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 2019

 

 

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, 2019     By  

/s/ Lora Ho

      Lora Ho
      Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


LOGO

TSMC December 2018 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Jan. 10, 2019 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for December 2018: On a consolidated basis, revenues for December 2018 were approximately NT$89.83 billion, a decrease of 8.7 percent from November 2018 and a decrease of 0.1 percent from December 2017. Revenues for January through December 2018 totaled NT$1,031.47 billion, an increase of 5.5 percent compared to the same period in 2017.

TSMC December Revenue Report (Consolidated):

 

(Unit:NT$ million)  

Period

   December
2018
     November
2018
     M-o-M
Increase

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

2018
     January to
December

2017
     Y-o-Y
Increase
(Decrease)
%
 

Net Revenues

     89,831        98,389        (8.7      89,897        (0.1      1,031,474        977,447        5.5  

 

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 2018.

 

1.

Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)

 

Period

  

Items

  

2018

  

2017

Dec.

   Net sales    89,830,598    89,897,252

Jan. - Dec.

   Net sales    1,031,473,557    977,447,241

 

2.

Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousands)

 

Lending Company

       Limit of lending          Amount Drawn  
   Bal. as of period end  

TSMC China*

     54,386,908        30,829,260  

TSMC Global**

     387,706,403        3,227,700  

 

  *

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*

     393,792,979        2,557,977  

 

  *

The guarantee was provided to TSMC North America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC.


4.

Financial derivative transactions (in NT$ thousands)

(1) Derivatives not under hedge accounting.

 

   

TSMC

 

          Forward  

Margin Payment

      

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      31,702,026  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      19,440  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      (316,545

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      519,986,712  
   Realized Profit/Loss      (1,182,311

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  

 

   

TSMC China

 

          Forward  

Margin Payment

      

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      9,815,010  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      25,267  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      (183,076

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      186,566,835  
   Realized Profit/Loss      (862,715

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  


   

VisEra Tech

 

          Forward  

Margin Payment

     0  

Premium Income (Expense)

     0  

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      522,176  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      365  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      (4,680

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      3,680,572  
   Realized Profit/Loss      (15,920

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  

 

   

TSMC Nanjing

 

          Forward  

Margin Payment

         

Premium Income (Expense)

         

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      3,378,085  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      (5,037
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      9,362  

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      65,676,180  
   Realized Profit/Loss      637,875  

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  


(2) Derivatives under hedge accounting.

 

   

TSMC

 

          Forward  

Margin Payment

      

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      3,917,657  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      26,000  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      21,317  

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      4,250,861  
   Realized Profit/Loss      13,247  

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N  

 

   

TSMC Global

 

          Future  

Margin Payment

     (88,163

Premium Income (Expense)

      

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      10,153,422  
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      11,984,098  
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      (181,126

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      60,124,366  
   Realized Profit/Loss      192,586  

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N