1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700

 

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of September 2017

 

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

 

 

No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6,

Hsinchu Science Park,

Taiwan

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F  ☒            Form 40-F   ☐

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes  ☐            No  ☒

(If “Yes” is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82:             .)

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

				Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Date: September 8, 2017				By		/s/ Lora Ho
						Lora Ho
						Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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TSMC August 2017 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – September 8, 2017 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for August 2017: On a consolidated basis, revenues for August 2017 were approximately NT$91.92 billion, an increase of 28.4 percent from July 2017 and a decrease of 2.5 percent from August 2016. Revenues for January through August 2017 totaled NT$611.30 billion, an increase of 2.6 percent compared to the same period in 2016.

TSMC August Revenue Report (Consolidated):

 

(Unit:NT$ million)
Period		August 2017				July 2017				M-o-M Increase (Decrease) %				August 2016				Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %				January to August 2017				January to August 2016				Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %
Net Revenues			91,917				71,611				28.4				94,311				(2.5	)			611,298				596,008				2.6

 

TSMC Spokesperson:   Lora Ho Senior VP & CFO Tel: 886-3-505-4602		TSMC Acting Spokesperson:   Elizabeth Sun Senior Director Corporate Communication Division Tel: 886-3-568-2085 Mobile: 886-988-937999 E-Mail: elizabeth_sun@tsmc.com		For Further Information:   Michael Kramer Project Manager PR Department Tel: 886-3-563-6688 Ext. 7125031 Mobile: 886-988-931352 E-Mail: pdkramer@tsmc.com

 

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

This is to report the changes or status of 1) sales volume, 2) funds lent to other parties, 3) endorsements and guarantees, and 4) financial derivative transactions for the period of August 2017.

 

1.	Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)

 

Period		Items		2017		2016
Aug.		Net sales		91,917,167		94,311,424
Jan. - Aug.		Net sales		611,297,969		596,008,285

 

2.	Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousands)

 

Lending Company		Limit of lending				Amount Drawn
						Bal. as of period end
TSMC China*			46,881,366				10,517,670
TSMC Global**			257,396,215				—

 

*

The borrower is TSMC Nanjing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC.

**

The borrower is TSMC.

 

3.	Endorsements and guarantees (in NT$ thousands):

 

Guarantor		Limit of guarantee				Amount
						Bal. as of period end
TSMC*			335,421,374				37,202,346

 

*

The guarantees were provided to TSMC Global and TSMC North America, which are both wholly-owned subsidiaries of TSMC.

 

4.	Financial derivative transactions (in NT$ thousands)

(1) Derivatives not under hedge accounting.

 

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TSMC

 

				Forward				Swap
Margin Payment					—				—
Premium Income (Expense)					—				—
Outstanding Contracts		Notional Amount			38,788,324				20,757,650
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			(40,900	)			32,498
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			(118,553	)			21,521
Expired Contracts		Notional Amount			248,905,805				70,273,666
		Realized Profit/Loss			1,502,452				49,892
Equity price linked product (Y/N)					N				N

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TSMC China

 

				Forward
Margin Payment					—
Premium Income (Expense)					—
Outstanding Contracts		Notional Amount			13,669,691
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			69,926
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			90,007
Expired Contracts		Notional Amount			77,429,290
		Realized Profit/Loss			649,350
Equity price linked product (Y/N)					N

 

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VisEra Tech

 

				Forward
Margin Payment					—
Premium Income (Expense)					—
Outstanding Contracts		Notional Amount			423,436
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			1,418
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			5,964
Expired Contracts		Notional Amount			2,107,892
		Realized Profit/Loss			13,992
Equity price linked product (Y/N)					N

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TSMC Nanjing

 

				Forward				Hybrid instruments entirely measured  at fair-value-through- profit-or-loss under designation
Margin Payment					—				—
Premium Income (Expense)					—				—
Outstanding Contracts		Notional Amount			111,049				3,627,105
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			(868	)			16,185
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			(897	)			45,872
Expired Contracts		Notional Amount			1,437,022				17,238,855
		Realized Profit/Loss			5,699				87,635
Equity price linked product (Y/N)					N				N

(2) Derivatives under hedge accounting.    

 

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TSMC

 

				Forward
Margin Payment					—
Premium Income (Expense)					—
Outstanding Contracts		Notional Amount			1,750,548
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			51,742
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			51,742
Expired Contracts		Notional Amount			4,825,996
		Realized Profit/Loss			—
Equity price linked product (Y/N)					N

 

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TSMC Global

 

				Future
Margin Payment					(62,230	)
Premium Income (Expense)					—
Outstanding Contracts		Notional Amount			4,902,138
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			6,139,987
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			(13,038	)
Expired Contracts		Notional Amount			14,196,590
		Realized Profit/Loss			(94,783	)
Equity price linked product (Y/N)					N