TSMC SVP buys shares through employee plan

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD senior vice president Ying-Lang Wang indirectly bought 69 Common Shares (2330.TW) at $57.87 per share.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD senior vice president Ying-Lang Wang indirectly bought 69 Common Shares (2330.TW) at $57.87 per share. The purchase was made in the open market by the administrator of the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan under predetermined terms.

After this transaction, reported holdings include 6,224 shares through the ESPP trust, 362,392 shares held directly, 10,581 shares held by a Long-Term Incentive trust, and 1,135,529 shares held by the spouse, reflecting a substantial overall ownership position.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Buyer: 69 shares

Net Buy 4 txns

Insider Wang Ying-Lang

Role SVP

Bought 69 shs ($4K)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Purchase	Common Shares (2330.TW)	69	$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) — 6,224 shares (Indirect, By ESPP Trust); Common Shares (2330.TW) — 362,392 shares (Direct); Common Shares (2330.TW) — 10,581 shares (Indirect, By LTI Trust); Common Shares (2330.TW) — 1,135,529 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

Open-market purchase: 69 shares Purchase price: $57.87 per share Direct holdings: 362,392 shares +2 more

5 metrics

Open-market purchase 69 shares Common Shares (2330.TW) bought via ESPP administrator

Purchase price $57.87 per share Open-market ESPP-related purchase

Direct holdings 362,392 shares Total Common Shares held directly after transaction

ESPP trust holdings 6,224 shares Common Shares held via Employee Stock Purchase Plan trust

Spouse holdings 1,135,529 shares Common Shares held indirectly by spouse

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"

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

"direct_or_indirect: I, ownership_type: indirect"

FAQ

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What insider transaction did TSM SVP Ying-Lang Wang report?

Ying-Lang Wang reported an indirect purchase of 69 Common Shares (2330.TW) at $57.87 per share. The shares were acquired in an open-market transaction executed by the Employee Stock Purchase Plan administrator under predetermined plan terms.

How were the TSM shares purchased under the ESPP for Ying-Lang Wang?

The 69 TSM Common Shares were purchased by the administrator of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan on Wang’s behalf. The transaction followed terms predetermined by the issuer, making it a structured employee-plan purchase rather than a discretionary one-off trade.

What are Ying-Lang Wang’s direct TSM share holdings after this filing?

Following the reported transactions, Ying-Lang Wang holds 362,392 TSM Common Shares directly. This figure reflects the position shown as total shares following transaction in the direct ownership entry for Common Shares (2330.TW).

What indirect TSM holdings does Ying-Lang Wang report through trusts?

The filing shows 6,224 shares held via an Employee Stock Purchase Plan trust and 10,581 shares held by a Long-Term Incentive trust. These positions represent indirect ownership interests associated with TSM-related compensation programs.

How many TSM shares are reported as held by Ying-Lang Wang’s spouse?

The Form 4 reports 1,135,529 TSM Common Shares held by Ying-Lang Wang’s spouse as an indirect holding. This spouse-held position is disclosed separately from the shares held directly or through employee and incentive plan trusts.

Was the TSM share purchase by Ying-Lang Wang a buy or sell transaction?

The reported TSM transaction was a buy. It is coded as an open-market purchase (transaction code P), representing acquisition of 69 Common Shares (2330.TW) at a price of $57.87 per share through the employee stock purchase structure.

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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^*

Wang Ying-Lang

(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)
	SVP

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)								362,392	D
Common Shares (2330.TW)	04/09/2026(1)		P	V	69	A	$57.87(2)	6,224(3)	I	By ESPP Trust
Common Shares (2330.TW)								10,581(4)	I	By LTI Trust
Common Shares (2330.TW)								1,135,529	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
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