclosure obligations under Rule 13.09(1) of The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited as the Company made the press release, reproduced below, on August 29, 2011.

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dear Shareholders,

We are very honored to be SMIC’s newly appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. One of our major priorities is to ensure that the board, management, and all employees are working together cohesively and effectively in best serving our valued customers and maximizing shareholder value. Our primary target remains unchanged, which is to achieve sustainable profitability while maintaining our momentum in technology development.

On behalf of the Board, we would like to express sorrow for the loss of our former Chairman Jiang Shang Zhou and sincere gratitude for his dedication to SMIC. We are also happy to welcome Professor Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau and Mr. Frank Meng to our Board.

During the first half of 2011, China Investment Corporation (or “CIC”) invested $250 million in SMIC, becoming our second largest shareholder. Following this announcement, Datang, our largest shareholder, also supported us by expressing their intention to exercise its pre-emptive right by investing additional $58 million for convertible preferred shares and pre-emptive warrants. We welcome our new and existing shareholders and greatly appreciate their confidence in our future execution. These capital injections will further help SMIC to expand its technology roadmap and strengthen our foothold as one of the leading foundries globally.

We are aware that some investors may have experienced uncertainty or anxiety due to recent events, and we sincerely apologize on behalf of the Board, but we also want to reassure you that none of our operations were interrupted. In addition, the management has been working vigorously in collaborating and in communicating with our customers, suppliers, banks, and investors. We are working to rebuild shareholder value by focusing on our value-added strengths and opportunities.

Given its crucial role in China’s semiconductor industry with its advanced node foundry capability, SMIC’s position in China provides ample opportunities, meanwhile, it remains independent and international to capture market share globally, and to grow its value.

We recognize the recent macroeconomic turmoil and the need to be equipped for the worst, so we are preparing for a long industry downturn. We will work to implement cost reduction and speed up technology and new product development, and we will pay special attention to refining our mature processes and products. We are determined to achieve company-wide unity and to focus on growth and development; putting in full effort and solid performance to create concrete results, in order to quickly create a new phase of stability, harmony, and progress.

We appreciate your continued support and trust, as we continue to execute for shareholder value.

Zhang Wenyi		Tzu-Yin Chiu
Chairman of the Board and Executive Director		Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

Shanghai, China
August 29, 2011

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RESULTS

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (the “Company”) would like to announce the unaudited interim results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries for the six months ended June 30, 2011, and would like to express their gratitude to the shareholders and their staff for the support of the Company.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

(in US$ thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)

	Six months ended June 30,
	2011		2010
Sales, net	$722,948		$720,063
Cost of sales	603,898		611,170
Gross profit	119,050		108,893
Operating expenses (income):
Research and development	101,074		94,783
General and administrative	10,494		31,275
Selling and marketing	15,878		12,813
Other operating income	(441	)	(231	)
Impairment of long-lived assets	—		5,138
Total operating expenses, net	127,005		143,778
Loss from operations	(7,955	)	(34,885	)
Other income (expense):
Change in the fair value of commitment to issue shares and warrants relating to litigation settlement	—		(40,609	)
Others, net	3,233		(14,709	)
Total other income (expense), net	3,233		(55,318	)
Loss from continuing operations before income tax
and equity investment	(4,722	)	(90,203	)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(4,993	)	8,841
Gain (loss) from equity investment	2,094		(314	)
Loss from continuing operations	(7,621	)	(81,676	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations net of tax effect	14,741		(3,715	)
Net income (loss)	$7,120		$(85,391	)
Accretion of interest to noncontrolling interest	(658	)	(521	)
Income (loss) attributable to Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Corporation	$6,462		$(85,912	)
Income (loss) attributable to ordinary shares
— continuing operations	$(8,279	)	$(82,197	)
— discontinued operations	$14,457		$(3,715	)
Income attributable to Convertible Preferred Shares
— discontinued operations	$284		—
Earnings (loss) per ordinary share, basic and diluted
— continuing operations	$(0.00	)	$(0.00	)
— discontinued operations	$0.00		$(0.00	)
— net income	$0.00		$(0.00	)
Earnings per Convertible Preferred Share, basic and diluted
— discontinued operations	$0.00		—
— net income	$0.00		—
Weighted average shares used in calculating basic and
diluted earnings (loss) per ordinary share	27,401,260,769		22,438,779,149
Weighted average shares used in calculating basic and diluted
earnings per Convertible Preferred Share	537,895,272		—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010

(in US$ thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	410,912		515,808
Restricted cash	184,808		161,350
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $43,194 and
$49,373 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively	236,738		206,623
Inventories	196,876		213,404
Prepaid expense and other current assets	212,447		81,917
Total current assets	1,241,781		1,179,102
Prepaid land use rights	78,002		78,798
Plant and equipment, net	2,665,092		2,351,863
Acquired intangible assets, net	187,826		173,821
Other long-term assets	132,093		119,109
TOTAL ASSETS	4,304,794		3,902,693
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	448,321		515,577
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	139,440		148,880
Short-term borrowings	712,423		372,055
Current portion of promissory notes	29,375		29,374
Current portion of long-term debt	251,486		333,459
Total current liabilities	1,581,045		1,399,345
Long-term liabilities:
Promissory notes	42,541		56,327
Long-term debt	182,122		178,596
Other long-term liabilities	61,940		59,883
Total long-term liabilities	286,603		294,806
Total liabilities	1,867,648		1,694,151
Noncontrolling interest	3,602		39,004
Commitments
Equity:
Ordinary shares	10,982		10,934
Convertible preferred shares	144		—
Additional paid-in capital	4,115,597		3,858,643
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(694	)	(1,092	)
Accumulated deficit	(1,692,485	)	(1,698,947	)
Total equity	2,433,544		2,169,538
TOTAL LIABILITIES, NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND EQUITY	4,304,794		3,902,693
Net current liabilities	339,264		220,243
Total assets less current liabilities	2,723,749		2,503,348

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

(in US$ thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)

						Accumulated
						Other				Total		Total
			Convertible		Additional	comprehensive		Accumulated		stockholders		comprehensive
	Common Stock		Preferred Shares		Paid-in Capital	loss		deficit		equity		income (loss)
	Share	Amount	Shares	Amount
Balance at January 1, 2011	27,334,063,747	$10,934	—	$—	$3,858,643	$(1,092	)	$(1,698,947	)	$2,169,538		$—
Exercise of employee stock options	120,931,576	48	—	—	3,184	—		—		3,232		—
Issuance of convertible preferred shares and warrants to CIC	—	—	360,589,053	144	249,252	—		—		249,396		—
Issuance of warrants	—	—	—	—	364	—		—		364		—
Share-based compensation	—	—	—	—	4,154	—		—		4,154		—
Net Income	—	—	—	—	—	—		6,462		6,462		6,462
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—	—	—	—	—	398		—		398		398
Balance at June 30, 2011	27,454,995,323	$10,982	360,589,053	$144	$4,115,597	$(694	)	$(1,692,485	)	$2,433,544		$6,860
Balance at January 1, 2010	22,375,886,604	$8,950	—	$—	$3,499,723	$(386	)	$(1,712,047	)	$1,796,240		$—
Exercise of employee stock options	104,372,868	42	—	—	1,031	—		—		1,073		—
Share-based compensation	—	—	—	—	6,386	—		—		6,386		—
Net loss	—	—	—	—	—	—		(85,912	)	(85,912	)	(85,912	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	—	—	—	—	—	(776	)	—		(776	)	(776	)
Balance at June 30, 2010	22,480,259,472	$8,992	—	$—	$3,507,140	$(1,162	)	$(1,797,959	)	$1,717,011		$(86,688	)

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

(in US$ thousands)
(unaudited)

