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 March 2004
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
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(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
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82: .)
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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: March 23, 2004 By /s/ Lora Ho
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Lora Ho
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
TSMC Board of Directors Approves Share Buyback Plan
Hsin-Chu Science Park, Taiwan, March 23, 2004 - Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC or the "Company") (TSE: 2330; NYSE: TSM) today
held a special meeting of the Board of Directors, at which the Board approved a
share buyback plan to repurchase the Company's common shares traded on the
Taiwan Stock Exchange for the interests of TSMC shareholders. The repurchased
shares will then be cancelled and deducted from TSMC's current outstanding
shares. TSMC plans to buy back up to 300,000,000 TSMC common shares at price in
the range of NT$38.5 to NT$95.0 per share from March 24, 2004 to May 23, 2004.
TSMC Spokesperson and Vice President Ms. Lora Ho noted that, due to the recent
plunge of TAIEX after the election, TSMC decided to buy back TSMC common shares
for the interests of our shareholders. This is the first time for TSMC to adopt
a share buyback plan and the actual amount of the repurchase will depend on the
movement of the Company's share price.
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TSMC Spokesperson:
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Ms. Lora Ho
Vice President and CFO
Tel: 886-3-566-4602
For further information, please contact:
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Mr. J.H. Tzeng Mr. Jesse Chou Mr. Richard Chung
PR Department Manager, TSMC PR Manager, TSMC PR Principal Specialist, TSMC
Tel:886-3-666-5028 (O) Tel:886-3-666-5029 (O) Tel:886-3-666-5038 (O)
886-928-882-607(Mobile) 886-932-113-258(Mobile) 886-911-258-751(Mobile)
Fax:886-3-567-0121 Fax:03-5670121 Fax:03-5670121
E-mail: jhtzeng@tsmc.com E-Mail: jhchoua@tsmc.com E-Mail: cychung@tsmc.com
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