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 January, 2019

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)

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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: January 11, 2019

 

By:

/s/ Dr. Gao Yonggang

 

 

 

Name:

Dr. Gao Yonggang

 

 

 

Title:

Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary

 


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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

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)

 

POLL RESULTS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

HELD ON 11 January 2019

 

The Company announces that the proposed resolutions set out in the notice of the EGM were duly passed by the Independent Shareholders by way of poll at the EGM held on 11 January 2019.

 

Reference is made to the circular of the Company dated 21 December 2018 (the “ Circular ”) in relation to, among other things, the following:

 

(1)

the SMNC Centralised Fund Management Agreement;

 

(2)

the SJ Cayman Centralised Fund Management Agreement;

 

(3)

the grant of Restricted Share Units to an independent non-executive Director Professor Lau Lawrence Juen-Yee;

 

(4)

the grant of Restricted Share Units to an independent non-executive Director Mr. Fan Ren Da Anthony; and

 

(5)

notice of the EGM.

 

 

Unless otherwise specified, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meanings as defined in the Circular.

 

POLL RESULTS OF THE EGM

 

The Company announces that the proposed resolutions set out in the notice of the EGM contained in the Circular were duly passed by the Independent Shareholders by way of poll at the EGM held on 11 January 2019.

 

As at the date of the EGM, the total number of Shares in issue was 5,039,819,199 Shares. The Shareholders and authorised proxies holding an aggregate of 5,029,043,858 Shares, representing 99.79% of the total Shares in issue were present at the commencement of the EGM.

 


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As at the date of the EGM:

 

 

(1)

the total number of Shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against the ordinary resolution numbered 1 in respect of the SMNC Centralised Fund Management Agreement was 4,242,764,298 Shares;

 

 

(2)

the total number of Shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against the ordinary resolution numbered 2 in respect of the SJ Cayman Centralised Fund Management Agreement was 4,242,764,298 Shares;

 

 

(3)

the total number of Shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against the ordinary resolution numbered 3 in respect of the grant of Restricted Share Units to an independent non-executive Director Professor Lau Lawrence Juen-Yee was 5,039,819,199 Shares;

 

 

(4)

the total number of Shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against the ordinary resolution numbered 4 in respect of the grant of Restricted Share Units to an independent non-executive Director Mr. Fan Ren Da Anthony was 5,039,819,199 Shares;

 

 

(5)

the number of Shares entitling the holders to attend the EGM and abstain from voting in favour of the proposed resolutions as set out in Rule 13.40 of the Listing Rules at the EGM was nil; and

 

 

(6)

there were no Shares entitling the holders to attend and vote only against the resolution at the EGM.

 

 

As set out in the Circular and in accordance with the Listing Rules, as China IC Fund is a connected person of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary Xinxin (Hongkong) Capital Co., Limited and its other associates (as defined in the Listing Rules), holding 797,054,901 Shares representing approximately 15.82% of the total issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the EGM, were required to abstain from voting on the ordinary resolutions numbered 1 and 2 to approve the SMNC Centralised Fund Management Agreement and the SJ Cayman Centralised Fund Management Agreement, respectively.

 

As set out in the Circular and in accordance with the Listing Rules, each of Professor Lau Lawrence Juen-Yee and Mr. Fan Ren Da Anthony and their associates are required to abstain from voting on the relevant ordinary resolutions to approve the Proposed RSU Grants to Professor Lau Lawrence Juen-Yee and Mr. Fan Ren Da Anthony (as the case may be).

 

As at the date of the EGM, neither Professor Lau Lawrence Juen-Yee, Mr. Fan Ren Da Anthony nor their associates hold any Shares.

 

At the EGM, each of China IC Fund, its wholly-owned subsidiary Xinxin (Hongkong) Capital Co., Limited, Professor Lau Lawrence Juen-Yee, Mr. Fan Ren Da Anthony and their respective associates has abstained from voting at the EGM pursuant to the aforesaid arrangements.

 

The number of Shares represented by votes for and against the respective resolution at the EGM was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

No. of Votes (%)

FOR

AGAINST

1.