	Six months ended June 30,
	2011		2010
Cash flow from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$7,120		$(85,391	)
Depreciation and amortization	264,429		333,190
(Gain) Loss from equity investment	(2,094	)	314
Gain on deconsolidation of a subsidiary	(20,617	)	—
Changes in working capital and others	(96,028	)	72,697
Net cash provided by operating activities	152,810		320,810
Cash flow from Investing activities:
Purchase of:
Property, plant and equipment	(677,501	)	(160,667	)
Intangible assets	(17,853	)	(29,973	)
Short-term investments	(28,991	)	(5,669	)
Changes in restricted cash relating to investing activities	(40,735	)	(16,739	)
Others	7,426		40,618
Net cash used in investing activities	(757,654	)	(172,430	)
Financing activities:
Increase in short-term borrowings	340,368		70,523
Decrease in long-term debt	(78,447	)	(116,116	)
Repayment of promissory notes	(15,000	)	(40,000	)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred shares	249,396		—
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options	3,232		1,073
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	499,549		(84,520	)
Effect of exchange rate changes	399		(776	)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(104,896	)	63,084
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	515,808		443,463
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$410,912		$506,547
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Income taxes paid	$1,678		$2,731
Interest paid	$16,501		$13,645
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING OR FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
Accounts payable for plant and equipment	$(249,521	)	$(104,154	)
Long-term payable for acquired intangible assets	$(5,138	)	$(16,410	)
Receivable for sales of manufacturing equipment	$—		$6,731

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(unaudited, in US$ thousands, except share date and those specified)

1.	BASIS OF PRESENTATION

	The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”). All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the same accounting policies as those used in the preparation of the annual consolidated financial statements. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, regarding interim financial reporting and Appendix 16, “Disclosure of financial information,” of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. They do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Accordingly, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2010 dated on March 30, 2011. The December 31, 2010 condensed consolidated balance sheet included herein was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all other statements and disclosures required by GAAP. In the opinion of management, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary to present fairly the Company’s results for the interim periods. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amount of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In addition, the Company’s operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2011 may not be indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year or any other future period. Certain items from prior period have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

2.	FAIR VALUE

	The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, we consider the principal or most advantageous market in which we would transact and we consider assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of non-performance. The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs are obtained from independent sources and can be validated by a third party, whereas unobservable inputs reflect assumptions regarding what a third party would use in pricing an asset or liability. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value that gives the highest priority to observable inputs and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs as follows:

	Level 1	—	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
	Level 2	—	Inputs other than quoted market prices in active markets that are observable, either directly or indirectly.
	Level 3	—	Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value of assets or liabilities.

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2.	FAIR VALUE (Continued)

	The Company uses valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company performs a thorough analysis of its assets and liabilities that are subject to fair value measurements and disclosures to determine the appropriate level based on the observability of the inputs used in the valuation techniques. Assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified in the categories described above based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Assets/Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis Assets and liabilities measured on the Company’s balance sheet at fair value on a recurring basis subsequent to initial recognition consisted of the following:

		Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2011 Using
		Quoted Prices
		in Active	Significant
		Markets for	Other	Significant
		Identical	Observable	Unobservable
		Instruments	Inputs	Inputs	Total Gains
		(Level 1)	(Level 2)	(Level 3)	(Losses)
	Assets:
	Forward foreign exchange contracts	$—	$808	$—	$2,668
	Derivative assets measured at fair value	$—	$808	$—	$2,668
	Liabilities:
	Forward foreign exchange contracts	$—	$577	$—	$(152	)
	Interest rate swap contracts	—	1,028	—	(603	)
	Cross-currency interest swap contracts	—	121	—	(121	)
	Derivative liabilities measured at fair
	value	$—	$1,726	$—	$(876	)

		Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2010 Using
		Quoted Prices
		in Active	Significant
		Markets for	Other	Significant
		Identical	Observable	Unobservable
		Instruments	Inputs	Inputs	Total Gains
		(Level 1)	(Level 2)	(Level 3)	(Losses)
	Assets:
	Forward foreign exchange contracts	$—	$695	$—	$2,204
	Cross-currency interest rate swap
	contracts	—	—	—	292
	Derivative assets measured at fair value	$—	$695	$—	$2,496
	Liabilities:
	Forward foreign exchange contracts	$—	$480	$—	$(4,170	)
	Interest rate swap contracts	—	1,380	—	(958	)
	Cross-currency interest swap contracts	—	1,292	—	(949	)
	Commitment to issue shares and
	warrants relating to litigation
	settlement	—	—	—	(40,609	)
	Derivative liabilities measured at fair value	$—	$3,152	$—	$(46,686	)

We price our derivative financial instruments, consisting of forward foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swap contracts using level 2 inputs such as exchange rates and interest rates for instruments of comparable durations and profiles. The fair value of the derivative instruments assets was recorded in prepaid expense and other current assets. The fair value of the derivative instruments liabilities was recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

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2.	FAIR VALUE (Continued)

	The Company did not have any assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

3.	DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

	On March 1, 2011, the Company sold its majority ownership interest in Semiconductor Manufacturing International (AT) Corporation (“AT”) and deconsolidated the entity. As a result, all previously issued preferred securities by AT were cancelled. The Company retained a 10% interest in AT and will account for such investment under the cost method in future periods as it no longer has a controlling financial interest nor significant influence over AT. The Company reported the results of the AT as a discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. No cash or other consideration was received by the Company in conjunction with the disposition. The Company recorded a gain of $17,103 on the deconsolidation of AT equal to the difference between (i) the sum of (a) the fair value of the retained noncontrolling investments in AT, and (b) the carrying amount of the aforementioned noncontrolling interest in AT, and (ii) the carrying amount of AT’s assets and liabilities. Income from discontinued operations of $14,741 represents both the results of operations of AT for the period from January 1, 2011 to the date it was deconsolidated and the gain on deconsolidation of AT.

4.	REVENUE RECOGNITION

	The Company manufactures semiconductor wafers for its customers based on the customers’ designs and specifications pursuant to manufacturing agreements and/or purchase orders. The Company also sells certain semiconductor standard products to customers. Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, service has been performed, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Sales to customers are recognized upon shipment and title transfer, if all other criteria have been met. The Company also provides certain services, such as mask making, testing and probing. Revenue is recognized when the services are completed or upon shipment of semiconductor products, if all other criteria have been met. Customers have the right of return within one year pursuant to warranty and sales return provisions. The Company typically performs tests of its products prior to shipment to identify yield rate per wafer. Occasionally, product tests performed after shipment identify yields below the level agreed with the customer. In those circumstances, the customer arrangement may provide for a reduction to the price paid by the customer or for the costs to return products and to ship replacement products to the customer. The Company estimates the amount of sales returns and the cost of replacement products based on the historical trend of returns and warranty replacements relative to sales as well as a consideration of any current information regarding specific known product defects that may exceed historical trends. The Company provides management services to certain government-owned foundries. Service revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, service has been performed, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.

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5.	SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

	The Company grants stock options to its employees and certain non-employees. The Company’s total actual sharebased compensation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are $4,154 and $6,386, respectively. The fair value of each option grant and restricted share granted is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions used for grants during the applicable period.

		Six months ended June 30,
		2011	2010
	Average risk-free rate of return	1.27%	1.63%
	Expected term	4 years	1–4 years
	Volatility rate	70.32%	61.09%
	Expected dividend yield	0%	0%

Share-based compensation plans The Company’s employee stock option plans (the “Plans”) allow the Company to offer a variety of incentive awards to employees, consultants or external service advisors of the Company. In 2004, the Company adopted the 2004 Stock Option Plan (“2004 Option Plan”) whereby the Company grants stock options to attract, retain and motivate employees, directors and service providers. As of June 30, 2011, options to purchase 1,111,910,598 ordinary shares were outstanding. As of June 30, 2011, options to purchase 159,001,753 ordinary shares were available for future grants. In 2001, the Company adopted the 2001 Stock Option Plan (“2001 Option Plan”). As of June 30, 2011, options to purchase 174,916,376 ordinary shares were outstanding. As of June 30, 2011, options to purchase 478,913,959 ordinary shares were available for future grant. However, following the IPO, the Company no longer issues stock options under the 2001 Option Plan. A summary of the stock option activity and additional information regarding options outstanding as of June 30, 2011 is as follows:

					Weighted
				Weighted	average
				average	remaining	Aggregate
		Number of		exercise	contractual	intrinsic
		options		price	life	value
	Outstanding at January 1, 2011	1,317,679,526		$0.11
	Granted	149,132,801		$0.08
	Vested	(62,640,812	)	$0.05
	Cancelled or forfeited	(117,344,541	)	$0.11
	Outstanding at June 30, 2011	1,286,826,974		$0.10	6.75 years	$10,157
	Vested or expected to vest at
	June 30, 2011	1,077,424,873		$0.11	6.30 years	$8,830
	Exercisable at June 30, 2011	515,884,156		$0.12	4.70 years	$3,957

During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the total intrinsic value of the options exercised was $2,987 and $1,336, respectively. The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was $0.05 and $0.05, respectively.

