TSMC (TSM) VP Yoo Chue‑San Receives 8,175-Share Award

What Happened
Yoo Chue‑San, a Vice President at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM / TSMC), received 8,175 common shares as an award that vested on September 1, 2026. The filing reports the shares were acquired at $0.00 (i.e., vested restricted stock rather than an open‑market purchase or sale).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-01 (vesting/acquisition); Form 4 filed: 2026-09-02 (timely).
• Transaction type/code: A = Grant/Award/Other acquisition (vested restricted shares).
• Shares involved: 8,175 shares; reported acquisition price: $0.00 (total reported cash paid = $0).
• Footnote F1: These shares represent restricted common stock that vested under the issuer’s Employee Restricted Stock Awards Rules on Sep 1, 2026.
• Additional footnotes in the filing: F2 refers to shares purchased under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP); F3 refers to shares purchased by a trust with cash from the Long‑Term Incentive (LTI) Bonus Plan over which the filer has investment control.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt.

Context
This was a compensation/vesting event (receipt of awarded shares), not a buy or sell. Such vested restricted stock is a routine form of employee compensation and does not by itself indicate a trading signal. The filing appears timely (reported the next day).