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 September 2018

 

 

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:             .)

 

 

 

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 : September 10, 2018     By  

/s/ Lora Ho

      Lora Ho
      Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

LOGO

TSMC August 2018 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Sep. 10, 2018 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for August 2018: On a consolidated basis, revenues for August 2018 were approximately NT$91.06 billion, an increase of 22.4 percent from July 2018 and a decrease of 0.9 percent from August 2017. Revenues for January through August 2018 totaled NT$646.78 billion, an increase of 5.8 percent compared to the same period in 2017.

TSMC August Revenue Report (Consolidated):

(Unit:NT$ million)

 

Period

    August
2018		      July
2018		      M-o-M
Increase
(Decrease)
%		      August
2017		      Y-o-Y
Increase
(Decrease)
%		      January to
August
2018		      January to
August
2017		      Y-o-Y
Increase
(Decrease)
%		  

Net Revenues

      91,055        74,371        22.4        91,917        (0.9 )       646,781        611,298        5.8  

 

TSMC Spokesperson:

Lora Ho

Senior VP & CFO

Tel: 886-3-505-4602

   

TSMC Acting Spokesperson:

Elizabeth Sun

Senior Director

Corporate Communications
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

 

LOGO

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 August 2018.

 

1.

Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)

 

Period

  

Items

   2018    

2017

Aug.

   Net sales     91,055,038     91,917,167

Jan. - Aug.

   Net sales     646,781,444     611,297,969

 

2.

Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousands)

 

Lending Company

   Limit of lending    

Amount Drawn

 

Bal. as of period end

TSMC China*

       53,281,279     30,217,250

 

  *

The borrower is TSMC Nanjing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC.

 

3.

Endorsements and guarantees (in NT$ thousands) :

 

Guarantor

   Limit of guarantee    

Amount

 

Bal. as of period end

TSMC*

     372,500,386     2,554,648

 

  *

The guarantee was provided to TSMC North America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC.

 

4.

Financial derivative transactions (in NT$ thousands)

 

  (1)

Derivatives not under hedge accounting.

 

•  

TSMC

 

    Forward      

Margin Payment

 

    

 

 —

 

  

 

Premium Income (Expense)

 

    

 

 —

 

  

 

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 48,198,721

 

  

 

 

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 233,601

 

  

 

 

Unrealized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 (102,384

 

 ) 

 

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 319,023,086

 

  

 

 

Realized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 (863,931

 

 ) 

 

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  

  •  

TSMC China

 

        Forward      

Margin Payment

 

    

 

 —

 

  

 

Premium Income (Expense)

 

    

 

 —

 

  

 

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 10,382,641

 

  

 

 

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 (26,306

 

 ) 

 

 

Unrealized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 (234,315

 

 ) 

 

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 143,439,805

 

  

 

 

Realized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 (760,030

 

 ) 

 

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  

 

  •  

VisEra Tech

 

        Forward      

Margin Payment

 

    

 

 —

 

  

 

Premium Income (Expense)

 

    

 

 —

 

  

 

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 520,409

 

  

 

 

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 (663

 

 ) 

 

 

Unrealized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 (5,708

 

 ) 

 

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 2,177,494

 

  

 

 

Realized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 (8,975

 

 ) 

 

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  

 

  •  

TSMC Nanjing

 

        Forward      

Margin Payment

 

    

 

 —

 

  

 

Premium Income (Expense)

 

    

 

 —

 

  

 

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 4,197,855

 

  

 

 

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 7,618

 

  

 

 

Unrealized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 21,835

 

  

 

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 48,733,300

 

  

 

 

Realized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 631,489

 

  

 

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  

  (2)

Derivatives under hedge accounting.

 

•  

TSMC

 

        Forward      

Margin Payment

 

    

 

 —

 

  

 

Premium Income (Expense)

 

    

 

 —

 

  

 

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 534,060

 

  

 

 

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 3,415

 

  

 

 

Unrealized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 (1,268

 

 ) 

 

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 3,899,359

 

  

 

 

Realized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 16,679

 

  

 

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  

 

•  

TSMC Global

 

        Future      

Margin Payment

 

    

 

 (123,353

 

 ) 

 

Premium Income (Expense)

 

    

 

 —

 

  

 

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 11,346,720

 

  

 

 

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 13,545,101

 

  

 

 

Unrealized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 (41,496

 

 ) 

 

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

 

    

 

 41,156,420

 

  

 

 

Realized Profit/Loss

 

    

 

 132,159

 

  

 

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N