SMIC (00981) announced that on September 12, 2025, the company issued 11.2034 million RMB ordinary shares (A-shares) under its 2021 STAR Market Restricted Stock Incentive Plan, which was adopted on June 25, 2021. The share issuance covers the fourth vesting period of the initial grant portion and the third vesting period of the reserved grant portion of the incentive plan.