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 2018

 

 

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, 2018     By  

/s/ Lora Ho

      Lora Ho
      Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


LOGO

TSMC December 2017 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Jan. 10, 2018 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for December 2017: On a consolidated basis, revenues for December 2017 were approximately NT$89.90 billion, a decrease of 3.5 percent from November 2017 and an increase of 15.1 percent from December 2016. Revenues for January through December 2017 totaled NT$977.45 billion, an increase of 3.1 percent compared to the same period in 2016.

TSMC December Revenue Report (Consolidated):

 

(Unit:NT$ million)  

Period

   December
2017
     November
2017
     M-o-M
Increase

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

Net Revenues

     89,897        93,153        (3.5      78,112        15.1        977,447        947,938        3.1  

 

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 December 2017.

 

1. Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)

 

Period

  

Items

  

2017

  

2016

Dec.

   Net sales    89,897,252    78,112,022

Jan. - Dec.

   Net sales    977,447,241    947,938,344

 

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

 

Lending Company

      Limit of lending         Amount Drawn  
      Bal. as of period end  

TSMC China*

     49,114,889        20,039,800  

TSMC Global**

     295,308,915         

 

  * 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        36,575,873  

 

  * 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      56,119,286         
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      335,985         
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      258,333        (10,977

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      397,414,609        107,054,816  
   Realized Profit/Loss      1,026,663        (21,260

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

        N        N  

 

    TSMC China

 

          Forward  

Margin Payment

      

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      16,798,169  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      191,247  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      212,208  

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      136,922,569  
   Realized Profit/Loss      830,712  

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  


    VisEra Tech

 

          Forward  

Margin Payment

      

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      553,115  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      5,045  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      9,591  

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      3,375,013  
   Realized Profit/Loss      14,922  

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        2,063,297         
     Mark to Market Profit/Loss        (7,838       
     Unrealized Profit/Loss        (7,861      45,830  

Expired Contracts

     Notional Amount        8,232,624        20,865,960  
     Realized Profit/Loss        (58,682      85,206  

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

 

     N        N  


(2) Derivatives under hedge accounting.

 

    TSMC

 

          Forward  

Margin Payment

      

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      2,649,104  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      4,683  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      4,683  

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      6,076,419  
   Realized Profit/Loss       

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  

 

    TSMC Global

 

          Future  

Margin Payment

     (24,965

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      5,024,235  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      6,153,977  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      22,228  

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      24,011,926  
   Realized Profit/Loss      (5,089

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N