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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549





FORM 20-F







| ̈ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OR



|x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014

OR



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the transition period
from 
to

OR



| ̈ | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Commission file number 1-14700







LOGO

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)







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|-------------------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------------------
|Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited |  | Republic of China                              
|(Translation of Registrants Name Into English)    |  | (Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)





No. 8, Li-Hsin Road 6

Hsinchu Science Park

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Republic
of China

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



|                                        |  |                                          
|--------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------------
|Title of Each Class                     |  | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
|Common Shares, par value NT$10.00 each* |  | The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.        

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)





Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period
covered by the annual report.

As of December 31, 2014, 25,929,662,436 Common Shares, par value NT$10 each were outstanding.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act.    Yes  x    No   ̈

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or (15)(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.    Yes   ̈    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.    Yes  x    No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data
File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such
files).    Yes   ̈    No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition
of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated
Filer  x                 Accelerated
Filer   ̈                 Non-Accelerated Filer   ̈

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:



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|------------ |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------
|U.S. GAAP   ̈ |  | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued
by the International Accounting Standards Board   x |  | Other   ̈

If Other has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which
financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17     ̈  Item 18   ̈

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ̈    No  x



|* | Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. of American Depositary Shares representing such Common Shares
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|CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION |  |                                                                              | 1  |     
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|PART I                                                     |  |                                                                              | 2  |     
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|ITEM 1.                                                    |  | IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS                        |    |      | 2  | 
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|ITEM 2.                                                    |  | OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE                                      |    |      | 2  | 
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|ITEM 3.                                                    |  | KEY INFORMATION                                                              |    |      | 2  | 
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|ITEM 4.                                                    |  | INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY                                                   |    |      | 12 | 
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|ITEM 4A.                                                   |  | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS                                                    |    |      | 20 | 
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|ITEM 5.                                                    |  | OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEWS AND PROSPECTS                                |    |      | 20 | 
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|ITEM 6.                                                    |  | DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES                                   |    |      | 31 | 
|                                                           |  |                                                                             
|ITEM 7.                                                    |  | MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS                            |    |      | 38 | 
|                                                           |  |                                                                             
|ITEM 8.                                                    |  | FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                        |    |      | 40 | 
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|ITEM 9.                                                    |  | THE OFFER AND LISTING                                                        |    |      | 41 | 
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|ITEM 10.                                                   |  | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION                                                       |    |      | 42 | 
|                                                           |  |                                                                             
|ITEM 11.                                                   |  | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS                  |    |      | 56 | 
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|ITEM 12D.                                                  |  | DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES                       |    |      | 58 | 
|                                                           | 
|PART II                                                    |  |                                                                              | 59 |     
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|ITEM 13.                                                   |  | DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES                              |    |      | 59 | 
|                                                           |  |                                                                             
|ITEM 14.                                                   |  | MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS |    |      | 59 | 



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|ITEM 15.  |  | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES                                                |    |  | 59 | 
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|ITEM 16A. |  | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT                                       |    |  | 60 | 
|          |  |                                                                       
|ITEM 16B. |  | CODE OF ETHICS                                                         |    |  | 60 | 
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|ITEM 16C. |  | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES                                 |    |  | 61 | 
|          |  |                                                                       
|ITEM 16D. |  | EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES             |    |  | 61 | 
|          |  |                                                                       
|ITEM 16E. |  | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS |    |  | 61 | 
|          |  |                                                                       
|ITEM 16F. |  | CHANGE IN REGISTRANTS CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT                           |    |  | 61 | 
|          |  |                                                                       
|ITEM 16G. |  | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE                                                   |    |  | 61 | 
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|ITEM 16H. |  | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE                                                 |    |  | 64 | 
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|PART III  |  |                                                                        | 65 | 
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|ITEM 17.  |  | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                   |    |  | 65 | 
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|ITEM 18.  |  | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                                   |    |  | 65 | 
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|ITEM 19.  |  | EXHIBITS                                                               |    |  | 65 | 



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|EX-4.20 LAND LEASE WITH SOUTHERN TAIWAN SCIENCE PARK ADMINISTRATION
|EX-4.28 LAND LEASE WITH HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK ADMINISTRATION        
|EX-4.29 LAND LEASE WITH SOUTHERN TAIWAN SCIENCE PARK ADMINISTRATION
|EX-4.30 LAND LEASE WITH SOUTHERN TAIWAN SCIENCE PARK ADMINISTRATION
|EX-12.1 CERTIFICATION OF CO-CEO - RULE 13A-14(A)                   
|EX-12.2 CERTIFICATION OF CO-CEO - RULE 13A-14(A)                   
|EX-12.3 CERTIFICATION OF CFO - RULE 13A-14(A)                      
|EX-13.1 CERTIFICATION OF CO-CEO - RULE 13A-14(B)                   
|EX-13.2 CERTIFICATION OF CO-CEO - RULE 13A-14(B)                   
|EX-13.3 CERTIFICATION OF CFO - RULE 13A-14(B)                      
|EX-99.1 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE                               

TSMC, tsmc, and Open Innovation Platform (OIP) are some of our registered trademarks used
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This annual report includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S.
securities laws. The terms anticipates, expects, may, will, could, should and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These statements appear in a number
of places throughout this annual report and include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the
industries in which we operate.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events
and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industries
in which we operate may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this annual report. Important factors that could cause those differences include, but are not limited to:



| |  |  | the volatility of the semiconductor and electronics industry;
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| |  |  | overcapacity in the semiconductor industry;
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| |  |  | the increased competition from other companies and our ability to retain and increase our market share;
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| |  |  | our ability to develop new technologies successfully and remain a technological leader;
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| |  |  | our ability to maintain control over expansion and facility modifications;
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| |  |  | our ability to generate growth and profitability;
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| |  |  | our ability to hire and retain qualified personnel;
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| |  |  | our ability to acquire required equipment and supplies necessary to meet business needs;
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| |  |  | our reliance on certain major customers;
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| |  |  | the political stability of our local region; and
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| |  |  | general local and global economic conditions.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------

Forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding our strategy and future plans, future business condition and financial results, our capital expenditure plans, our capacity management plans, expectations as to the commercial production using 16/10-nanometer and
more advanced technologies, technological upgrades, investment in research and development, future market demand, future regulatory or other developments in our industry as well as business acquisitions and financing plans. Please see Item 3.
Key Information  Risk Factors for a further discussion of certain factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by our forward-looking statements.



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PART I



|ITEM 1. | IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS
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Not
applicable.



|ITEM 2. | OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
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Not applicable.



|ITEM 3. | KEY INFORMATION
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Selected Financial and Operating Data

The selected consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income data and other consolidated financial data for the years
ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and the selected consolidated statements of financial position data as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, set forth below, are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included herein,
and should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, these consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards, or IFRSs, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB. The selected consolidated statement of financial position data as of December 31, 2012, set forth below, is derived from our
audited consolidated financial statements not included herein. Since 2013 was the first year our audited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with IFRSs, pursuant to the transitional relief granted by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect of the first-time adoption of IFRSs, we have only provided financial statements and financial information for the financial years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Additionally, financial data as of and for
the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 derived from our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted (GAAP or R.O.C. GAAP) in the Republic of China
(R.O.C. or Taiwan) have not been included below.

In addition to preparing financial statements in accordance with
IFRSs as issued by the IASB included in this annual report, we also prepare financial statements in accordance with the IFRSs as adopted for use in Taiwan (Taiwan-IFRSs), which we are required to file with the Financial Supervisory
Commission (FSC) of R.O.C. and Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) under the applicable regulations and listing rules of the TWSE. Please see Item 5. Operating and Financial Reviews and Prospects  First Time Adoption of
IFRSs for more details. English translations of such financial statements are furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K, which are not incorporated by reference to this or any of our previous annual reports on Form 20-F.



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|                                                                               |  | Year ended and as of December 31,                                     |         
|                                                                               |  | 2012                                                                  |          |   | 2013 |  |          | 2014 | 
|                                                                               |  | NT$                                                                   |          |   | NT$  |  |          | NT$  |  |  | US$      |  
|                                                                               |  | (in millions, except for percentages,
earnings per share and per ADS) |         
|Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income Data: |  |                                                                       |          |   |      |  |          |      | 
|Net revenue                                                                    |  |                                                                       | 506,745  |   |      |  | 597,024  |      |  |  | 762,806  |   |  |  | 24,139  |  
|Cost of revenue                                                                |  |                                                                       | (262,592 | ) |      |  | (315,642 | )    |  |  | (385,113 | ) |  |  | (12,187 | )
|Gross profit before realized (unrealized) gross profit on sales to associates  |  |                                                                       | 244,153  |   |      |  | 281,382  |      |  |  | 377,693  |   |  |  | 11,952  |  
|Realized (unrealized) gross profit on sales to associates                      |  |                                                                       | (25      | ) |      |  | (21      | )    |  |  | 29       |   |  |  | 1       |  
|Gross profit                                                                   |  |                                                                       | 244,128  |   |      |  | 281,361  |      |  |  | 377,722  |   |  |  | 11,953  |  
|Operating expenses                                                             |  |                                                                       | (62,517  | ) |      |  | (71,339  | )    |  |  | (80,849  | ) |  |  | (2,558  | )
|Other operating income and expenses, net                                       |  |                                                                       | (449     | ) |      |  | 47       |      |  |  | (1,002   | ) |  |  | (32     | )
|Income from operations                                                         |  |                                                                       | 181,162  |   |      |  | 210,069  |      |  |  | 295,871  |   |  |  | 9,363   |  
|Non-operating income and expenses, net                                         |  |                                                                       | 499      |   |      |  | 5,893    |      |  |  | 6,203    |   |  |  | 196     |  
|Income before income tax                                                       |  |                                                                       | 181,661  |   |      |  | 215,962  |      |  |  | 302,074  |   |  |  | 9,559   |  
|Income tax expense                                                             |  |                                                                       | (22,375  | ) |      |  | (32,112  | )    |  |  | (47,890  | ) |  |  | (1,515  | )
|Net income                                                                     |  |                                                                       | 159,286  |   |      |  | 183,850  |      |  |  | 254,184  |   |  |  | 8,044   |  
|Other comprehensive income for the year, net of income tax                     |  |                                                                       | 4,261    |   |      |  | 16,359   |      |  |  | 11,805   |   |  |  | 373     |  
|Total comprehensive income for the year                                        |  |                                                                       | 163,547  |   |      |  | 200,209  |      |  |  | 265,989  |   |  |  | 8,417   |  
|Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent                          |  |                                                                       | 159,481  |   |      |  | 183,978  |      |  |  | 254,302  |   |  |  | 8,048   |  
|Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests                              |  |                                                                       | (195     | ) |      |  | (128     | )    |  |  | (118     | ) |  |  | (4      | )
|Total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders of the parent          |  |                                                                       | 163,692  |   |      |  | 200,343  |      |  |  | 266,091  |   |  |  | 8,421   |  
|Total comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests              |  |                                                                       | (145     | ) |      |  | (134     | )    |  |  | (102     | ) |  |  | (4      | )
|Basic earnings per share                                                       |  |                                                                       | 6.15     |   |      |  | 7.10     |      |  |  | 9.81     |   |  |  | 0.31    |  
|Diluted earnings per share                                                     |  |                                                                       | 6.15     |   |      |  | 7.10     |      |  |  | 9.81     |   |  |  | 0.31    |  
|Basic earnings per ADS equivalent                                              |  |                                                                       | 30.76    |   |      |  | 35.48    |      |  |  | 49.04    |   |  |  | 1.55    |  
|Diluted earnings per ADS equivalent                                            |  |                                                                       | 30.75    |   |      |  | 35.48    |      |  |  | 49.04    |   |  |  | 1.55    |  
|Basic weighted average shares outstanding                                      |  |                                                                       | 25,921   |   |      |  | 25,928   |      |  |  | 25,929   |   |  |  | 25,929  |  
|Diluted weighted average shares outstanding                                    |  |                                                                       | 25,928   |   |      |  | 25,930   |      |  |  | 25,930   |   |  |  | 25,930  |  



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|                                                    |  | Year ended and as of December 31,                        |          
|                                                    |  | 2012                                                     |           |  | 2013 |  |           | 2014 | 
|                                                    |  | NT$                                                      |           |  | NT$  |  |           | NT$  |  |  | US$       | 
|                                                    |  | (in millions, except for cash dividend per common share) |          
|Consolidated Statements of Financial Position Data: |  |                                                          |           |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Working capital                                     |  |                                                          | 92,223    |  |      |  | 154,513   |      |  |  | 401,781   |  |  |  | 12,715  | 
|Long-term investments(1)                            |  |                                                          | 65,723    |  |      |  | 89,024    |      |  |  | 29,860    |  |  |  | 945     | 
|Property, plant and equipment                       |  |                                                          | 617,562   |  |      |  | 792,666   |      |  |  | 818,199   |  |  |  | 25,892  | 
|Intangible assets                                   |  |                                                          | 10,960    |  |      |  | 11,490    |      |  |  | 13,531    |  |  |  | 428     | 
|Total assets                                        |  |                                                          | 961,344   |  |      |  | 1,262,801 |      |  |  | 1,494,853 |  |  |  | 47,305  | 
|Hedging derivative financial liabilities            |  |                                                          |          |  |      |  | 5,482     |      |  |  |          |  |  |  |        | 
|Long-term bonds payable                             |  |                                                          | 80,000    |  |      |  | 210,768   |      |  |  | 213,674   |  |  |  | 6,762   | 
|Accrued pension cost                                |  |                                                          | 6,781     |  |      |  | 6,802     |      |  |  | 6,568     |  |  |  | 208     | 
|Total liabilities                                   |  |                                                          | 247,749   |  |      |  | 428,688   |      |  |  | 472,492   |  |  |  | 14,952  | 
|Capital stock                                       |  |                                                          | 259,245   |  |      |  | 259,286   |      |  |  | 259,297   |  |  |  | 8,206   | 
|Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent   |  |                                                          | 711,052   |  |      |  | 833,846   |      |  |  | 1,022,234 |  |  |  | 32,349  | 
|Noncontrolling interests                            |  |                                                          | 2,543     |  |      |  | 267       |      |  |  | 127       |  |  |  | 4       | 
|Cash dividend per common share(2)                   |  |                                                          | 3.0       |  |      |  | 3.0       |      |  |  | 3.0       |  |  |  | 0.1     | 
|                                                    | 
|                                                    |  | Year ended and as of December 31,                        |          
|                                                    |  | 2012                                                     |           |  | 2013 |  |           | 2014 | 
|                                                    |  | NT$                                                      |           |  | NT$  |  |           | NT$  |  |  | US$       | 
|                                                    |  | (in millions, except for percentages
and operating data) |          
|Other Financial Data:                               |  |                                                          |           |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Gross margin                                        |  |                                                          | 48.2%     |  |      |  | 47.1%     |      |  |  | 49.5%     |  |  |  | 49.5%   | 
|Operating margin                                    |  |                                                          | 35.8%     |  |      |  | 35.2%     |      |  |  | 38.8%     |  |  |  | 38.8%   | 
|Net margin                                          |  |                                                          | 31.5%     |  |      |  | 30.8%     |      |  |  | 33.3%     |  |  |  | 33.3%   | 
|Capital expenditures                                |  |                                                          | 246,137   |  |      |  | 287,595   |      |  |  | 288,540   |  |  |  | 9,131   | 
|Depreciation and amortization                       |  |                                                          | 131,349   |  |      |  | 156,182   |      |  |  | 200,252   |  |  |  | 6,337   | 
|Cash generated by operating activities              |  |                                                          | 284,963   |  |      |  | 347,384   |      |  |  | 421,524   |  |  |  | 13,339  | 
|Cash used in investing activities                   |  |                                                          | (269,318) |  |      |  | (281,054) |      |  |  | (282,421) |  |  |  | (8,937) | 
|Cash generated by (used in) financing activities    |  |                                                          | (13,589)  |  |      |  | 32,106    |      |  |  | (32,328)  |  |  |  | (1,023) | 
|Effect of exchange rate changes and others          |  |                                                          | (2,118)   |  |      |  | 849       |      |  |  | 8,979     |  |  |  | 284     | 
|Net increase (decrease) in cash                     |  |                                                          | (62)      |  |      |  | 99,285    |      |  |  | 115,754   |  |  |  | 3,663   | 
|Operating Data:                                     |  |                                                          |           |  |      |  |           |      |  |  |           |  |  |  |         | 
|Wafer (300mm equivalent) shipment(3)                |  |                                                          | 6,242     |  |      |  | 6,963     |      |  |  | 8,263     |  |  |  | 8,263   | 
|Billing Utilization Rate(4)                         |  |                                                          | 91%       |  |      |  | 91%       |      |  |  | 97%       |  |  |  | 97%     | 



|(1) | Investments accounted for using equity method, and noncurrent available-for-sale financial assets.
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|(2) | Cash dividend per common share was approved by our shareholders on June 12, 2012, June 11, 2013 and June 24, 2014, respectively. The
numbers are rounded to one decimal point.
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|(3) | In thousands.
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|(4) | Billing Utilization Rate is equal to annual wafer shipment divided by annual capacity. Annual capacity includes wafers committed by Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS) and
Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company Pte. Ltd. (SSMC). Please see Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions.
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Exchange Rates

We publish our financial
statements in New Taiwan dollars, the lawful currency of the R.O.C. In this annual report, $, US$ and U.S. dollars mean United States dollars, the lawful currency of the United States, and NT$ and
NT dollars mean New Taiwan dollars. This annual report contains translations of certain NT dollar amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. The translations from NT dollars to U.S. dollars and
from U.S. dollars to NT dollars were made by the exchange rate as set forth in the statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. Unless otherwise noted, all translations for the year 2014 were made at the exchange rate as of December 31,
2014, which was NT$31.60 to US$1.00. On April 3, 2015, the exchange rate was NT$30.87 to US$1.00.



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The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information concerning the number of
NT dollars for which one U.S. dollar could be exchanged.



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|                                   |  | NT dollars per U.S. dollar |      
|                                   |  | Average(1)                 |       |  | High |  |       | Low |  |  | Period-End | 
|2012                               |  |                            | 29.47 |  |      |  | 29.91 |     |  |  | 29.05      |  |  |  | 29.05 | 
|2013                               |  |                            | 29.73 |  |      |  | 30.03 |     |  |  | 29.42      |  |  |  | 29.83 | 
|2014                               |  |                            | 30.38 |  |      |  | 31.60 |     |  |  | 29.87      |  |  |  | 31.60 | 
|October 2014                       |  |                            | 30.40 |  |      |  | 30.49 |     |  |  | 30.31      |  |  |  | 30.45 | 
|November 2014                      |  |                            | 30.73 |  |      |  | 30.99 |     |  |  | 30.48      |  |  |  | 30.99 | 
|December 2014                      |  |                            | 31.35 |  |      |  | 31.80 |     |  |  | 31.03      |  |  |  | 31.60 | 
|January 2015                       |  |                            | 31.64 |  |      |  | 32.00 |     |  |  | 31.06      |  |  |  | 31.75 | 
|February 2015                      |  |                            | 31.55 |  |      |  | 31.76 |     |  |  | 31.31      |  |  |  | 31.44 | 
|March 2015                         |  |                            | 31.44 |  |      |  | 31.71 |     |  |  | 31.19      |  |  |  | 31.24 | 
|April 2015 (through April 3, 2015) |  |                            | 31.05 |  |      |  | 31.24 |     |  |  | 30.87      |  |  |  | 30.87 | 



|(1) | Annual averages calculated from month-end rates and monthly averages calculated from daily closing rates.
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No representation is made that the NT dollar or U.S. dollar amounts referred to herein could have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars
or NT dollars, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.

Capitalization and Indebtedness

Not applicable.

Reasons for the Offer and
Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Risk Factors

We wish to caution readers
that the following important factors, and those important factors described in other reports submitted to, or filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission, among other factors, could affect our actual results and could cause our actual results
to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, and that such factors may adversely affect our business and financial status and therefore the value of your investment:

Risks Relating to Our Business

Any global systemic
political, economic and financial crisis or catastrophic natural disasters (as well as the indirect effects flowing therefrom) could negatively affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

In recent times, several major systemic economic and financial crises and natural disasters negatively affected global business, banking and
financial sectors, including the semiconductor industry and markets. These types of crises, including the prolonged decrease in economic growth or insolvency of major countries, could cause turmoil in global markets that often result in declines in
electronic products sales from which we generate our income through our products and services. For example, there could be knock-on effects from these types of crises on our business, including significant decreases in orders from our customers;
insolvency of key suppliers resulting in product delays; inability of customers to obtain credit to finance purchases of our products; customer insolvencies; and counterparty failures negatively impacting our treasury operations. Any future
systemic political, economic or financial crisis or catastrophic natural disaster could cause revenues for the semiconductor industry as a whole to decline dramatically, and if the economic conditions or financial condition of our customers were to
deteriorate, additional accounting related allowances may be required in the future and such additional allowances could reduce our operating income and net income. Thus, any future global economic crisis or catastrophic natural disaster could
materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

Since we are dependent on the highly cyclical semiconductor and electronics industries,
which have experienced significant and sometimes prolonged periods of downturns and overcapacity, our revenues, earnings and margins may fluctuate significantly.

The electronics industries and semiconductor market are cyclical and subject to significant and often rapid increases and decreases in product
demand. Our semiconductor foundry business is affected by market conditions in such highly cyclical electronics and semiconductor industries. Variations in order levels from our customers may result in volatility in our revenues and earnings. From
time to time, the electronics and semiconductor industries have experienced significant and sometimes prolonged periods of downturns and overcapacity. Because we are, and will continue to be, dependent on the requirements of electronics and
semiconductor companies for our services, periods of downturns and overcapacity in the general electronics and semiconductor industries could lead to reduced demand for overall semiconductor foundry services, including our services. If we cannot
take appropriate actions such as reducing our costs to sufficiently offset declines in demand, our revenues, margin and earnings will suffer during periods of downturns and overcapacity.



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Decreases in demand and average selling prices for products that contain semiconductors may adversely
affect demand for our products and may result in a decrease in our revenues and earnings.

A vast majority of our revenue is
derived from customers who use our services in communication devices, personal computers, consumer electronics products and industrial/standard products. Any decrease in the demand for any one of these products may decrease the demand for such other
products as well as overall global semiconductor foundry services, including our services and may adversely affect our revenues. Further, because we own most of our manufacturing capacities, a significant portion of our operating costs is fixed. In
general, these costs do not decline when customer demand or our capacity utilization rates drop, and thus declines in customer demand, among other factors, may significantly decrease our margins. Conversely, as product demand rises and factory
utilization increases, the fixed costs are spread over increased output, which can improve our margins. In addition, the historical and current trend of declining average selling prices (or ASP) of end use applications places downward
pressure on the prices of the components that go into such applications. If the ASP of end use applications continues decreasing, the pricing pressure on components produced by us may lead to a reduction of our revenues, margin and earnings.

In light of the rise of new foundry service providers worldwide, if we are unable to compete effectively in the highly competitive foundry segment of
the semiconductor industry, we may lose customers and our profit margin and earnings may decrease.

The markets for our foundry
services are highly competitive. We compete with other foundry service providers, as well as integrated device manufacturers that devote a significant portion of their manufacturing capacity to foundry operations. Some of these companies may have
access to more advanced technologies and greater financial and other resources than us, such as the possibility of receiving direct or indirect government bailout/economic stimulus funds or other incentives that may be unavailable to us. Our
competition may, from time to time, also decide to undertake aggressive pricing initiatives in one or more technology nodes. Increases in these competitive activities may decrease our customer base, or our ASP, or both. For example, over the past
few years, we have seen the rise of certain firms with the capability of providing foundry services. These firms are committed to try to attract our customers. If we are unable to compete with any and each of these new competitors with better
technologies and manufacturing capacity and capabilities, we risk losing customers to these new contenders.

If we are unable to remain a
technological leader in the semiconductor industry or if we are unable to timely respond to fast-changing semiconductor market dynamics, we may become less competitive.

The semiconductor industry and its technologies are constantly changing. We compete by developing process technologies using increasingly
advanced nodes and on manufacturing products with more functions. We also compete by developing new derivative technologies. If we do not anticipate these changes in technologies and rapidly develop new and innovative technologies, or our
competitors unforeseeably gain sudden access to additional technologies, we may not be able to provide foundry services on competitive terms. In addition, our customers have significantly decreased the time in which their products or services are
launched into the market. If we are unable to meet these shorter product time-to-market, we risk losing these customers. These factors have also been intensified by the shift of the global technology market to consumer driven products such as mobile
devices, and increasing concentration of customers and competition (all further discussed among these risk factors). If we are unable to innovate new technologies that meet the demands of our customers or overcome the above factors, our revenues may
decline significantly. Although we have concentrated on maintaining a competitive edge in research and development, if we fail to achieve advances in technologies or processes, we may become less competitive.

If we are unable to manage our capacity and the streamlining of our production facilities effectively, our competitiveness may be weakened.

We perform long term market demand forecasts to estimate general economic and market conditions for our products and services. Based upon
these estimates, we manage our overall capacity in accordance with market demand. Because market conditions may vary significantly and unexpectedly, our market demand forecast may change significantly at any time. Further, since certain
manufacturing lines or tools in some of our manufacturing facilities may be suspended or shut down temporarily during periods of decreased demand, we may not be able to ramp up in a timely manner during periods of increased demand. During periods of
continued decline in demand, our operating facilities may not be able to absorb and complete in a timely manner outstanding orders re-directed from shuttered facilities. Recently, we have been adding capacity to our 300mm wafer fabs in the Hsinchu
Science Park, Southern Taiwan Science Park and Central Taiwan Science Park, based on our market demand forecasts taking into account the demand forecasts of our customers. As a result, our total monthly capacity for 300mm wafer fabs was increased
from 414,680 wafers as of December 31, 2013 to 494,696 wafers as of December 31, 2014. Expansion and modification of our production facilities will, among other factors, increase our costs. For example, we will need to purchase additional
equipment, train personnel to operate the new equipment or hire additional personnel. If we do not increase our net revenue accordingly, in order to offset these higher costs, our financial performance may be adversely affected. See Item 4.
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We may not be able to implement our planned growth or development if we are unable to obtain sufficient
financial resources to meet our future capital requirements.

Planning capital requirements is challenging in the highly dynamic,
cyclical and rapidly changing semiconductor industry, especially during times of general market volatility in the fixed income, interest rates, foreign currencies and equities markets. From time to time and increasingly so for the foreseeable next
few years, we will continue to need significant capital to fund our operations and manage our capacity in accordance with market demand. Our continued ability to obtain sufficient external financing is subject to a variety of uncertainties,
including:



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Sufficient external financing may not be available to us on a timely basis, on reasonable market terms, or at all. As a result, we may be
forced to curtail our expansion and modification plans or delay the deployment of new or expanded services until we obtain such financing.

We may
not be able to implement our planned growth and development or maintain our leading position if we are unable to recruit and retain qualified executives, managers and skilled technical and service personnel.

We rely on the continued services and contributions of our executive officers and skilled technical and other personnel. Our business could
suffer if we lose, for whatever reasons, the services and contributions of some of these personnel and we cannot adequately replace them. We may be required to increase or reduce the number of employees in connection with any business expansion or
contraction, in accordance with market demand for our products and services. Since there is intense competition for the recruitment of these personnel, we cannot ensure that we will be able to fulfill our personnel requirements in a timely manner
during an economic upturn.

We may be unable to obtain in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost equipment that are necessary for us to remain
competitive.

Our operations and ongoing expansion plans depend on our ability to obtain an appropriate amount of equipment and
related services from a limited number of suppliers in a market that is characterized from time to time by limited supply and long delivery cycles. During such times, supplier-specific or industry-wide lead times for delivery can be as long as six
months or more. To better manage our supply chain, we have implemented various business models and risk management contingencies with suppliers to shorten the procurement lead time. Further, the growing complexities especially in next-generation
lithographic technologies may delay the timely availability of the equipment and parts needed to exploit time sensitive business opportunities and also increase the market price for such equipment and parts. If we are unable to obtain equipment in a
timely manner to fulfill our customers demands on technology and production capacity, or at a reasonable cost, our financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impacted.

Our revenue and profitability may decline if we are unable to obtain adequate supplies of raw materials in a timely manner and at reasonable prices.

Our production operations require that we obtain adequate supplies of raw materials, such as silicon wafers, gases, chemicals,
and photoresist, on a timely basis. In the past, shortages in the supply of some materials, whether by specific vendors or by the semiconductor industry generally, have resulted in occasional industry-wide price adjustments and delivery delays. In
addition, major natural disasters, political or economic turmoil occurring within the country of origin of such raw materials may also significantly disrupt the availability of such raw materials or increase their prices. Also, since we procure some
of our raw materials from sole-source suppliers, there is a risk that our need for such raw materials may not be met or that back-up supplies may not be readily available. Our revenue and earnings could decline if we are unable to obtain adequate
supplies of the necessary raw materials in a timely manner or if there are significant increases in the costs of raw materials that we cannot pass on to our customers.

If the Ministry of Economic Affairs uses a substantial portion of our production capacity, we will not be able to service our other customers.

According to our agreement with the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan, or ITRI, the Ministry of Economic Affairs
of the R.O.C., or an entity designated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has an option to purchase up to 35% of certain of our capacity, if our outstanding commitments to our customers are not prejudiced. Although the Ministry of Economic Affairs
has never exercised this option, if this option is exercised to any significant degree during tight market conditions, we may not be able to provide services to all of our other customers unless we are able to increase our capacity accordingly or
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Any inability to obtain, preserve, enforce, defend and protect our technologies and intellectual property
rights and third-party licenses could harm our competitive position.

Our ability to compete successfully and to achieve future
growth will depend in part on the continued strength of our intellectual property portfolio. While we actively enforce and protect our intellectual property rights, there can be no assurance that our efforts will be adequate to prevent the
misappropriation or improper use of our proprietary technologies, trade secrets, software or know-how. Also, we cannot assure you that, as our business or business models expand into new areas, or otherwise, we will be able to develop independently
the technologies, trade secrets, patents, software or know-how necessary to conduct our business or that we can do so without unknowingly infringing the intellectual property rights of others. As a result, we may have to rely on, to a certain
degree, licensed technologies and patent licenses from others. To the extent that we rely on licenses from others, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain any or all of the necessary licenses in the future on terms we consider
reasonable or at all. The lack of necessary licenses could expose us to claims for damages and/or injunctions from third parties, as well as claims for indemnification by our customers in instances where we have contractually agreed to indemnify our
customers against damages resulting from infringement claims.

We have received, from time-to-time, communications from third parties
asserting that our technologies, manufacturing processes, the design of the integrated circuits made by us or the use by our customers of semiconductors made by us may infringe upon their patents or other intellectual property rights. Because of the
nature of the industry, we may continue to receive such communications in the future. In some instances, these disputes have resulted in litigation. Recently, there has been a notable increase in the number of claims or lawsuits initiated by certain
litigious, non-practicing entities and these litigious, non-practicing entities are also becoming more aggressive in their monetary demands and requests for court-issued injunctions. Such lawsuits or claims may increase our cost of doing business
and may potentially be extremely disruptive if the plaintiffs succeed in blocking the trade of our products and services.

If we fail to
obtain or maintain certain technologies or intellectual property licenses and, if litigation relating to alleged intellectual property matters occurs, it could prevent us from manufacturing or selling particular products or applying particular
technologies, which could reduce our opportunities to generate revenues. See Item 8. Financial Information  Legal Proceedings for a further discussion.

We are subject to the risk of loss due to explosion and fire because some of the materials we use in our manufacturing processes are highly combustible.

We and many of our suppliers use highly combustible and toxic materials in our manufacturing processes and are therefore subject
to the risk of loss arising from explosion, fire, or environmental influences which cannot be completely eliminated. Although we maintain many overlapping risk prevention and protection systems, as well as comprehensive fire and casualty insurance,
our risk management and insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover all of our potential losses. If any of our fabs or vendor facilities were to be damaged, or cease operations as a result of an explosion, fire, or environmental influences, it
could reduce our manufacturing capacity and may cause us to lose important customers, thereby having a potentially adverse and material impact on our financial performance.

Any impairment charges may have a material adverse effect on our net income.

Under IFRSs, we are required to evaluate our investments, tangible assets and intangible assets for impairment whenever triggering events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired. If certain criteria are met, we are required to record an impairment charge. We are also required under IFRSs to evaluate goodwill for impairment at least on an annual basis or more
frequently whenever triggering events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill may be impaired and the carrying value may not be recoverable. We hold investments in certain publicly listed and private companies, some of which have incurred
certain impairment charges as discussed further in our financial statements. We are not able to estimate the extent or timing of any impairment charge for future years. Any impairment charge required may have a material adverse effect on our net
income.

The determination of an impairment charge at any given time is based significantly on our expected results of operations over a
number of years subsequent to that time. As a result, an impairment charge is more likely to occur during a period when our operating results are otherwise already depressed. See Item 5. Operating and Financial Reviews and Prospects 
Critical Accounting Policies And Judgments for a discussion of how we assess if an impairment charge is required and, if so, how the amount is determined.



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Having one or more large customers that account for a significant percentage of our revenues may render us
vulnerable to the loss of or significant curtailment of purchases by one or more large customers that could in turn adversely affect our results of operations.

Over the years, our customer profile and the nature of our customers business have changed dramatically. While we generate revenue from
hundreds of customers worldwide, our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 60%, 62% and 63 % of our net revenue in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Our largest customer accounted for 17%, 22% and 21% of our net revenue in 2012,
2013 and 2014, respectively. This customer concentration results in part from the changing dynamics of the electronics industry with the structural shift to mobile devices and applications and software that provide the content for such devices.
There are only a limited number of customers who are successfully exploiting this new business model paradigm. Also, in order to respond to the new business model paradigm, we have seen the changes of nature in our customers business models.
For example, there is a growing trend toward the rise of system houses that operate in a manner which make their products and services more marketable in a changing consumer market. The loss of, or significant curtailment of purchases by, one or
more of our top customers, including curtailments due to increased competitive pressures, industrial consolidation, a change in their designs, or change in their manufacturing sourcing policies or practices of these customers, or the timing of
customer or distributor inventory adjustments, or change in our major customers business models may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Any failure to achieve and maintain effective internal controls could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reasonable assurance with respect to our financial reports and to
effectively prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reasonable assurance with respect to our financial reports and effectively prevent fraud and corruption, our reputation and results of operations could be harmed.

We are required to comply with various R.O.C. and U.S. laws and regulations on internal controls. But internal controls may not prevent or
detect misstatements because of their inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of controls, fraud or corruption. Therefore, even effective internal controls can provide only reasonable assurance
with respect to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements. If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, our business and operating results could be harmed, we could fail to meet our reporting obligations, and
there could be a material adverse effect on the market price of our common shares and ADSs.

Our global manufacturing, design and sales activities
subject us to risks associated with legal, political, economic or other conditions or developments in various jurisdictions, including in particular the R.O.C., which could negatively affect our business and financial status and therefore the market
value of your investment.

The majority of our principal executive officers and our principal production facilities are located in
the R.O.C., and a substantial majority of our net revenues are derived from our operations in the R.O.C. In addition, we have operations worldwide and a significant percentage of our revenue comes from sales to locations outside the R.O.C. Operating
in the R.O.C. and overseas exposes us to changes in policies and laws, as well as the general political, economic and social conditions, outbreak of war or hostilities, terrorism, security risks, social unrests, protests, strikes, health conditions
and possible disruptions in transportation networks, in the various countries in which we operate, which could result in an adverse effect on our business operations in such countries and our results of operations as well as the market price and the
liquidity of our ADSs and common shares.

For example, the financial markets have viewed certain past developments in relations between
the R.O.C. and P.R.C. as occasions to depress general market prices of the securities of Taiwanese companies, including our own. In addition, the R.O.C. government has not lifted some trade and investment restrictions imposed on Taiwanese companies
on the amount and types of certain investments that can be made in P.R.C. In addition to the above factors, future expansions of our operations in Taiwan will likely be handicapped by shortages in water and electricity, the limited availability of
commercial-use land, and experienced human resources.

Our operational results could also be materially and adversely affected by natural disasters,
shortages or interruptions in the supply of utilities (such as water or electricity), in the locations in which we, our customers or our suppliers operate.

The frequency and severity of natural disasters and severe weather has been increasing, in part due to climate change. We have manufacturing
and other operations in locations subject to natural disasters, such as severe weather, flooding, earthquakes, tsunamis, and droughts as well as interruptions or shortages in the supply of utilities, such as water and electricity, which could
disrupt operations. We source key raw materials from locations subject to natural disasters, such as severe weather, flooding, earthquakes, tsunamis, and droughts, and any major natural disaster occurring in any such locations may cause disruptions
to our business, operations and financial performance. In addition, our suppliers and customers also have operations in such locations. For example, most of our production facilities, as well as those of many of our suppliers and customers and
upstream providers of complementary semiconductor manufacturing services, are located in Taiwan and Japan, which are susceptible to earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, typhoons, and droughts from time to time that may cause shortages in electricity and
water. In addition, we have occasionally suffered power outages or surges in Taiwan caused by difficulties encountered by our electricity supplier, the Taiwan Power Company, or other power consumers on the same power grid, which have resulted in
interruptions to our operations. While our business continuity management and emergency response plans are intended to prevent or minimize losses in the future, there is no assurance that the measures will fully eliminate the losses or our business
insurance policies will fully cover any losses. One or more natural disasters, shortage or interruptions to the supply of utilities that results in a prolonged disruption to our operations, or the operations of our customers or suppliers, may
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Our failure to comply with applicable environmental and climate related laws and regulations, as well as
international laws, regulations and accords to which we are subject, could also harm our business and operational results.

The
manufacturing, assembling and testing of our products require the use of metals, chemicals, minerals and materials that are subject to environmental, climate-related, health and safety, and humanitarian conflict-free sourcing laws (such as the U.S.
SEC rule for filing Form SD to disclose the origins of certain strategic minerals), regulations and guidelines issued worldwide. Although we may be eligible for various exemptions and/or extensions of time for compliance, our failure to comply with
any of these applicable laws or regulations could result in:



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Existing and future environmental and climate related
laws and regulations as well as applicable international accords to which we are subject, could also require us, among other things, to do the following: (a) purchase, use or install expensive pollution control, reduction or remediation
equipment; (b) implement climate change mitigation programs and abatement or reduction of greenhouse gas emissions programs, or carbon credit trading programs; (c) modify our product designs and manufacturing
processes, or incur other significant expenses associated with such laws and regulations such as obtaining substitute raw materials or chemicals that may cost more or be less available for our operations. It is still unclear whether such necessary
actions would affect the reliability or efficiency of our products and services.

The above contingencies resulting from the actual and
potential impact of local or international laws and regulations, as well as international accords on environmental or climate change, could harm our business and operational results by increasing our expenses or requiring us to alter our
manufacturing and assembly and test processes. For further details, please see our compliance record with Taiwan and international environmental and climate related laws and regulations in Item 4. Information on the Company 
Environmental Regulations.

Climate change, other environmental concerns and green initiatives also present other commercial challenges,
economic risks and physical risks that could harm our operational results or affect the manner in which we conduct our business.

Increasing climate change and environmental concerns could affect the results of our operations if any of our customers request that we
provide products and services that exceed any existing standard(s) of environmental compliance. If we are unable to offer such products or offer products that are compliant, but are not as reliable due to the lack of reasonably available alternative
technologies or materials, we may lose market share to our competitors.

In addition, our inability to timely obtain environmental related
approvals needed to undertake the development and construction of a new fab or expansion project may delay, limit, or increase the cost of our expansion plans that could also in turn adversely affect our business and operational results. In light of
increased public interest in environmental issues, our operations and expansion plans may be adversely affected or delayed responding to public concern and social environmental pressures even if we comply with all applicable laws and regulations.



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Further, energy costs in general could increase significantly due to climate change and other
regulations. Therefore, our energy costs may increase significantly if utility or power companies pass on their costs, either fully or partially, such as those associated with carbon taxes, emission caps and carbon credit trading programs. For
further details, please see details of our business continuity management of climate change policy in Item 4. Information on the Company  Environmental Regulation.

To mitigate risks resulting from climate change, we continue to actively carry out energy conservation measures and voluntary perfluorinated
compounds (PFC) emission reduction projects, and conduct greenhouse gas inventories verification every year.

Adverse fluctuations in exchange rates
could decrease our operating margin.

Over one-half of our capital expenditures and manufacturing costs are denominated in
currencies other than NT dollars, primarily in U.S. dollars, Japanese yen and Euros. In 2014, more than 90% of our revenue were denominated in U.S. dollars and currencies other than NT dollars. Therefore, any significant fluctuation to our
disadvantage in such exchange rates would have an adverse effect on our financial condition. Specifically, based on our 2014 results, every 1% depreciation of the U.S. dollar against the NT dollar exchange rate may result in approximately 0.4
percentage point decrease in our operating margin. In addition, fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the NT dollar may affect the U.S. dollar value of our common shares and the market price of the ADSs and of any cash
dividends paid in NT dollars on our common shares represented by ADSs. Please see Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk for a further discussion on the possible impact of other market factors on our results
of operations.

Fluctuations in inflationary and deflationary expectations and resulting general market volatility could negatively affect costs of
and demand for our products and services, which may harm our financial results.

The world economy is becoming more vulnerable to
sudden unexpected fluctuations in inflationary and deflationary expectations and conditions. Both high inflation and deflation adversely affect an economy, at both the macro and micro levels, by reducing economic efficiency and disrupting saving and
investment decisions. These macro-economic changes have resulted in general world market volatility across all assets classes. Such fluctuations and volatility may negatively affect the costs of our operations and the business operations of our
customers who may be forced to plan their purchases of our goods and services within an uncertain economy. Therefore, the demand for our products and services could unexpectedly fluctuate severely in accordance with expectations of inflation or
deflation as affected by macro market volatility. Please see Item 5. Operating and Financial Reviews and Prospects  Inflation & Deflation for a further discussion.

Amendments to existing tax regulations or new tax legislation in the R.O.C. may have an adverse effect on our net income.

While we are subject to tax laws and regulations in various jurisdictions in which we operate or conduct business, our principal operations
are conducted in the R.O.C. and we are exposed primarily to taxes levied by the government of the R.O.C. Any unfavorable changes of tax laws and regulations in this jurisdiction could increase our effective tax rate and have an adverse effect on our
operating results. See Item 5. Operating and Financial Reviews and Prospects  Taxation for further discussion of significant tax regulation changes.

If certain of our strategic investments fail to achieve their respective forecasted returns or objectives, we may suffer financial losses that may
materially lower our profit margin and distributable earnings.

From time to time, we have made or will make a series of strategic
investments. For example, we have invested to develop potential business in solar power. There is no guarantee that any of such investments will be successful commercially. Any such investment will incur risks, which may result in losses even with
careful management. Any such loss resulting from such investments may result in significant impairment charges, lower profit margin and ultimately lower distributable earnings. For further information on these investments, please see Item 4.
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If our internet security systems succumb to cyber attacks initiated by third party entities worldwide, our
manufacturing as well as daily operations may be severely interrupted or shutdown indefinitely that may materially harm our financial results, our commitments to our customers and stakeholders and corporate goodwill.

Even though we have established a comprehensive internet and computing security network, we cannot guarantee that our computing systems which
control or maintain vital corporate functions like our manufacturing operations and enterprise accounting would be completely immune to crippling cyber viral attacks launched by third party to gain unauthorized access to our internal network systems
to sabotage our operations and goodwill. In the event of a serious cyber attack, our systems may lose important corporate data and our production lines may be shutdown indefinitely pending the resolution of such attack. These cyber attacks may also
attempt to steal our trade secrets and other intellectual properties and other sensitive information, such as personal information of our employees and proprietary information of our customers and other stakeholders. Malicious hackers may also try
to introduce computer viruses or corrupted software into our network systems to disrupt our operations or spy for sensitive information. These attacks may result in us having to pay damages for our delayed or disrupted orders or incur significant
expenses in attempting to re-establish control over our network. If we are not able to timely resolve the technical difficulties caused by such cyber attacks, our financial results as well as our commitments to our customers and other stakeholders
may be materially impaired.

Risks Relating to Ownership of ADSs

Your voting rights as a holder of ADSs will be limited.

Holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) evidencing ADSs may exercise voting rights with respect to the common shares represented by
these ADSs only in accordance with the provisions of our ADS deposit agreement. The deposit agreement provides that, upon receipt of notice of any meeting of holders of our common shares, the depositary bank will, as soon as practicable thereafter,
mail to the holders (i) the notice of the meeting sent by us, (ii) voting instruction forms and (iii) a statement as to the manner in which instructions may be given by the holders.

