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 July, 2018
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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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.
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation |
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Date: July 6, 2018 |
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/s/ Dr. Gao Yonggang |
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Dr. Gao Yonggang |
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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)
CONNECTED TRANSACTION IN RELATION TO
THE SUBSCRIPTION OF THE ORIENTED DEBT FINANCING INSTRUMENT
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THE SUBSCRIPTION On 6 July 2018, pursuant to the terms of the Asset Management Agreement, the Issuer has issued and the Subscriber has subscribed for, an amount of RMB200 million out of the total issue of an aggregate principal amount of RMB500 million of Oriented Debt Financing Instrument, using funds from the Entrusted Assets. IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE LISTING RULES As China IC Fund holds approximately 14.82% equity interest in the Company through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Xinxin (Hongkong) Capital Co., Limited, it is a substantial shareholder and a connected person of the Company under the Listing Rules. China IC Fund also holds approximately 32.31% of equity interest in the Issuer. The Issuer is therefore an associate of China IC Fund and is a connected person of the Company under the Listing Rules. Accordingly, the Subscription pursuant to the terms of the Asset Management Agreement constitute connected transactions of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. |
*For identification purposes only
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As the highest applicable percentage ratios stipulated under Rule 14.07 of the Listing Rules in respect of the Subscription exceed 0.1% but are less than 5%, the Subscription constitute connected transactions of the Company and are subject to the reporting and announcement requirements under the Listing Rules, but are exempt from the circular and the independent Shareholders’ approval requirements of Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules. |
INTRODUCTION
On 18 May 2018, SMIC Beijing, the Subscriber (as manager) and the Custodian Bank (as custodian trustee) entered into the Asset Management Agreement, pursuant to which, among others, the Subscriber shall provide SMIC Beijing with asset management and investment services in respect of the Entrusted Assets in accordance with the terms under the Asset Management Agreement, which include investment in Oriented Debt Financing Instrument.
On 6 July 2018, pursuant to the terms of the Asset Management Agreement, the Issuer has issued and the Subscriber has subscribed for, an amount of RMB200 million out of the total issue of an aggregate principal amount of RMB500 million of Oriented Debt Financing Instrument, using funds from the Entrusted Assets.
THE SUBSCRIPTION
Date
6 July 2018
Parties
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The Subscriber; and |
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The Issuer (a connected person of the Company). |
To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief and having made all reasonable enquiry, save as disclosed above, the Subscriber and its respective ultimate beneficial owners are third parties independent of the Company and the connected persons of the Company.
Subscription amount
The Subscriber has subscribed for an amount of RMB200 million out of the total issue of an aggregate principal amount of RMB500 million of Oriented Debt Financing Instrument in cash. The consideration was determined based on arm’s length negotiations between the Subscriber and the Issuer.
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ORIENTED DEBT FINANCING INSTRUMENT
The principal terms of the Oriented Debt Financing Instrument are set out below:
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: 6 July 2018 |
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Issuer |
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: the Issuer |
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Principal amount |
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: Subscription by the Subscriber for an amount of RMB200 million out of the total issue of an aggregate principal amount of RMB500 million of Oriented Debt Financing Instrument |
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Interest rate and payment dates |
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: 5.15% per annum payable on principal amount by the Issuer on the maturity date (i.e. 6 July 2019) |
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Manager(s) |
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: China Development Bank and Bank of Beijing |
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: 6 July 2019 |
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Transferability |
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: The Oriented Debt Financing Instrument may be transferred in whole or in part by the holder of the Oriented Debt Financing Instrument to any person |
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: The Issuer will redeem the Oriented Debt Financing Instrument at its outstanding principal amount on the maturity date, i.e. 6 July 2019 |
REASONS FOR AND BENEFITS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION
The Group has not participated in the negotiation of the subscription amount of the Subscription or the terms of the Oriented Debt Financing Instrument. To the best knowledge of the Company, the terms of the Oriented Debt Financing Instrument are the same as those generally applicable to other Oriented Debt Financing Instrument issued by the Issuer.
The subscription of the Oriented Debt Financing Instrument is considered to be beneficial to the Company through the interest earnings to the Entrusted Assets under the Asset Management Agreement, of which SMIC Beijing is the ultimate beneficiary.
The Directors (including independent non-executive Directors) consider that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole for the Subscriber to enter into the Subscription pursuant to the terms of the Asset Management Agreement and the Subscription are fair and reasonable; and the Subscription is on normal commercial terms or better, in the ordinary and usual course of business of the Group and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a whole.
No Director is considered to have a material interest in the Subscription which would have required the Director to abstain from voting at the board meeting authorising the Subscription.
