TSM SVP & GC Fang Shu-Hua Buys 57 Shares

What Happened Fang Shu-Hua, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), purchased 57 common shares on 2026-08-07 in an open market/plan transaction. The shares were acquired at an effective U.S. dollar price of $73.31 per share (total ≈ $4,179). This was a purchase (transaction code P) made under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-07
• Price and value: 57 shares × $73.31 = $4,179 (price translated from NT$2,367.1117 at NT$32.288 = US$1) — see footnote F2
• Transaction type: Purchase under ESPP (code P); shares held under the ESPP (footnotes F1, F3)
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt
• Filing date: 2026-08-10 — filing appears timely (within the Form 4 reporting window)
• Relevant footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: Shares purchased by the ESPP administrator on behalf of the filer per plan terms.
  • F2: Price shown is a conversion from New Taiwan dollars to USD.
  • F3: Shares are held under the issuer's ESPP.

Context ESPP purchases are typically routine payroll- or plan-driven buys rather than one-off market bets; they often reflect ongoing participation in company compensation plans. Because this is a small purchase and no sale or option exercise is reported here, it simply indicates participation in the company ESPP rather than a clear signal of insider sentiment.