ADS holders will not generally be able to exercise the voting rights attaching to the deposited securities on an individual basis. According
to the provisions of our ADS deposit agreement, the voting rights attaching to the deposited securities must be exercised as to all matters subject to a vote of shareholders collectively in the same manner, except in the case of an election of
directors. Election of directors is by means of cumulative voting. See Item 10. Additional Information  Voting of Deposited Securities for a more detailed discussion of the manner in which a holder of ADSs can exercise its voting
rights.

You may not be able to participate in rights offerings and may experience dilution of your holdings.

We may, from time to time, distribute rights to our shareholders, including rights to acquire securities. Under our ADS deposit agreement, the
depositary bank will not distribute rights to holders of ADSs unless the distribution and sale of rights and the securities to which these rights relate are either exempt from registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
(the Securities Act), with respect to all holders of ADSs, or are registered under the provisions of the Securities Act. Although we may be eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions for rights offerings by certain foreign
companies, we can give no assurance that we can establish an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, and we are under no obligation to file a registration statement with respect to any such rights or underlying securities or to
endeavor to have such a registration statement declared effective. Accordingly, holders of ADSs may be unable to participate in our rights offerings and may experience dilution of their holdings as a result.

If the depositary bank is unable to sell rights that are not exercised or not distributed or if the sale is not lawful or reasonably
practicable, it will allow the rights to lapse, in which case you will receive no value for these rights.

The value of your investment may be
reduced by possible future sales of common shares or ADSs by us or our shareholders.

One or more of our existing shareholders
may, from time to time, dispose of significant numbers of our common shares or ADSs. For example, the National Development Fund of Taiwan, R.O.C. which owned 6.38% of TSMCs outstanding shares as of February 28, 2015, has from time to time
in the past sold our shares in the form of ADSs in several transactions.

We cannot predict the effect, if any, that future sales of ADSs
or common shares, or the availability of ADSs or common shares for future sale, will have on the market price of ADSs or common shares prevailing from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of ADSs or common shares in the public market, or the
perception that such sales may occur, could depress the prevailing market price of our ADSs or common shares.

The market value of our shares may
fluctuate due to the volatility of, and government intervention in, the R.O.C. securities market.

The Taiwan Stock Exchange
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declines and volatility in the securities markets in Taiwan, and in line with similar activities by other countries in Asia, the government of the R.O.C. formed the Stabilization Fund, which has
purchased and may from time to time purchase shares of Taiwan companies to support these markets. In addition, other funds associated with the R.O.C. government have in the past purchased, and may from time to time purchase, shares of Taiwan
companies on the Taiwan Stock Exchange or other markets. These funds have disposed and may from time to time dispose shares of Taiwan companies so purchased at a later time. In the future, market activity by government entities, or the perception
that such activity is taking place, may take place or has ceased, may cause fluctuations in the market prices of our ADSs and common shares.



|ITEM 4. | INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
|------- | --------------------------

Our History and Structure

Our legal and commercial name is


LOGO
 (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited). We believe we are currently the worlds largest dedicated foundry in the semiconductor industry. We were founded in 1987 as a joint venture among the R.O.C.
government and other private investors and were incorporated in the R.O.C. on February 21, 1987. Our common shares have been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange since September 5, 1994, and our ADSs have been listed on the New York Stock
Exchange since October 8, 1997.

Our Principal Office

Our principal executive office is located at No. 8, Li-Hsin Road 6, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China. Our
telephone number at that office is (886-3) 563-6688. Our web site is www.tsmc.com. Information contained on our website is not incorporated herein by reference and does not constitute part of this annual report.

Business Overview of the Company

As a
foundry, we manufacture semiconductors using our manufacturing processes for our customers based on their own or third parties proprietary integrated circuit designs. We offer a comprehensive range of wafer fabrication processes, including
processes to manufacture CMOS logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, BiCMOS mixed-signal and other semiconductors. We estimate that our revenue market segment share among total foundries worldwide was 54% in 2014. We also offer
design, mask making, bumping, probing, and assembly and testing services.

We believe that our large capacity, particularly for advanced
technologies, is a major competitive advantage. Please see  Manufacturing Capacity and Technology and  Capacity Management and Technology Upgrade Plans for a further discussion of our capacity.

We count among our customers many of the worlds leading semiconductor companies, ranging from fabless semiconductor, system companies to
integrated device manufacturers, including, but not limited to, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Broadcom Corporation, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Huawei Tech, Marvell Semiconductor Inc., MediaTek Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, NXP Semiconductors,
OmniVision Technologies, Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. Fabless semiconductor and system companies accounted for approximately 85%, and integrated device manufacturers accounted for approximately 15% of our net revenue in 2014.

Our Semiconductor Facilities

We
currently operate one 150mm wafer fab, six 200mm wafer fabs and three 300mm wafer fabs. Our corporate headquarters and five of our fabs are located in the Hsinchu Science Park, two fabs are located in the Southern Taiwan Science Park, one fab is
located in the Central Taiwan Science Park, one fab is located in the United States, and one fab is located in Shanghai. Our corporate headquarters and our five fabs in Hsinchu occupy parcels of land of a total of approximately 559,304 square
meters. We lease these parcels from the Hsinchu Science Park Administration in Hsinchu under agreements that will be up for renewal between June 2015 and December 2033. We have leased from the Central Taiwan Science Park Administration a parcel of
land of approximately 184,408 square meters for our Taichung fabs under agreements that will be up for renewal in September 2029. We have leased from the Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration approximately 765,270 square meters of land for our
fabs in the Southern Taiwan Science Park under agreements that will be up for renewal between July 2017 and July 2034. We also own approximately 143,215 square meters of land located in Miaoli, Taiwan. WaferTech owns a parcel of land of
approximately 1,052,186 square meters in the State of Washington in the United States, where the WaferTech fab and related offices are located. TSMC China owns the land use rights of 369,087 square meters of land in Shanghai, where Fab 10 and
related offices are located. Other than certain equipment under leases located at testing areas, we own all of the buildings and equipment for our fabs. We are expanding our 300mm fabrication capacity and research and development through Fab 12 in
the Hsinchu Science Park, Fab 14 in the Southern Taiwan Science Park and Fab 15 in the Central Taiwan Science Park. Total monthly capacity for 300mm wafer fabs was increased from 414,680 wafers as of December 31, 2013 to 494,696 wafers as of
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Semiconductor Manufacturing Capacity and Technology

We manufacture semiconductors on silicon wafers based on proprietary circuitry designs provided by our customers or third party designers. Two
key factors that characterize a foundrys manufacturing capabilities are output capacity and fabrication process technologies. Since our establishment, we have possessed the largest capacity among the worlds dedicated foundries. We also
believe that we are the technology leader among the dedicated foundries in terms of our net revenue of advanced semiconductors with a resolution of 28-nanometer and below, and are one of the leaders in the semiconductor manufacturing industry
generally. We are the first dedicated foundry with proven low-k interconnect technology in commercial production from the 0.13 micron node down to 28-nanometer node. In 2012, we continued 20-nanometer technology development to provide a migration
path from 28-nanometer for both performance driven products and mobile computing applications. In 2014, we started volume production of 20-nanometer technology and continued the development of 16- and 10-nanometer technologies.

The following table lists our fabs and those of our affiliates, together with the year of commencement of commercial production, technology
and capacity during the last three years:



|         |  |                     |      |  |                                                           |  |     |                           |  |  |         |  |  |      |         |  |  |  |         | 
|-------- |  | ------------------- | ---- |  | --------------------------------------------------------- |  | --- | ------------------------- |  |  | ------- |  |  | ---- | ------- |  |  |  | ------- | 
|Fab(1)   |  | Year ofcommencement |      |  | Current most advancedtechnology for volume 
production(2) |  |     | Monthly capacity(3)(4)(5) | 
|         |  |                     |      |  |                                                           |  |     | 2012                      |  |  | 2013    |  |  | 2014 |        
|2        |  |                     | 1990 |  |                                                           |  | 450 |                           |  |  | 21,516  |  |  |      | 21,623  |  |  |  | 21,623  | 
|3        |  |                     | 1995 |  |                                                           |  | 150 |                           |  |  | 45,788  |  |  |      | 42,975  |  |  |  | 42,768  | 
|5        |  |                     | 1997 |  |                                                           |  | 150 |                           |  |  | 22,155  |  |  |      | 14,891  |  |  |  | 16,157  | 
|6        |  |                     | 2000 |  |                                                           |  | 110 |                           |  |  | 44,640  |  |  |      | 64,044  |  |  |  | 67,650  | 
|8        |  |                     | 1998 |  |                                                           |  | 110 |                           |  |  | 39,817  |  |  |      | 32,348  |  |  |  | 34,926  | 
|10       |  |                     | 2004 |  |                                                           |  | 150 |                           |  |  | 35,689  |  |  |      | 37,200  |  |  |  | 41,333  | 
|11       |  |                     | 1998 |  |                                                           |  | 150 |                           |  |  | 16,667  |  |  |      | 16,889  |  |  |  | 17,222  | 
|12       |  |                     | 2001 |  |                                                           |  | 20  |                           |  |  | 128,776 |  |  |      | 124,912 |  |  |  | 127,998 | 
|14       |  |                     | 2004 |  |                                                           |  | 20  |                           |  |  | 186,161 |  |  |      | 190,001 |  |  |  | 252,350 | 
|15       |  |                     | 2012 |  |                                                           |  | 28  |                           |  |  | 51,903  |  |  |      | 99,767  |  |  |  | 114,348 | 
|         |  |                     |      |  |                                                           |  |     |                           |  |  |         |  |  |      |         |  |  |  |         | 
|Total(5) |  |                     |      |  |                                                           |  |     |                           |  |  | 593,112 |  |  |      | 644,650 |  |  |  | 736,375 | 
|         |  |                     |      |  |                                                           |  |     |                           |  |  |         |  |  |      |         |  |  |  |         | 



|(1) | Fab 2 produces 150mm wafers. Fabs 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 and Fab 11 (WaferTech) produce 200mm wafers. Fab 12, Fab 14 and Fab 15 produce 300mm wafers. Fabs 2, 3, 5, 8 and 12 are located in Hsinchu Science Park. Fab 6 and Fab 14
are located in the Southern Taiwan Science Park. Fab 15 is located in Central Taiwan Science Park. WaferTech is located in the United States and Fab 10 is located in Shanghai.
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|(2) | In nanometers, as of year-end.
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|(3) | Estimated capacity in 300mm equivalent wafers as of year-end for the total technology ranges available for production.
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|(4) | Under an agreement with VIS, TSMC is required to use its best commercial efforts to maintain utilization of a certain amount of reserved capacity as agreed by both parties. Please see Item 7. Major Shareholders
and Related Party Transactions  Related Party Transactions  Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation for a discussion of certain of the VIS contract terms. The amounts to be used at VIS are not included in our monthly
capacity figures.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(5) | Under an agreement with SSMC, TSMC is required to maintain utilization of a certain amount of reserved capacity as agreed by the parties. Please see Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions 
Related Party Transactions  Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company Pte. Ltd. for a discussion of certain of the SSMC contract terms. The amounts to be used at SSMC are not included in our monthly capacity figures.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As of December 31, 2014, our monthly capacity (in 300mm equivalent wafers) was 736,375 wafers, compared to 644,650 wafers at the end of
2013. This increase was primarily due to the expansion of our 20-nanometer advanced technology. Our semiconductor manufacturing facilities require substantial investment to construct and are largely fixed-cost assets once they are in operation.
Because we own most of our manufacturing capacity, a significant portion of our operating costs is fixed. In general, these costs do not decline when customer demand or our capacity utilization rates drop, and thus declines in customer demand, among
other factors, may significantly decrease our margins. Conversely, as product demand rises and factory utilization increases, the fixed costs are spread over increased output, which can improve our margins.

Capacity Management and Technology Upgrade Plans

We perform long term market demand forecasts to estimate general economic and market conditions for our products and services. Based upon these
estimates, we manage our overall capacity in accordance with market demand. For example, such planning enables us to match significant customer demands for our services with the corresponding capacity increase needed to fulfill such demands. Since
market conditions may vary significantly and unexpectedly, our market demand forecast may change significantly at any time. Based on our current market demand forecasts, we intend to maintain our strategy of expanding manufacturing capacity and
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Our capital expenditures in 2012, 2013 and 2014 were NT$246,137 million, NT$287,595 million and
NT$288,540 million (US$9,522 million, translated from a weighted average exchange rate of NT$30.303 to US$1.00), respectively. Our capital expenditures in 2015 are expected to be approximately US$11.5 billion to US$12.0 billion, which, depending on
market conditions, may be adjusted later. Our capital expenditures for 2012 and 2013 were funded by our operating cash flow and the issuance of corporate bonds and the capital expenditures for 2014 were funded by operating cash flow. Our capital
expenditures for 2015 are expected to be funded primarily by our operating cash flow. In 2015, we anticipate our capital expenditures to focus primarily on the following:



| |  |  | adding production capacity to our 300mm wafer fabs;
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| |  |  | developing new process technologies in 10-nanometer node and below;
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| |  |  | expanding buildings/facilities for Fab 12, Fab 14 and Fab 15;
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| |  |  | other research and development projects; and
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------



| |  |  | capacity expansion for mask and backend operations.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------

These investment plans are still
preliminary and may change according to market conditions.

Markets and Customers

The primary customers of our foundry services are fabless semiconductor companies, systems companies and integrated device manufacturers. The
following table presents the breakdown of net revenue, including foundry services and others, by type of customers during the last three years:



|                                                  |  |                                       |         |  |            |  |        |             |  |  |            |  |  |             |        |  |            |  |         |  |  |  |        | 
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------- | ------- |  | ---------- |  | ------ | ----------- |  |  | ---------- |  |  | ----------- | ------ |  | ---------- |  | ------- |  |  |  | ------ | 
|                                                  |  | Year ended December 31,               |        
|                                                  |  | 2012                                  |         |  | 2013       |  |        | 2014        | 
|Customer Type                                     |  | Net Revenue                           |         |  | Percentage |  |        | Net Revenue |  |  | Percentage |  |  | Net Revenue |        |  | Percentage | 
|                                                  |  | (NT$ in millions, except percentages) |        
|Fabless semiconductor companies/systems companies |  |                                       | 432,090 |  |            |  | 85.3%  |             |  |  | 519,142    |  |  |             | 87.0%  |  |            |  | 646,936 |  |  |  | 84.8%  | 
|Integrated device manufacturers                   |  |                                       | 74,007  |  |            |  | 14.6%  |             |  |  | 76,967     |  |  |             | 12.9%  |  |            |  | 114,620 |  |  |  | 15.0%  | 
|Others                                            |  |                                       | 648     |  |            |  | 0.1%   |             |  |  | 915        |  |  |             | 0.1%   |  |            |  | 1,250   |  |  |  | 0.2%   | 
|                                                  |  |                                       |         |  |            |  |        |             |  |  |            |  |  |             |        |  |            |  |         |  |  |  |        | 
|Total                                             |  |                                       | 506,745 |  |            |  | 100.0% |             |  |  | 597,024    |  |  |             | 100.0% |  |            |  | 762,806 |  |  |  | 100.0% | 
|                                                  |  |                                       |         |  |            |  |        |             |  |  |            |  |  |             |        |  |            |  |         |  |  |  |        | 

We categorize our net revenue mainly based on the country in which the customer is headquartered, which may be
different from the net revenue for the countries to which we actually sell or ship our products or different from where products are actually ordered. Under this approach, the following table presents a regional geographic breakdown of our net
revenue during the last three years:



|              |  |                                       |         |  |            |  |        |             |  |  |            |  |  |             |        |  |            |  |         |  |  |  |        | 
|------------- |  | ------------------------------------- | ------- |  | ---------- |  | ------ | ----------- |  |  | ---------- |  |  | ----------- | ------ |  | ---------- |  | ------- |  |  |  | ------ | 
|              |  | Year ended December 31,               |        
|              |  | 2012                                  |         |  | 2013       |  |        | 2014        | 
|Region        |  | Net Revenue                           |         |  | Percentage |  |        | Net Revenue |  |  | Percentage |  |  | Net Revenue |        |  | Percentage | 
|              |  | (NT$ in millions, except percentages) |        
|North America |  |                                       | 345,478 |  |            |  | 68.2%  |             |  |  | 425,053    |  |  |             | 71.2%  |  |            |  | 527,256 |  |  |  | 69.1%  | 
|Asia Pacific  |  |                                       | 73,381  |  |            |  | 14.5%  |             |  |  | 78,500     |  |  |             | 13.2%  |  |            |  | 98,423  |  |  |  | 12.9%  | 
|China         |  |                                       | 24,674  |  |            |  | 4.9%   |             |  |  | 37,646     |  |  |             | 6.3%   |  |            |  | 50,514  |  |  |  | 6.6%   | 
|EMEA(1)       |  |                                       | 46,430  |  |            |  | 9.1%   |             |  |  | 41,288     |  |  |             | 6.9%   |  |            |  | 46,777  |  |  |  | 6.2%   | 
|Japan         |  |                                       | 16,782  |  |            |  | 3.3%   |             |  |  | 14,537     |  |  |             | 2.4%   |  |            |  | 39,836  |  |  |  | 5.2%   | 
|              |  |                                       |         |  |            |  |        |             |  |  |            |  |  |             |        |  |            |  |         |  |  |  |        | 
|Total         |  |                                       | 506,745 |  |            |  | 100.0% |             |  |  | 597,024    |  |  |             | 100.0% |  |            |  | 762,806 |  |  |  | 100.0% | 
|              |  |                                       |         |  |            |  |        |             |  |  |            |  |  |             |        |  |            |  |         |  |  |  |        | 



|(1) | EMEA stands for Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------

We provide worldwide customer support. Our
office in Hsinchu and wholly-owned subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, Japan, Mainland China, the Netherlands and South Korea are dedicated to serving our customers worldwide. Foundry services, which are both technologically and logistically
intensive, involve frequent and in-depth interaction with customers. We believe that the most effective means of providing foundry services is by developing direct and close relationships with our customers. Our customer service and technical
support managers work closely with the sales force to offer integrated services to customers. To facilitate customer interaction and information access on a real-time basis, a suite of web-based applications have also been offered to provide more
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Commitments by Customers. Because of the fast-changing technology and functionality
in semiconductor design, foundry customers generally do not place purchase orders far in advance to manufacture a particular type of product. However, we engage in discussions with customers regarding their expected manufacturing requirements in
advance of the placement of purchase orders.

Some of our customers have entered into arrangements with us to ensure that they have access
to specified capacity. These arrangements are primarily in the form of deposit agreements; and advanced cash deposits are made by customers for specified capacity at our fabs. Deposits are generally refunded when the terms and conditions set forth
in the deposit agreement are satisfied and shipments have been made. As of December 31, 2014, we held approximately US$950 million on deposit to reserve future capacity.

The Semiconductor Fabrication Process

In
general, the semiconductor manufacturing process begins with a thin silicon wafer on which an array of semiconductor devices is fabricated. The following processes cover assembly, packaging, and testing of the semiconductor devices. Our focus is on
wafer fabrication although we also provide all other services either directly or through outsourcing arrangements.

Our Foundry Services

Range of Services. Because of our ability to provide a full array of services, we are able to accommodate customers with a
variety of needs at every stage of the overall foundry process. The flexibility in input stages allows us to cater to a variety of customers with different in-house capabilities and thus to service a wider class of customers as compared to a foundry
that cannot offer design or mask making services, for example.

Fabrication Processes. We manufacture semiconductors using
the complementary metal oxide silicon (CMOS) and the bipolar complementary metal oxide silicon (BiCMOS, which uses CMOS transistors in conjunction with bipolar junction transistor) processes. The CMOS process is currently the
dominant semiconductor manufacturing process. The BiCMOS process combines the high speed of the bipolar circuitry and the low power consumption and high density of the CMOS circuitry. We use the CMOS process to manufacture logic semiconductors,
mixed-signal/radio frequency (RF) semiconductors, which combine analog and digital circuitry in a single semiconductor, micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS), which combines micrometer featured mechanical parts, analog and
digital circuitry in a single semiconductor, and embedded memory semiconductors, which combine logic and memory in a single semiconductor. The BiCMOS process is used to make high-end mixed-signal and other types of semiconductors.

Types of Semiconductors We Manufacture. We manufacture different types of semiconductors with different specific functions by
changing the number and the combinations of conducting, insulating and semiconducting layers and by defining different patterns in which such layers are applied on the wafer. At any given point in time, there are thousands of different products in
various stages of fabrication at our fabs. We believe that the keys to maintaining high production quality and utilization rates are our effective management and control of the manufacturing process technologies which comes from our extensive
experience as the longest existing dedicated foundry and our dedication to quality control and process improvements.

The following is a
general, non-exhaustive description of the key types of semiconductors that we currently manufacture. Depending on future market conditions, we may provide other services or manufacture other types of products that may be additive to or differ
significantly from the following:

Logic Semiconductors. Logic semiconductors process digital data to control the operation
of electronic systems. The largest segment of the logic market, standard logic devices, includes mobile computing chips, application processors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSP), graphic chips and chipsets.

Mixed-Signal/RF Semiconductors. Analog/digital semiconductors combine analog and digital devices on a single semiconductor to
process both analog and digital data. We make mixed-signal/RF semiconductors using both the CMOS and BiCMOS processes. We currently offer CMOS mixed-signal process down to the 28-nanometer technology for manufacturing mixed-signal/RF semiconductors.
The primary uses of mixed-signal/RF semiconductors are in hard disk drives, wireless communications equipment and network communications equipment, with those made with the BiCMOS process occupying the higher end of the mixed-signal/RF market.

CMOS Image Sensor Semiconductors. Image sensors are primarily used in camera phones and tablets. We are currently the leading
foundry for the production of CMOS image sensors, characterized by technology features including low dark current, high sensitivity, small pixel size and high dynamic range achieved through integration with mixed mode processes.

High Voltage Semiconductors. We currently offer a range of high-voltage processes including high voltage CMOS
(HVCMOS), bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (Diffusion Metal Oxide Semiconductor) (BCD) and ultra-high voltage technology (UHV), ranging from 5V to 800V, which are suitable for various panel-size display driver and power supply
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The table below presents a breakdown of our net revenue during the last three years by each
semiconductor type:



|                   |  |                                       |         |  |            |  |        |             |  |  |            |  |  |             |        |  |            |  |         |  |  |  |        | 
|------------------ |  | ------------------------------------- | ------- |  | ---------- |  | ------ | ----------- |  |  | ---------- |  |  | ----------- | ------ |  | ---------- |  | ------- |  |  |  | ------ | 
|                   |  | Year ended December 31,               |        
|                   |  | 2012                                  |         |  | 2013       |  |        | 2014        | 
|Semiconductor Type |  | Net Revenue                           |         |  | Percentage |  |        | Net Revenue |  |  | Percentage |  |  | Net Revenue |        |  | Percentage | 
|                   |  | (NT$ in millions, except percentages) |        
|CMOS               |  |                                       |         |  |            |  |        |             |  |  |            |  |  |             |        |  |            |  |         |  |  |  |        | 
|Logic              |  |                                       | 352,139 |  |            |  | 69.5%  |             |  |  | 424,868    |  |  |             | 71.2%  |  |            |  | 573,539 |  |  |  | 75.2%  | 
|Mixed-Signal(1)    |  |                                       | 150,905 |  |            |  | 29.8%  |             |  |  | 167,333    |  |  |             | 28.0%  |  |            |  | 183,676 |  |  |  | 24.1%  | 
|Others             |  |                                       | 3,701   |  |            |  | 0.7%   |             |  |  | 4,823      |  |  |             | 0.8%   |  |            |  | 5,591   |  |  |  | 0.7%   | 
|                   |  |                                       |         |  |            |  |        |             |  |  |            |  |  |             |        |  |            |  |         |  |  |  |        | 
|Total              |  |                                       | 506,745 |  |            |  | 100.0% |             |  |  | 597,024    |  |  |             | 100.0% |  |            |  | 762,806 |  |  |  | 100.0% | 
|                   |  |                                       |         |  |            |  |        |             |  |  |            |  |  |             |        |  |            |  |         |  |  |  |        | 



|(1) | Mixed-signal semiconductors made with the CMOS process.
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Design and Technology
Platforms. Modern IC designers need sophisticated design infrastructure to optimize productivity and cycle time. Such infrastructure includes design flow for electronic design automation (EDA), silicon proven building blocks such
as libraries and intellectual properties, simulation and verification design kits such as process design kit (PDK) and technology files. All of this infrastructure is built on top of the technology foundation, and each technology needs
its own design infrastructure to be usable for designers. This is the concept of our technology platforms.

For years, we and our alliance
partners have spent considerable effort, time and resources to build our technology platforms. We unveiled an Open Innovation Platform® (OIP) initiative in 2008 to further enhance
our technologies offerings. More OIP deliverables were introduced in 2014. In the design methodology area, we announced the release of 16-nanometer Fin Field-Effect Transistor (FinFET) Plus (16FF+) reference flow for both
full-chip and IP design.

Multi-project Wafers Program (CyberShuttle). To help our customers reduce costs, we
offer a dedicated multi-project wafer processing service that allows us to provide multiple customers with circuits produced with the same mask. This program reduces mask costs by a very significant amount, resulting in accelerated time-to-market
for our customers. We have extended this program to all of our customers and library and intellectual property partners using our broad selection of process technologies, ranging from the latest 16FF+/16-, 20-, 28-, 40-, 45-, 55- and 65-nanometer
processes to 0.18-, 0.25-, 0.35- and 0.5-micron. This extension offers a routinely scheduled multi-project wafer run to customers on a shared-cost basis for prototyping and verification.

We developed our multi-project wafer program in response to the current system-on-chip development methodologies, which often require the
independent development, prototyping and validation of several intellectual properties before they can be integrated onto a single device. By sharing mask costs among our customers to the extent permissible, the system-on-chip supplier can enjoy
reduced prototyping costs and greater confidence that the design will be successful.

Customer Service

We believe that our dedication to customer service has been an indispensable factor in attracting new customers, helping to ensure the
satisfaction of existing customers, and building a mutually beneficial relationship with our customers. The key elements are our:



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| |  |  | ability to deliver products of consistent quality, competitive ramp-up speed and fast yield improvement;
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| |  |  | flexibility in manufacturing processes, supported by our competitive technical capability and production planning;
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| |  |  | dedication to help reduce customer costs through collaboration and services, such as our multi-project wafer program, which combines multiple designs on a single mask set for cost-saving; and
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| |  |  | availability of our online service which provides necessary information in design, engineering and logistics to ensure seamless services to our customers throughout product life cycle.
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We also conduct an annual customer satisfaction survey to assess customer satisfaction and to
ensure that their needs are adequately understood and addressed. Continuous improvement plans based upon customer feedback are an integral part of this business process. We use data derived from the survey as a key indicator of our corporate
performance as well as a leading indicator of future performance. We believe that satisfaction leads to better customer relationships, which would result in more business opportunities.

Research and Development

The
semiconductor industry is characterized by rapid changes in technology, frequently resulting in the introduction of new technologies to meet customers demands and in the obsolescence of recently introduced technology and products. We believe
that, in order to stay technologically ahead of our competitors and to maintain our market position in the foundry segment of the semiconductor industry, we need to maintain our position as a technology leader not only in the foundry segment but in
the semiconductor industry in general. We spent NT$40,387 million, NT$47,952 million and NT$56,829 million (US$1,798 million) in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively, on research and development, which represented 8.0%, 8.0% and 7.4% of our net
revenue, respectively. We plan to continue to invest significant amounts on research and development in 2015, with the goal of maintaining a leading position in the development of advanced process technologies. Our research and development efforts
have allowed us to provide our customers access to certain advanced process technologies, such as 28-nanometer and 20-nanometer technology for volume production, prior to the implementation of those advanced process technologies by many integrated
device manufacturers and our competitors. In addition, we expect to advance our process technologies further down to 16/10-nanometer and below in the coming years to maintain our technology leadership. We will also continue to invest in research and
development for our mature technologies offerings to provide function-rich process capabilities to our customers. Our research and development efforts are divided into centralized research and development activities and research and development
activities undertaken by each of our fabs. Our centralized research and development activities are principally directed toward developing new Logic, system-on-chip (SOC), derivatives and package/system-in-package (SIP)
technologies, and cost-effective 3D-IC wafer level packaging solutions, including Integrated Fan-Out (InFO) and Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) technologies. Fab-related research and development activities mostly focus on
upgrading the manufacturing process technologies.

In continuing to advance our process technologies, we intend to rely primarily on our
internal engineering capability and know-how and our research and development efforts, including collaboration with our customers, equipment vendors and research and development consortia.

We also continuously create in-house inventions and know-how. Since our inception, we have applied for and have been issued a substantial
number of United States and other patents, the majority of which are semiconductor-related.

Equipment

The quality and technology of the equipment used in the semiconductor manufacturing process are important in that they effectively define the
limits of our process technologies. Advances in process technologies cannot be brought about without commensurate advances in equipment technology. To accelerate the development of next-generation lithographic technology, in August 2012 TSMC joined
the ASML Holding N.V. Customer Co-Investment Program. The programs scope includes development of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology and 450mm lithography tools. Under the agreement with ASML, TSMC made an investment of EUR838
million to acquire 5% of ASMLs equity, and has committed EUR276 million, to be spread over five years, to ASMLs research and development program.

The principal pieces of equipment used by us to manufacture semiconductors are scanners, cleaners and track equipment, inspection equipment,
etchers, furnaces, wet stations, strippers, implanters, sputterers, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) equipment, chemical mechanism polish (CMP) equipment, testers and probers. Other than certain equipment under leases located at testing areas, we own
all of the equipment used at our fabs.

In implementing our capacity management and technology advancement plans, we expect to make
significant purchases of equipment required for semiconductor manufacturing. Some of the equipment is available from a limited number of vendors and/or is manufactured in relatively limited quantities, and certain equipment has only recently been
developed. We believe that our relationships with our equipment suppliers are good and that we have enjoyed the advantages of being a major purchaser of semiconductor fabrication equipment. We work closely with manufacturers to provide equipment
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Raw Materials

Our manufacturing processes use many raw materials, primarily silicon wafers, chemicals, gases and various types of precious metals. Raw
materials costs constituted 13.6%, 12.5% and 13.2% of our net revenue in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Although most of our raw materials are available from multiple suppliers, some materials are purchased through sole-sourced vendors. Our raw
material procurement policy is to select only those vendors who have demonstrated quality control and reliability on delivery time and to maintain multiple sources for each raw material whenever possible so that a quality or delivery problem with
any one vendor will not adversely affect our operations. The quality and delivery performance of each vendor is evaluated quarterly and quantity allocations are adjusted for subsequent periods based on the evaluation.

The most important raw material used in our production is silicon wafers, which is the basic raw material from which integrated circuits are
made. The principal suppliers for our wafers are Shin-Etsu Handotai and SUMCO Corporation of Japan, SunEdison Semiconductor Ltd. of the United States, Siltronic AG of Germany and Formosa Sumco Technology Corporation of Taiwan. Together they supplied
approximately 94.2%, 93.3% and 94.3% of our total wafer needs in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. We have in the past obtained, and believe we will continue to be able to obtain, a sufficient supply of wafers. Please see Item 3. Key
InformationRisk FactorsRisks Relating to Our Business for a discussion of the risk related to raw materials. In order to secure a reliable and flexible supply of high quality wafers, we have entered into long-term agreements and
intend to continue to develop strategic relationships with major wafer vendors to cover our anticipated wafer needs for future years. Also, we actively address supply chain issues and bring together fab operations, materials management, quality
system and risk management teams to mitigate potential supply chain risks and enhance supply chain agility. This taskforce works with our primary suppliers to review their business continuity plans, qualify their dual-plant materials, prepare safety
inventories, improve the quality of their products and manage the supply chain risk of their suppliers.

Competition

We compete internationally and domestically with foundry service providers, as well as with integrated device manufacturers that devote a
significant or exclusive portion of their manufacturing capacity to foundry operations. We compete primarily on the basis of process technologies, manufacturing excellence and customer trust. The level of competition differs according to the process
technologies involved. For example, in more mature technologies, the competition tends to be more intense. Some companies compete with us in selected geographic regions or application end markets. In recent years, substantial investments have been
made by others to establish new foundry capacities worldwide, or to transform certain manufacturing operations of integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) into foundry capacities to compete with us.

Environmental Regulations

The
semiconductor production process generates gaseous chemical wastes, liquid wastes, wastewater and other industrial wastes in various stages of the manufacturing process. We have installed in our fabs various types of pollution control equipment for
the treatment of gaseous chemical wastes and wastewater and equipment for the recycling of treated water. Operations at our fabs are subject to regulation and periodic monitoring by the R.O.C. Environmental Protection Administration, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the State Environmental Protection Administration of mainland China, and local environmental protection authorities, including the various science park administrations in the R.O.C., the Washington State
Department of Ecology and the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau.

We have adopted pollution control measures that are expected to
result in the effective maintenance of environmental protection standards consistent with the practice of the semiconductor industry in Taiwan, the U.S. and mainland China. We conduct environmental audits at least once annually to ensure that we are
in compliance in all material respects with, and we believe that we are in compliance in all material respects with, applicable environmental laws and regulations. An environmental, safety and health (ESH) team operates at the corporate
level that is responsible for policy establishment and enforcement, coordination with ESH teams located at each manufacturing facility and for coordinating and interacting with government agencies worldwide.

Electricity and Water

We use electricity
supplied by the Taiwan Power Company in our manufacturing process in Taiwan. We have occasionally suffered power outages or surges caused by difficulties encountered by the Taiwan Power Company, which have led to interruptions in our production
schedule. The semiconductor manufacturing process uses extensive amounts of electricity and fresh water. Due to the growth of manufacturers in the Hsinchu Science Park, Southern Taiwan Science Park and Central Taiwan Science Park, and the droughts
that Taiwan experiences from time to time, there is concern regarding future availability of sufficient electricity and fresh water and the potential impact that insufficient electricity and water supplies may have on our semiconductor production.
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Risk Management

We employ an enterprise risk management system to integrate the prevention and control of risk that we or our subsidiaries may face. We have
also prepared emergency response and business continuity plans to respond to natural disasters and other disruptive events that could interrupt the operation of our business. These plans have been developed in order to prevent or minimize the loss
of personnel or damage to our facilities, equipment and machinery caused by natural disasters and other disruptive events. We also maintain insurance with respect to our facilities, equipment and inventories. The insurance for the fabs and their
equipment covers, subject to some limitations, various risks, including fire, typhoons, earthquakes and other risks generally up to the respective policy limits for their replacement values and lost profits due to business interruption. In addition,
we have insurance policies covering losses with respect to the construction of all our fabs. Equipment and inventories in transit are also insured. No assurance can be given, however, that insurance will fully cover any losses and our emergency
response plans will be effective in preventing or minimizing losses in the future. To further help mitigate our major operational and financial risks, our enterprise risk management (ERM) group reports regularly to our Audit Committee composed of
independent board directors.

For further information, please see detailed risk factors related to the impact of climate change
regulations and international accords, and business trends on our operations in Item 3. Key InformationRisk FactorsRisks Relating to Our Business.

Our Subsidiaries and Affiliates

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS). In 1994, we, the R.O.C. Ministry of Economic Affairs and
other investors established VIS, then an integrated dynamic random access memory (DRAM) manufacturer. VIS commenced volume commercial production in 1995 and listed its shares on the R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange) in March
1998. In 2004, VIS completely terminated its DRAM production and became a dedicated foundry company. On April 14, 2014, we sold 82 million common shares of VIS. After this sale, we owned approximately 33.7% of the equity interest in VIS.
As of February 28, 2015, we owned approximately 33.3% of the equity interest in VIS. Please see Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions for a further discussion.

WaferTech in the United States. In 1996, we entered into a joint venture called WaferTech (of which the manufacturing entity is
Fab 11) with several U.S.-based investors to construct and operate a US$1.2 billion foundry in the United States. Initial trial production at WaferTech commenced in July 1998 and commercial production commenced in October 1998. As of
February 28, 2015, we owned 100% of the equity interest in WaferTech.

Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company Pte. Ltd.
(SSMC). In March 1999, we entered into an agreement with Philips and EDB Investment Pte. Ltd. to found a joint venture, SSMC, and build a fab in Singapore. The SSMC fab commenced production in December 2000. As of
February 28, 2015, we owned approximately 38.8% of the equity interest in SSMC. Please see Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions for a further discussion.

Global Unichip Corporation (GUC). In January 2003, we acquired a 52.0% equity interest in GUC, a System-on-Chip
(SoC) design service company that provides large scale SoC implementation services. GUC has been listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange since November 3, 2006. As of February 28, 2015, we owned approximately 34.8% of the equity interest in GUC.

TSMC China. In August 2003, we established TSMC China (of which the manufacturing entity is Fab 10), a wholly-owned
subsidiary primarily engaged in the manufacturing and selling of integrated circuits. TSMC China commenced production in late 2004.

VisEra Technologies Company, Ltd. (VisEra). In October 2003, we and OmniVision Technologies Inc., entered into a
shareholders agreement to form VisEra Technologies Company, Ltd., a joint venture in Taiwan, for the purpose of providing back-end manufacturing service. As of February 28, 2015, we owned approximately 42.7% of the equity interest in
VisEra Technologies Company Ltd.

Xintec, Inc. (Xintec).In January 2007, we acquired a 51.2% equity interest in
Xintec, a supplier of wafer level packaging service, to support our CMOS image sensor manufacturing business. Since June 2013, we were no longer deemed to be a controlling entity of Xintec due to the addition of independent directors to
Xintecs board, which resulted in our appointed directors on its board representing less than a majority. As a result, we no longer consolidated Xintec in our financial statements. As of February 28, 2015, we owned approximately 39.9% of
the equity interest in Xintec. On March 30, 2015, Xintec listed its shares on the R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange). Subsequent to Xintecs IPO, our shareholding in Xintec was diluted to approximately 34.6%.

Motech Industries, Inc. (Motech). In February 2010, we acquired a 20.0% equity interest in Motech, a Taiwan solar
cell manufacturer. Motech has been a publicly traded company on the R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange) since May 2003. In August 2011, we transferred our 20.0% equity interest in Motech to TSMC Solar Ltd. As of February 28, 2015, we
owned approximately 19.8% of the equity interest in Motech. On March 2, 2015, Motech and Topcell Solar International Co., Ltd merged, with Motech being the surviving entity. After the closing of such merger currently scheduled in July, 2015,
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TSMC Solar Ltd. (TSMC Solar). We transferred our solar businesses into
our subsidiary, TSMC Solar, in August 2011. TSMC Solar is engaged in research, development, design, manufacture and sales of technologies and products related to renewable energy and energy saving. As of February 28, 2015, we owned
approximately 99.1% of the equity interest in TSMC Solar.

TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd. (TSMC SSL). TSMC SSL
is engaged in research, development, design, manufacture and sales of solid state lighting devices and related application products and systems. On December 31, 2014, we reclassified TSMC SSL as a disposal group held for sale. On
February 17, 2015, TSMS SSL ceased to be our subsidiary because all of our shares in TSMC SSL were sold to Epistar Corporation. On March 18, 2015, TSMC SSL was renamed as CHIP STAR Ltd.



|ITEM 4A. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
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None.



|ITEM 5. | OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEWS AND PROSPECTS
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Overview

We manufacture a variety of semiconductors based on designs provided by our customers. Our business model is commonly called a dedicated
semiconductor foundry. The foundry segment of the semiconductor industry as a whole experienced rapid growth over the last 28 years since our inception. As the leader of the foundry segment of the semiconductor industry, our net revenue and
net income attributable to shareholders of the parent were NT$506,745 million and NT$159,481 million in 2012, NT$597,024 million and NT$183,978 million in 2013 and NT$762,806 million (US$24,139 million) and NT$254,302 million (US$8,048 million) in
2014, respectively. Our net revenue in 2013 increased by 17.8% from 2012, mainly due to continuous growth in customer demand and increase in sales of our 28-nanometer products, which commanded a higher selling price. Our net revenue in 2014
increased by 27.8% from 2013, mainly due to the introduction of the 20-nanometer products and continuing strong demand for 28-nanometer products.

The principal source of our revenue is wafer fabrication, which accounted for approximately 94.9% of our net revenue in 2014. The rest of our
net revenue was majorly derived from mask making, design, and royalty income. Factors that significantly impact our revenue include:



| |  |  | the worldwide demand and capacity supply for semiconductor products;
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| |  |  | pricing;
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| |  |  | capacity utilization;
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| |  |  | availability of raw materials and supplies;
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| |  |  | technology migration; and
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| |  |  | fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rate.
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Though equally important, three of the above
factors are discussed as follows:

Pricing. We establish pricing levels for specific periods of time with our customers, some
of which are subject to adjustment during the course of that period to take into account market developments and other factors. We believe that our large capacity, flexible manufacturing capabilities, focus on customer service and timely delivery of
high yield products have contributed to our ability to obtain premium pricing for our wafer products.

Production Capacity.
We currently own and operate our semiconductor manufacturing facilities, the aggregate production capacity for which had been expanded from 593,112 300mm equivalent wafers per month as of the end of 2012 to 644,650 300mm equivalent wafers per month
as of the end of 2013 and to 736,375 300mm equivalent wafers per month as of the end of 2014.

Technology Migration.

Our operations utilize a variety of process technologies, ranging from mature process technologies of 0.5 micron or above circuit resolutions
to advanced process technologies of 20-nanometer circuit resolutions. The table below presents a breakdown of wafer revenue by circuit resolution during the last three years:



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|                 |  | Year ended December 31,            |     
|                 |  | 2012                               |      |  | 2013                               |  |      | 2014                               | 
|Resolution       |  | Percentage oftotal waferrevenue(1) |      |  | Percentage oftotal waferrevenue(1) |  |      | Percentage oftotal waferrevenue(1) | 
|20-nanometer     |  |                                    | 0%   |  |                                    |  | 0%   |                                    |  |  | 9%   | 
|28-nanometer     |  |                                    | 12%  |  |                                    |  | 30%  |                                    |  |  | 33%  | 
|40/45-nanometer  |  |                                    | 27%  |  |                                    |  | 20%  |                                    |  |  | 16%  | 
|65-nanometer     |  |                                    | 23%  |  |                                    |  | 16%  |                                    |  |  | 14%  | 
|90-nanometer     |  |                                    | 9%   |  |                                    |  | 8%   |                                    |  |  | 7%   | 
|0.11/0.13 micron |  |                                    | 6%   |  |                                    |  | 4%   |                                    |  |  | 3%   | 
|0.15 micron      |  |                                    | 4%   |  |                                    |  | 4%   |                                    |  |  | 3%   | 
|0.18 micron      |  |                                    | 11%  |  |                                    |  | 12%  |                                    |  |  | 10%  | 
|0.25 micron      |  |                                    | 4%   |  |                                    |  | 3%   |                                    |  |  | 3%   | 
|0.35 micron      |  |                                    | 2%   |  |                                    |  | 2%   |                                    |  |  | 1%   | 
|30.5 micron      |  |                                    | 2%   |  |                                    |  | 1%   |                                    |  |  | 1%   | 
|Total            |  |                                    | 100% |  |                                    |  | 100% |                                    |  |  | 100% | 



|(1) | Percentages represent wafer revenue by technology as a percentage of total wafer revenue, which excludes revenue associated with mask making, design, royalty income, etc. Total wafer revenue excludes sales returns and
allowances.
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First-Time Adoption of IFRSs

On May 14, 2009, the R.O.C. FSC announced that all companies with shares listed on TWSE, including us, were required to prepare
consolidated financial statements in accordance with the IFRSs adopted for use in Taiwan (Taiwan-IFRSs) starting January 1, 2013, with a transition date of January 1, 2012. We have prepared and reported our consolidated
financial statements under Taiwan-IFRSs and published such financial statements as required under the applicable regulations and listing rules of the TWSE since first quarter of 2013. Prior to 2013, we prepared and reported our consolidated
financial statements in accordance with R.O.C. GAAP.

In addition, for our continuing US SEC reporting obligations, we are required to
report our financial statements under IFRSs as issued by the IASB. Therefore, the consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as issued by the IASB. See note 42 to our 2013 consolidated financial
statements not included herein for the explanation of how the transition from R.O.C. GAAP to IFRSs has affected the reported financial position, financial performance, and cash flows.

Critical Accounting Policies And Judgments

Summarized below are our accounting policies that we believe are important to the portrayal of our financial results and also involve the need
for management to make estimates about the effect of matters that are uncertain in nature. Actual results may differ from these estimates, judgments and assumptions. Certain accounting policies are particularly critical because of their significance
to our reported financial results and the possibility that future events may differ significantly from the conditions and assumptions underlying the estimates used and judgments made by our management in preparing our financial statements. The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes, which are included in this annual report.

Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenue from the sale of goods when the goods are delivered and titles have passed, at which
time all the following conditions are satisfied:



| |  |  | We have transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods;
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| |  |  | We retain neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
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| |  |  | It is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to us; and
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| |  |  | The costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
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We record a provision for estimated future returns and other allowances in the same period the
related revenue is recorded. Provision for estimated sales returns and allowances is generally made and adjusted at a specific percentage based on historical experience, management judgment, and any known factors that would significantly affect the
returns and allowances, and our management periodically reviews the adequacy of the percentage used. However, because of the inherent nature of estimates, actual returns and allowances could be different from our estimates. If the actual returns are
greater than our estimated amount, we could be required to record an additional provision, which would have a negative impact on our recorded revenue and gross margin.

