TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
 

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 July 2004

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  [V]   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  [V]

(If “Yes” is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82:        .)

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
For the month of July 2004

This is to report 1) the changes in the shareholding of our directors, supervisors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (The Company; “TSMC”) (NYSE:TSM) ; 2) the pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by our directors, supervisors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC; 3) the acquisition of assets by TSMC and 4) the disposition of assets by TSMC for the month of June 2004.

1)   The changes in the shareholding of our directors, supervisors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares:
                             
        Number of   Number of    
        shares held   shares held    
        as of   as of    
Title
   Name
   May 31, 2004
   June 30, 2004
   Changes
Chairman & CEO
   Morris Chang     102,383,351       122,193,152       19,809,801  
Director & Supervisor
   Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.     2,258,806,301       2,576,997,318       318,191,017  
Director & Supervisor
   The Development Fund     1,504,718,198       1,716,683,170       211,964,972  
Director & Deputy CEO
   F. C. Tseng     33,659,219       40,959,167       7,299,948  
Director
   Stan Shih     1,181,883       1,348,371       166,488  
Director, President & COO
   Rick Tsai     20,597,456       25,834,756       5,237,300  
Senior Vice President
   Quincy Lin     22,533,767       27,050,107       4,516,340  
Senior Vice President
   S.Y. Chiang     10,379,909       13,418,391       3,038,482  
Senior Vice President
   Kenneth Kin     1,842,515       3,461,256       1,618,741  
Vice President
   C. C. Wei     3,588,721       5,356,702       1,767,981  
Vice President
   Mark Liu     7,863,995       10,017,631       2,153,636  
Vice President
   Genda Hu     1,378,508       2,427,879       1,049,371  
Vice President
   J. B. Chen     5,285,881       6,989,916       1,704,035  
Vice President
   Ping Yang     4,705,812       6,534,686       1,828,874  
Vice President
   M. C. Tzeng     3,575,094       4,882,521       1,307,427  
Vice President & General Counsel
   Richard Thurston     764,309       1,882,094       1,117,785  
Chief Technology Officer
   Chenming Hu     1,667,238       2,941,478       1,274,240  
Vice President
   Chiam Wu     577,000       1,281,909       704,909  
Vice President & CFO
   Lora Ho     1,788,520       3,050,487       1,261,967  
Vice President
   P. H. Chang     470,285       1,103,349       633,064  
Senior Director
   L.C. Tu     6,265,701       7,654,026       1,388,325  
Senior Director
   Jan Kees van Vliet     293,566       808,015       514,449  

2)   The pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by our directors, supervisors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares:
                 
            Accumulated number
            of common shares
        Date of plage or   pledged as of
Title
   Name
   clear of pledge
   June 30, 2004
Senior Vice President
   S.Y. Chiang   6/25/2004     1,590,000  
Vice President & General Counsel
   Richard Thurston   6/29/2004     160,000  

3)   The acquisition of assets:
         
Description of assets
   Purchase price
Machinery Equipment
   NT$ 17,962,750,151  
Facility and engineering equipment
   NT$ 1,359,731,187  
Wachovia Auto Owner Trust-Asset Backed Securities
   US$ 10,999,530  
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust-Asset Backed Securities
   US$ 9,852,858  

4)   The disposition of assets:
         
Description of assets
        
Machinery Equipment
   US$ 88,200,000  

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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: July 26, 2004
  By   /s/ Lora Ho
     
 
         Lora Ho
         Vice President & Chief Financial Officer