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 2015
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 x 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 x
(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: March 10, 2015 | By | /s/ Lora Ho | ||||
| Lora Ho | ||||||
| Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
TSMC February 2015 Revenue Report
Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – March 10, 2015 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for February 2015: On a consolidated basis, revenues for February 2015 were approximately NT$62.65 billion, a decrease of 28.1 percent from January 2015 and an increase of 33.8 percent over February 2014. Revenues for January through February 2015 totaled NT$149.77 billion, an increase of 52.4 percent compared to the same period in 2014.
TSMC February Revenue Report (Consolidated):
| (Unit: NT$ million) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period |
February 2015 |
January 2015 |
M-o-M Increase (Decrease) % |
February 2014 |
Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) % |
January to February 2015 |
January to February 2014 |
Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) % |
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| Net Revenues |
62,645 | 87,120 | (28.1 | ) | 46,829 | 33.8 | 149,765 | 98,259 | 52.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| TSMC Spokesperson: | TSMC Acting Spokesperson: | For Further Information: | ||||
| Lora Ho | Elizabeth Sun | Michael Kramer | ||||
| Senior VP & CFO | Director | Project Manager | ||||
| Tel: 886-3-505-4602 | Corporate Communication | PR Department | ||||
| Division | Tel: 886-3-563-6688 | |||||
| Tel: 886-3-568-2085 | Ext. 7125031 | |||||
| Mobile: 886-988-937999 | Mobile: 886-988-931352 | |||||
| E-Mail: elizabeth_sun@tsmc.com | E-Mail: pdkramer@tsmc.com |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
March 10, 2015
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 2015.
1. Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)
| Period |
Items | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| Feb. |
Net sales | 62,645,075 | 46,829,051 | |||||||
| Jan.-Feb. |
Net sales | 149,765,143 | 98,259,044 | |||||||
2. Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousands)
| Lending Company |
Limit of lending | Amount Drawn | ||||||
| Bal. as of period end | ||||||||
| TSMC Partners* |
47,131,345 | 4,819,959 | ||||||
| * | The borrower is TSMC Solar. |
3. Endorsements and guarantees (in NT$ thousands):
| Guarantor |
Limit of guarantee | Amount | ||||||
| Bal. as of period end | ||||||||
| TSMC* |
261,387,125 | 49,875,969 | ||||||
| * | The guarantees were provided to TSMC Global and TSMC North America, which are both wholly-owned subsidiaries of TSMC. |
4. Financial derivative transactions (in NT$ thousands)
For assets / liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.
| • | TSMC |
| Forward | Swap | |||||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | — | ||||||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | — | ||||||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount | 62,685,298 | — | |||||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss | 40,510 | — | ||||||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss | 120,384 | 262,571 | ||||||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount | 49,940,502 | 62,155,950 | |||||||
| Realized Profit/Loss | 178,960 | (541,703 | ) | |||||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
N | N | ||||||||
| • | TSMC China |
| Forward | Swap | |||||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | — | ||||||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | — | ||||||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount | 5,413,695 | — | |||||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss | (9,717 | ) | — | |||||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss | (24,688 | ) | — | |||||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount | 12,059,481 | — | |||||||
| Realized Profit/Loss | 1,552 | — | ||||||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
N | — | ||||||||
| • | TSMC Solar |
| Forward | Swap | |||||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | — | ||||||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | — | ||||||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount | 1,963,290 | 2,656,395 | |||||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss | (6,505 | ) | (4,999 | ) | ||||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss | (17,841 | ) | (26,891 | ) | ||||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount | 3,703,147 | 5,081,098 | |||||||
| Realized Profit/Loss | 1,335 | 177 | ||||||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
N | N | ||||||||
| • | TSMC Global |
| Forward | Swap | |||||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | — | ||||||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | — | ||||||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount | 52,748,081 | — | |||||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss | (15,950,991 | ) | — | |||||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss | 302,968 | — | ||||||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount | — | — | |||||||
| Realized Profit/Loss | — | — | ||||||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
Y | — | ||||||||