Lee Chun-Hsien 4

What Happened

• Lee Chun‑Hsien, a vice president at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), purchased 53 common shares on 2026-05-08 in an open-market/private purchase reported on Form 4. The shares were acquired at $71.82 each, for a total of about $3,806. This was a purchase (acquisition), commonly seen as a routine employee ESPP transaction rather than a large directional trade.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-05-08 — 53 shares at $71.82 per share (total ≈ $3,806).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the filing.
• Footnotes of note:
  • F1/F3: Shares were purchased by the administrator of the issuer’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) on behalf of the filer and are held under the ESPP.
  • F2: Price converted from NT$2,257.1777 at NT$31.429 per US$1.
  • F4: Filing also includes a note that some Common Shares may be purchased by a trust with cash from the issuer’s Long‑Term Incentive (LTI) Bonus Plan over which the filer has investment control; the filing does not state whether F4 applies to this specific purchase.
• Filing timeliness: Report filed 2026-05-11 for a 2026-05-08 transaction — within the SEC’s usual Form 4 reporting window (timely).

Context

• This purchase was executed through the company’s ESPP under predetermined terms (payroll/plan purchases), which are routine for employees. The dollar amount is small relative to typical insider trades, so it’s informational but not a strong directional signal about management’s view.