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.

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)

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$2,462.6361 in New Taiwan dollars, at the rate of NT$32.143 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

ESPP purchase size: 69 shares Purchase price: $76.62 per share ESPP trust holdings: 8,363 shares +4 more

7 metrics

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

5 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.

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.

Common Shares (2330.TW) financial

"security_title": "Common Shares (2330.TW)""

FAQ

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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.

At what price were the Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) shares purchased in the ESPP transaction?

The filing shows the 69 common shares were purchased at $76.62 per share. A footnote explains this price comes from translating an average purchase price of NT$2,462.6361 at an exchange rate of NT$32.143 to US$1 into U.S. dollars.

How many Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) shares does the ESPP trust hold for Chin Yung-Pei after the transaction?

After the ESPP purchase, the trust holding Employee Stock Purchase Plan shares for Chin Yung-Pei holds 8,363 common shares. These are reported as indirect ownership, reflecting shares purchased and held under the issuer’s ESPP rather than directly in the executive’s personal brokerage account.

What other Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) shareholdings are reported for Chin Yung-Pei besides the ESPP trust?

The Form 4 lists 4,190,107 common shares held indirectly by the executive’s spouse, 63,345 common shares held indirectly by an LTI trust, and 5,171,935 common shares held directly. These line items reflect total holdings after the reported ESPP purchase transaction.

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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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

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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^*

Chin Yung-Pei

(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)
	EVP and Co-COO

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
[2330.TW]

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/07/2026

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)								5,171,935	D
Common Shares (2330.TW)	07/07/2026(1)		P		69	A	$76.62(2)	8,363(3)	I	By ESPP Trust
Common Shares (2330.TW)								63,345(4)	I	By LTI Trust
Common Shares (2330.TW)								4,190,107	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$2,462.6361 in New Taiwan dollars, at the rate of NT$32.143 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	07/09/2026
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