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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 September, 2013

 

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)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

x Form 20-F   o Form 40-F

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

 

o Yes   x No

 

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a

 

 

 


 

 


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CONTENTS

 

2

Additional Information

 

 

3

Corporate Information

 

 

4

Letter to Shareholders

 

 

6

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

12

Corporate Governance Report

 

 

20

Other Information

 

 

29

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

30

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

 

 

31

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

 

 

32

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

33

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

 

This interim report contains, in addition to historical information, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on SMIC’s current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. SMIC uses words like “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project” and similar expressions to identify forward looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of SMIC’s senior management and involve significant risks, both known and unknown, uncertainties and other factors that may cause SMIC’s actual performance, financial condition or results of operations to be materially different from those suggested by the forward-looking statements including, among others, risks associated with cyclicality and market conditions in the semiconductor industry, intense competition, timely wafer acceptance by SMIC’s customers, timely introduction of new technologies, SMIC’s ability to ramp new products into volume, supply and demand for semiconductor foundry services, industry overcapacity, shortages in equipment, components and raw materials, availability of manufacturing capacity, financial stability in end markets and intensive intellectual property litigation in high tech industry.

 

In addition to the information contained in this interim report, you should also consider the information contained in our other filings with the SEC, including our annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 15, 2013, especially in the “Risk Factors” section and such other documents that we may file with the SEC or SEHK from time to time, including on Form 6-K. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on our future results, performance or achievements. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this interim report may not occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated or, if no date is stated, as of the date of this interim report.

 

Except as required by law, SMIC undertakes no obligation and does not intend to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

References in this interim report to:

 

·                                          “2013 AGM” are to the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on June 13, 2013;

 

·                                          “Board” are to the board of directors of the Company;

 

·                                          “China” or the “PRC” are to the People’s Republic of China, excluding for the purpose of this interim report, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan;

 

·                                          “Company” or “SMIC” are to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation;

 

·                                          “Directors” are to the members of the Board of the Company;

 

·                                          “EUR” are to Euros;

 

·                                          “HK$” are to Hong Kong dollars;

 

·                                          “IFRS” are to International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standard Board;

 

·                                          “JPY” are to Japanese Yen;

 

·                                          “Listing Rules” are to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited;

 

·                                          “NYSE” or “New York Stock Exchange” are to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.;

 

·                                          “RMB” are to Renminbi;

 

·                                          “SEC” are to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission;

 

·                                          “SEHK”, “HKSE” or “Hong Kong Stock Exchange” are to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited; and

 

·                                          “US$” or “USD” are to U.S. dollars.

 

All references in this interim report to silicon wafer quantities are to 8-inch wafer equivalents, unless otherwise specified. Conversion of quantities of 12-inch wafers to 8-inch wafer equivalents is achieved by multiplying the number of 12-inch wafers by 2.25. When we refer to the capacity of wafer fabrication facilities, we are referring to the installed capacity based on specifications established by the manufacturers of the equipment used in those facilities. References to key process technology nodes, such as 0.35 micron, 0.25 micron, 0.18 micron, 0.15 micron, 0.13 micron, 90 nanometer, 65 nanometer and 45 nanometer include the stated resolution of the process technology, as well as intermediate resolutions down to but not including the next key process technology node of finer resolution. For example, when we state “0.25 micron process technology,” that also includes 0.22 micron, 0.21 micron, 0.20 micron and 0.19 micron technologies and “0.18 micron process technology” also includes 0.17 micron and 0.16 micron technologies. Our financial information presented in this interim report has been prepared in accordance with IFRS.

 

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Registered name

 

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (the “Company”)

 

 

 

Chinese name

 

中芯國際集成電路製造有限公司*

 

 

 

Registered office

 

PO Box 309

Ugland House

Grand Cayman

KY1-1104

Cayman Islands

 

 

 

Head office and place of business in PRC

 

18 Zhangjiang Road

Pudong New Area

Shanghai 201203

PRC

 

 

 

Place of business in Hong Kong registered under Part XI of the Companies Ordinance

 

Suite 3003

30th Floor

No. 9 Queen’s Road Central

Hong Kong

 

 

 

Website address

 

http://www.smics.com

 

 

 

Company secretary

 

Gareth Kung

 

 

 

Authorized representatives

 

Zhang Wenyi

Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau

 

 

 

Places of listing

 

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKSE”)

New York Stock Exchange, lnc. (“NYSE”)

 

 

 

Stock code

 

0981 (HKSE)

SMI (NYSE)

 


* For identification purposes only

 

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

DEAR SHAREHOLDERS,

 

We are very pleased to report that SMIC has achieved five consecutive quarters of historical high quarterly revenue and positive profit from operation. Meanwhile we recorded both historical high quarterly gross profit and profit from operation in the second quarter of 2013. Net profit in the first half of 2013 already surpassed USD100 million. In the first half of 2013, revenue had grown significantly year over year across the board regionally, including the North America, China and Eurasia regions. The growth was primarily driven by strong demand for mid-to-low end smart phone and tablet related applications. Revenue from our China customers exceeded expectations and grew 60.6% year over year, contributing 40.9% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2013, an all-time high. Customers from North America contributed 48.3% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2013, remaining the largest revenue source for SMIC. Gross margin improved to 25.0% in the second quarter of 2013 with fully-loaded capacity.

 

The exceptional performance in the first half of 2013 is a testament to the fruits of our differentiation strategy rooted in China. Demands from our customers are strong not only for differentiated technology on mature nodes, but also on advanced process nodes. Our 40/45nm revenue contributed 10.0% of total wafer revenue in the second quarter this year compared to 2.6% in the fourth quarter of last year. This demonstrates the rapid maturation of our advanced process and our improved quality and service which are recognized by our customers. Even with the industry inventory correction, we are targeting continued growth in our 40/45nm revenue in the second half of 2013. Our 28nm process development continues to be on track. We continue to strengthen and improve our differentiated technologies, aiming to be a first source foundry for customers in specialty areas. Revenue from our power management IC, CMOS image sensor and EERPOM grew 78.5% in the first half of 2013, compared to the first half of 2012. In order to further capture the market opportunities and to enhance our position in differentiated technologies, we are looking into various opportunities to expand our 8-inch capacity to meet the strong demand from global and domestic customers in this area.

 

In June 2013 we announced that we entered into a joint venture agreement with BIDIMC and ZDG in relation to the establishment of a joint venture company in Beijing, with a focus on 40/45nm and finer technologies. Funding for the joint venture will be contributed 55% by SMIC, and 45% by ZDG and BIDIMC. SMIC will be responsible for managing the daily operation of the joint venture company. This will provide relief to the financial pressure we are subject to in pursuing the development of advanced processes and capacity expansion in Beijing.

 

In 2013, our board of directors underwent some changes. Mr. Tsuyoshi Kawanishi, age 84, voluntarily retired as an Independent Non-executive Director. The Board would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to Mr. Kawanishi for his contribution, devotion and invaluable advice to the Company for the past 12 years. Meanwhile, we are pleased to welcome Mr. Sean Maloney, the previous chairman of Intel China, and Mr. Tudor Brown, the previous president and director of ARM, who have joined the SMIC Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors. We believe that their thirty-plus years of successful industry experience, keen insight into sales, marketing and strategic planning, together with enormous influence in the global semiconductor industry will benefit SMIC’s long-term development. Mr. Maloney has also been appointed as a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Strategic Advisory Committee, while Mr. Brown will be appointed as a member of the Strategic Advisory Committee. We firmly believe that the addition of the two new directors will strengthen our industry engagement, enhance the Company’s future corporate strategy development, and further improve our corporate governance.

 

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We are very pleased and encouraged by the performance of SMIC in the first half of 2013, notably given that it was achieved on top of four consecutive quarters of rapid growth in 2012. At the same time we will meet the challenges of the second half of 2013 with prudence and care. We acknowledge the short-term inventory correction problems from some of our customers, and the uncertainty of the global macroeconomic situation. We will continue to accelerate our development of both advanced and differentiated technologies and solidify partnerships with our customers, with the focus to achieve long-term sustainable profitability. We will execute business plans with prudence and care to serve the best interest of shareholders.

 

Once again, we express our sincere gratitude to our shareholders, customers, vendors, and employees for their ongoing commitment and support.

 

 

Zhang Wenyi

Tzu-Yin Chiu

Chairman of the Board and Executive Director

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

 

 

Shanghai, China

August 26, 2013

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (the “Company”) would like to announce the unaudited interim results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries for the six months ended June 30, 2013, and would like to express its gratitude to the shareholders and its staff for the support of the Company.

 

SALES

 

Sales increased by 38.2% from US$754.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to US$1,042.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, primarily due to an increase in wafer revenue during this period as well as a significant increase in Chinese sales. The number of wafer shipments increased 31.5% from 1,003,372 8-inch wafer equivalents for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to 1,319,427 8-inch wafer equivalents for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

COST OF SALES AND GROSS PROFIT

 

Cost of sales increased by 32.0% from US$613.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to US$809.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

The Company had a gross profit of US$233.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to a gross profit of US$141.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, representing an increase of 65.0%. Gross margins increased to 22.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from 18.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to a higher utilization rate in the first six months of 2013.

 

PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD FROM OPERATION

 

Profit (loss) from operations improved from US$(36.5) million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to US$130.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 primarily due to 1) shipment increase and high utilization in the first half of 2013, 2) Shanghai 12 inch fab successfully ramping up and reducing per wafer cost, 3) the gain arising from the disposal of part of the living quarters in Shanghai and 4) the gain arising from the disposal of the Company’s total ownership interest in SMIC (Wuhan) Development Corporation (“WHDM”) which was mainly engaged in the construction, operation and management of the Company’s living quarters and schools in Wuhan.

 

Research and development expenses decreased by 44.3% from US$110.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to US$61.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The decrease was mainly due to the Company’s Shanghai 12 inch fab entering volume production in 4Q12 and afterwards, the related fab expense was recorded in cost of sales.

 

General and administrative expenses increased by 44.9% from US$53.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to US$76.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The increase is primarily due to an increase in employee bonus, city maintenance and construction tax expenses and extra charges for education in 2013.

 

Sales and marketing expenses increased by 22.8% from US$14.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to US$18.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013. The increase is primarily due to an increase in employee bonus.

 

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Other operating income (expense) were US$53.3 million and US$(0.1) million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and the increase was due to 1) the gains arising from the disposal of part of the Company’s living quarters in Shanghai and 2) the gains arising from the disposal of the Company’s total ownership interest in WHDM which was mainly engaged in the construction, operation and management of the Company’s living quarters and schools in Wuhan.

 

As a result, the Company’s profit from operations was US$130.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to loss of US$(36.5) million for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

DISPOSAL OF SMIC (WUHAN) DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

 

During the current interim period, the Company entered into a sale agreement to dispose of its 100% equity interest in WHDM. The disposal was completed on May 23, 2013, on which date the Company lost control of WHDM. The amount of the consideration was US$60.4 million which included US$31.2 million receivable for the settlement of the amount due from WHDM. On May 23, 2013, the Company received US$30.2 million and recorded a gain of US$28.3 million. The consideration was fully settled by the buyer on July 26, 2013. WHDM was mainly engaged in the construction, operation and management of the Company’s living quarters and schools in Wuhan, which is not the major line of business of the Company. Therefore, the disposal of WHDM is not classified as a discontinued operation.

 

PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD

 

Due to the factors described above, the Company had a profit attributable to holders of ordinary shares of US$115.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to a loss of US$(35.8) million for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

FUNDING SOURCES FOR MATERIAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IN THE COMING YEAR

 

In 2013, the Company plans to spend about US$675 million in capital expenditure for foundry operations. The planned capital expenditure is mainly to ramp-up our 45/40nm capacity in Shanghai to match our customers’ demand.

 

In addition, the Company has budgeted capital expenditures of another US$130 million in 2013 for the construction of living quarters for employees as part of the employee retention program. The Company plans to rent out or sell some of these living units to employees in the future.

 

The primary sources of capital resources and liquidity include funds generated from a combination of cash from operating, bank borrowings and other form of financing.

 

The 2013 planned capital expenditure does not account for additional expenditures that the Company incurs in connection with the establishment of the joint venture company in Beijing (“Beijing Joint Venture”) pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement entered into by the Company with Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation (“SMIB”), Beijing Industrial Development Investment Management Co., Ltd. (“BIDIMC”) and Zhongguancun Development Group (“ZDG”).

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company incurred capital expenditures of US$486.5 million compared to US$266.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The Company has financed capital expenditures substantially with cash flows generated from operating and financing activities.

 

The Company had US$263.0 million in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2013. These cash and cash equivalents are held in the form of United States Dollars, Japanese Yen, Euros, and Chinese Renminbi. The net cash provided by operating activities increased by 93.1% from US$136.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to US$263.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was US$325.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, primarily attributable to purchases of plant and equipment for the fabs in Shanghai and Beijing. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, net cash used in investing activities was US$323.1 million primarily attributable to 1) purchases of plant and equipment for the fabs in Shanghai and Beijing, 2) changes in restricted cash being pledged against letters of credit and borrowings of the Company and 3) purchases of intangible assets for new R&D programs.

 

The Company’s net cash (used in) generated from financing activities were US$(33.3) million and US$216.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. They were primarily the net result of proceeds from new bank borrowings and repayments of matured borrowings.

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company’s outstanding long-term liabilities primarily consisted of US$730.2 million in secured bank loans, of which, US$255.5 million classified as the current portion of long-term loans. The long-term loans are repayable in installments which will commence in September 2013 and will conclude in March 2016.

 

2011 EXIM Bank USD Loan (SMIC Shanghai)

 

In April 2011, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation (“SMIS”) entered into the Shanghai EXIM Bank USD loan I, a two-year loan facility in the principal amount of US$69.5 million with The Export-Import Bank of China. This two-year bank facility was used to finance the planned expansion for SMIS’s 12-inch fab. As of Jun 30, 2013, SMIS had drawn down US$69.5 million and repaid US$3 million on this loan facility. The outstanding principal amount of $66.5 million will be repayable in December 2013. The interest rate on this loan was 4.51% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

The Shanghai EXIM Bank USD loan I contains covenants to maintain certain minimum coverage ratios. SMIS was in compliance with these covenants as of June 30, 2013.

