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 2006
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     þ       Form 40-F     o    
     (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     o       No     þ    
(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 June 2006
This is to report 1) the changes in the shareholdings 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 2006.
1) The changes in the shareholdings of our directors, supervisors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares:
                             
        Number of   Number of    
Title   Name   shares held as of   shares held as of   Changes
        May 31, 2006   June 30, 2006    
 
Chairman
  Morris Chang     112,677,772       116,057,019       3,379,247  
Director & Supervisor
  Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.     4,066,046,793       4,187,989,024       121,942,231  
Director & Supervisor
  The Development Fund     1,581,649,966       1,629,084,227       47,434,261  
Vice Chairman
  F. C. Tseng     38,610,891       39,534,647       923,756  
Director
  Stan Shih     1,415,785       1,458,244       42,459  
Director, President & CEO
  Rick Tsai     25,056,795       29,082,033       4,025,238  
Senior Vice President
  S.Y. Chiang     6,671,306       8,470,317       1,799,011  
Senior Vice President
  Kenneth Kin     3,099,860       4,866,712       1,766,852  
Senior Vice President
  Stephen T. Tso     11,856,380       13,710,960       1,854,580  
Senior Vice President
  C. C. Wei     5,191,321       6,895,980       1,704,659  
Senior Vice President
  Mark Liu     9,617,792       11,468,953       1,851,161  
Vice President
  M. C. Tzeng     5,336,601       6,346,082       1,009,481  
Vice President & General Counsel
  Richard Thurston     2,164,211       3,353,369       1,189,158  
Vice President
  Chiam Wu     1,427,464       2,044,892       617,428  
Vice President & CFO
  Lora Ho     3,592,392       4,749,431       1,157,039  
Vice President
  P. H. Chang     1,832,910       2,612,397       779,487  
Vice President
  Wei Jen Lo     457,552       1,515,576       1,058,024  
Vice President
  Jason Chen     317,000       1,100,991       783,991  
Vice President
  Fu-Chieh Hsu     0       175,000       175,000  
Vice President
  Yuan-Chen Sun     3,799,890       4,613,385       813,495  
Senior Director
  L.C. Tu     7,811,827       8,540,400       728,573  
Senior Director
  Jan Kees van Vliet     804,639       1,333,562       528,923  
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:None.
3) The acquisition of assets:
         
Description of assets   Purchase price
 
Machinery Equipment
  NT$3,316,218,764
Facility and engineering equipment
  NT$1,582,808,077
Corporate Bonds
  NT$1,997,561,365
4) The disposition of assets:None.
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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 25, 2006
  By   /s/ Lora Ho
 
       
 
           Lora Ho
 
           Vice President & Chief Financial Officer