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 December 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 : December 8, 2017     By  

/s/ Lora Ho

      Lora Ho
      Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


LOGO

TSMC November 2017 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. Dec. 8, 2017 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for November 2017: On a consolidated basis, revenues for November 2017 were approximately NT$93.15 billion, a decrease of 1.4 percent from October 2017 and an increase of 0.1 percent from November 2016. Revenues for January through November 2017 totaled NT$887.55 billion, an increase of 2.0 percent compared to the same period in 2016.

TSMC November Revenue Report (Consolidated):

 

 

(Unit:NT$ million)  

Period

   November
2017
     October
2017
     M-o-M
Increase

(Decrease)
%
     November
2016
     Y-o-Y
Increase
(Decrease)
%
     January to
November
2017
     January to
November
2016
     Y-o-Y
Increase
(Decrease)
%
 

Net Revenues

     93,153        94,520        (1.4      93,030        0.1        887,550        869,826        2.0  

 

TSMC Spokesperson:

 

Lora Ho

Senior VP & CFO

Tel: 886-3-505-4602

  TSMC Acting Spokesperson:

 

Elizabeth Sun

Senior Director

Corporate Communications
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 November 2017.

 

1. Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)

 

Period

  

Items

  

2017

  

2016

Nov.

   Net sales    93,153,310    93,029,912

Jan. - Nov.

   Net sales    887,549,989    869,826,322

 

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

 

Lending Company

      Limit of lending         Amount Drawn  
      Bal. as of period end  

TSMC China*

     48,939,113        17,653,598  

TSMC Global**

     298,714,143         

 

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

 

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

 

Guarantor

      Limit of guarantee         Amount  
      Bal. as of period end  

TSMC*

     357,679,212        36,997,632  

 

  * 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)

(1) Derivatives not under hedge accounting.

 

    TSMC

 

          Forward      Swap  

Margin Payment

                

Premium Income (Expense)

                

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      47,094,708         
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      38,835         
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      (38,817      (10,977

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      361,492,841        107,054,816  
   Realized Profit/Loss      910,843        (21,260

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

        N        N  

 

    TSMC China

 

          Forward  

Margin Payment

      

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      16,053,239  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      35,637  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      56,894  

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      120,864,207  
   Realized Profit/Loss      707,862  

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  


    VisEra Tech

 

          Forward  

Margin Payment

      

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      541,158  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      1,637  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      6,183  

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      3,028,457  
   Realized Profit/Loss      13,411  

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        1,842,242         
     Mark to Market Profit/Loss      922         
     Unrealized Profit/Loss        908        45,833  

Expired Contracts

     Notional Amount        5,751,707        20,865,960  
     Realized Profit/Loss        (11,829      85,204  

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

 

     N        N  


(2) Derivatives under hedge accounting.    

 

    TSMC

 

          Forward  

Margin Payment

      

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      2,701,234  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      (1,077
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      (1,077

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      5,363,368  
   Realized Profit/Loss      (5,457

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  

 

    TSMC Global

 

          Future  

Margin Payment

     (37,342

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      3,576,119  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      4,367,252  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      17,441  

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      24,267,809  
   Realized Profit/Loss      (5,125

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N