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 April 2016

 

 

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:             .)

 

 

 

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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: April 8, 2016						By		/s/ Lora Ho
								Lora Ho
								Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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TSMC March 2016 Revenue Report

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – April 8, 2016 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for March 2016: On a consolidated basis, revenues for March 2016 were approximately NT$73.09 billion, an increase of 22.7 percent from February 2016 and an increase of 1.1 percent from March 2015. Revenues for January through March 2016 totaled NT$203.50 billion, a decrease of 8.3 percent compared to the same period in 2015.

TSMC March Revenue Report (Consolidated):

 

(Unit:NT$ million)
Period		March 2016				February 2016				M-o-M Increase (Decrease) %				March 2015				Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %				January to March 2016				January to March 2015				Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) %
Net Revenues			73,089				59,551				22.7				72,269				1.1				203,495				222,034				(8.3	)

 

TSMC Spokesperson:		TSMC Acting Spokesperson:		For Further Information:
Lora Ho Senior VP & CFO Tel: 886-3-505-4602		Elizabeth Sun Senior Director Corporate Communication Division Tel: 886-3-568-2085 Mobile: 886-988-937999 E-Mail: elizabeth_sun@tsmc.com		Michael Kramer Project Manager PR Department Tel: 886-3-563-6688 Ext. 7125031 Mobile: 886-988-931352 E-Mail: pdkramer@tsmc.com

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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 March 2016.

 

1.	Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)

 

 

2.	Funds lent to other parties: None.

 

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

 

 

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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.

 

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