The provisions recorded as the deduction of revenue were NT$7,187 million, NT$6,633 million and NT$10,506 million (US$332 million),
respectively, representing 1.4%, 1.1% and 1.4% of our gross revenue for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. We assess the allowance for doubtful accounts by examining our historical collection experience
and current trends in the credit quality of our customers as well as our internal credit policies. If economic conditions or financial conditions of our customers deteriorate, additional allowance may be required in the future and such additional
allowance would increase our operating expenses and therefore reduce our operating income and net income.

We evaluate indication of
impairment of accounts receivable based on an individual and collective basis at the end of each reporting period. When objective evidence indicates that the estimated future cash flow of accounts receivable decreases as a result of one or more
events that occurred after the initial recognition of the accounts receivable, such accounts receivable are deemed to be impaired.

Because of the short average collection period, the amount of the impairment loss recognized is the difference between the carrying amount of
accounts receivable and estimated future cash flows without considering the discounting effect. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognized as bad debt expense which is recorded in the operating expenses-general and
administrative. When accounts receivable are considered uncollectable, the amount is written off against the allowance account.

As of
December 31, 2013 and 2014, the allowances set aside for doubtful receivables were NT$487 million and NT$487 million (US$15 million), respectively, representing 0.7% and 0.4% of our gross notes and accounts receivables as of those dates.

Inventory valuation.Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value for finished goods, work-in-progress,
raw materials, supplies and spare parts. Inventory write-downs are made on an item-by-item basis, except where it may be appropriate to group similar or related items.

A significant amount of our manufacturing costs are fixed because our extensive manufacturing facilities (which provide us such large
production capacity) require substantial investment to construct and are largely fixed-cost assets once they become operational. When the capacity utilization increases, the fixed manufacturing costs are spread over a larger amount of output, which
would lower the inventory cost per unit thereby improving our gross margin.

We evaluate our ending inventory based on standard cost under
normal capacity utilization, and reduce the carrying value of our inventory when the actual capacity utilization is higher than normal capacity utilization. No adjustment is made to the carrying value of inventory when the actual capacity
utilization is at or lower than normal capacity utilization. Normal capacity utilization is established based on historic loadings compared to total available capacity in our wafer manufacturing fabs.

Due to rapid technology changes, we also evaluate our ending inventory and reduce the carrying value of inventory for estimated obsolescence
and unmarketable inventory by an amount that is the difference between the cost of the inventory and the net realizable value. The net realizable value of the inventory is mainly determined based on assumptions of future demand within a specific
time horizon, which is generally 180 days or less.

Realization of Deferred Income Tax Assets.When we have net operating
loss carry forwards, investment tax credits or temporary differences in the amount of tax recorded for tax purposes and accounting purposes, we may be able to reduce the amount of tax that we would otherwise be required to pay in future periods. We
generally recognize deferred tax assets to the extent that it is probable that sufficient taxable benefits will be available to utilize. The income tax benefit or expense is recorded when there is a net change in our total deferred tax assets and
liabilities in a period. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets depends upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the net operating losses and temporary differences become deductible or the investment tax
credits may be utilized. Specifically, our realization of deferred income tax assets is impacted by our expected future revenue growth and profitability, tax holidays, Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), 10% tax imposed on unappropriated
earnings and the amount of tax credits that can be utilized within the statutory period. In determining the amount of deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2014, we considered past performance, the general outlook of the semiconductor
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Because the determination of the amount of realization of the deferred tax assets is based, in
part, on our forecast of future profitability, it is inherently uncertain and subjective. Changes in market conditions and our assumptions may cause the actual future profitability to differ materially from our current expectation, which may require
us to increase or decrease the realization of the deferred tax assets that we have recorded. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the deferred tax assets were NT$7,145 million and NT$5,139 million (US$163 million), respectively. The deferred tax
assets decreased by NT$2,006 million in 2014, mainly due to the utilization of the deferred tax assets relating to investment tax credit.

Impairment of Tangible and Intangible Assets Other than Goodwill. We assess the impairment of tangible and intangible assets
other than goodwill whenever triggering events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired and carrying value may not be recoverable. Our tangible and intangible assets other than goodwill subject to this evaluation include
property, plant and equipment and amortizable intangible assets.

Indicators we consider important which could trigger an impairment
review include, but are not limited to, the following:



| |  |  | significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results;
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| |  |  | significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or our overall business strategy; and
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| |  |  | significant unfavorable industry or economic trends.
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When we determine that the carrying
value of tangible and intangible assets may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment, we measure any impairment for tangible and intangible assets based on a projected future cash flow. If the
tangible or intangible assets are determined to be impaired, we recognize an impairment loss through a charge to our operating results to the extent the recoverable amount, measured at the present value of discounted cash flows attributable to the
assets, is less than their carrying value. Such cash flow analysis includes assumptions about expected future economic and market conditions, the applicable discount rate, and the future revenue generation from the use or disposition of the assets.
We also perform a periodic review to identify assets that are no longer used and are not expected to be used in future periods and record an impairment charge to the extent that the carrying amount of the tangible and intangible assets exceeds the
recoverable amount. If the recoverable amount subsequently increases, the impairment loss previously recognized will be reversed to the extent of the increase in the recoverable amount, provided that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the
carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior years.

The process of
evaluating the potential impairment of tangible and intangible assets other than goodwill requires significant judgment. We are required to review for impairment groups of assets related to the lowest level of identifiable independent cash flows.
Due to our asset usage model and the interchangeable nature of our semiconductor manufacturing capacity, we must make subjective judgment in determining the independent cash flows that can be related to specific asset groups. In addition, because we
must make subjective judgment regarding the remaining useful lives of assets and the expected future revenue and expenses associated with the assets, changes in these estimates based on changed economic conditions or business strategies could result
in material impairment charges in future periods. Our projection for future cash flow is generally lower during periods of reduced earnings. As a result, an impairment charge is more likely to occur during a period when our operating results are
already otherwise depressed.

For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of tangible and intangible assets other than goodwill, assets
purchased for use in the business but subsequently determined to have no future economic benefits are written down to their recoverable amount. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, we recognized the impairment loss of NT$445
million, nil and NT$240 million (US$8 million), respectively. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, net tangible and intangible assets amounted to NT$798,529 million and NT$825,841 million (US$26,134 million), respectively.

Noncurrent Assets Held for Sale. Noncurrent assets or disposal groups are classified as noncurrent assets held for sale if their
carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use. This condition is regarded as met only when the sale is highly probable and the noncurrent asset held for sale is available for immediate
sale in its present condition. To meet the criteria for the sale being highly probable, the appropriate level of management must be committed to the sale, which should be expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale within one year from
the date of classification.

When the committed sale plan involves loss of control of a subsidiary, all of the assets and liabilities of
that subsidiary are classified as held for sale, regardless of whether a noncontrolling interest in its former subsidiary is retained after the sale.

Noncurrent assets classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of their previous carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.
Recognition of depreciation would cease. We have reclassified TSMC SSL as a disposal group held for sale in the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2014. The expected fair value of TSMC SSL, determined based on the
price agreed in the sale agreement, less costs to sell was substantially lower than the carrying amount of the related net assets; as such, for the year ended December 31, 2014, an impairment loss of NT$735 million (US$23 million) was
recognized under other operating gains and losses. As of December 31, 2014, noncurrent assets held for sale and liabilities directly associated with noncurrent assets held for sale were NT$944 million (US$30 million) and NT$219 million (US$7
million), respectively. Please see Item 4. Our Subsidiaries and AffiliatesTSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd. (TSMC SSL) for further details.



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Impairment of Goodwill. Goodwill arising on an acquisition of a business is carried
at cost as established at the date of acquisition of the business less accumulated impairment losses, if any. We assess the impairment of goodwill on an annual basis, or more frequently when there is an indication that goodwill may be impaired.
Indicators we consider important which could trigger an impairment review include, but are not limited to, the following:



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Application of
the goodwill impairment test is also highly subjective and requires significant judgment, including the identification of cash generating units, assigning assets and liabilities to the relevant cash generating units, assigning goodwill to the
relevant cash generating units, and determining the recoverable amount of the relevant cash generating units. Our assessment of recoverable amount is based upon a cash flow analysis that includes assumptions about expected future operating
performance, such as revenue growth rates and operating margins, risk-adjusted discount rates, future economic and market conditions, and determination of appropriate market comparables. The recoverable amount of the cash generating units is
compared to the associated carrying value including goodwill and an impairment charge is recorded to the extent, if any, that the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount.

Goodwill recorded from the acquisition of TSMC-Acer and WaferTech is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis. Based on our most recent
evaluation, the recoverable amount calculated by discounting projected cash flow in five years was higher than the associated carrying value. As a result, we did not record any impairment charge. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, goodwill
amounted to NT$5,627 million and NT$5,889 million (US$186 million), respectively. The change in the NT dollar amount of goodwill was due to changes in the exchange rate between NT dollar and U.S. dollar.

Impairment assessment on investments accounted for using equity method. We assess the impairment of investments accounted for
using equity method whenever triggering events or changes in circumstances indicate that an investment may be impaired and its carrying value may not be recoverable. The recoverable amount is determined by taking into consideration the discounted
cash flow projections of the investee and the investees market price, if available. The underlying assumptions of the future cash flow projections of the investees are formulated by the investees internal management team, taking into
account market conditions for the industries which the investees operate in to ensure the reasonableness of such assumptions. An impairment charge is recorded to the extent, if any, that the carrying amount of the investments accounted for using
equity method exceeds the recoverable amount. If the recoverable amount subsequently increases, the impairment loss previously recognized will be reversed to the extent of the increase in the recoverable amount.

In 2012, an impairment loss of NT$1,187 million was recorded from a certain invested company. In 2013, because the recoverable amount of the
aforementioned investment had increased to be higher than its carrying amount before the 2012 impairment, the impairment loss of NT$1,187 million recognized in prior year was reversed. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, investments accounted for
using equity method amounted to NT$28,157 million and NT$28,060 million (US$888 million), respectively.

Accounting for investments
in private and publicly-traded securities. We hold equity interests in companies, some of which are publicly traded and have highly volatile share prices. From time to time, we also hold investments in debt securities. We review all of our
investments for impairment on a quarterly basis and record an impairment charge when we believe an investment has experienced a significant or prolonged decline in fair value. Determining whether a significant or prolonged decline in fair value of
the investment has occurred is highly subjective. Such evaluation is dependent on the specific facts and circumstances. Factors we consider include, but are not limited to, the following: the market value of the security in relation to its cost
basis, the duration of the decline in fair value, the financial condition of the investees and our intent and ability to retain the investment for a sufficient period of time to allow for recovery in the market value of the investment. Impairment
reviews with respect to private security investments also require significant judgment. Factors indicative of a significant or prolonged decline in fair value include recurring operating losses, credit defaults and subsequent rounds of financing at
valuation below the cost basis of the investment.

We have experienced declines in the fair value of certain privately held investments,
publicly traded securities and mutual funds and recorded impairment loss of NT$3,045 million, NT$1,540 million and NT$211 million (US$7 million) in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. While we have recognized all declines that are currently believed
to be significant or prolonged as a charge to income, adverse changes in market conditions or poor operating results of underlying investments could result in further losses in future periods. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014,
available-for-sale financial assets amounted to NT$61,628 million and NT$75,598 million (US$2,392 million), respectively.



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Recognition and Measurement of Defined Benefit Plans. We use the Projected Unit
Credit Method for accrued pension costs and the resulting pension expenses under defined benefit pension plans. The discount rate, rate of employee turnover, and long-term average future salary increase are included in actuarial assumptions. The
discount rate assumption is determined by reference to yields on government bonds of appropriate duration at the end of the maturity of the pension benefits. We assume the average remaining years of service and rate of increase in compensation
levels based on historical data. Due to changing market and economic conditions, the underlying key assumptions may differ from actual developments and may lead to significant changes in pension and defined benefit obligations.

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the accrued pension costs were NT$6,802 million and NT$6,568 million (US$208 million), respectively.

Results of Operations

The following
table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain financial data from our consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, expressed in each case as a percentage of net revenue:



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|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------- | ------- |  | ---- |  | ------- | ---- |  |  | ------- | 
|                                                             |  | For the year ended December 31, |        
|                                                             |  | 2012                            |         |  | 2013 |  |         | 2014 | 
|Net revenue                                                  |  |                                 | 100.0%  |  |      |  | 100.0%  |      |  |  | 100.0%  | 
|Cost of revenue                                              |  |                                 | (51.8)% |  |      |  | (52.9)% |      |  |  | (50.5)% | 
|Gross profit                                                 |  |                                 | 48.2%   |  |      |  | 47.1%   |      |  |  | 49.5%   | 
|Operating expenses                                           |  |                                 |         |  |      |  |         |      |  |  |         | 
|Research and development                                     |  |                                 | (8.0)%  |  |      |  | (8.0)%  |      |  |  | (7.4)%  | 
|General and administrative                                   |  |                                 | (3.4)%  |  |      |  | (3.1)%  |      |  |  | (2.5)%  | 
|Marketing                                                    |  |                                 | (0.9)%  |  |      |  | (0.8)%  |      |  |  | (0.7)%  | 
|Total operating expenses                                     |  |                                 | (12.3)% |  |      |  | (11.9)% |      |  |  | (10.6)% | 
|Other operating income and expenses, net                     |  |                                 | (0.1)%  |  |      |  | 0.0%    |      |  |  | (0.1)%  | 
|Income from operations                                       |  |                                 | 35.8%   |  |      |  | 35.2%   |      |  |  | 38.8%   | 
|Income before income tax                                     |  |                                 | 35.8%   |  |      |  | 36.2%   |      |  |  | 39.6%   | 
|Income tax expense                                           |  |                                 | (4.4)%  |  |      |  | (5.4)%  |      |  |  | (6.3)%  | 
|Net income                                                   |  |                                 | 31.4%   |  |      |  | 30.8%   |      |  |  | 33.3%   | 
|Other comprehensive income for the period, net of income tax |  |                                 | 0.9%    |  |      |  | 2.7%    |      |  |  | 1.5%    | 
|Total comprehensive income for the period                    |  |                                 | 32.3%   |  |      |  | 33.5%   |      |  |  | 34.8%   | 
|Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent        |  |                                 | 31.5%   |  |      |  | 30.8%   |      |  |  | 33.3%   | 
|Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests            |  |                                 | (0.1)%  |  |      |  | (0.0)%  |      |  |  | (0.0)%  | 

Year to Year Comparisons

Net Revenue and Gross Margin



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|                                                                              |  | For the year ended December 31,   |         
|                                                                              |  | 2012                              |          |   | 2013 |  |          | % changefrom 2012 |  |  | 2014    |  |  | % Changefrom 2013 |         
|                                                                              |  | NT$                               |          |   | NT$  |  |          |                   |  |  | NT$     |  |  | US$               |          |   |  | 
|                                                                              |  | (in millions, except percentages) |         
|Net revenue                                                                   |  |                                   | 506,745  |   |      |  | 597,024  |                   |  |  | 17.8%   |  |  |                   | 762,806  |   |  |  | 24,139  |   |  |  | 27.8% | 
|Cost of revenue                                                               |  |                                   | (262,592 | ) |      |  | (315,642 | )                 |  |  | 20.2%   |  |  |                   | (385,113 | ) |  |  | (12,187 | ) |  |  | 22.0% | 
|                                                                              |  |                                   |          |   |      |  |          |                   |  |  |         |  |  |                   |          |   |  |  |         |   |  |  |       | 
|Gross profit before realized (unrealized) gross profit on sales to associates |  |                                   | 244,153  |   |      |  | 281,382  |                   |  |  | 15.2%   |  |  |                   | 377,693  |   |  |  | 11,952  |   |  |  | 34.2% | 
|Realized (unrealized) gross profit on sales to associates                     |  |                                   | (25      | ) |      |  | (21      | )                 |  |  | (16.0)% |  |  |                   | 29       |   |  |  | 1       |   |  |  |      | 
|                                                                              |  |                                   |          |   |      |  |          |                   |  |  |         |  |  |                   |          |   |  |  |         |   |  |  |       | 
|Gross profit                                                                  |  |                                   | 244,128  |   |      |  | 281,361  |                   |  |  | 15.3%   |  |  |                   | 377,722  |   |  |  | 11,953  |   |  |  | 34.2% | 
|                                                                              |  |                                   |          |   |      |  |          |                   |  |  |         |  |  |                   |          |   |  |  |         |   |  |  |       | 
|Gross margin percentage                                                       |  |                                   | 48.2%    |   |      |  | 47.1%    |                   |  |  |        |  |  |                   | 49.5%    |   |  |  | 49.5%   |   |  |  |      | 



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Net Revenue

Our net revenue in 2014 increased by 27.8% from 2013, which was largely attributed to growth in customer demand, reflected in a 18.7% increase
in wafer shipments. We shipped approximately 8.3 million 300mm equivalent wafers in 2014 compared to 7.0 million in 2013. Furthermore, the introduction of 20-nanometer and higher share of 28-nanometer sales contributed to a higher average
selling price. 20-nanometer accounted for 9% of our total wafer revenue in 2014, and 28-nanometer accounted for 33% of our total wafer revenue in 2014 compared to 30% in 2013.

Our net revenue in 2013 increased by 17.8% from 2012, which was largely attributable to continuing growth in customer demand, resulting in a
11.5% increase in wafer shipments. We shipped approximately 7.0 million 300mm equivalent wafers in 2013 compared to 6.2 million in 2012. In addition, sales of our 28-nanometer products, which commanded a higher selling price, also
increased to 30% of our total wafer revenue in 2013 compared to 12% in 2012.

Gross Margin

Our gross margin fluctuates with the level of capacity utilization, price change and product mix, among other factors. In 2014, our gross
margin was 49.5%, up 2.4 percentage points from 2013, mainly reflecting higher capacity utilization, partially offset by the margin dilution associated with the ramping of 20nm in its initial year of production. In 2013, our gross margin was 47.1%,
down 1.1 percentage points from 2012, mainly due to lower capacity utilization.

Operating Expenses



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|---------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | ------- | - | ---- |  | ------- | ----------------- |  |  | ----- |  |  | ----------------- | ------- | - |  |  | ----- | - |  |  | ---------- | 
|                                         |  | For the year ended December 31,   |        
|                                         |  | 2012                              |         |   | 2013 |  |         | % changefrom 2012 |  |  | 2014  |  |  | % Changefrom 2013 |        
|                                         |  | NT$                               |         |   | NT$  |  |         |                   |  |  | NT$   |  |  | US$               |         |   |  | 
|                                         |  | (in millions, except percentages) |        
|Research and development                 |  |                                   | 40,387  |   |      |  | 47,952  |                   |  |  | 18.7% |  |  |                   | 56,829  |   |  |  | 1,798 |   |  |  | 18.5%      | 
|General and administrative               |  |                                   | 17,633  |   |      |  | 18,882  |                   |  |  | 7.1%  |  |  |                   | 18,933  |   |  |  | 599   |   |  |  | 0.3%       | 
|Marketing                                |  |                                   | 4,497   |   |      |  | 4,505   |                   |  |  | 0.2%  |  |  |                   | 5,087   |   |  |  | 161   |   |  |  | 12.9%      | 
|                                         |  |                                   |         |   |      |  |         |                   |  |  |       |  |  |                   |         |   |  |  |       |   |  |  |            | 
|Total operating expenses                 |  |                                   | 62,517  |   |      |  | 71,339  |                   |  |  | 14.1% |  |  |                   | 80,849  |   |  |  | 2,558 |   |  |  | 13.3%      | 
|                                         |  |                                   |         |   |      |  |         |                   |  |  |       |  |  |                   |         |   |  |  |       |   |  |  |            | 
|Percentage of net revenue                |  |                                   | 12.3%   |   |      |  | 11.9%   |                   |  |  |      |  |  |                   | 10.6%   |   |  |  | 10.6% |   |  |  |           | 
|Other operating income and expenses, net |  |                                   | (449    | ) |      |  | 47      |                   |  |  |      |  |  |                   | (1,002  | ) |  |  | (32   | ) |  |  | (2,231.9%) | 
|Income from operations                   |  |                                   | 181,162 |   |      |  | 210,069 |                   |  |  | 16.0% |  |  |                   | 295,871 |   |  |  | 9,363 |   |  |  | 40.8%      | 
|                                         |  |                                   |         |   |      |  |         |                   |  |  |       |  |  |                   |         |   |  |  |       |   |  |  |            | 
|Operating Margin                         |  |                                   | 35.8%   |   |      |  | 35.2%   |                   |  |  |      |  |  |                   | 38.8%   |   |  |  | 38.8% |   |  |  |           | 

Operating expenses increased by NT$9,510 million in 2014, or 13.3%, from NT$71,339 million in 2013, after an
increase in operating expenses of NT$8,822 million in 2013, or 14.1%, from NT$62,517 million in 2012.

Research and Development
Expenses

We remain strongly committed to being the leader in advanced process technologies development. We believe that continuing
investments in process technologies are essential for us to remain competitive in the markets we serve.

Research and development
expenditures increased by NT$8,877 million in 2014, or 18.5%, from $47,952 million in 2013, after an increase of NT$7,565 million in 2013, or 18.7%, from $40,387 million in 2012. The increases in both years were mainly due to higher level of
research activities for 16-nanometer and 10-nanometer technologies as we continue to advance to smaller processing nodes, partially offset by fewer research activities for 20-nanometer. In 2014, there was also an increase in employee profit sharing
expenses and bonus.

We plan to continue investing a significant amount in research and development in 2015.

General and Administrative and Marketing Expenses

General and administrative, and marketing expenses in 2014 increased by NT$633 million, or 2.7%, from 2013, mainly due to higher employee
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General and administrative, and marketing expenses in 2013 increased by NT$1,257 million, or
5.7%, from 2012, mainly due to higher opening expenses for ramping up 20-nanometer capacity.

Other operating income and expenses

Net other operating income and expense in 2014 decreased by NT$1,049 million, or 2,231.9 %, from NT$47 million in 2013, mainly
due to an impairment loss on noncurrent assets held for sale of NT$735 million and an impairment loss on property, plant and equipment of NT$240 million in 2014. Please see Item 5-Critical Accounting Policies And Judgments-Impairment of
Tangible and Intangible Assets Other than Goodwill, and Noncurrent Assets Held for Sale for further details.

Non-Operating
Income and Expenses



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|                                                 |  | For the year ended December 31,   |       
|                                                 |  | 2012                              |        |   | 2013 |  |        | % changefrom 2012 |  |  | 2014    |    |  | % Changefrom 2013 |       
|                                                 |  | NT$                               |        |   | NT$  |  |        |                   |  |  | NT$     |    |  | US$               |        |   |  | 
|                                                 |  | (in millions, except percentages) |       
|Share of profits of associates and joint venture |  |                                   | 2,073  |   |      |  | 3,807  |                   |  |  | 83.6    | %  |  |                   | 3,920  |   |  |  | 124  |   |  |  | 3.0   | % 
|Other income                                     |  |                                   | 1,716  |   |      |  | 2,342  |                   |  |  | 36.5    | %  |  |                   | 3,380  |   |  |  | 107  |   |  |  | 44.3  | % 
|Foreign exchange gain, net                       |  |                                   | 582    |   |      |  | 285    |                   |  |  | (51.0   | )% |  |                   | 2,111  |   |  |  | 67   |   |  |  | 640.7 | % 
|Finance costs                                    |  |                                   | (1,020 | ) |      |  | (2,646 | )                 |  |  | 159.4   | %  |  |                   | (3,236 | ) |  |  | (103 | ) |  |  | 22.3  | % 
|Other gains and losses                           |  |                                   | (2,852 | ) |      |  | 2,105  |                   |  |  |        |    |  |                   | 28     |   |  |  | 1    |   |  |  | (98.7 | )%
|                                                 |  |                                   |        |   |      |  |        |                   |  |  |         |    |  |                   |        |   |  |  |      |   |  |  |       |   
|Net non-operating income                         |  |                                   | 499    |   |      |  | 5,893  |                   |  |  | 1,081.0 | %  |  |                   | 6,203  |   |  |  | 196  |   |  |  | 5.3   | % 
|                                                 |  |                                   |        |   |      |  |        |                   |  |  |         |    |  |                   |        |   |  |  |      |   |  |  |       |   

Net non-operating income in 2014 increased by NT$310 million, or 5.3%, from NT$5,893 million in 2013 primarily
attributed to higher gain on disposal of VIS shares of NT$2,055 million, higher foreign exchange gain of NT$1,826 million due to NT dollar depreciated against U.S. dollar and higher interest income of NT$895 million. The increases are partially
offset by higher loss on financial instruments of NT$2,086 million, absence of settlement income from SMIC of NT$900 million, lower gain on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets of NT$949 million and NT$590 million increase in interest
expenses.

Net non-operating income in 2013 increased by NT$5,394 million, or 1,081.0% from NT$499 million in 2012 primarily attributable
to a lower impairment loss of NT$3,879 million recognized for financial assets. Please see Item 5- Critical Accounting Policies And Judgments-Impairment assessment on investments accounted for using equity method where the improvement of
the financial condition of an invested company allowed us to reverse an impairment loss recorded in 2012. The increase is also attributable to a smaller impairment loss in private and publicly-traded securities. See Item 5-Critical Accounting
Policies And Judgments-Accounting for investments in private and publicly-traded securities for further details. We also had a NT$1,734 million increase in share of profits of associates and joint venture investees reflecting their better
operating results in 2013 and a NT$771 million increase in gains on disposal of financial assets in 2013. These increases are partially offset by a NT$1,626 million increase in finance costs due to further issuance of corporate bonds in 2013.

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)



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|----------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | ------- | - | ---- |  | ------- | ----------------- |  |  | ----- |  |  | ----------------- | ------- | - |  |  | ------ | - |  |  | ----- | 
|                                                      |  | For the year ended December 31,   |        
|                                                      |  | 2012                              |         |   | 2013 |  |         | % changefrom 2012 |  |  | 2014  |  |  | % Changefrom 2013 |        
|                                                      |  | NT$                               |         |   | NT$  |  |         |                   |  |  | NT$   |  |  | US$               |         |   |  | 
|                                                      |  | (in millions, except percentages) |        
|Income tax expense                                    |  |                                   | (22,375 | ) |      |  | (32,112 | )                 |  |  | 43.5% |  |  |                   | (47,890 | ) |  |  | (1,515 | ) |  |  | 49.1% | 
|                                                      |  |                                   |         |   |      |  |         |                   |  |  |       |  |  |                   |         |   |  |  |        |   |  |  |       | 
|Net income                                            |  |                                   | 159,286 |   |      |  | 183,850 |                   |  |  | 15.4% |  |  |                   | 254,184 |   |  |  | 8,044  |   |  |  | 38.3% | 
|                                                      |  |                                   |         |   |      |  |         |                   |  |  |       |  |  |                   |         |   |  |  |        |   |  |  |       | 
|Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent |  |                                   | 159,481 |   |      |  | 183,978 |                   |  |  | 15.4% |  |  |                   | 254,302 |   |  |  | 8,048  |   |  |  | 38.2% | 
|                                                      |  |                                   |         |   |      |  |         |                   |  |  |       |  |  |                   |         |   |  |  |        |   |  |  |       | 
|Net margin attributable to shareholders of the parent |  |                                   | 31.5%   |   |      |  | 30.8%   |                   |  |  |      |  |  |                   | 33.3%   |   |  |  | 33.3%  |   |  |  |      | 

Income tax expenses increased by NT$15,778 million in 2014, or 49.1%, from 2013. The increase was mainly due
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Income tax expenses increased by NT$9,737 million in 2013, or 43.5%, from 2012. The increase was
mainly due to higher taxable income, an increase in AMT from 10% to 12%, and an increase in tax on unappropriated earnings as a result of higher unappropriated earnings.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our
sources of liquidity include cash flow from operations, cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and revolving credit facilities provided by multiple banks. Issuance of corporate bonds is another source of fund.

Our primary source of liquidity is cash flow from operations. Cash flow from operations for 2014 was NT$421,524 million (US$13,339 million),
an increase of NT$74,140 million from 2013.

Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments in financial instruments increased to
NT$436,924 million (US$13,827 million) as of December 31, 2014, from NT$245,343 million as of December 31, 2013. The short-term investments in financial instruments primarily consisted of publicly-traded stocks and money market
instruments.

As of December 31, 2014, we also had aggregate unused short-term credit lines of approximately NT$73,535 million
(US$2,327 million).

We believe that our cash generated from operations, cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, ability to
access capital market and revolving credit facilities will be sufficient to fund our working capital needs, capital expenditures, debt repayments, dividend payments and other business requirements associated with existing operations over the next 12
months.



|                                                     |  |                                 |          |   |      |  |          |      |  |  |          |   |  |  |        |  
|---------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | -------- | - | ---- |  | -------- | ---- |  |  | -------- | - |  |  | ------ | -
|                                                     |  | For the year ended December 31, |         
|                                                     |  | 2012                            |          |   | 2013 |  |          | 2014 | 
|                                                     |  | NT$                             |          |   | NT$  |  |          | NT$  |  |  | US$      |  
|                                                     |  | (in millions)                   |         
|Net cash generated by operating activities           |  |                                 | 284,963  |   |      |  | 347,384  |      |  |  | 421,524  |   |  |  | 13,339 |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                |  |                                 | (269,318 | ) |      |  | (281,054 | )    |  |  | (282,421 | ) |  |  | (8,937 | )
|Net cash generated by (used in) financing activities |  |                                 | (13,589  | ) |      |  | 32,106   |      |  |  | (32,328  | ) |  |  | (1,023 | )
|Effect of exchange rate changes and others           |  |                                 | (2,118   | ) |      |  | 849      |      |  |  | 8,979    |   |  |  | 284    |  
|Net increase (decrease) in cash                      |  |                                 | (62      | ) |      |  | 99,285   |      |  |  | 115,754  |   |  |  | 3,663  |  

Cash and cash equivalents increased by NT$115,754 million in 2014, following an increase of NT$99,285 million
in 2013 and a decrease of NT$62 million in 2012.

Operating Activities

In 2014, we generated NT$421,524 million (US$13,339 million) net cash from operating activities, as compared to NT$347,384 million and
NT$284,963 million in 2013 and 2012, respectively. In 2014, net cash generated from operating activities increased primarily due to an increase of NT$86,112 million in income before income tax and an increase of NT$44,070 million in non-cash
depreciation and amortization expenses, partially offset by change in working capital and others of NT$56,042 million.

In 2013, net cash
from operating activities increased primarily due to an increase of NT$34,301 million in income before income tax and an increase of NT$24,833 million in non-cash depreciation and amortization expenses, and change in working capital and others
resulting in an in-flow of NT$3,287 million.

With respect to depreciation and amortization expenses, our depreciation and amortization
expenses in 2014 were NT$200,252 million (US$6,337 million), as compared to NT$156,182 million in 2013. The higher depreciation and amortization expenses in 2014 were mainly the result of expansion of production capacity in advanced technologies.

Investing Activities

In 2014, net cash used in investing activities was NT$282,421 million (US$8,937 million), as compared to NT$281,054 million and NT$269,318
million in 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in 2014 was primarily due to higher investment in financial assets, partially offset by disposal of VIS shares during the year.

The increase in 2013 was primarily due to higher spending on capital expenditures during the year, partially offset by the absence of EUR838
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With respect to capital expenditures, our capital expenditures for 2014 were primarily related
to:



| |  |  | adding production capacity to 300mm wafer fabs;
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------



| |  |  | developing new process technologies including 16-nanometer and 10-nanometer nodes;
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| |  |  | expanding buildings/facilities for Fab 12, Fab 14 and Fab 15;
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | other research and development projects;
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------



| |  |  | capacity expansion for mask and backend operations; and
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | solar business.
| | - |  | ---------------

Our capital expenditures for 2012 and 2013 were funded by our operating cash
flow and the issuance of corporate bonds and the capital expenditures for 2014 were funded by operating cash flow. The capital expenditures for 2015 are expected to be funded mainly by our operating cash flow. See Item 3. Risk Factors
section for the risks associated with the inability of raising the requisite funding for our expansion programs. Please also see Item 4. Information on the Company  Capacity Management and Technology Upgrade Plans for discussion of
our capacity management and capital expenditures.

Financing Activities

In 2014, net cash used by financing activities was NT$32,328 million (US$1,023 million), as compared to net cash of NT$32,106 million generated
in 2013. In 2013, we had cash inflow of NT$130,845 million from issuance of corporate bonds, partially offset by a decrease of short-term loans of NT$19,636 million; whereas in 2014, our comparable cash inflow items were an increase of short-term
loans of NT$18,564 million and receipt of capacity guarantee deposit of NT$30,132 million.

In 2013, net cash generated by financing
activities was NT$32,106 million, as compared to net cash of NT$13,589 million used in 2012. Net cash increased in financing activities was primarily the result of higher proceeds from issuance of corporate bonds by NT$68,845 million, and the
absence of corporate bonds repayment of NT$4,500 million in 2012, partially offset by a decrease of short-term loans of NT$29,383 million.

With respect to short-term loan balances, as of December 31, 2014, our short-term loans were NT$36,159 million (US$1,144 million), and
our aggregate long-term debt was NT$213,714 million (US$6,763 million). The short-term loans were denominated in U.S. dollars. As a substantial portion of our receivables was denominated in U.S. dollars, we use short-term loans denominated in U.S.
dollars to naturally hedge the fluctuation of foreign exchanges rates. See Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk for a discussion of the hedging instruments used. The long-term debt primarily included
NT$213,674 million of long-term corporate bonds with fixed interest rates ranging from 0.95% to 2.10% and tenors ranging from 3 years to 10 years.

Cash Requirements

The
following table sets forth the maturity of our long-term debt (bank loans and bonds) including relevant interest payments outstanding as of December 31, 2014:



|                           |  |                   |        | 
|-------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ------ | 
|                           |  | Long-term debt    |       
|                           |  | (in NT$ millions) |       
|During 2015                |  |                   | 3,081  | 
|During 2016                |  |                   | 26,069 | 
|During 2017                |  |                   | 40,671 | 
|During 2018                |  |                   | 62,444 | 
|During 2019 and thereafter |  |                   | 94,361 | 



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The following table sets forth information on our material contractually obligated payments
(including principals and interests) for the periods indicated as of December 31, 2014:



|                                                  |  |                        |         |  |                 |  |         |           |  |  |           |  |  |                  |         |  |  |  |        | 
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------- |  | --------------- |  | ------- | --------- |  |  | --------- |  |  | ---------------- | ------- |  |  |  | ------ | 
|                                                  |  | Payments Due by Period |        
|Contractual Obligations                           |  | Total                  |         |  | Less than1 Year |  |         | 1-3 Years |  |  | 4-5 Years |  |  | More than5 Years |        
|                                                  |  | (in NT$ millions)      |        
|Short-Term Loans(1)                               |  |                        | 36,164  |  |                 |  | 36,164  |           |  |  |          |  |  |                  |        |  |  |  |       | 
|Long-Term Debt(2)                                 |  |                        | 226,626 |  |                 |  | 3,081   |           |  |  | 66,740    |  |  |                  | 98,482  |  |  |  | 58,323 | 
|Capital Lease Obligations(3)                      |  |                        | 889     |  |                 |  | 30      |           |  |  | 59        |  |  |                  | 800     |  |  |  |       | 
|Operating Leases(4)                               |  |                        | 10,959  |  |                 |  | 892     |           |  |  | 1,912     |  |  |                  | 1,579   |  |  |  | 6,576  | 
|Other Obligations(5)                              |  |                        | 36,571  |  |                 |  | 6,897   |           |  |  | 16,987    |  |  |                  | 12,687  |  |  |  |       | 
|Capital Purchase or Other Purchase Obligations(6) |  |                        | 186,069 |  |                 |  | 182,258 |           |  |  | 2,514     |  |  |                  | 1,078   |  |  |  | 219    | 
|Total Contractual Cash Obligations                |  |                        | 497,278 |  |                 |  | 229,322 |           |  |  | 88,212    |  |  |                  | 114,626 |  |  |  | 65,118 | 



|(1) | The maximum amount and average amount of short-term loans outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2014 were NT$38,062 million and NT$33,145 million, respectively. See note 19 to our consolidated financial
statements for further information regarding interest rates and future repayment dates.
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Includes corporate bonds payable and bank loans payable. See note 21 to our consolidated financial statements for further information regarding interest rates and future repayment of long-term debts.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Capital lease obligations represent our commitment for leases of property, which are described in note 16 to our consolidated financial statements.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(4) | Operating lease obligations are described in note 39 to our consolidated financial statements.
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(5) | Other obligations represent payables for software and system design costs, our commitment of EUR166 million to ASMLs research and development programs from 2015 to 2017 and approximately US$950 million on
refundable customer deposit. See Item 4- Information on the company- Commitments by Customers for further information regarding deposit.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(6) | Represents commitments for construction or purchase of equipment, raw material and other property or services. These commitments are not recorded on our statement of financial position as of December 31, 2014, as
we have not received related goods or taken title of the property.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

During 2014, we entered into derivative financial
instruments transactions to manage exposures related to foreign-currency denominated receivables or payables and price fluctuations of equity investments. As of December 31, 2014, we anticipated our cash requirements in 2015 for outstanding
forward exchange agreements and cross currency swaps of approximately NT$4,144 million and US$2,067 million and EUR5 million with our expected cash receipts of approximately JPY27,151 million, US$138 million, EUR24 million and RMB1,129 million. See
Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk for more information regarding our derivative financial instruments transactions. See also note 5 to the consolidated financial statements for our accounting policy of
derivative financial instruments, and note 8, note 11 and note 36 to the consolidated financial statements for additional details regarding our derivative financial instruments transactions.

Generally, we do not provide letters of credit to, or guarantees for any entity other than our consolidated subsidiaries.

Significant amount of capital is required to build, expand, and upgrade our production facilities and equipment. Our capital expenditures for
2015 are expected to be approximately US$11.5 billion to US$12.0 billion, which, depending on market conditions, may be adjusted later.

Taxation

The corporate income tax rate in R.O.C. is 17%. We are eligible for five-year tax holidays for income generated from construction and
capacity expansions of production facilities according to regulations under the Statute for Upgrading Industries of the R.O.C. The exemption period may begin at any time within five years, as applicable, following the completion of a construction or
expansion of production facilities. The Statute for Upgrading Industries expired at the end of 2009. However, under the Grandfather Clause, we can continue to enjoy five-year tax holidays if the relevant investment plans were approved by R.O.C. tax
authority before the expiration of the Statute. Pursuant to the Grandfather Clause, we commenced the exemption period for part of Fab 14 (Phase III), part of Fab 12 (Phase III) and others in 2010; part of Fab 12 (Phase IV), part of Fab 14 (Phase III
and IV) in 2011, part of Fab 12 (Phase IV) and part of Fab 14 (Phase III to VI) in 2014. The aggregate tax benefits of such exemption periods in 2012, 2013 and 2014 were NT$9,830 million, NT$8,612 million and NT$20,416 million (US$646 million),
respectively.

Pursuant to regulations promulgated under the R.O.C. Statute for Industries Innovation, we are eligible for tax credit for
specified percentages of research and development expenditures. The tax credit rate of research and development expenditures is 15% during the period from 2010 to 2019.



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The R.O.C. government enacted the R.O.C. Alternative Minimum Tax Act (AMT Act) which
became effective on January 1, 2006. The alternative minimum tax (AMT) imposed under the R.O.C. AMT Act is a supplemental income tax which applies if the amount of regular income tax calculated pursuant to the R.O.C. Income Tax Act
is below the amount of basic tax prescribed under the R.O.C. AMT Act. The taxable income for calculating AMT includes most income that is exempt from income tax under various legislations, such as tax holidays. However, the R.O.C. AMT Act
grandfathered certain tax exemptions granted prior to the enactment of the R.O.C. AMT Act. In August 2012, the AMT rate for business entities was amended from 10% to 12% effective from 2013.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

There are
no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or
capital resources that are material to investors.

Inflation & Deflation

During 2014, neither inflation nor deflation had a material impact on our operations, or the business operations of our customers and
suppliers.

However, in light of the uncertain global economic outlook and the fluctuating global oil price, we cannot assure that there
will be no significant variations in the future, which may have a material impact on our results of operations. Any increase in energy taxes, oil, electricity and water prices in Taiwan may negatively affect our operating margins, resulting in lower
margins on our products and services.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Please refer to note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.

Climate Change Related Issues

The
manufacturing, assembling and testing of our products require the use of chemicals and materials that are subject to environmental, climate related, health and safety laws and regulations issued worldwide as well as international accords such as the
Kyoto Protocol. Climate change related laws or regulations currently are too indefinite for us to assess the impact on our future financial condition with any degree of reasonable certainty. For example, the Taiwan legislative authority has been
studying relevant laws relating to environmental protection and climate related changes, such as the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act and Energy Tax. Since there has been no concrete guidance or laws issuing from the Taiwan
government as of the date of this filing, the impact of such laws is indeterminable at the moment. Please see detailed risk factors related to the impact of climate change regulations and international accords, and business trends on our operations
in Item 3. Key InformationRisk FactorsRisks Relating to Our Business. Please also see our compliance record with Taiwan and international environmental and climate related laws and regulations in Item 4. Information on
the Company  Environmental Regulations.



|ITEM 6. | DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
|------- | ------------------------------------------

Directors and Executive Officers

MANAGEMENT

Members of
our board of directors are elected by our shareholders. Our board of directors is currently composed of eight directors. A former director, Dr. Rick Tsai, resigned on January 27, 2014. Of our current eight directors, five are independent
directors. The chairman of the board of directors is elected by the directors. The chairman of the board of directors presides at all meetings of the board of directors, and also has the authority to act as our representative. The term of office for
directors is three years.

Pursuant to R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Law, effective from January 1, 2007, a public company is
required to either establish an audit committee or to have supervisors. A public companys audit committee should be composed of all of its independent directors but not less than three, of which at least one member should have accounting or
related financial management expertise, and the relevant provisions under the R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Law, the R.O.C. Company Law and other laws applicable to the supervisors are also applicable to the audit committee.



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Pursuant to the R.O.C. Company Law, a person may serve as our director in his personal capacity
or as the representative of another legal entity. A director who serves as the representative of a legal entity may be removed or replaced at any time at the discretion of that legal entity, and the replacement director may serve the remainder of
the term of office of the replaced director. For example, the National Development Fund of Taiwan, R.O.C., one of our largest shareholders, has served as our director since our founding. As a corporate entity, the National Development Fund is
required to appoint a representative to act on its behalf. Mr. Johnsee Lee has been the representative of the National Development Fund since August 6, 2010.

