TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD: SVP and GC Fang Shu-Hua bought 53 shares

What happened

• Fang Shu-Hua, SVP and general counsel, purchased 53 common shares in an open market or private purchase on Oct 7, 2026, at $79.39 per share, for a total of $4,208.

Key details

• Transaction date and price: Oct 7, 2026 — 53 shares at $79.39 per share (total $4,208). Footnote F3 says the price was translated from NT$2,524.2277 at NT$31.795 to US$1.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the filing.
• Relevant footnotes included in the filing:
  • F1: On Sep 24, 2026, 20,190 common shares previously held indirectly through the LTI Trust were transferred to an account directly held by the reporting person; that transfer was exempt under Rule 16a-13.
  • F2 and F4: the filing references shares purchased by the administrator of the issuer’s employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) on behalf of the filer and shares purchased and held under the ESPP.
• Filing date and timeliness: filed Oct 8, 2026; the filing is not marked as late.

Why it may matter

• This filing reports a purchase of common shares; it does not involve option exercises, gifts, or tax-withholding sales.
• The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.