TSMC (TSM) EVP Chin Yung-Pei Buys 71 Shares

What Happened Chin Yung-Pei, EVP and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC / TSM), acquired 71 common shares on 2026-09-07 at $76.20 per share for a total of $5,410. The purchase was reported on a Form 4 filed 2026-09-09. The transaction is a purchase (code P) executed under the issuer’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) rather than an open-market discretionary buy.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-07. Report filed: 2026-09-09. Filing appears within the normal 2-business-day window.
• Price and value: $76.20 per share (translated from NT$2,404.3453 using NT$31.552 = US$1), total ~$5,410.
• Shares acquired: 71 shares.
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing details.
• Relevant footnotes:
  • F1/F3: Shares were purchased by the ESPP administrator on the filer’s behalf and are held under the ESPP.
  • F2: Price shown is the USD translation of the average NT$ purchase price.
  • F4: The filer also has shares purchased by a trust under the issuer’s Long‑Term Incentive (LTI) Bonus Plan over which he has investment control (relates to holdings, not this specific ESPP purchase).

Context This was an ESPP purchase executed under predetermined plan terms (administrator buying on the employee’s behalf), which is typically routine and small in size. ESPP acquisitions can indicate continued participation in company compensation programs but should not be read as a large discretionary investment decision by the insider.