Taiwan Semiconductor executive buys 69 ESPP shares
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. executive Chin Yung-Pei, EVP and Co-COO, reported an indirect open-market purchase of 69 Common Shares (2330.TW) on behalf of an Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $76.62 per share.
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. executive Chin Yung-Pei, EVP and Co-COO, reported an indirect open-market purchase of 69 Common Shares (2330.TW) on behalf of an Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $76.62 per share. The shares were bought by the ESPP administrator under predetermined plan terms and held by an ESPP trust.
Following this transaction, indirect ESPP trust holdings were 8,363 common shares. The filing also shows 4,190,107 common shares held indirectly by a spouse, 63,345 common shares held indirectly by an LTI trust, and 5,171,935 common shares held directly, indicating a substantial overall position with a small incremental purchase.
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Insider Trade Summary
Net Buyer: 69 shares
Net Buy
4 txns
Insider
Chin Yung-Pei
Role
EVP and Co-COO
Bought
69 shs ($5K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | Common Shares (2330.TW) | 69 | $76.62 | $5K |
| holding | Common Shares (2330.TW) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Shares (2330.TW) | -- | -- | -- |
| holding | Common Shares (2330.TW) | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 8,363 shares (Indirect, By ESPP Trust);
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 5,171,935 shares (Direct);
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 63,345 shares (Indirect, By LTI Trust);
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 4,190,107 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$2,462.6361 in New Taiwan dollars, at the rate of NT$32.143 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: 69 shares
Purchase price: $76.62 per share
ESPP trust holdings: 8,363 shares
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ESPP purchase size
69 shares
Indirect open-market purchase via ESPP on July 7, 2026
Purchase price
$76.62 per share
Price for ESPP common share purchase
ESPP trust holdings
8,363 shares
Total common shares held by ESPP trust after transaction
Spouse holdings
4,190,107 shares
Common shares held indirectly by spouse after transaction
LTI trust holdings
63,345 shares
Common shares held indirectly by LTI trust after transaction
Direct holdings
5,171,935 shares
Common shares held directly after transaction
Net buy shares
69 shares
Net buy from all reported transactions in this Form 4
Key Terms
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Long-Term Incentive ("LTI") Bonus Plan, indirect ownership, open-market purchase, +1 more
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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.
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
"nature_of_ownership": "By ESPP Trust" ... "ownership_type": "indirect""
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.
FAQ
What insider transaction did TSM EVP Chin Yung-Pei report on this Form 4 for TSM?
Chin Yung-Pei reported an indirect purchase of 69 Taiwan Semiconductor common shares. The shares were acquired at $76.62 each through the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, with the ESPP administrator buying according to predetermined plan terms and holding them in an ESPP trust.
Was the TSM ESPP purchase for Chin Yung-Pei discretionary or predetermined under a plan?
The filing states the common shares were purchased by the ESPP administrator on the filer’s behalf under terms predetermined by the issuer. This indicates the transaction followed the Employee Stock Purchase Plan’s rules, rather than a discretionary open-market order initiated personally by the executive.
Does this Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) Form 4 show any stock option exercises or derivative transactions?
No derivative activity is listed in this Form 4 excerpt. The derivativeSummary is empty and transaction data only covers non-derivative common share holdings and the single ESPP purchase, suggesting no option exercises or other derivative conversions were reported in this particular filing.
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