The board of directors of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation announced that: Dr. Zhao Haijun ("Dr. Zhao"), has resigned as an executive director (the "Director") of the Company with effect from 11 August 2022 in order to focus on discharging his duties as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Dr. Zhao will continue to serve as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company after the aforementioned resignation. Dr. Zhao has confirmed that he has no disagreement with the Board and that there is no matter in relation to his resignation as an executive Director that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

Mr. William Tudor Brown ("Mr. Brown") has resigned as an independent non-executive Director, the chairman of the compensation committee, a member of the audit committee, the nomination committee and the strategic committee of the Board with effect from 11 August 2022 due to other work commitments. Mr. Brown has confirmed that he has no disagreement with the Board and that there is no matter in relation to his resignation as an independent non-executive Director that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company. Academician Wu Hanming ("Academician Wu") has been appointed as a Class I independent non- executive Director, a member of the nomination committee and the strategic committee of the Board with effect from 11 August 2022.

Academician Wu, aged 70, is an expert in microelectronics technology. In 2019, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and is currently the dean of the School of Micro-Nano Electronics, Zhejiang University, the dean of the National Demonstration School of Microelectronics, University of Science and Technology of China, the chairman of Zhejiang ICsprout Semiconductor Co. Ltd., an independent director of Innotron Memory Co.

Ltd., an independent director of BYD Semiconductor Company Limited, an independent director of Piotech Inc. and an independent director of NAURA Technology Group Co. Ltd. (listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 002371). Academician Wu served as a senior engineer of Intel Corporation of the United States from September 1999 to August 2001, a technical director, vice president of the R&D department and consultant of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation from August 2001 to October 2018, and an executive director of EtownIP Innovation Design Service Center (Ningbo) Co.

Ltd. from October 2017 to February 2021. Academician Wu has been working in China's integrated circuit industry for a long time and has made outstanding contributions. Academician Wu has published 116 papers and has been granted 67 invention patents.

Academician Wu was selected as the first "Beijing Scholar", and awarded the title of "the top 10 national outstanding scientists and engineers" and "national outstanding professional and technical talents", etc. He was also the chairman of the China Semiconductor Technology International Conference (CSTIC) conference. Academician Wu obtained his Ph.D. from the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1987.

Dr. Fan Ren Da Anthony, an independent non-executive Director, has been appointed as the chairman of the compensation committee of the Board with effect from 11 August 2022. Academician Liu Ming, an independent non-executive Director, has been appointed as a member of the audit committee of the Board with effect from 11 August 2022.