Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)

 

					1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
		FORM 6-K
	REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
		For the month of November 2021 (Commission File Number: 001-14700)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
		No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6, Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, R.O.C. (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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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:	November 24, 2021		By	/s/ Wendell Huang
				Wendell Huang
				Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
("TSMC"; NYSE: TSM)
This is to report 1) the changes in the shareholdings of TSMC board of directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC; 2) the changes in the pledge of TSMC common shares by TSMC board of directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC; 3) the acquisition and disposition of assets by TSMC and its subsidiaries; 4) the capital appropriations approved by TSMC board of directors and 5) The unsecured bonds issued by TSMC and its subsidiaries for the month of October 2021.
1. The changes in the shareholdings of TSMC board of directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC:
	Title			Name	Number of shares held as of			Changes
					09/30/2021	10/31/2021
	Senior Vice President			Cliff Hou	441,422	441,923		501
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer			Wendell Huang	1,651,705	1,651,715		10
	Vice President			Geoffrey Yeap	12,000	15,000		3,000
	Vice President			Jonathan Lee	332,173	332,507		334
	Vice President			L.C. Lu	127,227	135,227		8,000
	Note: Shareholdings include shares held by the related parties.
2. The changes in the pledge of TSMC common shares by TSMC board of directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC: Inapplicable
3. The acquisition and disposition of assets by TSMC and its subsidiaries:
(1)Fixed-income investment: NT$25.7 billion of acquisition and NT$1.8 billion of disposition.
(2)Equity investment: US$17 million of disposition
4. The capital appropriations approved by TSMC board of directors: Inapplicable.

 

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5. The unsecured bonds issued by TSMC and its subsidiaries     Domestic NT$ unsecured bonds
	Issuance	Tranche	Issuance Period		Total Amount (in billions)	Coupon Rate	Repayment and Interest Payment
	110-6	A	Oct. 2021 ~ Apr. 2026		NT$3.2	0.535%	Bullet repayment; interest payable annually
		B	Oct. 2021 ~ Oct. 2026		NT$6.9	0.54%
		C	Oct. 2021 ~ Oct. 2028		NT$4.6	0.60%
		D	Oct. 2021 ~ Oct. 2031		NT$1.6	0.62%

 

	Overseas US$ unsecured bonds
	Issuance Period	Total Amount (in billions)	Coupon Rate	Repayment and Interest Payment
	Oct. 2021 ~ Oct. 2026	US$1.25	1.75%	Bullet repayment (callable at any time, in whole or in part, at the relevant redemption price according to relevant agreements); interest payable semi-annually
	Oct. 2021 ~ Oct. 2031	US$1.25	2.50%
	Oct. 2021 ~ Oct. 2041	US$1.0	3.125%
	Oct. 2021 ~ Oct. 2051	US$1.0	3.25%