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5.	SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued)

	Restricted share units In January 2004, the Company adopted the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (“2004 EIP”) whereby the Company provided additional incentives to the Company’s employees, directors and external consultants through the issuance of restricted shares, restricted share units and stock appreciation rights to the participants at the discretion of the Board of Directors. As of June 30, 2011, 101,900,078 restricted share units were outstanding and 14,313,744 ordinary shares were available for future grant through the issuance of restricted shares, restricted share units and stock appreciation rights. The restricted share units vest over a requisite service period of four years and expire 10 years from the date of grant. A summary of the restricted share unit activities is as follows:

				Weighted
			Weighted	average
			average	remaining	Aggregate
	Number of		exercise	contractual	intrinsic
	share units		price	life	value
Outstanding at January 1, 2011	144,382,562		$0.10
Granted	21,349,030		$0.08
Exercised	(58,607,164	)	$0.10
Cancelled or forfeited	(5,224,350	)	$0.09
Outstanding at June 30, 2011	101,900,078		$0.09	8.82 years	$9,401
Vested or expected to vest at
June 30, 2011	78,085,089		$0.09	8.74 years	$7,181

	Pursuant to the 2004 EIP, the Company granted 21,349,030 restricted share units during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and the fair value of the restricted share units at the date of grant was $0.08 which is expensed over the vesting period. As a result, the Company has recorded compensation expense of $1,344 during the six months ended June 30, 2011. Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation As of June 30, 2011, there was $16,354 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the 2001 Stock Option Plan, 2004 Stock Option Plan and 2004 EIP. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.45 years.


6.	RESTRICTED CASH

	As of June 30, 2011, restricted cash consisted of $171,154 of bank time deposits pledged against letters of credit and short-term borrowings, and $13,654 government subsidies for the reimbursement of research and development expenses to be incurred in certain government sponsored projects. As of December 31, 2010, restricted cash consisted of $128,818 of bank time deposits pledged against letters of credit and short-term borrowings, and $32,532 government subsidies for the reimbursement of research and development expenses to be incurred in certain government sponsored projects.

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7.	DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

	The Company has derivative instruments with following notional amounts:

	June 30,	December 31,
	2011	2010
Forward foreign exchange contracts	$273,683	$92,860
Interest rate swap contracts	72,000	76,000
Cross-currency interest rate swap contracts	8,162	11,280
	$353,845	$180,140

The Company purchases foreign-currency forward exchange contracts with contract terms expiring within one year to protect against the adverse effect that exchange rate fluctuations may have on foreign-currency denominated purchase activities, principally the Renminbi, the Japanese Yen and the Euro. The foreign-currency forward exchange contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815. Notional amounts are stated in the US dollar equivalents at spot exchange rates at the respective dates.

	Notional	US dollar
Settlement currency	amount	equivalents
As of June 30, 2011
Euro	15,200	$21,848
Renminbi	1,627,610	251,835
		$273,683
As of December 31, 2010
Euro	7,683	$10,175
Renminbi	546,298	82,685
		$92,860

The Company entered into cross-currency interest rate swap agreements to protect against volatility of future cash flows caused by the changes in both interest rates and exchange rates associated with outstanding long-term debts that are denominated in a currency other than the US dollar. The cross-currency interest rate swap agreement does not qualify for hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815, however, the gains or losses on the interest rate swap contracts were recognized as either the interest income or interest expense. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had outstanding cross-currency interest rate swap contracts as follows:

	Notional	US dollar
Settlement currency	amount	equivalents
As of June 30, 2011
Euro	28,390	$41,563
		$41,563
As of December 31, 2010
Euro	8,517	$11,280
		$11,280

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7.	DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued)

	The Company entered into various interest rates swap agreements to protect against volatility of future cash flows caused by the changes in interest rates associated with outstanding debt. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had outstanding interest rate swap contracts with notional amounts of $72,000 and $76,000 for 2011 and 2010, respectively. The fair values of each derivative instrument are as follows:*

	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
Forward foreign exchange contracts	$231		$215
Interest rate swap contracts	(1,028	)	(1,380	)
Cross-currency interest rate swap contracts	(121	)	(1,292	)
	$(918	)	$(2,457	)

8.	ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES, NET OF ALLOWANCES

	The Company determines credit terms ranging from 30 to 60 days for each customer on a case-by-case basis, based on its assessment of such customer’s financial standing and business potential with the Company. An aging analysis of accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts is as follows:

		June 30,		December 31,
		2011		2010
	Current	$195,510		$174,379
	Overdue:
	Within 30 days	29,195		25,395
	Between 31 to 60 days	8,738		3,033
	Over 60 days	3,295		3,816
		$236,738		$206,623

The change in the allowances for doubtful accounts is as follows:

		June 30,		December 31,
		2011		2010
	Balance, beginning of the period	$49,373		$96,145
	Provision recorded	544		1,077
	Write-offs	(320	)	(19,349	)
	Reversal	(6,403	)	(28,500	)
	Balance, end of the period	$43,194		$49,373

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9.	INVENTORIES

	June 30,	December 31,
	2011	2010
Raw materials	$70,263	$79,038
Work in progress	95,385	86,235
Finished goods	31,228	48,131
	$196,876	$213,404

10.	ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

	An aging analysis of the accounts payable is as follows:

	June 30,	December 31,
	2011	2010
Current	$356,978	$429,831
Overdue:
Within 30 days	40,703	42,087
Between 31 to 60 days	13,485	8,541
Over 60 days	37,155	35,118
	$448,321	$515,577

11.	INDEBTEDNESS

	Long-term and short-term debts are as follows:

			June 30,	December 31,
	Maturity	Interest rate	2011	2010
Shanghai USD loan	2009–2012	2.40%–4.86%	$80,000	$110,271
Shanghai new USD loan	2011–2013	4.4%	$12,000	—
Beijing USD syndicate loan	2005–2012	2.60%–2.66%	280,064	290,062
EUR loan	2006–2012	2.52%–4.56%	18,394	25,422
Tianjin USD syndicate loan	2007–2012	1.65%–1.71%	43,150	86,300
			433,608	512,055
Less: Current portion of long-term debts			251,486	333,459
Long-term debts			$182,122	$178,596
Short-term debts			$712,423	$372,055

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12.	PROMISSORY NOTES

	In 2009, the Company reached a new settlement with TSMC. Under this agreement, the remaining promissory note of $40,000 under the prior settlement agreement was cancelled. In connection with the new settlement, the Company issued twelve non-interest bearing promissory notes with an aggregate amount of $200,000 as the settlement consideration. The Company has recorded a discount of $3,084 for the imputed interest on the notes and was recorded as a reduction of the face amounts of the promissory notes. The Company repaid $15,000 and $80,000 in 2011 and 2010, respectively. The outstanding promissory notes are as follows:

	June 30, 2011
		Discounted
Maturity	Face value	value
2011	15,000	14,791
2012	30,000	28,964
2013	30,000	28,160
Total	$75,000	$71,915
Less: Current portion of promissory notes	$30,000	$29,374
Non-current portion of promissory notes	$45,000	$42,541

13.	CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES

	Convertible Preferred Shares and Warrants On June 3, 2011, the Company issued 1) 360,589,053 convertible preferred shares (the “Preferred Shares”, at par value of US$0.0004 with an issue price of HK$5.39 per share and; 2) 72,117,810 warrants to subscribe up to 72,117,810 Preferred Shares at an exercise price of HK$5.39 per warrant to Country Hill Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Investment Corporation (“CIC”). The aggregate consideration is approximately $249,396, net of issuance costs of $603. The main terms of the Preferred Shares are summarized as following: Voting The Preferred Shares will entitle the holders thereof to receive notice of, attend and vote at any meeting of members of the Company. Each Preferred Share will confer on its holder such number of voting rights as if the Preferred Share had been converted into ordinary shares. Dividend entitlements The Preferred Shares will rank pari passu in respect of entitlement to dividends and other income distribution as ordinary shares. Ranking The Preferred Shares will, upon issue, rank (a) pari passu with the claims of holders of (i) any class of preferred share capital of the Company and (ii) other obligations of the Company which rank pari passu with the Preferred Shares or such preferred shares and (b) in priority (including with respect to distribution of proceeds upon any liquidation event up to the amount paid up) to any payment to the holders of ordinary shares of the Company and other obligations of the Company, incurred directly or indirectly by it, which rank, or are expressed to rank, pari passu the claims of the ordinary shares. Liquidation preference On a liquidation or similar dissolution events, the assets of the Company available for distribution among the members will be applied first in paying an amount equal to the amount paid up or credited as paid on such shares to the holders of the Preferred Shares and holders of other preference shares of the Company in priority to those of holders of ordinary shares.

