Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) VP Chuang Juiping Buys 49 ADS

What Happened
Chuang Juiping, a Vice President at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), purchased 49 shares reported as American Depositary Shares (ADS) on August 7, 2026. The reported price was $73.31 per share, for a total transaction value of approximately $3,592. This was a purchase (insider buys are often viewed as a more bullish signal than sales).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-07; Form 4 filed: 2026-08-10 (timely filing).
• Price: $73.31 per share; Total reported value: $3,592.
• Shares reported: 49 (reported as ADS). If these are ADS, each ADS represents 5 common shares (see footnote), so 49 ADS would equal 245 underlying common shares.
• Shares owned after transaction: not provided in the summary data here — see the full Form 4 for total holdings.
• Notable filing footnotes:
  • F1: Each American Depositary Share represents five (5) common shares.
  • F3: The U.S. dollar price was translated from an average purchase price of NT$2,367.1117 using the rate NT$32.288 = US$1.
  • The filing also includes notes about purchases made through the issuer’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and purchases held under an LTI trust (F2, F4, F5); consult the full filing to see which footnotes apply specifically to this line.

Context
This is a small, straightforward open-market/plan purchase reported by a company officer. For retail investors, such insider purchases can be seen as a mild positive signal, but the trade size here is modest. Always check the full Form 4 for complete ownership figures and any plan-related mechanics behind the purchase.