Form 6-K

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

Date: February 23, 2018

/s/ Lora Ho

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

0001193125-18-054791.txt : 20180223 0001193125-18-054791.hdr.sgml : 20180223 20180223060834 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-18-054791 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180223 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180223 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180223 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001046179 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14700 FILM NUMBER: 18634587 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6 STREET 2: SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK CITY: HSINCHU STATE: F5 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 886-3-5636688 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6 STREET 2: SCIENCE-BASED INDUSTRIAL PARK CITY: HSINCHU STATE: F5 ZIP: 00000 6-K 1 d520004d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K

1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of February 2018

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6,

Hsinchu Science Park,

Taiwan

(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 whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes ☐ No ☒

(If “Yes” is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82: .)

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 Limited

This is to report 1) the changes in the shareholdings of our directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (The Company; “TSMC”) (NYSE:TSM); 2) the pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by our directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC; 3) the acquisition of assets by TSMC and 4) the disposition of assets by TSMC for the month of January 2018.

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


Title	Name	Number of shares held as of				Changes
Title	Name	12/31/2017		1/31/2018		Changes
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer	Stephen T. Tso		12,252,064		12,222,064		(30,000	)
Senior Vice President	Y. P. Chin		9,116,229		9,115,229		(1,000	)
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer	Yuan-Chen Sun		3,916,831		3,913,831		(3,000	)

Note: Shareholdings include shares held by the related parties.

2)	The pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by our board directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares: None.

3)	The acquisition of assets (in NT$ million):


Description of assets	Amount
Manufacturing equipment, facility and construction		NT$12,817
Fixed-income investment		NT$14,912

4)	The disposition of assets (in NT$ million):


Description of assets	Amount
Fixed-income investment		NT$658

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