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13.	CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES (continued)

	Convertible Preferred Shares and Warrants (Continued) Conversion Rights The holders of the Preferred Shares will have the right at any time to convert their Preferred Shares into fully paid ordinary shares and the Preferred Shares will be mandatorily converted into ordinary shares at the then applicable conversion rate on the day immediately following the expiry of twelve months commencing from the completion of the subscription of the Preferred Shares and warrants. The initial conversion rate will be ten ordinary shares per Preferred Share, and is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain prescribed events, among other things, capitalisation of profits or reserves, consolidations, sub-divisions and re-classifications of shares, capital distributions, issue of shares or other securities, and the issue of a new class of shares carrying voting rights.

14.	INCOME TAXES

	The effective tax rate is based on expected income and statutory tax rates. For interim financial reporting, the Company estimates the annual tax rate based on projected taxable income for the full year and records a quarterly income tax provision in accordance with the guidance on accounting for income taxes in an interim period. As the year progresses, the Company refines the estimates of the year’s taxable income as new information becomes available. This is a continual estimation process often results in a change to the expected effective tax rate for the year. When this occurs, the Company adjusts the income tax provision during the quarter in which the change in estimate occurs so that the year-to-date provision reflects the expected annual tax rate.

15.	SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

	The Company is engaged principally in the computer-aided design, manufacturing, packaging, testing and trading of integrated circuits. The Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews consolidated results of manufacturing operations when making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance of the Company. The Company believes it operates in one segment. The following table summarizes the Company’s net revenues generated from different geographic locations:

	Six months ended June 30,
	2011	2010
Total sales:
United States	$393,081	$404,147
Europe	21,098	21,130
Asia Pacific*	17,487	22,647
Taiwan	60,957	89,967
Japan	305	2,776
Mainland China	230,020	179,396
	$722,948	$720,063

	* Not including Taiwan, Japan, Mainland China

	Revenue is attributed to a geographic location based on the location of a customer’s headquarters. Substantially all of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the PRC.

16.	LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

	Six months ended June 30,
	2011		2010
Loss from operations is arrived at after charging and crediting:
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment	$247,890		$314,659
Amortization of prepaid land use rights	769		690
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	16,539		13,572
Gain from sales of equipment and other fixed assets	(101	)	(312	)

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17.	TRANSACTIONS WITH MANAGED GOVERNMENT OWNED FOUNDRIES

	The Company provided management services to Cension Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (“Cension”), a foundry owned by a municipal government, until October 2010. Management service revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was nil, because the Company ceased its recognition of management revenue in the second quarter of 2009 due to collectability issues. The Company further negotiated with Cension and reached an agreement to settle the balances between the two parties. Cension agreed to make a cash payment of $47,080 to the Company. The remaining balances were relinquished. The Company collected $10,025 and $28,500 of payments from Cension during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and eliminated a payable of $13,718 due to Cension during the six months ended June 30, 2011. Both of the collection and elimination were recorded as reduction of general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company also provided management services to Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (“Xinxin”), which is a government-owned foundry. In 2009, the Company ceased its recognition of management service revenue due to issues of collectability and no revenue was recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2010. In the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company received $15,575 from Xinxin, $6,914 was recorded as management service revenue for the management services rendered under the new agreement with Xinxin, while the rest was recorded as a deduction of the bad debt expenses. The Company lent $27,232, with one-year-term and annual interest rate of 1.2%, to Xinxin in the first half of 2011, which was included in the prepaid expense and other current assets as of June 30, 2011.

18.	RECONCILIATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

	Six months ended June 30,
	2011		2010
(in US$ thousands except per share data)
Income (loss) attributable to Semiconductor Manufacturing International
Corporation	$6,462		$(85,912	)
Loss from continuing operations	(7,621	)	(81,676	)
Accretion of interest to noncontrolling interest	(658	)	(521	)
Loss from continuing operations attributable to ordinary shares	(8,279	)	(82,197	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to ordinary
shares	14,457		(3,715	)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Convertible
Preferred Shares	284		—
Weighted average shares used in calculating basic and diluted earnings
(loss) per ordinary share	27,401,260,769		22,438,779,149
Weighted average shares used in calculating basic and diluted earnings
per Convertible Preferred Share	537,895,272		—
Earnings (loss) per ordinary share, basic and diluted
— continuing operations	$(0.00	)	$(0.00	)
— discontinued operations	$0.00		$(0.00	)
—net income	$0.00		$(0.00	)
Earnings per Convertible Preferred Share, basic and diluted
— discontinued operations	$0.00		—
—net income	$0.00		—

As the Convertible Preferred Shares will rank pari passu in respect of entitlement to dividends and other income distributions with ordinary shares, they are considered participating securities. As such, the Company has used the two-class method of computing earnings per share. Convertible Preferred Shares are not obligated to absorb loss; accordingly, no loss is allocated to therm.

The Company reported loss from continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2011. As such, diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed in the same manner as basic earnings (loss) per share is computed, even the Company has net income after adjusting for a discontinued operations. Options and warrants were excluded from the weighted average shares outstanding for the diluted per share calculation because the effect would be anti-dilutive.

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19.	COMMITMENTS

	As of June 30, 2011 the Company had the following commitments to purchase machinery, equipment and construction obligations. The machinery and equipment is scheduled to be delivered to the Company’s facility by June 30, 2012.

				At June 30,
				2011
		Facility construction		$82,940
		Machinery and equipment		536,869
				$619,809

20.	DIVIDEND

	No dividend has been paid or declared by the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

21.	CONTINGENT LIABILITY

	In 2007, the Company entered into equipment purchase and cooperative manufacturing arrangements (the “Arrangements”) with an unrelated semiconductor manufacturer (the “Counterparty”). The equipment was relocated by 2008 as scheduled. In 2009, the Company received notifications from the Counterparty that the Company was responsible for additional equipment relocation expenses and a portion of the losses incurred during the term of the cooperative manufacturing arrangement. The Company has contested the claims and requested further information supporting the Counterparty’s claims. The Counterparty filed a demand for dispute arbitration in late 2009 for the equipment relocation expenses. The Company recorded its best estimate of the probable amount of its liability on the claims in the consolidated financial statement as of and during the year ended December 31, 2009. In the end of 2010, the Counterparty has filed further claims under the cooperative manufacturing arrangement. The Company settled all of the disputes related to the equipment relocation claims and is continuing its investigations and negotiations with the Counterparty under the cooperative manufacturing arrangement. The contingent liability recorded as of June 30, 2011 represented the Company’s best estimate of the probable loss.

