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 February 2016

 

 

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  x            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   x

(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: February 15, 2016     By  

/s/ Lora Ho

      Lora Ho
      Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


LOGO

TSMC January 2016 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Feb 15, 2016 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for January 2016: On a consolidated basis, revenues for January 2016 were approximately NT$70.86 billion, an increase of 21.4 percent from December 2015 and a decrease of 18.7 percent versus January 2015.

TSMC January Revenue Report (Consolidated):

 

                                                                                                   
(Unit: NT$ million)  

Period

   January
2016
     December
2015
     M-o-M
Increase

(Decrease)
%
     January
2015
     Y-o-Y
Increase
(Decrease)
%
 

Net Revenues

     70,855         58,347         21.4         87,120         (18.7

 

TSMC Spokesperson:

Lora Ho

Senior VP & CFO

Tel: 886-3-505-4602

  TSMC Acting Spokesperson:

Elizabeth Sun

Director

Corporate Communication
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


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 January 2016.

 

1. Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)

 

                                                                                                        

Period

   Items      2016      2015  

Jan.

     Net sales          70,855,235          87,120,068    

 

2. Funds lent to other parties : None.

 

3. Endorsements and guarantees (in NT$ thousands) :

 

                                                                                                        
                Amount  

Guarantor

  Limit of guarantee           Bal. as of period end  

TSMC*

    305,417,930                            53,023,397    

 

  * The guarantees were provided to TSMC Global and TSMC North America, which are both wholly-owned subsidiaries of TSMC.

 

4. Financial derivative transactions (in NT$ thousands)

 

   For assets / liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.

 

    TSMC

 

                                                                     
          Forward  

Margin Payment

          

Premium Income (Expense)

          

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

     22,407,776   
  

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

     (107,200
  

Unrealized Profit/Loss

     (67,972

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

     22,148,595   
  

Realized Profit/Loss

     (158,337

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

        N   


    TSMC China

 

                                                                     
          Forward  

Margin Payment

          

Premium Income (Expense)

          

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

     6,726,788   
  

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

     3,016   
  

Unrealized Profit/Loss

     28,819   

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

       7,451,382   
  

Realized Profit/Loss

     (111,735

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

        N   

 

    VisEra Tech

 

                                                                     
          Forward  

Margin Payment

          

Premium Income (Expense)

          

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

     414,632   
  

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

     (3,956
  

Unrealized Profit/Loss

     (2,308

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

          228,996   
  

Realized Profit/Loss

     (3,824

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

        N   


    TSMC Global

 

                                                                     
          Future  

Margin Payment

        (10,233

Premium Income (Expense)

        —    

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

          395,194   
  

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

     473,083   
  

Unrealized Profit/Loss

     (9,442

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

     66,982   
  

Realized Profit/Loss

     (475

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

        N