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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)

DELAY IN DESPATCH OF CIRCULAR

References are made to:

  1. the announcement of the Company dated 21 March 2016 ("Announcement A") regarding the continuing connected transactions in relation to the Centralised Fund Management Agreement; and

  2. the announcement of the Company dated 30 March 2016 ("Announcement B") regarding the major transaction and continuing connected transactions in relation to the Framework Agreement -.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as defined in Announcement A and Announcement B unless otherwise defined herein.

As disclosed in Announcement A and Announcement B, the Company initially expected to despatch a circular containing the following content to the Shareholders on or before 3 May 2016:

  1. in relation to Announcement A, among other things, (i) further details on the Centralised Fund Management Agreement; (ii) a letter from the Independent Board Committee to the Independent Shareholders; (iii) a letter from the Independent Financial Adviser containing its advice to the Independent Board Committee and the Independent Shareholders together with (iv) a notice convening the EGM; and

  2. in relation to Announcement B, among other things, (i) further details on the Framework Agreement; (ii) a letter from the Independent Board Committee to the Independent Shareholders; (iii) a letter from the Independent Financial Adviser containing its advice to the Independent Board Committee and the Independent Shareholders (including its opinion on the term of the Framework Agreement) together with (iv) a notice convening the EGM.

As additional time is required to finalise the information to be contained in the circular, the despatch of the circular will be delayed and the Company expects to despatch the circular on or before 7 June 2016.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

Shanghai, 3 May 2016

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

Executive Directors

Zhou Zixue (Chairman)

Tzu-Yin Chiu (Chief Executive Officer) Gao Yonggang (Chief Financial Officer)

Non-executive Directors

Chen Shanzhi (Li Yonghua as his Alternate) Zhou Jie

Ren Kai Lu Jun

Independent Non-executive Directors

William Tudor Brown Sean Maloney

Lip-Bu Tan

Carmen I-Hua Chang

* For identification purposes only

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