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 November 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: .)
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: November 10, 2016 | By | /s/ Lora Ho | ||||
| Lora Ho | ||||||
| Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
TSMC October 2016 Revenue Report
Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Nov. 10, 2016 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenues for October 2016: On a consolidated basis, revenues for October 2016 were approximately NT$91.09 billion, an increase of 1.5 percent from September 2016 and an increase of 11.4 percent from October 2015. Revenues for January through October 2016 totaled NT$776.80 billion, an increase of 7.6 percent compared to the same period in 2015.
TSMC October Revenue Report (Consolidated):
(Unit:NT$ million)
| Period |
October 2016 |
September 2016 |
M-o-M Increase (Decrease) % |
October 2015 |
Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) % |
January to October 2016 |
January to October 2015 |
Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) % |
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| Net Revenues |
91,085 | 89,703 | 1.5 | 81,743 | 11.4 | 776,796 | 721,722 | 7.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TSMC Spokesperson: Lora Ho Senior VP & CFO Tel: 886-3-505-4602 |
TSMC Acting Spokesperson: Elizabeth Sun Senior 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 October 2016.
1. Sales volume (in NT$ thousands)
| Period |
Items | 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
| Oct. |
Net sales | 91,085,318 | 81,743,395 | |||||||
| Jan. - Oct. |
Net sales | 776,796,410 | 721,722,200 | |||||||
2. Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousands)
| Lending Company |
Limit of lending | Amount Drawn | ||||||
| Bal. as of period end | ||||||||
| TSMC China* |
40,914,848 | 3,494,700 | ||||||
| * | The borrower is TSMC Nanjing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSMC. |
3. Endorsements and guarantees (in NT$ thousands):
| Guarantor |
Limit of guarantee | Amount | ||||||
| Bal. as of period end | ||||||||
| TSMC* |
320,778,259 | 38,906,646 | ||||||
| * | 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 | Hybrid instruments entirely measured at fair-value-through- profit-or-loss under designation |
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| Margin Payment |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount |
33,345,672 | 58,759,480 | — | ||||||||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss |
(440,953 | ) | 71,841 | — | ||||||||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss |
(401,724 | ) | 71,841 | — | ||||||||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount |
329,221,529 | 170,928,648 | 17,855,900 | ||||||||||
| Realized Profit/Loss |
2,410,223 | 638,697 | (76,691 | ) | ||||||||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
N | N | N | |||||||||||
| • | TSMC China |
| Forward | ||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | |||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | |||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount |
8,303,099 | ||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss |
(97,097 | ) | ||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss |
(77,403 | ) | ||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount |
59,359,055 | ||||
| Realized Profit/Loss |
(152,337 | ) | ||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
N | |||||
| • | VisEra Tech |
| Forward | ||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | |||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | |||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount |
536,075 | ||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss |
(37 | ) | ||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss |
1,610 | |||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount |
3,457,988 | ||||
| Realized Profit/Loss |
21,151 | |||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
N | |||||
| • | TSMC Nanjing |
| Hybrid instruments entirely measured at fair-value-through- profit-or-loss under designation |
||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | |||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | |||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount |
1,582,897 | ||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss |
17,376 | |||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss |
17,376 | |||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount |
955,407 | ||||
| Realized Profit/Loss |
4,070 | |||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
N | |||||
| • | TSMC Global |
| Future | ||||||
| Margin Payment |
(1,308 | ) | ||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | |||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount |
665,684 | ||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss |
805,402 | |||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss |
(1,515 | ) | ||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount |
1,274,580 | ||||
| Realized Profit/Loss |
(11,942 | ) | ||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
N | |||||