The following table sets forth the name of each director and executive officer, their positions, the year in which their term expires and the
number of years they have been with us as of February 28, 2015. The business address for each of our directors and executive officers is No. 8, Li Hsin Road 6, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China.



|                         |  |                                                                       |  |             |      |  |                      |  |    | 
|------------------------ |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------- | ---- |  | -------------------- |  | -- | 
|Name                     |  | Position with our company                                             |  | TermExpires |      |  | Yearswith ourcompany | 
|Morris Chang             |  | Chairman                                                              |  |             | 2015 |  |                      |  | 28 | 
|F.C. Tseng               |  | Vice Chairman                                                         |  |             | 2015 |  |                      |  | 28 | 
|Johnsee Lee              |  | Director (Representative of the National Development Fund)            |  |             | 2015 |  |                      |  | 5  | 
|Stan Shih                |  | Independent Director                                                  |  |             | 2015 |  |                      |  | 15 | 
|Sir Peter Leahy Bonfield |  | Independent Director                                                  |  |             | 2015 |  |                      |  | 13 | 
|Thomas J. Engibous       |  | Independent Director                                                  |  |             | 2015 |  |                      |  | 6  | 
|Gregory C. Chow          |  | Independent Director                                                  |  |             | 2015 |  |                      |  | 4  | 
|Kok-Choo Chen            |  | Independent Director                                                  |  |             | 2015 |  |                      |  | 4  | 
|Mark Liu                 |  | President & Co-Chief Executive Officer                                |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 21 | 
|C.C. Wei                 |  | President & Co-Chief Executive Officer                                |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 17 | 
|Stephen T. Tso           |  | Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer                     |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 18 | 
|Lora Ho                  |  | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Spokesperson         |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 16 | 
|Wei-Jen Lo(1)            |  | Senior Vice President, Research & Development                         |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 11 | 
|Rick Cassidy(1)          |  | Senior Vice President of TSMC & President of TSMC North America       |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 18 | 
|M.C. Tzeng               |  | Vice President, Operations/Affiliate Fabs                             |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 28 | 
|Jack Sun                 |  | Vice President, Research & Development & Chief Technology Officer     |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 18 | 
|Y.P. Chin                |  | Vice President, Operations/Product Development                        |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 28 | 
|N.S. Tsai                |  | Vice President, Quality & Reliability                                 |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 26 | 
|J.K. Lin                 |  | Vice President, Operations/Mainstream Fabs & Manufacturing Technology |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 28 | 
|J.K. Wang                |  | Vice President, Operations/300mm Fabs                                 |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 28 | 
|Irene Sun                |  | Vice President, Corporate Planning Organization                       |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 11 | 
|Burn J. Lin              |  | Vice President, Research & Development                                |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 15 | 
|Y. J. Mii                |  | Vice President, Research & Development                                |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 21 | 
|Cliff Hou                |  | Vice President, Research & Development                                |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 18 | 
|Been-Jon Woo             |  | Vice President, Business Development                                  |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 6  | 
|Sylvia Fang(2)           |  | Vice President & General Counsel, Legal                               |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 20 | 
|Connie Ma(2)             |  | Vice President, Human Resources                                       |  |             |     |  |                      |  | 1  | 



|(1) | Dr. Wei-Jen Lo and Mr. Rick Cassidy were promoted to Senior Vice Presidents, effective February 18, 2014.
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|(2) | Ms. Sylvia Fang and Ms. Connie Ma were promoted to Vice Presidents, effective August 12, 2014.
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Morris Chang is the Chairman. He has been the founding Chairman of our board of directors since our establishment and was our
Chief Executive Officer from March 1998 to June 2005. He again served as our Chief Executive Officer since June 2009 before retiring as Chief Executive Officer on November 12, 2013. Executive Vice Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers Drs.
Mark Liu and C.C. Wei assumed the role as Co-Chief Executive Officers. From 1985 to 1994, he was President and then Chairman of the board of directors of ITRI. Prior to that, Dr. Chang was President and Chief Operating Officer of General
Instrument Corporation; Group Vice-President for Texas Instruments. He holds a bachelors degree and a masters degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from
Stanford University and has been active in the international semiconductor industry for over 59 years.

F.C. Tseng is the
Vice Chairman. He has been our Vice Chairman since July 2005. He was Deputy Chief Executive Officer from August 2001 to June 2005. He is also the Chairman of TSMC China Co., Ltd. and Global Unichip Corp., the Vice Chairman of VIS, and a director of
TSMC Solar Ltd. He also serves as an independent director, Chairman of Audit Committee and a member of Compensation Committee of Acer Inc. He formerly served as the President of VIS from 1996 to 1998 and our President from May 1998 to August 2001.
Prior to his presidency at VIS, Dr. Tseng served as our Senior Vice President of Operations. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from National Cheng-Kung University and has been active in the semiconductor industry for over 43 years.



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Johnsee Lee, the representative of the National Development Fund, is a director. He
is the Chairman of Personal Genomics, Inc.. He also serves as the Managing Director of Development Center for Biotechnology, the Honorary Chairman of Taiwan Bio Industry Organization and an independent director of Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.
and Far Eastern New Century Corp. He was the President of ITRI from 2003 to 2010 and has also served on many government and industrial boards and committees. Before returning to Taiwan, he held various technical and managerial positions at Argonne
National Laboratory and Johnson Matthey Inc. in the U.S. from 1981 to 1990. He holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and a MBA from the University of Chicago. He is also a graduate of Harvard Business
Schools Advanced Management Program.

Stan Shih is an independent director. He is the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus
of the Acer Group. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Acer Group from 1976 to 2004. He is currently the Director and Honorary Chairman of Acer Inc., and the Group Chairman of iD SoftCapital and a director of Qisda Corp.,
Wistron Corp., Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. and Egis Technology Inc. Mr. Shih holds a bachelors degree, a masters degree and an honorary Ph.D. in electrical engineering from National Chiao Tung University. He also holds an
honorary doctoral degree in technology from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, an honorary fellowship from the University of Wales and an honorary doctoral degree in international law from the Thunderbird, American Graduate School of
International Management.

Sir Peter Leahy Bonfield is an independent director. Sir Peter Bonfield was the Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of British Telecommunications from January 1996 to January 2002. He was the Vice President of the British Quality Foundation from its creation in 1993 until 2012. He is currently the Chairman of the
Board of Directors of NXP Semiconductor N.V. in the Netherlands. He is also a director of L.M. Ericsson in Sweden (until April 14, 2015), Mentor Graphics Corporation Inc. in U.S. and Global Logic Inc. in U.S. He is a member of the Longreach
Group Advisory Board, and New Venture Partners LLP Advisory Board. He also serves as a board mentor of CMi and a senior advisor to Rothschild in London. He is a fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering and the Chair of Council and Senior
Pro-Chancellor at Loughborough University in UK. He holds an honors degree in engineering from Longhborough University.

Thomas J.
Engibous is an independent director. He joined Texas Instruments (TI) in 1976 and served there until retirement in 2008. During his 32-year career at TI, his duties included Chairman from 2004 to 2008, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2004, President and Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to 1998 and Executive Vice President and President of the companys Semiconductor Group from 1993 to 1996. Mr. Engibous currently serves as the
Chairman of J.C. Penney Company Inc. and Honorary Trustee of the Southwestern Medical Foundation. He is also a member of National Academy of Engineering and Texas Business Hall of Fame. He received the Woodrow Wilson Award in 2004. He holds a
masters degree in electrical engineering and an honorary doctorate in engineering from Purdue University.

Gregory C.
Chow is an independent director. He is currently Professor of Economics and Class of 1913 Professor of Political Economy, and Emeritus at Princeton University. He is an Academician of Academia Sinica, R.O.C. and a member of American
Philosophical Society, and a fellow of the American Statistical Association and Econometric Society. Professor Chow has over 50 years of teaching experience at such institutes as M.I.T., Cornell University, IBM Thomas Watson Research Center,
Columbia University and Princeton University. Professor Chow also served as an adviser on economic policy, economic reform and economic education in Taiwan and China. He holds a Ph.D. and master degree in Economics from the University of Chicago and
an honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He also holds honorary professorships at various major universities in China and City University of Hong Kong. His publications include 17
books and over 200 articles.

Kok-Choo Chenis an independent director. She served as our Senior Vice President and General
Counsel from 1997 to 2001. Currently, Ms. Chen is the Chairman of National Performing Arts Center and an advisor to the Taiwan Executive Yuan. Ms. Chen has over 24 years of experience working in international law firms. She has also taught
law at Soochow University, National Chengchi University and National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan for over 28 years. In addition, Ms. Chen is the founder of Taipei Story House. Ms. Chen is licensed to practice law in England, Singapore
and California.

Mark Liu is our President and Co-Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, he was our Executive Vice
President and Co-Chief Operating Officer. From October 2009 to March 2012, he was Senior Vice President of Operations. From March 2008 to October 2009, he served as Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology Business. From January 2002 to March
2008, he was Senior Vice President of Operations II. He was Vice President of our Fab 8 and Fab 12 Sites Operations from July 2000 to January 2002 and Vice President of South-Site Operations from 1999 to July 2000. Dr. Liu joined us in 1993 and
held the positions as Director of Fab 3 Operations and Senior Director of South-Site Operations. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from University of California, Berkeley.

C.C. Wei is our President and Co-Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, he was our Executive Vice President and Co-Chief
Operating Officer. From October 2009 to March 2012, he was Senior Vice President of Business Development. From March 2008 to October 2009, he was Senior Vice President of Mainstream Technology Business. From January 2002 to March 2008, Dr. Wei
was Senior Vice President of Operations I. He was Vice President of South-Site Operations from April 2000 to January 2002 and Vice President of North-Site Operations from February 1998 to April 2000. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President at
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. in Singapore starting from 1993. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Yale University.



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Stephen T. Tso is our Senior Vice President of Information Technology, Material
Management and Risk Management and Chief Information Officer. He joined us as Vice President of Research & Development in December 1996. Prior to that, he was General Manager of Metal CVD Products in Applied Materials. He was assigned as
the President of WaferTech in November 2001. Dr. Tso holds a Ph.D. in material science and engineering from University of California, Berkeley.

Lora Ho is our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Spokesperson. Prior to joining us in 1999 as controller, she
had served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Acer Semiconductor Manufacturing Inc. since 1990. Ms. Ho holds an MBA from National Taiwan University.

Wei-Jen Lois our Senior Vice President of Research & Development. He was promoted to Senior Vice President of
Research & Development in February 2014. He was Vice President of Research & Development from February 2013 to February 2014, Vice President of Operations/Manufacturing Technology from October 2009 to February 2013, Vice President
of Advanced Technology Business from September 2009 to October 2009, Vice President of Research & Development from June 2006 to September 2009, and Vice President of Operations from July 2004 to June 2006. Prior to that, he was Director in
charge of advanced technology development with Intel Corporation. Dr. Lo holds a Ph.D. in solid state physics & surface chemistry from University of California, Berkeley.

Rick Cassidy is our Senior Vice President of TSMC and President of TSMC North America. He was promoted to Senior Vice President
in February 2014. He was Vice President of TSMC and President of TSMC North America from February 2008 to February 2014, and President of TSMC North America from January 2005 to February 2008. He joined us in 1997 and has held various positions in
TSMC North America, including Business Operations, Field Technical Support, and Business Management. He holds a B.A. degree in engineering technology from United States Military Academy at West Point.

M.C. Tzeng is our Vice President of Operations/Affiliate Fabs. From March 2008 to October 2009, he was Vice President of
Mainstream Technology Business. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Operations I from January 2002 to March 2008. He was the Senior Director of Fab 2 Operations from 1997 to January 2002. He joined us in 1987 and has held various positions in
manufacturing functions. He holds a master degree in applied chemistry from Chung Yuan University.

Jack Sunis our Chief
Technology Officer, effective November 2009, and also has been our Vice President of Research & Development since 2006. He was promoted to Senior Director in 2000. He joined us in 1997 as Director of Advanced Module Technology Division
before taking the position of Director, Logic Technology Development Division. Prior to that, he served at International Business Machines for 14 years in Research & Development. Dr. Sun holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Y.P. Chinis Vice President of Operations/Product Development. He was Vice
President of Advanced Technology Business from March 2008 to October 2009. Prior to that, he was Senior Director of Operations II from June 2006 to March 2008 and Product Engineering & Services from 2000 to 2006. He joined us in 1987 and
has held various positions in product and engineering functions. He holds a master degree in electrical engineering from National Cheng Kung University.

N.S. Tsai has been Vice President of Quality & Reliability since February 2008. Prior to that, he was Senior Director
of Quality & Reliability since 2004, Senior Director of Assembly Test Technology & Service from 2002 to 2004. Dr. Tsai also served as a Vice President of VIS from 1997 to 2000. He joined us in 1989 and held various positions
in research and development and manufacturing functions. He holds a Ph.D. in material science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

J.K. Lin is our Vice President of Operations/Mainstream Fabs and Manufacturing Technology. He was promoted to Vice President of
Operations in August 2010. Prior to that, he was Senior Director of Mainstream Fabs from May to August in 2010. He joined us in 1987 and held various positions in manufacturing functions. He holds a B.S. degree from National Changhua University of
Education.

J.K. Wang is our Vice President of Operations/300mm Fabs. He was promoted to Vice President of Operations in
August 2010. Prior to that, he was Senior Director of 300mm Fabs from May to August in 2010. He joined us in 1987 and held various positions in manufacturing and research and development functions. He holds a master degree in chemical engineering
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Irene Sun is our Vice President of Corporate Planning Organization. She was
promoted to Vice President of Corporate Planning Organization in August 2010. Prior to that, she was Senior Director of Corporate Planning Organization from 2009 to 2010. She joined us in 2003 and held various positions in Corporate Planning
Organization. She holds a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from Cornell University.

Burn J. Lin is our Vice
President of Research & Development. He was promoted to Vice President of Research & Development in February 2011. Prior to that, he was our Senior Director of Nanopatterning Technology Division from 2000 to 2011. He joined us in
2000. Dr. Lin is the editor in chief of the Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, a fellow of IEEE and of SPIE. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Ohio State University.

Y. J. Mii is our Vice President of Research & Development. He was promoted to Vice President of Research and
Development in August 2011. Prior to that, he was our Senior Director of Platform I Division from 2006 to 2011. He joined us in 1994 and has been involved continuously in the development and manufacturing of advanced CMOS technologies in both
Operations and Research & Development. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Cliff Hou is our Vice President of Research & Development. He was promoted to Vice President of Research &
Development in August 2011. Prior to that, he was Senior Director of Design and Technology Platform from 2010 to 2011. He joined us in 1997 and established the Companys technology design kit and reference flow development organizations. He
holds a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Syracuse University.

Been-Jon Woo is our Vice President of
Business Development. She was promoted to Vice President of Business Development in November 2013. Prior to that, she was Director of Business Development from March 2013 to November 2013. She joined us in 2009 and was in charge of advanced
technology roadmap and technology definition for 28/20-nanometer for high performance and low power applications. She holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from University of Southern California.

Sylvia Fang is our Vice President and General Counsel. She was promoted to Vice President and General Counsel of Legal
Organization in August 2014. Prior to that, she was Associate General Counsel of Legal Organization from February to July 2014. She joined us in 1995 and held various positions in legal functions. She holds a master degree in comparative law from
University of Iowa.

Connie Ma is our Vice President of Human Resources. She was promoted to Vice President of Human
Resources in August, 2014. Prior to joining us as Director of Human Resources in June 2014, she was a Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources at Trend Micros, Inc. She holds an EMBA from National Taiwan University.

There is no family relationship between or amongst any of our directors or executive officers.

Share Ownership

The following table sets
forth certain information as of February 28, 2015 with respect to our common shares owned by our directors and executive officers.



|                                                                                 |  |                                 |               |  |                                         |  |      |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ------------- |  | --------------------------------------- |  | ---- | -
|Name of Shareholders(5)                                                          |  | Number of CommonShares
Owned(4) |               |  | Percentage ofOutstandingCommonShares(4) | 
|Morris Chang, Chairman                                                           |  |                                 | 125,137,914   |  |                                         |  | 0.48 | %
|F.C. Tseng, Vice Chairman                                                        |  |                                 | 34,472,675    |  |                                         |  | 0.13 | %
|Johnsee Lee, Director(1)                                                         |  |                                 | 1,653,709,980 |  |                                         |  | 6.38 | %
|Stan Shih, Independent Director                                                  |  |                                 | 1,480,286     |  |                                         |  | 0.01 | %
|Sir Peter Leahy Bonfield, Independent Director                                   |  |                                 |              |  |                                         |  |     |  
|Thomas J. Engibous, Independent Director                                         |  |                                 |              |  |                                         |  |     |  
|Gregory C. Chow, Independent Director                                            |  |                                 |              |  |                                         |  |     |  
|Kok-Choo Chen, Independent Director                                              |  |                                 |              |  |                                         |  |     |  
|Mark Liu, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer                               |  |                                 | 12,977,114    |  |                                         |  | 0.05 | %
|C.C. Wei, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer                               |  |                                 | 7,179,207     |  |                                         |  | 0.03 | %
|Stephen T. Tso, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer                |  |                                 | 13,237,064    |  |                                         |  | 0.05 | %
|Lora Ho, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Spokesperson           |  |                                 | 6,381,080     |  |                                         |  | 0.02 | %
|Wei-Jen Lo, Senior Vice President(2)                                             |  |                                 | 1,468,127     |  |                                         |  | 0.01 | %
|Rick Cassidy, Senior Vice President of TSMC & President of TSMC North
America(2) |  |                                 |              |  |                                         |  |     |  



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|                                                                     |  |                                 |            |  |                                         |  |      |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ---------- |  | --------------------------------------- |  | ---- | -
|Name of Shareholders(5)                                              |  | Number of CommonShares
Owned(4) |            |  | Percentage ofOutstandingCommonShares(4) | 
|M.C. Tzeng, Vice President                                           |  |                                 | 7,592,595  |  |                                         |  | 0.03 | %
|Jack Sun, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer                  |  |                                 | 4,290,831  |  |                                         |  | 0.02 | %
|Y.P. Chin, Vice President                                            |  |                                 | 7,273,122  |  |                                         |  | 0.03 | %
|N.S. Tsai, Vice President                                            |  |                                 | 2,051,180  |  |                                         |  | 0.01 | %
|J.K. Lin, Vice President                                             |  |                                 | 12,498,018 |  |                                         |  | 0.05 | %
|J.K. Wang, Vice President                                            |  |                                 | 2,553,947  |  |                                         |  | 0.01 | %
|Irene Sun, Vice President                                            |  |                                 | 420,709    |  |                                         |  | 0.00 | %
|Burn J. Lin, Vice President                                          |  |                                 | 2,654,746  |  |                                         |  | 0.01 | %
|Y.J. Mii, Vice President                                             |  |                                 | 1,000,419  |  |                                         |  | 0.00 | %
|Cliff Hou, Vice President                                            |  |                                 | 652,532    |  |                                         |  | 0.00 | %
|Been-Jon Woo, Vice President                                         |  |                                 | 220,000    |  |                                         |  | 0.00 | %
|Sylvia Fang, Vice President & General Counsel, Legal
Organization(3) |  |                                 | 700,285    |  |                                         |  | 0.00 | %
|Connie Ma, Vice President & Human Resources(3)                       |  |                                 | 40,000     |  |                                         |  | 0.00 | %



|(1) | Represents shares held by the National Development Fund of the Executive Yuan.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Dr. Wei-Jen Lo and Mr. Rick Cassidy were promoted to Senior Vice Presidents, effective February 18, 2014.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Ms. Sylvia Fang and Ms. Connie Ma were promoted to Vice Presidents, effective August 12, 2014.
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(4) | Except for the number of shares held by the National Development Fund of the Executive Yuan, the disclosed number of shares owned by the directors and executive officers does not include any common shares held in the
form of ADS by such individuals as such individual ownership of ADSs has not been disclosed or otherwise made public. Each of these individuals owned less than one percent of all common shares outstanding as of February 28, 2015.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(5) | None of our directors and executive officers owned any stock option as of February 28, 2015.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Compensation

The aggregate compensation
paid and benefits in kind granted to our directors and executive officers in 2014, which included a cash bonus to the directors, was NT$1,835 million (US$58 million). According to our Articles of Incorporation, not more than 0.3 percent of our
annual net earnings (after recovering any losses incurred in prior years and deducting the legal reserve and special reserve provisions, if any) may be distributed as compensation to our directors and at least one percent of our annual net earnings
(after recovering any losses incurred in prior years and deducting the legal reserve and special reserve provisions, if any) may be distributed as bonuses to employees, including executive officers. Compensation to directors is always paid in cash,
while bonuses to our executive officers may be granted in cash, stock, or stock options or the combination of all these three. Individual awards are based on each individuals responsibility, contribution and performance. See note 37 to our
consolidated financial statements. Under our Articles of Incorporation, directors who also serve as executive officers are not entitled to any director compensation.

Board Practices

General

For a discussion of the term of office of the board of directors, see  Directors and Executive Officers  Management. No
benefits are payable to members of the Board upon termination of their relationship with us.

Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee was established on August 6, 2002 to assist our board of directors in the review and monitoring of our financial and
accounting matters, and the integrity of our financial reporting process and controls.

All members of the Audit Committee must have a
basic understanding of finance and accounting and at least one member must have accounting or related financial management expertise.

Currently, the Audit Committee consists of five members comprising all of our independent directors. The members of the Audit Committee are
Sir Peter Bonfield, the Chairman of our Audit Committee, Mr. Stan Shih, Mr. Thomas J. Engibous, Mr. Gregory C. Chow and Ms. Kok-Choo Chen. In addition, Mr. J. C. Lobbezoo was appointed to serve as a financial
expert consultant to the Audit Committee from February 14, 2006 onwards. See Item 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert.



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The Audit Committee is required to meet at least once every quarter. Our Audit Committee charter grants the Audit
Committee the authority to conduct any investigation which it deems appropriate to fulfill its responsibilities. It has direct access to all our books, records, facilities, and personnel, as well as our registered public accountants. It has the
authority to, among other things, appoint, terminate and approve all fees to be paid to our registered public accountants, subject to the approval of the board of directors as appropriate, and to oversee the work performed by the registered public
accountants. The Audit Committee also has the authority to engage special legal, accounting, or other consultants it deems necessary in the performance of its duties. Beginning on January 1, 2007, the Audit Committee also assumed the
responsibilities of supervisors pursuant to the R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Law.

The Audit Committee convened four regular meetings
and one special meeting in 2014. In addition to these meetings, the Audit Committee members and consultant participated in five telephone conferences to discuss our Annual Report to be filed with the Taiwan and U.S. authorities and investor
conference materials with management.

Compensation Committee

Our board of directors established a Compensation Committee in June 2003 to assist our board of directors in discharging its responsibilities
related to our compensation and benefit policies, plans and programs, and the compensation of our directors of the Board and executives.

The Compensation Committee, by its charter, shall consist of no fewer than three independent directors of the Board. Currently, the
Compensation Committee is comprised of all five independent directors. The members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Stan Shih, the Chairman of our Compensation Committee, Sir Peter Bonfield, Mr. Thomas J. Engibous,
Mr. Gregory C. Chow and Ms. Kok-Choo Chen.

The Compensation Committee convened four regular meetings in 2014.

Employees

The following table sets out,
as of the dates indicated, the number of our full-time employees serving in the capacities indicated.



|                              |  |                    |        |  |         |  |        |         |  |  |        | 
|----------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------ |  | ------- |  | ------ | ------- |  |  | ------ | 
|                              |  | As of December 31, |       
|Function                      |  | 2012               |        |  | 2013(1) |  |        | 2014(1) | 
|Managers                      |  |                    | 3,865  |  |         |  | 4,078  |         |  |  | 4,385  | 
|Professionals                 |  |                    | 15,844 |  |         |  | 17,205 |         |  |  | 18,552 | 
|Assistant Engineers/Clericals |  |                    | 3,079  |  |         |  | 3,236  |         |  |  | 3,530  | 
|Technicians                   |  |                    | 16,479 |  |         |  | 15,964 |         |  |  | 17,124 | 
|                              |  |                    |        |  |         |  |        |         |  |  |        | 
|Total                         |  |                    | 39,267 |  |         |  | 40,483 |         |  |  | 43,591 | 
|                              |  |                    |        |  |         |  |        |         |  |  |        | 

The following table sets out, as of the dates indicated, a breakdown of the number of our full-time employees
by geographic location:



|                                           |  |                    |        |  |         |  |        |         |  |  |        | 
|------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------ | ------ |  | ------- |  | ------ | ------- |  |  | ------ | 
|                                           |  | As of December 31, |       
|Location of Facility and Principal Offices |  | 2012               |        |  | 2013(1) |  |        | 2014(1) | 
|Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan               |  |                    | 21,534 |  |         |  | 21,096 |         |  |  | 22,329 | 
|Southern Taiwan Science Park, Taiwan       |  |                    | 8,964  |  |         |  | 10,772 |         |  |  | 12,577 | 
|Central Taiwan Science Park, Taiwan        |  |                    | 3,558  |  |         |  | 4,721  |         |  |  | 4,480  | 
|Taoyuan County, Taiwan                     |  |                    | 1,378  |  |         |  |       |         |  |  |       | 
|China                                      |  |                    | 2,353  |  |         |  | 2,407  |         |  |  | 2,669  | 
|North America                              |  |                    | 1,395  |  |         |  | 1,397  |         |  |  | 1,450  | 
|Europe                                     |  |                    | 50     |  |         |  | 53     |         |  |  | 50     | 
|Japan                                      |  |                    | 32     |  |         |  | 33     |         |  |  | 32     | 
|Korea                                      |  |                    | 3      |  |         |  | 4      |         |  |  | 4      | 
|                                           |  |                    |        |  |         |  |        |         |  |  |        | 
|Total                                      |  |                    | 39,267 |  |         |  | 40,483 |         |  |  | 43,591 | 
|                                           |  |                    |        |  |         |  |        |         |  |  |        | 



|(1) | The data shown no longer included Xintec Inc, as Xintec Inc. was deconsolidated in June 2013.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As of December 31, 2014, our total employee population was 43,591 with an educational makeup of 4.2% Ph.Ds, 37.9% masters, 26.7%
university bachelors, 11.4% college degrees and 19.8% others. Among this employee population, 52.6% were at a managerial or professional level. Continuous learning is the cornerstone of our employee development strategy. Individual development plans
for each employee are tailored to their individual development needs. Employee development is further supported and enforced by a comprehensive and integrated network of resources including on-the-job training, coaching, mentoring, job rotation,
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Pursuant to our Articles of Incorporation, our employees participate in our profits sharing
program by way of a bonus. Employees in the aggregate are entitled to not less than 1% of our net income after the deduction for prior years losses and contributions to legal and special reserves. Our practice in the past has been to determine
the amount of the bonus based on our operating results and industry practice in the R.O.C. In 2013 and 2014, we distributed an employees cash bonus of NT$12,635 million (US$400 million) and an employees cash profit sharing of NT$12,598
million (US$399 million) to our employees in relation to year 2013 earnings. In 2014 and 2015, we also distributed an employees cash bonus of NT$17,646 million (US$558 million) to our employees in relation to year 2014 earnings. Employee cash
profit sharing of NT$17,646 million in relation to year 2014 earnings will be distributed after approval by our shareholders at the 2015 annual general meeting of shareholders.

In November 2004, we adopted the 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan that authorizes the grant of options exercisable for up to 11 million
common shares (approximately 0.05% of our total then outstanding common shares) in one or more tranches before January 6, 2006, when the 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan expired. These options vested between two and four years after the date of
grant, with 50% of the options granted being exercisable two years after the grant, 75% exercisable three years after the grant and 100% exercisable four years after the grant. Any options granted will expire ten years after the date of grant. Under
the 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan, a total of 10,374,550 options have been granted. The remaining balance under the 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan expired on January 6, 2006. As of December 31, 2014, 718,022 options were outstanding
under the 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan.

We value two-way communication and are committed to keeping our communication channels open
and transparent between the management level and their subordinates. In addition, we are dedicated to providing diverse employee engagement programs, which support our goals in reinforcing close rapport with employees and maintaining harmonious
labor relations.



|ITEM 7. | MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|------- | -------------------------------------------------

Major Shareholders

The following table sets forth certain information as of February 28, 2015, with respect to our common shares owned by
(i) each person who, according to our records, beneficially owned five percent or more of our common shares and by (ii) all directors and executive officers as a group.



|                                               |  |                              |               |  |                                             |  |      |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ------------- |  | ------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | -
|Names of Shareholders                          |  | Number of CommonShares Owned |               |  | Percentage of TotalOutstandingCommon Shares | 
|National Development Fund(1)                   |  |                              | 1,653,709,980 |  |                                             |  | 6.38 | %
|BlackRock, Inc.(2)                             |  |                              | 1,356,173,392 |  |                                             |  | 5.23 | %
|Directors and executive officers as a group(3) |  |                              | 244,281,851   |  |                                             |  | 0.94 | %



|(1) | Excluded any common shares that may be owned by other funds controlled by the R.O.C. government.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | According to the Schedule 13G of BlackRock, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2015, BlackRock, Inc. is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the number of common shares listed
above as a result of BlackRock, Inc. being a parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). We do not have further information with respect to BlackRock, Inc.s ownership in us subsequent to its Schedule
13G filed on February 6, 2015.
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Excluded ownership of the National Development Fund.
|--- | ----------------------------------------------------

As of February 28, 2015 a total of
25,930,043,279 common shares were outstanding. With certain limited exceptions, holders of common shares that are not R.O.C. persons are required to hold their common shares through a brokerage account in the R.O.C. As of February 28, 2015,
5,366,766,963 common shares were registered in the name of a nominee of Citibank, N.A., the depositary under our ADS deposit agreement. Citibank, N.A., has advised us that, as of February 28, 2015, 1,073,353,387 ADSs, representing 5,366,766,963
common shares, were held of record by Cede & Co. and 212 other registered shareholders domiciled in and outside of the United States. We have no further information as to common shares held, or beneficially owned, by U.S. persons.

Our major shareholders have the same voting rights as our other shareholders. For a description of the voting rights of our shareholders see
Item 10. Additional Information  Description of Common Shares  Voting Rights.

We are currently not aware of any
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Related Party Transactions

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS)

In 1994, we, the R.O.C. Ministry of Economic Affairs and other investors established VIS, then an integrated DRAM manufacturer. VIS commenced
volume commercial production in 1995 and listed its shares on the R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange) in March 1998. In 2004, VIS completely terminated its DRAM production and became a dedicated foundry company. On April 14, 2014, we sold
82 million common shares of VIS. After this sale, we owned approximately 33.7% of the equity interest in VIS. As of February 28, 2015, we owned approximately 33.3% of the equity interest in VIS.

On April 1, 2004, we entered into an agreement with VIS with an initial term of two years. During the term of this agreement, VIS is
obligated to use its best commercial efforts to manufacture wafers at specified yield rates for us up to a fixed amount of reserved capacity per month, and TSMC is required to use its best commercial efforts to maintain utilization of such reserved
capacity within a specified range of wafers per month. Pursuant to its terms, upon expiration of its initial two-year term, this agreement is to be automatically renewed for additional one year periods unless earlier terminated by the parties. This
Agreement has been so renewed per its terms. We pay VIS at a fixed discount to the actual selling price as mutually agreed between the parties in respect of each purchase order. We also agreed to license VIS certain of our process technologies and
transfer certain technical know-how and information. TSMC receives from VIS certain royalty payments for granting such licenses. In 2014, we had total purchases of NT$7,425 million (US$235 million) from VIS, representing 1.9% of our total cost of
revenue.

Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company Pte. Ltd. (SSMC)

SSMC is a joint venture in Singapore that we established with Philips and EDB Investment Pte. Ltd. to produce integrated circuits by means of
advanced submicron manufacturing processes. These integrated circuits are made pursuant to the product design specifications provided primarily by us and Philips under an agreement with Philips, and EDB Investment Pte. Ltd. (the SSMC
Shareholders Agreement) in March 1999 and, primarily by us and NXP, subsequent to the assignment by Philips of its rights to NXP and NXPs assumption of Philips obligations under the SSMC Shareholders Agreement pursuant to the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement effective September 25, 2006. SSMCs business is limited to manufacturing wafers for us, our subsidiaries, NXP and NXPs subsidiaries. In November 15, 2006, we and NXP exercised the option
rights under the SSMC Shareholders Agreement to purchase all of the SSMC shares owned by EDB Investment Pte. Ltd. As a result, we now own 38.8%, and NXP owns 61.2% of SSMC. While we, together with NXP, have the right to purchase up to 100% of
SSMCs annual capacity, we and NXP are required to purchase, in the aggregate, at least 70% of SSMCs full capacity; we, alone, are required to purchase up to 28% of the annual installed capacity. As of February 28, 2015, we owned
approximately 38.8% of the equity interest in SSMC. See below for a detailed discussion of the contract terms we entered into with SSMC.

We entered into a technology cooperation agreement with SSMC effective March 30, 1999 in which SSMC agreed to base at least a major part
of its production activities on processes compatible to those in use in our metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) integrated circuits wafer volume production fabs. In return, we have agreed to provide SSMC with access to and benefit of the
technical knowledge and experience relating to certain processes in use in our MOS integrated circuits wafer volume production fabs and to assist SSMC by rendering certain technical services in connection with its production activities. In addition,
we granted to SSMC limited licenses of related intellectual property rights owned or controlled by us for the purpose of MOS integrated circuit production for the sole use in manufacturing products for us. SSMC pays to us during, and up to three
years after, the term of this agreement a remuneration of a fixed percentage of the net selling price of all products manufactured by SSMC. In 2014, we had total purchases of NT$4,220 million (US$134 million) from SSMC, representing 1.1% of our
total cost of revenue.

Global Unichip Corporation (GUC)

In January 2003, we acquired 52.0% equity interest in GUC, a System-on-Chip (SoC) design service company that provides large scale SoC
implementation services. GUC has been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange since November 3, 2006. Since July 2011, we were no longer deemed to be a controlling entity of GUC and its subsidiaries due to the termination of a Shareholders
Agreement. As a result, we no longer consolidated GUC and its subsidiaries in our financial statements. As of February 28, 2015, we owned approximately 34.8% of the equity interest in GUC.

In 2014, we had total sales of NT$3,867 million (US$122 million) to GUC, representing 0.5% of our total revenue.

Xintec, Inc. (Xintec)

In January 2007, we acquired a 51.2% equity interest in Xintec, a supplier of wafer level packaging service, to support our CMOS image sensor
manufacturing business. Since June 2013, we were no longer deemed to be a controlling entity of Xintec due to the addition of independent directors to Xintecs board, which resulted in our appointed directors on its board representing less than
a majority. As a result, we no longer consolidated Xintec in our financial statements. As of February 28, 2015, we owned approximately 39.9% of the equity interest in Xintec. On March 30, 2015, Xintec listed its shares on the R.O.C.
Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange). Subsequent to Xintecs IPO, our shareholding in Xintec was diluted to approximately 34.6%. We leased machinery and equipment from Xintec and the related rental expense was classified under manufacturing
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In 2014, we incurred total manufacturing expenses of NT$2,437 million (US$77 million) from
Xintec, representing 0.6% of our total cost of revenue.



|ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|------- | ---------------------

Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information

Please see Item 18. Financial Statements. Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this annual report, no significant change has
occurred since the date of the annual consolidated financial statements.

Legal Proceedings

As is the case with many companies in the semiconductor industry, we have received from time to time communications from third parties
asserting that our technologies, our manufacturing processes, or the design of the integrated circuits made by us or the use of those integrated circuits by our customers may infringe upon their patents or other intellectual property rights. These
assertions have at times resulted in litigation by or against us and settlement payments by us. Irrespective of the validity of these claims, we could incur significant costs in the defense thereof or could suffer adverse effects on our operations.

In June 2010, Keranos, LLC. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that TSMC, TSMC North
America, and several other leading technology companies infringe three expired U.S. patents. In response, TSMC, TSMC North America, and several co-defendants in the Texas case filed a lawsuit against Keranos in the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of California in November 2010, seeking a judgment declaring that they did not infringe the asserted patents, and that those patents were invalid. These two litigations have been consolidated into a single lawsuit in the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. In February 2014, the Court entered a final judgment in favor of TSMC, dismissing all of Keranos claims against TSMC with prejudice. The final judgment is currently being appealed to the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The outcome cannot be determined at this time.

In December 2010, Ziptronix, Inc. filed a
complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California accusing TSMC, TSMC North America and one other company of infringing several U.S. patents. In September 2014, the Court granted summary judgment of noninfringement in
favor of TSMC and TSMC North America. Ziptronix, Inc. can appeal the Courts order. The outcome cannot be determined at this time.

In September 2013, Zond Inc. filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against TSMC, certain TSMC
subsidiaries and other companies alleging infringing of several U.S. patents. Subsequently, TSMC and Zond initiated additional legal actions in the U.S. District Courts for the District of Delaware and the District of Massachusetts over several
additional patents owned by Zond. In March 2015, all pending litigations between the parties in the U.S. District Courts for the District of Massachusetts and the District of Delaware were dismissed.

In December 2013, Tela Innovations, Inc. filed complaints in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware and in the United States
International Trade Commission accusing TSMC and TSMC North America of infringing one U.S. patent. In January 2014, TSMC filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Tela for trade secret
misappropriation and breach of contract. In September 2014, all pending litigations between the parties in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, the ITC and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California were
dismissed.

In March 2014, DSS Technology Management, Inc. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
alleging that TSMC, TSMC North America, TSMC Development, Inc., and several other companies infringe one U.S. patent. TSMC Development, Inc. has subsequently been dismissed. The outcome cannot be determined at this time.

Other than the matters described above, we were not involved in any other material litigation in 2014 and are not currently involved in any
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Dividends and Dividend Policy

The following table sets forth the dividends per share paid during each of the years indicated in respect of common shares outstanding on the
record date eligible to the payment of those dividends. During 2012, 2013 and 2014, we paid cash dividends in the amounts of NT$77,748,667,725, NT$77,773,307,004 and NT$77,785,851,420 (US$2,461,577,577), respectively.



|     |  |                         |        |  |                               |  |   |                                       |  |  |                                      |  |  |  |                | 
|---- |  | ----------------------- | ------ |  | ----------------------------- |  | - | ------------------------------------- |  |  | ------------------------------------ |  |  |  | -------------- | 
|     |  | Cash DividendsPer Share |        |  | Stock dividendsPer 100 shares |  |   | Total shares issued asstock dividends |  |  | Outstanding commonshares at year end | 
|     |  | NT$                     |        |  |                               |  |   |                                       |  |  |                                      | 
|2012 |  |                         | 2.9995 |  |                               |  |  |                                       |  |  |                                     |  |  |  | 25,924,435,668 | 
|2013 |  |                         | 2.9995 |  |                               |  |  |                                       |  |  |                                     |  |  |  | 25,928,617,140 | 
|2014 |  |                         | 2.9999 |  |                               |  |  |                                       |  |  |                                     |  |  |  | 25,929,662,436 | 

Our dividend policy is set forth in our articles of incorporation. Except as otherwise specified in the
articles of incorporation or under Taiwan law, we will not pay dividends when there is no profit or retained earnings. Our profits may be distributed by way of cash dividend, stock dividend, or a combination of cash and stock. On December 21,
2004, our shareholders approved amendments to our articles of incorporations pursuant to which distributions of profits shall be made preferably by way of cash dividend. In addition, pursuant to the amendments, the ratio for stock dividends shall
not exceed 50% of the total distribution.

Holders of outstanding common shares on a dividend record date will be entitled to the full
dividend declared without regard to any subsequent transfer of the common shares. Payment of dividends (including in cash and in common shares) in respect of the prior year is made following approval by our shareholders at the annual general meeting
of shareholders. Distribution of stock dividends is subject to approval by the R.O.C. FSC.

Except as otherwise specified in the articles
of incorporation or under Taiwan law, we are not permitted to distribute dividends or make other distributions to shareholders in respect of any year in which we have no current or retained earnings. The R.O.C. Company Law also requires that 10% of
annual net income (less prior years losses and outstanding taxes) be set aside as legal reserves until the accumulated legal reserves equal our paid-in capital. Our articles of incorporation provide that at least one percent of annual net
earnings (after recovering any losses incurred in prior years and deducting the legal reserve and special reserve provisions, if any) may be distributed as a bonus to employees and that not more than 0.3 percent of our annual net earnings (after
recovering any losses incurred in prior years and deducting the legal reserve and special reserve provisions, if any) may be distributed as a bonus to directors. Under our articles of incorporation, directors who also serve as executive officers are
not entitled to any director bonuses.

Holders of ADRs evidencing ADSs are entitled to receive dividends, subject to the terms of the
deposit agreement, to the same extent as the holders of common shares. Cash dividends will be paid to the depositary and, after deduction of any applicable R.O.C. taxes and except as otherwise provided in the deposit agreement, will be paid to
holders. Stock dividends will be distributed to the depositary and, except as otherwise provided in the deposit agreement, will be distributed to holders by the depositary in the form of additional ADSs.

For information relating to R.O.C. withholding taxes payable on cash and stock dividends, see Item 10. Additional Information 
Taxation  R.O.C. Taxation  Dividends.



|ITEM 9. | THE OFFER AND LISTING
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The principal trading market for our
common shares is the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Our common shares have been listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the symbol 2330 since September 5, 1994, and the ADSs have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
TSM since October 8, 1997. The outstanding ADSs are identified by the CUSIP number 874039100. The table below sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low closing prices and the average daily volume of trading activity on
the Taiwan Stock Exchange for the common shares and the high and low closing prices and the average daily volume of trading activity on the New York Stock Exchange for the common shares represented by ADSs.



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|                               |  |                                  |        |  |                            |  |        |                                                    |  |  |        |  |  |       |       |  |                                                 |  |       |  |  |  |        | 
|------------------------------ |  | -------------------------------- | ------ |  | -------------------------- |  | ------ | -------------------------------------------------- |  |  | ------ |  |  | ----- | ----- |  | ----------------------------------------------- |  | ----- |  |  |  | ------ | 
|                               |  | Taiwan Stock Exchange            |        |  | New York Stock Exchange(1) | 
|                               |  | Closing price percommon share(2) |        |  |                            |  |        | Closing price per ADS(2)                           |  |  |        | 
|                               |  | High                             |        |  | Low                        |  |        | Average dailytradingvolume (in thousandsof shares) |  |  | High   |  |  | Low   |       |  | Average dailytradingvolume(in thousandsof ADSs) | 
|                               |  | (NT$)                            |        |  | (NT$)                      |  |        |                                                    |  |  | (US$)  |  |  | (US$) |       |  |                                                 | 
|2010                           |  |                                  | 64.12  |  |                            |  | 47.85  |                                                    |  |  | 46,661 |  |  |       | 11.19 |  |                                                 |  | 7.92  |  |  |  | 14,140 | 
|2011                           |  |                                  | 70.28  |  |                            |  | 58.08  |                                                    |  |  | 50,131 |  |  |       | 12.24 |  |                                                 |  | 10.05 |  |  |  | 14,704 | 
|2012                           |  |                                  | 94.37  |  |                            |  | 68.81  |                                                    |  |  | 39,620 |  |  |       | 16.43 |  |                                                 |  | 11.96 |  |  |  | 10,581 | 
|2013                           |  |                                  | 109.88 |  |                            |  | 92.33  |                                                    |  |  | 34,841 |  |  |       | 19.23 |  |                                                 |  | 15.41 |  |  |  | 10,372 | 
|First Quarter                  |  |                                  | 103.70 |  |                            |  | 93.23  |                                                    |  |  | 37,186 |  |  |       | 18.22 |  |                                                 |  | 16.07 |  |  |  | 9,717  | 
|Second Quarter                 |  |                                  | 109.88 |  |                            |  | 92.76  |                                                    |  |  | 34,520 |  |  |       | 19.23 |  |                                                 |  | 15.92 |  |  |  | 10,900 | 
|Third Quarter                  |  |                                  | 107.58 |  |                            |  | 92.33  |                                                    |  |  | 39,847 |  |  |       | 18.13 |  |                                                 |  | 15.41 |  |  |  | 10,974 | 
|Fourth Quarter                 |  |                                  | 109.05 |  |                            |  | 97.80  |                                                    |  |  | 28,192 |  |  |       | 18.74 |  |                                                 |  | 16.62 |  |  |  | 9,855  | 
|2014                           |  |                                  | 141.50 |  |                            |  | 98.29  |                                                    |  |  | 36,510 |  |  |       | 23.47 |  |                                                 |  | 16.10 |  |  |  | 11,066 | 
|First Quarter                  |  |                                  | 115.90 |  |                            |  | 98.29  |                                                    |  |  | 41,001 |  |  |       | 19.58 |  |                                                 |  | 16.10 |  |  |  | 11,392 | 
|Second Quarter                 |  |                                  | 123.72 |  |                            |  | 114.43 |                                                    |  |  | 31,400 |  |  |       | 21.22 |  |                                                 |  | 19.19 |  |  |  | 10,151 | 
|Third Quarter                  |  |                                  | 133.50 |  |                            |  | 119.50 |                                                    |  |  | 37,411 |  |  |       | 22.66 |  |                                                 |  | 19.79 |  |  |  | 11,126 | 
|Fourth Quarter                 |  |                                  | 141.50 |  |                            |  | 120.50 |                                                    |  |  | 36,626 |  |  |       | 23.47 |  |                                                 |  | 19.44 |  |  |  | 11,595 | 
|October                        |  |                                  | 130.50 |  |                            |  | 120.50 |                                                    |  |  | 42,971 |  |  |       | 22.02 |  |                                                 |  | 19.44 |  |  |  | 15,991 | 
|November                       |  |                                  | 141.50 |  |                            |  | 131.00 |                                                    |  |  | 33,171 |  |  |       | 23.47 |  |                                                 |  | 21.80 |  |  |  | 9,780  | 
|December                       |  |                                  | 141.00 |  |                            |  | 130.50 |                                                    |  |  | 33,688 |  |  |       | 22.94 |  |                                                 |  | 21.44 |  |  |  | 8,567  | 
|2015                           |  |                                  |        |  |                            |  |        |                                                    |  |  |        |  |  |       |       |  |                                                 |  |       |  |  |  |        | 
|January                        |  |                                  | 147.00 |  |                            |  | 130.00 |                                                    |  |  | 52,773 |  |  |       | 24.19 |  |                                                 |  | 20.79 |  |  |  | 17,403 | 
|February                       |  |                                  | 154.50 |  |                            |  | 142.00 |                                                    |  |  | 41,621 |  |  |       | 25.04 |  |                                                 |  | 22.67 |  |  |  | 11,614 | 
|March                          |  |                                  | 154.00 |  |                            |  | 142.50 |                                                    |  |  | 53,210 |  |  |       | 24.80 |  |                                                 |  | 22.94 |  |  |  | 13,423 | 
|April (through April 10, 2015) |  |                                  | 147.00 |  |                            |  | 143.00 |                                                    |  |  | 42,793 |  |  |       | 23.69 |  |                                                 |  | 23.20 |  |  |  | 11,722 | 

Source: Bloomberg

|(1) | Trading in ADSs commenced on October 8, 1997 on the New York Stock Exchange. Each ADS represents the right to receive five common shares.
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|(2) | As adjusted for a NT$2.9997 cash dividend per share in July 2010, a NT$2.9995 cash dividend per share in July 2011, a NT$2.9995 cash dividend per share in July 2012, a NT$2.9995
cash dividend per share in July 2013 and a NT$2.9999 cash dividend per share in July 2014.
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|ITEM 10. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
|-------- | ----------------------

Description of Common Shares

We are organized under the laws of the R.O.C. Set forth below is a description of our common shares, including summaries of the material
provisions of our articles of incorporation, the R.O.C. Company Law, the R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

General

Our
authorized share capital is NT$280,500,000,000, divided into 28,050,000,000 common shares of which 500,000,000 common shares are reserved for the issuance for our employee stock options and among which 25,929,662,436 and 25,930,043,279 common shares
were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and February 28, 2015, respectively.

