Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) VP Cao Min Buys 55 Shares via ESPP

What Happened

• Cao Min, a Vice President at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), purchased 55 common shares on Aug 7, 2026. The reported price was $73.31 per share, for a total cash outlay of $4,032. This transaction is a purchase (acquisition) under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), not a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-07; Form 4 filed: 2026-08-10.
• Shares bought: 55; Price per share reported: $73.31; Total value: $4,032.
• Footnotes: F1/F3 — shares were purchased by the ESPP administrator on behalf of the filer and are held under the issuer's ESPP; F2 — the $73.31 price was translated from NT$2,367.1117 using NT$32.288 = US$1; F4 appears in the filing but relates to shares purchased by a trust under an LTI bonus plan over which the filer has investment control (not directly the ESPP purchase described).
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• No late-filing flag was provided in the materials you supplied.

Context

• ESPP purchases are made under predetermined plan terms (often using accumulated payroll deductions or an automated purchase) and are routine for employees participating in the plan. Purchases can be considered a modest affirmative investment by the insider, but they do not, by themselves, indicate broader insider sentiment.