1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2026
(Commission File Number: 001-14700)
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
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No. 8, Li-Hsin Road 6
Hsinchu Science Park
Hsinchu 300-096, Taiwan
Republic of China
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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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  o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in papers as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
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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 Limited
Date:   November 10, 2026By   /s/ Wendell Huang
  Wendell Huang
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



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TSMC Board of Directors Meeting Resolutions


HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Nov. 10, 2026 – The TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) Board of Directors today held a meeting, which passed the following resolutions:

1.Approved the 2026 third quarter Business Report and Financial Statements. Third quarter consolidated revenue was NT$1,494.24 billion and net income was NT$763.06 billion, with diluted earnings per share of NT$29.43.

2.Approved the distribution of a NT$9.0 per share cash dividend for the third quarter of 2026, and set March 17, 2027 as the record date for common stock shareholders entitled to participate in this cash dividend distribution, and the ex-dividend date for the common shares shall be March 11, 2027. As required by Article 165 of Taiwan’s Company Law, the shareholders’ register shall be closed for five days prior to the record date (March 13 through March 17, 2027) for registration transfer, and the dividend will be paid on April 8, 2027. The ex-dividend date and the record date for entitlement to participate in this cash dividend distribution for TSMC American Depositary Shares (ADSs) will be March 11, 2027.

3.To meet long-term capacity plans based on market demand forecasts and TSMC’s technology development roadmap, the Board approved capital appropriations of approximately US$40,926.70 million for purposes mainly including: (1) Installation and upgrade of advanced technology capacity; (2) Installation and upgrade of advanced packaging, mature and/or specialty technology capacity; (3) Fab construction, and installation of fab facility systems; (4) 2027 R&D capital investments, sustaining capital expenditures, and capitalized leased assets.

4.Approved the investment of no more than US$500 million in the establishment of an investment company for the purpose of making strategic investments in the semiconductor industry and related ecosystem.

5.Approved the investments in (1) Anthropic, PBC at its per share initial public offering price in an amount not to exceed US$500 million to acquire Anthropic’s common shares; and (2) OpenAI Group PBC in an amount not to exceed US$500 million to acquire OpenAI’s preferred stock.


About TSMC
TSMC pioneered the pure-play foundry business model when it was founded in 1987 and has been the world’s leading dedicated semiconductor foundry ever since. The Company supports a thriving ecosystem of global customers and partners with the industry’s leading process technologies and portfolio of design enablement solutions to unleash innovation for the global semiconductor industry.


With global operations spanning Asia, Europe, and North America, TSMC serves as a committed corporate citizen around the world.


TSMC deployed 305 distinct process technologies, and manufactured 12,682 products for 534 customers in 2025 by providing the broadest range of advanced, specialty and advanced packaging technology services. The Company is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan. For more information please visit https://www.tsmc.com.


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TSMC Spokesperson:Media Contacts:
Wendell Huang
Senior Vice President and CFO
Nina Kao
Head of Public Relations
Tel: 886-3-5636688 ext.7125036
Mobile: 886-988-239-163
E-Mail: press@tsmc.com
Baker Li
Public Relations
Tel: 886-3-5636688 ext.7125037
Mobile: 886-988-932-757
E-Mail: press@tsmc.com





Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
This is to report the major financials for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 approved by the TSMC Board of Directors. All figures were prepared in accordance with TIFRS on a consolidated basis.
(In NT$ thousands, except for EPS)
Comprehensive Income Statements Items
(for the nine months ended September 30, 2026)
Net sales3,898,726,974 
Gross profit2,603,984,766 
Income from operations2,302,013,957 
Income before tax2,461,268,543 
Net income2,042,923,054 
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent2,042,106,112 
Basic EPS (NT$)78.75 
Balance Sheets Items
(as of September 30, 2026)
Total assets10,052,887,514 
Total liabilities3,009,660,084 
Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent6,997,901,424