Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) VP Yuan Lipen Buys 42 Shares

What Happened
Yuan Lipen, a Vice President at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), purchased 42 common shares on August 7, 2026 at an effective price of $73.31 per share, for a total of about $3,079. The shares were acquired under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), a purchase (code P) rather than a sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-07; Filing date: 2026-08-10 (filed within the normal Form 4 window).
• Price: $73.31 per share, total ≈ $3,079. (Price translated from NT$2,367.1117 at NT$32.288 = US$1.) [F2]
• Transaction type: Purchase under ESPP (codes: P); shares acquired by the plan administrator on filer’s behalf. [F1, F3]
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing data.
• Footnotes: F1 = purchase by ESPP administrator per predetermined terms; F3 = shares held under the ESPP.

Context
ESPP purchases are routine employee benefit transactions where the plan buys shares for participants under set terms; they are generally viewed as insider purchases but do not necessarily signal a change in company outlook. This filing shows a small-dollar employee purchase rather than a large executive buy or sale.