TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
 

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 May 2004

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       þ            Form 40-F       o

     (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       o            No       þ

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

 

 

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: June 25, 2004  By /s/ Lora Ho    
  Lora Ho   
  Vice President & Chief Financial Officer   
 

 

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
For the month of May 2004

This is to report 1) the trading of directors, supervisors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (The Company; “TSMC”) (NYSE:TSM); 2) the pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by directors, supervisors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC; 3) the acquisition of assets by TSMC and 4) the disposition of assets by TSMC for the month of May 2004.

 

1)   The trading of directors, supervisors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares:
                             
        Number of shares held as   Number of shares held as    
Title
   Name
   of April 30, 2004
   of May 30, 2004
   Changes
Director, President & COO
   Rick Tsai     20,657,456       20,597,456       -60,000  
Vice President
   Mark Liu     7,913,995       7,863,995       -50,000  
Vice President & General Counsel
   Richard Thurston     814,309       764,309       -50,000  
Senior Director
   L.C. Tu     6,267,701       6,265,701       -2,000  

2)   The pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by directors, supervisors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares: None.
 
3)   The acquisition of assets:
     
Description of assets
   Purchase price
Manufacturing Equipment
  NT$10,190,967,884
Facility and engineering equipment
  NT$650,732,272
Shinkong Chi-Shin Fund
  NT$1,600,000,000
California Infrastructure-Asset Backed Securities
  US$9,479,019
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust-Asset Backed Securities
  US$9,899,416

4)   The disposition of assets: None.