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SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION中芯國際集成電路製造有限公司*
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 981)
GRANT OF OPTIONSThis announcement is made pursuant to Rule 17.06A of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange").
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (the "Company") announces that on 25 May 2016, an aggregate of 14,592,477 share options ("Options") to subscribe for ordinary shares of par value of US$0.0004 each in the capital of the Company (the "Share(s)") were conditionally granted, subject to acceptance of the grantees and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, under its 2014 Stock Option Plan effective from 15 November 2013 (the "Share Option Scheme"). If any grant of the Options as detailed below has not been accepted by any particular grantee or is not otherwise in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, such grant in respect of the particular grantee would not proceed or be effective for legal and regulatory purposes. The following are the details of the Options granted:
Date of Grant: | 25 May 2016 |
Exercise price of the Options | HK$0.642 per Share (being the higher of (a) the closing market price of the Shares on the Stock Exchange as stated in the daily quotation sheet of the Stock Exchange (the "Closing Price") on 25 May 2016, being HK$0.640 and (b) the average Closing Price for the period from 18 May 2016 to 24 May 2016 (both days inclusive), being HK$0.642) |
Number of Options granted: | 14,592,477 Options |
Closing price of the Shares on the date of grant: | HK$0.640 per Share |
Validity period of the Options: | The Options are valid for a period of 10 years commencing on 25 May 2016, subject to earlier termination as provided under the Share Option Scheme and applicable award documents. |
The Options were conditionally granted to three directors of the Company, subject to acceptance of the grantee and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, with details as follows:
Name of Director | Position | Number of Options |
Tzu-Yin Chiu | Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director | 7,031,061 |
Chen Shanzhi | Non-executive Director | 989,583 |
Lip-Bu Tan | Independent Non-executive Director | 1,145,833 |
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Shanghai, PRC 26 May 2016
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are:
Executive Directors
Zhou Zixue (Chairman)
Tzu-Yin Chiu (Chief Executive Officer) Gao Yonggang (Chief Financial Officer)
Non-executive Directors
Chen Shanzhi (Li Yonghua as his Alternate) Zhou Jie
Ren Kai Lu Jun
Independent Non-executive Directors
William Tudor Brown Sean Maloney
Lip-Bu Tan
Carmen I-Hua Chang
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