SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March 2005
Commission File Number 1-31994
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
18 Zhangjiang Road
Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201203
People’s Republic of China
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F):
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (the “Registrant”) is furnishing under the cover of Form 6-K:
| Exhibit 99.1: | Press announcement, dated March 15, 2005, relating to the postponement of the meeting of the Registrant’s board of directors to approve the audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2004. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard R. Chang | |
| Name: | Richard R. Chang | |
| Title: | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: March 16, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1: | Press announcement, dated March 15, 2005, relating to the postponement of the meeting of the Registrant’s board of directors to approve the audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2004. |
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(STOCK CODE: 0981)
POSTPONEMENT OF MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
This announcement is made at the request of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
The auditors of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (the “Company”) are currently in the process of completing their review of the Company’s audited financial results for the year ended 31 December 2004. The Company hereby announces that the meeting of its board of directors to approve the audited financial results for the year ended 31 December 2004 originally scheduled to be held today, 15 March 2005, has been postponed to 28 March 2005.
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Richard R. Chang as Chairman and executive director of the Company; Lai Xing Cai and Fang Yao (alternate director to Lai Xing Cai) as non-executive directors of the Company; Ta-Lin Hsu, Yen-Pong Jou, Tsuyoshi Kawanishi, Henry Shaw, Lip-Bu Tan and Yang Yuan Wang as independent non-executive directors of the Company.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation
Richard R. Chang
Chairman
Shanghai, PRC
March 15, 2005
| * | for identification only |