TSM EVP/Co‑COO Chin Yung‑Pei Receives 32,204‑Share Award

What Happened

• Chin Yung‑Pei, EVP and Co‑COO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM), acquired 32,204 shares on September 1, 2026 via an award/vesting (transaction code A). The shares were reported with an acquisition price of $0.00, indicating these were vested employee restricted shares rather than an open‑market purchase. The Form 4 does not list a dollar value for the transaction (value = shares × TSM market price on the vesting date).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026‑09‑01 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026‑09‑02).
• Transaction type/code: Award/vesting (A); acquisition price shown as $0.00.
• Shares acquired: 32,204 common shares vested.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the disclosed summary of this filing.
• Relevant footnotes: F1 — these shares vested under the issuer’s Employee Restricted Stock Awards Rules. The filing also includes footnotes F2 (ESPP purchases) and F3 (shares purchased by a trust with LTI bonus cash where filer has investment control), which describe other holding methods referenced in the filing but do not change that this line is a vesting award.
• Timeliness: Filed one day after the vesting date (filing appears timely).

Context

• This transaction represents compensation vesting (restricted stock units or similar) rather than an open‑market buy or sale; no cash exchanged at grant. Vesting events are common for executives as part of compensation and do not by themselves indicate a buy/sell signal. To estimate the award’s dollar value, multiply 32,204 by TSM’s share price on 2026‑09‑01.