 

2012 EXIM Bank USD Loan (SMIC Shanghai)

 

In October 2012, SMIS entered into the Shanghai EXIM Bank USD loan II, a new two-year loan facility in the principal amount of US$70 million with The Export-Import Bank of China, which is secured by certain equipment of SMIS. This two-year bank facility was used to finance the planned expansion for SMIS’s 12-inch fab. As of June 30, 2013, SMIS had drawn down US$70 million of the Shanghai EXIM Bank USD loan II. The principal amount of $70 million will be repayable in October 2014. The interest rate on this loan was 4.55% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

The Shanghai EXIM Bank USD loan II contains covenants to maintain certain minimum coverage ratios. SMIS was in compliance with these covenants as of June 30, 2013.

 

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2012 USD Loan (SMIC Shanghai)

 

In March 2012, SMIS entered into a loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of US$268 million from a consortium of international and Chinese banks. This three-year bank facility was used to finance the working capital for SMIS’s 8-inch fab. The facility is secured by the manufacturing equipment located in the SMIS 8-inch fabs, buildings and land use right of SMIS. As of Jun 30, 2013, SMIS had drawn down US$268 million of this loan facility. The principal amount is repayable from September 2013 to March 2015. The interest rate on this loan ranged from 3.78% to 4.16% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

SMIS was in compliance with the related financial covenants as of June 30, 2013.

 

2011 EXIM USD & RMB Loan (SMIC Beijing)

 

In September 2011, SMIB entered into the USD & RMB Loan, a two-year working capital loan facility in the principal amount of US$25 million & RMB150 million (approximately US$24 million) with The Export-Import Bank of China. This two-year bank facility was used for working capital purposes. As of June 30, 2013, SMIB had repaid US$25 million & RMB$150 million on this loan facility. The interest rate on this loan facility ranged from 6.15% to 6.46% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

2012 EXIM USD Loan (SMIC Beijing)

 

In March 2012, SMIB entered into the new USD Loan, a two-year working capital loan facility in the principal amount of US$30 million with The Export-Import Bank of China, which is unsecured. This two-year bank facility was used for working capital purposes. As of June 30, 2013, SMIB had drawn down US$20 million on this loan facility. SMIB repaid US$20 million on this loan facility on August 1, 2013. The interest rate on this loan facility ranged from 6.25% to 6.46% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

2012 USD Loan (SMIC Beijing)

 

In March 2012, SMIB entered into the Beijing USD syndicated loan, a seven-year loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of US$600 million, with a syndicate of financial institutions based in the PRC. This seven-year bank facility was used to expand the capacity of SMIB’s 12 inch fabs. The facility is secured by manufacturing equipment located in the SMIB and Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Tianjin) Corporation (“SMIT”) fabs, and a 100% equity pledge of SMIB and SMIT. As of June 30, 2013, SMIB had drawn down US$260 million on this loan facility which is repayable from March 2014 to March 2016. The interest rate on this loan ranged from 5.95% to 6.16% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

SMIB was in compliance with the related financial covenants as of June 30, 2013.

 

2013 EXIM USD Loan (SMIC Beijing)

 

In June 2013, SMIB entered into the new USD Loan, a twenty-six-month working capital loan facility in the principal amount of US$60 million with The Export-Import Bank of China, which is unsecured. This bank facility was used for working capital purposes. As of June 30, 2013, SMIB had drawn down US$40 million on this loan facility. The principal amount is repayable in August 2015. The interest rate on this loan was 3.42% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

2013 China Investment Development Corporation (“CIDC”) Entrusted Loan (SMIC Beijing) In June 2013, SMIB entered into the new RMB Loan, a two-year working capital entrusted loan facility in the principal amount of RMB70 million with CIDC through China CITIC Bank, which is unsecured. This two-year entrusted loan facility was used for the construction of living quarters in Beijing. As of June 30, 2013, SMIB had drawn down RMB35 million on this loan facility. The principal amount is repayable in June 2015. The interest rate on this loan facility was 12% for the six months ended June 30, 2013, which was in accordance with the living quarter investment & co-development agreement entered with CIDC and Zhongxin Xiecheng Investment (Beijing) Co., Ltd (“Zhongxin”).

 

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Short-term Credit Agreements

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had short-term credit agreements that provided total credit facilities up to approximately US$971.1 million on a revolving credit basis. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had drawn down approximately US$330.9 million under these credit agreements and approximately US$640.2 million is available for future borrowings. The outstanding borrowings under the credit agreements are unsecured, except for US$55.6 million, which is secured by time deposits of US$47.5 million, and an additional balance of US$15.3 million, which is secured by real property with an original cost of US$6.99 million. The interest rate on the loans ranged from 0.77% to 6.69% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

COMMITMENTS

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had commitments of US$14.2 million for land use right obligations in Shanghai, US$36.4 million for facilities construction obligations in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Shenzhen and US$246.3 million to purchase machinery and equipment mainly for the Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Shenzhen fabrication facilities.

 

DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company’s debt to equity ratio was approximately 44.1% calculated by dividing the sum of the short-term borrowings and long-term debt by total shareholders’ equity.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATION RISK

 

The Company’s revenues, expenses, and capital expenditure are primarily transacted in USD. However, since the Company has operations consisting of manufacturing, sales activities and capital purchasing conducted in currencies other than USD, the Company is exposed to the effect of changes in exchange rates primarily relating to Euros, Japanese Yen, and Chinese Renminbi.

 

To minimize these risks, the Company purchases foreign-currency forward exchange contracts with contract terms normally lasting less than twelve months to protect against the adverse effect that exchange rate fluctuations may have on foreign currency denominated activities. These forward exchange contracts are principally denominated in Chinese Renminbi, Japanese Yen or Euros and do not qualify for hedge accounting in accordance with IFRS. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding foreign currency forward exchange contracts with an aggregate notional amount of US$56.5 million, all of which will mature before June 2014. Notional amounts are stated in USD equivalent spot market exchange rates as of the respective dates.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the effect of marking the foreign currency forward exchange contracts to fair value was a loss of approximately US$0.08 million. The Company does not enter into foreign currency exchange contracts for speculative purposes.

 

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EMPLOYEES EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Save as disclosed in this interim report, there is no material change to the information disclosed in the 2012 annual report of the Company in relation to the number and remuneration of employees, remuneration policies, bonus and share option schemes of employees.

 

PROSPECTS AND FUTURE PLANS

 

In the first half of 2013 we reached record highs in revenue, gross profit, and operating profit, and we will continue our strategic execution to capture growth opportunities via technology advancement and value-added differentiation. As for our overall outlook in 2013, we target another full year of record high revenue. In the second half of 2013, the industry is undergoing some inventory correction, and industry growth momentum will be relatively slower than the first half of 2013. Despite the inventory adjustment reported for the industry in the second half of the year, our goal is to outgrow the semiconductor industry projection this year.

 

With regard to SMIC’s future plans, 8-inch demand continues to be a key growth driver for our business. Demand for our differentiated applications continues to be strong, especially in the areas of power management integrated circuit (“PMIC”), CMOS image sensors (“CIS”), and EEPROM. Revenue from our differentiated applications, specifically PMIC, CIS, and EEPROM, grew 78.5% in the first half of 2013 compared to the first half of 2012. In order to further capture the market opportunities and to enhance our position in the differentiated technologies, we are looking into various opportunities to expand our 8-inch capacity. In terms of advanced capacity for future expansion, as announced in June, 2013, SMIC will jointly establish a new 12-inch fab in Beijing, focusing on 45nm and finer technologies with a planned manufacturing capacity of 35,000 12-inch wafers per month to be ramped up over the next 3 to 5 years.

 

We believe that our strengthened position in value-creation through improved quality, enhanced operational efficiency, product differentiation, and faster turn-around, as well as our solidified partnership with both international and domestic customers, will lead us to being the preferred foundry service provider in China for the long term.

 

BEIJING JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT

 

On June 3, 2013, the Company entered into the Joint Venture Agreement with SMIB, BIDIMC and ZDG in relation to the establishment of the joint venture company (subject to the approval of the relevant PRC authorities). The joint venture company, which has been established on July 12, 2013, will principally engage in, among other things, the testing, development, design, manufacturing, packaging and sale of integrated circuits. The Company expects that this project would require it to incur significant capital expenditures during the joint venture’s start-up phase, and from time to time thereafter, and that the Company would need to borrow under its existing credit lines or otherwise obtain additional capital to satisfy its funding obligations under this project.

 

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT

 

The Company is committed to remaining an exemplary corporate citizen and maintaining a high level of corporate governance in order to protect the interests of its shareholders.

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES

 

The HKSE’s Corporate Governance Code (the “CG Code”) as set out in Appendix 14 of the Listing Rules contains code provisions to which an issuer, such as the Company, is expected to comply or advise as to reasons for deviations (the “Code Provisions”) and recommends best practices which an issuer is encouraged to implement (the “Recommended Practices”). The Corporate Governance Policy of the Company came into effect on January 25, 2005 after approval by the Board (the “CG Policy”). The CG Policy, a copy of which can be obtained on the Company’s website at www.smics.com under “Investor Relations > Corporate Governance > Policy and Procedures”, incorporates all of the Code Provisions of the CG Code except for paragraph E.1.3 which relates to the notice period for general meetings of the Company, and many of the Recommended Practices. In addition, the Company has adopted or put in place various policies, procedures, and practices in compliance with the provisions of the CG Policy.

 

None of the Directors is aware of any information which would reasonably indicate that the Company is not, or was not, during the period from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013, in compliance with the CG Code.

 

BOARD DIVERSITY POLICY

 

The Board adopted a Board Diversity Policy on August 8, 2013 to comply with a new Code Provision on board diversity which will become effective on September 1, 2013. The Nomination Committee will give consideration to that policy when identifying suitably qualified candidates to become members of the Board. Nonetheless, Board appointments will always be made on merit against objective criteria, taking into account factors based on the Company’s business model and specific needs from time to time, as well as the benefits of diversity on the Board, and the Board will review the Policy on a regular basis to ensure its effectiveness.

 

MODEL CODE FOR SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTORS OF LISTED ISSUERS

 

The Company has adopted an Insider Trading Compliance Program (the “Insider Trading Policy”) which encompasses the requirements of the Model Code as set out in Appendix 10 of the Listing Rules (the “Model Code”). The Company, having made specific enquiry of all Directors, confirms that all Directors have complied with the Insider Trading Policy and the Model Code throughout the six months ended June 30, 2013. The senior management of the Company as well as all officers, Directors, and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are also required to comply with the provisions of the Insider Trading Policy.

 

THE BOARD

 

The Board has a duty to the Company’s shareholders to direct and oversee the affairs of the Company in order to maximize shareholder value. The Board, acting by itself and through the various committees of the Board, actively participates in and is responsible for the determination of the overall strategy of the Company, the establishment and monitoring of the achievement of corporate goals and objectives, the oversight of the Company’s financial performance and the preparation of the accounts, the establishment of corporate governance practices and policies, and the review of the Company’s system of internal controls. The management of the Company is responsible for the implementation of the overall strategy of the Company and its daily operations and administration. The Board has access to the senior management of the Company to discuss enquiries on management information.

 

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The Board consists of ten Directors and one Alternate Director as at the date of this interim report. Directors may be elected to hold office until the expiration of their respective terms upon a resolution passed at a duly convened shareholders’ meeting by holders of a majority of the Company’s issued shares being entitled to vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. The Board is divided into three classes with one class of Directors eligible for re-election at each annual general meeting of shareholders. Each class of Directors will serve a term of three years.

 

·                            The Class I Directors (Zhang Wenyi, Tzu-Yin Chiu, Gao Yonggang and William Tudor Brown) were re-elected for a term of three years at the 2011 AGM (except Mr. Zhang, Dr. Chiu and Mr. Brown whose appointment as Directors took effect on June 30, 2011, August 5, 2011 and August 8, 2013 respectively) to hold office until the 2014 AGM.

 

·                            The Class II Directors (Chen Shanzhi, Frank Meng and Lip-Bu Tan) were re-elected for a term of three years at the 2012 AGM to hold office until the 2015 AGM.

 

·                            The Class III Directors (Tsuyoshi Kawanishi, Zhou Jie, Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau and Sean Maloney) were re-elected at the 2013 AGM (except Mr. Tsuyoshi Kawanishi who did not offer himself for re-election and retired upon the conclusion of that AGM, and Mr. Maloney whose appointment as Director took effect on June 15, 2013) for a term of three years to hold office until the 2016 AGM.

 

Following the retirement of Mr. Kawanishi on June 13, 2013, the number of independent Non-executive Directors (“INEDs”) fell below the minimum number of INEDs required under Rules 3.10(1) and 3.10A of the Listing Rules. Following the appointment of Mr. Sean Maloney as INED on June 15, 2013, the Company complies with the minimum number requirements under Rules 3.10(1) and 3.10A.

 

Save as disclosed above, for the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Board has complied with the minimum requirements of the Listing Rules relating to the appointment of Independent Non-executive Directors representing one-third of the Board (i.e. three INEDs), and complied with the requirement that these should include one such Director with appropriate professional qualifications or accounting or related financial management expertise.

 

As of the date of this interim report, the roles of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are segregated and such roles are exercised by Mr. Zhang Wenyi and Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu, respectively.

 

The following table sets forth the names, classes and categories of the directors as at the date of this report:

 

Name of Director

 

Category of Director

 

Class of Director

Zhang Wenyi

 

Chairman, Executive Director

 

Class I

Tzu-Yin Chiu

 

Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director

 

Class I

Gao Yonggang

 

Executive Director

 

Class I

William Tudor Brown

 

Independent Non-executive Director

 

Class I

Chen Shanzhi

 

Non-executive Director

 

Class II

Lip-Bu Tan

 

Independent Non-executive Director

 

Class II

Frank Meng

 

Independent Non-executive Director

 

Class II

Sean Maloney

 

Independent Non-executive Director

 

Class III

Zhou Jie

 

Non-executive Director

 

Class III

Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau

 

Non-executive Director

 

Class III

Datong Chen

 

Alternate Director to Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau

 

 

 

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On an annual basis, each Independent Non-executive Director confirms his independence to the Company, and the Company considers these Directors to be independent as such term is defined in the Listing Rules. There are no relationships among members of the Board, including between the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer.