22.	SETTLEMENT

	The Company settled all pending litigation with TSMC on November 9, 2009, including the legal action filed in California for which a verdict was returned by the jury against SMIC on November 4, 2009, with a Settlement Agreement (the “2009 Settlement Agreement”) which replaced the 2005 Settlement Agreement. The major terms of the 2009 Settlement Agreement include 1) payment to TSMC of an aggregate of US$200 million in installments over a period of four years, and 2) Commitment to grant to TSMC of 1,789,493,218 shares of SMIC and a warrant exercisable within three years of issuance to subscribe for 695,914,030 shares of SMIC, at a purchase price of HK$1.30 per share, after giving effect to the share issuances and are subject to receipt of required government and regulatory approvals. On July 5, 2010, the Company issued 1,789,493,218 shares and warrant to subscribe for 707,899,976 shares as adjusted under the anti-dilutive clause pursuant to the 2009 Settlement Agreement to TSMC. As of June 30, 2011, the number of ordinary shares deliverable to TSMC upon exercise of the warrant was further adjusted to 817,077,531. TSMC has not exercised any part of the warrant. As of June 30, 2011, the Company repaid $125 million in promissory notes to TSMC in connection with the 2009 Settlement Agreement.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

SALES

Sales increased by 0.4 % from US$720.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 to US$ 722.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, primarily due to an increase in mask revenue to total revenue during this period as well as a significant change in China sales. The number of wafer shipments decreased 2.4% from 945,654 8-inch wafer equivalents to 922,783 8-inch wafer equivalents.

COST OF SALES AND GROSS PROFIT

Cost of sales remained relatively flat at US$603.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, a slight 1.2% decrease from US$611.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

The Company had a gross profit of US$119.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to a gross profit of US$108.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Gross margins increased to 16.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from 15.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to a lower depreciation expenses in 2011.

OPERATING INCOME, EXPENSES AND LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

Operating expenses decreased by 11.7% from US$143.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 to US$127.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

Research and development expenses increased by 6.6% from US$94.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 to US$101.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 primarily due to the increase of research and development activities.

Selling and marketing expenses increased by 24.2% from US$12.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 to US$15.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 due to an increase in selling activities. and personnel related activities.

General and administrative expenses decreased by 66.4% from US$31.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 to US$10.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 due to a recovery from bad debt of US$20.1 million.

An asset impairment loss of US$5.1 million was recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2010 related to operational efficiency improvement efforts.

Income from the disposal of properties decreased from a gain of US$0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 to a loss of US$0.03 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

The Company’s operating loss was US$8.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to operating loss of US$34.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

The Company’s operating margin was -1.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and -4.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)

Other income was US$3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to other expenses of US$55.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The fluctuation was primarily attributed to the change in fair value of the commitment to issue shares and warrants in relation to the settlement of TSMC litigation; such fair value change amounted to a loss of $40.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

The Company’s net foreign exchange gain and loss, including operating, financing, and investing activities, was a gain of US$7.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to a loss of US$6.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Income on discontinued operations of US$14.7 million represents both the results of operations of Semiconductor Manufacturing International (AT) Corporation (“AT”) for the period from January 1, 2011 to the date it was deconsolidated and a gain on deconsolidation of AT.

NET INCOME

Due to the factors described above, the Company had a net income attributable to holders of ordinary shares of US$6.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to a net loss of US$85.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of June 30, 2011, the Company incurred capital expenditures of US$617.0 million compared to US$156.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The Company has financed substantial capital expenditure requirements through the cash flows from operations and financing.

The Company had US$410.9 million in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2011. These cash and cash equivalents are held in the form of United States Dollars, Japanese Yen, European Euro, and Chinese Renminbi. The net cash provided by operating activities decreased by 52.4% from US$320.8 million as of June 30, 2010 to US$152.8 million as of June 30, 2011.

Net cash used in investing activities was US$757.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, primarily attributable to purchases of plant and equipment for the Fab in Shanghai and Fab in Beijing. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, net cash used in investing activities was US$172.4 million primarily attributable to purchases of plant and equipment for the Fab in Shanghai and Fab in Beijing.

The Company’s net cash provided by financing activities was US$499.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. This was primarily resulting from US$744.3 million in proceeds from short-term borrowings, US$15.0 million in the repayment of promissory notes, US$403.9 million in the repayment of short-term borrowings, and US$90.4 million in the repayment of long-term debt.

As of June 30, 2011, the Company’s outstanding long-term liabilities primarily consisted of US$433.6 million in secured bank loans, and US$251.5 million classified as the current portion of long-term loans. The long- term loans are repayable in installments commencing in December 2006 with the last payments due in June 2013.

2006 Loan Facility (SMIC Shanghai). In June 2006, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation (“SMIC Shanghai”) entered into a USD denominated long-term facility arrangement for US$600.0 million with a consortium of international and PRC banks. Of this principal amount, US$393.0 million was used to repay the principal amount outstanding under SMIC Shanghai’s bank facilities from December 2001 and January 2004. The remaining principal amount was used to finance future expansion and general corporate requirement for SMIC Shanghai. This facility is secured by the manufacturing equipment located in SMIC Shanghai 8-inch fabs. The Company has guaranteed SMIC Shanghai’s obligations under this facility. In August 2010, the borrowing of SMIC Shanghai was fully repaid. The

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interest rate on this loan facility ranged from 1.55% to 1.81%, for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was US$1.4 million of which US$0.3 million was capitalized additions to assets under construction for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

2009 USD & RMB Loan Facility (SMIC Shanghai). In June 2009, SMIC Shanghai entered into the Shanghai USD & RMB loan, a new two-year loan facility in the principal amount of US$80 million and RMB200 million respectively with The Export-Import Bank of China. This facility is secured by the manufacturing equipment located in SMIC Shanghai’s 12-inch fab. This two-year bank facility was used to finance future expansion and general corporate needs for SMIC Shanghai’s 12-inch fab. As of June 30, 2011, SMIC Shanghai had drawn down US$92 million and RMB200 million (US$29.4 million) respectively, on this loan facility. The principal amount is repayable in June 2011. As of June 30, 2011, SMIC Shanghai has repaid RMB200 million according to the repayment schedule. The interest rate on this loan facility ranged from 2.40% to 4.86%, for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was US$1.7 million and US$1.7 million, of which US$0.6 million and US$0.4 million was capitalized additions to assets under construction for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

2011 USD Loan Facility (SMIC Shanghai). In April 2011, SMIC Shanghai entered into the Shanghai USD loan, a new two-year trading facility in the principal amount of US$69 million with The Export-Import Bank of China. This two-year bank facility was used to finance future expansion for SMIC Shanghai’s 12-inch fab. As of June 30, 2011, SMIC Shanghai had drawn down US$12 million, on this loan facility. The principal amount is repayable in June 2013. The interest rate on this loan facility was 4.40%, for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was US$0.03 million, of which US$0.01 million was capitalized additions to assets under construction for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

2005 Loan Facility (SMIC Beijing). In May 2005, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation (“SMIC Beijing”) entered into a five year USD denominated loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of US$600.0 million, with a syndicate of financial institutions based in the PRC. This five-year bank loan will be used to expand the capacity of SMIC Beijing’s fabs. The facility is secured by the manufacturing equipment located in the SMIC Beijing 12-inch fabs. The Company has guaranteed SMIC Beijing’s obligations under this facility. As of June 30, 2011, SMIC Beijing had repaid US$319.9 million according to the repayment schedule. On June 26, 2009, SMIC Beijing amended the syndicated loan agreement to defer the commencement of the three remaining semi-annual payments to December 28, 2011. The amendment includes a provision for mandatory early repayment of a portion of the outstanding balance if SMIC Beijing’s financial performance exceeds certain pre-determined benchmarks. The interest rate on this loan facility ranged from 2.60% to 2.66%, for the six months ended June 30,2011. The interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was US$4.5 million and US$4.0 million of which US$3.0 million and US$0.5 million was capitalized as additions to assets under construction for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Any of the following in respect of SMIC Beijing would constitute an event of default during the term of the loan agreement:

1.		Where Net profit + depreciation + amortization + financial expenses – (increase of accounts receivable and advanced payments + increase of inventory – increase in accounts payable and advanced receipts)/financial expenses < 1; and

2.		(Total liability – borrowings from shareholders, including principal and interest)/Total assets > 60% (when SMIC Beijing’s capacity is less than 20,000 12-inch wafers per month); and (Total liability – borrowings from shareholders, including principal and interest)/Total assets > 50% (when SMIC Beijing’s capacity exceeds 20,000 12-inch wafers per month).

