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 January 2017

 

 

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  ☒            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  

(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: January 10, 2017     By  

/s/ Lora Ho

      Lora Ho
      Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


LOGO

TSMC December 2016 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Jan. 10, 2017 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for December 2016: On a consolidated basis, revenues for December 2016 were approximately NT$78.11 billion, a decrease of 16.0 percent from November 2016 and an increase of 33.9 percent from December 2015. Revenues for January through December 2016 totaled NT$947.94 billion, an increase of 12.4 percent compared to the same period in 2015.

TSMC December Revenue Report (Consolidated):

 

(Unit:NT$ million)  

Period

   December
2016
     November
2016
     M-o-M
Increase

(Decrease)
%
    December
2015
     Y-o-Y
Increase
(Decrease)
%
     January to
December 2016
     January to
December 2015
     Y-o-Y
Increase
(Decrease)
%
 

Net Revenues

     78,112         93,030         (16.0     58,347         33.9         947,938         843,497         12.4   

 

TSMC Spokesperson:

Lora Ho

Senior VP & CFO

Tel: 886-3-505-4602

  TSMC Acting Spokesperson:

Elizabeth Sun

Senior 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 December 2016.

 

1. Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)

 

Period

  

Items

  

2016

  

2015

Dec.

  

Net sales

   78,112,022    58,347,005

Jan. - Dec.

  

Net sales

   947,938,344    843,497,368

 

2. Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousands)

 

                   Amount Drawn  

Lending Company

   Limit of lending             Bal. as of period end
 

TSMC China*

     40,683,914                                      4,169,970   

 

  * The borrower is TSMC Nanjing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC.

 

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

 

                   Amount  

Guarantor

   Limit of guarantee             Bal. as of period end  

TSMC*

     320,778,259                                      39,708,235   

 

  * 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      Swap      Hybrid instruments
entirely measured  at
fair-value-through-
profit-or-loss under
designation
 

Margin Payment

                       

Premium Income (Expense)

                       

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      26,374,050         5,487,600           
  

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

     77,652         10,977           
  

Unrealized Profit/Loss

     116,880         10,977           

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      395,704,083         310,373,938         17,855,900   
  

Realized Profit/Loss

     299,599         472,536         (76,691

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N         N         N   


    TSMC China

 

     Forward  

Margin Payment

       

Premium Income (Expense)

       

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      7,205,450   
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      (22,286
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      1,290   

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      75,316,998   
   Realized Profit/Loss      (442,800

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N   

 

    VisEra Tech

 

     Forward  

Margin Payment

       

Premium Income (Expense)

       

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      606,752   
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      (4,546
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      (2,899

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      4,215,247   
   Realized Profit/Loss      12,883   

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N   


    TSMC Nanjing

 

          Forward      Hybrid instruments
entirely measured  at
fair-value-through-
profit-or-loss under
designation
 

Margin Payment

                  

Premium Income (Expense)

               

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

     56,025         6,240,965   
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      10         33,998   
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      10         35,695   

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

     98,662         1,391,715   
   Realized Profit/Loss      (1,425      3,627   

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N         N   

 

    TSMC Global

 

     Future  

Margin Payment

     (10,192

Premium Income (Expense)

       

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      1,725,866   
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      2,082,085   
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      3,857   

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      2,286,129   
   Realized Profit/Loss      8,868   

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N