TSMC EVP & Co-COO Acquired 67 Common Shares via ESPP

Executive Summary

On October 8, 2026, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSM) filed a Form 4 disclosing that EVP and Co-COO Chin Yung-Pei acquired 67 common shares on October 7, 2026, at an average converted price of $79.39 per share (NT$2,524.23 per share). The transaction represents a routine purchase under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

Transaction Details

• Insider: Chin Yung-Pei (EVP and Co-COO)
• Transaction Date: October 7, 2026
• Security: Common Shares (2330.TW)
• Shares Acquired: 67
• Price per Share: $79.39 (translated from NT$2,524.2277 at an exchange rate of NT$31.795 to US$1)
• Gross Value: $5,319.13
• Ownership Form: Indirect (held by ESPP Trust)

Overall Holdings Post-Transaction

Following this transaction, Chin Yung-Pei holds:

• Direct Ownership: 5,204,139 Common Shares
• Indirect via ESPP Trust: 8,573 Common Shares
• Indirect via LTI Trust: 63,345 Common Shares
• Indirect via Spouse: 4,190,107 Common Shares

Significance & Market Impact

This transaction has Low trading significance. It is an automated, routine contribution via the issuer's ESPP trust rather than a discretionary open-market trade, and the transaction value represents a negligible fraction of the insider's multi-million share direct and indirect equity holdings.