Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd: Vp Yoo Chue-San bought 50 shares

What happened

• Yoo Chue-San, Vp, acquired 50 common shares on Oct 7, 2026. The Form 4 reports a purchase (code P) of 50 shares at $79.39 per share, for a total of $3,970. Footnotes attached to the transaction describe purchases made under the issuer's employee stock purchase plan and a trust purchase tied to the issuer's long-term incentive bonus plan.

Key details

• Transaction date and price: Oct 7, 2026 — 50 shares at $79.39 per share; $3,970 total. The filing says the price was translated from NT$2,524.2277 at NT$31.795 = US$1 (F2).
• Transaction code: P (purchase).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in this filing.
• Relevant footnotes from the filing:
  • F1: Common shares purchased by the administrator of the issuer's employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) on behalf of the filer.
  • F2: Price translated from NT$2,524.2277 at NT$31.795 to US$1.
  • F3: Common shares purchased and held under the issuer's ESPP.
  • F4: Represents common shares purchased by a trust with cash received under the issuer's long-term incentive (LTI) bonus plan, over which the filer has obtained investment control.
• Filing date and timeliness: filed on Oct 8, 2026; the filing does not indicate it was late.

Why it may matter

• The transaction is reported as an ESPP purchase and involves shares held under the ESPP or a trust tied to the LTI bonus plan, rather than a direct open-market purchase by the insider.
• This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.