 

The Board meets in person at least on a quarterly basis and on such other occasions as may be required to discuss and vote upon significant issues affecting the Company. The Board meeting schedule for the year is planned in the preceding year. The Company Secretary assists the Chairman in preparing the agenda for meetings and the Board in complying with relevant rules and regulations. The relevant papers for the Board meetings are dispatched to Board members in accordance with the CG Code. Directors may include matters for discussion in the agenda if the need arises. Upon the conclusion of the Board meeting, minutes are circulated to all Directors for their comment and review prior to their approval of the minutes at the following or subsequent Board meeting. Transactions in which Directors are considered to have a conflict of interest or material interests are not passed by written resolutions and the interested Directors are not counted in the quorum and abstain from voting on the relevant matters.

 

All Directors have access to the Company Secretary, who is responsible for assisting the Board in complying with applicable procedures regarding compliance matters. Every Board member is entitled to have access to documents provided at the Board meeting or filed into the Company’s minute-book. Furthermore, the Board has established the procedures pursuant to which a Director, upon reasonable request, may seek independent professional advice at the Company’s expense in order for such Director to exercise such Director’s duties. The Company Secretary continuously updates all Directors on the latest development of the Listing Rules and other applicable regulatory requirements to assist the Company’s compliance with and maintenance of good corporate governance practices. Each new Director is provided with training with respect to such Director’s responsibilities under the Listing Rules and other regulatory requirements and the Company’s corporate governance policies and practices.

 

Please refer to the section entitled “Changes in Directorate and Update of Directors’ Information” under item 6 of “Other Information” for further details on the changes in certain information relating to the Directors during the course of their respective terms of office.

 

BOARD COMMITTEE

 

The Board has established the following principal committees to assist it in exercising its obligations. These committees consist of a majority of Independent Non-executive Directors who have been invited to serve as members. The committees are governed by their respective charters setting out clear terms of reference.

 

Audit Committee

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company’s Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) consisted of three members, namely Mr. Lip-Bu Tan (chairman of Audit Committee), Mr. Frank Meng and Mr. Zhou Jie. None of the members of the Audit Committee has been an executive officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. In addition to acting as an Audit Committee member of the Company, Mr. Lip-Bu Tan currently also serves on the audit committee of another publicly traded company, SINA Corporation. In general and in accordance with section 303A.07(a) of the Listed Company Manual of the New York Stock Exchange, the Board considered and determined that such simultaneous service would not impair the ability of Mr. Tan to effectively serve on the Company’s Audit Committee.

 

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The responsibilities of the Audit Committee include, among other things:

 

·                            making recommendations to the Board concerning the appointment, reappointment, retention, evaluation, oversight and termination of the work of the Company’s independent auditor;

 

·                            reviewing the experience, qualifications and performance of the senior members of the independent auditor team;

 

·                            pre-approving all non-audit services to be provided by the Company’s independent auditor;

 

·                            approving the remuneration and terms of engagement of the Company’s independent auditor;

 

·                            reviewing reports from the Company’s independent auditor regarding the independent auditor’s internal quality-control procedures; and any material issues raised in the most recent internal or peer review of such procedures, or in any inquiry, review or investigation by governmental, professional or other regulatory authority, respecting independent audits conducted by the independent auditor, and any steps taken to deal with these issues; and (to assess the independent auditor’s independence) all relationships between the Company and the independent auditor;

 

·                            pre-approving the hiring of any employee or former employee of the Company’s independent auditor who was a member of the audit team during the preceding three years and the hiring of any employee or former employee of the independent auditor for senior positions regardless of whether that person was a member of the Company’s audit team;

 

·                            reviewing the Company’s annual and interim financial statements, earnings releases, critical accounting policies and practices used to prepare financial statements, alternative treatments of financial information, the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and important trends and developments in financial reporting practices and requirements;

 

·                            reviewing the scope, planning and staffing of internal audits, the organization, responsibilities, plans, results, budget and staffing of the Company’s Internal Audit Department (as defined and discussed below), the quality, adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls and any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls;

 

·                            reviewing the Company’s risk assessment and management policies;

 

·                            reviewing any legal matters that may have a material impact and the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s legal and regulatory compliance procedures;

 

·                            establishing procedures for the treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding financial reporting, internal control or possible improprieties in other matters; and

 

·                            obtaining and reviewing reports from management, the Company’s internal auditor and the Company’s independent auditor regarding compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

 

The Audit Committee reports its work, findings and recommendations to the Board regularly.

 

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The Audit Committee meets in person at least four times a year on a quarterly basis and on such other occasions as may be required to discuss and vote upon significant issues. The meeting schedule for the year is planned in the preceding year. The Company Secretary assists the chairman of the Audit Committee in preparing the agenda for meetings and assists the Audit Committee in complying with the relevant rules and regulations. The relevant papers for the Audit Committee meetings were dispatched to the Audit Committee in accordance with the CG Code. Members of the Audit Committee may include matters for discussion in the agenda if the need arises. Within a reasonable time after an Audit Committee meeting is held, minutes are circulated to the members of the Audit Committee for their comment and review prior to their approval of the minutes at the following or a subsequent Audit Committee meeting.

 

At each quarterly Audit Committee meeting, the Audit Committee reviews with the Chief Financial Officer and the Company’s independent auditors the financial statements for the financial period and the financial and accounting principles, policies and controls of the Company and its subsidiaries. In particular, the Committee discusses (i) the changes in accounting policies and practices, if any; (ii) the going concern assumptions, (iii) compliance with accounting standards and applicable rules and other legal requirements in relation to financial reporting and (iv) the internal controls of the Company and the accounting and financial reporting systems. Upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board approves the financial statements.

 

Compensation Committee

 

As of June 30, 2013, the members of the Company’s Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) were Mr. Lip-Bu Tan (chairman of Compensation Committee), Mr. Sean Maloney and Mr. Zhou Jie. None of these members of the Compensation Committee has been an executive officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include, among other things:

 

·                            approving and overseeing the total compensation package for the Company’s executive officers and any other officer, evaluating the performance of and determining and approving the compensation to be paid to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and reviewing the results of the Chief Executive Officer’s evaluation of the performance of the Company’s other executive officers;

 

·                            determining the compensation packages of executive Directors and making recommendations to the Board with respect to non-executive Director compensation, including equity-based compensation;

 

·                            administering and periodically reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding the long-term incentive compensation or equity plans made available to the Directors, employees and consultants;

 

·                            reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding executive compensation philosophy, strategy and principles and reviewing new and existing employment, consulting, retirement and severance agreements proposed for the Company’s executive officers; and

 

·                            ensuring appropriate oversight of the Company’s human resources policies and reviewing strategies established to fulfill the Company’s ethical, legal, and human resources responsibilities.

 

The Compensation Committee reports its work, findings and recommendations to the Board periodically but no less than four times per year.

 

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The Compensation Committee meets in person at least four times per year and on such other occasions as may be required to discuss and vote upon significant issues affecting the compensation policy of the Company. The meeting schedule for the year is planned in the preceding year. The Company Secretary assists the chairman of the Compensation Committee in preparing the agenda for meetings and assists the Compensation Committee in complying with the relevant rules and regulations. The relevant papers for the Compensation Committee meeting are dispatched to Compensation Committee members in accordance with the CG Code. Members of the Compensation Committee may include matters for discussion in the agenda if the need arises. Within a reasonable time after a Compensation Committee meeting is held, minutes are circulated to the members of the Compensation Committee for their comment and review prior to their approval of the minutes at the following or a subsequent Compensation Committee meeting.

 

Nomination Committee

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company’s Nomination Committee (the “Nomination Committee”) comprised of Mr. Zhang Wenyi (chairman of Nomination Committee), Mr. Frank Meng and Mr. Lip-Bu Tan.

 

The responsibilities of the Nomination Committee include:

 

·                            reviewing the structure, size and composition (including the skills, knowledge and experience, as well as diversity of perspectives) of the Board at least annually and making recommendations on any proposed changes to the Board to complement the Company’s corporate strategy;

 

·                            monitoring the implementation of Board Diversity Policy (including any measurable objectives and the progress in achieving those objectives), and ensuring that appropriate disclosures are made regarding board diversity in the Corporate Governance Report set out in the Company’s Annual Report;

 

·                            identifying individuals suitably qualified to become Board members, consistent with criteria approved by the Board, and making recommendations to the Board on the selection of individuals nominated for directorships;

 

·                            assessing the independence of independent non-executive Directors; and

 

·                            making recommendations to the Board on the appointment or re-appointment of Directors and succession planning for Directors, in particular the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer.

 

Internal Audit Department

 

The Company’s Internal Audit Department (the “Internal Audit Department”) works with and supports the Company’s management team and the Audit Committee to evaluate and contribute to the improvement of risk management, control, and governance systems. The risk-based audit plan is approved by the Audit Committee. Audit results are reported to the Chairman of the Board, the CEO and the Audit Committee every quarter and throughout the year.

 

Based on this annual audit plan, the Internal Audit Department audits the practices, procedures, expenditure and internal controls of the various departments in the Company. The scope of the audit includes:

 

·                            reviewing management’s control to ensure the reliability and integrity of financial and operating information and the means used to identify, measure, classify, and report such information;

 

·                            reviewing the systems established or to be established to ensure compliance with policies, plans, procedures, laws, and regulations that could have a significant impact on operations and reports, and determining whether the Company is in compliance;

 

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·                            reviewing the means of safeguarding assets and, when appropriate, verifying the existence of assets;

 

·                            appraising the economy and efficiency with which resources are employed;

 

·                            identifying significant risks, including fraud risks, to the ability of the Company to meet its business objectives, communicating them to management and ensuring that management has taken appropriate action to guard against those risks; and

 

·                            evaluating the effectiveness of controls supporting the operations of the Company and providing recommendations as to how those controls could be improved.

 

In addition, the Internal Audit Department will audit areas of concern identified by senior management or conduct reviews and investigations on an ad hoc basis. In conducting these audits, the Internal Audit Department has free and full access to all necessary functions, records, properties and personnel.

 

After completing an audit, the Internal Audit Department furnishes the Company’s management team with analysis, appraisals, recommendations, counsel, and information concerning the activities reviewed. Appropriate managers of the Company will be notified of any deficiencies cited by the Internal Audit Department, which will follow up with the implementation of audit recommendations. In addition, the Internal Audit Department will report their findings directly to the Audit Committee on at least a quarterly basis.

 

The Internal Audit Department has direct access to the Board through the chairman of the Audit Committee. The Internal Audit Department may upon request meet privately with the Audit Committee, without the presence of members of the Company’s management or the independent accounting firm.

 

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

 

The Board has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics (the “Code of Conduct”) which provides guidance about doing business with integrity and professionalism. The Code of Conduct addresses issues including among others, fraud, conflicts of interest, corporate opportunities, protection of intellectual property, transactions in the Company’s securities, use of the Company’s assets, and relationships with customers and third parties. Any violation of the Code of Conduct is reported to the Company’s Compliance Office, which will subsequently report such violation to the Audit Committee.

 

U.S. Corporate Governance Practices

 

Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange must comply with certain corporate governance standards under Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. Because the Company’s American Depositary Shares are registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Company is also subject to certain U.S. corporate governance requirements, including many of the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. However, because the Company is a “foreign private issuer”, many of the corporate governance rules in the NYSE Listed Company Manual, or the NYSE Standards, do not apply to the Company. The Company is permitted to follow corporate governance practices in accordance with Cayman Islands law and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules in lieu of most of the corporate governance standards contained in the NYSE Standards.

 

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Set forth below is a brief summary of the significant differences between the Company’s corporate governance practices and the corporate governance standards applicable to U.S. domestic companies listed on the NYSE, or U.S. domestic issuers:

 

·                            The NYSE Standards require U.S. domestic issuers to have a nominating/corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors. We are not subject to this requirement, and we have not established a nominating/corporate governance committee. Instead, our Board has established a nomination committee to review the structure, size and composition (including the skills, knowledge and experience as well as diversity of perspectives of the Board at least annually, monitor the implementation of Board Diversity Policy, make recommendations on any proposed changes to the Board to complement the Company’s corporate strategy, identify individuals suitably qualified to become Board members consistent with criteria approved by the Board, assess the independence of Independent Non-executive Directors, make recommendations to the Board on the selection of individuals nominated for directorships, and make recommendations to the Board on the appointment or reappointment of Directors and succession planning for Directors, in particular the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer. However, such nomination committee is not responsible for developing and recommending to the Board a set of corporate governance guidelines applicable to the Company and overseeing the evaluation of the Board and management.

 

·                            The NYSE Standards provide detailed tests that U.S. domestic issuers must use for determining independence of directors. While we may not specifically apply the NYSE tests, our Board assesses independence in accordance with Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules, and in the case of audit committee members in accordance with Rule 10A-3 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and considers whether there are any relationships or circumstances which are likely to affect such director’s independence from management.

 

·                            We believe that the composition of our board and its committees and their respective duties and responsibilities are otherwise generally responsive to the relevant NYSE Standards applicable to U.S. domestic issuers. However, the charters for our audit and compensation committees may not address all aspects of the NYSE Standards. For example, NYSE Standards require compensation committees of U.S. domestic issuers to produce a compensation committee report annually and include such report in their annual proxy statements or annual reports on Form 10-K. We are not subject to this requirement, and we have not addressed this in our compensation committee charter. We disclose the amounts of compensation of our directors on a named basis and the five highest individuals on an aggregate basis in our 2012 annual report in accordance with the requirements of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules.

