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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 March 2009
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 þ                    Form 40-F o
     (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 o                    No þ
     (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: March 10, 2009  By   /s/ Lora Ho      
    Lora Ho     
    Vice President & Chief Financial Officer     
 

 

 

(TSMC LOGO)
TSMC Announces February 2009 Sales Report and
Revises First-Quarter Business Guidance
Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. — March 10, 2009 — TSMC (TAIEX: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net sales for February 2009: on an unconsolidated basis, sales were approximately NT$11.50 billion, a decrease of 7.5 percent from January 2009 and a decrease of 59.5 percent from February 2008. Revenues for January through February 2009 totaled NT$23.94 billion, a decrease of 59.2 percent compared to the same period in 2008.
On a consolidated basis, net sales for February 2009 were approximately NT$ 12.18 billion, a decrease of 7.2 percent from January 2009 and a decrease of 58.4 percent from February 2008. Revenues for January through February 2009 totaled NT$25.30 billion, a decrease of 58.1 percent compared to the same period in 2008.
In addition, “TSMC’s first-quarter business is expected to be better than the company’s previous guidance given on January 22, 2009,” said Lora Ho, VP and Chief Financial Officer of TSMC. “Primarily due to quick orders from customers, especially from the mainland Chinese market, and a stronger US dollar, TSMC now expects first-quarter revenue to be between NT$36 billion and NT$38 billion, higher than the previous expectation of between NT$32 billion and NT$35 billion.”
TSMC’s expectation for first-quarter gross profit margin is now between 14% and 16%, and operating profit margin is between -2% and 0%, compared with the previous guidance of 1% to 5% for gross profit margin and -19% to -15% for the operating profit margin.
TSMC Sales Report (Unconsolidated):
(Unit: NT$ million)
             
Net Sales   2009*   2008   Increase (Decrease) %
February
   11,504   28,382   (59.5)
January through February
   23,940   58,668   (59.2)
 
*   Year 2009 figures have not been audited.
TSMC Sales Report (Consolidated):
(Unit: NT$ million)
             
Net Sales   2009*   2008   Increase (Decrease) %
February
   12,176   29,282   (58.4)
January through February
   25,302   60,352   (58.1)
 
*   Year 2009 figures have not been audited.

 

 

(TSMC LOGO)
             
           
TSMC Spokesperson:   TSMC Acting Spokesperson:   For Further Information:    
 
            
Ms. Lora Ho
  Mr. J.H. Tzeng   Mr. Richard C.Y. Chung   Mr. Michael Kramer
Vice President and CFO
  Deputy Director   Technical Manager   Principal Specialist
Tel: 886-3-566-4602
  PR Department, TSMC   PR Department, TSMC   PR Department, TSMC
 
  Tel: 886-3-505-5028
Mobile: 886-928-882607 		  Tel: 886-3-563-6688 ext.
7125038 		  Tel: 886-3-563-6688 ext.
7126216
 
  E-Mail: jhtzeng@tsmc.com   Mobile: 886-911-258751
E-Mail: cychung@tsmc.com 		  Mobile: 886-926-026632
E-Mail: pdkramer@tsmc.com
 
     

 

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
March 10, 2009
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 Feb. 2009.
1) Sales volume (in NT$ thousand)
                     
Period   Items   2009     2008  
Feb
   Net sales     11,503,819       28,381,910  
Jan.-Feb
   Net sales     23,940,197       58,668,364  
2) Funds lent to other parties (in NT$ thousand): None
3) Endorsements and guarantees (in NT$ thousand): None
4) Financial derivative transactions (in NT$ thousand)
     TSMC
     Hedging purpose (for assets / liabilities denominated in foreign currencies)
                                                                     
                                Single Option     Combined Option        
        Futures     Forward     Swap     Sell     Buy     Sell     Buy     Others  
Margin Payment
     —       —       —       —       —               —       —  
 
                                                                    
Premium Income (Expense)
     —       —       —       —       —               —       —  
 
                                                                    
Outstanding Contracts
   Notional Amount     —       20,373,560       —       —       —       —       —       —  
 
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss     —       (474,355 )     —       —       —       —       —       —  
 
   Unrealized Profit/Loss     —       (468,523 )     35,327       —       —       —       —       —  
 
                                                                    
Expired Contracts
   Notional Amount     —       21,956,722       16,393,893       —       —       —       —       —  
 
   Realized Profit/Loss     —       (355,837 )     (179,214 )     —       —       —       —       —  
     TSMC’s subsidiaries
     Hedging purpose (for assets / liabilities denominated in foreign currencies)
                                                                     
                                Single Option     Combined Option        
        Futures     Forward     Swap     Sell     Buy     Sell     Buy     Others  
Margin Payment
     —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —  
 
                                                                    
Premium Income (Expense)
     —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —  
 
                                                                    
Outstanding Contracts
   Notional Amount     —       316,235       —       —       —       —       —       —  
 
   Mark to Market Profit/Loss     —       (851 )     —       —       —       —       —       —  
 
   Unrealized Profit/Loss     —       482       —       —       —       —       —       —  
 
                                                                    
Expired Contracts
   Notional Amount     —       146,433       —       —       —       —       —       —  
 
   Realized Profit/Loss     —       (478 )     —       —       —       —       —       —