TSM VP Tien Bor‑Zen Buys 1,000 ADS

What Happened

• Tien Bor‑Zen, a Vice President at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), made an open-market/private purchase of 1,000 American Depositary Shares (ADS) on 2026-08-03. The reported price was $73.06 per ADS, for a total transaction value of $73,060. This was a purchase (insider buy), which investors often view as a more informative signal than routine sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-08-03, 1,000 ADS at $73.06 each (total $73,060). Transaction code: P (Purchase).
• ADS/common share note: Each ADS represents five (5) common shares, so the purchase is equivalent to 5,000 common shares.
• Local currency translation: Price was translated from NT$2,370 per ADS using NT$32.438 = US$1.
• Plan type: Shares purchased and held under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) (footnote F3).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing excerpt.
• Filing timeliness: Report filed 2026-08-04 for the 2026-08-03 transaction (filed promptly).

Context

• This was an ESPP purchase, a common way employees acquire stock and typically reflects routine participation rather than a distinct trading decision. Because each ADS equals five common shares, the economic exposure equals 5,000 common shares. As with all insider filings, the transaction is factual evidence of an insider buying shares but does not by itself explain the insider's motivation.