In June 2011, the syndicate of banks agreed on an amendment of covenant regarding item 2 above as below:

(Total liability – borrowings from shareholders, including principal and interest)/Total assets > 70%

Such amendment will remains in effect from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012.

SMIC Beijing has complied with these covenants as of June 30, 2011.

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2005 EUR Loan Facility. On December 15, 2005, the Company entered into a EUR denominated long-term loan facility agreement in the aggregate principal amount of EUR 85 million with ABN Amro Bank N.V. Shanghai Branch. The drawdown period of the facility ends on the earlier of (i) thirty six months after the execution of the agreement or (ii) the date which the loans have been fully drawn down. Each draw down made under the facility shall be repaid in full by us in ten equal semi-annual installments. SMIC Tianjin had drawn down in 2006 and SMIC Shanghai had drawn down in 2007 and 2008.

As of June 30, 2010, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Tianjin) Corporation (“SMIC Tianjin”) had drawn down EUR 15.1 million. In November 2010, the borrowings of SMIC Tianjin amounting to EUR 15.1 million was fully repaid. The interest rate on this loan facility ranged from 0.97% to 1.85%, for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was US$0.02 million of which US$229 was capitalized additions to assets under construction for the six months ended June 30, 2010. In November 2010, the borrowing of SMIC Tianjin was fully repaid.

As of June 30, 2011, SMIC Shanghai had drawdown EUR 56.9 million and repaid an aggregated amount of EUR 44.1 million with a remaining balance of EUR 12.8 million (the US dollar equivalent of US$18.4 million). The interest rate on this loan facility ranged from 2.52% to 4.56%, for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was US$0.4 million and US$0.2 million of which US$0.1 million and US$0.05 million was capitalized additions to assets under construction for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

2006 Loan Facility (SMIC Tianjin). In May 2006, SMIC Tianjin entered into a loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of US$300.0 million from a consortium of international and Chinese banks. This facility is secured by the manufacturing equipment located in our Tianjin fab, except for the manufacturing equipment purchased using the EUR denominated loan. The Company has guaranteed SMIC Tianjin’s obligations under this facility. As of June 30, 2011, SMIC Tianjin had drawn down US$259.0 million on this loan facility. The principal amount is repayable starting from February 2010 in six semi-annual installments. As of June 30, 2011, SMIC Tianjin had repaid US$215.9 million. The interest rate on the loan ranged from 1.65% to 1.71%, for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were US$0.5 million and US$1.3 million, of which US$0.07 million and US$0.02 million was capitalized as additions to assets under construction for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Any of the following in respect of SMIC Tianjin would constitute an event of default during the term of the facility:

1.	Net profit + depreciation + amortization + financial expenses – (increase of accounts receivable and advanced payments + increase of inventory – increase in accounts payable and advanced receipts)/ financial expenses < 1; and

2.	The ratio of total debt to total assets is more than 60% during the ramp up period of SMIC Tianjin and more than 40% after the facility is at full capacity.

SMIC Tianjin has complied with these covenants as of June 30, 2011.

Short-term Credit Agreements. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had short-term credit agreements that provided total credit facilities up to approximately US$926.5 million on a revolving credit basis. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had drawn down approximately US$712.4 million under these credit agreements and approximately US$214.1 million is available for future borrowings. The outstanding borrowings under the credit agreements are unsecured, except for the amount of US$50.6 million, which is secured by term deposits.

The interest expense incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 were US$9.7 million and US$5.7 million, respectively. The interest rate on the loans ranged from 1.75% to 5.84%, for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

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CAPITALIZED INTEREST

Interest cost incurred on funds used to construct plant and equipment during the active construction period is capitalized, net of government subsidies received. The interest capitalized is determined by applying the borrowing interest rate to the average amount of accumulated capital expenditures for the assets under construction during the period. Capitalized interest is added to the cost of the underlying assets and is amortized over the useful life of the assets. Capitalized interest of US$8.7 million and US$3.1 million have been added to the cost of the underlying assets during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively, and is amortized over the respective useful life of the assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, the Company recorded amortization expenses relating to the capitalized interest of US$3.4 million and US$3.6 million, respectively.

COMMITMENTS

As of June 30, 2011, the Company had commitments of US$83 million for facilities construction obligations in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Wuhan Living Quarter and US$537 million to purchase machinery and equipment mainly for the Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai fabs in the coming 18 months.

DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO

As of June 30, 2011, the Company’s debt to equity ratio was 47.1% calculated by dividing the sum of the short-term borrowings, current portion of long-term debt, and long-term debt by total shareholders’ equity.

CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

The Company recorded a contingent liability in relation to claims from an unrelated semiconductor manufacturer based on its best estimate of the probable amount of its liability as of December 31, 2010. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company believes that the recorded amount still reflects its best estimate of the probable amount of the liability.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATION RISK

The Company’s revenues, expenses, and capital expenditure are primarily transacted in United States Dollars. However, since the Company has operations consisting of manufacturing, sales activities and capital purchasing conducted in currencies other than U.S. dollar, the Company is primarily exposed to changes in exchange rates for the EURO, Japanese Yen, and Chinese Renminbi.

To minimize these risks, the Company purchases foreign-currency forward exchange contracts with contract terms normally lasting less than twelve months to protect against the adverse effect that exchange rate fluctuations may have on foreign currency denominated activities. These forward exchange contracts are principally denominated in Chinese Renminbi, Japanese Yen or EURO and do not qualify for hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had outstanding foreign currency forward exchange contracts with a notional amount of US$274 million all of which matured before Jun 2012. Notional amounts are stated in U.S. dollar equivalent spot market exchange rates, as of the respective dates.

As of June 30, 2011, the fair value of foreign currency forward exchange contracts was a gain of approximately US$0.23 million. The Company does not enter into foreign currency exchange contracts for speculative purposes.

CROSS CURRENCY SWAP FLUCTUATION RISK

At June 30, 2011, the Company had a long-term loan facility agreement outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of EUR5.7 million. The company is primarily exposed to changes in exchange rate for the EURO.

To minimize the risk, the company entered into a cross currency swap contract with contract terms fully matching the repayment schedule of the long-term loan to protect against the adverse effect of exchange rate fluctuations arising from the foreign-currency denominated loan. The cross currency swap contract does not qualify for hedge accounting in accordance with ASC 815.

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As of June 30, 2011, the Company had outstanding cross currency swap contracts with a notional amount of US$8.2 million all of which will mature before May 2012. Notional amounts are stated in U.S. dollar equivalent spot market exchange rates, as of the respective dates.

As of June 30, 2011, the fair value of foreign currency forward exchange contracts was a loss of approximately US$0.12 million. The Company does not enter into foreign currency exchange contracts for speculative purposes.

INTEREST RATE RISK

The Company’s exposure to interest rate risks relates primarily to the Company’s long-term debt obligations, which the Company generally assumes to fund capital expenditures and working capital requirements. The Company’s long-term debt obligations are all subject to variable interest rates. The interest rates on the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated loans are linked to the LIBOR. The interest on the Company’s EURO denominated loans are linked to the EURIBOR. As a result, the interest on the Company’s loans are subject to fluctuations in the underlying interest rates to which they are linked.

As of June 30, 2011, the Company had outstanding interest rate swap contracts with a notional amount of US$72 million all of which will mature before December 2012.

EMPLOYEES EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Pursuant to the shareholders’ approval obtained at the annual general meeting held on June 3, 2010, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan was increased by an additional 560,522,395 (representing 2.5% of the issued share capital as at March 31, 2010) to a new limit of 1,015,931,725 ordinary shares of the Company.

Save as disclosed in this interim report, there is no material change to the information disclosed in the 2010 annual report of the Company in relation to the number and remuneration of employees, remuneration policies, bonus and share option schemes of employees.

PROSPECTS AND FUTURE PLANS

Looking into the second half of 2011, the Company remains cautious on the overall industry outlook and has revised down its full year capital expenditure for 2011 from the originally stated $1 billion to $800 million. We expect third quarter 2011 revenue to decline by -14% to -17% compared to second quarter of 2011. This decline was in part due to our customer transition to 65nm and 45nm, and largely due to unexpected changes in some of our customers’ programs. The overall demand from both international and domestic customers is weaker than expected due to relatively soft end-market consumption and high inventory, in addition to sudden customer product changes. Despite these changes, we continue to have new tape outs for 65nm and customers committed to working with us on their 45/40nm products, which will likely contribute meaningful revenue next year.