The R.O.C. Company Law, the R.O.C. Act
for Establishment and Administration of Science Parks and the R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Law provide that any change in the issued share capital of a public company, such as us, requires the approval of its board of directors, (or, for capital
reduction, a resolution of its shareholders meeting), the approval of, or the registration with, the R.O.C. FSC and the Ministry of Economic Affairs or the Science Park Administration (as applicable) and/or an amendment to its articles of
incorporation (if such change also involves a change in the authorized share capital).

There are no provisions under either R.O.C. law or
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Dividends and Distributions

An R.O.C. company is generally not permitted to distribute dividends or to make any other distributions to shareholders in respect of any year
for which it did not have either earnings or retained earnings. In addition, before distributing a dividend to shareholders following the end of a fiscal year, the company must recover any past losses, pay all outstanding taxes and set aside in a
legal reserve, until such time as its legal reserve equals its paid-in capital, 10% of its net income for that fiscal year (less any past losses and outstanding tax), and may set aside a special reserve. Our articles of incorporation provide that at
least one percent of the net distributable income for that fiscal year be distributed as a bonus to employees and that not more than 0.3 percent of the net distributable income for that fiscal year may be distributed as a bonus to directors. Under
our articles of incorporation, directors who also serve as executive officers are not entitled to any director bonuses. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, we paid 100% of the bonus to employees and directors in the form of cash. Subject to compliance with
these requirements, a company may pay dividends or make other distributions from its accumulated earnings or reserves as permitted by the R.O.C. Company Law as set forth below.

At the annual general meeting of our shareholders, the board of directors submits to the shareholders for their approval our financial
statements for the preceding fiscal year and any proposal for the distribution of a dividend or the making of any other distribution to shareholders from our earnings or retained earnings (subject to compliance with the requirements described above)
at the end of the preceding fiscal year. All common shares outstanding and fully paid as of the relevant record date are entitled to share equally in any dividend or other distribution so approved. Dividends may be distributed in cash, in the form
of common shares or a combination thereof, as determined by the shareholders at the meeting.

In addition to permitting dividends to be
paid out of earnings or retained earnings, the R.O.C. Company Law permits us to make distributions to our shareholders in cash or in the form of common shares from capital surplus and the legal reserve. However, dividend distribution out of our
legal reserve can only be effected to the extent of the excessive amount of the accumulated legal reserve over 25% of our paid-in capital.

For information as to R.O.C. taxes on dividends and distributions, see  Taxation  R.O.C. Taxation.

Preemptive Rights and Issues of Additional Common Shares

Under the R.O.C. Company Law, when a public company such as us issues new shares of common stock for cash, 10% to 15% of the issue must be
offered to its employees. The remaining new shares must be offered to existing shareholders in a preemptive rights offering, subject to a requirement under the R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Law that at least 10% of these issuances must be offered
to the public. This percentage can be increased by a resolution passed at a shareholders meeting, thereby limiting or waiving the preemptive rights of existing shareholders. The preemptive rights provisions do not apply to limited
circumstances, such as:



| |  |  | issuance of new shares upon conversion of convertible bonds; and
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| |  |  | offerings of new shares through a private placement approved at a shareholders meeting.
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Authorized but unissued shares of any class may be issued at such times and, subject to the above-mentioned provisions of the R.O.C. Company
Law and the R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Law, upon such terms as the board of directors may determine. The shares with respect to which preemptive rights have been waived may be freely offered, subject to compliance with applicable R.O.C. law.

Meetings of Shareholders

Meetings of our shareholders may be general meetings or special meetings. General meetings of shareholders are generally held in Hsinchu,
Taiwan, within six months after the end of each fiscal year. Special meetings of shareholders may be convened by resolution of the board of directors whenever it deems necessary, or under certain circumstances, by shareholders or the audit
committee. For a public company such as us, notice in writing of shareholders meetings, stating the place, time and purpose thereof, must be sent to each shareholder at least thirty days (in the case of general meetings) and fifteen days (in
the case of special meetings) prior to the date set for each meeting.

Voting Rights

A holder of common shares has one vote for each common share. Except as otherwise provided by law, a resolution may be adopted by the holders
of a simple majority of the total issued and outstanding common shares represented at a shareholders meeting at which a majority of the holders of the total issued and outstanding common shares are present. The election of directors at a
shareholders meeting is by cumulative voting. As authorized under the R.O.C. Company Law, we have adopted a nomination procedure for election of our directors in our articles of incorporation. According to our articles of incorporation,
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The R.O.C. Company Law also provides that in order to approve certain major corporate actions,
including (i) any amendment to the articles of incorporation (which is required for, among other actions, any increase in authorized share capital), (ii) execution, modification or termination of any contracts regarding leasing of all
business or joint operations or mandate of the companys business to other persons, (iii) the dissolution, amalgamation or spin-off of a company or the transfer of the whole or an important part of its business or its properties or the
taking over of the whole of the business or properties of any other company which would have a significant impact on the acquiring companys operations or (iv) the removal of directors or supervisors or (v) the distribution of any
stock dividend, a meeting of the shareholders must be convened with a quorum of holders of at least two-thirds of all issued and outstanding shares of common stock at which the holders of at least a majority of the common stock represented at the
meeting vote in favor thereof. However, in the case of a publicly held company such as us, such a resolution may be adopted by the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of common stock represented at a meeting of shareholders at which holders
of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock are present.

A shareholder may be represented at a
shareholders meeting by proxy. A valid proxy must be delivered to us at least five days prior to the commencement of the shareholders meeting.

Holders of ADSs will not have the right to exercise voting rights with respect to the common shares represented thereby, except as described
in  Voting of Deposited Securities.

Other Rights of Shareholders

Under the R.O.C. Company Law, dissenting shareholders are entitled to appraisal rights in the event of amalgamation, spin-off or certain other
major corporate actions. A dissenting shareholder may request us to redeem all of the shares owned by that shareholder at a fair price to be determined by mutual agreement or a court order if agreement cannot be reached. A shareholder may exercise
these appraisal rights by serving a written notice on us prior to the related shareholders meeting and by raising an objection at the shareholders meeting. In addition to appraisal rights, any shareholder has the right to sue for the
annulment of any resolution adopted at a shareholders meeting where the procedures were legally defective within thirty days after the date of such shareholders meeting. One or more shareholders who have held more than three percent of
the issued and outstanding shares for over a year may require audit committee to bring a derivative action against a director for that directors liability to us as a result of that directors unlawful actions or failure to act. In
addition, one or more shareholders who have held more than three percent of our issued and outstanding shares for over a year may require the board of directors to convene a special shareholders meeting by sending a written request to the
board of directors.

The R.O.C. Company Law allows shareholder(s) holding 1% or more of the total issued shares of a company to, during
the period of time prescribed by the company, submit one proposal in writing containing no more than three hundred words (Chinese characters) for discussion at the general meeting of shareholders. In addition, if a company adopts a nomination
procedure for election of directors or supervisors in its articles of incorporation, shareholders representing 1% or more of the total issued shares of such company may submit a candidate list in writing to the company along with relevant
information and supporting documents.

Register of Shareholders and Record Dates

Our share registrar, Chinatrust Commercial Bank, maintains the register of our shareholders at its office in Taipei, Taiwan. Under the R.O.C.
Company Law, the transfer of common shares in registered form is effected by endorsement of the transferors and transferees seals on the share certificates and delivery of the related share certificates. In order to assert
shareholders rights against us, however, the transferee must have his name and address registered on the register of shareholders. Shareholders are required to file their respective specimen signatures or seals with us. The settlement of
trading in the common shares is carried out on the book-entry system maintained by the Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation and therefore, the share transfer will follow the procedures of the Taiwan Depository & Clearing
Corporation.

The R.O.C. Company Law permits us to set a record date and close the register of shareholders for a specified period in
order for us to determine the shareholders or pledgees that are entitled to certain rights pertaining to common shares by giving advance public notice. Under the R.O.C. Company Law, our register of shareholders should be closed for a period of sixty
days, thirty days and five days immediately before each general meeting of shareholders, special meeting of shareholders and record date of dividend distribution, respectively.

Annual Financial Statements

Under the R.O.C. Company Law, ten days before the general meeting of shareholders, our annual financial statements must be available at our
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Acquisition of Common Shares by Us

With minor exceptions, we may not acquire our common shares under the R.O.C. Company Law. However, under the R.O.C. Securities and Exchange
Law, we may, by a board resolution adopted by majority consent at a meeting with two-thirds of our directors present, purchase our common shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange or by a tender offer, in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the
R.O.C. FSC, for the following purposes: (i) to transfer shares to our employees; (ii) to satisfy our obligations to provide our common shares upon exercise or conversion of any warrants, convertible bonds or convertible preferred shares;
and (iii) if necessary, to maintain our credit and our shareholders equity (such as for the purpose of supporting the trading price of our common shares during market dislocations), provided that the common shares so purchased shall be
cancelled thereafter.

We are not allowed to purchase more than ten percent of our total issued and outstanding common shares. In
addition, we may not spend more than the aggregate amount of our retained earnings, premium from issuing stock and the realized portion of the capital reserve to purchase our common shares.

We may not pledge or hypothecate any purchased common shares. In addition, we may not exercise any shareholders rights attached to such
common shares. In the event that we purchase our common shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, our affiliates, directors, managers and their respective spouses, minor children and nominees are prohibited from selling any of our common shares during
the period in which we purchase our common shares.

In addition, effective from November 14, 2001 under the revised R.O.C. Company
Law, our subsidiaries may not acquire our shares. This restriction does not, however, affect any of our shares acquired by our subsidiaries prior to November 14, 2001.

Liquidation Rights

In the event of our liquidation, the assets remaining after payment of all debts, liquidation expenses, taxes and distributions to holders of
preferred shares, if any, will be distributed pro rata to our shareholders in accordance with the R.O.C. Company Law.

Transaction
Restrictions

The R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Law (i) requires each director, supervisor, manager or shareholder holding
more than ten percent of the shares of a public company to report the amount of that persons shareholding to that company and (ii) limits the number of shares that can be sold or transferred on the Taiwan Stock Exchange or on the R.O.C.
Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange) by that person per day.

Material Contracts

We joined the Customer Co-Investment Program of ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) and entered into an investment agreement in August 2012.
The agreement includes an investment of EUR838 million to acquire 5% of ASMLs equity with a lock-up period of 2.5 years. Both parties also signed a research and development funding agreement under which we will provide EUR276 million to
ASMLs research and development programs from 2013 to 2017.

Foreign Investment in the R.O.C.

Since 1983, the R.O.C. government has periodically enacted legislation and adopted regulations to permit foreign investment in the R.O.C.
securities market.

On September 30, 2003, the R.O.C. Executive Yuan approved an amendment to Regulations Governing Investment in
Securities by Overseas Chinese and Foreign National, or the Regulations, which took effect on October 2, 2003. According to the Regulations, the R.O.C. FSC abolished the mechanism of the so-called qualified foreign institutional
investors and general foreign investors as stipulated in the Regulations before the amendment.

Under the Regulations,
foreign investors are classified as either onshore foreign investors or offshore foreign investors according to their respective geographical location. Both onshore and offshore foreign investors are allowed to invest in
R.O.C. securities after they register with the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The Regulations further classify foreign investors into foreign institutional investors and foreign individual investors. Foreign institutional investors refer to
those investors incorporated and registered in accordance with foreign laws outside of the R.O.C. (i.e., offshore foreign institutional investors) or their branches set up and recognized within the R.O.C. (i.e., onshore foreign institutional
investors). Offshore overseas Chinese and foreign individual investors may be subject to a maximum investment ceiling that will be separately determined by the R.O.C. FSC after consultation with the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Currently, there is no maximum investment ceiling for offshore overseas Chinese and foreign individual investors. On the other hand, foreign institutional investors are not subject to any ceiling for investment in the R.O.C. securities market.



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Except for certain specified industries, such as telecommunications, investments in R.O.C.-listed
companies by foreign investors are not subject to individual or aggregate foreign ownership limits. Custodians for foreign investors are required to submit to the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Taiwan Stock Exchange a monthly
report of trading activities and status of assets under custody and other matters. Capital remitted to the R.O.C. under these guidelines may be remitted out of the R.O.C. at any time after the date the capital is remitted to the R.O.C. Capital gains
and income on investments may be remitted out of the R.O.C. at any time.

Foreign investors (other than foreign investors who have
registered with the Taiwan Stock Exchange for making investments in the R.O.C. securities market) who wish to make direct investments in the shares of R.O.C. companies are required to submit a foreign investment approval application to the
Investment Commission of the R.O.C. Ministry of Economic Affairs or other applicable government authority. The Investment Commission or such other government authority reviews each foreign investment approval application and approves or disapproves
each application after consultation with other governmental agencies (such as the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the R.O.C. FSC).

Under current R.O.C. law, any non-R.O.C. person possessing a foreign investment approval may repatriate annual net profits, interest and cash
dividends attributable to the approved investment. Stock dividends attributable to this investment, investment capital and capital gains attributable to this investment may be repatriated by the non-R.O.C. person possessing a foreign investment
approval after approvals of the Investment Commission or other government authorities have been obtained.

In addition to the general
restriction against direct investment by non-R.O.C. persons in securities of R.O.C. companies, non-R.O.C. persons (except in certain limited cases) are currently prohibited from investing in certain industries in the R.O.C. pursuant to a
negative list, as amended by the R.O.C. Executive Yuan. The prohibition on foreign investment in the prohibited industries specified in the negative list is absolute in the absence of a specific exemption from the application of the
negative list. Pursuant to the negative list, certain other industries are restricted so that non-R.O.C. persons (except in limited cases) may invest in these industries only up to a specified level and with the specific approval of the relevant
competent authority that is responsible for enforcing the relevant legislation that the negative list is intended to implement.

The
R.O.C. FSC announced on April 30, 2009 the Regulations Governing Mainland Chinese Investors Securities Investments (P.R.C. Regulations). According to the P.R.C. Regulations, a P.R.C. qualified domestic institutional investor
(QDII) is allowed to invest in R.O.C. securities (including less than 10% shareholding of an R.O.C. company listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange or R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange). Nevertheless, the total investment amount of QDIIs
cannot exceed US$500 million. For each QDII, the custodians of such QDIIs must apply with the Taiwan Stock Exchange for the remittance amount for each QDII, which cannot exceed US$100 million, and QDII can only invest in the R.O.C. securities market
with the amount approved by the Taiwan Stock Exchange. In addition, QDIIs are currently prohibited from investing in certain industries, and their investment of certain other industries in a given company is restricted to a certain percentage
pursuant to a list promulgated by the FSC and amended from time to time. P.R.C. investors other than QDII, however, are prohibited from making investments in an R.O.C. company listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange or the R.O.C. Over-the-Counter
(Taipei Exchange), unless with approval from the Investment Commission of the R.O.C. Ministry of Economic Affairs for its investment of 10% or more (or other percentage applicable to certain restricted industries) of the equity interest of such
R.O.C. company.

In addition to investments permitted under the P.R.C. Regulations, P.R.C. investors who wish to make (i) direct
investment in the shares of R.O.C. private companies or (ii) investments, individually or aggregately, in 10% or more (or other percentage applicable to certain restricted industries) of the equity interest of an R.O.C. company listed on the
Taiwan Stock Exchange or R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange) are required to submit an investment approval application to the Investment Commission of the R.O.C. Ministry of Economic Affairs or other government authority. The Investment
Commission of the R.O.C. Ministry of Economic Affairs or such other government authority reviews Investment Approval application and approves or disapproves each application after consultation with other governmental agencies. Furthermore, P.R.C.
investor who wishes to be elected as an R.O.C. companys director or supervisor shall also submit an investment approval application to the Investment Commission of the R.O.C. Ministry of Economic Affairs or other government authority for
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Depositary Receipts

In April 1992, the R.O.C. FSC enacted regulations permitting R.O.C. companies with securities listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, with the
prior approval of the R.O.C. Financial Supervisory Commission, to sponsor the issuance and sale to foreign investors of depositary receipts. Depositary receipts represent deposited shares of R.O.C. companies. In December 1994, the R.O.C. FSC allowed
companies whose shares are traded on the R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange) or listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, upon approval of the R.O.C. FSC, to sponsor the issuance and sale of depositary receipts.

Our deposit agreement has been amended and restated on November 16, 2007 to: (i) make our ADSs eligible for the direct registration
system, as required by the New York Stock Exchange, by providing that ADSs may be certificated or uncertificated securities, (ii) enable the distribution of our reports by electronic means and (iii) reflect changes in R.O.C. laws in
connection with the nomination of candidates for independent directors, for voting at the meeting of the shareholders. A copy of our amended and restated deposit agreement has been filed under the cover of Form F-6 on November 16, 2007.

A holder of depositary receipts (other than citizens of the P.R.C. and entities organized under the laws of the P.R.C. save for QDII or those
which otherwise obtain the approval of the Investment Commission of the R.O.C. Ministry of Economic Affairs) may request the depositary to either cause the underlying shares to be sold in the R.O.C. and to distribute the sale proceeds to the holder
or to withdraw from the depositary receipt facility the shares represented by the depositary receipts to the extent permitted under the deposit agreement (for depositary receipts representing existing shares, immediately after the issuance of the
depositary receipts; and for depositary receipts representing new shares, in practice four to seven business days after the issuance of the depositary receipts) and transfer the shares to the holder.

We, or the foreign depositary bank, may not increase the number of depositary receipts by depositing shares in a depositary receipt facility
or issuing additional depositary receipts against these deposits without specific R.O.C. FSC approval, except in limited circumstances. These circumstances include issuances of additional depositary receipts in connection with:



| |  |  | dividends or free distributions of shares;
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| |  |  | the exercise by holders of existing depositary receipts of their pre-emptive rights in connection with capital increases for cash; or
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| |  |  | if permitted under the deposit agreement and custody agreement, the deposit of common shares purchased by any person directly or through a depositary bank on the Taiwan Stock Exchange or the R.O.C. Over-the-Counter
(Taipei Exchange) (as applicable) or held by such person for deposit in the depositary receipt facility.
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However, the total
number of deposited shares outstanding after an issuance under the circumstances described in the third clause above may not exceed the number of deposited shares previously approved by the R.O.C. FSC plus any depositary receipts created under the
circumstances described in the first two clauses above. Issuances of additional depositary receipts under the circumstances described in the third clause above will be permitted to the extent that previously issued depositary receipts have been
canceled and the underlying shares have been withdrawn from the depositary receipt facility.

Under current R.O.C. law, a non-R.O.C.
holder of ADSs who withdraws and holds the underlying shares must register with the Taiwan Stock Exchange and appoint an eligible local agent to:



| |  |  | open a securities trading account with a local securities brokerage firm;
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| |  |  | exercise rights on securities and perform other matters as may be designated by the holder.
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Under existing R.O.C. laws and regulations, without this account, holders of ADSs that withdraw and hold the common shares represented by the
ADSs would not be able to hold or subsequently transfer the common shares, whether on the Taiwan Stock Exchange or otherwise. In addition, a withdrawing non-R.O.C. holder must appoint a local bank to act as custodian for handling confirmation and
settlement of trades, safekeeping of securities and cash proceeds and reporting of information.

Holders of ADSs who are non-R.O.C.
persons withdrawing common shares represented by ADSs are required under current R.O.C. law and regulations to appoint an agent in the R.O.C. for filing tax returns and making tax payments. This agent, a tax guarantor, must meet certain
qualifications set by the R.O.C. Ministry of Finance and, upon appointment, becomes a guarantor of the withdrawing holders R.O.C. tax payment obligations. In addition, under current R.O.C. law, repatriation of profits by a non-R.O.C.
withdrawing holder is subject to the submission of evidence of the appointment of a tax guarantor to, and approval thereof by, the tax authority, or submission of tax clearance certificates or submission of evidencing documents issued by such agent
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Under existing R.O.C. laws and regulations relating to foreign exchange control, a depositary
may, without obtaining further approvals from the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) or any other governmental authority or agency of the R.O.C., convert NT dollars into other currencies, including U.S. dollars, in respect of the
following: proceeds of the sale of shares represented by depositary receipts, proceeds of the sale of shares received as stock dividends and deposited into the depositary receipt facility and any cash dividends or cash distributions received. In
addition, a depositary, also without any of these approvals, may convert inward remittances of payments into NT dollars for purchases of underlying shares for deposit into the depositary receipt facility against the creation of additional depositary
receipts. A depositary may be required to obtain foreign exchange approval from the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) on a payment-by-payment basis for conversion from NT dollars into other currencies relating to the sale of
subscription rights for new shares. Proceeds from the sale of any underlying shares by holders of depositary receipts withdrawn from the depositary receipt facility may be converted into other currencies without obtaining Central Bank of the
Republic of China (Taiwan) approval. Proceeds from the sale of the underlying shares withdrawn from the depositary receipt facility may be used for reinvestment in the Taiwan Stock Exchange or the R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange), subject
to compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Direct Share Offerings

Since 1997, the R.O.C. government has amended regulations to permit R.O.C. companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange or R.O.C.
Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange) to issue shares directly (not through depositary receipt facility) overseas.

Overseas Corporate
Bonds

Since 1989, the R.O.C. FSC has approved a series of overseas bonds issued by R.O.C. companies listed on the Taiwan Stock
Exchange or the R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange) in offerings outside the R.O.C. Under current R.O.C. law, these overseas corporate bonds can be:



| |  |  | converted by bondholders, other than citizens of the P.R.C. and entities organized under the laws of the P.R.C. save for QDII or those that have obtained the approval of the Investment Commission of the R.O.C. Ministry
of Economic Affairs, into shares of R.O.C. companies; or
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The relevant regulations also permit public companies to issue corporate debt in offerings outside the R.O.C. Proceeds from the sale of the
shares converted from overseas convertible bonds may be used for reinvestment in securities listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange or traded on the R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange), subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Exchange Controls in the R.O.C.

The
R.O.C. Foreign Exchange Control Statute and regulations provide that all foreign exchange transactions must be executed by banks designated to handle such business by the R.O.C. FSC and by the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Current
regulations favor trade-related foreign exchange transactions. Consequently, foreign currency earned from exports of merchandise and services may now be retained and used freely by exporters, and all foreign currency needed for the importation of
merchandise and services may be purchased freely from the designated foreign exchange banks.

Trade aside, R.O.C. companies and resident
individuals may, without foreign exchange approval, remit to and from the R.O.C. foreign currency of up to US$50 million (or its equivalent) and US$5 million (or its equivalent), respectively, in each calendar year. Furthermore, any remittance of
foreign currency into the R.O.C. by a R.O.C. company or resident individual in a year will be offset by the amount remitted out of R.O.C. by such company or individual (as applicable) within its annual quota and will not use up its annual inward
remittance quota to the extent of such offset. The above limits apply to remittances involving a conversion of NT dollars to a foreign currency and vice versa. A requirement is also imposed on all enterprises to register medium- and long-term
foreign debt with the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

In addition, foreign persons may, subject to certain requirements,
but without foreign exchange approval of the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan), remit outside and into the R.O.C. foreign currencies of up to US$100,000 (or its equivalent) for each remittance. The above limit applies to remittances
involving a conversion of NT dollars to a foreign currency and vice versa. The above limit does not, however, apply to the conversion of NT dollars into other currencies, including U.S. dollars, in respect of the proceeds of sale of any underlying
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Voting of Deposited Securities

Holders may direct the exercise of voting rights with respect to the common shares represented by the ADSs only in accordance with the
provisions of the deposit agreement as described below and applicable R.O.C. law. See Item 3. Key Information  Risk Factors  Risks Relating to Ownership of ADSs  Your voting rights as a holder of ADSs will be limited.

Except as described below, the holders will not be able to exercise the voting rights attaching to the common shares represented by the
ADSs on an individual basis. According to provisions of the deposit agreement, the voting rights attaching to the common shares represented by ADSs must be exercised as to all matters subject to a vote of shareholders by the depositary bank or its
nominee, who represents all holders of ADSs, collectively in the same manner, except in the case of an election of directors. Directors are elected by cumulative voting unless our articles of incorporation stipulate otherwise.

In the deposit agreement, the holders will appoint the depositary bank as their representative to exercise the voting rights with respect to
the common shares represented by the ADSs.

We will provide the depositary bank with copies (including English translations) of notices of
meetings of our shareholders and the agenda of these meetings, including a list of the director candidates, if an election of directors is to be held at the meeting. The depositary bank will mail these materials, together with a voting instruction
form to holders as soon as practicable after the depositary bank receives the materials from us. In order to validly exercise its voting rights, the holder of ADSs must complete, sign and return to the depositary bank the voting instruction form by
a date specified by the depositary bank.

Subject to the provisions described in the second succeeding paragraph, which will apply to the
election of directors done by means of cumulative voting, if persons together holding at least 51% of the ADSs outstanding at the relevant record date instruct the depositary bank to vote in the same manner in respect of one or more resolutions to
be proposed at the meeting (other than the election of directors), the depositary bank will notify the instructions to the chairman of our board of directors or a person he may designate. The depositary bank will appoint the chairman or his
designated person to serve as the voting representative of the depositary bank or its nominee and the holders. The voting representative will attend such meeting and vote all the common shares represented by ADSs to be voted in the manner so
instructed by such holders in relation to such resolution or resolutions.

If, for any reason, the depositary bank has not by the date
specified by it received instructions from persons together holding at least 51% of all the ADSs outstanding at the relevant record date to vote in the same manner in respect of any resolution specified in the agenda for the meeting (other than the
election of directors), then the holders will be deemed to have instructed the depositary bank or its nominee to authorize and appoint the voting representative as the representative of the depositary bank and the holders to attend such meeting and
vote all the common shares represented by all ADSs as the voting representative deems appropriate with respect to such resolution or resolutions, which may not be in your interests; provided, however, that the depositary bank or its nominee will not
give any such authorization and appointment unless it has received an opinion of R.O.C. counsel addressed to the depositary bank and in form and substance satisfactory to the depositary bank, at its sole expense, to the effect that, under R.O.C. law
(i) the deposit agreement is valid, binding and enforceable against us and the holders and (ii) the depositary bank will not be deemed to be authorized to exercise any discretion when voting in accordance with the deposit agreement and
will not be subject to any potential liability for losses arising from such voting. We and the depositary bank will take such actions, including amendment of the provisions of the deposit agreement relating to voting of common shares, as we deem
appropriate to endeavor to provide for the exercise of voting rights attached to the common shares represented by all ADSs at shareholders meetings in a manner consistent with applicable R.O.C. law.

The depositary bank will notify the voting representative of the instructions for the election of directors received from holders and appoint
the voting representative as the representative of the depositary bank and the holders to attend such meeting and vote the common shares represented by ADSs as to which the depositary bank has received instructions from holders for the election of
directors, subject to any restrictions imposed by R.O.C. law and our articles of incorporation. Holders who by the date specified by the depositary bank have not delivered instructions to the depositary bank will be deemed to have instructed the
depositary bank to authorize and appoint the voting representative as the representative of the depositary bank or its nominee and the holders to attend such meeting and vote all the common shares represented by ADSs as to which the depositary bank
has not received instructions from the holders for the election of directors as the voting representative deems appropriate, which may not be in your best interests. Candidates standing for election as representatives of a shareholder may be
replaced by such shareholder prior to the meeting of the shareholders, and the votes cast by the holders for such candidates shall be counted as votes for their replacements.



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By accepting and continuing to hold ADSs or any interest therein, the holders will be deemed to
have agreed to the voting provisions set forth in the deposit agreement, as such provisions may be amended from time to time to comply with applicable R.O.C. law.

There can be no assurance that the holders will receive notice of shareholders meetings sufficiently prior to the date established by
the depositary bank for receipt of instructions to enable you to give voting instructions before the cutoff date.

Moreover, in accordance
with the deposit agreement, as further amended and restated as of November 16, 2007 and pursuant to R.O.C. Company Law, holders that individually or together with other holders hold at least 51% of the ADSs outstanding at the relevant record
date are entitled to submit each year one written proposal for voting at the general meeting of shareholders; provided, that (i) such proposal is in Chinese language and does not exceed 300 Chinese characters, (ii) such proposal is
submitted to the depositary bank at least two business days prior to the expiry of the relevant submission period, which shall be publicly announced by us each year in a report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission prior to the
commencement of the 60 days closed period for general meetings of shareholders, (iii) such proposal is accompanied by a written certificate to the depositary bank, in the form required by the depository bank, certifying that such proposal is
being submitted by holders that individually or together with other holders hold at least 51% of the ADSs outstanding at the date of the submission and, if the date of the submission is on or after the relevant record date, also certifying that the
holders who submitted the proposal held at least 51% of the ADSs outstanding as of the relevant record date, (iv) if the date of the submission is prior to the relevant record date, the holders who submitted the proposal must also provide,
within five business days after the relevant record date, a second written certificate to the depositary bank, in the form required by the depositary bank, certifying that the holders who submitted the proposal continued to hold at least 51% of the
ADSs outstanding at the relevant record date, (v) such proposal is accompanied by a joint and several irrevocable undertaking of all submitting holders to pay all fees and expenses incurred in relation to the submission (including the costs and
expenses of the depositary bank or its agent to attend the general meeting of the shareholders) as such fees and expenses may be reasonably determined and documented by the depositary bank or us, and (vi) such proposal shall only be voted upon
at the general meeting of shareholders if such proposal is accepted by our board of directors as eligible in accordance with applicable law for consideration at a shareholders meeting.

Taxation

R.O.C. Taxation

The following is a general summary of the principal R.O.C. tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of ADSs representing common shares
to a non-resident individual or entity. It applies only to a holder that is:



| |  |  | an individual who is not an R.O.C. citizen, who owns ADSs and who is not physically present in the R.O.C. for 183 days or more during any calendar year (a Non-ROC Individual Holder); or
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| |  |  | a corporation or a non-corporate body that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the R.O.C. for profit-making purposes and has no fixed place of business or business agent in the R.O.C. (a
Non-ROC Entity Holder).
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Holders of ADSs are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to the particular R.O.C.
tax consequences of owning the ADSs which may affect them.

Dividends. Dividends declared by us out of our retained earnings
and distributed to the holders are subject to R.O.C. withholding tax, currently at the rate of 20%, on the amount of the distribution in the case of cash dividends or on the par value of the common shares in the case of stock dividends. However, a
10% R.O.C. retained earnings tax paid by us on our undistributed after-tax earnings, if any, would provide a credit of up to 5% of the gross amount of any dividends declared out of those earnings that would reduce the 20% R.O.C. tax imposed on those
distributions.

Distribution of common shares declared by us out of our capital reserves is not subject to R.O.C. withholding tax, except
under limited circumstances.

Capital Gains. Capital gains realized from the sale or disposal of the common shares on or
before December 31, 2012 are exempt from R.O.C. income tax under Article 4-1 of the R.O.C. Income Tax Act. Starting from January 1, 2013, Non-R.O.C. Entity Holders remain exempt from income tax on capital gains from the sale or disposal of
the common shares. However, Non-R.O.C. Individual Holders are now subject to R.O.C. income tax on capital gains from the sale or disposal of the common shares. Capital loss incurred therefrom can be deducted from capital gains in calculating the net
capital gain and income tax liability, but cannot be carried forward to subsequent years. Capital gains are taxed at a flat rate of 15%. In addition, only 50% of the net capital gains are subject to income tax if the Non-R.O.C. Individual Holder has
held the common shares for one year or longer. As a result, the tax agent of each Non-R.O.C. Individual Holder should pay the income tax payable, if any, and file an income tax return in May each year for the capital gains that the Non-R.O.C.
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Subscription Rights. Distributions of statutory subscription rights for common
shares in compliance with R.O.C. law are not subject to any R.O.C. tax. Proceeds derived from sales of statutory subscription rights evidenced by securities are subject to securities transaction tax at the rate of 0.3% of the gross amount received.
Non-R.O.C. Entity Holders are exempt from income tax on capital gains from the sale of statutory subscription rights evidenced by securities. However, Non-R.O.C. Individual Holders are now subject to R.O.C. income tax at a flat rate of 15% on
capital gains from such sale. Proceeds derived from sales of statutory subscription rights that are not evidenced by securities are subject to capital gains tax at the rate of 20%.

Subject to compliance with R.O.C. law, we, at our sole discretion, can determine whether statutory subscription rights shall be evidenced by
issuance of securities.

Securities Transaction Tax. A securities transaction tax, at the rate of 0.3% of the sales
proceeds, will be withheld upon a sale of common shares in the R.O.C. Transfers of ADSs are not subject to R.O.C. securities transaction tax. Withdrawal of common shares from the deposit facility is not subject to R.O.C. securities transaction tax.

Estate and Gift Tax. R.O.C. estate tax is payable on any property within the R.O.C. left by a deceased, and R.O.C. gift tax
is payable on any property within the R.O.C. donated by an individual. Estate tax and Gift tax are currently payable at the rate of 10%. Under R.O.C. estate and gift tax laws, common shares issued by R.O.C. companies are deemed located in the R.O.C.
regardless of the location of the holder. It is unclear whether a holder of ADSs will be considered to hold common shares for this purpose.

Tax Treaty. The R.O.C. does not have a double taxation treaty with the United States. On the other hand, the R.O.C. has double
taxation treaties with Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa, Australia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Malaysia, Macedonia, Israel, Gambia, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Senegal, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, Paraguay, Hungary, France, Swaziland, India,
Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Thailand, Luxembourg, Kiribati and Austria which may limit the rate of R.O.C. withholding tax on dividends paid with respect to common shares in R.O.C. companies. The ADS holders may or may not be considered to hold
common shares for the purposes of these treaties. The holders should consult their tax advisors concerning their eligibility for the benefits with respect to the ADSs.

United States Federal Income Taxation

This section discusses the material United States federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders (as defined below) of owning and disposing of
our common shares or ADSs. It applies to you only if you hold your common shares or ADSs as capital assets for United States federal tax purposes. This section does not apply to you if you are a member of a special class of holders subject to
special rules, including:



| |  |  | dealers or traders in securities or foreign currencies;
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| |  |  | banks and certain other financial institutions;
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| |  |  | persons that actually or constructively own 10% or more of our voting stock;
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This section is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, its legislative history,
existing and proposed regulations, and published rulings and court decisions, all as currently in effect. These laws are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. In addition, this section is based in part upon the representations of the
depositary and the assumption that each obligation in the Deposit Agreement and any related agreement will be performed in accordance with its terms. In general, for United States federal income tax purposes, if you hold ADRs evidencing ADSs, you
will be treated as the owner of the shares represented by those ADSs. Exchanges of shares for ADRs, and ADRs for shares, generally will not be subject to United States federal income tax.

Further, this section is based on the depositarys representation that it will not, by reason of existing Taiwanese legal and regulatory
limitations applicable to depositary receipt programs, engage in the issuance of ADRs prior to the receipt of shares or the release of shares prior to the cancellation of ADRs (pre-release transactions). The depositary has not
represented that it will not engage in pre-release transactions if such Taiwanese legal and regulatory limitations change. If the depositary engages in such pre-release transactions, there may be material adverse United States federal income tax
consequences to holders of ADRs.

You are a U.S. holder if you are a beneficial owner of common shares or ADSs and you are:



| |  |  | a citizen or resident of the United States;
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| |  |  | a United States domestic corporation, or other entity subject to United States federal income tax as a domestic corporation;
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| |  |  | an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source; or
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| |  |  | a trust if a United States court can exercise primary supervision over the trusts administration and one or more United States persons are authorized to control all substantial decisions of the trust.
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If a partnership (including for this purpose any entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax
purposes) is a beneficial owner of the common shares or ADSs, the United States tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A holder of the common shares or
ADSs that is a partnership and partners in such a partnership should consult their own tax advisors concerning the United States federal income tax consequences of purchasing, owning and disposing of common shares or ADSs.

We urge you to consult your own tax advisor regarding the United States federal, state, local income tax and other tax consequences of owning and disposing
of common shares or ADSs in your particular circumstances.

Taxation of Dividends

Subject to the passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, rules discussed below, if you are a U.S. holder, the gross amount of any dividend
we pay in respect of your common shares or ADSs out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for United States federal income tax purposes) including the amount of any R.O.C. tax withheld reduced by any credit against such
withholding tax on account of the 10% retained earnings tax imposed on us, is subject to United States federal income taxation. Because we do not intend to calculate our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles, a U.S. Holder
should expect that any distribution made by us to such holder will generally be treated as a dividend. If you are a noncorporate U.S. holder, under existing law any dividends paid to you that constitute qualified dividend income will be taxable to
you at a maximum tax rate of 20% (plus, if applicable, the Medicare Tax discussed below) provided that you hold the common shares or ADSs for more than 60 days during the 121-day period beginning 60 days before the ex-dividend date and meet other
holding period requirements. Dividends we pay with respect to the common shares or ADSs will be qualified dividend income provided that, in the year that you receive the dividend, the common shares or ADSs are readily tradable on an established
securities market in the United States. The dividend is taxable to you when you, in the case of common shares, or the Depositary, in the case of ADSs, receive the dividend actually or constructively. The dividend will not be eligible for the
dividends-received deduction generally allowed to United States corporations in respect of dividends received from other United States corporations. The amount of the dividend distribution that you must include in your income as a U.S. holder will
be the U.S. dollar value of the NT Dollar payments made, determined at the spot NT Dollar/U.S. dollar rate on the date the dividend distribution is includible in your income, regardless of whether the payment is in fact converted into U.S. dollars.
Generally, any gain or loss resulting from currency exchange fluctuations during the period from the date you include the dividend payment in income to the date you convert the payment into U.S. dollars will be treated as ordinary income or loss and
will not be eligible for the special tax rate applicable to qualified dividend income. The gain or loss generally will be income or loss from sources within the United States for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. Distributions in excess of
current and accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for United States federal income tax purposes, will be treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of your basis in the common shares or ADSs and thereafter as capital gain.



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Subject to generally applicable limitations and restrictions, the R.O.C. taxes withheld from
dividend distributions and paid over to the R.O.C. (reduced by any credit against such withholding tax on account of the 10% retained earnings tax) will be eligible for credit against your U.S. federal income tax liabilities. Special rules apply in
determining the foreign tax credit limitation with respect to dividends that are subject to the maximum 20% tax rate. Dividends will be income from sources outside the United States. Dividends will, depending on your circumstances, be
passive or general income which, in either case, is treated separately from other types of income for purposes of computing the foreign tax credit allowable to you. The rules applicable to the United States foreign tax credit
are complex, and we urge you to consult your own tax adviser concerning the availability of the credit in your particular circumstances.

Pro rata distributions of common shares by us to holders of common shares or ADSs will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax.
Accordingly, such distributions will generally not give rise to U.S. federal income tax against which the R.O.C. tax imposed on such distributions may be credited. Any such R.O.C. tax will generally only be creditable against a U.S. holders
U.S. federal income tax liability with respect to general limitation income and not with respect to passive income.

In the event that the
ex-dividend date on The New York Stock Exchange or other securities exchange or market for a dividend or distribution that gives rise to R.O.C. withholding tax is after the record date for such dividend or distribution (during which period such ADSs
may trade with due bills), a purchaser of ADSs during the period from the record date to the ex-dividend date likely would not be entitled to a foreign tax credit for R.O.C. taxes paid in respect of such ADSs even if (i) the
purchaser receives the equivalent of such dividend or distribution on the relevant distribution date, and (ii) an amount equivalent to the applicable R.O.C. withholding tax is withheld therefrom or otherwise charged to the account of such
purchaser.

Taxation of Capital Gains

Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, if you are a U.S. holder and you sell or otherwise dispose of your common shares or ADSs, you will
recognize capital gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes equal to the difference between the U.S. dollar value of the amount that you realize and your tax basis, determined in U.S. dollars, in your common shares or ADSs. Capital
gain of a noncorporate U.S. holder is generally taxed under existing law at a maximum rate of 15% where the property is held more than one year. The gain or loss will generally be income or loss from sources within the United States for foreign tax
credit limitation purposes.

Medicare Tax

A United States person that is an individual or estate, or a trust that does not fall into a special class of trusts that is exempt from such
tax, is subject to a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (1) the United States persons net investment income for the relevant taxable year and (2) the excess of the United States persons modified adjusted gross income for the
taxable year over a certain threshold (which in the case of individuals is between $125,000 and $250,000, depending on the individuals circumstances). A holders net investment income will generally include its gross dividend income and
its net gains from the disposition of ADSs, unless such dividends or net gains are derived in the ordinary course of the conduct of a trade or business (other than a trade or business that consists of certain passive or trading activities). If you
are a United States person that is an individual, estate or trust, you are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the applicability of the Medicare tax to your income and gains in respect of your investment in the ADSs.

Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules

We believe that common shares and ADSs should not be treated as stock of a PFIC for United States federal income tax purposes for the current
taxable year and for future taxable years, but this conclusion is a factual determination that is made annually, based on the categories and amounts of income that we earn and the categories and valuation of our assets (including goodwill) for each
taxable year, and thus may be subject to change. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the Company will not be considered by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to be a PFIC in the current or future years.

In general, if you are a U.S. holder, we will be a PFIC with respect to you if for any taxable year in which you held our common shares or
ADSs:



| |  |  | at least 75% of our gross income for the taxable year is passive income; or
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| |  |  | at least 50% of the value, determined on the basis of a quarterly average, of our assets is attributable to assets that produce or are held for the production of passive income.
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Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, royalties, rents (other than certain rents
and royalties derived in the active conduct of a trade or business), annuities and gains from assets that produce passive income. If a foreign corporation owns directly or indirectly at least 25% by value of the stock of another corporation, the
foreign corporation is treated for purposes of the PFIC tests as owning its proportionate share of the assets of the other corporation, and as receiving directly its proportionate share of the other corporations income.

If we are treated as a PFIC, and you are a U.S. holder that does not make a mark-to-market election, as described below, you will be subject
to special rules with respect to:



| |  |  | any gain you realize on the sale or other disposition of your common shares or ADSs; and
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| |  |  | any excess distribution that we make to you (generally, any distributions to you during a single taxable year that are greater than 125% of the average annual distributions received by you in respect of the common
shares or ADSs during the three preceding taxable years or, if shorter, your holding period for the common shares or ADSs).
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Under these rules:



| |  |  | the gain or excess distribution will be allocated ratably over your holding period for the common shares or ADSs,
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| |  |  | the amount allocated to the taxable year in which you realized the gain or excess distribution will be taxed as ordinary income,
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| |  |  | the amount allocated to each prior year, with certain exceptions, will be taxed at the highest tax rate in effect for that year, and
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| |  |  | the interest charge generally applicable to underpayments of tax will be imposed in respect of the tax attributable to each such year.
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Special rules apply for calculating the amount of the foreign tax credit with respect to excess distributions by a PFIC.

If you own common shares or ADSs in a PFIC that are treated as marketable stock, you may make a mark-to-market election. If you make this
election, you will not be subject to the PFIC rules described above. Instead, in general, you will include as ordinary income each year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of your common shares or ADSs at the end of the taxable year over
your adjusted basis in your common shares or ADSs. These amounts of ordinary income will not be eligible for the favorable tax rates applicable to qualified dividend income or long-term capital gains. You will also be allowed to take an ordinary
loss in respect of the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of your common shares or ADSs over their fair market value at the end of the taxable year (but only to the extent of the net amount of previously included income as a result of the
mark-to-market election). Your basis in the common shares or ADSs will be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss amounts. Your gain, if any, recognized upon the sale of your common shares or ADSs will be taxed as ordinary income.

Also, where a company that is a PFIC meets certain reporting requirements, a U.S. holder could avoid certain adverse PFIC consequences
described herein by making a qualified electing fund (QEF) election to be taxed currently on its proportionate share of the PFICs ordinary income and net capital gains. U.S. holders will not be able to treat the Company
as a QEF if the Company does not prepare the information that U.S. holders would need to make a QEF election. We do not intend to prepare or provide the information that would enable U.S. Holders to make a QEF election.

