Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) VP Chen Pei‑Hung Buys 46 Shares

What Happened Chen Pei‑Hung, a Vice President at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), purchased 46 common shares on 2026-08-07 at $73.31 per share, for a total transaction value of $3,372. The purchase was executed through the company's employee stock purchase arrangements (see footnotes) and is recorded as a buy (purchase) transaction.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-07; Form 4 filed: 2026-08-10 (filing appears timely).
• Shares purchased: 46 at $73.31 each; total reported value: $3,372.
• Price translation: based on NT$2,367.1117 converted at NT$32.288 = US$1 (footnote).
• Footnotes indicate the shares were purchased by the ESPP administrator on behalf of the filer and are held under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (F1, F3), with the price conversion noted in F2; an additional footnote (F4) references shares purchased by a trust with LTI bonus funds over which the filer has investment control.
• Shares owned after the transaction were not disclosed in the provided data.

Context

• This was a direct purchase through the company’s ESPP (purchase code P). Purchases by insiders are often watched by investors as a potential positive signal, though they do not guarantee future performance.
• No option exercises, gifts, or sales were reported in this filing; the entry reflects acquisition via routine employee plan mechanics rather than an open-market independent purchase.