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 2013
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: April 10, 2013 | By | /s/ Lora Ho | ||||
| Lora Ho | ||||||
| Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
TSMC March 2013 Sales Report
Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – April 10, 2013 - TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net sales for March 2013: On a consolidated basis, net sales for March 2013 were approximately NT$44.13 billion, an increase of 7.2 percent from February 2013 and an increase of 18.9 percent over March 2012. Revenues for January through March 2013 totaled NT$132.76 billion, an increase of 25.7 percent compared to the same period in 2012.
TSMC Sales Report (Consolidated):
(Unit: NT$ million)
| Period |
March 2013 |
February 2013 |
M-o-M Increase (Decrease) % |
March 2012 |
Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) % |
January through March 2013 |
January through March 2012 |
Y-o-Y Increase (Decrease) % |
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| Net Sales |
44,134 | 41,182 | 7.2 | 37,155 | 18.9 | 132,755 | 105,615 | 25.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
* March and Jan-March 2012 figures have been recalculated based on IFRS
| TSMC Spokesperson: |
TSMC Acting Spokesperson: |
For Further Information: |
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| Lora Ho Senior VP & CFO Tel: 886-3-505-4602 |
Elizabeth Sun Director Corporate Communication Division Tel: 886-3-568-2085 Mobile: 886-988-937999 E-Mail: elizabeth_sun@tsmc.com |
Michael Kramer Principal Specialist PR Department Tel: 886-3-563-6688 Ext. 7126216 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 March 2013.
| 1. | Sales volume (in NT$ thousands) |
| Period |
Items |
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
| Mar. |
Net sales | 44,134,225 | 37,114,869 | |||||||
| Jan.-Mar. |
Net sales | 132,754,996 | 105,614,831 | |||||||
| 2. | Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousands) |
| Borrower | Limit of Lending | Amount Drawn | ||||||||
| Bal. as of period end | ||||||||||
| TSMC Partners |
TSMC China* | 40,234,170 | 2,389,520 | |||||||
| TSMC Development |
TSMC Solar* | 5,649,034 | 1,657,730 | |||||||
| TSMC Solid State Lighting* | 5,649,034 | 746,725 | ||||||||
| * | TSMC’s subsidiaries. |
| 3. | Endorsements and guarantees (in NT$ thousands) : None. |
| 4. | Financial derivative transactions (in NT$ thousands) : |
For assets / liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.
TSMC
| Futures | Forward | Swap | ||||||||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount |
— | 2,183,863 | 7,525,120 | ||||||||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss |
— | 3,057 | 6,235 | |||||||||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss |
— | (31,248 | ) | 7,990 | ||||||||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount |
— | 44,910,689 | 39,500,175 | ||||||||||
| Realized Profit/Loss |
— | 253,935 | 6,631 | |||||||||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
— | N | N | |||||||||||
TSMC’s subsidiaries - TSMC China
| Futures | Forward | Swap | ||||||||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount |
— | 1,896,164 | — | ||||||||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss |
— | 4,482 | — | |||||||||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss |
— | 6,985 | — | |||||||||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount |
— | 2,835,215 | — | ||||||||||
| Realized Profit/Loss |
— | 3,972 | — | |||||||||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
— | N | — | |||||||||||
TSMC’s subsidiaries - TSMC Solar
| Futures | Forward | Swap | ||||||||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount |
— | 518,032 | 1,089,927 | ||||||||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss |
— | 1,351 | 2,072 | |||||||||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss |
— | 1,720 | 2,788 | |||||||||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount |
— | 1,497,058 | 3,178,638 | ||||||||||
| Realized Profit/Loss |
— | 9,748 | 216 | |||||||||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
— | N | N | |||||||||||
TSMC’s subsidiaries - TSMC Solid State Lighting
| Futures | Forward | Swap | ||||||||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount |
— | 306,353 | 358,400 | ||||||||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss |
— | 449 | (110 | ) | ||||||||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss |
— | 680 | (77 | ) | ||||||||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount |
— | 634,332 | 762,073 | ||||||||||
| Realized Profit/Loss |
— | 2,682 | 59 | |||||||||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
— | N | N | |||||||||||
TSMC’s subsidiaries - TSMC Global
| Futures | Forward | Swap | ||||||||||||
| Margin Payment |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Premium Income (Expense) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Outstanding Contracts |
Notional Amount |
— | 11,621,833 | — | ||||||||||
| Mark to Market Profit/Loss |
— | 659,351 | — | |||||||||||
| Unrealized Profit/Loss |
— | 649,991 | — | |||||||||||
| Expired Contracts |
Notional Amount |
— | — | — | ||||||||||
| Realized Profit/Loss |
— | — | — | |||||||||||
| Equity price linked product (Y/N) |
— | Y | — | |||||||||||