UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 20-F
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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OR
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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OR
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of event requiring this shell company report
For the transition period from
to
Commission file number 1-14700
台灣積體電路製造股份有限公司
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
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Republic of China
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(Translation of Registrants Name Into English)
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(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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No. 8, Li-Hsin Road 6
Hsinchu Science Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Republic
of China
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Wendell Huang, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer & Spokesperson
Telephone: 886-3-5055901 / Email: invest@tsmc.com
No. 8, Li-Hsin Road 6, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of Each Exchange
on Which Registered
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Common Shares, par value NT$10.00 each*
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TSM
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The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period
covered by the annual report.
As of December 31, 2020, 25,930,380,458 Common Shares, par value NT$10 each were outstanding.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes ☑ No ☐
If this report is an annual or transition
report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or (15)(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. Yes ☐ No ☑
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to
Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such
files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or an emerging growth company. See definition of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, and
emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large Accelerated Filer ☑
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Accelerated Filer ☐
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Non-Accelerated Filer ☐
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Emerging Growth Company ☐
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If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by
check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
The term new or revised financial accounting standard refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report
on and attestation to its managements assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that
prepared or issued its audit report. ☑
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has
used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
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U.S. GAAP ☐
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International Financial Reporting Standards as issued
by the International Accounting Standards Board ☑
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Other ☐
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If Other has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which
financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
Item 17
☐ Item 18 ☐
If this
is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes ☐ No ☑
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Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. of American
Depositary Shares (ADS) representing such Common Shares
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