Fang Shu-Hua 4

What Happened
Fang Shu-Hua, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), purchased 59 common shares on May 8, 2026. The shares were acquired at $71.82 per share (total value $4,237). The transaction was executed through the issuer’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) as administered by the plan administrator.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-08; Filing date (Form 4): 2026-05-11 (filed within required timing).
• Transaction type/code: P = Purchase (ESPP acquisition).
• Price: $71.82 per share (translated from NT$2,257.1777 at NT$31.429 = US$1).
• Shares purchased: 59; Total value: $4,237.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Relevant footnotes: F1/F3 indicate shares were purchased by the ESPP administrator on the filer’s behalf and are held under the ESPP; F2 explains the NT$→USD price conversion; F4 notes the filer has investment control over shares purchased by a trust with cash from the issuer’s LTI bonus plan.

Context
This is a small, routine ESPP purchase rather than a market open-order buy by the insider; such purchases are common compensation/benefit transactions and can be viewed as a modest insider purchase. Form 4 was filed promptly, and the entry does not by itself indicate a material change in insider sentiment — monitor future filings for larger or repeated purchases.