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 August 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: August 10, 2017				By		/s/ Lora Ho
						Lora Ho
						Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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TSMC July 2017 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – August 10, 2017 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for July 2017: On a consolidated basis, revenues for July 2017 were approximately NT$71.61 billion, a decrease of 14.9 percent from June 2017 and a decrease of 6.3 percent from July 2016. Revenues for January through July 2017 totaled NT$519.38 billion, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to the same period in 2016.

TSMC July Revenue Report (Consolidated):

 

 

(Unit:NT$ million)
Period		July 2017				June 2017				M-o-M Increase (Decrease) %				July 2016				Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %				January to July 2017				January to July 2016				Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %
Net Revenues			71,611				84,187				(14.9	)			76,392				(6.3	)			519,381				501,697				3.5

 

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 July 2017.

 

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.

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The borrower is 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