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 September 2015

 

 

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: September 10, 2015   By  

/s/ Lora Ho

    Lora Ho
    Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


LOGO

TSMC August 2015 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Sept. 10, 2015 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for August 2015: On a consolidated basis, revenues for August 2015 were approximately NT$67.04 billion, a decrease of 17.2 percent from July 2015 and a decline of 3.2 percent versus August 2014. Revenues for January through August 2015 totaled NT$575.47 billion, an increase of 23.6 percent compared to the same period in 2014.

TSMC August Revenue Report (Consolidated):

 

                                                                                                                                                               
(Unit: NT$ million)  

Period

   August
2015
     July
2015
     M-o-M
Increase

(Decrease)
%
     August
2014
     Y-o-Y
Increase
(Decrease)
%
     January to
August

2015
     January to
August

2014
     Y-o-Y
Increase
(Decrease)
%
 

Net Revenues

     67,038         80,953         (17.2      69,279         (3.2      575,465         465,439         23.6   

 

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 August 2015.

 

 

                                                                                                                                           
1.     Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)         
   

Period

   Items      2015      2014  
 

August

     Net sales         67,038,016         69,278,551   
 

Jan.-Aug.

     Net sales         575,464,722         465,439,077   

2.

  Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousands)         
                       Amount Drawn  
   

Lending Company

   Limit of lending             Bal. as of period end  
 

TSMC Partners*

     49,983,148                                      5,229,280   
 

*      The borrower is TSMC Solar.

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

Guarantor

   Limit of guarantee             Bal. as of period end  
 

TSMC*

     266,645,095                                      51,422,768   
          

 

  * 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  

Margin Payment

               

Premium Income (Expense)

               

Outstanding Contracts

   Notional Amount      47,403,471           
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss      (999,693        
   Unrealized Profit/Loss      (919,820      262,571   

Expired Contracts

   Notional Amount      384,867,746         62,155,950   
   Realized Profit/Loss      (548,997      (541,703

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

     N         N   


    TSMC China

 

                                                                                                        
          Forward      Swap  

Margin Payment

                  

Premium Income (Expense)

                  

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

     5,610,379           
  

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

     (11,933        
  

Unrealized Profit/Loss

     (26,541        

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

     42,506,368           
  

Realized Profit/Loss

     4,734           

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

        N           

 

    TSMC Solar

 

                                                                                                        
          Forward      Swap  

Margin Payment

                  

Premium Income (Expense)

                  

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount  

     1,948,684         3,197,310   
  

Mark to Market Profit/Loss  

     (8,942      1,968   
  

Unrealized Profit/Loss  

     (20,277      (19,924

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount  

     12,131,869         22,358,978   
  

Realized Profit/Loss  

     59,389         1,766   

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

        N         N   

 

    TSMC Global

 

                                                                                                        
          Forward      Swap  

Margin Payment

                  

Premium Income (Expense)

                  

Outstanding Contracts

  

Notional Amount

     4,202,787           
  

Mark to Market Profit/Loss

     122,907           
  

Unrealized Profit/Loss

     16,256,110           

Expired Contracts

  

Notional Amount

     48,545,294           
  

Realized Profit/Loss

     (15,941,132        

Equity price linked product (Y/N)

        Y           
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