=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership ===
Document Type: 4
Period of Report: 2026-10-07
10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No
--- Issuer ---
Name: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD (TSM)
CIK: 0001046179
--- Reporting Owner ---
Name: Hou Yung-Chin
CIK: 0002113680
Role: Officer (SVP and Deputy Co-COO)
--- Non-Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Common Shares (2330.TW)
Date: 2026-10-07 | Code: P (Open market purchase)
Shares: +60 | Price: $79.39
Total Value: $4,763.40
Shares Owned After: 60 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By ESPP Trust
Footnotes:
[F2] Common Shares purchased by the administrator of the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") on behalf of the filer pursuant to terms predetermined by the issuer.
[F3] The price was translated from the average purchase price of NT$2,524.2277 in New Taiwan dollars, at the rate of NT$31.795 to US$1.
[F1] On September 30, 2026, 7,521 and 20,190 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 reflect only a change in the form of beneficial ownership of the shares and are exempt from reporting under Rule 16a-13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
[F4] Common Shares purchased and held under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP").
--- Holdings ---
[Holding #1]
Security: Common Shares (2330.TW)
Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] On September 30, 2026, 7,521 and 20,190 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 reflect only a change in the form of beneficial ownership of the shares and are exempt from reporting under Rule 16a-13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
[Holding #2]
Security: Common Shares (2330.TW)
Ownership: I (Indirect)
--- Footnotes (Complete Index) ---
F1: On September 30, 2026, 7,521 and 20,190 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 reflect only a change in the form of beneficial ownership of the shares and are exempt from reporting under Rule 16a-13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
F2: Common Shares purchased by the administrator of the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") on behalf of the filer pursuant to terms predetermined by the issuer.
F3: The price was translated from the average purchase price of NT$2,524.2277 in New Taiwan dollars, at the rate of NT$31.795 to US$1.
F4: Common Shares purchased and held under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP").
--- Signature ---
/s/ /s/ Jen-Chau Huang, as attorney-in-fact (2026-10-08)
