1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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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 2023
(Commission File Number: 001-14700)
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
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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: September 25, 2023 | By | /s/ Wendell Huang | |||||||||||||||
| Wendell Huang | |||||||||||||||||
| Vice President and 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 2023.
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 | |||||||||||
| 7/31/2023 | 8/31/2023 | |||||||||||||
| Chairman | Mark Liu | 12,963,518 | 12,964,046 | 528 | ||||||||||
| Senior Vice President | Cliff Hou | 485,136 | 486,936 | 1,800 | ||||||||||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Wendell Huang | 1,660,080 | 1,660,095 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Vice President | Jonathan Lee | 388,628 | 390,806 | 2,178 | ||||||||||
| Vice President | KC Hsu | 80,927 | 90,927 | 10,000 | ||||||||||
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:
Inapplicable.
Inapplicable.
3.The acquisition and disposition of assets by TSMC and its subsidiaries:
Fixed-income investment: NT$20.7 billion of acquisition and NT$0.3 billion of disposition.
4.The capital appropriations approved by TSMC board of directors:
Machinery equipment for advanced packaging, mature and/or specialty technology capacity: US$1.7 billion.
Real estate and capitalized leased assets: US$4.4 billion.
5.The unsecured bonds issued by TSMC and its subsidiaries:
| Issuance | Tranche | Issuance Period | Total Amount (in billions) | Coupon Rate | Repayment and Interest Payment | ||||||||||||
| 112-4 | A | August 2023 ~ August 2028 | NT$7.3 | 1.60% | Bullet repayment; interest payable annually | ||||||||||||
| B | August 2023 ~ August 2030 | NT$0.7 | 1.65% | ||||||||||||||
| C | August 2023 ~ August 2033 | NT$7.9 | 1.76% | ||||||||||||||