SHARE CAPITAL

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company issued 62,640,812 Ordinary Shares to certain of the Company’s eligible participants including employees, directors, officers and service providers of the Company (“eligible participants”) pursuant to the Company’s 2004 stock option plan (the “Stock Option Plan”) and 58,607,164 ordinary shares to certain of the eligible participants pursuant to the Company’s 2004 equity incentive plan.

		Number of Shares Outstanding
Outstanding Share Capital as of June 30, 2011:
Ordinary Shares		27,454,995,323
Convertible Preferred Shares		360,589,053

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Under the terms of the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee may grant restricted share units (“Restricted Share Units”) to eligible participants. Each Restricted Share Unit represents the right to receive one Ordinary Share. Restricted Share Units granted to new employees generally vest at a rate of 10% upon the second anniversary of the vesting commencement date, an additional 20% on the third anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and an additional 70% upon the fourth anniversary of the vesting commencement date. Restricted Share Units granted to existing employees generally vest at a rate of 25% upon the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries of the vesting commencement date. Upon vesting of the Restricted Share Units and subject to the terms of the Insider Trading Policy and the payment by the participants of applicable taxes, the Company will issue the relevant participants the number of Ordinary Shares underlying the awards of Restricted Share Unit.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, the Compensation Committee granted a total of 207,315,992 Restricted Share Units. And for the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Compensation Committee granted a total of 21,349,030 Restricted Share Units. The remaining vesting dates of these Restricted Share Units (after deducting the number of Restricted Share Units granted but cancelled due to the departure of eligible participants prior to vesting) approximately are as follows:

		Approximate no. of Restricted Share Units (the actual
		number of shares eventually to be issued may change due to
Vesting Dates		departure of eligible participants prior to vesting)
2011
1-Jan		16,111,692
21-Jan		200,600
22-Jan		12,600
29-Jan		75,000
1-Feb		2,162,791
4-Feb		1,679,398
13-Feb		75,000
16-Feb		75,000
23-Feb		1,679,398
1-Mar		39,034,371
5-Mar		50,000
12-Mar		125,000
16-Mar		50,000
31-Mar		125,000
1-Apr		1,734,992
1-May		75,000
15-May		62,500
22-May		8,750
16-Jun		125,000
21-Jun		75,000
1-Jul		140,000
13-Aug		252,754
1-Sep		187,500
16-Oct		150,000
27-Oct		50,000
1-Nov		250,000
10-Nov		6,717,595
12-Dec		75,000
18-Dec		1,679,399

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		Approximate no. of Restricted Share Units (the actual
		number of shares eventually to be issued may change due to
Vesting Dates		departure of eligible participants prior to vesting)
2012
1-Jan		14,520,961
29-Jan		75,000
1-Feb		2,162,792
4-Feb		1,679,399
13-Feb		75,000
16-Feb		75,000
23-Feb		1,679,399
5-Mar		50,000
12-Mar		125,000
16-Mar		50,000
31-Mar		125,000
1-Apr		1,684,992
21-May		8,750
13-Aug		252,754
1-Sep		187,500
27-Oct		50,000
10-Nov		6,717,595
18-Dec		1,679,398
2013
1-Jan		9,652,200
1-Feb		2,162,791
4-Feb		1,679,398
23-Feb		1,679,398
5-Mar		50,000
12-Mar		125,000
16-Mar		50,000
31-Mar		125,000
1-Apr		1,684,992
13-Aug		252,754
1-Sep		187,500
10-Nov		6,717,595
18-Dec		1,679,398
2014
1-Jan		9,652,229
1-Feb		2,162,792
4-Feb		1,679,399
23-Feb		1,679,399
5-Mar		50,000
12-Mar		125,000
16-Mar		50,000
31-Mar		125,000
1-Apr		1,684,993
13-Aug		252,755
1-Sep		187,500
2015
1-Jan		4,944,984

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REPURCHASE, SALE OR REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

The Company has not repurchased, sold or redeemed any of its securities during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES

The HKSE’s Code on Corporate Governance Practices (the “CG Code”) as set out in Appendix 14 of the Listing Rules, which contains code provisions to which an issuer, such as the Company, is expected to comply or advise as to reasons for deviations (the “Code Provisions”) and recommended best practices to which an issuer is encouraged to comply (the “Recommended Practices”). The Corporate Governance Policy of the Company came into effect on January 25, 2005 after approval by the Board (and was subsequently updated by the Board on July 26, 2005 and April 24, 2009, respectively) (the “CG Policy”). The CG Policy, a copy of which can be obtained on the Company’s website at www.smics.com under “Investor Relations” > “Corporate Governance”, incorporates all of the Code Provisions of the CG Code except for paragraph E.1.3 which relates to the notice period for general meetings of the Company, and many of the Recommended Practices.

In addition, the Company has adopted or put in place various policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with the provisions of the CG Policy.

Save as disclosed below, none of the Directors is aware of any information which would reasonably indicate that the Company is not, or was not, during the financial period from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011, in compliance with the CG Code.

(a)	Code Provision A.2.1
	Code Provision A.2.1 provides that “the roles of chairman and chief executive officer should be separate and should not be performed by the same individual”. On July 13, 2011, Dr. David N.K. Wang resigned from his position as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Subsequently, Mr. Zhang Wenyi was appointed as the Chairman of the Board and the Acting Chief Executive Officer with effect from July 15, 2011. Mr. Zhang ceased to be the Acting Chief Executive Officer when Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer on August 5, 2011. As a result, the Company did not meet the requirement under Code Provision A.2.1 for the interim period from July 15, 2011 to August 4, 2011.

(b)	Code Provision E.1.2
	Code provision E.1.2 of the CG Code provides that “the chairman of the board should attend the annual general meeting”. Following the passing away of Mr. Jiang Shang Zhou, former Chairman of the Board, on June 27, 2011, the chairman position was vacated until being filled by Mr. Zhang Wenyi on July 15, 2011. As a result, no chairman of the Board attended the 2011 AGM which was held on June 29, 2011.

MODEL CODE FOR SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTORS OF LISTED ISSUERS

The Company has adopted an Insider Trading Compliance Program (the “Insider Trading Policy”) which encompasses the requirements of the Model Code as set out in Appendix 10 of the Listing Rules (the “Model Code”). The Company, having made specific enquiry of all Directors, confirms that all members of the Board have complied with the Insider Trading Policy and the Model Code throughout the six months ended June 30, 2011. The senior management of the Company as well as all officers, Directors, and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are also required to comply with the provisions of the Insider Trading Policy.

THE BOARD

The Board has a duty to the Company’s shareholders to direct and oversee the affairs of the Company in order to maximize shareholder value. The Board acting itself and through the various committees of the Board, actively participates in and is responsible for the determination of the overall strategy of the Company, the establishment and monitoring of the achievement of corporate goals and objectives, the oversight of the Company’s financial performance and the preparation of the accounts, the establishment of corporate governance practices and policies, and the review of the Company’s system of internal controls. The management of the Company is responsible for the implementation of the overall strategy of the Company and its daily operations and administration. The Board has access to the senior management of the Company to discuss enquiries on management information.

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The Board consists of nine Directors as at the date of this announcement. Directors may be elected to hold office until the expiration of their respective terms upon a resolution passed at a duly convened shareholders’ meeting by holders of a majority of the Company’s issued shares being entitled to vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. The Board is divided into three classes with one class of directors eligible for re-election at each annual general meeting of shareholders.

Each class of Director will serve a term of three years. The Class I Directors were re-elected for a term of three years at the 2011 AGM (except Dr. David N.K. Wang who was not re-elected at that AGM, and Mr. Zhang Wenyi and Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu whose appointment as Directors took effect on June 30, 2011 and August 5, 2011 respectively) to hold office until the 2014 annual general meeting of the Company. The Class II Directors were re-elected for a term of three years at the 2009 annual general meeting (except Dr. Chen Shanzhi who was elected at that annual general meeting, and Mr. Frank Meng whose appointment as Director took effect from August 23, 2011) to hold office until the 2012 annual general meeting of the Company. The Class III Directors were re-elected at the 2010 annual general meeting (except Professor Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau whose appointment as Director took effect from June 30, 2011) for a term of three years to hold office until the 2013 annual general meeting of the Company.

