Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

We were established as an exempted company under the laws of the Cayman Islands on April 3, 2000. Our legal name is Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation. Our principal place of business is 18 Zhangjiang Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China 201203, telephone number: (86) 21-5080-2000. Our registered agent is M&C Corporate Services Limited, located at P.O. Box 309 GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Since our global offering, we have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SMI” and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong under the stock code “0981.” We were founded by Dr. Richard Ru Gin Chang, our Chief Executive Officer and President, who has more than 27 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. In August 2000, we started construction of the first fab in our Shanghai mega-fab.