tsm-6k_20210409.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 April 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:	April 9, 2021	By	/s/ Wendell Huang
			Wendell Huang
			Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

TSMC March 2021 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Apr. 9, 2021 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenue for March 2021: On a consolidated basis, revenue for March 2021 was approximately NT$129.13 billion, an increase of 21.2 percent from February 2021 and an increase of 13.7 percent from March 2020. Revenue for January through March 2021 totaled NT$362.41 billion, an increase of 16.7 percent compared to the same period in 2020.

TSMC March Revenue Report (Consolidated):

(Unit:NT$ million)

Period

March

2021

February 2021

M-o-M Increase

(Decrease)

March

2020

Y-o-Y Increase

(Decrease)

January to March

2021

January to March

2020

Y-o-Y Increase

(Decrease)

Net

Revenue

129,127

106,534

21.2

113,520

13.7

362,410

310,597

16.7

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 March 2021.

1.	Revenue (in NT$ thousands)
		Period	Items	2021	2020
		Mar.	Net Revenue	129,127,388	113,519,599
		Jan. ~ Mar.	Net Revenue	362,410,230	310,597,183

2.	Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousands)
		Lending Company		Limit of lending	Amount Drawn
					Bal. as of period end
		TSMC China*		65,265,797	20,869,440
		TSMC Global**		387,806,642	88,371,700
		* 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*		462,414,314	2,372,162
		TSMC**		462,414,314	85,521,000
		TSMC Japan Ltd.***		184,965,726	340,296
		* 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	161,492,812
			Mark to Market Profit/Loss	(1,707,878)
			Unrealized Profit/Loss	(3,739,405)
		Expired Contracts	Notional Amount	200,882,664
		Expired Contracts	Realized Profit/Loss	393,071
		Equity price linked product (Y/N)		N

		‧TSMC China
				Forward
		Margin Payment		-
		Premium Income (Expense)		-
		Outstanding Contracts	Notional Amount	24,771,974
			Mark to Market Profit/Loss	(122,582)
			Unrealized Profit/Loss	(209,063)
		Expired Contracts	Notional Amount	66,869,931
		Expired Contracts	Realized Profit/Loss	243,681
		Equity price linked product (Y/N)		N


	‧TSMC Nanjing
			Forward
	Margin Payment		-
	Premium Income (Expense)		-
	Outstanding Contracts	Notional Amount	15,476,682
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss	(82,793)
		Unrealized Profit/Loss	(119,808)
	Expired Contracts	Notional Amount	35,112,339
	Expired Contracts	Realized Profit/Loss	90,796
	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		(80,447)
Premium Income (Expense)		-
Outstanding Contracts	Notional Amount	3,189,933
	Mark to Market Profit/Loss	64,349
	Unrealized Profit/Loss	64,443
Expired Contracts	Notional Amount	7,919,245
Expired Contracts	Realized Profit/Loss	112,133
Equity price linked product (Y/N)		N