Following the passing away of Mr. Jiang Shang Zhou on June 27, 2011, the Company only had two independent non-executive directors (“INEDs”), namely, Mr. Tsuyoshi Kawanishi and Mr. Lip-Bu Tan, until the appointment of Mr. Zhang Wenyi as INED took effect on June 30, 2011. Subsequently on July 2, 2011, Mr. Zhang Wenyi was redesignated as executive director, following which the position of the third INED of the Company as required by Rule 3.10(1) of the Listing Rules was vacated. On August 23, 2011, Mr. Frank Meng was appointed as the third INED. Following the appointment of Mr. Meng, the Company complies with the minimum number requirement under Rule 3.10(1).

Save as disclosed above, for the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Board has complied with the minimum requirements of the Listing Rules relating to the appointment of at least three INEDs on the Board, and complied with the requirement that these should include one such director with appropriate professional qualifications or accounting or related financial management expertise.

As of the date of this announcement, the roles of the chairman and chief executive officer are segregated and such roles are exercised by Mr. Zhang Wenyi and Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu respectively.

The following table sets forth the names, classes and categories of the directors as at the date of this report:

Name of Director	Category of Director	Class of Director
Zhang Wenyi	Chairman, Executive Director	Class I
Tzu-Yin Chiu	Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director	Class I
Gao Yonggang	Non-executive Director	Class I
Chen Shanzhi	Non-executive Director	Class II
Lip-Bu Tan	Independent Non-executive Director	Class II
Frank Meng	Independent Non-executive Director	Class II
Tsuyoshi Kawanishi	Independent Non-executive Director	Class III
Zhou Jie	Non-executive Director	Class III
Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau	Non-executive Director	Class III

On an annual basis, each independent non-executive director confirms his independence to the Company, and the Company considers these directors to be independent as such term is defined in the Listing Rules. There are no relationships among members of the Board, including between the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer.

The Board meets in person at least on a quarterly basis and on such other occasions as may be required to discuss and vote upon significant issues affecting the Company. The Board meeting schedule for the year is planned in the preceding year. The Company Secretary (and on some occasions, the Chief Administrative Officer assisted) assists the Chairman in preparing the agenda for meetings and the Board in complying with relevant rules and regulations. The relevant papers for the Board meetings were dispatched to Board members in accordance with the CG Code. Directors may include matters for discussion in the agenda if the need arises. Upon the conclusion of the Board meeting, minutes

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are circulated to all Directors for their comment and review prior to their approval of the minutes at the following or subsequent Board meeting. Transactions in which Directors are considered to have a conflict of interest or material interests are not passed by written resolutions and the interested Directors are not counted in the quorum and abstain from voting on the relevant matters.

All Directors have access to the Company Secretary who is responsible for assisting the Board in complying with applicable procedures regarding compliance matters. Every Board member is entitled to have access to documents provided at the Board meeting or filed into the Company’s minute-book. Furthermore, the Board has established the procedures pursuant to which a Director, upon reasonable request, may seek independent professional advice at the Company’s expense in order for such Director to exercise such Director’s duties. The Company Secretary continuously updates all Directors on the latest development of the Listing Rules and other applicable regulatory requirements to assist the Company’s compliance with and maintenance of good corporate governance practices. Each new Director is provided with training with respect to such Director’s responsibilities under the Listing Rules and other regulatory requirements and the Company’s corporate governance policies and practices.

Please refer to the section entitled “Changes in Directorate and Update of Directors’ Information” below for further details on the changes in certain information relating to the Directors during the course of their respective terms of office.

WAIVER FROM COMPLIANCE WITH THE LISTING RULES

Save as disclosed in the prospectus of the Company dated March 8, 2004, the Company has not received any waivers from compliance with the Listing Rules which are still in effect.

REVIEW BY AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee has reviewed with the management of the Company, the accounting principles and practices accepted by the Group and the interim financial statements of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

CHANGES IN DIRECTORATE AND UPDATE OF DIRECTORS’ INFORMATION

Changes in the Members of the Board

As previously disclosed by the Company, there were the following changes in the members of the Board between the period from the date of the 2010 annual report and the date of this interim report:

Mr. Jiang Shang Zhou, former Chairman of the Board and Independent Non-Executive Director, passed away on June 27, 2011.
Dr. David N.K. Wang, former Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) was not re-elected as Executive Director at the 2011 AGM, which was held on June 29, 2011.
Professor Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau was nominated as Director of the Company by Country Hill Limited pursuant to the subscription agreement dated April 18, 2011 between the Company and Country Hill Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Investment Corporation. Professor Lau was appointed as Non-Executive Director with effect from June 30, 2011.
Mr. Zhang Wenyi was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from June 30, 2011, and was then redesignated as Executive Director on July 2, 2011.
On July 15, 2011, Mr. Zhang Wenyi was appointed as the Chairman of the Board and the Acting CEO of the Company to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Dr. David N.K. Wang from the CEO position on July 13, 2011.
On August 5, 2011, Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu was appointed as the CEO and Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Zhang Wenyi ceased to be the Acting CEO on the same day.
On August 23, 2011, Mr. Frank Meng was appointed as Independent non-executive Director.

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As required under the Listing Rules, certain changes in, and updates to, the information previously disclosed regarding the Directors during their respective terms of office are set out below:

Mr. Zhou Jie did not offer himself for re-appointment to the fourth session of the board of directors of Shanghai Fudan-Zhangjiang Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. upon expiry of his term of office. Accordingly, Mr. Zhou ceased to be non-executive director of that company upon conclusion of its annual general meeting held on May 27, 2011.
Mr. Gao Yonggang was appointed as chairman of Datang Telecom Group Finance Co. Ltd in June 2011.
Mr. Zhang Wenyi and Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu were appointed as directors of various subsidiaries of the Company in replacement of former Director Mr. Jiang Shang Zhou and Dr. David N. K. Wang respectively in August 2011.

Each of the Directors referred to above has confirmed the accuracy, and accepted responsibility of, the above information.

INTERIM REPORT

The Interim Report for the six months ended June 30, 2011 containing financial statements and notes to the accounts will be published on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (http://www.hkex.com.hk) as well as the website of the Company (http://www.smics.com) in due course.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This interim report contains, in addition to historical information, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on SMIC’s current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. SMIC uses words like “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project” and similar expressions to identify forward looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of SMIC’s senior management and involve significant risks, both known and unknown, uncertainties and other factors that may cause SMIC’s actual performance, financial condition or results of operations to be materially different from those suggested by the forward-looking statements including, among others, risks associated with cyclicality and market conditions in the semiconductor industry, intense competition, timely wafer acceptance by SMIC’s customers, timely introduction of new technologies, SMIC’s ability to ramp new products into volume, supply and demand for semiconductor foundry services, industry overcapacity, shortages in equipment, components and raw materials, availability of manufacturing capacity, and financial stability in end markets.

In addition to the information contained in this interim report, you should also consider the information contained in our other filings with the SEC, including our annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on June 28, 2011, especially in the “Risk Factors” section and such other documents that we may file with the SEC or SEHK from time to time, including on Form 6-K. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on our future results, performance or achievements. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this interim report may not occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated or, if no date is stated, as of the date of this interim report.

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Except as required by law, SMIC undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a results of new information, future events or otherwise.

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors are Zhang Wenyi as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Company; Tzu-Yin Chiu as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Company; Chen Shanzhi, Gao Yonggang, Professor Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau and Zhou Jie as Non-Executive Directors of the Company; and Tsuyoshi Kawanishi, Lip-Bu Tan and Frank Meng as Independent Non-Executive Directors of the Company.

	By order of the Board of Directors
	Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
	Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu
	Chief Executive Officer
	Executive Director

Shanghai, PRC
August 29, 2011

*	For identification purposes only

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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.

	Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

Date: 1 September, 2011	By:	/s/ Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu
		Name:	Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director