1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

For the month of September 2020

 

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

 

 

 

No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6,
Hsinchu Science Park,
Taiwan, R.O.C.
(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.
Form 20-F              Form 40-F  

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in papers as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

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SIGNATURES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

Date:

September 25, 2020

By

/s/ Wendell Huang

 

 

 

 

Wendell Huang

 

 

 

 

Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 


 

 


 

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

("TSMC"; NYSE: TSM)

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is to report 1) the changes in the shareholdings of TSMC board of directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC; 2) the changes in the pledge of TSMC common shares by TSMC board of directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC; 3) the acquisition and disposition of assets by TSMC and its subsidiaries; 4) the capital appropriations approved by TSMC board of directors and 5) The unsecured bonds issued by TSMC and its subsidiaries for the month of August 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The changes in the shareholdings of TSMC board of directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC:

 

Title

Name

Number of shares held as of

Changes

 

7/31/2020

8/31/2020

 

Senior Vice President

Cliff Hou

432,063

432,976

913

 

Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Wendell Huang

1,651,517

1,651,534

17

 

Note: Shareholdings include shares held by the related parties.

 

 

2. The changes in the pledge of TSMC common shares by TSMC board of directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC:

 

Title

Name

Number of shares pledged as of

Changes

 

7/31/2020

8/31/2020

 

Senior Vice President

Lora Ho

1,300,000

0

(1,300,000)

 

 

3. The acquisition and disposition of assets by TSMC and its subsidiaries:

(1) Fixed-income investment: NT$3.8 billion of acquisition and NT$2.0 billion of disposition.

(2) Buildings and facilities: NT$5.7 billion of acquisition.

 

 

4. The capital appropriations approved by TSMC board of directors:

(1) Machinery equipment for advanced technology capacity: NT$70.8 billion;

(2) Machinery equipment for advanced packaging and specialty technology capacity: NT$16.2 billion;

(3) Machinery equipment for R&D capital investments and sustaining capital expenditures: NT$8.2 billion;

(4) Fab construction, installation of fab facilities and capitalized leased assets: NT$57.7 billion.

 


 

 

5. The unsecured bonds issued by TSMC and its subsidiaries: None*.

 

*Below table supplements the domestic unsecured bonds issued year-to-August 2020.

 

Issuance

Tranche

Issuance Period

Total Amount

(in millions)

Coupon Rate

Repayment and Interest Payment

 

 

109-1

A

Mar. 2020 ~ Mar. 2025

NT$

3,000

0.58%

Bullet repayment; interest payable

annually

 

 

B

Mar. 2020 ~ Mar. 2027

NT$

10,500

0.62%

The same as above

 

 

C

Mar. 2020 ~ Mar. 2030

NT$

10,500

0.64%

The same as above

 

109-2

A

Apr. 2020 ~ Apr. 2025

NT$

5,900

0.52%

The same as above

 

 

B

Apr. 2020 ~ Apr. 2027

NT$

10,400

0.58%

The same as above

 

 

C

Apr. 2020 ~ Apr. 2030

NT$

5,300

0.60%

The same as above

 

109-3

A

May 2020 ~ May 2025

NT$

4,500

0.55%

The same as above

 

 

B

May 2020 ~ May 2027

NT$

7,500

0.60%

The same as above

 

 

C

May 2020 ~ May 2030

NT$

2,400

0.64%

The same as above

 

109-4

A

Jul. 2020 ~ Jul. 2025

NT$

5,700

0.58%

Two equal installments in last two

years; interest payable annually

 

 

B

Jul. 2020 ~ Jul. 2027

NT$

6,300

0.65%

The same as above

 

 

C

Jul. 2020 ~ Jul. 2030

NT$

1,900

0.67%

The same as above