SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of August 2004
Commission File Number 1-31994
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 Offices)
(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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the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934):
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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-____)
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (the "Registrant") is
furnishing under the cover of Form 6-K:
Exhibit 99.1: Press announcement, dated August 13, 2004, relating to the
appointment of a new alternate director of the Registrant.
SIGNATURE
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
By: /s/ Richard R. Chang
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Name: Richard R. Chang
Title: Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Date: August 13, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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Exhibit 99.1: Press announcement, dated August 13, 2004, relating to the
appointment of a new alternate director of the Registrant.
Exhibit 99.1
SMIC APPOINTS ALTERNATE DIRECTOR
The Company is pleased to announce that Mr. Fang Yao has been appointed as
Alternate Director to the Company's Non-Executive Director, Mr. Lai Xing Cai,
effective from 27 July 2004.
Mr. Yao, 35, is an Executive Director of Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited, a
substantial shareholder of the Company. Mr. Yao is also a Director and General
Manager of SIIC Management (Shanghai) Limited; a Director of Shanghai S.I.
Capital Company Limited, Shanghai Industrial Development Company Limited,
Shanghai Hu-Ning Expressway (Shanghai Section) Company Limited, Shanghai
Information Investment Inc. and Shanghai Communication Technologies Center;
Chairman of Shanghai Optical Communications Development Corp.; and Vice Chairman
of Bright Diary and Food Company Limited. He graduated from Chinese University
of Hong Kong with a masters degree in Business Administration, and has over 10
years experience in money and capital markets.
Mr. Yao will serve as the Alternate Director to Mr. Lai Xing Cai, the
Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Yao's appointment is effective so
long as Mr. Cai remains to be a Director of the Company or his appointment has
been revoked by Mr. Cai. Mr. Cai is a Class III Director of the Company which
means that he will serve for an initial three-year term. After this period, Mr.
Cai will, together with other Class III Directors, be eligible for re-election
for a term of 3 years.
Save for the fact that Mr. Yao is an Executive Director of Shanghai Industrial
Holding Limited, a substantial shareholder of the Company, Mr. Yao is not
otherwise connected with any directors, senior management or substantial or
controlling shareholders of the Company, nor is he interested in shares of the
Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Richard R.
Chang, Lai Xing Cai, Fang Yao (Alternate Director to Lai Xing Cai), Ta-Lin Hsu,
Sean Hunkler, Yen-Pong Jou, Tsuyoshi Kawanishi, Henry Shaw, Lip-Bu Tan and Yang
Yuan Wang.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
Richard R. Chang
Chairman
Hong Kong, 13 August 2004