 

·                            The NYSE Standards require that shareholders must be given the opportunity to vote on all equity compensation plans and material revisions to those plans. We comply with the requirements of Cayman Islands law and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules in determining whether shareholder approval is required, and we do not take into consideration the NYSE’s detailed definition of what are considered “material revisions”.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

 

1.                       DIVIDENDS

 

The Board of the Company proposed not to declare an interim dividend for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013.

 

2.                       SHARE CAPITAL

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company issued 50,115,328 and 25,376,449 ordinary shares of the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) as a result of the exercise of equity awards granted pursuant to the Company’s 2004 stock option plan (the “Stock Option Plan”) and the Company’s 2004 equity incentive plan (the “2004 Equity Incentive Plan”), respectively.

 

 

 

Number of Shares Outstanding

 

Outstanding Share Capital as of June 30, 2013:

 

 

 

Ordinary Shares

 

32,075,631,400

 

 

Under the terms of the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, the Compensation Committee may grant restricted share units (“Restricted Share Units”) to eligible participants. Each Restricted Share Unit represents the right to receive one Ordinary Share. Restricted Share Units granted to new employees and existing employees generally vest at a rate of 25% upon the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries of the vesting commencement date. Upon vesting of the Restricted Share Units and subject to the terms of the Insider Trading Policy and the payment by the participants of applicable taxes, the Company will issue the relevant participants the number of Ordinary Shares underlying the awards of Restricted Share Unit.

 

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3.                       SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS’ INTERESTS

 

Set out below are the names of the parties (not being a director or chief executive of the Company) which were interested in five percent or more of the nominal value of the share capital of the Company and the respective numbers of shares in which they were interested as of June 30, 2013 as recorded in the register kept by the Company under section 336 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“SFO”).

 

Name of Shareholder

 

Long/Short
Position

 

Number of
Ordinary
Shares Held

 

Derivatives

 

Aggregate
Interests

 

Percentage of
Aggregate
Interests to Total
Issued Share

Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Datang”)

 

Long Position

 

6,166,138,341
(Note 2)

 

 

6,166,138,341

 

19.22

%

China Investment Corporation

 

Long Position

 

3,605,890,530
(Note 3)

 

 

3,605,890,530

 

11.24

%

Shanghai Industrial Investment (Holdings) Company Limited (“SIIC”)

 

Long Position

 

1,923,277,340
(Note 4)

 

 

1,923,277,340

 

6.00

%

 


Notes:

 

(1)                  Based on 32,075,631,400 Ordinary Shares in issue as at June 30, 2013.

 

(2)                  All such shares are held by Datang Holdings (Hongkong) Investment Company Limited which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

(3)                  All such shares are held by Country Hill Limited. Country Hill Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bridge Hill Investments Limited, which is a subsidiary controlled by China Investment Corporation.

 

(4)                  This comprises of 90,008,000 Ordinary Shares held by SIIC Treasury (B.V.I.) Limited, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SIIC, and 1,833,269,340 Ordinary Shares held by S.I. Technology Production Holdings Limited (“SITPHL”), which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of SIIC. SITPHL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai Industrial Financial (Holdings) Company Limited (“SIFHCL”) which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanghai Industrial Financial Holdings Limited (“SIFHL”). By virtue of the SFO, SIIC and its subsidiaries, SIFHCL and SIFHL are deemed to be interested in the 1,833,269,340 Ordinary Shares held by SITPHL. As at June 30, 2013, the Company’s Director, Mr. Zhou Jie, is an executive director and the president of SIIC. He is also an executive director, the vice chairman and the chief executive officer of Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited. It is  the  Company’s  understanding  that  voting  and  investment  control  over  the  shares  beneficially  owned  by  SIIC are maintained by the board of directors of SIIC.

 

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4.                       SHAREHOLDING INTERESTS OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY

 

As of June 30, 2013, the interests or short positions of the Directors in the Ordinary Shares, underlying shares and debentures of the Company (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO, as recorded in the register required to be kept under section 352 of the SFO or as otherwise notified to the Company and SEHK pursuant to the Model Code) were as follows:

 

 

 

Long/Short

 

Nature of

 

Number of
Ordinary
Shares

 

Derivatives

 

Aggregate

 

Percentage of
Aggregate

Interests to Total
Issued Share

 

Board member

 

Position

 

Interests

 

Held

 

Options

 

Other

 

Interests

 

Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note 1)

 

Executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zhang Wenyi

 

Long Position

 

Personal

 

 

21,746,883
(Note 2)

 

9,320,093
(Note 3)

 

31,066,976

 

0.097

%

Tzu-Yin Chiu

 

Long Position

 

Personal

 

13,326,759

 

86,987,535
(Note 4)

 

27,960,279
(Note 5)

 

128,274,573

 

0.400

%

Gao Yonggang

 

Long Position

 

Personal

 

 

16,753,568
(Note 6)

 

 

16,753,568

 

0.052

%

Non-executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chen Shanzhi

 

Long Position

 

Personal

 

 

3,145,319
(Note 7)

 

 

3,145,319

 

0.010

%

Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zhou Jie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Non- executive Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sean Maloney

 

Long Position

 

Personal

 

 

4,490,377
(Note 8)

 

 

4,490,377

 

0.014

%

Frank Meng

 

Long Position

 

Personal

 

 

4,471,244
(Note 9)

 

 

4,471,244

 

0.014

%

Lip-Bu Tan

 

Long Position

 

Personal

 

 

4,634,877
(Note 10)

 

 

4,634,877

 

0.014

%

Alternate Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Datong Chen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Notes:

 

(1)

Based on 32,075,631,400 Ordinary Shares in issue as at June 30, 2013.

 

 

(2)

On September 8, 2011, Mr. Zhang was granted options to purchase 21,746,883 Ordinary Shares at a price of HK$0.455 per share pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan. These options will expire on the earlier of September 7, 2021 or 120 days after termination of the Director’s service to the Board. As of June 30, 2013, none of these options have been exercised.

 

 

(3)

On September 8, 2011, Mr. Zhang was granted an award of 9,320,093 Restricted Share Units (each representing the right to receive one Ordinary Share) pursuant to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. 25% of these Restricted Share Units will vest on each anniversary of June 30, 2011 and will be fully vested on June 30, 2015. As of June 30, 2013, 50% of the Restricted Share Units was vested.

 

 

(4)

On September 8, 2011, Dr. Chiu was granted options to purchase 86,987,535 Ordinary Shares at a price of HK$0.455 per share pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan. These options will expire on the earlier of September 7, 2021 or 120 days after termination of the Director’s service to the Board. As of June 30, 2013, none of these options have been exercised.

 

 

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(5)

On September 8, 2011, Dr. Chiu was granted an award of 37,280,372 Restricted Share Units (each representing the right to receive one Ordinary Share) pursuant to the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. 25% of these Restricted Share Units will vest on each anniversary of the August 5, 2011, and will be fully vested on August 5, 2015, 9,320,093 Ordinary Shares were issued to Dr. Chiu on October 12, 2012, representing 25% of the Restricted Share Units vested.

 

 

(6)

This comprises of (a) options granted to Dr. Gao on May 24, 2010 to purchase 3,145,319 Ordinary Shares at a price per share of HK$0.64 pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan, which will expire on the earlier of May 23, 2020 or 120 days after termination of the Director’s service to the Board, and (b) options granted to him on June 17, 2013 to purchase 13,608,249 Ordinary Shares at a price per share of HK$0.624 pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan, which will expire on the earlier of June 16, 2023 or 120 days after termination of the Director’s service to the Board. As of June 30, 2013, none of these options have been exercised.

 

 

(7)

On May 24, 2010, Dr. Chen was granted options to purchase 3,145,319 Ordinary Shares at a price per share of HK$0.64 pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan. These options will expire on the earlier of May 23, 2020 or 120 days after termination of the Director’s service to the Board. As of June 30, 2013, none of these options have been exercised.

 

 

(8)

On June 17, 2013, Mr. Maloney was granted options to purchase 4,490,377 Ordinary Shares at a price per share of HK$0.624, pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan. The options will expire on the earlier of June 16, 2023 or 120 days after termination of the Director’s service to the Board. As of June 30, 2013, none of these options have been exercised.

 

 

(9)

On November 17, 2011, Mr. Meng was granted options to purchase 4,471,244 Ordinary Shares at a price of HK$0.4 per share pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan. These options will expire on the earlier of November 16, 2021 or 120 days after termination of the Director’s service to the Board. As of June 30, 2013, none of these options have been exercised.

 

 

(10)

This comprises of (a) options granted to Mr. Tan on February 23, 2010 to purchase 3,134,877 Ordinary Shares at a price per share of HK$0.77 pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan, which will expire on the earlier of February 22, 2020 or 120 days after termination of the Directors’ service to the Board, (b) options granted to Mr. Tan on February 17, 2009 to purchase 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares at a price per share of HK$0.27 pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan which will expire on the earlier of February 17, 2019 or 120 days after termination of the Directors’ service to the Board, and (c) options granted to Mr. Tan on September 29, 2006 to purchase 500,000 Ordinary Shares at a price per share of US$0.132 pursuant to the 2004 Stock Option Plan which were fully vested on May 30, 2008 and will expire on the earlier of September 29, 2016 or 120 days after termination of the Director’s service to the Board. As of June 30, 2013, none of these options have been exercised.

 

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2001 STOCK OPTION PLANS

 

Name/Eligible
Employees

 

Date
Granted

 

Period during
which Rights
Exercisable

 

No. of
Options
Granted

 

Exercise
Price Per
Share

 

Options
Outstanding

as of
12/31/12

 

Options
Lapsed
During
Period

 

Options
Lapsed
Due to
Repurchase
of

Ordinary
Shares
During

Period*

 

Options
Exercised
During
Period

 

Options
Cancelled
During
Period

 

Options
Outstanding
as of
6/30/13

 

Weighted
Average
Closing
Price of
Shares
immediately
before
Dates on
which
Options
were
Exercised

 

Weighted
Average
Closing
Price of
Shares
immediately
before
Dates on
which
Options
were
Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(USD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(USD)

 

(USD)

 

Employees

 

1/9/2003

 

1/09/2003–1/08/2013

 

53,831,000

 

$

0.05

 

2,657,400

 

1,976,400

 

 

681,000

 

 

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.10

 

Employees

 

4/1/2003

 

4/01/2003–3/31/2013

 

18,804,900

 

$

0.05

 

2,794,710

 

1,404,110

 

 

1,390,600

 

 

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.14

 

Employees

 

4/24/2003

 

4/24/2003–4/23/2013

 

58,488,000

 

$

0.05

 

6,934,000

 

1,562,200

 

 

5,371,800

 

 

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.14

 

Employees

 

7/15/2003

 

7/15/2003–7/14/2013

 

59,699,900

 

$

0.05

 

6,116,610

 

189,360

 

 

2,677,900

 

 

3,249,350

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.17

 

Employees

 

10/10/2003

 

10/10/2003–10/09/2013

 

49,535,400

 

$

0.10

 

8,854,300

 

792,000

 

 

 

 

8,062,300

 

 

$

0.29

 

Employees

 

1/5/2004

 

1/05/2004–1/04/2014

 

130,901,110

 

$

0.10

 

31,079,643

 

920,985

 

 

 

 

30,158,658

 

 

$

0.33

 

Kawanishi, Tsuyoshi

 

1/15/2004

 

1/15/2004–1/14/2014

 

1,000,000

 

$

0.10

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

$

0.33

 

Service Providers

 

1/15/2004

 

1/15/2004–3/01/2005

 

4,100,000

 

$

0.10

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

$

0.14

 

Senior Management

 

1/15/2004

 

1/15/2004–1/14/2014

 

2,700,000

 

$

0.10

 

855,000

 

855,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.14

 

Employees

 

1/15/2004

 

1/15/2004–1/14/2014

 

20,885,000

 

$

0.10

 

3,524,000

 

80,000

 

 

 

 

3,444,000

 

 

$

0.33

 

Senior Management

 

2/16/2004

 

2/16/2004–2/15/2014

 

900,000

 

$

0.25

 

200,000

 

200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.33

 

Employees

 

2/16/2004

 

2/16/2004–2/15/2014

 

14,948,600

 

$

0.10

 

3,532,300

 

 

 

 

 

3,532,300

 

 

$

0.33

 

Employees

 

2/16/2004

 

2/16/2004–2/15/2014

 

76,454,880

 

$

0.25

 

20,653,060

 

1,149,820

 

 

 

 

19,503,240

 

 

$

0.33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

492,248,790

 

 

 

88,301,023

 

9,129,875

 

 

10,121,300

 

 

69,049,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001 PREFERENCE SHARE PLANS

 

Name/Eligible
Employees

 

Date
Granted

 

Period during
which Rights
Exercisable

 

No. of
Options
Granted

 

Exercise
Price Per
Share

 

Options
Outstanding

as of
12/31/12

 

Options
Lapsed
During
Period

 

Options
Lapsed
Due to
Repurchase
of

Ordinary
Shares
During

Period*

 

Options
Exercised
During
Period

 

Options
Cancelled
During
Period

 

Options
Outstanding
as of
6/30/13

 

Weighted
Average
Closing
Price of
Shares
immediately
before
Dates on
which
Options
were
Exercised

 

Weighted
Average
Closing
Price of
Shares
immediately
before
Dates on
which
Options
were
Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(USD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(USD)

 

(USD)

 

Employees

 

1/9/2003

 

1/09/2003–1/08/2013

 

12,686,000

 

$

0.11

 

197,000

 

197,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,686,000

 

 

 

197,000

 

197,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2004 STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

Name/Eligible
Employees

 

Date
Granted

 

Period during
which Rights
Exercisable

 

No. of
Options
Granted

 

Exercise
Price Per
Share

 

Options
Outstanding
as of
12/31/12

 

Additional
Options
Granted
During
Period

 

Options
Lapsed
During
Period

 

Options
Lapsed

Due to
Repurchase
of

Ordinary
Shares
During

Period*

 

Options
Exercised
During
Period

 

Options
Cancelled
During
Period

 

Options
Outstanding
as of
6/30/13

 

