TSMC VP buys 51 shares in employee stock plan
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Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM) reported that Vice President Lu Lee-Chung acquired 51 Common Shares on September 7, 2026 through the administrator of the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, at a price of $76.20 per share translated from New Taiwan dollars. These ESPP shares are held indirectly via an ESPP trust, bringing that trust’s holdings to 6,485 shares, alongside separately reported direct and other indirect holdings.
Insider Trade Summary
Net Buyer: 51 shares
Net Buy
1 txn
Insider
Lu Lee-Chung
Role
VP
Bought
51 shs ($4K)
Increase in Position
0.79%
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase | Common Shares (2330.TW) F1, F2, F3 | 51 | $76.20 | $4K |
| Holding | Common Shares (2330.TW) | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Common Shares (2330.TW) F4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Common Shares (2330.TW) | -- | -- | -- |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 6,485 shares (Indirect, By ESPP Trust);
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 284,891 shares (Direct);
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 7,036 shares (Indirect, By LTI Trust);
Common Shares (2330.TW) — 15,000 shares (Indirect, By Spouse)
Holdings Before and After:
Common Shares (2330.TW), 6,434 to 6,485 shares (Indirect, By ESPP Trust)
Other Insiders: 29 other insiders reported open-market purchases of this stock in the 30 days up to this filing.
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$2,404.3453 in New Taiwan dollars, at the rate of NT$31.552 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
Shares purchased: 51 shares
Purchase price per share: $76.20 per share
ESPP trust holdings after transaction: 6,485 shares
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7 metrics
Shares purchased
51 shares
Common Shares acquired on September 7, 2026 via ESPP
Purchase price per share
$76.20 per share
Translated from NT$2,404.3453 at NT$31.552 to US$1
ESPP trust holdings after transaction
6,485 shares
Indirect ownership via ESPP trust following purchase
Direct holdings
284,891 shares
Common Shares held directly by Lu Lee-Chung as of September 7, 2026
LTI trust holdings
7,036 shares
Common Shares held indirectly by an LTI trust
Spouse’s indirect holdings
15,000 shares
Common Shares held indirectly by spouse
Net buy shares in this filing
51 shares
Net effect of reported non-derivative transactions
Key Terms
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Long-Term Incentive ("LTI") Bonus Plan, indirect ownership, investment control
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.
Long-Term Incentive ("LTI") Bonus Plan financial
"Represents Common Shares purchased by a trust with cash received under the issuer's Long-Term Incentive"
indirect ownership financial
"reported as indirect ownership by an ESPP trust, LTI trust, and by spouse"
investment control financial
"over which the filer has obtained investment control"
FAQ
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What did TSM VP Lu Lee-Chung purchase in this Form 4 filing?
Lu Lee-Chung acquired 51 Common Shares of TSM on September 7, 2026. The shares were bought by the administrator of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan on the filer’s behalf under terms predetermined by the issuer and are held in an ESPP trust.
Was the TSM Form 4 transaction by Lu Lee-Chung under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan?
No. The filing’s Rule 10b5-1 checkbox is not affirmed, and there is no footnote indicating that the September 7, 2026 ESPP purchase was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Is the TSM Form 4 transaction a market sale or a plan-based purchase?
It is a plan-based purchase. The shares were acquired by the administrator of TSM’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan on behalf of Lu Lee-Chung, under terms predetermined by the issuer, rather than through a discretionary open-market sale.
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