Chen Chih-Ho 4

What Happened Chen Chih-Ho, listed as Controller of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), acquired 31 common shares on 2026-07-07 in a purchase transaction. The shares were bought at $76.62 per share for a reported total of about $2,375. This was a purchase (transaction code P), which is typically viewed as a direct acquisition rather than a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-07; Form 4 filed: 2026-07-09.
• Price and amount: 31 shares at $76.62 per share; total ≈ $2,375.
• Transaction type: P = Purchase (open market/private purchase via ESPP administrator).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
• Footnotes of note:
  • F1: Purchase made by the administrator of the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) on behalf of the filer under predetermined plan terms.
  • F2: Price converted from NT$2,462.6361 using NT$32.143 = US$1.
  • F3: Shares are held under the issuer's ESPP.
• Filing timeliness: Form filed two days after the transaction date; no late-filing flag was indicated in the provided data.

Context ESPP purchases are routine, plan-driven acquisitions where the company or plan administrator buys shares for employees under preset terms; they often reflect participation in compensation plans rather than an active market timing decision. The reported purchase here was modest in size.