Weighted
Average
Closing
Price of
Shares
immediately
before
Dates on
which
Options
were
Exercised

 

Weighted
Average
Closing
Price of
Shares
immediately
before
Dates on
which
Options
were
Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(USD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(USD)

 

(USD)

 

Senior Management

 

3/18/2004

 

3/18/2004–3/17/2014

 

190,000

 

$

0.35

 

40,000

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.35

 

Employees

 

3/18/2004

 

3/18/2004–3/17/2014

 

49,869,700

 

$

0.35

 

15,076,200

 

 

783,000

 

 

 

 

14,293,200

 

 

$

0.35

 

Others

 

4/7/2004

 

4/07/2004–4/06/2014

 

100,000

 

$

0.31

 

100,000

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.31

 

Employees

 

4/25/2004

 

4/25/2004–4/24/2014

 

22,591,800

 

$

0.28

 

4,837,400

 

 

278,000

 

 

 

 

4,559,400

 

 

$

0.28

 

Employees

 

7/27/2004

 

7/27/2004–7/26/2014

 

35,983,000

 

$

0.20

 

11,860,000

 

 

1,733,000

 

 

 

 

10,127,000

 

 

$

0.20

 

Kawanishi, Tsuyoshi

 

11/10/2004

 

11/10/2004–11/09/2009

 

500,000

 

$

0.22

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

$

0.22

 

Employees

 

11/10/2004

 

11/10/2004–11/09/2014

 

52,036,140

 

$

0.22

 

10,808,160

 

 

256,000

 

 

 

 

10,552,160

 

 

$

0.22

 

Senior Management

 

5/11/2005

 

5/11/2005–5/10/2015

 

900,000

 

$

0.20

 

200,000

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.20

 

Employees

 

5/11/2005

 

5/11/2005–5/10/2015

 

94,581,300

 

$

0.20

 

26,916,189

 

 

1,715,297

 

 

 

 

25,200,892

 

 

$

0.20

 

Others

 

5/11/2005

 

5/11/2005–5/10/2015

 

15,000,000

 

$

0.20

 

15,000,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.22

 

Employees

 

8/11/2005

 

8/11/2005–8/10/2015

 

32,279,500

 

$

0.22

 

7,203,500

 

 

1,833,000

 

 

 

 

5,370,500

 

 

$

0.22

 

Senior Management

 

11/11/2005

 

11/11/2005–11/10/2015

 

11,640,000

 

$

0.15

 

2,800,000

 

 

2,800,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.15

 

Employees

 

11/11/2005

 

11/11/2005–11/10/2015

 

149,642,000

 

$

0.15

 

34,129,000

 

 

6,984,000

 

 

 

 

27,145,000

 

 

$

0.15

 

Employees

 

2/20/2006

 

2/20/2006–2/19/2016

 

62,756,470

 

$

0.15

 

19,236,574

 

 

1,627,980

 

 

 

 

17,608,594

 

 

$

0.15

 

Employees

 

5/12/2006

 

5/12/2006–5/11/2016

 

22,216,090

 

$

0.15

 

2,619,000

 

 

52,000

 

 

 

 

2,567,000

 

 

$

0.15

 

Kawanishi, Tsuyoshi

 

9/29/2006

 

9/29/2006–9/28/2011

 

500,000

 

$

0.13

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

$

0.13

 

Employees

 

9/29/2006

 

9/29/2006–9/28/2016

 

40,394,000

 

$

0.13

 

10,980,000

 

 

132,000

 

 

 

 

10,848,000

 

 

$

0.13

 

Others

 

9/29/2006

 

9/29/2006–9/28/2016

 

500,000

 

$

0.13

 

500,000

 

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.13

 

Lip-Bu Tan

 

9/29/2006

 

9/29/2006–9/28/2011

 

500,000

 

$

0.13

 

500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

 

$

0.13

 

Others

 

11/10/2006

 

11/10/2006–11/09/2016

 

2,450,000

 

$

0.13

 

150,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

$

0.13

 

Employees

 

11/10/2006

 

11/10/2006–11/09/2016

 

33,271,000

 

$

0.11

 

8,015,000

 

 

1,404,000

 

 

 

 

6,611,000

 

 

$

0.11

 

Employees

 

5/16/2007

 

5/16/2007–5/15/2017

 

122,828,000

 

$

0.15

 

40,905,000

 

 

2,016,000

 

 

 

 

38,889,000

 

 

$

0.15

 

Senior Management

 

5/16/2007

 

5/16/2007–5/15/2017

 

2,000,000

 

$

0.15

 

600,000

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.15

 

Others

 

5/16/2007

 

5/16/2007–5/15/2017

 

5,421,000

 

$

0.15

 

300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

$

0.15

 

Employees

 

12/28/2007

 

12/28/2007–12/27/2017

 

89,839,000

 

$

0.10

 

28,180,800

 

 

5,940,000

 

 

 

 

22,240,800

 

 

$

0.10

 

Employees

 

2/12/2008

 

2/12/2008–2/11/2018

 

126,941,000

 

$

0.08

 

45,094,725

 

 

3,974,100

 

 

444,000

 

 

40,676,625

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.08

 

Senior Management

 

2/12/2008

 

2/12/2008–2/11/2018

 

2,300,000

 

$

0.08

 

400,000

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.08

 

Others

 

2/12/2008

 

2/12/2008–2/11/2018

 

600,000

 

$

0.08

 

300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

300,000

 

 

$

0.08

 

Employees

 

11/18/2008

 

11/18/2008–11/17/2018

 

117,224,090

 

$

0.02

 

38,135,820

 

 

154,000

 

 

10,530,500

 

 

27,451,320

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.02

 

Employees

 

2/17/2009

 

2/17/2009–2/16/2019

 

131,943,000

 

$

0.03

 

51,157,250

 

 

679,000

 

 

7,821,500

 

 

42,656,750

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.03

 

Lip-Bu Tan

 

2/17/2009

 

2/17/2009–2/16/2014

 

1,000,000

 

$

0.03

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

$

0.03

 

Kawanishi, Tsuyoshi

 

2/17/2009

 

2/17/2009–2/16/2019

 

1,000,000

 

$

0.03

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.03

 

Others

 

2/17/2009

 

2/17/2009–2/16/2019

 

400,000

 

$

0.03

 

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

$

0.03

 

Others

 

2/17/2009

 

2/17/2009–2/16/2019

 

1,000,000

 

$

0.03

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.03

 

Senior Management

 

2/17/2009

 

2/17/2009–2/16/2019

 

1,150,000

 

$

0.03

 

400,000

 

 

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.03

 

Employees

 

5/11/2009

 

5/11/2009–5/10/2019

 

24,102,002

 

$

0.04

 

8,717,000

 

 

 

 

1,975,000

 

 

6,742,000

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.04

 

Tsuyoshi Kawanishi

 

2/23/2010

 

2/23/2010–2/22/2020

 

3,134,877

 

$

0.10

 

3,134,877

 

 

783,720

 

 

 

 

2,351,157

 

 

$

0.10

 

Lip Bu Tan

 

2/23/2010

 

2/23/2010–2/22/2020

 

3,134,877

 

$

0.10

 

3,134,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,134,877

 

 

$

0.10

 

Senior Management

 

2/23/2010

 

2/23/2010–2/22/2020

 

49,498,364

 

$

0.10

 

16,764,388

 

 

1,090,000

 

 

 

 

15,674,388

 

 

$

0.10

 

Employees

 

2/23/2010

 

2/23/2010–2/22/2020

 

337,089,466

 

$

0.10

 

162,458,965

 

 

9,884,004

 

 

 

 

152,574,961

 

 

$

0.10

 

Others

 

2/23/2010

 

2/23/2010–2/22/2020

 

6,835,000

 

$

0.10

 

5,925,000

 

 

5,925,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.10

 

Yonggang Gao

 

5/24/2010

 

5/24/2010–5/23/2020

 

3,145,319

 

$

0.08

 

3,145,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,145,319

 

 

$

0.08

 

Shanzhi Chen

 

5/24/2010

 

5/24/2010–5/23/2020

 

3,145,319

 

$

0.08

 

3,145,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,145,319

 

 

$

0.08

 

Senior Management

 

5/24/2010

 

5/24/2010–5/23/2020

 

15,726,595

 

$

0.08

 

15,726,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,726,595

 

 

$

0.08

 

Employees

 

5/24/2010

 

5/24/2010–5/23/2020

 

18,251,614

 

$

0.08

 

8,250,700

 

 

1,477,000

 

 

 

 

6,773,700

 

 

$

0.08

 

Employees

 

9/8/2010

 

9/8/2010–9/7/2020

 

46,217,577

 

$

0.07

 

14,249,129

 

 

584,001

 

 

2,882,498

 

 

10,782,630

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.07

 

Employees

 

11/12/2010

 

11/12/2010–11/11/2020

 

39,724,569

 

$

0.08

 

30,399,007

 

 

1,060,167

 

 

 

 

29,338,840

 

 

$

0.08

 

Employees

 

5/31/2011

 

5/31/2011–5/30/2021

 

148,313,801

 

$

0.08

 

108,925,390

 

 

5,446,354

 

 

344,333

 

 

103,134,703

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.08

 

Senior Management

 

5/31/2011

 

5/31/2011–5/30/2021

 

273,000

 

$

0.08

 

273,000

 

 

273,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.08

 

Wen Yi Zhang

 

9/8/2011

 

9/8/2011–9/7/2021

 

21,746,883

 

$

0.06

 

21,746,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,746,883

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

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Name/Eligible
Employees

 

Date
Granted

 

Period during which
Rights Exercisable

 

No. of
Options
Granted

 

Exercise
Price Per
Share

 

Options
Outstanding
as of
12/31/12

 

Additional
Options
Granted
During
Period

 

Options
Lapsed
During
Period

 

Options
Lapsed

Due to
Repurchase
of

Ordinary
Shares
During

Period*

 

Options
Exercised
During
Period

 

Options
Cancelled
During
Period

 

Options
Outstanding
as of
6/30/13

 

Weighted
Average
Closing
Price of
Shares
immediately
before
Dates on
which
Options
were
Exercised

 

Weighted
Average
Closing
Price of
Shares
immediately
before
Dates on
which
Options
were
Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(USD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(USD)

 

(USD)

 

Tzu Yin Chiu

 

9/8/2011

 

9/8/2011–9/7/2021

 

86,987,535

 

$

0.06

 

86,987,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,987,535

 

 

$

0.06

 

Employees

 

9/8/2011

 

9/8/2011–9/7/2021

 

42,809,083

 

$

0.06

 

34,029,783

 

 

2,830,311

 

 

3,801,957

 

 

27,397,515

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.06

 

Frank Meng

 

11/17/2011

 

11/17/2011–11/16/2021

 

4,471,244

 

$

0.05

 

4,471,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,471,244

 

 

$

0.05

 

Employees

 

11/17/2011

 

11/17/2011–11/16/2021

 

16,143,147

 

$

0.05

 

14,558,764

 

 

1,107,026

 

 

1,086,650

 

 

12,365,088

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.05

 

Employees

 

5/22/2012

 

5/22/2012–5/21/2022

 

252,572,706

 

$

0.04

 

233,034,706

 

 

9,324,518

 

 

8,547,590

 

 

215,162,598

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.04

 

Senior Management

 

5/22/2012

 

5/22/2012–5/21/2022

 

5,480,000

 

$

0.04

 

5,480,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,480,000

 

 

$

0.04

 

Employees

 

9/12/2012

 

9/12/2012–9/11/2022

 

12,071,250

 

$

0.04

 

10,471,250

 

 

531,750

 

 

160,000

 

 

9,779,500

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.04

 

Senior Management

 

9/12/2012

 

9/12/2012–9/11/2022

 

3,500,000

 

$

0.04

 

3,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

 

$

0.04

 

Employees

 

11/15/2012

 

11/15/2012–11/14/2022

 

18,461,000

 

$

0.05

 

17,845,000

 

 

978,000

 

 

 

 

16,867,000

 

 

$

0.05

 

Employees

 

5/7/2013

 

5/7/2013–5/6/2023

 

24,367,201

 

$

0.08

 

 

24,367,201

 

2,598,438

 

 

 

 

21,768,763

 

 

$

0.08

 

Employees

 

6/11/2013

 

6/11/2013–6/10/2023

 

102,810,000

 

$

0.08

 

 

102,810,000

 

1,120,000

 

 

 

 

101,690,000

 

 

$

0.08

 

Senior Management

 

6/11/2013

 

6/11/2013–6/10/2023

 

74,755,756

 

$

0.08

 

 

74,755,756

 

 

 

 

 

74,755,756

 

 

$

0.08

 

Yonggang Gao

 

6/17/2013

 

6/17/2013–6/16/2023

 

13,608,249

 

$

0.08

 

 

13,608,249

 

 

 

 

 

13,608,249

 

 

$

0.08

 

Sean Maloney

 

6/17/2013

 

6/17/2013–6/16/2023

 

4,490,377

 

$

0.08

 

 

4,490,377

 

 

 

 

 

4,490,377

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,614,913,901

 

 

 

1,196,869,349

 

220,031,583

 

94,214,666

 

 

39,994,028

 

 

1,282,692,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Name/Eligible
Employees

 

Date
Granted

 

Period during which
Rights Exercisable

 

No. of
Options
Granted

 

Exercise
Price Per
Share

 

Options
Outstanding
as of
12/31/12

 

Additional
Options
Granted
During
Period

 

Options
Lapsed
During
Period

 

Options
Lapsed

Due to
Repurchase
of

Ordinary
Shares
During

Period*

 

Options
Exercised
During
Period

 

Options
Cancelled
During
Period

 

Options
Outstanding
as of
6/30/13

 

Weighted
Average
Closing
Price of
Shares
immediately
before
Dates on
which
Restricted
Share Units
were

Vested

 

Weighted
Average
Closing
Price of
Shares
immediately
before
Dates on
which
Restricted
Share Units
were

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(USD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(USD)

 

(USD)

 

Senior Management

 

2/23/2010

 

2/23/2010–2/22/2020

 

21,459,142

 

$

0.00

 

