TSMC 4: Controller buys 31 ESPP shares (Oct 8, 2026)

=== 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: Chen Chih-Ho CIK: 0002114026 Role: Officer (Controller) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Shares (2330.TW) Date: 2026-10-07 | Code: P (Open market purchase) Shares: +31 | Price: $79.39 Total Value: $2,461.09 Shares Owned After: 233 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By ESPP Trust Footnotes: [F1] 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. [F2] 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. [F3] 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) [Holding #2] Security: Common Shares (2330.TW) Ownership: I (Indirect) [Holding #3] Security: Common Shares (2330.TW) Ownership: I (Indirect) --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: 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. F2: 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. F3: 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)