TSMC VP Acquires 43 Shares via Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Executive Summary

On October 8, 2026, a Form 4 was filed for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ($TSM) reporting a transaction by Vice President Pei-Hung Chen. The filing reports the acquisition of 43 common shares on October 7, 2026, at a price of $79.39 per share (converted from NT$2,524.2277 at an exchange rate of NT$31.795 to US$1), for an aggregate value of approximately $3,413.77.

Transaction Details

• Insider: Chen Pei-Hung (VP)
• Security: Common Shares (2330.TW)
• Transaction Code: P (Open market or private purchase)
• Shares Acquired: 43 shares
• Price per Share: $79.39
• Total Transaction Value: $3,413.77
• Ownership Nature: Indirect (By ESPP Trust)

Holdings Context

Following this transaction, Chen Pei-Hung holds:

• Indirectly (ESPP Trust): 1,438 shares
• Directly: 433,414 shares
• Indirectly (LTI Trust): 7,036 shares
• Indirectly (Spouse): 83,143 shares

Significance

The trading significance is assessed as Low. The purchase was executed by the administrator of TSMC's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) under predetermined terms. Because this is a routine, formulaic acquisition involving an immaterial dollar value relative to the insider's total direct and indirect holdings exceeding 525,000 shares, it does not convey a discretionary directional signal.