3,358,797

 

 

 

 

1,679,398

 

 

1,679,399

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.10

 

Employees

 

2/23/2010

 

2/23/2010–2/22/2020

 

139,933,819

 

$

0.00

 

7,517,860

 

 

204,123

 

 

3,648,300

 

 

3,665,437

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.10

 

Senior Management

 

5/24/2010

 

5/24/2010–5/23/2020

 

6,739,969

 

$

0.00

 

3,369,985

 

 

 

 

1,684,992

 

 

1,684,993

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.08

 

Employees

 

5/24/2010

 

5/24/2010–5/23/2020

 

1,400,000

 

$

0.00

 

250,000

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.08

 

Employees

 

5/31/2011

 

5/31/2011–5/30/2021

 

21,212,530

 

$

0.00

 

11,640,324

 

 

390,200

 

 

3,875,109

 

 

7,375,015

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.08

 

Senior Management

 

5/31/2011

 

5/31/2011–5/30/2021

 

54,600

 

$

0.00

 

40,950

 

 

27,300

 

 

13,650

 

 

 

$

0.05

 

$

0.08

 

Wen Yi Zhang

 

9/8/2011

 

9/8/2011–9/7/2021

 

9,320,093

 

$

0.00

 

9,320,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,320,093

 

 

$

0.06

 

Tzu Yin Chiu

 

9/8/2011

 

9/8/2011–9/7/2021

 

37,280,372

 

$

0.00

 

27,960,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,960,279

 

 

$

0.06

 

Employees

 

5/22/2012

 

5/22/2012–5/21/2022

 

60,750,000

 

$

0.00

 

57,480,000

 

 

2,280,000

 

 

14,070,000

 

 

41,130,000

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.04

 

Senior Management

 

5/22/2012

 

5/22/2012–5/21/2022

 

1,920,000

 

$

0.00

 

1,920,000

 

 

 

 

405,000

 

 

1,515,000

 

$

0.07

 

$

0.04

 

Senior Management

 

9/12/2012

 

9/12/2012–9/11/2022

 

2,500,000

 

$

0.00

 

2,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

$

0.04

 

Employees

 

6/11/2013

 

6/11/2013–6/10/2023

 

133,510,000

 

$

0.00

 

 

133,510,000

 

1,120,000

 

 

 

 

132,390,000

 

 

$

0.08

 

Senior Management

 

6/11/2013

 

6/11/2013–6/10/2023

 

17,826,161

 

$

0.00

 

 

17,826,161

 

 

 

 

 

17,826,161

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

453,906,686

 

 

 

125,358,288

 

151,336,161

 

4,271,623

 

 

25,376,449

 

 

247,046,377

 

 

 

 

 

 

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5.                       REPURCHASE SALE OR REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

 

The Company has not repurchased, sold or redeemed any of its securities during the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

6.                     CHANGES IN DIRECTORATE AND UPDATE OF DIRECTORS’ INFORMATION

 

Changes in the Members of the Board

 

As previously disclosed by the Company, there were the following changes in the members of the Board between  the  period  from  the  date  of  the  2012  annual  report  and  the  date  of  this  interim  report:

 

·                           Mr. Tsuyoshi Kawanishi retired as an Independent Non-executive Director upon the conclusion of the  2013  AGM.

 

·                           Mr. Sean Maloney was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on June 15, 2013.

 

·                           Dr. Gao Yonggang  was  redesignated  from  Non-executive  Director  to  Executive  Director  on  June 17,  2013.

 

·                           Mr. William Tudor Brown was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director on August 8, 2013.

 

Changes in, and updates to, previously disclosed information relating to the Directors

 

As  required  under  the  Listing  Rules,  certain  changes  in,  and  updates  to,  the  information  previously disclosed regarding the Directors during their respective terms of office are set out below:

 

·                           Professor Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau now serves as a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and a Vice-Chairman of its Subcommittee of Economics.

 

·                           Professor Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau was appointed as the Chairman of Governance Sub-Committee of the Exchange Fund Advisory  Committee  of  the  Hong  Kong  Special  Administrative  Region  on April  15,  2013.

 

·                           Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu was re-elected to the Board of Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) and appointed as the chairman of Brite Semiconductor in March 2013.

 

·                           Mr. Zhou Jie  has  resigned  from  the  chairmanship  of  Shanghai  Pharmaceutical  (Group)  Co.,  Ltd. but remains as its non-executive director effective on June 5, 2013.

 

·                           In May 2013, Dr. Gao Yonggang resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Group), the chairman of Datang Capital (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Datang Telecom Group Finance Co., Ltd., an executive director of Datang Hi-Tech Venture Capital Investment Co., Ltd, a  director  and  Senior  Vice  President  of Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Holdings Co., Ltd. Dr. Gao was subsequently appointed as Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning of the Company, and ceased to be a member of the Audit  Committee  of  the  Company  with  effect  from  June  17,  2013.

 

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·                           Mr.  Tsuyoshi  Kawanishi  ceased  to  be  a  member  of  the  Compensation  Committee  upon  the conclusion  of  the  2013  AGM.

 

·                           Mr.  Sean  Maloney  was  appointed  to  the  Company’s  Compensation  Committee  and  Strategic Advisory Committee on June 15, 2013.

 

·                           Mr. Zhou Jie was appointed as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee on June 17, 2013.

 

·                           Mr. Frank Meng resigned as Senior Vice President and President of Greater China for Motorola Mobility, LLC and joined 21 Vianet Group, Inc. as President in July 2013.

 

·                           Mr. William Tudor Brown was appointed as a member of the Companys’ Strategic Advisory Committee on August 8, 2013.

 

Each of the Directors referred to above has confirmed the accuracy, and accepted responsibility of, the above  information.

 

7.                     WAIVER FROM COMPLIANCE WITH THE LISTING RULES

 

Save as disclosed in the prospectus of the Company dated March 8, 2004, the Company has not received any waivers from compliance with the Listing Rules which are still in effect.

 

8.                     REVIEW BY AUDIT COMMITTEE

 

The Audit Committee has  reviewed  with  the  management  of  the  Company  the  accounting  principles and practices  accepted  by  the  Company  and  the  interim  financial  statements  of  the  Company  for  the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

By order of the Board of Directors

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

 

Shanghai, PRC
August  26,  2013

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

 

(In USD’000, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

Notes

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Revenue

 

3

 

1,042,911

 

754,536

 

Cost of sales

 

 

 

(809,396

)

(612,977

)

Gross profit

 

 

 

233,515

 

141,559

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

 

(61,494

)

(110,332

)

Sales and marketing expenses

 

 

 

(18,029

)

(14,678

)

General and administration expenses

 

 

 

(76,839

)

(53,017

)

Other operating income (expense)

 

4

 

53,300

 

(73

)

Profit (loss) from operations

 

 

 

130,453

 

(36,541

)

Interest income

 

 

 

2,288

 

3,026

 

Finance costs

 

5

 

(19,930

)

(17,861

)

Foreign exchange gains or losses

 

 

 

5,094

 

(1,944

)

Other gains or losses

 

 

 

(240

)

3,817

 

Share of profits of associates

 

 

 

1,223

 

814

 

Profit (loss) before tax

 

6

 

118,888

 

(48,689

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

7

 

(3,046

)

12,879

 

Profit (loss) for the period

 

 

 

115,842

 

(35,810

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange differences on translation of financial statements of foreign operations

 

 

 

321

 

(186

)

Total comprehensive income (expense) for the period

 

 

 

116,163

 

(35,996

)

Profit (loss) for the period attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owners of the Company

 

 

 

116,005

 

(35,765

)

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

(163

)

(45

)

 

 

 

 

115,842

 

(35,810

)

Total comprehensive income (expense) for the period attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owners of the Company

 

 

 

116,326

 

(35,951

)

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

(163

)

(45

)

 

 

 

 

116,163

 

(35,996

)

Earnings (loss) per share

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

0.00

 

(0.00

)

Diluted

 

 

 

0.00

 

(0.00

)

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

 

(In USD’000, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

Notes

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(audited)

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

11

 

2,523,893

 

2,385,435

 

Prepaid land use right

 

 

 

124,818

 

73,962

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

228,898

 

235,378

 

Investments in associates

 

12

 

23,189

 

21,636

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

43,802

 

43,380

 

Other assets

 

14

 

37,926

 

43,382

 

Total non-current assets

 

 

 

2,982,526

 

2,803,173

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

15

 

308,328

 

295,728

 

Prepaid operating expenses

 

 

 

57,231

 

46,986

 

Trade and other receivables

 

16

 

472,426

 

328,211

 

Other financial assets

 

13

 

2,881

 

18,730

 

Restricted cash

 

17

 

214,430

 

217,603

 

Cash and bank balances

 

 

 

262,955

 

358,490

 

 

 

 

 

1,318,251

 

1,265,748

 

Assets classified as held-for-sale

 

10

 

922

 

4,239

 

Total assets

 

 

 

4,301,699

 

4,073,160

 

Capital and reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary shares

 

18

 

12,830

 

12,800

 

Share premium

 

 

 

4,088,071

 

4,083,588

 

Reserves

 

 

 

53,079

 

46,148

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

 

(1,751,031

)

(1,867,036

)

Equity attributable to owners of the Company

 

 

 

2,402,949

 

2,275,500

 

Non-controlling interests

 

 

 

789

 

952

 

Total equity

 

 

 

2,403,738

 

2,276,452

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

 

21

 

474,692

 

528,612

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

257

 

440

 

Deferred government grant

 

 

 

174,876

 

150,347

 

Long-term financial liabilities

 

 

 

4,989

 

4,223

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

 

 

654,814

 

688,622

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

 

20

 

537,003

 

423,952

 

Borrowings

 

21

 

586,425

 

567,803

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

 

104,678

 

84,611

 

Promissory notes

 

22

 

14,791

 

29,374

 

Other financial liabilities

 

 

 

107

 

25

 

Current tax liabilities

 

 

 

143

 

2,321

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

 

1,243,147

 

1,108,086

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

1,897,961

 

1,796,708

 

Total equity and liabilities

 

 

 

4,301,699

 

4,073,160

 

Net current assets

 

 

 

76,026

 

161,901

 

Total assets less current liabilities

 

 

 

3,058,552

 

2,965,074

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

 

(In USD’000)

 

 

 

Attributable to owners of the Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary
Shares

 

Convertible
preferred
shares

 

Share
premium

 

Equity-settle
employee
benefits
reserve

 

Foreign
currency
translation
reserve

 

Accumulated
deficit

 

Sub-total

 

Non-
controlling
interest

 

Total
Equity

 

 

 

(Note18)

 

 

 

 

 

(Note19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2012 (audited)

 

10,995

 

178

 

4,082,135

 

37,469

 

3,846

 

(1,889,807

)

2,244,816

 

1,182

 

2,245,998

 

Loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

(35,765

)

(35,765

)

(45

)

(35,810

)

Other comprehensive income for the period

 

 

 

 

 

(186

)

 

(186

)

 

(186

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for the period

 

 

 

 

 

(186

)

(35,765

)

(35,951

)

(45

)

(35,996

)

Issuance of shares under share option scheme

 

13

 

 

1,737

 

(1,318

)

 

 

432

 

 

432

 

Exercise convertible preference shares and warrants

 

1,782

 

(178

)

(1,604

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

3,686

 

 

 

3,686

 

 

3,686

 

Balance at June 30, 2012 (unaudited)

 

12,790

 

 

4,082,268

 

39,837

 

3,660

 

(1,925,572

)

2,212,983

 

1,137

 

2,214,120

 

Balance at January 1, 2013 (audited)

 

12,800

 

 

4,083,588

 

42,232

 

3,916

 

(1,867,036

)

2,275,500

 

952

 

2,276,452

 

Profit for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

116,005

 

116,005

 

(163

)

115,842

 

Other comprehensive income for the period

 

 

 

 

 

321

 

 

321

 

 

321

 

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

 

 

 

 

321

 

116,005

 

116,326

 

(163

)

116,163

 

Issuance of shares under share option scheme

 

30

 

 

4,483

 

(2,395

)

 

 

2,118

 

 

2,118

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

9,005

 

 

 

9,005

 

 

9,005

 

Balance at June 30, 2013 (unaudited)

 

12,830

 

 

4,088,071

 

48,842

 

4,237

 

(1,751,031

)

2,402,949

 

789

 

2,403,738

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

 

(In USD’000)

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Net cash from operating activities

 

262,998

 

136,200

 

Cash flow from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for property, plant and equipment

 

(311,140

)

(189,386

)

Payments for intangible assets

 

(29,494

)

(45,194

)

Payments for land use right

 

(61,391

)

 

Net changes in restricted cash relating to investing activities

 

33,667

 

(84,663

)

Payments to acquire financial assets

 

(4,379

)

(18,762

)

Proceeds on sale of financial assets

 

20,181

 

14,672

 

Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries

 

28,639

 

 

Others

 

(1,270

)

270

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(325,187

)

(323,063

)

Cash flow from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

362,614

 

1,070,487

 

Repayment of borrowings

 

(383,068

)

(839,943

)

Repayment of promissory notes

 

(15,000

)

(15,000

)

Proceeds from employees’ exercises of stock options

 

2,118

 

432

 

Net cash (used in) from financing activities

 

(33,336

)

215,976

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(95,525

)

29,113

 

Cash and bank balances, beginning of period

 

358,490

 

261,615

 

Effects of exchange rate changes on the balance of cash held in foreign currencies

 

(10

)

(34

)

Cash and bank balances, end of period

 

262,955

 

290,694

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

As of and for the six months ended June 30, 2013

 

1.                     BASIS  OF  PREPARATION

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 “Interim Financial Reporting” issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (the “IASB”) as well as with the applicable disclosure requirements of Appendix 16 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong  Kong  Limited  (the  “Listing  Rules”).

 

The Company started to prepare consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) in 2012’s Annual Report. This is the first Interim Report under IFRS and all prior period information was represented to conform to IFRS presentation and disclosures.

 

2.                     PRINCIPAL  ACCOUNTING  POLICIES

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments which are measured at fair values.

