TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD: Controller Chen Chih-Ho bought 31 shares

What happened Chen Chih-Ho, controller, purchased 31 common shares at $79.39 per share on Oct 7, 2026, for a total of $2,461. The transaction is reported on a Form 4 filed Oct 8, 2026.

Key details

• Transaction date and price: Oct 7, 2026 — 31 shares at $79.39 (code P, purchase).
• Total value: $2,461.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the filing.
• Footnotes: F1 and F3 indicate the shares were purchased by the administrator of the issuer's employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) on behalf of the filer and are held under the ESPP; F2 notes the price was translated from NT$2,524.2277 at NT$31.795 = US$1.
• Form 4 filed Oct 8, 2026.

Why it may matter

• The acquisition was made through the issuer's ESPP (administrator purchased shares on behalf of the filer), so it reflects a plan purchase rather than a direct open-market order.
  A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.