Yuan Lipen 4

What Happened

• Yuan Lipen, a Vice President at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), acquired 40 common shares on 2026-07-07 via the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The reported U.S. dollar price was $76.62 per share, for a total of $3,065.
• This was a purchase (acquisition) made under the ESPP and the shares are held under the plan — a routine employee benefit transaction rather than an open-market speculative buy.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-07. Report filed with the SEC on 2026-07-09 (timely filing).
• Price and value: $76.62 per share; 40 shares; total ≈ $3,065.
• Method: Purchase under the issuer's ESPP administered on the filer’s behalf (Footnotes F1 and F3).
• Currency conversion: Price translated from NT$2,462.6361 using NT$32.143 = US$1 (Footnote F2).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Filing status: Not indicated as late.

Context

• ESPP purchases are made per pre-set plan terms (often with periodic payroll deductions and potential discounts); they reflect participation in employee benefit programs rather than independent market timing by executives.
• The transaction size is small relative to TSM’s market cap; while purchases can be a positive signal, this appears to be a routine ESPP acquisition.