 

Except for the application of new or revised accounting standards as described below, the accounting policies and methods of computation used in the condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2013 are the same as those followed in the  preparation  of  the Company’s annual financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

In the current interim period, the Company has applied, for the first time, the following standards and amendments that are relevant for the preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements:

 

Amendments to IFRSs

 

Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2009–2011 Cycle

Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 11 and IFRS 12

 

Consolidated Financial Statements, Joint arrangements and Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities: Transition Guidance

IFRS 10

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

IFRS 11

 

Joint Arrangements

IFRS 12

 

Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities

IFRS 13

 

Fair Value Measurement

IAS 19 (Revised 2011)

 

Employee Benefits

IAS 28 (Revised 2011)

 

Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

IFRIC 20

 

Stripping Costs in the Production Phase of a Surface Mine

 

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2.                     PRINCIPAL  ACCOUNTING  POLICIES  (CONTINUED)

 

The application of the above new  or revised IFRSs  in the current interim period has  had no material effect on the amounts reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements and/or disclosures set out in these condensed consolidated financial statements except for the standards disclosed below:

 

Amendments to IFRS 7 Disclosures — Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

 

The Company has applied the amendments to IFRS 7 Disclosures — Offsetting  Financial  Assets  and Financial Liabilities in the current period. The amendments require entities to disclose information about rights of offset and related arrangements (such as collateral posting requirements) for financial instruments under an enforceable master netting agreement or similar arrangement. Disclosures of offsetting financial assets and financial liabilities are set out in note 26.

 

IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement

 

The Company has applied IFRS 13 for the first time in the current interim period. IFRS 13 establishes a single source of guidance for, and disclosures about, fair value measurements, and replaces those requirements previously included in various IFRSs. Consequential amendments have been made to IAS 34 to require certain disclosures to be made in the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

The scope of IFRS 13 is broad, and applies to both financial instrument items and non-financial instrument items for which other IFRSs require or permit fair value measurements and disclosures about fair value measurements, subject to a few exceptions. IFRS 13 contains a new definition for ‘fair value’ and defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction in the principal (or most advantageous) market at the measurement date under current market conditions. Fair value under IFRS 13 is an exit price regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique. Also, IFRS 13 includes extensive disclosure requirements.

 

In accordance with the transitional provisions of IFRS 13, the Company has applied the new fair value measurement and disclosure requirements prospectively. Disclosures of fair value information are set out in  note  24.

 

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3.                     SEGMENT  INFORMATION

 

The Company is engaged principally in the computer-aided design, manufacturing and trading of integrated circuits. The Company’s chief operating decision maker has been identified as the  Chief Executive Officer, who  reviews  consolidated  results  when  making  decisions  about  allocating  resources and assessing performance of the Company. The Company operates in one segment. The Company’s operating revenue from external customers by location is detailed below.

 

 

 

Revenue from
external customers

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

United States

 

519,422

 

421,176

 

Mainland China and Hong Kong

 

415,309

 

245,862

 

Eurasia*

 

108,180

 

87,498

 

 

 

1,042,911

 

754,536

 

 


*      Not including Mainland China and Hong Kong

 

The following table summarizes property, plant and equipment of the Company by location.

 

 

 

Property, plant
and equipment

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

United States

 

46

 

55

 

Taiwan

 

16

 

19

 

Hong Kong

 

3,539

 

3,640

 

Mainland China

 

2,520,292

 

2,381,721

 

 

 

2,523,893

 

2,385,435

 

 

Substantially all other non-current assets excluding deferred tax and financial instruments of the Company are located in Mainland China.

 

4.                     OTHER OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment and assets classified as held-for-sale

 

24,996

 

374

 

Gain on disposal of subsidiaries

 

28,304

 

 

Others

 

 

(447

)

 

 

53,300

 

(73

)

 

The gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment and assets classified as held-for-sale for the six months ended June 30, 2013 arose primarily from the sales of the staff living quarters in Shanghai to employees.

 

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4.                     OTHER  OPERATING  INCOME  (EXPENSE)  (CONTINUED)

 

The gain on disposal of subsidiaries for the six months ended June 30, 2013 arose from disposal of the Company’s total ownership interest in SMIC (Wuhan) Development Corporation (“WHDM”). During the current interim period, the Company entered into a sale agreement to dispose of its 100% equity interest in WHDM. The disposal was completed on May 23, 2013, on which date the Company lost control of WHDM. The amount of the consideration was US$60.4 million which included US$31.2 million receivable for the settlement of the amount due from WHDM. On May 23, 2013, the Company received US$30.2 million and recorded a gain of US$28.3 million. The consideration was fully settled by the buyer on July 26, 2013. WHDM was mainly engaged in the construction, operation and management of the Company’s living quarters and schools in Wuhan, which is not the major line of business of the Company and therefore, the disposal of WHDM is not classified as a discontinued operation.

 

 

 

Period ended

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

 

 

USD’000

 

Analysis of asset and liabilities over which control was lost

 

 

 

Total assets

 

39,039

 

Total liabilities

 

(38,853

)

Net assets disposed of

 

186

 

Gain on disposal of subsidiaries

 

 

 

Amount of the total consideration

 

60,408

 

Due from WHDM

 

(31,196

)

Business tax incurred in relation to the disposal

 

(722

)

Net assets disposed of

 

(186

)

Gain on disposal

 

28,304

 

Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries

 

 

 

Amount of the total consideration

 

60,408

 

Cash consideration included in trade and other receivables

 

(30,204

)

Bank balances and cash disposed of

 

(1,565

)

Net cash inflow arising on disposal

 

28,639

 

Cash flows from WHDM

 

 

 

Net cash outflows from operating activities

 

(268

)

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

25,580

 

Net cash outflows from financing activities

 

(26,162

)

Net cash outflows

 

(850

)

 

5.                     FINANCE COSTS

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Interest expense on bank borrowing wholly repayable within five years

 

26,743

 

26,383

 

Accretion of interest to preference shareholders of a subsidiary

 

764

 

549

 

Total interest expense for financial liabilities not classified as at FVTPL

 

27,507

 

26,932

 

Less: amounts capitalized

 

(7,577

)

(9,071

)

 

 

19,930

 

17,861

 

 

The weighted average interest rate on funds borrowed generally is 5.02% per semi-annum (2012: 4.53% per semi-annum).

 

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6.                     PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE TAX

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Profit (loss) before tax has been arrived at after charging and crediting:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment

 

250,740

 

267,612

 

Amortization of prepaid land use rights

 

730

 

770

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

19,994

 

15,276

 

Impairment loss recognized in respect of available for sale investments included in other assets

 

2,479

 

 

Impairment loss recognized in respect of trade and other receivable

 

658

 

2,520

 

Foreign exchange gains or losses

 

5,094

 

(1,944

)

 

7.                     INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Current tax- Enterprise Income Tax

 

747

 

483

 

Deferred tax

 

(605

)

(13,362

)

Current tax-Land Appreciation Tax

 

2,904

 

 

Total income tax expense (benefit)

 

3,046

 

(12,879

)

 

Under the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Enterprise Income Tax, or the EIT Law, the profits of a foreign invested enterprise arising in 2008 and beyond that distributed  to  its  immediate  holding company who is a non-PRC tax resident will be subject to a withholding tax rate of  10%.  A  lower withholding tax rate may be applied if there is a favorable tax treaty between mainland China and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding company. For example, holding companies in Hong Kong that are also tax residents in Hong Kong are eligible for a 5% withholding tax on dividends under the Tax Memorandum between China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

 

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, where it is not currently subject to taxation.

 

Prior to January 1, 2008, the subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC were governed by the Income Tax Law of the PRC Concerning Foreign Investment and Foreign Enterprises and various local income tax laws (the “FEIT Laws”).

 

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7.                     INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT) (CONTINUED)

 

The EIT Law was promulgated on March 16, 2007, which became effective on January 1, 2008. Under the EIT Law, domestically-owned enterprises and foreign invested enterprises (“FIEs”) are subject to a uniform tax rate of 25%. Enterprises which were entitled to a preferential tax rate of 15% prior to January 1, 2008 could gradually transit to 25% throughout a five-year period. Pursuant to Guofa [2007] No. 39 (“Circular No. 39”), the application tax rates during the five-year transitional period are as follows: 18% in 2008, 20% in 2009, 22% in 2010, 24% in 2011 and 25% in 2012 and thereafter. The tax holiday, which has already kicked off before the effective date of the EIT law, may continue to be enjoyed till the end of the holiday.

 

Pursuant to Caishui Circular [2008] No. 1 (“Circular No. 1”) promulgated on February 22, 2008, integrated circuit production enterprises whose total investment exceeds RMB8,000 million (approximately US$1,095 million) or whose integrated circuits have a line width of less than 0.25 micron are entitled to a preferential tax rate of 15%. Enterprises with an operation period of more than 15 years are entitled to a full exemption from income tax for five years starting from the first profitable year after utilizing all prior years’ tax losses and 50% reduction of the tax for the following five years. Pursuant to Caishui Circular [2009] No. 69 (“Circular No. 69”), the 50% reduction should be based on the statutory tax rate of 25% unless the income tax rate is reduced by the tax incentives granted by Circular No. 39.

 

On February 9, 2011, the State Council of China issued Guofa [2011] No. 4 (“Circular No. 4”), the Notice on Certain Policies to Further Encourage the Development of the Software and Integrated Circuit Industries which reinstates the EIT incentives stipulated by Circular No. 1 for the software and integrated circular enterprises.

 

On April 20, 2012, State Tax Bureau issued Caishui [2012] No. 27 (“Circular No. 27”), the income tax policies for encouraging the development of integrated circuit industry is the implementation rule of Circular No. 4.

 

The detailed tax status of SMIC’s principal PRC entities is elaborated as follows:

 

1)                    Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation (SMIS)

 

Pursuant to relevant tax regulation, SMIS began a 10-year tax holiday (five year full exemption followed by five year half reduction) from 2004 after utilizing all prior years’ tax losses. SMIS can continue its tax holiday based on the transitional income tax rate granted by Circular No.39 instead of the statutory income tax rate. The income tax rate for SMIS was 12% in 2011, 12.5% in 2012 and 12.5% in 2013. After that, the income tax rate will be 15%.

 

2)                    Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation (SMIB) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Tianjin) Corporation (SMIT)

 

In accordance with Circular No. 4 and Circular No. 27, SMIB and SMIT are entitled to the preferential tax rate of 15% and 10-year tax holiday (five year full exemption followed by five year half reduction) subsequent to their first profit-making years after utilizing all prior tax losses but no later than December 31, 2017. Both entities were in accumulative loss positions as of June 30, 2013 and the tax holiday has not begun to take effect.

 

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8.                     DIVIDEND

 

No dividend has been paid or declared by the Company during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. The directors of the Company have determined that no dividend will be paid in respect of the interim period.

 

9.                     EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

The calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to the owners of the Company is based on following data.

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Earnings (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) for the purpose of calculating basic earnings (loss) per share

 

116,005

 

(35,765

)

Earnings (loss) for the purpose of calculating diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

116,005

 

(35,765

)

Number of shares

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of calculating basic earnings (loss) per share

 

32,032,802,837

 

28,146,743,241

 

Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares from employee options and restricted share units

 

206,129,393

 

 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of calculating diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

32,238,932,230

 

28,146,743,241

 

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had 1,832,325,993 outstanding employee stock options and warrants which were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares.

 

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had 2,369,610,946 employee stock options, restricted share units and warrant which were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive due to the net loss reported in the period ended June 30, 2012.

 

10.              ASSETS CLASSIFIED AS HELD FOR SALE

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Assets related to staff’s living quarters

 

922

 

4,239

 

 

The Company is seeking to sell its self-constructed living quarters to its employee.

 

11.              PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

During the current period, the Company incurred expenditures of approximately US$412.6 million (six months ended June 30, 2012: approximately US$195.8 million) on property, plant and equipment to expand and upgrade the Company’s manufacturing capacity. With the disposal of WHDM by the Company during the period, the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment decreased by US$18.8 million.

 

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11.              PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)

 

Construction in progress

 

The construction in progress balance of approximately US$551.4 million as of June 30, 2013, primarily consisted of US$69.0 million and US$346.3 million of the manufacturing equipment acquired to further expand the production capacity at the 12” fab in Beijing and Shanghai, respectively, and US$92.4 million related to the ongoing 8” wafer construction project at Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shenzhen) Corporation. The Company’s Shenzhen project which commenced in 2008 has progressed more slowly than expected due to changing market conditions and ongoing negotiations with relevant parties. The Company will closely monitor the progress of the project and evaluate any additional costs to complete the project. In addition, $43.7 million was related to various ongoing capital expenditure projects of other SMIC subsidiaries, which are expected to be completed by the first half of 2014.

 

Assets pledged as security

 

Property, plant and equipment with carrying amount of approximately US$896 million (2012: approximately US$993 million) have been pledged to secure borrowings of the Company. The plant and equipment have been pledged as security for the Company’s bank loans under a mortgage. The Company is not allowed to pledge these assets as security for other borrowings or to sell them to another entity.

 

12.              INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES

 

Details of the Company’s associates at the end of the reporting period are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Place of
establishment

 

Proportion of ownership
interest and voting power
held by the Company

 

Name of associate

 

Principal activity

 

and operation

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

Toppan SMIC Electronic
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd (“Tappan”)

 

Design, production and processing micro lens imaging sensors and related products

 

Shanghai

 

30

%

30

%

Zhongxin Xiecheng Investment
(Beijing) Co., Ltd (“Zhongxin”)

 

Equity investment, Project investment, consulting

 

Beijing

 

49

%

49

%

 

13.              OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

30

 

77

 

Short-term investments carried at fair value through profit or loss

 

2,851

 

18,653

 

 

 

2,881

 

18,730

 

 

The Company’s short-term investments carried at fair value through profit or loss represent the investments in financial products sold by banks. The amounts as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were US$2.9 million and US$18.7 million.

