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 October 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: October 6, 2017				By		/s/ Lora Ho
						Lora Ho
						Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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TSMC September 2017 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Oct. 6, 2017 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for September 2017: On a consolidated basis, revenues for September 2017 were approximately NT$88.58 billion, a decrease of 3.6 percent from August 2017 and a decrease of 1.3 percent from September 2016. Revenues for January through September 2017 totaled NT$699.88 billion, an increase of 2.1 percent compared to the same period in 2016.

TSMC September Revenue Report (Consolidated):

 

 

(Unit:NT$ million)
Period		September 2017				August 2017				M-o-M Increase (Decrease) %				September 2016				Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %				January to September 2017				January to September 2016				Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %
Net Revenues			88,579				91,917				(3.6	)			89,703				(1.3	)			699,877				685,711				2.1

 

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 September 2017.

 

1.	Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)

 

Period		Items		2017		2016
Sept.		Net sales		88,578,988		89,702,807
Jan. - Sept.		Net sales		699,876,957		685,711,092

 

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

 

Lending Company		Limit of lending				Amount Drawn
						Bal. as of period end
TSMC China*			46,865,988				13,257,060
TSMC Global**			258,010,546				7,197,079

 

*

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				37,291,137

 

*

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

 

				Forward				Swap
Margin Payment					—				—
Premium Income (Expense)					—				—
Outstanding Contracts		Notional Amount			31,637,309				16,003,500
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			(46,256	)			(39,077	)
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			(123,908	)			(50,054	)
Expired Contracts		Notional Amount			286,242,941				84,980,316
		Realized Profit/Loss			1,237,341				54,300
Equity price linked product (Y/N)					N				N

 

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TSMC China

 

				Forward
Margin Payment					—
Premium Income (Expense)					—
Outstanding Contracts		Notional Amount			14,279,689
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			(96,291	)
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			(74,867	)
Expired Contracts		Notional Amount			91,098,981
		Realized Profit/Loss			711,727
Equity price linked product (Y/N)					N

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VisEra Tech

 

				Forward
Margin Payment					—
Premium Income (Expense)					—
Outstanding Contracts		Notional Amount			527,157
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			(1,444	)
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			3,102
Expired Contracts		Notional Amount			2,380,225
		Realized Profit/Loss			14,737
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			852,202				—
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			(8,991	)			1,960
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			(8,980	)			42,715
Expired Contracts		Notional Amount			3,922,475				20,865,960
		Realized Profit/Loss			(3,471	)			87,995
Equity price linked product (Y/N)					N				N

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(2) Derivatives under hedge accounting.

 

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TSMC

 

				Forward
Margin Payment					—
Premium Income (Expense)					—
Outstanding Contracts		Notional Amount			4,619,213
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			38,519
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			38,519
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					(1,434	)
Premium Income (Expense)					—
Outstanding Contracts		Notional Amount			4,804,977
		Mark to Market Profit/Loss			5,870,169
		Unrealized Profit/Loss			45,655
Expired Contracts		Notional Amount			15,881,523
		Realized Profit/Loss			(84,535	)
Equity price linked product (Y/N)					N