Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd: VP Yuan Lipen bought 40 shares

What happened Yuan Lipen, vice president, bought 40 common shares at $79.39 per share on Oct 7, 2026, for $3,176. The transaction is reported on a Form 4 filed Oct 8, 2026.

Key details

• Transaction date and price: Oct 7, 2026 — purchase (code P) of 40 shares at $79.39 per share; total $3,176.
• Shares owned after the transaction: the filing does not report shares owned after the transaction.
• Footnotes: F1 and F3 state the shares were purchased by the administrator of the issuer's employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) on behalf of the filer and held under the ESPP. F2 states the price was translated from NT$2,524.2277 at an exchange rate of NT$31.795 to US$1.
• Filing date and timeliness: Form 4 filed Oct 8, 2026; the filing does not indicate it was late.

Why it may matter The shares were acquired under the issuer's ESPP by the plan administrator on behalf of the filer, rather than as a direct open-market trade. A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.