Edgar Filing: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

Date: March 9, 2012

/s/ Lora Ho

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Form 6-K

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 2012

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.

LOGO

TSMC February 2012 Sales Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – March 9, 2012 – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net sales for February 2012: On an unconsolidated basis, net sales were approximately NT$33.58 billion, a decrease of 1.4 percent over January 2012 and an increase of 5.8 percent over February 2011. Revenues for January through February 2012 totaled NT$67.64 billion, an increase of 2.2 percent compared to the same period in 2011.

On a consolidated basis, net sales for February 2012 were approximately NT$33.86 billion, a decrease of 2.1 percent over January 2012 and an increase of 3.6 percent over February 2011. Consolidated revenues for January through February 2012 totaled NT$68.42 billion, an increase of 0.5 percent compared to the same period in 2011.

TSMC Sales Report (Unconsolidated):

(Unit: NT$ million)


Period	February 2012		January 2012		M-o-M Increase (Decrease) %			February 2011		Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %		January through February 2012		January through February 2011		Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %
Net Sales		33,584		34,053		(1.4	)		31,754		5.8		67,638		66,178		2.2

*	Year 2012 figures have not been audited.

TSMC Sales Report (Consolidated):

(Unit: NT$ million)


Period	February 2012		January 2012		M-o-M Increase (Decrease) %			February 2011		Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %		January through February 2012		January through February 2011		Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %
Net Sales		33,856		34,569		(2.1	)		32,691		3.6		68,424		68,062		0.5

*	Year 2012 figures have not been audited.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

March 9, 2012

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 Feb. 2012.

1) Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)


Period	Items	2012		2011
Feb.	Net sales		33,584,499		31,753,825
Jan.-Feb.	Net sales		67,637,590		66,177,999

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


	Limit of lending	Feb.		Bal. as of period end
TSMC Partners *	34,230,253		176,448		8,410,688

*	Borrowers include TSMC China, TSMC Solar, and TSMC Solid State Lighting, which are all TSMC’s subsidiaries.

3) Endorsements and guarantees (in NT$ thousands) : None.

4) Financial derivative transactions (in NT$ thousands)

TSMC