TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD — Director's Dealing 2021

Mar 25, 2021

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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 March 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)
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 ☐
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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.

/s/ Wendell Huang
Wendell Huang
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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 for the month of February 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
		1/31/2021	2/28/2021
Senior Vice President	Cliff Hou	436,295	436,906	611
Senior Vice President	Kevin Zhang	53,000	68,000	15,000
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Wendell Huang	1,651,605	1,651,617	12
Vice President	Jun He	2,000	5,000	3,000
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: None
3. The acquisition and disposition of assets by TSMC and its subsidiaries:
(1) Fixed-income investment: NT$10.0 billion of acquisition and NT$6.2 billion of disposition.
(2) Disposal of VisEra Technologies Company Ltd.’s common shares to facilitate its IPO in Taiwan . : NT$9.1 billion of disposition
4. The capital appropriations approved by TSMC board of directors:
(1) Machinery equipment for advanced technology capacity: NT$227.2 billion;
(2) Machinery equipment for advanced packaging, mature and specialty technology capacity: NT$28.4 billion;
(3) Machinery equipment for R&D capital investments and sustaining capital expenditures: NT$16.6 billion;
(4) Real estate and capitalized leased assets: NT$52.1 billion.