(a) To approve, confirm and ratify the centralised fund management agreement dated 29 November 2018 (the “ SMNC Centralised Fund Management Agreement ”) and entered into among the Company, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation and Semiconductor Manufacturing North China (Beijing) Corporation and the transactions contemplated thereunder;

(b) To approve and confirm the SMNC Centralised Fund Management Agreement annual caps for the three years ending 31 December 2019, 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2021, respectively; and

(c) To authorise any director(s) of the Company, for and on behalf of the Company, to enter into any agreement, deed or instrument and/or to execute and deliver all such documents and/or do all such acts on behalf of the Company as he/she may consider necessary, desirable or expedient for the purpose of, or in connection with (i) the implementation and completion of the SMNC Centralised Fund Management Agreement and transactions contemplated thereunder, and/or (ii) any amendment, variation or modification of the SMNC Centralised Fund Management Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereunder upon such terms and conditions as the board of directors of the Company may think fit.

1,045,028,545

85.8749%

 

171,891,834

14.1251%

 

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

2.

(a) To approve, confirm and ratify the centralised fund management agreement dated 6 December 2018 (the “ SJ Cayman Centralised Fund Management Agreement ”) and entered into among the Company, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation and SJ Semiconductor Corporation and the transactions contemplated thereunder;

(b) To approve and confirm the SJ Cayman Centralised Fund Management Agreement annual caps for the three years ending 31 December 2019, 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2021, respectively; and

(c) To authorise any director(s) of the Company, for and on behalf of the Company, to enter into any agreement, deed or  instrument and/or to execute and deliver all such documents and/or do all such acts on behalf of the Company as he/she may consider necessary, desirable or expedient for the purpose of, or in connection with (i) the implementation and completion of the SJ Cayman Centralised Fund Management Agreement and transactions contemplated thereunder, and/or (ii) any amendment, variation or modification of the SJ Cayman Centralised Fund Management Agreement and  the  transactions contemplated thereunder upon such terms  and conditions as the board of directors of the Company may think fit.

1,045,020,068

85.8747%

171,892,208

14.1253%

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.


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3.

(a) To approve and confirm the proposed grant of 187,500 restricted share units (“ RSUs ”) to Professor Lau Lawrence Juen-Yee, an independent non-executive director of the Company, in accordance with the terms  of  the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, and subject to all applicable laws, rules, regulations and the other applicable documents; and

(b) To authorise any director(s) of the Company to exercise the powers of the Company to allot and issue the shares of the Company pursuant to the proposed RSU grant under the specific mandate granted to the  Directors by the Shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 13 June 2013 in accordance with the terms of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and/or do all such acts on behalf of the Company as he/she may consider necessary, desirable or expedient for the purpose of, or in connection with the implementation and completion of the transactions  contemplated pursuant to the proposed RSU grant.

1,856,773,284

92.1946%

157,197,882

7.8054%

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

4.

4.

(a) To approve and confirm the proposed grant of  187,500 RSUs to Mr. Fan Ren Da Anthony, an independent non-executive director of the Company, in accordance with the terms of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, and subject to all applicable laws, rules, regulations and the other applicable documents;   and

(b) To authorise any director(s) of the Company to exercise the powers of the Company to allot and issue the shares of the Company pursuant to the proposed RSU grant under the specific mandate granted to the  Directors by the Shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 13 June 2013 in accordance with the terms of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and/or do all such acts on behalf of the Company as he/she may consider necessary, desirable or expedient for the purpose of, or in connection  with the implementation and completion of the transactions  contemplated pursuant to the proposed RSU grant.

1,856,763,012

     92.1941%

157,208,154

    7.8059%

 

As more than 50% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, the resolution was duly passed.

 

* The full text of the resolutions above is set out in the Notice of EGM contained in the Circular.

 

 

Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, Hong Kong branch share registrar of the Company, acted as the scrutineer for the vote-taking at the EGM. The work performed by Computershare Hong Kong Investors Services Limited did not include provision of any assurance or advice on matters of legal interpretation or legal entitlement to vote.

 

 

By order of the Board

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

              Gao Yonggang

Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary

 

 

Shanghai, PRC
11 January 2019


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

 

Executive Directors

ZHOU Zixue (Chairman)

ZHAO Haijun (Co-Chief Executive Officer)

LIANG Mong Song (Co-Chief Executive Officer)

GAO Yonggang (Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary)

Non-executive Directors

CHEN Shanzhi

ZHOU Jie

REN Kai

LU Jun

TONG Guohua

Independent Non-executive Directors

William Tudor BROWN

CHIANG Shang-yi

CONG Jingsheng Jason

LAU Lawrence Juen-Yee

FAN Ren Da Anthony

 

 

* For identification purposes only

 

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