T H I S L E T T E R I S I M P O R T A N T A N D R E Q U I R E S Y O U R I M M E D I A T E A T T E N T I O N

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)

28 April 2021

Dear Sir / Madam,

Election of Means of Receipt and Language of Corporate Communication

Pursuant to Rules 2.07A (2A) and 2.07B of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, we are writing to ascertain whether you would agree that Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (''Company'') may send or supply Corporate Communications (as defined below) generally to you by means of the Company's website ("Website Arrangement") and your choice of language of Corporate Communications ("Language Selection"). Even if you had previously received a letter(s) from the Company seeking your election in relation to, among other things, these matters concerning Corporation Communications and have made an election, you are hereby requested to make an election again. PLEASE NOTE THAT

YOUR PREVIOUS ELECTION (IF ANY) WILL BE DISREGARDED. IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR REPLY TO THIS LETTER IN RELATION TO OR YOUR RESPONSE INDICATING YOUR OBJECTION TO THE WEBSITE ARRANGEMENT BY 26 MAY 2021, YOU WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO THE WEBSITE ARRANGEMENT.

Corporate Communication means any document to be issued by us for your information or action, including but not limited to (a) the directors' report, its annual accounts together with a copy of the auditors' report and, where applicable, its summary financial report; (b) the interim report and, where applicable, summary interim report; (c) a notice of meeting; (d) a listing document; (e) a circular; and (f) a proxy form.

You may choose any one of the following options in relation to Corporate Communications:

  1. To agree to the Website Arrangement (i.e. to read the Corporate Communication published on the Company's website).
  2. To receive a printed English version only.
  3. To receive a printed Chinese version only.
  4. To receive both the printed English and Chinese versions.

In order to save costs and protect the environment, we recommend you to take advantage of agreeing to the Website Arrangement. Even if you agree to the Website Arrangement, you reserve the right at any time to change your choice of means of receipt and language of the Corporate Communications by reasonable notice in writing to the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited ("Computershare"), at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong or to the Company by email at smic.ecom@computershare.com.hk. If, for any reason, you have difficulty in gaining access to any Corporate Communication, please write to Computershare by email or by post. The Corporate Communication in printed form will be sent to you free of charge as soon as possible.

Please mark (√) in the appropriate box on the enclosed reply form ("Reply Form") and sign and return it to the Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, using the mailing label at the bottom of the Reply Form (a stamp is not needed if posted in Hong Kong).

If we do not receive the Reply Form from you in relation to or your response indicating your objection to the Website Arrangement by 26 May 2021 and until you inform the Company or Computershare by giving reasonable notice in writing (as described above), you will be deemed to have agreed to the Website Arrangement.

Please note that both the English and Chinese versions of the Corporate Communication will be available on the Company's website at www.smics.comand the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

Should you have any queries relating to this letter, please contact us by calling the Company's hotline at its share registrar on (852) 2862 8688 during business hours (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays).

By Order of the Board

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

Dr. Gao Yonggang

Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer

and Company Secretary

* For identification purposes only

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CCS9023 SMIH

Reply Form 回條

To: Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

(the "Company") (Stock Code: 981)

c/o Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre,

183 Queen's Road East,

Wanchai, Hong Kong

致： 中芯國際集成電路製造有限公司* （「本公司」）（股份代號：981）

經香港中央證券登記有限公司

香港灣仔皇后大道東 183 號 合和中心 17M 樓

I/We would like to receive Corporate Communication# of the Company (" Corporate Communication") in the manner as indicated below: 本人／我們希望以下列方式收取 貴公司之公司通訊#（「公司通訊」）：

(Please mark（√）in ONLY ONE of the following boxes) (請從下列選擇中，僅在其中一個空格內劃上「√」號)

to read the Website Version of all future Corporate Communication published on the Company's website in place of receiving printed copies; and receive

  • an email notification or a notification letter of the publication of the Corporate Communication on the aforesaid websites; OR
    以網上方式瀏覽在本公司網站發表之所有今後公司通訊，以代替收取印刷本，並收取有關公司通訊已在前述網站上刊發之電郵 通知或通知信函；或

Email Address

電郵地址

□

□

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to receive the printed English version of all future Corporate Communication ONLY; OR 僅收取公司通訊之英文印刷本；或

to receive the printed Chinese version of all future Corporate Communication ONLY; OR 僅收取公司通訊之中文印刷本；或

to receive both printed English and Chinese versions of all future Corporate Communication. 同時收取公司通訊之英文及中文印刷本。

Contact telephone number 聯絡電話號碼

Signature

Date

簽名

日期

Notes 附註：

  1. If the Company does not receive this Reply Form from you in relation to or your response indicating your objection to the arrangement that the Company may send or supply Corporate Communication generally to you by means of the Company's website by 26 May 2021, you will be deemed to have agreed to such arrangement, in which case we will send you a printed notification letter of the publication of the Corporate Communica tion on the Company's website.
    倘若本公司於二零二一年五月二十六日仍未收到 閣下寄回此回條或 閣下的回覆表示反對本公司可在一般情況下可透過本公司網站向 閣下發送或提供公司 通訊的安排， 閣下將被視為已同意收取網上版本，在這情況下，本公司將向 閣下寄發有關公司通訊文件已在網上刊發的通知信函印刷本。
  2. Shareholders are entitled to change the choice of means of receipt and language of the Corporate Communication at any t ime by giving reasonable notice in writing to the
    Company's Hong Kong branch share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong or by email at smic.ecom@computershare.com.hk.
    股東有權隨時發出合理的書面通知予本公司香港股份過戶登記處分處香港中央證券登記有限公司（地址為香港灣仔皇后大道東 183 號合和中心 17M 樓）或以電郵方式 到 smic.ecom@computershare.com.hk，要求更改收取公司通訊之方式及語言版本。
  3. For the avoidance of doubt, we do not accept any specia l instructions written on this Reply Form.
    為免避誤解，任何在此回條上的額外手寫指示，本公司將不予處理。

#Corporate Communication means any document issued or to be issued by an issuer for the information or action of holders of a ny of its securities, including but not limited to (a) the directors' report, its annual accounts together with a copy of the auditors' report and, where applicable, its summary financial report; (b) the interim report and, where applicable, summary interim report; ( c) a notice of meeting; (d) a listing document; (e) a circular; and (f) a proxy form.

公司通訊即發行人已發出或將發出以供持有其證券的人士參照或採取行動的任何文件，其中包括（但不限於）：(a)董事會報告、年度賬目連同核數師報告及 （如適用）財務摘要報 告；(b)中期報告及（如適用）中期摘要報告；(c)會議通告；(d)上市文件；(e)股東通函；及(f)代表委任表格。

*For identification purposes only 僅供識別

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