In addition, notwithstanding any election you make with regard to the common shares or ADSs, dividends that you receive from us will not
constitute qualified dividend income to you if we are a PFIC either in the taxable year of the distribution or the preceding taxable year. Moreover, your common shares or ADSs will be treated as stock in a PFIC if we were a PFIC at any time during
your holding period in your shares or ADSs, even if we are not currently a PFIC. For purposes of this rule, if you make a mark-to-market election with respect to your shares or ADSs, you will be treated as having a new holding period in your shares
or ADSs beginning on the first day of the first taxable year beginning after the last taxable year for which the mark-to-market election applies. Dividends that you receive that do not constitute qualified dividend income are not eligible for
taxation at the 20% maximum rate applicable to qualified dividend income. Instead, you must include the gross amount of any such dividend paid by us out of our accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for United States federal income tax
purposes) in your gross income, and it will be subject to tax at rates applicable to ordinary income as well as the special rules provided with respect to excess distributions, if applicable, as described above.



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If you own common shares or ADSs during any year that we are a PFIC with respect to you, you must
file Internal Revenue Service Form 8621.

The rules dealing with PFICs and with the QEF and mark-to-market elections are very complex and
are affected by various factors in addition to those described above, including the Companys ownership of any non-U.S. subsidiaries. As a result, U.S. holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors concerning the PFIC rules.

Non-U.S. Holders

Except as described in the section titled Information reporting and backup withholding below, a non-U.S. holder will not be subject
to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on the payment of dividends and the proceeds from the disposition of shares or ADSs unless: such item is effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. holder of a trade or business in the United
States and, in the case of a resident of a country which has a treaty with the United States and is eligible for the benefits of the treaty with the United States, such item is attributable to a permanent establishment or, in the case of an
individual, a fixed place of business, in the United States; or the non-U.S. holder is an individual who holds the shares or ADSs as a capital asset and is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition,
certain other conditions are met, and such non-U.S. holder does not qualify for an exemption. If the first exception applies, the non-U.S. holder generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to such item in the same manner as a
U.S. holder unless otherwise provided in an applicable income tax treaty; a non-U.S. holder that is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes may also be subject to a branch profits tax with respect to such item at a rate of 30% (or at a
reduced rate under an applicable income tax treaty). If the second exception applies, the non-U.S. holder generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or at a reduced rate under an applicable income tax treaty) on the
amount by which such non-U.S. holders capital gains allocable to U.S. sources exceed capital losses allocable to U.S. sources during the taxable year of disposition of the shares or ADSs.

Information reporting and backup withholding

U.S. holders generally are subject to information reporting requirements with respect to dividends paid on shares or ADSs and on the proceeds
from the sale, exchange or disposition of shares or ADSs unless the holder is a corporation or otherwise establishes a basis for exemption. In addition, U.S. holders are subject to back-up withholding (currently at 28%) on dividends paid on shares
or ADSs, and on the sale, exchange or other disposition of shares or ADSs, unless each such U.S. holder provides a taxpayer identification number and a duly executed IRS Form W-9 or otherwise establishes an exemption. Non-U.S. holders generally are
not subject to information reporting or backup withholding with respect to dividends, or the proceeds from the sale, exchange or other disposition of shares or ADSs, provided that each such non-U.S. holder certifies as to its foreign status on the
applicable duly executed IRS Form W-8 or otherwise establishes an exemption. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and the amount of any backup withholding will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. holders or non-U.S. holders U.S.
federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that certain required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

Information with Respect to Foreign Financial Assets

Individuals that own specified foreign financial assets with an aggregate value in excess of $50,000 will generally be required to
file an information report with respect to such assets with their tax returns. Specified foreign financial assets include any financial accounts maintained by foreign financial institutions, as well as any of the following, but only if
they are not held in accounts maintained by financial institutions: (i) stocks and securities issued by non-U.S. persons, (ii) financial instruments and contracts held for investment that have non-U.S. issuers or counterparties and
(iii) interests in foreign entities. U.S. holders that are individuals are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of these rules to their ownership of ADSs.

Documents on Display

We are subject to
the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In accordance with these requirements, we file reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These materials, including this annual report
and the exhibits thereto, may be inspected and copied at the Commissions Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Commissions Public Reference Room by
calling the Commission in the United States at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Commission also maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with
the Commission. In addition, material filed by us can be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange at 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.



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|ITEM 11. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS
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Our exposure to financial
market risks derives primarily from changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity investment prices. To mitigate these risks, we utilize derivative financial instruments, the application of which, pursuant to our internal guidelines,
is for hedging purposes and not for trading or speculative purposes. Our policy is to account for the unrealized gains or losses of these hedging contracts on a mark-to-market rate basis through profit or loss.

Interest Rate Risks: We are exposed to interest rate risks, primarily related to borrowings for general corporate purposes. As
of December 31, 2014, we also had investment in held-to-maturity, fixed-rate commercial papers in the amount of NT$4,486 million, which had maturity dates of not more than 6 months.

The table below presents annual principal amounts due and related weighted average forward interest rates by year of maturity for our debt
obligations outstanding as of December 31, 2014.



|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                                                |  |                        |  |           |  |           |  |                      |  |            |  |                        |  |            |  |                       
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  | As of December 31, 2014Expected Maturity Dates |  | As of December 31,2013
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  | 2015                                           |  | 2016                   |  | 2017      |  | 2018      |  | 2019 and  thereafter |  | Total      |  | AggregateFair Value(1) |  | Total      |  | AggregateFair Value(1)
|Long-term debt (in millions)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |                                                |  |                        |  |           |  |           |  |                      |  |            |  |                        |  |            |  |                       
|NT$ denominated debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |                                                |  |                        |  |           |  |           |  |                      |  |            |  |                        |  |            |  |                       
|Variable rate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                                |  | NT$8                   |  | NT$10     |  | NT$10     |  | NT$12                |  | NT$40      |  | NT$40                  |  | NT$40      |  | NT$40                 
|Average interest rate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                |  | 3.93%                  |  | 4.11%     |  | 4.19%     |  | 4.19%                |  | 4.12%(2)   |  |                        |  | 4.44%      |  |                       
|Fixed rate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |                                                |  | NT$12,000              |  | NT$38,100 |  | NT$24,300 |  | NT$91,800            |  | NT$166,200 |  | NT$166,357             |  | NT$166,200 |  | NT$165,477            
|Average interest rate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                |  | 1.39%                  |  | 1.30%     |  | 1.35%     |  | 1.52%                |  | 1.43%      |  |                        |  | 1.43%      |  |                       
|US$ denominated debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |                                                |  |                        |  |           |  |           |  |                      |  |            |  |                        |  |            |  |                       
|Fixed rate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |                                                |  | US$350                 |  |           |  | US$1,150  |  |                      |  | US$1,500   |  | US$1,476               |  | US$1,500   |  | US$1,449              
|Average interest rate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                |  | 0.95%                  |  |           |  | 1.63%     |  |                      |  | 1.47%      |  |                        |  | 1.47%      |  |                       
|(1)       Represents the then quoted market price.
(2)       Weighted average
implied forward interest rates  Foreign Currency
Risk: Substantial portions of our revenues and expenses are denominated in currencies other than NT dollar. As a result, as of December 31, 2014, the majority of our receivables and payables were denominated in currencies other than NT
dollar, primarily in U.S. dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen. To protect against reductions in value and the volatility of future cash flows caused by changes in foreign exchange rates, we utilize foreign currency denominated debts and offsetting
derivatives, including currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps, to hedge our currency exposure. These hedging transactions help to reduce partially, but do not eliminate, the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements. Based on a
sensitivity analysis performed on our financial position as of December 31, 2014, a hypothetical, unfavorable 10% movement in the levels of foreign currency exchange rates relative to the NT dollar, after taking into account hedging and
offsetting positions, would have increased our net unrealized losses by NT$332 million (US$10 million). 
The table below presents our outstanding foreign currency derivative transactions as of December 31, 2014. These contracts all had a
maturity date of not more than 12 months.
|Forward Exchange
Agreements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  | As of December 31, 2014Expected Maturity Dates |  | As of December 31,2013
|(in millions)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  | 2015                                           |  | 2016                   |  | 2017      |  | 2018      |  | 2019 and  thereafter |  | Total      |  | AggregateFair Value(1) |  | Total      |  | AggregateFair Value(1)
|(Sell US$/Buy EUR) Contract amount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  | US$29.5                                        |  |                        |  |           |  |           |  |                      |  | US$29.5    |  | NT$(4.3)               |  | US$340.1   |  | NT$46.7               
|Average contractual exchange rate (against US$ dollars)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | 1.22                                           |  |                        |  |           |  |           |  |                      |  | 1.22       |  |                        |  | 1.37       |  |                       
|(Sell US$/Buy JPY) Contract amount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  | US$226.0                                       |  |                        |  |           |  |           |  |                      |  | US$226.0   |  | NT$39.9                |  | US$341.0   |  | NT$(17.4)             
|Average contractual exchange rate (against Japanese Yen)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  | 120.14                                         |  |                        |  |           |  |           |  |                      |  | 120.14     |  |                        |  | 104.85     |  |                       
|(Sell NT$/Buy EUR) Contract amount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |                                                |  |                        |  |           |  |           |  |                      |  |            |  |                        |  | NT$4,514.3 |  | NT$9.4                
|Average contractual exchange rate (against NT$ dollars)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                |  |                        |  |           |  |           |  |                      |  |            |  |                        |  | 41.04      |  |                       
|(Sell NT$/Buy US$) Contract amount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  | NT$1,632.4                                     |  |                        |  |           |  |           |  |                      |  | NT$1,632.4 |  | NT$10.5                |  | NT$683.7   |  | NT$3.6                



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|Forward Exchange
Agreements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  | As of December 31, 2014Expected Maturity Dates |  | As of December 31,2013
|(in millions)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  | 2015                                           |  | 2016                   |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 and  thereafter |  | Total       |  | AggregateFair Value(1)    |  | Total        |  | AggregateFair Value(1)   
|Average contractual exchange rate (against NT$ dollars)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  | 31.45                                          |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | 31.45       |  |                           |  | 29.99        |  |                          
|(Sell US$/Buy RMB) Contract amount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  | US$181.0                                       |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | US$181.0    |  | NT$15.0                   |  | US$138.0     |  | NT$18.6                  
|Average contractual exchange rate (against RMB)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | 6.24                                           |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | 6.24        |  |                           |  | 6.10         |  |                          
|(Sell US$/Buy NT$) Contract amount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  | US$170.0                                       |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | US$170.0    |  | NT$(115.4)                |  |              |  |                          
|Average contractual exchange rate (against NT$ dollars)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  | 31.04                                          |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | 31.04       |  |                           |  |              |  |                          
|(Sell EUR/Buy US$) Contract amount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  | EUR4.6                                         |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | EUR4.6      |  | NT$0.8                    |  |              |  |                          
|Average contractual exchange rate (against US$ dollars)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  | 1.22                                           |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | 1.22        |  |                           |  |              |  |                          
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|Cross Currency
Swap                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  | As of December 31, 2014Expected Maturity Dates |  | As of December 31,2013
|(in millions)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  | 2015                                           |  | 2016                   |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 and  thereafter |  | Total       |  | Aggregate  Fair 
Value(1) |  | Total        |  | Aggregate  Fair 
Value(1)
|(Sell NT$/Buy US$) Contract amount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  | NT$2,511.9                                     |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | NT$2,511.9  |  | NT$21.9                   |  | NT$1,639.2   |  | NT$(4.2)                 
|Range of interest rate paid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  | 0%                                             |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | 0%          |  |                           |  | 0%           |  |                          
|Range of interest rate received                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | 0.05%~0.13%                                    |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | 0.05%~0.13% |  |                           |  | 1.03%~2.00%  |  |                          
|(Sell US$/Buy NT$) Contract amount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  | US$1,460.0                                     |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | US$1,460.0  |  |                           |  |              |  |                          
|Range of interest rate paid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  | 0.16%~1.92%                                    |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | 0.16%~1.92% |  | NT$(262.6)                |  |              |  |                          
|Range of interest rate received                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | 0%                                             |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | 0%          |  |                           |  |              |  |                          
|(1)    Fair value represents the amount of the receivable from or payable to the counter-parties
if the contracts had been terminated at the end of the reporting period. 
See Item 3. Key Information  Exchange Rates for a summary of the movements between the NT dollar and the U.S. dollar
during recent years.  Other Market Risk: As of
December 31, 2014, we had available-for-sale equity investments in the amount of NT$75,598 million (US$2,392 million), which predominantly consisted of our investment in ASML shares with a carrying value of NT$72,473 million (US$2,293 million).
In 2013 and 2014, we had entered into equity derivative transactions to fully hedge the market risk of our investment in ASML shares. The weighted average hedge price was EUR62.59 per share, resulting in a lock-in profit of approximately US$695
million. We also had investments in private equity securities mostly through a number of investment funds with a carrying value of NT$1,801 million (US$57 million). The carrying value of these investments in private companies and in the investment
funds are subject to fluctuations and their fair market value may be significantly different from the carrying value. We experienced declines in the value of certain publicly traded securities and privately held investments and recorded impairment
losses of NT$3,045 million, NT$1,540 million and NT$211 million (US$7 million), respectively, in 2012, 2013 and 2014. 
The table below presents our outstanding equity derivative transactions as of December 31, 2014.
|Stock Forward
Contract                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  | As of December 31, 2014Expected Maturity Dates |  | As of December 31,2013
|(in millions)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  | 2015                                           |  | 2016                   |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019    onward       |  | Total       |  | AggregateFair Value(1)    |  | Total        |  | AggregateFair Value(1)   
|Contract amount                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | NT$56,173                                      |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | NT$56,173   |  | NT$(16,364)               |  | NT$37,432    |  | NT$(5,482)               
|Contract Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  | EUR62.59                                       |  |                        |  |      |  |      |  |                      |  | EUR62.59    |  |                           |  | Footnote (2) |  |                          



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|(1) | Fair value represents the amount of the receivable from or payable to the counter-parties if the contracts had been terminated at the end of the reporting period.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Determined by a specific percentage of the spot price on the respective trade date.
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|ITEM 12D. | DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
|--------- | ------------------------------------------------------

Depositary Fees and Charges

Under the terms of the Depository Agreement for the TSMC American Depositary Shares (ADSs), an ADS holder may have to pay the
following service fees to the depositary bank:



|                                                                                            |  |                                                       
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------
|Service                                                                                     |  | Fees                                                  
|Issuance of ADS                                                                             |  | Up to US$0.05 (or fractions thereof) per ADS issued   
|                                                                                            | 
|Cancellation of ADS                                                                         |  | Up to US$0.05 (or fractions thereof) per ADS cancelled
|                                                                                            | 
|Distribution of cash proceeds (i.e. upon sale of rights and other
entitlements)             |  | Up to US$0.02 per ADS held                            
|                                                                                            | 
|Distribution of ADS rights or other free distributions of Stock
(excluding stock dividends) |  | Up to US$0.05 (or fractions thereof) per ADS issued   

Depositary fees payable upon the issuance and cancellation of ADSs are typically paid to the depositary bank
by the brokers (on behalf of their clients) receiving the newly-issued ADSs from the depositary bank and by the brokers (on behalf of their clients) delivering the ADSs to the depositary bank for cancellation. The brokers in turn charge these
transaction fees to their clients.

Depositary Payment

In 2014, we received reimbursement of proxy related expenses (printing, postage and distribution) of US$415,680.2 from Citibank, N.A., the Depositary Bank for
our ADR program.







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PART II



|ITEM 13. | DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
|-------- | -----------------------------------------------

None.



|ITEM 14. | MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
|-------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

None.



|ITEM 15. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
|-------- | -----------------------

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Pursuant to Rule
13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive and principal financial officers of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2014.

Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Management is responsible for establishing and
maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of our principal executive and principal financial officers to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with IFRSs as issued by the IASB. Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and
procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation
of financial statements in accordance with IFRSs as issued by the IASB, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

As of the end of 2014, management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the
framework established in Internal Control  Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management has determined that our
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 is effective.

Our independent registered public accounting firm,
Deloitte & Touche, independently assessed the effectiveness of our companys internal control over financial reporting. Deloitte & Touche has issued an attestation report, which is included at the end of this Item 15.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. During 2014, there was no material change to our internal control over
financial reporting.

Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Limited and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2014, based on the criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission. The Companys management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying
Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial
reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the
circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.



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A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of,
the companys principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the companys board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management
and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper
management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future
periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, based on
the criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements
as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 of the Company and our report dated April 13, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and included an explanatory paragraph regarding the convenience translation of New
Taiwan dollar amounts into U.S. dollar amounts.



|                     
|---------------------
|/s/ Deloitte & Touche
|Taipei, Taiwan       
|The Republic of China
|April 13, 2015       



|ITEM 16A. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
|--------- | --------------------------------

Our Audit Committee is currently comprised
of five independent directors. Since June 1, 2005, no Audit Committee member has served as audit committee financial expert. Instead, our Audit Committee has engaged a financial expert consultant who our board of directors determined has the
attributes required of an audit committee financial expert as defined under the applicable rules of the U.S. SEC issued pursuant to Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In particular, our board of directors appointed
Mr. J.C. Lobbezoo to serve as an independent financial expert consultant to our Audit Committee from February 14, 2006 onwards. Our board of directors believes that the Audit Committee members along with the advisors of the Audit
Committee, including the financial expert consultant, possess sufficient financial knowledge and experience.



|ITEM 16B. | CODE OF ETHICS
|--------- | --------------

We have adopted a Policy of Ethics and Business
Conduct for employees, officers and directors, which also applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Controller, and any other persons performing similar functions.

We will provide to any person without charge, upon request, a copy of our Policy of Ethics and Business Conduct. Any request
should be made per email to our Investor Relations Division at invest@tsmc.com.



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|ITEM 16C. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
|--------- | --------------------------------------

The table below summarizes the fees
that we paid for services provided by Deloitte & Touche and its affiliated firms (the Deloitte Entities) for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014.



|                   |  |                |        |  |      |  |        | 
|------------------ |  | -------------- | ------ |  | ---- |  | ------ | 
|                   |  | 2013           |        |  | 2014 | 
|                   |  | NT$            |        |  | NT$  | 
|                   |  | (In thousands) |       
|Audit Fees         |  |                | 69,369 |  |      |  | 65,065 | 
|Audit-Related Fees |  |                | 789    |  |      |  | 180    | 
|All Other Fees     |  |                | 2,800  |  |      |  |       | 
|                   |  |                |        |  |      |  |        | 
|Total              |  |                | 72,958 |  |      |  | 65,245 | 
|                   |  |                |        |  |      |  |        | 

Audit Fees. This category includes the audit of our annual financial statements and internal control
over financial reporting, review of quarterly financial statements and services that are normally provided by the independent auditors in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. This category also
includes advice on audit and accounting matters that arose during, or as a result of, the audit or the review of quarterly financial statements and statutory audits required by non-U.S. jurisdictions, including statutory audits required by the Tax
Bureau of the R.O.C., Customs Bureau of the R.O.C., and the FSC of the R.O.C.

Audit-Related Fees. This category consists of
assurance and related services by the Deloitte Entities that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported above under Audit Fees. The services for the fees disclosed
under this category include review of certain regulatory filings with the FSC of the R.O.C.

All Other Fees. This category consists
of professional services rendered by the Deloitte Entities for IFRSs adoption.

We have not established any pre-approval policies and
procedures, and, accordingly, all non-audit services need to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee on a case-by-case basis. In its meeting of May 5, 2006, the Audit Committee agreed to delegate to the Chairman of the Audit Committee authority
to pre-approve non-material unanticipated non-audit services and to report any such actions to the Audit Committee for ratification at its next scheduled meeting. All audit and non-audit services performed by Deloitte & Touche after
May 6, 2003, the effective date of revised Rule 2-01(c) (7) of Regulation S-X entitled Audit Committee Administration of the Engagement on strengthening requirements regarding auditor independence, were pre-approved by the
Audit Committee.



|ITEM 16D. | EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
|--------- | ----------------------------------------------------------

Not applicable.



|ITEM 16E. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
|--------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Not
applicable.



|ITEM 16F. | CHANGE IN REGISTRANTS CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
|--------- | --------------------------------------------

Not applicable.



|ITEM 16G. | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
|--------- | --------------------

TSMCs corporate governance practices are
governed by applicable Taiwan law, specifically, the R.O.C. Company Law and R.O.C. Securities and Exchange Law, and also TSMCs Articles of Incorporation. Also, because TSMC securities are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (U.S. SEC) and are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), TSMC is subject to corporate governance requirements applicable to NYSE-listed foreign private issuers.

Under Section 303A of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, NYSE-listed non-US companies may, in general, follow their home country corporate
governance practices in lieu of most of the new NYSE corporate governance requirements. However, all NYSE-listed foreign private issuers must comply with NYSE Sections 303A.06, 303A.11, 303A.12(b) and 303A.12(c).

Item 16G as well as NYSE Section 303A.11 requires that foreign private issuers disclose any significant ways in which their
corporate governance practices differ from US companies under NYSE listing standards. A NYSE-listed foreign private issuer is required to provide to its US investors, a brief, general summary of the significant differences, either: (a) on the
company website in English, or (b) in its annual report distributed to its US investors. To comply with NYSE Section 303A.11, TSMC has prepared the comparison in the table below.



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The most relevant differences between TSMC corporate governance practices and NYSE standards for
listed companies are as follows:



|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|NYSE
Standards for US Companies under Listed Company Manual
Section 303A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | TSMC Corporate Practices                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|NYSE Section 303A.01 requires a NYSE-listed company to have a majority of independent directors on its board of directors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  | Taiwan law does not require a board of directors of publicly traded companies to consist of a majority of
independent directors. Taiwan law requires public companies meeting certain criteria to have at least two independent directors but no less than one fifth of the total number of directors on its board of directors. In addition, Taiwan law requires
public companies to disclose information pertaining to their directors, including their independence status. Please see TSMCs annual report for the relevant year filed with the Taiwan authorities and the U.S. SEC (both of which are available
online at www.tsmc.com) for information on the total number of TSMC directors and directors who would be considered independent under NYSE Section 303A.02 and Taiwan law.
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|NYSE Section 303A.02 establishes general standards to evaluate directors independence (no director qualifies as independent
unless the board of directors affirmatively determines that the director has no material relationship with the listed company either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the listed
company). |  | Taiwan law establishes comparable standards to evaluate director independence. For further information, please consult TSMCs Taiwan Annual Report for the relevant
year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|NYSE Section 303A.03 requires non-management directors to meet at regularly scheduled executive
meetings that are not attended by management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  | Taiwan law does not contain such a requirement. Except for meetings of sub-committees of the board of directors and those held by managing
directors, Taiwan law does not allow separate board meetings of part but not all of the board of directors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|NYSE Section 303A.04requires listed companies to have a nominating/corporate governance committee comprised entirely of independent
directors which committee shall have a written charter establishing certain minimum responsibilities as set forth in NYSE Section 303A.04(b)(i) and providing for an annual evaluation of the committees performance.                              |  | Taiwan law does not contain such a requirement. Taiwan law requires directors to be nominated (if nomination is provided in its articles of incorporation) either by the
shareholders or by the entire board of directors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|NYSE Section 303A.05(a)requires listed companies to have a compensation committee comprised
entirely of independent directors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  | Taiwan law requires certain public companies, such as us, to establish a compensation committee by September 30, 2011. TSMC, however, has
established its compensation committee since 2003, which has met the requirements under the Taiwan law. Please see TSMCs annual report for the relevant year filed with the Taiwan authorities and the U.S. SEC (both of which are available online
at www.tsmc.com) for further information regarding the composition and functions of its compensation committee.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 
|NYSE Section 303A.05(b)requires a compensation committees charter to establish certain
minimum responsibilities and to provide for an annual evaluation of the committees performance.                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | Taiwan law requires certain public companies, such as us, to establish a compensation committee by September 30, 2011. TSMC, however, has
established its compensation committee since 2003, which has met the requirements under the Taiwan law, and TSMCs compensation committee charter contains the same responsibilities as those provided under NYSE Section 303A.05(b)(i) and mandates
the committee to review the adequacy of its charter annually.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   



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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|NYSE Section 303A.06 requires listed companies to have an audit committee that satisfies the
requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). Foreign private issuers must satisfy the requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act by July 31, 2005.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | Taiwan law requires public companies meeting certain criteria to have an audit committee that satisfies comparable standards or public
companies may voluntarily elect to establish an audit committee. TSMC has voluntarily elected to establish an audit committee. Please see TSMCs annual report for the relevant year filed with the Taiwan authorities and the U.S. SEC (both of
which are available online at www.tsmc.com) for further information regarding the composition of its audit committee. TSMCs audit committee members are all financially literate and are assisted by a financial expert
consultant.
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|NYSE Section 303A.07(a)requires an audit committee to consist of at least three board members. All
of its members shall be financially literate or must acquire such financial knowledge within a reasonable period and at least one of its members shall have experience in accounting or financial administration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  | Taiwan law requires all independent directors of a public company to be members of the audit committee if the company has established such a
committee of which at least one shall have accounting or financial expertise. Please see TSMCs annual report for the relevant year filed with the Taiwan authorities and the U.S. SEC (both of which are available online at www.tsmc.com)
for further information regarding the composition of its audit committee. TSMCs audit committee members are all financially literate and are assisted by a financial expert consultant.                                           
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|NYSE Section 303A.07(a) requires that if an audit committee member is simultaneously a member of the audit committee of more than
three public companies, and the listed company does not limit the number of audit committees on which its members may serve, then, in each case the board of that company shall determine whether the simultaneous service would prevent such member from
effectively serving on the listed companys audit committee, and shall report its decision in the annual proxy statement of the company or in the companys annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. |  | Taiwan law does not contain such requirement. Taiwan law requires all independent directors of a public company to be members of the audit committee if the company has
established such a committee. Taiwan law forbids an independent director from serving as an independent director on a total of more than four Taiwan public companies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|NYSE Section 303A.07(a)All members of the audit committee are required to be independent.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |  | Taiwan law requires all independent directors of a public company to be members of the audit committee if the company has established such a
committee.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|NYSE Section 303A.07(b)requires an audit committee to have a written charter establishing the duties and responsibilities of its
members, including the duties and responsibilities required, at a minimum, by Rule 10A-3(b)(2), (3), (4) & (5) of the Exchange Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  | Taiwan law requires comparable standards. TSMC currently has a written audit committee charter containing the same duties and responsibilities as those provided under Section
10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|NYSE Section 303A.07(b)(iii)(B) and (C) establishes audit committee objectives: (i) to
discuss the annual audited financial statements and the quarterly financial statements of the company with management and the independent auditor, including the information disclosed under the heading Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and (ii) to discuss the companys press releases relating to its earnings as well as the financial information and guidelines relating to its earnings that are supplied to analysts
and rating agencies.     |  | TSMCs written audit committee charter establishes the same audit committee objectives.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|NYSE Section 303A.07(b)(iii)(G)requires an audit committee to establish clear policies for hiring external auditors
employees.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  | Taiwan law does not contain such requirement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|NYSE Section 303A.07(c)requires each company to have an internal audit function that provides to
the management and to the audit committee ongoing assessments on the companys risk management processes and internal control system.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  | Taiwan law requires public companies to establish an internal audit department. Internal auditors are subject to strict qualification
standards under Taiwan law, which require the board of directors to approve the head of a companys internal audit department. TSMCs internal audit department has substantially the same responsibilities as provided under NYSE Section
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 
|NYSE Section 303A.08 requires each company to give to shareholders the opportunity to vote on all equity based compensation plans
and material revisions thereto with certain exceptions.                                                                                                                                                                         |  | Taiwan law imposes a similar requirement. TSMC currently has in place an equity based compensation plan. TSMCs employee stock option plans (ESOPs) are
required to be approved by the board of directors. Shareholders approval is not required if the number of options granted under the relevant ESOP does not exceed the reservation made in TSMCs Articles of Incorporation and if the exercise
price is not below the price as determined by relevant regulations. Otherwise, any change to such reservation in the Articles requires shareholders approval.
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 
|NYSE Section 303A.09 requires public companies to adopt and disclose corporate governance
guidelines, including several issues for which such reporting is mandatory, and to include such information on the companys website (which website should also include the charters of the audit committee, the nominating committee, and the
compensation committee.) |  | Under Taiwan law, if a listed company has adopted corporate governance guidelines, it must inform investors how to access such
guidelines.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 
|NYSE Section 303A.09 requires the board of directors to make a self-assessment of its performance at least once a year to determine
if it or its committees function effectively and report thereon.                                                                                                                                                              |  | Taiwan law does not contain such requirement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 
|NYSE Section 303A.10provides for the adoption of a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and sets
out the topics that such code must contain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  | Taiwan law does not contain such requirement. But, because of sound corporate governance principles, TSMC has adopted a Policy of
Ethics and Business Conduct, which complies with the Sarbanes-Oxley Acts requirements concerning financial officers and CEO accountability.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 
|NYSE Section 303A.12(a)requires the CEO, on a yearly basis, to certify to the NYSE that he or she knows of no violation by the
company of NYSE rules relating to corporate governance.                                                                                                                                                                            |  | Taiwan law does not contain such a requirement. But, in order to comply with relevant SEC regulations, each of TSMCs Co-CEOs is required to certify in TSMCs 20-F
annual report that, to his or her knowledge the information contained therein fairly represents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operation of TSMC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 
|NYSE Section 303A.12(b) requires the CEO to notify the NYSE in writing whenever any executive
officer of the company becomes aware of any substantial non-fulfillment of any applicable provision under NYSE Section 303A.                                                                                                                                        |  | Taiwan law does not contain such requirement. But, in order to be consistent with the corporate governance principles established under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, TSMCs Co-CEOs comply with the notice provision as set forth under NYSE Section 303A.12(b).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 
|NYSE Section 303A.12(c) requires each listed company to submit an executed Written Affirmation
annually to the NYSE and Interim Written Affirmation each time a specified change occurs in the board or any of the committees subject to Section 303A.                                                                                                            |  | Taiwan law does not contain such requirement. But, in order to comply with the corporate governance principles established under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, TSMC complies with NYSE Section 303A.12(c).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            



|ITEM 16H. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
|--------- | ----------------------

Not applicable.



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PART III



|ITEM 17. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|-------- | --------------------

The Company has elected to provide the financial
statements and related information specified in Item 18 in lieu of Item 17.



|ITEM 18. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|-------- | --------------------

Refer to the consolidated financial statements on page
F-1.



|ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS
|-------- | --------



|    |  |                                                                                            |  |            |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|--- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ---------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|    | 
|(a) |  | See page F-1 for an index of the financial statements filed as part of this annual report.
|    | 
|(b) |  | Exhibits to this Annual Report:                                                           
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 1.1(11)    |  | Articles of Incorporation of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, as amended and restated on June 12, 2012.                                                                                                                                
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 2b.1       |  | The Company hereby agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, copies of instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries.                                                 
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 3.1(11)    |  | Rules for Election of Directors, as amended and restated on June 12, 2012.                                                                                                                                                                                
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 3.2(11)    |  | Rules and Procedures of Board of Directors Meetings, as amended and restated on November 13, 2012.                                                                                                                                                        
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 3.3(3)     |  | Rules and Procedures of Shareholders Meetings, as amended and restated on May 7, 2002.                                                                                                                                                                   
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.1(2)     |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective August 1, 1997 to July 31, 2017) (in Chinese with
English summary).     
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.2(3)     |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective May 1, 1998 to April 30, 2018) (in Chinese with
English summary).       
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.3(4)     |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective November 1, 1999 to October 31, 2019) (in Chinese
with English summary).
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.4(12)    |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fab 3 and F12 (Phase III) (effective December 4, 2009 to December 31, 2028) (English summary).                                                                                            
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.5(2)     |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to the Fab 3 and F12 (Phase III) (effective July 1, 1995 to June 30, 2015) (in Chinese with English summary).                                                                                
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.6(2)     |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fab 8 (effective June 14, 2001 to March 14, 2017) (in Chinese with English summary).                                                                                                      
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.7(3)     |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fab 12 (Phase I) (effective December 1, 1999 to November 30, 2019) (in Chinese with English summary).                                                                                     
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.8aaa(6)  |  | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan.                                                                                                                                                                       
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.8aaaa(1) |  | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan, as revised on February 22, 2005.                                                                                                                                      
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.8ccc(6)  |  | WaferTech, LLC 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.8cccc(1) |  | WaferTech, LLC 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan, as revised on February 22, 2005.                                                                                                                                                                          
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.9(7)     |  | Shareholders Agreement, dated as of March 15, 1999, by and among EDB Investments Pte. Ltd., Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.                                                                      
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.10(12)   |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fabs 2 and 5 and Corporate Headquarters (effective April 1, 2008 to December 31,2027) (English summary)                                                                                   
|    |  |                                                                                            | 
|    |  |                                                                                            |  | 4.11(12)   |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fabs 3 (effective May 16, 2013 to December 31, 2032) (English summary)                                                                                                                    



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| |  |  |  | -------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.12(8)  |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fab 12 (Phase II) (effective May 1, 2001 to December 31, 2020) (English summary).                                                                                                      
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.13(11) |  | Land Lease with Central Science Industrial Park Administration relating to fabs located in Taichung Science Park (effective September 1, 2009 to September 1, 2029) (English summary).                                                                 
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.14(12) |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective May 14, 2005 to December 31, 2024) (English
summary)                 
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.15(12) |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective April 15, 2006 to December 31, 2024) (English
summary)               
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.16(12) |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective December 1, 2009 to November 30, 2029) (English
summary)             
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.17(12) |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective December 15, 2006 to December 31, 2024) (English
summary)            
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.18(12) |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2030) (English
summary)             
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.19(12) |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective August 1, 2012 to July 31, 2032) (English
summary)                   
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.20     |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective January 22, 2014 to July 31, 2032) (in Chinese with
English summary) 
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.21(12) |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective February 1, 2012 to January 31, 2032) (English
summary)              
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.22(12) |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fab 12 (Phase IV and Phase V) (effective November 10, 2007 to December 31, 2026) (English summary)                                                                                     
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.23(12) |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fab 12 (Phase VI) (effective August 20, 2010 to December 31, 2028) (English summary)                                                                                                   
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.24(12) |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fab 12 (Phase VII) (effective March 17, 2011 to December 31, 2027) (English summary)                                                                                                   
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.25(12) |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fabs 2 and 5 and Corporate Headquarters (effective April 1, 2010 to December 31,2029) (English summary)                                                                                
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.26(12) |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fab 12 (Phase IV and Phase VI bridge ) (effective July 21, 2008 to December 31, 2027) (English summary)                                                                                
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.27(12) |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fab 8 (effective June 14, 2001 to March 14, 2017) (English summary)                                                                                                                    
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.28     |  | Land Lease with Hsinchu Science Park Administration relating to Fab 12 (effective December 1, 2014 to December 31, 2033) (in Chinese with English summary)                                                                                             
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.29     |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective March 1, 2014 to February 28, 2034) (in Chinese with
English summary)
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 4.30     |  | Land Lease with Southern Taiwan Science Park Administration (formerly Tainan Science Park Administration) relating to the fabs located in Southern Taiwan Science Park (effective August 1, 2014 to July 31, 2034) (in Chinese with
English summary)   
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 12.1     |  | Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act.                                                                                                                                                         



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| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 12.2 |  | Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act.
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 12.3 |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act.   
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 13.1 |  | Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act.
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 13.2 |  | Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act.
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 13.3 |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act.   
| |  |  | 
| |  |  |  | 99.1 |  | Consent of Deloitte & Touche.                                                                 



|     |  |                                                                                                                                    
|---- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(1)  |  | Previously filed in TSMCs annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, filed by TSMC on May 16, 2005.  
|(2)  |  | Previously filed in TSMCs annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, filed by TSMC on May 9, 2002.   
|(3)  |  | Previously filed in TSMCs annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, filed by TSMC on June 29, 2000. 
|(4)  |  | Previously filed in TSMCs annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, filed by TSMC on June 23, 2003. 
|(5)  |  | Previously filed in TSMCs registration statement on Form S-8, filed by TSMC on October 20, 2003.                                  
|(6)  |  | Previously filed in TSMCs registration statement on Form S-8, filed by TSMC on January 6, 2005.                                   
|(7)  |  | Previously filed in TSMCs annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, filed by TSMC onApril 30, 1999. 
|(8)  |  | Previously filed in TSMCs annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed by TSMC on May 28, 2004.  
|(9)  |  | Previously filed in TSMCs registration statement on Form F-1, filed by TSMC on September 15, 1997.                                
|(10) |  | Previously filed in TSMCs annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed by TSMC on April 17, 2009.
|(11) |  | Previously filed in TSMCs annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, filed by TSMC onApril 2, 2013.  
|(12) |  | Previously filed in TSMCs annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed by TSMC onApril 14, 2014. 
|+    |  | Contains portions for which confidential treatment has been requested.                                                             



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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant certifies that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form 20-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.

Date: April 13, 2015



TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
COMPANY LIMITEDBy:

/s/ Lora HoName:

Lora HoTitle:

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer &
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



|                                                                                                         |  |      |      | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ---- | 
|                                                                                                         |  | Page |     
|Consolidated Financial Statements of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and Subsidiaries |  |      |      | 
|Index to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                               |  |      | F-1  | 
|Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm                                                  |  |      | F-2  | 
|Consolidated Statements of Financial Position                                                            |  |      | F-3  | 
|Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income                                 |  |      | F-5  | 
|Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity                                                             |  |      | F-7  | 
|Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                                                    |  |      | F-9  | 
|Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                               |  |      | F-12 | 



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company Limited (a Republic of China corporation) and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes in
equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 (all expressed in New Taiwan dollars). These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Our audits also comprehended the translation of New Taiwan dollar amounts into U.S. dollar amounts and, in our opinion, such translation has been made in
conformity with the basis stated in Note 3. Such U.S. dollar amounts are presented solely for the convenience of the readers in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Companys internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014, based on the criteria established in Internal Control  Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report
dated April 13, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche

Taipei, Taiwan

The Republic of China

April 13, 2015



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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(In Millions of New Taiwan Dollars or U.S. Dollars)





|                                                      |  |       |       |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|----------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- | ----- |  | ----------------- | - | ----------- | ----------------- |  | - | ----------- |  |  | - | -------- | 
|                                                      |  | Notes |       |  | December 31, 2013 |   |             | December 31, 2014 | 
|ASSETS                                                |  |       |       |  | NT$               |   |             | NT$               |  |   | US$         | 
|                                                      |  |       |       |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   | (Note 3)    | 
|CURRENT ASSETS                                        |  |       |       |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|Cash and cash equivalents                             |  |       | 7     |  |                   | $ | 242,695.4   |                   |  | $ | 358,449.0   |  |  | $ | 11,343.3 | 
|Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  |       | 8     |  |                   |   | 90.4        |                   |  |   | 192.0       |  |  |   | 6.1      | 
|Available-for-sale financial assets                   |  |       | 9     |  |                   |   | 760.8       |                   |  |   | 73,797.5    |  |  |   | 2,335.4  | 
|Held-to-maturity financial assets                     |  |       | 10    |  |                   |   | 1,796.0     |                   |  |   | 4,485.6     |  |  |   | 141.9    | 
|Notes and accounts receivable, net                    |  |       | 12    |  |                   |   | 71,649.9    |                   |  |   | 114,734.7   |  |  |   | 3,630.8  | 
|Receivables from related parties                      |  |       | 37    |  |                   |   | 291.7       |                   |  |   | 313.0       |  |  |   | 9.9      | 
|Other receivables from related parties                |  |       | 37    |  |                   |   | 221.6       |                   |  |   | 178.6       |  |  |   | 5.7      | 
|Inventories                                           |  |       | 6, 13 |  |                   |   | 37,494.9    |                   |  |   | 66,338.0    |  |  |   | 2,099.3  | 
|Noncurrent assets held for sale                       |  |       | 14    |  |                   |   | -           |                   |  |   | 944.2       |  |  |   | 29.9     | 
|Other financial assets                                |  |       | 38    |  |                   |   | 501.8       |                   |  |   | 3,476.9     |  |  |   | 110.0    | 
|Other current assets                                  |  |       | 18    |  |                   |   | 2,984.2     |                   |  |   | 3,656.1     |  |  |   | 115.7    | 
|                                                      |  |       |       |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                      |  |       |       | 
|Total current assets                                  |  |       |       |  |                   |   | 358,486.7   |                   |  |   | 626,565.6   |  |  |   | 19,828.0 | 
|                                                      |  |       |       |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                      |  |       |       | 
|NONCURRENT ASSETS                                     |  |       |       |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|Available-for-sale financial assets                   |  |       | 9     |  |                   |   | 60,867.6    |                   |  |   | 1,800.5     |  |  |   | 57.0     | 
|Investments accounted for using equity method         |  |       | 6, 15 |  |                   |   | 28,156.5    |                   |  |   | 28,059.7    |  |  |   | 888.0    | 
|Property, plant and equipment                         |  |       | 6, 16 |  |                   |   | 792,665.9   |                   |  |   | 818,198.8   |  |  |   | 25,892.4 | 
|Intangible assets                                     |  |       | 6, 17 |  |                   |   | 11,490.4    |                   |  |   | 13,531.5    |  |  |   | 428.2    | 
|Deferred income tax assets                            |  |       | 6, 31 |  |                   |   | 7,145.0     |                   |  |   | 5,138.8     |  |  |   | 162.6    | 
|Refundable deposits                                   |  |       | 37    |  |                   |   | 2,519.0     |                   |  |   | 356.1       |  |  |   | 11.3     | 
|Other noncurrent assets                               |  |       | 18    |  |                   |   | 1,469.6     |                   |  |   | 1,202.0     |  |  |   | 38.0     | 
|                                                      |  |       |       |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                      |  |       |       | 
|Total noncurrent assets                               |  |       |       |  |                   |   | 904,314.0   |                   |  |   | 868,287.4   |  |  |   | 27,477.5 | 
|                                                      |  |       |       |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                      |  |       |       | 
|TOTAL                                                 |  |       |       |  |                   | $ | 1,262,800.7 |                   |  | $ | 1,494,853.0 |  |  | $ | 47,305.5 | 
|                                                      |  |       |       |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 



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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