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IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE LISTING RULES
As China IC Fund holds approximately 14.82% equity interest in the Company through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Xinxin (Hongkong) Capital Co., Limited, it is a substantial shareholder and a connected person of the Company under the Listing Rules. China IC Fund also holds approximately 32.31% of equity interest in the Issuer. The Issuer is therefore an associate of China IC Fund and is a connected person of the Company under the Listing Rules. Accordingly, the Subscription pursuant to the terms of the Asset Management Agreement constitute connected transactions of the Company under Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.
As the highest applicable percentage ratios stipulated under Rule 14.07 of the Listing Rules in respect of the Subscription exceed 0.1% but are less than 5%, the Subscription constitute connected transactions of the Company and are subject to the reporting and announcement requirements under the Listing Rules, but are exempt from the circular and the independent Shareholders’ approval requirements of Chapter 14A of the Listing Rules.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND SMIC BEIJING
The Company (NYSE: SMI; SEHK: 981), one of the leading foundries in the world, is Mainland China’s largest foundry in scale, broadest in technology coverage, and most comprehensive in semiconductor manufacturing services. The Company provides integrated circuit (IC) foundry and technology services on process nodes from 0.35 micron to 28 nanometer. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, the Company has an international manufacturing and service base. In China, the Company has a 300mm wafer fabrication facility (fab) and a 200mm fab in Shanghai; a 300mm fab and a majority-owned 300mm fab for advanced nodes in Beijing; 200mm fabs in Tianjin and Shenzhen; and a majority-owned joint-venture 300mm bumping facility in Jiangyin; additionally, in Italy the Company has a majority-owned 200mm fab. The Company also has marketing and customer service offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Taiwan, and a representative office in Hong Kong. SMIC Beijing is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise established in the PRC and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER
The Issuer is primarily engaged in providing financial support to the development of the integrated circuit industry and related industries, promoting the construction and upgrade of production lines among the leading integrated circuit manufacturing companies in the PRC, attending to the underlying demands of IC design industry and its supporting companies at the same time, as well as facilitating the coordination, interaction and development of the integrated circuit equipment industry and the relevant links of the industry chain.
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DEFINITIONS
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‘‘Asset Management Agreement’’ |
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the asset management agreement entered into among SMIC Beijing, the Subscriber and the Custodian Bank on 18 May 2018; |
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‘‘China IC Fund’’ |
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China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund Co., Ltd* ( 國家集成電路產業投資基金股份有限公司), a company established under the laws of the PRC; |
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‘‘Company’’ |
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (中芯國際集成電路製造有限公司*), a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, the shares of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange and the American depositary shares of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc; |
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‘‘Custodian Bank’’ |
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China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Branch)* (招商銀行股份有限公司上海分行), a company established under the laws of the PRC and an independent third party to the Company and the connected persons of the Company; |
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‘‘Director(s)’’ |
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the director(s) of the Company; |
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‘‘Entrusted Assets’’ |
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the assets of SMIC Beijing deposited in designated custodian accounts, which are managed by the Subscriber and under the custody of the Custodian Bank pursuant to the terms of the Asset Management Agreement; |
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‘‘Group’’ |
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the Company and its subsidiaries; |
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‘‘Issuer’’ |
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Sino IC Leasing Co., Ltd.* (芯鑫融資租賃有限責任公司), a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the PRC; |
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‘‘Listing Rules’’ |
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the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited; |
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‘‘Oriented Debt Financing Instrument’’ |
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the oriented debt financing instrument issued by the Issuer; |
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‘‘PRC’’ |
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the People’s Republic of China, but for the purpose of this announcement only, excludes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan; |
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‘‘RMB’’ |
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Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC; |
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‘‘Shareholders’’ |
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the shareholders of the Company; |
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‘‘SMIC Beijing’’ |
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation* (中芯國際集成電路製造（北京）有限公司), a wholly foreign-owned enterprise established in the PRC and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; |
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‘‘Stock Exchange’’ |
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the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited; |
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‘‘Subscriber’’ |
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Shanghai Guotai Junan Securities Asset Management Co., Ltd.* (上海國泰君安證券資產管理有限公司), a company established under the laws of the PRC and an independent third party to the Company and the connected persons of the Company and the principal business of which is asset management for its customers; and |
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‘‘Subscription’’ |
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the subscription of the Oriented Debt Financing Instrument in the amount of RMB200 million out of the total issue of an aggregate principal amount of RMB500 million of Oriented Debt Financing Instrument by the Subscriber pursuant to the terms of the Asset Management Agreement. |
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By order of the Board Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation Gao Yonggang Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary |
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Shanghai, 6 July 2018
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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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