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 March 2018

 

 

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 : March 9, 2018				By		/s/ Lora Ho
						Lora Ho
						Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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TSMC February 2018 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – March 9, 2018 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for February 2018: On a consolidated basis, revenues for February 2018 were approximately NT$64.64 billion, a decrease of 18.9 percent from January 2018 and a decrease of 9.5 percent from February 2017. Revenues for January through February 2018 totaled NT$144.38 billion, a decrease of 2.5 percent compared to the same period in 2017.

TSMC February Revenue Report (Consolidated):

 

 

(Unit:NT$ million)
Period		February 2018				January 2018				M-o-M Increase (Decrease) %				February 2017				Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %				January to February 2018				January to February 2017				Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %
Net Revenues			64,641				79,741				(18.9	)			71,423				(9.5	)			144,381				148,039				(2.5	)

 

TSMC Spokesperson:   Lora Ho Senior VP & CFO Tel: 886-3-505-4602		TSMC Acting Spokesperson:   Elizabeth Sun Senior Director Corporate Communications 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 February 2018.

 

1.	Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

*

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

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4.	Financial derivative transactions (in NT$ thousands)

(1) Derivatives not under hedge accounting.

 

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TSMC

 

 

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TSMC China

 

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VisEra Tech

 

 

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TSMC Nanjing

 

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(2) Derivatives under hedge accounting.    

 

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TSMC

 

 

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TSMC Global