(In
Millions of New Taiwan Dollars or U.S. Dollars)





|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- | ------ |  | ----------------- | - | ----------- | ----------------- |  | - | ----------- |  |  | - | -------- | 
|                                                                           |  | Notes |        |  | December 31, 2013 |   |             | December 31, 2014 | 
|LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                                     |  |       |        |  | NT$               |   |             | NT$               |  |   | US$         | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   | (Note 3)    | 
|CURRENT LIABILITIES                                                        |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|Short-term loans                                                           |  |       | 19     |  |                   | $ | 15,645.0    |                   |  | $ | 36,158.5    |  |  | $ | 1,144.3  | 
|Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss                 |  |       | 8      |  |                   |   | 33.7        |                   |  |   | 486.2       |  |  |   | 15.4     | 
|Hedging derivative financial liabilities                                   |  |       | 11     |  |                   |   |            |                   |  |   | 16,364.3    |  |  |   | 517.9    | 
|Accounts payable                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 14,670.3    |                   |  |   | 21,878.9    |  |  |   | 692.4    | 
|Payables to related parties                                                |  |       | 37     |  |                   |   | 1,688.4     |                   |  |   | 1,491.5     |  |  |   | 47.2     | 
|Salary and bonus payable                                                   |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 8,330.9     |                   |  |   | 10,573.9    |  |  |   | 334.6    | 
|Accrued profit sharing to employees and bonus to directors and supervisors |  |       | 24     |  |                   |   | 12,738.8    |                   |  |   | 18,052.8    |  |  |   | 571.3    | 
|Payables to contractors and equipment suppliers                            |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 89,810.2    |                   |  |   | 26,980.4    |  |  |   | 853.8    | 
|Income tax payable                                                         |  |       | 31     |  |                   |   | 36,759.4    |                   |  |   | 52,388.1    |  |  |   | 1,657.9  | 
|Provisions                                                                 |  |       | 6, 20  |  |                   |   | 7,603.8     |                   |  |   | 10,445.5    |  |  |   | 330.5    | 
|Liabilities directly associated with noncurrent assets held for sale       |  |       | 14     |  |                   |   |            |                   |  |   | 219.1       |  |  |   | 6.9      | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        | 
|Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                             |  |       | 16, 23 |  |                   |   | 16,693.5    |                   |  |   | 29,746.0    |  |  |   | 941.3    | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        | 
|Total current liabilities                                                  |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 203,974.0   |                   |  |   | 224,785.2   |  |  |   | 7,113.5  | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        | 
|NONCURRENT LIABILITIES                                                     |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|Hedging derivative financial liabilities                                   |  |       | 11     |  |                   |   | 5,481.6     |                   |  |   |            |  |  |   |         | 
|Bonds payable                                                              |  |       | 21     |  |                   |   | 210,767.6   |                   |  |   | 213,673.8   |  |  |   | 6,761.8  | 
|Long-term bank loans                                                       |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 40.0        |                   |  |   | 40.0        |  |  |   | 1.3      | 
|Deferred income tax liabilities                                            |  |       | 31     |  |                   |   |            |                   |  |   | 199.7       |  |  |   | 6.3      | 
|Obligations under finance leases                                           |  |       | 16     |  |                   |   | 776.2       |                   |  |   | 802.1       |  |  |   | 25.4     | 
|Accrued pension cost                                                       |  |       | 6, 22  |  |                   |   | 6,801.7     |                   |  |   | 6,567.8     |  |  |   | 207.8    | 
|Guarantee deposits                                                         |  |       | 23     |  |                   |   | 151.7       |                   |  |   | 25,538.5    |  |  |   | 808.2    | 
|Others                                                                     |  |       | 20     |  |                   |   | 694.9       |                   |  |   | 885.2       |  |  |   | 28.0     | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        | 
|Total noncurrent liabilities                                               |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 224,713.7   |                   |  |   | 247,707.1   |  |  |   | 7,838.8  | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        | 
|Total liabilities                                                          |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 428,687.7   |                   |  |   | 472,492.3   |  |  |   | 14,952.3 | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        | 
|EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS OF THE PARENT                          |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|Capital stock                                                              |  |       | 24     |  |                   |   | 259,286.2   |                   |  |   | 259,296.6   |  |  |   | 8,205.6  | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|Capital surplus                                                            |  |       | 24     |  |                   |   | 55,858.6    |                   |  |   | 55,963.4    |  |  |   | 1,771.0  | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|Retained earnings                                                          |  |       | 24     |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|Appropriated as legal capital reserve                                      |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 132,436.0   |                   |  |   | 151,250.7   |  |  |   | 4,786.4  | 
|Appropriated as special capital reserve                                    |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 2,785.8     |                   |  |   |            |  |  |   |         | 
|Unappropriated earnings                                                    |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 369,309.4   |                   |  |   | 529,973.5   |  |  |   | 16,771.3 | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 504,531.2   |                   |  |   | 681,224.2   |  |  |   | 21,557.7 | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|Others                                                                     |  |       | 24     |  |                   |   | 14,170.3    |                   |  |   | 25,749.3    |  |  |   | 814.9    | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        | 
|Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent                          |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 833,846.3   |                   |  |   | 1,022,233.5 |  |  |   | 32,349.2 | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        | 
|NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS                                                   |  |       | 24     |  |                   |   | 266.7       |                   |  |   | 127.2       |  |  |   | 4.0      | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        | 
|Total equity                                                               |  |       |        |  |                   |   | 834,113.0   |                   |  |   | 1,022,360.7 |  |  |   | 32,353.2 | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        | 
|TOTAL                                                                      |  |       |        |  |                   | $ | 1,262,800.7 |                   |  | $ | 1,494,853.0 |  |  | $ | 47,305.5 | 
|                                                                           |  |       |        |  |                   |   |             |                   |  |   |             |  |  |   |          | 



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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In Millions of New Taiwan Dollars or U.S. Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share that are in New Taiwan or U.S. Dollars)





|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- | ------------- |  | ---- | - | --------- | ---- |  | - | --------- | - |  | -------- | --------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                         |  | Notes |               |  | 2012 |   |           | 2013 |  |   | 2014      |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  | NT$  |   |           | NT$  |  |   | NT$       |   |  | US$      |          
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  | (Note 3) |          
|NET REVENUE                                                                              |  |       | 6, 26, 37, 41 |  |      | $ | 506,745.3 |      |  | $ | 597,024.2 |   |  | $        | 762,806.5 |   |  | $ | 24,139.4 |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|COST OF REVENUE                                                                          |  |       | 13, 33, 37    |  |      |   | 262,592.5 |      |  |   | 315,642.5 |   |  |          | 385,113.0 |   |  |   | 12,187.1 |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|GROSS PROFIT BEFORE UNREALIZED GROSS PROFIT ON SALES TO ASSOCIATES                       |  |       |               |  |      |   | 244,152.8 |      |  |   | 281,381.7 |   |  |          | 377,693.5 |   |  |   | 11,952.3 |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|REALIZED (UNREALIZED) GROSS PROFIT ON SALES TO ASSOCIATES                                |  |       |               |  |      |   | (25.0     | )    |  |   | (20.9     | ) |  |          | 28.5      |   |  |   | 0.9      |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|GROSS PROFIT                                                                             |  |       |               |  |      |   | 244,127.8 |      |  |   | 281,360.8 |   |  |          | 377,722.0 |   |  |   | 11,953.2 |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|OPERATING EXPENSES                                                                       |  |       | 6, 33, 37     |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Research and development                                                                 |  |       |               |  |      |   | 40,387.1  |      |  |   | 47,952.0  |   |  |          | 56,828.8  |   |  |   | 1,798.4  |  
|General and administrative                                                               |  |       |               |  |      |   | 17,633.0  |      |  |   | 18,881.8  |   |  |          | 18,933.4  |   |  |   | 599.1    |  
|Marketing                                                                                |  |       |               |  |      |   | 4,496.2   |      |  |   | 4,505.2   |   |  |          | 5,087.4   |   |  |   | 161.0    |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|Total operating expenses                                                                 |  |       |               |  |      |   | 62,516.3  |      |  |   | 71,339.0  |   |  |          | 80,849.6  |   |  |   | 2,558.5  |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET                                                 |  |       | 14, 27, 33    |  |      |   | (449.4    | )    |  |   | 47.1      |   |  |          | (1,002.1  | ) |  |   | (31.7    | )
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|INCOME FROM OPERATIONS                                                                   |  |       | 41            |  |      |   | 181,162.1 |      |  |   | 210,068.9 |   |  |          | 295,870.3 |   |  |   | 9,363.0  |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES                                                        |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Share of profits of associates and joint venture                                         |  |       | 15, 41        |  |      |   | 2,073.1   |      |  |   | 3,806.8   |   |  |          | 3,919.8   |   |  |   | 124.0    |  
|Other income                                                                             |  |       | 28            |  |      |   | 1,716.1   |      |  |   | 2,342.1   |   |  |          | 3,380.4   |   |  |   | 107.0    |  
|Foreign exchange gain , net                                                              |  |       |               |  |      |   | 582.5     |      |  |   | 285.5     |   |  |          | 2,111.3   |   |  |   | 66.8     |  
|Finance costs                                                                            |  |       | 29            |  |      |   | (1,020.4  | )    |  |   | (2,646.8  | ) |  |          | (3,236.3  | ) |  |   | (102.4   | )
|Other gains and losses                                                                   |  |       | 30, 37        |  |      |   | (2,852.3  | )    |  |   | 2,105.0   |   |  |          | 28.0      |   |  |   | 0.9      |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|Total non-operating income and expenses                                                  |  |       |               |  |      |   | 499.0     |      |  |   | 5,892.6   |   |  |          | 6,203.2   |   |  |   | 196.3    |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX                                                                 |  |       |               |  |      |   | 181,661.1 |      |  |   | 215,961.5 |   |  |          | 302,073.5 |   |  |   | 9,559.3  |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|INCOME TAX EXPENSE                                                                       |  |       | 31, 41        |  |      |   | 22,374.7  |      |  |   | 32,111.8  |   |  |          | 47,889.9  |   |  |   | 1,515.5  |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|NET INCOME                                                                               |  |       |               |  |      |   | 159,286.4 |      |  |   | 183,849.7 |   |  |          | 254,183.6 |   |  |   | 8,043.8  |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                         |  |       |               |  |     
|OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)                                                        |  |       | 15, 24, 31    |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss                       |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Remeasurement of defined benefit obligation                                              |  |       |               |  |      |   | (678.2    | )    |  |   | (653.7    | ) |  |          | 258.5     |   |  |   | 8.2      |  
|Share of other comprehensive loss of associate and joint venture                         |  |       |               |  |      |   |          |      |  |   |          |   |  |          | (15.7     | ) |  |   | (0.5     | )
|Income tax benefit (expense) related to items that will not be reclassified subsequently |  |       |               |  |      |   | 81.4      |      |  |   | 77.7      |   |  |          | (31.9     | ) |  |   | (1.0     | )
|Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss                            |  |       |               |  |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations                        |  |       |               |  |      |   | (4,322.7  | )    |  |   | 3,668.5   |   |  |          | 11,771.1  |   |  |   | 372.5    |  
|Changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets                             |  |       |               |  |      |   | 9,534.3   |      |  |   | 13,290.4  |   |  |          | (36.6     | ) |  |   | (1.1     | )
|Cash flow hedges                                                                         |  |       |               |  |      |   | 0.2       |      |  |   |          |   |  |          |          |   |  |   |         |  



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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In Millions of New Taiwan Dollars or U.S. Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share that are in New Taiwan or U.S. Dollars)





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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----- | -- |  | ------------------------- | - | --------- | ------------------------- |  | - | ---------------------------------------------- | - |  | -------- | --------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                    |  | Notes |    |  | 2012                      |   |           | 2013                      |  |   | 2014                                           |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  | NT$                       |   |           | NT$                       |  |   | NT$                                            |   |  | US$      |          
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  | (Note 3) |          
|Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint venture          |  |       |    |  |                           | $ | 54.9      |                           |  | $ | (60.3                                          | ) |  | $        | (135.3    | ) |  | $ | (4.3    | )
|Income tax benefit (expense) related to items that may be reclassified subsequently |  |       |    |  |                           |   | (409.3    | )                         |  |   | 36.5                                           |   |  |          | (5.1      | ) |  |   | (0.2    | )
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                          
|Other comprehensive income for the year, net of income tax                          |  |       |    |  |                           |   | 4,260.6   |                           |  |   | 16,359.1                                       |   |  |          | 11,805.0  |   |  |   | 373.6   |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                          
|TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR                                             |  |       |    |  |                           | $ | 163,547.0 |                           |  | $ | 200,208.8                                      |   |  | $        | 265,988.6 |   |  | $ | 8,417.4 |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                          
|NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO:                                                  |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|Shareholders of the parent                                                          |  |       |    |  |                           | $ | 159,480.8 |                           |  | $ | 183,977.6                                      |   |  | $        | 254,301.4 |   |  | $ | 8,047.5 |  
|Noncontrolling interests                                                            |  |       |    |  |                           |   | (194.4    | )                         |  |   | (127.9                                         | ) |  |          | (117.8    | ) |  |   | (3.7    | )
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                          
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           | $ | 159,286.4 |                           |  | $ | 183,849.7                                      |   |  | $        | 254,183.6 |   |  | $ | 8,043.8 |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO:                                  |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|Shareholders of the parent                                                          |  |       |    |  |                           | $ | 163,692.0 |                           |  | $ | 200,343.4                                      |   |  | $        | 266,090.6 |   |  | $ | 8,420.6 |  
|Noncontrolling interests                                                            |  |       |    |  |                           |   | (145.0    | )                         |  |   | (134.6                                         | ) |  |          | (102.0    | ) |  |   | (3.2    | )
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                          
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           | $ | 163,547.0 |                           |  | $ | 200,208.8                                      |   |  | $        | 265,988.6 |   |  | $ | 8,417.4 |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    | 
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  | 2012                      |   |           | 2013                      |  |   | 2014                                           |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  | IncomeAttributable to     |   |           | IncomeAttributable to     |  |   | IncomeAttributable toShareholders ofthe Parent |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  | Shareholders ofthe Parent |   |           | Shareholders ofthe Parent |  |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  | NT$                       |   |           | NT$                       |  |   | NT$                                            |   |  | US$      |          
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  | (Note 3) |          
|EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                                  |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|Basic earnings per share                                                            |  |       | 32 |  |                           | $ | 6.15      |                           |  | $ | 7.10                                           |   |  | $        | 9.81      |   |  | $ | 0.31    |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|Diluted earnings per share                                                          |  |       | 32 |  |                           | $ | 6.15      |                           |  | $ | 7.10                                           |   |  | $        | 9.81      |   |  | $ | 0.31    |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                          
|EARNINGS PER EQUIVALENT ADS                                                         |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|Basic earnings per share                                                            |  |       |    |  |                           | $ | 30.76     |                           |  | $ | 35.48                                          |   |  | $        | 49.04     |   |  | $ | 1.55    |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  
|Diluted earnings per share                                                          |  |       |    |  |                           | $ | 30.75     |                           |  | $ | 35.48                                          |   |  | $        | 49.04     |   |  | $ | 1.55    |  
|                                                                                    |  |       |    |  |                           |   |           |                           |  |   |                                                |   |  |          |           |   |  |   |         |  



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|The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. |  | (Concluded)

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In Millions of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Dividends Per Share)



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|                                                                                                                               |  | Equity Attributable to Shareholders of the Parent |            |  |        |   |           |                   | 
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           | Others               |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       | 
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           | Foreign              |   |        | Unrealized |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |  
|                                                                                                                               |  | Capital Stock - Common Stock                      |            |  |        |   |           | Retained Earnings |  |   |          | Gain/Loss
from
Available- |  |         | Cash      |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |  
|                                                                                                                               |  | Shares                                            |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   | Legal    |                           |  | Special |           |  | Un-
appropriated |   |          |       |  |           | Currency
Translation |   |        | for-sale   |           |   | Flow    |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  | Non-
controlling |      |   | Total  |  
|                                                                                                                               |  | (In                                               |            |  |        |   |           | Capital           |  |   | Capital  |                           |  | Capital |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  | Financial |                      |   | Hedges |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |  
|                                                                                                                               |  | Thousands)                                        |            |  | Amount |   |           | Surplus           |  |   | Reserve  |                           |  | Reserve |           |  | Earnings         |   |          | Total |  |           | Reserve              |   |        | Assets     |           |   | Reserve |   |           | Total |  |   | Total    |   |  | Interests        |      |   | Equity |  
|BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2012                                                                                                       |  |                                                   | 25,916,222 |  |        | $ | 259,162.2 |                   |  | $ | 55,471.7 |                           |  | $       | 102,400.0 |  |                  | $ | 6,433.9  |       |  | $         | 208,960.5            |   |        | $          | 317,794.4 |   |         | $ | (6,433.4  | )     |  | $ | (1,172.8 | ) |  | $                | (0.1 | ) |        | $ | (7,606.3 | ) |  | $ | 624,822.0 |   |  | $ | 2,436.6  |   |  | $ | 627,258.6 |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Appropriations of prior years earnings                                                                                        |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Legal capital reserve                                                                                                          |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | 13,420.1  |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | (13,420.1            | ) |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |   |  |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |  
|Special capital reserve                                                                                                        |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | 1,172.4  |       |  |           | (1,172.4             | ) |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |   |  |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |  
|Cash dividends to shareholders-NT$3.00 per share                                                                               |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | (77,748.7            | ) |        |            | (77,748.7 | ) |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | (77,748.7 | ) |  |   | -        |   |  |   | (77,748.7 | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Total                                                                                                                          |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | 13,420.1  |  |                  |   | 1,172.4  |       |  |           | (92,341.2            | ) |        |            | (77,748.7 | ) |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | (77,748.7 | ) |  |   | -        |   |  |   | (77,748.7 | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Net income in 2012                                                                                                             |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | 159,480.8            |   |        |            | 159,480.8 |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | 159,480.8 |   |  |   | (194.4   | ) |  |   | 159,286.4 |  
|Other comprehensive income in 2012, net of income tax                                                                          |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | (614.6               | ) |        |            | (614.6    | ) |         |   | (4,320.4  | )     |  |   | 9,146.1  |   |  |                  | 0.1  |   |        |   | 4,825.8  |   |  |   | 4,211.2   |   |  |   | 49.4     |   |  |   | 4,260.6   |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Total comprehensive income in 2012                                                                                             |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | 158,866.2            |   |        |            | 158,866.2 |   |         |   | (4,320.4  | )     |  |   | 9,146.1  |   |  |                  | 0.1  |   |        |   | 4,825.8  |   |  |   | 163,692.0 |   |  |   | (145.0   | ) |  |   | 163,547.0 |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Issuance of stock from exercise of employee stock options                                                                      |  |                                                   | 8,213      |  |        |   | 82.2      |                   |  |   | 160.3    |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | 242.5     |   |  |   | -        |   |  |   | 242.5     |  
|Stock option compensation cost of subsidiary                                                                                   |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |   |  |   | 6.2      |   |  |   | 6.2       |  
|Adjustment to share of changes in equities of associates and joint venture                                                     |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | 2.5      |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | 2.5       |   |  |   | -        |   |  |   | 2.5       |  
|From differences between equity purchase price and carrying amount arising from actual acquisition or disposal of subsidiaries |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | 40.8     |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | 40.8      |   |  |   | (40.8    | ) |  |   | -         |  
|Increase in noncontrolling interests                                                                                           |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |   |  |   | 286.2    |   |  |   | 286.2     |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2012                                                                                                     |  |                                                   | 25,924,435 |  |        |   | 259,244.4 |                   |  |   | 55,675.3 |                           |  |         | 115,820.1 |  |                  |   | 7,606.3  |       |  |           | 275,485.5            |   |        |            | 398,911.9 |   |         |   | (10,753.8 | )     |  |   | 7,973.3  |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | (2,780.5 | ) |  |   | 711,051.1 |   |  |   | 2,543.2  |   |  |   | 713,594.3 |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Appropriations of prior years earnings                                                                                        |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Legal capital reserve                                                                                                          |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | 16,615.9  |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | (16,615.9            | ) |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |   |  |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |  
|Reversal of special capital reserve                                                                                            |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | (4,820.5 | )     |  |           | 4,820.5              |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |   |  |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |  
|Cash dividends to shareholders-NT$3.00 per share                                                                               |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | (77,773.3            | ) |        |            | (77,773.3 | ) |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | (77,773.3 | ) |  |   | -        |   |  |   | (77,773.3 | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Total                                                                                                                          |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | 16,615.9  |  |                  |   | (4,820.5 | )     |  |           | (89,568.7            | ) |        |            | (77,773.3 | ) |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | (77,773.3 | ) |  |   | -        |   |  |   | (77,773.3 | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Net income in 2013                                                                                                             |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | 183,977.6            |   |        |            | 183,977.6 |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | 183,977.6 |   |  |   | (127.9   | ) |  |   | 183,849.7 |  
|Other comprehensive income in 2013, net of income tax                                                                          |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | (585.0               | ) |        |            | (585.0    | ) |         |   | 3,613.4   |       |  |   | 13,337.5 |   |  |                  | (0.1 | ) |        |   | 16,950.8 |   |  |   | 16,365.8  |   |  |   | (6.7     | ) |  |   | 16,359.1  |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Total comprehensive income in 2013                                                                                             |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | 183,392.6            |   |        |            | 183,392.6 |   |         |   | 3,613.4   |       |  |   | 13,337.5 |   |  |                  | (0.1 | ) |        |   | 16,950.8 |   |  |   | 200,343.4 |   |  |   | (134.6   | ) |  |   | 200,208.8 |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|Issuance of stock from exercise of employee stock options                                                                      |  |                                                   | 4,182      |  |        |   | 41.8      |                   |  |   | 82.8     |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | 124.6     |   |  |   | -        |   |  |   | 124.6     |  
|Stock option compensation cost of subsidiary                                                                                   |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |   |  |   | 5.3      |   |  |   | 5.3       |  
|Adjustments to share of changes in equities of associates and joint venture                                                    |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | 38.1     |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | 38.1      |   |  |   | -        |   |  |   | 38.1      |  
|From differences between equity purchase price and carrying amount arising from actual acquisition or disposal of subsidiaries |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | 62.4     |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | 62.4      |   |  |   | (62.4    | ) |  |   | -         |  
|Increase in noncontrolling interests                                                                                           |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |   |  |   | 188.4    |   |  |   | 188.4     |  
|Effect of deconsolidation of subsidiary                                                                                        |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -         |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |   |  |   | -         |   |  |   | (2,273.2 | ) |  |   | (2,273.2  | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |           |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |   |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2013                                                                                                     |  |                                                   | 25,928,617 |  |        |   | 259,286.2 |                   |  |   | 55,858.6 |                           |  |         | 132,436.0 |  |                  |   | 2,785.8  |       |  |           | 369,309.4            |   |        |            | 504,531.2 |   |         |   | (7,140.4  | )     |  |   | 21,310.8 |   |  |                  | (0.1 | ) |        |   | 14,170.3 |   |  |   | 833,846.3 |   |  |   | 266.7    |   |  |   | 834,113.0 |  



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|                                                                                                                               |  | Capital Stock - Common Stock                      |            |  |        |   |           | Retained Earnings |  |   |          | Gain/Loss
from
Available- |  |         | Cash      |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |  
|                                                                                                                               |  | Shares                                            |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   | Legal    |                           |  | Special |           |  | Un-
appropriated |   |          |       |  |           | Currency
Translation |   |        | for-sale   |           |   | Flow    |   |          |       |  |   |          |   |  | Non-
controlling |      |   | Total  |  
|                                                                                                                               |  | (In                                               |            |  |        |   |           | Capital           |  |   | Capital  |                           |  | Capital |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  | Financial |                      |   | Hedges |            |           |   |         |   |          |       |  |  
|                                                                                                                               |  | Thousands)                                        |            |  | Amount |   |           | Surplus           |  |   | Reserve  |                           |  | Reserve |           |  | Earnings         |   |          | Total |  |           | Reserve              |   |        | Assets     |           |   | Reserve |   |          | Total |  |   | Total    |   |  | Interests        |      |   | Equity |  
|Appropriations of prior years earnings                                                                                        |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |          |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |  |  |   |             |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |             |  
|Legal capital reserve                                                                                                          |  |                                                   | -          |  |        | $ | -         |                   |  | $ | -        |                           |  | $       | 18,814.7  |  |                  | $ | -        |       |  | $         | (18,814.7            | ) |        | $          | -         |   |         | $ | -        |       |  | $ | -        |   |  | $                | -    |   |        | $ | -        |  |  | $ | -           |   |  | $ | -      |   |  | $ | -           |  
|Reversal of special capital reserve                                                                                            |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | (2,785.8 | )     |  |           | 2,785.8              |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -        |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |  |  |   | -           |   |  |   | -      |   |  |   | -           |  
|Cash dividends to shareholdersNT$3.00 per share                                                                               |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | (77,785.9            | ) |        |            | (77,785.9 | ) |         |   | -        |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |  |  |   | (77,785.9   | ) |  |   | -      |   |  |   | (77,785.9   | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |          |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |  |  |   |             |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |             |  
|Total                                                                                                                          |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | 18,814.7  |  |                  |   | (2,785.8 | )     |  |           | (93,814.8            | ) |        |            | (77,785.9 | ) |         |   | -        |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |  |  |   | (77,785.9   | ) |  |   | -      |   |  |   | (77,785.9   | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |          |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |  |  |   |             |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |             |  
|Net income in 2014                                                                                                             |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | 254,301.4            |   |        |            | 254,301.4 |   |         |   | -        |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |  |  |   | 254,301.4   |   |  |   | (117.8 | ) |  |   | 254,183.6   |  
|Other comprehensive income in 2014, net of income tax                                                                          |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | 210.2                |   |        |            | 210.2     |   |         |   | 11,642.5 |       |  |   | (63.3    | ) |  |                  | (0.2 | ) |        |   | 11,579.0 |  |  |   | 11,789.2    |   |  |   | 15.8   |   |  |   | 11,805.0    |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |          |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |  |  |   |             |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |             |  
|Total comprehensive income in 2014                                                                                             |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | 254,511.6            |   |        |            | 254,511.6 |   |         |   | 11,642.5 |       |  |   | (63.3    | ) |  |                  | (0.2 | ) |        |   | 11,579.0 |  |  |   | 266,090.6   |   |  |   | (102.0 | ) |  |   | 265,988.6   |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |          |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |  |  |   |             |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |             |  
|Issuance of stock from exercise of employee stock options                                                                      |  |                                                   | 1,045      |  |        |   | 10.4      |                   |  |   | 36.6     |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -        |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |  |  |   | 47.0        |   |  |   | -      |   |  |   | 47.0        |  
|Disposal of investments accounted for using equity method                                                                      |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | (2.3     | )                         |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -        |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |  |  |   | (2.3        | ) |  |   | -      |   |  |   | (2.3        | )
|Adjustment to share of changes in equities of associates and joint venture                                                     |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | 67.0     |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -        |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |  |  |   | 67.0        |   |  |   | -      |   |  |   | 67.0        |  
|From differences between equity purchase price and carrying amount arising from actual acquisition or disposal of subsidiaries |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | (32.7                | ) |        |            | (32.7     | ) |         |   | -        |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |  |  |   | (32.7       | ) |  |   | 32.7   |   |  |   | -           |  
|From share of changes in equities of subsidiaries                                                                              |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | 3.5      |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -        |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |  |  |   | 3.5         |   |  |   | (3.5   | ) |  |   | -           |  
|Decrease in noncontrolling interests                                                                                           |  |                                                   | -          |  |        |   | -         |                   |  |   | -        |                           |  |         | -         |  |                  |   | -        |       |  |           | -                    |   |        |            | -         |   |         |   | -        |       |  |   | -        |   |  |                  | -    |   |        |   | -        |  |  |   | -           |   |  |   | (66.7  | ) |  |   | (66.7       | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |          |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |  |  |   |             |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |             |  
|BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2014                                                                                                     |  |                                                   | 25,929,662 |  |        | $ | 259,296.6 |                   |  | $ | 55,963.4 |                           |  | $       | 151,250.7 |  |                  | $ | -        |       |  | $         | 529,973.5            |   |        | $          | 681,224.2 |   |         | $ | 4,502.1  |       |  | $ | 21,247.5 |   |  | $                | (0.3 | ) |        | $ | 25,749.3 |  |  | $ | 1,022,233.5 |   |  | $ | 127.2  |   |  | $ | 1,022,360.7 |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |          |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |  |  |   |             |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |             |  
|BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2014 (IN MILLIONS OF US$Note 3)                                                                         |  |                                                   |            |  |        | $ | 8,205.6   |                   |  | $ | 1,771.0  |                           |  | $       | 4,786.4   |  |                  | $ | -        |       |  | $         | 16,771.3             |   |        | $          | 21,557.7  |   |         | $ | 142.5    |       |  | $ | 672.4    |   |  | $                | -    |   |        | $ | 814.9    |  |  | $ | 32,349.2    |   |  | $ | 4.0    |   |  | $ | 32,353.2    |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                   |            |  |        |   |           |                   |  |   |          |                           |  |         |           |  |                  |   |          |       |  |           |                      |   |        |            |           |   |         |   |          |       |  |   |          |   |  |                  |      |   |        |   |          |  |  |   |             |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |             |  



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|The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. |  | (Concluded)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Millions of New Taiwan Dollars or U.S. Dollars)





|                                                                                                          |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | --------- | - | ---- | - | --------- | ---- |  | - | --------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                                          |  | 2012 |           |   | 2013 |   |           | 2014 | 
|                                                                                                          |  | NT$  |           |   | NT$  |   |           | NT$  |  |   | US$       |  
|                                                                                                          |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   | (Note 3)  |  
|CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                                                      |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Income before income tax                                                                                  |  | $    | 181,661.1 |   |      | $ | 215,961.5 |      |  | $ | 302,073.5 |   |  | $ | 9,559.3  |  
|Adjustments for:                                                                                          |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Depreciation expense                                                                                      |  |      | 129,168.5 |   |      |   | 153,979.8 |      |  |   | 197,645.2 |   |  |   | 6,254.6  |  
|Amortization expense                                                                                      |  |      | 2,180.8   |   |      |   | 2,202.0   |      |  |   | 2,606.3   |   |  |   | 82.5     |  
|Stock option compensation cost of subsidiary                                                              |  |      | 6.2       |   |      |   | 5.3       |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Finance costs                                                                                             |  |      | 1,020.4   |   |      |   | 2,646.8   |      |  |   | 3,236.3   |   |  |   | 102.4    |  
|Share of profits of associates and joint venture                                                          |  |      | (2,073.1  | ) |      |   | (3,806.8  | )    |  |   | (3,919.8  | ) |  |   | (124.0   | )
|Interest income                                                                                           |  |      | (1,645.0  | ) |      |   | (1,836.0  | )    |  |   | (2,730.7  | ) |  |   | (86.4    | )
|Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, net                              |  |      | (0.1      | ) |      |   | (48.8     | )    |  |   | (14.5     | ) |  |   | (0.5     | )
|Impairment loss of noncurrent assets held for sale                                                        |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |      |  |   | 735.5     |   |  |   | 23.3     |  
|Impairment loss of property, plant and equipment                                                          |  |      | 444.5     |   |      |   |          |      |  |   | 239.9     |   |  |   | 7.6      |  
|Impairment loss of financial assets                                                                       |  |      | 4,231.6   |   |      |   | 352.2     |      |  |   | 211.5     |   |  |   | 6.7      |  
|Gain on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets, net                                              |  |      | (541.1    | ) |      |   | (1,311.8  | )    |  |   | (362.4    | ) |  |   | (11.5    | )
|Loss (gain) on disposal of investments accounted for using equity method                                  |  |      | (5.0      | ) |      |   | 0.8       |      |  |   | (2,054.4  | ) |  |   | (65.0    | )
|Loss from liquidation of subsidiary                                                                       |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |      |  |   | 0.1       |   |  |   |         |  
|Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary                                                                     |  |      |          |   |      |   | (293.6    | )    |  |   |          |   |  |   |         |  
|Unrealized (realized) gross profit on sales to associates                                                 |  |      | 25.0      |   |      |   | 20.9      |      |  |   | (28.5     | ) |  |   | (0.9     | )
|Loss (gain) on foreign exchange, net                                                                      |  |      | (3,219.2  | ) |      |   | 317.5     |      |  |   | 3,615.5   |   |  |   | 114.4    |  
|Dividend income                                                                                           |  |      | (71.1     | ) |      |   | (506.1    | )    |  |   | (649.7    | ) |  |   | (20.6    | )
|Income from receipt of equity securities in settlement of trade receivables                               |  |      | (0.9      | ) |      |   | (10.0     | )    |  |   | (1.2      | ) |  |   |         |  
|Loss from hedging instruments                                                                             |  |      |          |   |      |   | 5,602.8   |      |  |   | 10,577.7  |   |  |   | 334.7    |  
|Gain arising from changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets in hedge effective portion |  |      |          |   |      |   | (5,071.1  | )    |  |   | (10,088.6 | ) |  |   | (319.3   | )
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                              |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|Derivative financial instruments                                                                          |  |      | (22.3     | ) |      |   | (32.2     | )    |  |   | 342.9     |   |  |   | 10.9     |  
|Notes and accounts receivable, net                                                                        |  |      | (11,947.3 | ) |      |   | (14,131.1 | )    |  |   | (43,090.1 | ) |  |   | (1,363.6 | )
|Receivables from related parties                                                                          |  |      | (168.1    | ) |      |   | (204.3    | )    |  |   | (26.4     | ) |  |   | (0.8     | )
|Other receivables from related parties                                                                    |  |      | (63.3     | ) |      |   | 50.6      |      |  |   | (11.8     | ) |  |   | (0.4     | )
|Inventories                                                                                               |  |      | (12,989.9 | ) |      |   | 122.5     |      |  |   | (28,871.6 | ) |  |   | (913.7   | )
|Other financial assets                                                                                    |  |      | 53.2      |   |      |   | 18.6      |      |  |   | (2,612.2  | ) |  |   | (82.7    | )
|Other current assets                                                                                      |  |      | 648.1     |   |      |   | (312.2    | )    |  |   | (744.9    | ) |  |   | (23.6    | )
|Accounts payable                                                                                          |  |      | 3,656.4   |   |      |   | 346.4     |      |  |   | 6,634.2   |   |  |   | 209.9    |  
|Payables to related parties                                                                               |  |      | (605.2    | ) |      |   | 850.1     |      |  |   | (194.9    | ) |  |   | (6.2     | )
|Salary and bonus payable                                                                                  |  |      | 1,386.8   |   |      |   | 883.9     |      |  |   | 2,281.1   |   |  |   | 72.2     |  



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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Millions of
New Taiwan Dollars or U.S. Dollars)





|                                                                           |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |          |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ---------- | - | ---- | - | ---------- | ---- |  | - | ---------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                                           |  | 2012 |            |   | 2013 |   |            | 2014 | 
|                                                                           |  | NT$  |            |   | NT$  |   |            | NT$  |  |   | US$        |  
|                                                                           |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |      |  |   | (Note 3)   |  
|Accrued profit sharing to employees and bonus to directors and supervisors |  | $    | 2,105.3    |   |      | $ | 1,552.2    |      |  | $ | 5,314.0    |   |  | $ | 168.2    |  
|Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                             |  |      | 2,051.8    |   |      |   | 3,531.0    |      |  |   | 8,432.5    |   |  |   | 266.9    |  
|Provisions                                                                 |  |      | 977.9      |   |      |   | 1,595.8    |      |  |   | 2,836.9    |   |  |   | 89.8     |  
|Accrued pension cost                                                       |  |      | 9.1        |   |      |   | (630.1     | )    |  |   | 60.4       |   |  |   | 1.9      |  
|                                                                           |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |          |  
|Cash generated from operations                                             |  |      | 296,275.1  |   |      |   | 361,846.6  |      |  |   | 451,441.8  |   |  |   | 14,286.1 |  
|Income taxes paid                                                          |  |      | (11,312.0  | ) |      |   | (14,463.1  | )    |  |   | (29,918.1  | ) |  |   | (946.7   | )
|                                                                           |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                           |  |      |            |  
|Net cash generated by operating activities                                 |  |      | 284,963.1  |   |      |   | 347,383.5  |      |  |   | 421,523.7  |   |  |   | 13,339.4 |  
|                                                                           |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                           |  |      |            |  
|CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                       |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |          |  
|Acquisitions of:                                                           |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |          |  
|Available-for-sale financial assets                                        |  |      | (31,582.4  | ) |      |   | (48.4      | )    |  |   | (115.1     | ) |  |   | (3.7     | )
|Held-to maturity financial assets                                          |  |      | -          |   |      |   | (1,796.0   | )    |  |   | (5,882.3   | ) |  |   | (186.1   | )
|Property, plant and equipment                                              |  |      | (246,137.4 | ) |      |   | (287,594.8 | )    |  |   | (288,540.0 | ) |  |   | (9,131.0 | )
|Intangible assets                                                          |  |      | (1,782.3   | ) |      |   | (2,750.4   | )    |  |   | (3,859.5   | ) |  |   | (122.1   | )
|Proceeds from disposal or redemption of:                                   |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |          |  
|Available-for-sale financial assets                                        |  |      | 1,318.1    |   |      |   | 2,486.6    |      |  |   | 776.9      |   |  |   | 24.6     |  
|Held-to-maturity financial assets                                          |  |      | 2,711.4    |   |      |   | 5,145.9    |      |  |   | 3,200.0    |   |  |   | 101.2    |  
|Investments accounted for using equity method                              |  |      | -          |   |      |   | -          |      |  |   | 3,471.9    |   |  |   | 109.9    |  
|Property, plant and equipment                                              |  |      | 157.5      |   |      |   | 173.6      |      |  |   | 200.3      |   |  |   | 6.3      |  
|Other assets                                                               |  |      | 26.7       |   |      |   | -          |      |  |   | -          |   |  |   | -        |  
|Cash received from other long-term receivables                             |  |      | -          |   |      |   | -          |      |  |   | 161.9      |   |  |   | 5.1      |  
|Costs from entering into hedging transactions                              |  |      | -          |   |      |   | (144.0     | )    |  |   | (520.9     | ) |  |   | (16.5    | )
|Interest received                                                          |  |      | 1,719.0    |   |      |   | 1,790.7    |      |  |   | 2,578.7    |   |  |   | 81.6     |  
|Other dividends received                                                   |  |      | 71.1       |   |      |   | 506.1      |      |  |   | 645.6      |   |  |   | 20.4     |  
|Dividends received from investments accounted for using equity method      |  |      | 2,088.5    |   |      |   | 2,141.9    |      |  |   | 3,223.1    |   |  |   | 102.0    |  
|Refundable deposits paid                                                   |  |      | (517.2     | ) |      |   | (98.9      | )    |  |   | (58.0      | ) |  |   | (1.8     | )
|Refundable deposits refunded                                               |  |      | 2,609.3    |   |      |   | 113.4      |      |  |   | 2,296.9    |   |  |   | 72.7     |  
|Net cash outflow from deconsolidation of subsidiary(Note 34)               |  |      | -          |   |      |   | (979.9     | )    |  |   | -          |   |  |   | -        |  
|                                                                           |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                           |  |      |            |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                      |  |      | (269,317.7 | ) |      |   | (281,054.2 | )    |  |   | (282,420.5 | ) |  |   | (8,937.4 | )
|                                                                           |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                           |  |      |            |  
|CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                       |  |      |            |   |      |   |            |      |  |   |            |   |  |   |          |  
|Proceeds from issuance of bonds                                            |  |      | 62,000.0   |   |      |   | 130,844.8  |      |  |   | -          |   |  |   | -        |  
|Repayment of bonds                                                         |  |      | (4,500.0   | ) |      |   | -          |      |  |   | -          |   |  |   | -        |  
|Increase (decrease) in short-term loans                                    |  |      | 9,747.1    |   |      |   | (19,636.2  | )    |  |   | 18,563.5   |   |  |   | 587.5    |  
|Increase in long-term bank loans                                           |  |      | 50.0       |   |      |   | 690.0      |      |  |   | -          |   |  |   | -        |  
|Repayment of long-term bank loans                                          |  |      | (212.5     | ) |      |   | (62.5      | )    |  |   | -          |   |  |   | -        |  



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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Millions of
New Taiwan Dollars or U.S. Dollars)





|                                                                           |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | --------- | - | ---- | - | --------- | ---- |  | - | --------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                                           |  | 2012 |           |   | 2013 |   |           | 2014 | 
|                                                                           |  | NT$  |           |   | NT$  |   |           | NT$  |  |   | US$       |  
|                                                                           |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   | (Note 3)  |  
|Repayment of other long-term payables                                      |  | $    | (2,367.9  | ) |      | $ | (853.8    | )    |  | $ |          |   |  | $ |         |  
|Interest paid                                                              |  |      | (736.6    | ) |      |   | (1,330.9  | )    |  |   | (3,192.9  | ) |  |   | (101.1   | )
|Guarantee deposits received                                                |  |      | 15.7      |   |      |   | 41.5      |      |  |   | 30,142.8  |   |  |   | 953.9    |  
|Guarantee deposits refunded                                                |  |      | (255.8    | ) |      |   | (113.1    | )    |  |   | (7.7      | ) |  |   | (0.2     | )
|Decrease in obligations under finance leases                               |  |      | (108.8    | ) |      |   | (27.8     | )    |  |   | (28.4     | ) |  |   | (0.9     | )
|Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options                           |  |      | 242.5     |   |      |   | 124.6     |      |  |   | 47.0      |   |  |   | 1.5      |  
|Cash dividends                                                             |  |      | (77,748.7 | ) |      |   | (77,773.3 | )    |  |   | (77,785.9 | ) |  |   | (2,461.6 | )
|Increase (decrease) in noncontrolling interests                            |  |      | 286.2     |   |      |   | 202.6     |      |  |   | (66.7     | ) |  |   | (2.1     | )
|                                                                           |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                           |  |      |           |  
|Net cash generated by (used in) financing activities                       |  |      | (13,588.8 | ) |      |   | 32,105.9  |      |  |   | (32,328.3 | ) |  |   | (1,023.0 | )
|                                                                           |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                           |  |      |           |  
|EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS               |  |      | (2,118.3  | ) |      |   | 849.6     |      |  |   | 9,060.2   |   |  |   | 286.7    |  
|                                                                           |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                           |  |      |           |  
|NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                       |  |      | (61.7     | ) |      |   | 99,284.8  |      |  |   | 115,835.1 |   |  |   | 3,665.7  |  
|                                                                           |  |      |           |  
|CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR                               |  |      | 143,472.3 |   |      |   | 143,410.6 |      |  |   | 242,695.4 |   |  |   | 7,680.2  |  
|                                                                           |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                           |  |      |           |  
|CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR                                     |  |      | 143,410.6 |   |      |   | 242,695.4 |      |  |   | 358,530.5 |   |  |   | 11,345.9 |  
|                                                                           |  |      |           |  
|CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS INCLUDED IN NONCURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE      |  |      |          |   |      |   |          |      |  |   | (81.5     | ) |  |   | (2.6     | )
|                                                                           |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  
|                                                                           |  |      |           |  
|CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS ON CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION |  | $    | 143,410.6 |   |      | $ | 242,695.4 |      |  | $ | 358,449.0 |   |  | $ | 11,343.3 |  
|                                                                           |  |      |           |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |          |  



|                                                                                      |  |            
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|The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements. |  | (Concluded)

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



|1. | GENERAL
|-- | -------

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), a Republic of China
(R.O.C.) corporation, was incorporated on February 21, 1987. TSMC is a dedicated foundry in the semiconductor industry which engages mainly in the manufacturing, selling, packaging, testing and computer-aided design of integrated circuits and
other semiconductor devices and the manufacturing of masks.

On September 5, 1994, TSMCs shares were listed on the Taiwan Stock
Exchange (TWSE). On October 8, 1997, TSMC listed some of its shares of stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs).

The address of its registered office and principal place of business is No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6, Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan. The principal
operating activities and operating segments information of TSMC and its subsidiaries (collectively as the Company) are described in Notes 5 and 41.



|2. | THE AUTHORIZATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|-- | -----------------------------------------

The accompanying consolidated financial
statements were authorized for issue by the management on April 13, 2015.



|3. | U.S. DOLLAR AMOUNTS
|-- | -------------------

The Company maintains its accounts and expresses its consolidated
financial statements in New Taiwan dollars. For convenience only, U.S. dollar amounts presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated from New Taiwan dollars at the exchange rate as set forth in the statistical
release of the Federal Reserve Board of the Unites States, which was NT$31.60 to US$1.00 as of December 31, 2014. The convenience translations should not be construed as representations that the New Taiwan dollar amounts have been, could have
been, or could in the future be, converted into U.S. dollars at this or any other rate of exchange.



|4. | APPLICATION OF NEW AND REVISED INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRSs) AS ISSUED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (IASB)
|-- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Company has prepared and reported the consolidated financial statements under IFRSs and published such financial statements since 2013. The
date of transition to IFRSs is January 1, 2012.



| | a. | Amendments to IFRSs and the new interpretation that are mandatorily effective for the current year
| | -- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations

Effective Date Issuedby IASB (Note 1)Amendment to International Accounting Standard (IAS) 36 Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-Financial Assets

January 1, 2014Amendment to IAS 39 Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting

January 1, 2014Amendment to IAS 32 Offsetting of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

January 1, 2014Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27 Investment Entities

January 1, 2014




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| | Note 1: | As of report date, the Company has applied a number of amendments to IFRSs and new interpretation issued by the IASB that are mandatorily effective for an accounting period that begins on or after 1 January 2014.
| | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Except for the following item, the Company believes that the adoption of aforementioned standards or interpretations will
not have a significant effect on the Companys accounting policies.



| | 1) | Amendments to IAS 36 Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-Financial Assets
| | -- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The amendments
to IAS 36 clarify that the Company is only required to disclose the recoverable amount in the year of impairment accrual or reversal. Moreover, if the recoverable amount of impaired assets is based on fair value less costs of disposal, the Company
should also disclose the discount rate used. The Company expects the aforementioned amendments will result in a broader disclosure of recoverable amount for non-financial assets. The Company has included these new disclosures, as applicable, in Note
16.



| | b. | New and revised standards, amendments and interpretations in issue but not yet effective
| | -- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As of
the date that the accompanying consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue, the new, revised or amended IFRSs, IASs, interpretations and related guidance in issue but not yet adopted by the Company as well as the effective dates
issued by the IASB are stated as follows.



