Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co: SVP Chang Tzonz-Sheng bought 51 shares

What happened The filing reports that Chang Tzonz-Sheng, the company's SVP, purchased 51 common shares at $79.39 per share on Oct 7, 2026, for a total of $4,049. The filing indicates the shares were acquired under the issuer's employee stock purchase plan.

Key details

• Transaction date and price: Oct 7, 2026; purchase at $79.39 per share; total $4,049.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the filing.
• Relevant footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: On Sep 30, 2026, 5,480 and 10,581 common shares previously held indirectly through the ESPP Trust and LTI Trust, respectively, were transferred to an account directly held by the reporting person; these transfers were exempt from reporting under Rule 16a-13.
  • F2: Common shares purchased by the administrator of the issuer's employee stock purchase plan on behalf of the filer pursuant to terms predetermined by the issuer.
  • F3: The reported price was translated from the average purchase price of NT$2,524.2277, using NT$31.795 to US$1.
  • F4: Common shares purchased and held under the issuer's employee stock purchase plan.
• Filing date and timeliness: filing dated Oct 8, 2026, reporting the Oct 7, 2026 transaction; the filing does not indicate it was late.

Why it may matter The filing shows a purchase made through the company's employee stock purchase plan rather than a market buy. A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.