 

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14.              OTHER ASSETS

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Advance payments

 

29,027

 

28,252

 

Others

 

8,899

 

15,130

 

 

 

37,926

 

43,382

 

 

As at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, all advances of US$29 million and US$28 million were made in conjunction with a proposed joint venture between the holding company and Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (“Xinxin”). This advance payment is refundable to the Company if the joint venture cannot be formed successfully.

 

15.              INVENTORIES

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Raw materials

 

68,963

 

52,228

 

Work in progress

 

168,824

 

156,392

 

Finished goods

 

70,541

 

87,108

 

 

 

308,328

 

295,728

 

 

16.              TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Trade receivables

 

406,007

 

323,451

 

Allowance for doubtful debts

 

(45,998

)

(45,340

)

 

 

360,009

 

278,111

 

Other receivables and refundable deposits

 

112,417

 

50,100

 

 

 

472,426

 

328,211

 

 

The Company determines credit terms ranging from 30 to 60 days for each customer on a case-by-case basis in accordance with its assessment of such customer’s financial standing and business potential with the Company.

 

The following is an analysis of trade receivable (net of allowance of doubtful debt) by age, presented based on due date.

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Current

 

292,585

 

222,765

 

Overdue

 

 

 

 

 

Within 30 days

 

52,545

 

31,219

 

31–60 days

 

8,010

 

16,559

 

Over 60 days

 

6,869

 

7,568

 

Total

 

360,009

 

278,111

 

 

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17.              RESTRICTED CASH

 

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, restricted cash consisted of US$62.9 million and US$111.6 million, respectively, of bank time deposits pledged against letters of credit and short-term borrowings, and US$151.5 million and US$106.0 million, respectively, of government funding received mainly for the reimbursement of research and development expenses to be incurred.

 

18.              SHARES AND ISSUED CAPITAL

 

Ordinary shares of US$0.0004 each issued and fully paid

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

Number of

 

Share

 

Number of

 

Share

 

 

 

shares

 

capital

 

shares

 

capital

 

 

 

 

 

USD’000

 

 

 

USD’000

 

Balance at January 1

 

32,000,139,623

 

12,800

 

27,487,676,065

 

10,995

 

Issuance of shares under the Company’s employee share option plan

 

75,491,777

 

30

 

32,527,565

 

13

 

Conversion of convertible preferred shares

 

 

 

4,455,459,110

 

1,782

 

Balance at June 30

 

32,075,631,400

 

12,830

 

31,975,662,740

 

12,790

 

 

19.              SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS

 

Share options schemes

 

The Company has adopted the two share option schemes under which options to subscribe for the Company’s shares have been granted to certain employees, officers and other service providers.

 

The expense recognized for employee services received during the period is shown in the following table:

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Expense arising from equity-settled share-based payment transactions

 

9,005

 

3,686

 

 

Movements during the period

 

(i)                    The following table illustrates the number and weighted average exercise prices (WAEP) of, and movements in, share options during the period (excluding Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”)):

 

 

 

Number

 

WAEP

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2013

 

1,285,367,372

 

US$

0.09

 

Granted during the period

 

220,031,583

 

US$

0.08

 

Cancelled during the period

 

(103,541,541

)

US$

0.12

 

Exercised during the period

 

(50,115,328

)

US$

0.04

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2013

 

1,351,742,086

 

US$

0.09

 

 

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19.              SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Movements during the period (Continued)

 

(i)                    (Continued)

 

In the current interim period, share options were granted on May 7, 2013, June 11, 2013 and June 17, 2013. The fair values of the options determined at the dates of grant using the Black- Scholes Option Pricing model were US$0.04, US$0.04 and US$0.04 respectively.

 

The weighted average closing price of the Company’s shares immediately before the dates on which the share options were exercised was US$0.07.

 

The following table lists the inputs to the Black Scholes Option Pricing model used for the options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2013:

 

 

 

2013

 

Dividend yield (%)

 

 

Expected volatility

 

63.18

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.10

%

Expected life of share options

 

1–5 years

 

 

The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the options is based on the yield of the US Treasury Bond. The expected term of options granted represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. Expected volatilities are based on the average volatility of the Company’s stock prices with the time period commensurate with the expected term of the options. The dividend yield is based on the Company’s intended future dividend plan.

 

The valuation of the options is based on the best estimates from the Company by taking into account a number of assumptions and is subject to limitation of the valuation model. Changes in variables and assumptions may affect the fair value of these options.

 

(ii)                 The following table illustrates the number and weighted average fair value (WAFV) of, and movements in, RSUs during the period (excluding share options):

 

 

 

Number

 

WAFV

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2013

 

125,358,288

 

US$

0.06

 

Granted during the period

 

151,336,161

 

US$

0.08

 

Cancelled during the period

 

(4,271,623

)

US$

0.06

 

Exercised during the period

 

(25,376,449

)

US$

0.06

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2013

 

247,046,377

 

US$

0.07

 

 

In the current interim period, RSUs were granted on June 11, 2013. The fair value of the RSUs determined at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model was US$0.08.

 

The weighted average closing price of the Company’s shares immediately before the date on which the RSUs were exercised was US$0.08.

 

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19.              SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Movements during the period (Continued)

 

(ii)                 (Continued)

 

The following table lists the inputs to the Black Scholes Option Pricing model used for the RSU granted during the six months ended June 30, 2013:

 

 

 

2013

 

Dividend yield (%)

 

 

Expected volatility

 

47.03

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

0.34

%

Expected life of share RSUs

 

1–2 years

 

 

The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the RSUs is based on the yield of the US Treasury Bond. The expected term of RSUs granted represents the period of time that RSUs granted are expected to be outstanding. Expected volatilities are based on the average volatility of the Company’s stock prices with the time period commensurate with the expected term of the RSUs. The dividend yield is based on the Company’s intended future dividend plan.

 

The valuation of the RSUs is based on the best estimates from the Company by taking into account a number of assumptions and is subject to limitation of the valuation model. Changes in variables and assumptions may affect the fair value of these RSUs.

 

20.              TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Trade payables

 

405,417

 

331,394

 

Advance receipts from customers

 

104,848

 

67,108

 

Deposit received from customers

 

9,249

 

10,591

 

Other payable

 

17,489

 

14,859

 

 

 

537,003

 

423,952

 

 

Trade payables are non-interest bearing and are normally settled on 30-day to 60-day terms. Trade payables are mainly for purchase of materials and property, plant and equipment.

 

The following is an analysis of trade payables by age, presented based on the due date:

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Current

 

325,999

 

275,398

 

Overdue:

 

 

 

 

 

Within 30 days

 

43,244

 

26,783

 

31 to 60 days

 

8,339

 

10,652

 

Over 60 days

 

27,835

 

18,561

 

 

 

405,417

 

331,394

 

 

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21.              BORROWINGS

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Short-term commercial bank loans

 

330,925

 

383,225

 

 

 

330,925

 

383,225

 

Beijing USD & RMB loan

 

 

49,079

 

Shanghai USD loan

 

66,500

 

68,500

 

Shanghai EXIM70M loan

 

70,000

 

70,000

 

Shanghai 268M syndicated loan

 

268,000

 

245,611

 

Beijing EXIM20M loan

 

20,000

 

20,000

 

Beijing 600M syndicated loan

 

260,000

 

260,000

 

Beijing-EXIM USD III

 

40,000

 

 

Beijing-CIDC entrusted loan

 

5,692

 

 

 

 

730,192

 

713,190

 

Less: current maturities of long-term debt

 

255,500

 

184,578

 

Non-current maturities of long-term debt

 

474,692

 

528,612

 

Borrowing by repayment schedule:

 

 

 

 

 

Within 1 year

 

586,425

 

567,803

 

Within 1—2 years

 

309,692

 

309,000

 

Within 2—5 years

 

165,000

 

219,612

 

 

 

1,061,117

 

1,096,415

 

 

22.              PROMISSORY NOTES

 

In 2009, the Company reached a settlement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (“TSMC”). Under this agreement, the remaining promissory note of US$40.0 million under the prior 2005 Settlement Agreement was cancelled. However, the Company issued twelve non-interest bearing promissory notes with an aggregate amount of US$200.0 million as the settlement consideration. The Company has recorded a discount of US$8.1 million for the imputed interest on the notes using an effective interest rate of 2.85% (which represents the Company’s average rate of borrowing for 2009), which was recorded as a reduction of the face amount of the promissory notes. In total, the Company paid TSMC US$30.0 million in 2012 and US$15.0 million in the first half of 2013, respectively. The outstanding promissory notes are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

 

 

 

 

Discounted

 

 

 

Face value

 

value

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

2013–Current

 

15,000

 

14,791

 

 

 

15,000

 

14,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

 

 

Discounted

 

 

 

Face value

 

value

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

2013–Current

 

30,000

 

29,374

 

 

 

30,000

 

29,374

 

 

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23.              COMMITMENTS FOR EXPENDITURE

 

Purchase commitments

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had the following commitments to purchase machinery, equipment and construction obligations. The machinery and equipment is scheduled to be delivered to the Company’s facility by June 30, 2014.

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Expenditures contracted for but not provided in the condensed consolidated financial statements in respects of

 

 

 

 

 

the acquisition of land use right

 

14,206

 

 

the acquisition of the facility construction

 

36,379

 

25,551

 

the acquisition of property, plant and equipment

 

246,314

 

481,639

 

 

 

296,899

 

507,190

 

 

24.              FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The following tables provide an analysis of financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis subsequent to initial recognition, grouped into Levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable. There is no transfer within different levels of the fair value hierarchy in the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

·                         Level 1 fair value measurements are those derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active market for identical assets or liabilities;

 

·                         Level 2 fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices);

 

·                         Level 3 fair value measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

 

 

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

 

 

Valuation technique(s) and key inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Financial assets at FVTPL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency forward contracts classified as other financial assets in the statement of financial position

 

Discounted cash flow. Future cash flows are estimated based on forward exchange rates (from observable forward exchange rates at the end of the reporting period) and contracted forward rates, discounted at a rate that reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.

 

 

30

 

 

30

 

Short-term investment carried at fair value through profit or loss

 

Discounted cash flow. Future cash flows are estimated based on contracted interest rates, discounted at a rate that reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.

 

 

2,851

 

 

2,851

 

Total

 

 

 

 

2,881

 

 

2,881

 

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency forward contracts classified as other financial liabilities in the statement of financial position

 

Discounted cash flow. Future cash flows are estimated based on forward exchange rates (from observable forward exchange rates at the end of the reporting period) and contracted forward rates, discounted at a rate that reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.

 

 

(107

)

 

(107

)

Total

 

 

 

 

(107

)

 

(107

)

 

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24.              FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

The directors of the Company consider that the carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities recorded at amortized cost in the condensed consolidated financial statements approximate their fair values.

 

25.              RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Trading transactions

 

During the period, group entities entered into the following trading transactions with related parties that are not members of the Company:

 

 

 

Sale of goods

 

 

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Datang Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd**

 

7,753

 

4,246

 

Toppan

 

2,136

 

2,092

 

 

 

 

Purchase of goods
Six months ended

 

Purchase of services
Six months ended

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

06/30/13

 

06/30/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Toppan

 

 

169

 

12,358

 

6,395

 

Zhongxin

 

 

 

1,103

 

 

 

The following balances were outstanding at the end of the reporting period:

 

 

 

Amounts due from
related parties

 

Amounts due to
related parties

 

 

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

06/30/13

 

12/31/12

 

 

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

USD’000

 

Datang Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd**

 

6,623

 

4,138

 

 

 

Datang Telecom Company Finance Co., Ltd**

 

 

 

81,315

*

80,262

 

Toppan

 

361

 

372

 

2,360

 

1,487

 

Zhongxin

 

6

 

 

 

 

 


*                                           Short-term borrowing, the principal amount is repayable in the fourth quarter of 2013. The interest rate is 5.04%.

 

**                                      Members of Datang Group (as defined below)

 

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25.              RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)

 

Trading transactions (Continued)

 

On December 14, 2011, the Company entered into a Framework Agreement with Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Datang”), a substantial shareholder of the Company. Datang is a member of Datang Telecom Technology & Industry Group (“Datang Group”). Pursuant to the agreement, the Company (including its subsidiaries) and Datang (including its associates) will engage in business collaboration including but not limited to foundry service. The effective period of the Framework Agreement is three years. The pricing for the transactions contemplated under the agreement will be determined by reference to reasonable market price.

 

Sale of self-developed living quarter unit

 

Amount of sale of self-developed living quarter unit to one of the key management, which was previously approved by the Board, was US$0.8 million in six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

26.              OFFSETTING A FINANCIAL ASSET AND A FINANCIAL LIABILITY

 

On June 28, 2013, a financing agreement (“Financing Agreement”) was entered into under which the Company borrowed US$15.0 million from Bank of China to repay the promissory notes of TSMC, and the Company will then repay such borrowing to Bank of China according to repayment schedule and interest rate in the agreement.

 

A pledged deposit agreement (“Pledged Deposit Agreement”) was entered into simultaneously, under which the Company pledged with Bank of China RMB92.3 million (equivalent to approximately US$15.0 million) to guarantee the repayment under the Financing Agreement to Bank of China. The interest income from the pledged deposit is also pledged and used as guarantee. If the Company fails to repay the borrowings under the Financing Agreement as scheduled, Bank of China will have the right to use the pledged deposit to repay the related borrowing.

 

An offsetting agreement was entered into in connection with the Financing Agreement and Pledged Deposit Agreement, under which the Company shall have the legal right to use the pledged deposit under Pledged Deposit Agreement to offset the borrowings under the Financing Agreement at any time during the financing period specified in the Financing Agreement, and the amount of the pledged deposit should cover both principal and interests.

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company presented the remaining amount as restricted cash after offsetting.

 

27.              SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

On August 7, 2013, SMIS entered into the new Shanghai syndicated loan, a seven-year loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of US$470 million, with a syndicate of 5 financial institutions based in the PRC. The seven-year bank facility will be used to expand the capacity of SMIS’s 12-inch fabs.

 

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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: 5 September, 2013

By:

/s/ Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu

 

 

Name:

Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director