【Huang Hsiang】Announcement of Acquisition of Securities

1. Securities name: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 2. Transaction dates: 115/4/17~115/4/27 3. Date of approval by the Board of Directors: Not applicable 4. Other approval dates: Approval level: Chairman's approval April 27, 115 (Republic of China calendar year) 5. Quantity of transaction, unit price, and total transaction amount: Quantity of transaction: 260,000 shares Average price per share: NT$2,196.90 Total transaction amount: NT$571,193 thousand 6. Disposal profit (or loss) (Not applicable for acquisition of securities): Not applicable 7. Relationship with the target company of the transaction: None 8. As of now, cumulative holding of these securities (including this transaction) - quantity, amount, shareholding ratio, and restricted rights (e.g., pledge status): Quantity: 177,000 shares Amount: NT$399,490 thousand Shareholding ratio: 0.001% 9. As of now, based on Article 3 of the "Regulations Governing the Acquisition or Disposal of Assets by Public Companies," the investment in securities (including this transaction) as a percentage of the company's total assets and equity attributable to owners of the parent company in the latest financial report, and the amount of operating capital in the latest financial report: Percentage of total assets: 1.032% Percentage of equity attributable to owners of the parent company: 3.824% Operating capital: NT$14,739,777 thousand 10. Specific purpose of acquisition or disposal: To improve the company's capital utilization efficiency 11. Opinions of dissenting directors in this transaction: Not applicable 12. Is this transaction a related party transaction: No 13. Counterparty to the transaction and its relationship with the company: Not applicable 14. Date of approval by supervisors or consent by the audit committee: Not applicable 15. Date of previous material information announcement on the same event: Not applicable 16. Other matters to be specified: None Keywords: Material Information