TSMC VP buys shares via employee stock plan

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD vice president Lu Lee-Chung added a small number of shares through an employee plan.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD vice president Lu Lee-Chung added a small number of shares through an employee plan. On the reported date, an administrator for the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan bought 65 common shares at $57.87 per share on behalf of Lu under predetermined terms.

Following this transaction, indirect holdings via the ESPP trust total 6,227 common shares. Lu also holds 276,716 common shares directly, 7,036 common shares through a Long-Term Incentive bonus plan trust, and 15,000 common shares through a spouse, giving substantial overall exposure to the stock.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Buyer: 65 shares

Net Buy 4 txns

Insider Lu Lee-Chung

Role VP

Bought 65 shs ($4K)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Purchase	Common Shares (2330.TW)	65	$57.87	$4K
holding	Common Shares (2330.TW)	--	--	--
holding	Common Shares (2330.TW)	--	--	--
holding	Common Shares (2330.TW)	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Shares (2330.TW) — 6,227 shares (Indirect, By ESPP Trust); Common Shares (2330.TW) — 276,716 shares (Direct); Common Shares (2330.TW) — 7,036 shares (Indirect, By LTI Trust); Common Shares (2330.TW) — 15,000 shares (Indirect, By Spouse)

Footnotes (4)

1. 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.
2. F2. The price was translated from the average purchase price of NT$1,837.2789 in New Taiwan dollars, at the rate of NT$31.748 to US$1.
3. F3. Common Shares purchased and held under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP").
4. 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

Shares purchased: 65 shares Purchase price: $57.87 per share Indirect ESPP holdings: 6,227 shares +5 more

8 metrics

Shares purchased 65 shares Common Shares (2330.TW) bought via ESPP on 2026-04-09

Purchase price $57.87 per share Average price for ESPP purchase on 2026-04-09

Indirect ESPP holdings 6,227 shares Common Shares held via ESPP trust after transaction

Direct holdings 276,716 shares Common Shares held directly after reported date

LTI trust holdings 7,036 shares Common Shares held via Long-Term Incentive bonus plan trust

Spouse holdings 15,000 shares Common Shares held indirectly through spouse

Net share direction 65-share net buy Net buy direction across reported transactions

FX rate used NT$31.748 to US$1 Rate used to translate NT$1,837.2789 average price

Key Terms

Employee Stock Purchase Plan, ESPP Trust, Long-Term Incentive ("LTI") Bonus Plan, indirect ownership

4 terms

Employee Stock Purchase Plan financial

"Common Shares purchased by the administrator of the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") on behalf of the filer"

An employee stock purchase plan is a company program that lets workers buy shares through small payroll deductions, often at a discount to the market price and after a set offering period. Think of it like a workplace savings plan that turns into ownership: it encourages employees to share in the company’s success and can create predictable buying or selling of stock that investors watch because it affects supply, demand and employee incentives.

ESPP Trust financial

"direct_or_indirect: "I", nature_of_ownership: "By ESPP Trust""

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

"ownership_type: "indirect", ownership_code: "I" for trust and spouse holdings"

FAQ

AI-generated questions and answers. How Rhea-AI works. Not financial advice.

What did TSM VP Lu Lee-Chung do in this Form 4 filing?

TSM vice president Lu Lee-Chung acquired 65 common shares through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The purchase was made by the plan administrator under predetermined terms, reflecting routine participation in the company’s employee share purchase program rather than a large discretionary market trade.

How many TSM shares did Lu Lee-Chung buy and at what price?

Lu Lee-Chung acquired 65 TSM common shares at an average price of $57.87 per share. The price is translated from an average purchase price of NT$1,837.2789, using an exchange rate of NT$31.748 to US$1, as disclosed in the filing footnotes.

Is the TSM VP’s share purchase a direct or indirect holding?

The 65 shares were purchased indirectly through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan trust. The filing notes these are common shares bought by the ESPP administrator on behalf of Lu, who is credited with indirect ownership via the plan rather than a direct brokerage account purchase.

What are Lu Lee-Chung’s total direct TSM share holdings after this transaction?

After the reported transactions, Lu directly owns 276,716 TSM common shares. This direct position is separate from additional indirect holdings via the Employee Stock Purchase Plan trust, a Long-Term Incentive plan trust, and shares held by a spouse, which together increase overall exposure.

What indirect TSM share holdings does Lu Lee-Chung report besides the ESPP trust?

Beyond the ESPP trust, Lu reports 7,036 TSM common shares held through a Long-Term Incentive bonus plan trust and 15,000 common shares held by a spouse. These positions are reported as indirect ownership interests, supplementing Lu’s substantial directly held stake in the company.

Is this TSM insider transaction part of a pre-set employee plan?

Yes. Footnotes state the common shares were purchased by the Employee Stock Purchase Plan administrator on Lu’s behalf under terms predetermined by the issuer. This indicates a structured employee share purchase arrangement rather than ad hoc open-market buying driven by short-term share price views.

AI-generated analysis. How Rhea-AI works. Not financial advice.

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

See more from StockTitan in Google Search and AI answers. Adds StockTitan as a preferred source · opens Google

Add on Google Not now

Accepted by SEC EDGAR 04/13/2026 - 07:38 AM EDT Learn about SEC filing dates

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:			3235-0287
Estimated average burden
hours per response:			0.5

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Lu Lee-Chung

(Last) (First) (Middle)

NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6

HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK

(Street)

HSINCHU TAIWAN 300096

(City) (State) (Zip)

TAIWAN

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD [ TSM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	VP

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
[2330.TW]

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/09/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares (2330.TW)								276,716	D
Common Shares (2330.TW)	04/09/2026(1)		P	V	65	A	$57.87(2)	6,227(3)	I	By ESPP Trust
Common Shares (2330.TW)								7,036(4)	I	By LTI Trust
Common Shares (2330.TW)								15,000	I	By Spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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.

2. The price was translated from the average purchase price of NT$1,837.2789 in New Taiwan dollars, at the rate of NT$31.748 to US$1.

3. Common Shares purchased and held under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP").

4. 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.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jen-Chau Huang, as attorney-in-fact	04/13/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)