Form 6-K

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 August 2015

 

 

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: August 11, 2015     By  

/s/ Lora Ho

      Lora Ho
      Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer


LOGO

TSMC Board of Directors Meeting Resolutions

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. – August 11, 2015 – TSMC (NYSE: TSM) today held a meeting of the Board of Directors, which approved capital appropriations of approximately US$1,236.9 million for purposes including: 1) Capacity expansion of advanced technology and packaging and assembly; 2) Conversion of certain logic capacity to specialty technologies; 3) Fourth quarter 2015 R&D capital investments and sustaining capital expenditures.

TSMC’s Spokesperson and Senior Vice President, Ms. Lora Ho, said that at its meeting today the Board of Directors also approved TSMC’s acquisition of OmniVision Technologies, Inc.’s (OVT’s) 49.1% ownership in VisEra Holding Cayman, Ltd., and 100% ownership in Taiwan OmniVision Investment Holding Co. Inc. (OVT Taiwan), at an amount not more than US$126 million. The acquisition of shares is conditional on related governments (including the Unites States) approving a Chinese consortium’s acquisition of OVT.

#         #         #

 

TSMC Spokesperson:

Ms. Lora Ho

Senior Vice President and CFO

Tel: 886-3-566-4602

 

TSMC Acting Spokesperson:

Dr. Elizabeth Sun

Director of Corporate Communication Division

Tel: 886-3-568-2085

Mobile: 886-988-937999

E-Mail: elizabeth_sun@tsmc.com