tsm-6k_20210510.htm



			1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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 May 2021 (Commission File Number: 001-14700)
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)
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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:	May 10, 2021	By	/s/ Wendell Huang
			Wendell Huang
			Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

TSMC April 2021 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. –May 10, 2021 – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenue for April 2021: On a consolidated basis, revenue for April 2021 was approximately NT$111.32 billion, a decrease of 13.8 percent from March 2021 and an increase of 16.0 percent from April 2020. Revenue for January through April 2021 totaled NT$473.73 billion, an increase of 16.5 percent compared to the same period in 2020.

TSMC April Revenue Report (Consolidated):

(Unit:NT$ million)

Period

April

2021

March

2021

M-o-M Increase

(Decrease)

April

2020

Y-o-Y

Increase

(Decrease)

January to April

2021

January to April

2020

Y-o-Y

Increase

(Decrease)

Net

Revenue

111,315

129,127

(13.8)

96,002

16.0

473,725

406,599

16.5

TSMC Spokesperson:

Media Contacts:

Wendell Huang
Vice President and CFO
Tel: 886-3-505-5901

Nina Kao

Head of Public Relations

Tel: 886-3-563-6688 ext.7125036

Mobile: 886-988-239-163

E-Mail: nina_kao@tsmc.com

Hui-Chung Su

Public Relations

Tel: 886-3-563-6688 ext. 7125033

Mobile: 886-988-930-039

E-Mail: hcsuq@tsmc.com

Michael Kramer

Public Relations

Tel: 886-3-563-6688 ext. 7125031

Mobile: 886-988-931-352

E-Mail: pdkramer@tsmc.com


Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited


This is to report the changes or status of 1) revenue, 2) funds lent to other parties, 3) endorsements and guarantees, and 4) financial derivative transactions for the period of April 2021.

1.	Revenue (in NT$ thousands)
		Period	Items	2021	2020
		April	Net Revenue	111,314,794	96,001,572
		Jan. ~ April	Net Revenue	473,725,024	406,598,755

2.	Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousands)
		Lending Company		Limit of lending	Amount Drawn
					Bal. as of period end
		TSMC China*		66,609,665	20,684,160
		TSMC Global**		377,994,306	103,082,000
		* The borrower is TSMC Nanjing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC.
		** The borrower is TSMC.

3.	Endorsements and guarantees (in NT$ thousands)：
		Guarantor		Limit of guarantee	Amount
					Bal. as of period end
		TSMC*		484,734,099	2,318,323
		TSMC**		484,734,099	181,090,000
		TSMC Japan Ltd.***		193,893,640	338,712
		* The guarantee was provided to TSMC North America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC. The guarantee was provided to TSMC Global, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC. * The guarantee was provided to TSMC Design Technology Japan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC.


4. Financial derivative transactions (in NT$ thousands)
	(1) Derivatives not under hedge accounting.
		‧TSMC
				Forward
		Margin Payment		-
		Premium Income (Expense)		-
		Outstanding Contracts	Notional Amount	198,154,562
			Mark to Market Profit/Loss	215,580
			Unrealized Profit/Loss	(1,815,948)
		Expired Contracts	Notional Amount	255,289,305
		Expired Contracts	Realized Profit/Loss	302,133
		Equity price linked product (Y/N)		N

		‧TSMC China
				Forward
		Margin Payment		-
		Premium Income (Expense)		-
		Outstanding Contracts	Notional Amount	26,394,260
			Mark to Market Profit/Loss	216,032
			Unrealized Profit/Loss	130,827
		Expired Contracts	Notional Amount	91,500,657
		Expired Contracts	Realized Profit/Loss	320,613
		Equity price linked product (Y/N)		N


	‧TSMC Nanjing
			Forward
	Margin Payment		-
	Premium Income (Expense)		-
	Outstanding Contracts	Notional Amount	16,284,229
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss	140,963
		Unrealized Profit/Loss	104,776
	Expired Contracts	Notional Amount	52,045,241
	Expired Contracts	Realized Profit/Loss	130,755
	Equity price linked product (Y/N)		N


(2) Derivatives under hedge accounting.
	‧TSMC
			Forward
	Margin Payment		-
	Premium Income (Expense)		-
	Outstanding Contracts	Notional Amount	-
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss	-
		Unrealized Profit/Loss	(1,144)
	Expired Contracts	Notional Amount	-
	Expired Contracts	Realized Profit/Loss	(40,272)
	Equity price linked product (Y/N)		N


‧TSMC Global
		Future
Margin Payment		(32,039)
Premium Income (Expense)		-
Outstanding Contracts	Notional Amount	2,058,854
	Mark to Market Profit/Loss	35,333
	Unrealized Profit/Loss	36,383
Expired Contracts	Notional Amount	9,026,640
Expired Contracts	Realized Profit/Loss	118,935
Equity price linked product (Y/N)		N