TSMC SVP buys shares via employee plan
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD senior executive Yung-Chin Hou reported an indirect purchase of common shares through the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD senior executive Yung-Chin Hou reported an indirect purchase of common shares through the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The administrator bought 66 shares on May 8, 2026 at $71.82 per share under terms predetermined by the issuer.
These ESPP shares are held in a trust, bringing that trust’s holdings to 7,274 shares. The filing also shows indirect holdings of 60,802 shares by the spouse and 20,190 shares through a Long-Term Incentive (LTI) bonus plan trust, plus 662,403 shares held directly.
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Insider Trade Summary
Net Buyer: 66 shares
Net Buy
4 txns
Insider
Hou Yung-Chin
Role
SVP and Deputy Co-COO
Bought
66 shs ($5K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | Common Shares (2330.TW) | 66 | $71.82 | $5K |
| holding | Common Shares (2330.TW) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Shares (2330.TW) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Shares (2330.TW) | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 7,274 shares (Indirect, By ESPP Trust);
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 662,403 shares (Direct);
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 20,190 shares (Indirect, By LTI Trust);
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 60,802 shares (Indirect, By Spouse)
Footnotes (4)
- F1. Common Shares purchased by the administrator of the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") on behalf of the filer pursuant to terms predetermined by the issuer.
- F2. The price was translated from the average purchase price of NT$2,257.1777 in New Taiwan dollars, at the rate of NT$31.429 to US$1.
- F3. Common Shares purchased and held under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP").
- F4. Represents Common Shares purchased by a trust with cash received under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive ("LTI") Bonus Plan, over which the filer has obtained investment control.
Key Figures
ESPP purchase size: 66 shares
Purchase price: $71.82/share
ESPP trust holdings: 7,274 shares
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8 metrics
ESPP purchase size
66 shares
Common Shares (2330.TW) bought via ESPP on May 8, 2026
Purchase price
$71.82/share
ESPP common share purchase price in U.S. dollars
ESPP trust holdings
7,274 shares
Total common shares held under ESPP trust after transaction
Spouse indirect holdings
60,802 shares
Common shares held indirectly by spouse
LTI trust holdings
20,190 shares
Common shares in Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Bonus Plan trust
Direct holdings
662,403 shares
Common shares held directly by Yung-Chin Hou
NT dollar purchase price
NT$2,257.1777
Average ESPP purchase price in New Taiwan dollars
FX rate
NT$31.429 = US$1
Exchange rate used to translate ESPP purchase price
Key Terms
Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"), Long-Term Incentive ("LTI") Bonus Plan, indirect ownership, open-market purchase, +1 more
5 terms
Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") financial
"Common Shares purchased by the administrator of the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") on behalf of the filer"
Long-Term Incentive ("LTI") Bonus Plan financial
"Represents Common Shares purchased by a trust with cash received under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive ("LTI") Bonus Plan"
indirect ownership financial
"total_shares_following_transaction": "7274.0000", "direct_or_indirect": "I", "nature_of_ownership": "By ESPP Trust""
open-market purchase financial
""transaction_action": "open-market purchase", "transaction_code_description": "Purchase in open market or private transaction""
An open-market purchase is when an investor or a company buys shares on a public stock exchange at the going market price, rather than through a private deal. It matters to investors because these purchases change how many shares are available, can push the stock price up or signal confidence from large buyers, and often affect per-share metrics like earnings—think of it like someone buying lots of apples off a grocery shelf, reducing supply and potentially raising the price.
average purchase price financial
"The price was translated from the average purchase price of NT$2,257.1777 in New Taiwan dollars"
FAQ
What insider transaction did TSM (TSMC) report in this Form 4?
TSMC reported that executive Yung-Chin Hou indirectly purchased 66 common shares via the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The shares were acquired on May 8, 2026 and are held in an ESPP trust on the executive’s behalf under predetermined plan terms.
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