New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations

Effective Date Issuedby IASB (Note
2)Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2010 - 2012 Cycle

July 1, 2014 or transactions on or after July 1, 2014Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2011 - 2013 Cycle

July 1, 2014Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2012 - 2014 Cycle

January 1, 2016 (Note 3)IFRS 9 Financial Instruments

July 1, 2018Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 Mandatory Effective Date of IFRS 9 and Transition Disclosure

July 1, 2018Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture

Prospectively applicable to transactions beginning on or after January 1, 2016Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28 Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception

January 1, 2016Amendment to IFRS 11 Accounting for Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations

January 1, 2016IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

January 1, 2017Amendment to IAS 1 Disclosure Initiative

January 1, 2016Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38 Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortization

January 1, 2016Amendment to IAS 19 Defined Benefit Plans: Employee Contributions

July 1, 2014Amendment to IAS 27 Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements

January 1, 2016




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| | Note 2: | The aforementioned new, revised or amended standards or interpretations are effective after fiscal year beginning on or after the effective dates, unless specified otherwise.
| | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | Note 3: | The amendment to IFRS 5 is applied prospectively to changes in a method of disposal that occur in annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016; the remaining amendments are effective for annual periods
beginning on or after January 1, 2016.
| | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Except for the following items, the Company believes that the adoption of
aforementioned standards or interpretations will not have a significant effect on the Companys accounting policies.



| | 1) | IFRS 9, Financial Instruments
| | -- | -------------------------------

All recognized financial assets currently in the
scope of IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, will be subsequently measured at either the amortized cost or the fair value. The classification and measurement requirements in IFRS 9 are stated as follows:

For the debt instruments invested by the Company, if the contractual cash flows that are solely for payments of principal and interest on the
principal amount outstanding, the classification and measurement requirements are stated as follows:



| | a) | If the objective of the Companys business model is to hold the financial asset to collect the contractual cash flows, such assets are measured at the amortized cost. Interest revenue should be recognized in profit
or loss by using the effective interest method, continuously assessed for impairment and the impairment loss or reversal of impairment loss should be recognized in profit and loss.
| | -- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | b) | If the objective of the Companys business model is to hold the financial asset both to collect the contractual cash flows and to sell the financial assets, such assets are measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income and are continuously assessed for impairment. Interest revenue should be recognized in profit or loss by using the effective interest method. A gain or loss on a financial asset measured at fair value through other comprehensive
income should be recognized in other comprehensive income, except for impairment gains or losses and foreign exchange gains and losses. When such financial asset is derecognized or reclassified, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in
other comprehensive income is reclassified from equity to profit or loss.
| | -- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The other financial assets which do not meet the
aforementioned criteria should be measured at the fair value through profit or loss. However, the Company may irrevocably designate an investment in equity instruments that is not held for trading as measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income. All relevant gains and losses shall be recognized in other comprehensive income, except for dividends which are recognized in profit or loss. No subsequent impairment assessment is required, and the cumulative gain or loss
previously recognized in other comprehensive income cannot be reclassified from equity to profit or loss.

IFRS 9 adds a new expected loss
impairment model to measure the impairment of financial assets. A loss allowance for expected credit losses should be recognized on financial assets measured at amortized cost and financial assets mandatorily measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income. If the credit risk on a financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition, the Company should measure the loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to 12-month expected credit
losses. If the credit risk on a financial instrument has increased significantly since initial recognition and is not deemed to be a low credit risk, the Company should measure the loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to
the lifetime expected credit losses. The Company should always measure the loss allowance at an amount equal to lifetime expected credit losses for trade receivables.



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The main change in IFRS 9 is the increase of the eligibility of hedge accounting. It allows
reporters to reflect risk management activities in the financial statements more closely as it provides more opportunities to apply hedge accounting. A fundamental difference to IAS 39 is that IFRS 9 (a) increases the scope of hedged items
eligible for hedge accounting. For example, the risk components of non-financial items may be designated as hedging accounting; (b) revises a new way to account for the gain or loss recognition arising from hedging derivative financial
instruments, which results in a less volatility in profit or loss; and (c) is necessary for there to be an economic relationship between the hedged item and hedging instrument instead of performing the retrospective hedge effectiveness testing.



| | 2) | IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers
| | -- | ------------------------------------------------

IFRS 15 establishes principles for
recognizing revenue that apply to all contracts with customers, and will supersedes IAS 18, Revenue, IAS 11, Construction Contracts, and a number of revenue-related interpretations.

When applying IFRS 15, the Company shall recognize revenue by applying the following steps:



| |  |  | Identify the contract with the customer;
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------



| |  |  | Identify the performance obligations in the contract;
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Determine the transaction price;
| | - |  | --------------------------------



| |  |  | Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contracts; and
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Recognize revenue when the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------

When IFRS 15 is
effective, the Company may elect to apply this Standard either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this Standard recognized at the date of initial application.

Except for the aforementioned impact, as of the date that the accompanying consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue,
the Company continues in evaluating the impact on its financial position and financial performance as a result of the initial adoption of the above standards or interpretations. The related impact will be disclosed when the Company completes the
evaluation.



|5. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|-- | ------------------------------------------

Significant accounting policies are
summarized as follows:

Statement of Compliance

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as issued by the IASB.

Basis of Preparation

The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for financial instruments that are measured at fair values, as explained in the accounting policies below. Historical cost is generally based on
the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for the assets.



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Basis of Consolidation

The basis for the consolidated financial statements

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of TSMC and entities controlled by TSMC (its subsidiaries). Control
is achieved when the Company:



| |  |  | has power over the investee;
| | - |  | ----------------------------



| |  |  | is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------

The Company reassesses whether or not
it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control listed above.

When the Company has less than a majority of the voting rights of an investee, it has power over the investee when the voting rights are
sufficient to give it the practical ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee unilaterally.

Consolidation of a subsidiary
begins when the Company obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the Company loses control of the subsidiary. Specifically, income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated
statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income from the date the Company obtains control until the date when the Company ceases to control the subsidiary.

Profit or loss and each component of other comprehensive income are attributed to the shareholders of the parent and to the noncontrolling
interests. Total comprehensive income of subsidiaries is attributed to the shareholders of the parent and to the noncontrolling interests even if this results in the noncontrolling interests having a deficit balance.

When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used
by the Company.

All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full on consolidation.

Changes in the Companys ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the Company losing control over the subsidiaries are
accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the Companys interests and the noncontrolling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiaries. Any difference between the amount by
which the noncontrolling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity and attributed to shareholders of the parent.

When the Company loses control of a subsidiary, a gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss and is calculated as the difference between:



| | a. | the aggregate of the fair value of consideration received and the fair value of any retained interest at the date when control is lost; and
| | -- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | b. | the previous carrying amount of the assets (including goodwill), and liabilities of the subsidiary and any noncontrolling interest.
| | -- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Company shall account for all amounts recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to the subsidiary on the same basis as would be
required if the Company had directly disposed of the related assets and liabilities.



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The fair value of any investment retained in the former subsidiary at the date when control is
lost is regarded as the cost on initial recognition of an investment in an associate.

The subsidiaries in the consolidated financial
statements

The detail information of the subsidiaries at the end of reporting period was as follows:



Percentage of OwnershipName of Investor

Name of Investee

Main Businesses and Products

Establishment
and Operating Location

December 31,2013


December 31,2014


NoteTSMC

TSMC North America

Selling and marketing of integrated circuits and semiconductor devices

San Jose, California, U.S.A.


100
%


100
%

TSMC Japan Limited (TSMC Japan)

Marketing activities

Yokohama, Japan


100
%


100
%

a)TSMC Partners, Ltd. (TSMC Partners)

Investing in companies involved in the design, manufacture, and other related business in the semiconductor industry

Tortola, British Virgin Islands


100
%


100
%

TSMC Korea Limited (TSMC Korea)

Customer service and technical supporting activities

Seoul, Korea


100
%


100
%

a)TSMC Europe B.V. (TSMC Europe)

Marketing and engineering supporting activities

Amsterdam, the Netherlands


100
%


100
%

a)TSMC Global, Ltd. (TSMC Global)

Investment activities

Tortola, British Virgin Islands


100
%


100
%

TSMC China Company Limited (TSMC China)

Manufacturing and selling of integrated circuits at the order of and pursuant to product design specifications provided by
customers

Shanghai, China


100
%


100
%

VentureTech Alliance Fund III, L.P. (VTAF III)

Investing in new start-up technology companies

Cayman Islands


50
%


98
%

b)VentureTech Alliance Fund II, L.P. (VTAF II)

Investing in new start-up technology companies

Cayman Islands


98
%


98
%

Emerging Alliance Fund, L.P. (Emerging Alliance)

Investing in new start-up technology companies

Cayman Islands


99.5
%


99.5
%

a)TSMC Solid State Lighting Ltd. (TSMC SSL)

Engaged in researching, developing, designing, manufacturing and selling solid state lighting devices and related applications products
and systems

Hsin-Chu, Taiwan


92
%


92
%

TSMC and TSMC GN aggregately have a controlling interest of 94% in TSMC SSLTSMC Solar Ltd. (TSMC Solar)

Engaged in researching, developing, designing, manufacturing and selling renewable energy and saving related technologies and
products

Tai-Chung, Taiwan


99
%


99
%

TSMC and TSMC GN aggregately have a controlling interest of 99% in TSMC SolarTSMC Guang Neng Investment, Ltd. (TSMC GN)

Investment activities

Taipei, Taiwan


100
%


100
%

a)TSMC Partners

TSMC Design Technology Canada Inc. (TSMC Canada)

Engineering support activities

Ontario, Canada


100
%


100
%

a)TSMC Technology, Inc. (TSMC Technology)

Engineering support activities

Delaware, U.S.A.


100
%


100
%

a)TSMC Development, Inc. (TSMC Development)

Investment activities

Delaware, U.S.A.


100
%


100
%

InveStar Semiconductor Development Fund, Inc. (ISDF)

Investing in new start-up technology companies

Cayman Islands


97
%


97
%

a)InveStar Semiconductor Development Fund, Inc. (II) LDC. (ISDF II)

Investing in new start-up technology companies

Cayman Islands


97
%


97
%

a)TSMC Development

WaferTech, LLC (WaferTech)

Manufacturing, selling, testing and computer-aided designing of integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices

Washington, U.S.A.


100
%


100
%

VTAF III

Mutual-Pak Technology Co., Ltd. (Mutual-Pak)

Manufacturing and selling of electronic parts and researching, developing, and testing of RFID

New Taipei, Taiwan


58
%


58
%

a)Growth Fund Limited (Growth Fund)

Investing in new start-up technology companies

Cayman Islands


100
%


100
%

a)VTAF III, VTAF II and Emerging Alliance

VentureTech Alliance Holdings, LLC (VTA Holdings)

Investing in new start-up technology companies

Delaware, U.S.A.


100
%


100
%

a)TSMC SSL

TSMC Lighting North America, Inc. (TSMC Lighting NA)

Selling and marketing of solid state lighting related products

Delaware, U.S.A.


100
%





a), c)TSMC Solar

TSMC Solar North America, Inc. (TSMC Solar NA)

Selling and marketing of solar related products

Delaware, U.S.A.


100
%


100
%

a)TSMC Solar Europe B.V. (TSMC Solar Europe)

Investing in solar related business

Amsterdam, the Netherlands


100
%


100
%

a), d)VentureTech Alliance Fund III, L.P. (VTAF III)

Investing in new start-up technology companies

Cayman Islands


49
%





b)TSMC Solar Europe

TSMC Solar Europe GmbH

Selling of solar related products and providing customer service

Hamburg, Germany


100
%


100
%

a), d)




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| | Note a: | This is an immaterial subsidiary for which the consolidated financial statements are not audited by the Companys independent accountants.
| | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | Note b: | According to the agreement among TSMC, TSMC Solar and VTAF III, each of the investment held by VTAF III is separately owned by TSMC and TSMC Solar. As the investment owned by VTAF III, which is indirectly owned by TSMC
Solar, has entered into liquidation process due to bankruptcy and the bankruptcy trustee confirmed that no residual assets could be reimbursed to the shareholders, in the second quarter of 2014, TSMC Solars percentage of ownership over VTAF
III has decreased to nil. Consequently, TSMCs percentage of ownership over VTAF III has been adjusted to 98%.
| | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | Note c: | To simplify overseas investment structure, in the second quarter of 2014, the Board of Directors of TSMC SSL approved to file for the liquidation of TSMC Lighting NA. The liquidation procedure has been completed in the
third quarter of 2014.
| | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | Note d: | To simplify overseas investments structure, in the second quarter of 2014, the Board of Directors of TSMC Solar approved to file for the liquidation of TSMC Solar Europe. After the liquidation, TSMC Solar Europe GmbH,
the 100% owned subsidiary of TSMC Solar Europe, will be held directly by TSMC Solar. TSMC Solar Europe has started their liquidation procedures in the third quarter of 2014.
| | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Foreign Currencies

The
financial statements of each individual consolidated entity were expressed in the currency which reflected its primary economic environment (functional currency). The functional currency of TSMC and presentation currency of the consolidated
financial statements are both New Taiwan Dollars (NT$). In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the operating results and financial positions of each consolidated entity are translated into NT$.

In preparing the financial statements of each individual consolidated entity, transactions in currencies other than the entitys
functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates
prevailing at that date. Such exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss in the year in which they arise. Non-monetary items measured at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at the
date when the fair value was determined. Exchange differences arising on the retranslation of non-monetary items are included in profit or loss for the year except for exchange differences arising on the retranslation of non-monetary items in
respect of which gains and losses are recognized directly in other comprehensive income, in which case, the exchange differences are also recognized directly in other comprehensive income. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical
cost in foreign currencies are not retranslated.

For the purposes of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and
liabilities of the Companys foreign operations are translated into NT$ using exchange rates prevailing at the end of each reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. Exchange
differences arising, if any, are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity (attributed to noncontrolling interests as appropriate).

Classification of Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities

Current assets are assets held for trading purposes and assets expected to be converted to cash, sold or consumed within one year from the end
of the reporting period. Current liabilities are obligations incurred for trading purposes and obligations expected to be settled within one year from the end of the reporting period. Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are
noncurrent assets and liabilities, respectively.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents, for the purpose of meeting short-term cash commitments, consist of highly liquid time deposits and investments that are
readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

Financial Instruments

Financial assets and liabilities shall be recognized when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the
instruments.

Financial assets and liabilities are initially recognized at fair values. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to
the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial
liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss. Fair
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Financial Assets

Financial assets are classified into the following specified categories: Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
(FVTPL), held-to-maturity financial assets, available-for-sale financial assets and loans and receivables. The classification depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time
of initial recognition. All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a settlement date basis. Regular way purchases or sales are purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets
within the time frame established by regulation or convention in the marketplace.

Financial assets at fair value through profit or
loss

Derivative financial instruments that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting are stated at fair value, with any gains or
losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss.

Held-to-maturity financial assets

Held-to-maturity investments are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity dates that the Company
has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity. Subsequent to initial recognition, held-to-maturity financial assets are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method less any impairment.

Available-for-sale financial assets

Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivative financial assets that are either designated as available-for-sale or are not classified
as (a) loans and receivables, (b) held-to-maturity financial assets or (c) financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.

Stocks and money market funds held by the Company that are traded in an active market are classified as available-for-sale financial assets and
are stated at fair value at the end of each reporting period.

Interest income from available-for-sale monetary financial assets and
dividends on available-for-sale equity investments are recognized in profit or loss. Other changes in the carrying amount of available-for-sale financial assets are recognized in other comprehensive income. When the investment is disposed of or is
determined to be impaired, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified to profit or loss.

Dividends on available-for-sale equity instruments are recognized in profit or loss when the Companys right to receive the dividends is
established.

Available-for-sale equity instruments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair value cannot
be reliably measured are measured at cost less any identified impairment losses at the end of each reporting period. Such equity instruments are subsequently remeasured at fair value when their fair value can be reliably measured, and the difference
between the carrying amount and fair value is recognized in profit or loss or other comprehensive income.

Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market.
Loans and receivables including cash and cash equivalents, notes and accounts receivable and other receivables are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment, except for those loans and receivables with
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Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those carried at FVTPL, are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. Those
financial assets are considered to be impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial assets, their estimated future cash flows have been affected.

For financial assets carried at amortized cost, such as trade receivables, assets that are assessed not to be impaired individually are, in
addition, assessed for impairment on a collective basis. The Company assesses the collectability of receivables by performing the account aging analysis and examining current trends in the credit quality of its customers.

For financial assets carried at amortized cost, the amount of the impairment loss is the difference between the assets carrying amount
and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial assets original effective interest rate.

For
financial assets measured at amortized cost, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognized, the previously
recognized impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the financial assets at the date the impairment loss is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment loss
not been recognized.

When an available-for-sale financial asset is considered to be impaired, cumulative gains or losses previously
recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss in the year.

In respect of available-for-sale equity
instruments, impairment losses previously recognized in profit or loss are not reversed through profit or loss. Any increase in fair value subsequent to the recognition of an impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income and
accumulated under the heading of unrealized gains or losses from available-for-sale financial assets.

The carrying amount of the financial
asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with the exception of trade receivables, where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account. When a trade receivable is considered uncollectible, it
is written off against the allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the allowance account.

Derecognition of financial assets

The Company derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or when it
transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset to another entity.

On
derecognition of a financial asset in its entirety, the difference between the financial assets carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable and the cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other
comprehensive income and accumulated in equity is recognized in profit or loss.

Financial Liabilities and Equity Instruments

Classification as debt or equity

Debt and equity instruments issued by the Company are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance
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Equity instruments

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities.
Equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

Financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are subsequently measured either at amortized cost using effective interest method or at FVTPL.

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL are derivative financial instruments that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting, and they are
stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss.

Financial liabilities other than
those held for trading purposes and designated as at FVTPL are subsequently measured at amortized cost at the end of each reporting period.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

The Company derecognizes financial liabilities when, and only when, the Companys obligations are discharged, cancelled or they expire.
The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid and payable is recognized in profit or loss.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company enters into a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its market risk exposure to foreign exchange rate, interest
rate and equity price fluctuation, including forward exchange contracts, cross currency swap contracts and forward stock contracts.

Derivative financial instruments are initially recognized at fair value at the date the derivative contracts are entered into and are
subsequently remeasured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. The resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative financial instrument is designated and effective as a hedging instrument,
in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.

Changes in the fair value
of derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognized in profit or loss immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged
risk.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow
hedges is recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated under the heading of cash flow hedges reserve. Amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity are reclassified to profit or loss in the period
when the hedged item is recognized in profit or loss.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventories are recorded at standard cost and adjusted to approximate
weighted-average cost at the end of the reporting period. Net realizable value represents the estimated selling price of inventories less all estimated costs of completion and costs necessary to make the sale.



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Noncurrent Assets Held for Sale

Noncurrent assets or disposal groups are classified as noncurrent assets held for sale if their carrying amount will be recovered principally
through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use. This condition is regarded as met only when the sale is highly probable and the noncurrent asset held for sale is available for immediate sale in its present condition. To meet the
criteria for the sale being highly probable, the appropriate level of management must be committed to the sale, which should be expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale within one year from the date of classification.

When the committed sale plan involves loss of control of a subsidiary, all of the assets and liabilities of that subsidiary are classified as
held for sale, regardless of whether a noncontrolling interest in its former subsidiary is retained after the sale.

Noncurrent assets
classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of their previous carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. Recognition of depreciation would cease.

Investments Accounted for Using Equity Method

Investments accounted for using the equity method include investments in associates and interests in joint ventures.

An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary nor a joint venture. Significant
influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but is not control or joint control over those policies.

A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the Company and other parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net
assets of the joint arrangement. Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an arrangement, which exists only when decisions about the relevant activities require unanimous consent of the parties sharing control.

The operating results and assets and liabilities of associates and joint ventures are incorporated in these consolidated financial statements
using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, an investment in an associate or a joint venture is initially recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize the
Companys share of profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the associate and joint venture as well as the distribution received. The Company also recognized its share in the changes in the associates and joint ventures.

Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the Companys share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and
contingent liabilities of an associate or a joint venture recognized at the date of acquisition is recognized as goodwill, which is included within the carrying amount of the investment. Any excess of the Companys share of the net fair value
of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities over the cost of acquisition, after reassessment, is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

When necessary, the entire carrying amount of the investment (including goodwill) is tested for impairment as a single asset by comparing its
recoverable amount (higher of value in use and fair value less costs to sell) with its carrying amount. Any impairment loss recognized forms part of the carrying amount of the investment. Any reversal of that impairment loss is recognized to the
extent that the recoverable amount of the investment subsequently increases.

The Company discontinues the use of the equity method from
the date when the Company ceases to have significant influence over an associate. When the Company retains an interest in the former associate, the Group measures the retained interest at fair value at that date. The difference between the carrying
amount of the associate at the date the equity method was discontinued, and the fair value of any retained interest and any proceeds from disposing of a part interest in the associate is included in the determination of the gain or loss on disposal
of the associate. In addition, the Company shall account for all amounts recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to that associate on the same basis as would be required if the associate had directly disposed of the related assets or
liabilities. If the Companys ownership interest in an associate or a joint venture is reduced, but the Company continues to apply the equity method, the Company shall reclassify to profit or loss the proportion of the gain or loss that had
previously been recognized in other comprehensive income relating to that reduction in ownership interest if that gain or loss would be required to be reclassified to profit or loss on the disposal of the related assets or liabilities.



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When the Company subscribes to additional shares in an associate or joint venture at a percentage
different from its existing ownership percentage, the resulting carrying amount of the investment differs from the amount of the Companys proportionate interest in the net assets of the associate or joint venture. The Company records such a
difference as an adjustment to investments with the corresponding amount charged or credited to capital surplus. If the Companys ownership interest is reduced due to the additional subscription to the shares of associate or joint venture by
other investors, the proportionate amount of the gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to that associate or joint venture shall be reclassified to profit or loss on the same basis as would be required if the
associate or joint venture had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities.

When a consolidated entity transacts with an
associate or a joint venture, profits and losses resulting from the transactions with the associate or joint venture are recognized in the Company consolidated financial statements only to the extent of interests in the associate or joint
venture that are not owned by the Company.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment. Costs include any incremental
costs that are directly attributable to the construction or acquisition of the item of property, plant and equipment.

Properties in the
course of construction for production, supply or administrative purposes are carried at cost, less any recognized impairment loss. Such properties are classified to the appropriate categories of property, plant and equipment when completed and ready
for intended use. Depreciation of these assets, on the same basis as other property assets, commences when the assets are ready for their intended use.

Depreciation is recognized so as to write off the cost of the assets less their residual values over their useful lives, and it is computed
using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: land improvements20 years; buildings10 to 20 years; machinery and equipment2 to 5 years; office equipment3 to 15 years; and leased assets20
years. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimates accounted for on a prospective basis. Land is not depreciated.

Assets held under finance leases are depreciated over their expected useful lives on the same basis as owned assets. However, when there is no
reasonable certainty that ownership will be obtained by the end of the lease term, assets are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives.

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the
continued use of the assets. Any gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognized in
profit or loss.

Leases

Leases are classified as finance lease whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the
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The Company as lessor

Rental income from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

The Company as lessee

Assets held under finance lease are initially recognized as assets of the Company at the fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower,
at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the consolidated statement of financial position as an obligation under finance lease.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance expense and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on
the remaining balance of the liability.

Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease
term.

Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Goodwill arising
on an acquisition of a business is carried at cost as established at the date of acquisition of the business less accumulated impairment losses, if any.

Other intangible assets

Other separately acquired intangible assets with finite useful lives are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated
impairment losses. Amortization is recognized using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: Technology license feesthe estimated life of the technology or the term of the technology transfer contract; software and
system design costs2 to 5 years; patent and othersthe economic life or contract period. The estimated useful life and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate being
accounted for on a prospective basis.

Impairment of Tangible and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Goodwill is not
amortized and instead is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the cash generating unit may be impaired. For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Companys
cash-generating units or groups of cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination. If the recoverable amount of a cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount, the difference is allocated first to
reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to such cash generating unit and then to the other assets of the cash generating unit pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the cash generating unit. Any impairment loss for
goodwill is recognized directly in profit or loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

Other tangible and intangible assets

At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there
is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. When it is not possible to estimate the
recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. When a reasonable and consistent basis of allocation can be identified, corporate assets are also
allocated to individual cash-generating units, or otherwise they are allocated to the smallest group of cash-generating units for which a reasonable and consistent allocation basis can be identified.



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Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing
value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of
future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be less than its
carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

When an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset or a cash-generating unit is increased to the revised estimate
of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset or cash-generating unit in prior years. A reversal of an
impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Provision

Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that
the Company will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount
recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. When a provision is
measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Revenue is reduced for estimated customer returns, rebates
and other similar allowances.

Sale of goods

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when the goods are delivered and titles have passed, at which time all the following conditions
are satisfied:



| |  |  | The Company has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods;
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| |  |  | The Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;
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| |  |  | The amount of revenue can be measured reliably;
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| |  |  | It is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Company; and
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| |  |  | The costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.
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In principle, payment term granted to customers is due 30 days from the invoice date or 30 days from the end of the month of when the invoice
is issued. Due to the short term nature of the receivables from sale of goods with the immaterial discounted effect, the Company measures them at the original invoice amounts without discounting.



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Royalties, dividend and interest income

Revenue from royalties is recognized on an accrual basis in accordance with the substance of the relevant agreement (provided that it is
probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably).

Dividend income from
investments is recognized when the shareholders right to receive payment has been established, provided that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the amount of income can be measured reliably.

Interest income from a financial asset is recognized when it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the amount of
income can be measured reliably. Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and at the effective interest rate applicable.

Retirement Benefits

For
defined contribution retirement benefit plans, payments to the benefit plan are recognized as an expense when the employees have rendered service entitling them to the contribution. For defined benefit retirement benefit plans, the cost of providing
benefit is recognized based on actuarial calculations.

For defined benefit retirement benefit plans, the cost of providing benefits is
determined using the Projected Unit Credit Method, with actuarial calculations being carried out at year end. Remeasurement, comprising actuarial gains and losses, the effect of the changes to the asset ceiling (if applicable) and the return on plan
assets (excluding net interest), is reflected immediately in other comprehensive income in the period in which they occur. Remeasurement recognized in other comprehensive income is reflected immediately in retained earnings and will not be
reclassified to profit or loss.

Share-based Payment Arrangements

The Company elected to take the optional exemption under IFRS 1, First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards, for the
share-based payment transactions granted and vested before January 1, 2012, the date of transition to IFRSs. There were no stock options granted prior to but unvested at the date of transition.

The compensation costs of employee stock options that were granted after January 1, 2012 are measured at the fair value of the stock
options at the grant date. The fair value of the stock option granted determined at the grant date of the stock options is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Companys estimate of the number of stock options
that will eventually vest, with a corresponding increase in capital surplus-employee stock option. The estimate is revised if subsequent information indicates that the number of stock options expected to vest differs from original estimates.

Taxation

Income tax
expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

Income tax on unappropriated earnings (excluding earnings from foreign consolidated subsidiaries) at a rate of 10% is expensed in the year the
earnings arise and adjusted to the extent that distributions are approved by the shareholders in the following year.

Adjustments of prior
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Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial
statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary
differences, net operating loss carryforwards and unused tax credits to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and associates, and
interests in joint ventures, except where the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from
deductible temporary differences associated with such investments are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and they are
expected to reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period
and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be recovered. The deferred tax assets which originally not recognized is also reviewed at the
end of each reporting period and recognized to the extent that it is probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year in which the liability is settled or
the asset is realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from
the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

Current and deferred tax for the year

Current and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income
or directly in equity, in which case, the current and deferred tax are also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.



|6. | CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION AND UNCERTAINTY
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In the
application of the Companys accounting policies, which are described in Note 5, the directors are required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from
other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the year in
which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that year, or in the year of the revision and future years if the revision affects both current and future years.

The following are the critical judgments, apart from those involving estimations, that the directors have made in the process of applying the
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Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when the conditions described in Note 5 are satisfied. The Company also records a provision for estimated future
returns and other allowances in the same period the related revenue is recorded. Provision for estimated sales returns and other allowances is generally made and adjusted at a specific percentage based on historical experience and any known factors
that would significantly affect the allowance, and our management periodically reviews the adequacy of the percentage used.

Impairment
of Tangible and Intangible Assets Other than Goodwill

In the process of evaluating the potential impairment of tangible and intangible
assets other than goodwill, the Company is required to make subjective judgments in determining the independent cash flows, useful lives, expected future revenue and expenses related to the specific asset groups with the consideration of the nature
of semiconductor industry. Any changes in these estimates based on changed economic conditions or business strategies could result in significant impairment charges or reversal in future years.

Impairment of Goodwill

The assessment of impairment of goodwill requires the Company to make subjective judgment to determine the identified cash-generating units,
allocate the goodwill to relevant cash-generating units and estimate the recoverable amount of relevant cash-generating units.

Impairment Assessment on Investment Using Equity Method

The Company assesses the impairment of investments accounted for using the equity method whenever triggering events or changes in circumstances
indicate that an investment may be impaired and carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company measures the impairment based on a projected future cash flow of the investees, including the underlying assumptions of sales growth rate and capacity
utilization rate formulated by such investees internal management team. The Company also takes into account market conditions and the relevant industry trends to ensure the reasonableness of such assumptions.

Realization of Deferred Income Tax Assets

Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which those deferred
tax assets can be utilized. Assessment of the realization of the deferred tax assets requires the Companys subjective judgment and estimate, including the future revenue growth and profitability, tax holidays, the amount of tax credits can be
utilized and feasible tax planning strategies. Any changes in the global economic environment, the industry trends and relevant laws and regulations could result in significant adjustments to the deferred tax assets.

Valuation of Inventory

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, and the Company uses judgment and estimate to determine the net realizable
value of inventory at the end of each reporting period.

Due to the rapid technological changes, the Company estimates the net realizable
value of inventory for obsolescence and unmarketable items at the end of reporting period and then writes down the cost of inventories to net realizable value. The net realizable value of the inventory is mainly determined based on assumptions of
future demand within a specific time horizon.

Recognition and Measurement of Defined Benefit Plans

Accrued pension liabilities and the resulting pension expenses under defined benefit pension plans are calculated using the Projected Unit
Credit Method. Actuarial assumptions comprise the discount rate, rate of employee turnover, and long-term average future salary increase. Changes in economic circumstances and market conditions will affect these assumptions and may have a material
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|7. | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Cash and deposits in banks

$
238,014.6


$
352,761.2Repurchase agreements collateralized by corporate bonds


1,809.3



3,920.6Commercial paper






1,159.3Repurchase agreements collateralized by short-term commercial paper


2,395.6



449.2Repurchase agreements collateralized by government bonds


475.9



158.7$
242,695.4


$
358,449.0


Deposits in banks consisted of highly liquid time deposits that were readily convertible to known
amounts of cash and were subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.



|8. | FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS
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December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Derivative financial assetsCross currency swap contracts

$



$
118.9Forward exchange contracts


90.4



73.1$
90.4


$
192.0Derivative financial liabilitiesCross currency swap contracts

$
4.2


$
359.6Forward exchange contracts


29.5



126.6$
33.7


$
486.2


The Company entered into derivative contracts to manage exposures due to fluctuations of foreign
exchange rates. The derivative contracts entered into by the Company did not meet the criteria for hedge accounting. Therefore, the Company did not apply hedge accounting treatment for derivative contracts.



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Outstanding forward exchange contracts consisted of the following:



Contract AmountMaturity Date

(In Millions)December 31, 2013Sell NT$/Buy EUR

January 2014

NT$4,514.3/EUR110.0Sell NT$/Buy US$

January 2014

NT$683.7/US$22.8Sell US$/Buy EUR

January 2014

US$340.1/EUR248.0Sell US$/Buy JPY

January 2014

US$341.0/JPY35,754.8Sell US$/Buy RMB

January 2014 to February 2014

US$138.0/RMB841.5December 31, 2014Sell EUR/Buy US$

January 2015

EUR4.6/US$5.6Sell NT$/Buy US$

January 2015

NT$1,632.4/US$51.9Sell US$/Buy EUR

January 2015

US$29.5/EUR24.1Sell US$/Buy JPY

January 2015

US$226.0/JPY27,151.0Sell US$/Buy NT$

January 2015

US$170.0/NT$5,276.5Sell US$/Buy RMB

January 2015

US$181.0/RMB1,129.2


Outstanding cross currency swap contracts consisted of the following:



Maturity Date

Contract Amount
(In Millions)


Range of
Interest RatesPaid


Range of
Interest RatesReceivedDecember 31, 2013January 2014


NT$1,639.2/US$55.1







1.03%-2.00%December 31, 2014January 2015


NT$2,511.9/US$80.1







0.05%-0.13%January 2015

US$
1,460.0/NT$45,974.8



0.16%-1.92%








|9. | AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS
|-- | -----------------------------------



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Publicly traded stocks

$
59,481.6


$
73,797.1Non-publicly traded stocks


1,865.1



1,606.6Mutual funds


280.5



193.9Money market funds


1.2



0.4$
61,628.4


$
75,598.0Current portion

$
760.8


$
73,797.5Noncurrent portion


60,867.6



1,800.5$
61,628.4


$
75,598.0




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In the second quarter of 2014, the Company reclassified some publicly traded stocks from
non-current asset to current asset since the lock-up period will end within a year.

In the second quarter of 2012, the Company recognized
an impairment loss on some of the foreign publicly traded stocks in the amount of NT$2,677.5 million due to the significant decline in fair value.

Since there is a wide range of estimated fair values of the Companys investments in non-publicly traded stocks, the Company concludes
that the fair value cannot be reliably measured and therefore should be measured at the cost less any impairment.

The Company recognized
impairment loss on non-publicly traded stocks and mutual funds in the amount of NT$367.4 million, NT$1,538.9 million and NT$211.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.



|10. | HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS
|--- | ---------------------------------



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Current PortionCommercial paper

$
1,796.0


$
4,485.6




|11. | HEDGING DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
|--- | ----------------------------------------



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Financial liabilitiescurrentFair value hedgesStock forward contracts

$



$
16,364.3Financial liabilitiesnoncurrentFair value hedgesStock forward contracts

$
5,481.6


$



The Companys investments in publicly traded stocks are exposed to the risk of market price
fluctuations. Accordingly, the Company entered into stock forward contracts to sell shares at a contracted price determined by specific percentage of the spot price on the trade date in a specific future period in order to hedge the fair value risk
caused by changes in equity prices.



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The outstanding stock forward contracts consisted of the following:



December 31,2013


December 31,2014Contract amount (US$ in millions)

$
37,431.6


$
56,172.6(US$
1,256.1
)

(US$
1,771.0
)


In addition, the Companys long-term bank loans bear floating interest rates; therefore, changes in
the market interest rate may cause future cash flows to be volatile. Accordingly, in 2012, the Company entered into an interest rate swap contract in order to hedge cash flow risk caused by floating interest rates. The interest rate swap contract of
the Company was due in August 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the amount recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated under the heading of cash flow hedges reserve from the interest rate swap contract amounted to a net
gain of nil; the amount reclassified from equity and recognized as a loss from the interest rate swap contract amounted to a net loss of NT$0.2 million, which was included under finance costs in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and
other comprehensive income.



|12. | NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET
|--- | ----------------------------------



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Notes and accounts receivable

$
72,136.5


$
115,221.4Allowance for doubtful receivables


(486.6
)


(486.7
)Notes and accounts receivable, net

$
71,649.9


$
114,734.7


In principle, the payment term granted to customers is due 30 days from the invoice date or 30 days from
the end of the month of when the invoice is issued. The allowance for doubtful receivables is assessed by reference to the collectability of receivables by performing the account aging analysis, historical experience and current financial condition
of customers.

Except for those impaired, for the rest of the notes and accounts receivable, the account aging analysis at the end of the
reporting period is summarized in the following table. Notes and accounts receivable include amounts that are past due but for which the Company has not recognized a specific allowance for doubtful receivables after the assessment since there has
not been a significant change in the credit quality of its customers and the amounts are still considered recoverable.

Aging analysis
of notes and accounts receivable, net



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Neither past due nor impaired

$
64,112.6


$
102,692.8Past due but not impairedPast due within 30 days


7,537.3



12,041.9$
71,649.9


$
114,734.7




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Movements of the allowance for doubtful receivables



IndividuallyAssessed forImpairment


CollectivelyAssessed forImpairment


TotalBalance at January 1, 2012

$
30.1


$
460.9


$
491.0Provision


118.3







118.3Reversal






(117.9
)


(117.9
)Write-off


(11.1
)






(11.1
)Effect of exchange rate changes






(0.1
)


(0.1
)Balance at December 31, 2012

$
137.3


$
342.9


$
480.2Balance at January 1, 2013

$
137.3


$
342.9


$
480.2Provision






137.3



137.3Reversal


(127.8
)






(127.8
)Effect of deconsolidation of subsidiary


(3.2
)






(3.2
)Effect of exchange rate changes


1.8



(1.7
)


0.1Balance at December 31, 2013

$
8.1


$
478.5


$
486.6Balance at January 1, 2014

$
8.1


$
478.5


$
486.6Provision






23.4



23.4Reversal






(23.4
)


(23.4
)Effect of exchange rate changes






0.1



0.1Balance at December 31, 2014

$
8.1


$
478.6


$
486.7


Aging analysis of accounts receivable that is individually determined as impaired



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Not past due

$



$
Past due 1-30 days


0.3



Past due 31-60 days


0.1



Past due 61-120 days


0.2



Past due over 121 days


7.8



8.1$
8.4


$
8.1


The Company held bank guarantees and other credit enhancements as collateral for certain impaired
accounts receivables. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the amount of the bank guarantee and other credit enhancements were NT$0.3 million (US$0.01 million) and nil, respectively.



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|13. | INVENTORIES
|--- | -----------



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Finished goods

$
7,245.2


$
9,972.0Work in process


26,033.6



51,027.9Raw materials


2,435.3



3,222.5Supplies and spare parts


1,780.8



2,115.6$
37,494.9


$
66,338.0


Write-down of inventories to net realizable value in the amount of NT$1,558.9 million, NT$664.7 million
and NT$1,964.5 million, respectively, were included in the cost of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.



|14. | NONCURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
|--- | -------------------------------

In January 2015, the Board of Directors of TSMC
approved a sale of TSMC SSL common shares of 565,480 thousand held by TSMC and TSMC Guang Neng to Epistar Corp. Accordingly, the Company has reclassified TSMC SSL as a disposal group held for sale in its consolidated statement of financial
position as of December 31, 2014. The transaction was completed in February 2015. The expected fair value less costs to sell is substantially lower than the carrying amount of the related net assets of TSMC SSL; as such, impairment losses of
NT$735.5 million were recognized under other operating gains and losses in the Companys consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2014. TSMC SSL is classified in the other
operating segment of the Company. The major classes of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale were disclosed as follows:



December 31,
2014Noncurrent assets held for saleCash and cash equivalents

$
81.5Inventories


28.5Other current assets


91.3Property, plant and equipment


643.7Intangible assets


47.4Others


51.8$
944.2Liabilities directly associated with noncurrent assets held for saleSalary and bonus payable

$
38.2Accrued expenses and other current liabilities


68.1Accrued pension cost


35.9Others


76.9$
219.1




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|15. | INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD
|--- | ---------------------------------------------

Investments accounted for using the
equity method consisted of the following:



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Associates

$
24,664.1


$
24,772.0Joint ventures


3,492.4



3,287.7$
28,156.5


$
28,059.7




| | a. | Investments in associates
| | -- | -------------------------

Associates consisted of the following:



Place of

Carrying Amount


% of Ownership and VotingRights Held by the CompanyName of Associate

Principal Activities

Incorporation andOperation

December 31,2013


December 31,2014


December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS)

Research, design, development, manufacture, packaging, testing and sale of memory integrated circuits, LSI, VLSI and related
parts

Hsinchu, Taiwan

$
10,405.9


$
9,943.8



39
%


33
%Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company Pte Ltd. (SSMC)

Fabrication and supply of integrated circuits

Singapore


7,457.7



8,297.0



39
%


39
%Motech Industries, Inc. (Motech)

Manufacturing and sales of solar cells, crystalline silicon solar cell, and test and measurement instruments and design and construction
of solar power systems

Taipei, Taiwan


3,887.5



3,408.9



20
%


20
%Xintec Inc. (Xintec)

Wafer level chip size packaging service

Taoyuan, Taiwan


1,866.1



2,033.7



40
%


40
%Global Unichip Corporation (GUC)

Researching, developing, manufacturing, testing and marketing of integrated circuits

Hsinchu, Taiwan


1,046.9



1,088.6



35
%


35
%$
24,664.1


$
24,772.0


In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company recognized an impairment loss in the amount of NT$1,186.7
million, due to the lower estimated recoverable amount compared with the carrying amount of its investments in stocks traded on R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange). Subsequently, as the recoverable amount of the aforementioned investments was
higher than its carrying amount, the impairment loss of NT$1,186.7 million recognized in 2012 was reversed in the fourth quarter of 2013. The recoverable amount was determined on the basis of value in use, which amounted to NT$5,620.0 million as of
December 31, 2013 with a discount rate of 8.50%.

Since TSMC did not participate in Mcube Incs issuance of new shares in the
third quarter of 2013, the Companys percentage of ownership in Mcube Inc. decreased to 18%. As a result, the Company evaluated and concluded that the Company did not exercise significant influence over Mcube Inc. Therefore, Mcube Inc. is no
longer accounted for using the equity method. Further, such investment was reclassified to available-for-sale financial assets. The Company also measured the fair value of retained interest in Mcube Inc. when the significant influence was lost,
which has no difference with the carrying amount; accordingly, the Company did not recognize any gain or loss.

TSMC has no power to direct
the relevant activities of Xintec starting June 2013 due to the loss of power to cast the majority of votes at meetings of the Board of Directors. As a result, Xintec is no longer consolidated and is accounted for using the equity method. Please
refer to Note 34. At the end of March 2015, Xintec listed its shares on the R.O.C. Over-the-Counter (Taipei Exchange). Consequently, TSMCs percentage of ownership over Xintec was diluted to approximately 35.4%. In April 2015, TSMC sold 2,172
thousand common shares of Xintec and recognized a disposal gain of NT$43.6 million in the second quarter of 2015. After the sale, TSMC owned approximately 34.6% of the equity interest in Xintec.



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In the second quarter of 2014, the Company sold 82,000 thousand common shares of VIS and
recognized a disposal gain of NT$2,054.4 million. After the sale, the Company owned approximately 33.7% of the equity interest in VIS.

The
summarized financial information in respect of the Companys associates is set out below. The summarized financial information below represents amounts shown in the associates financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRSs, IASs,
interpretations as well as related guidance adjusted by the Company using the equity method of accounting.



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Total assets

$
96,689.5


$
101,074.2Total liabilities


(28,550.3
)


(29,046.3
)Net assets

$
68,139.2


$
72,027.9The Companys share of net assets of associates

$
24,664.1


$
24,772.0




Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Net revenue

$
55,746.1


$
67,752.1


$
70,466.4Net income

$
174.3


$
7,902.8


$
9,326.7Other comprehensive income (loss)

$
(21.7
)

$
166.8


$
45.0The Companys share of profits of associates

$
1,456.0


$
3,353.2


$
3,663.8The Companys share of other comprehensive income (loss) of associates

$
(38.1
)

$
18.0


$
4.2


The summarized financial information in respect of each of the Companys material associates is set
out below. The summarized financial information below represents amounts shown in the associates financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRSs, IASs, interpretations as well as related guidance adjusted by the Company using the equity
method of accounting.



| | 1) | VIS
| | -- | ---



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Current assets

$
21,556.2


$
25,114.4Noncurrent assets

$
7,529.8


$
8,859.1Current liabilities

$
4,092.8


$
5,874.6Noncurrent liabilities

$
709.5


$
816.7




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Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Net revenue

$
17,190.0


$
21,135.1


$
23,931.5Income from operations

$
1,841.1


$
4,809.8


$
6,182.0Net income

$
1,901.9


$
3,948.6


$
5,327.7Other comprehensive income (loss)

$
3.0


$
(8.0
)

$
(68.6
)Total comprehensive income

$
1,904.9


$
3,940.6


$
5,259.1Cash dividends received

$
394.0


$
611.3


$
960.0


Reconciliation of the above summarized financial information to the carrying amount of the interest in
the associate recognized in the consolidated statements of financial position was as follows:



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Net assets

$
24,283.7


$
27,282.2Percentage of ownership


39
%


33
%The Companys share of net assets of the associate


9,558.1



9,095.9Goodwill


847.9



847.9Other adjustments


(0.1
)


Carrying amount of the investment

$
10,405.9


$
9,943.8




| | 2) | SSMC
| | -- | ----



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Current assets

$
14,600.1


$
17,343.4Noncurrent assets

$
6,374.6


$
6,347.6Current liabilities

$
1,958.7


$
1,963.8Noncurrent liabilities

$
341.3


$
402.9




Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Net revenue

$
14,380.0


$
14,699.9


$
14,669.7Income from operations

$
4,751.6


$
5,042.5


$
5,362.5Net income

$
4,738.2


$
5,023.4


$
5,317.6Other comprehensive income

$



$



$
Total comprehensive income

$
4,738.2


$
5,023.4


$
5,317.6Cash dividends received

$
1,145.4


$
1,390.5


$
1,512.0




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Reconciliation of the above summarized financial information to the carrying amount of the
interest in the associate recognized in the consolidated statements of financial position was as follows:



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Net assets

$
18,674.7


$
21,324.3Percentage of ownership


39
%


39
%The Companys share of net assets of the associate


7,243.9



8,271.7Goodwill


214.0



214.0Other adjustments


(0.2
)


(188.7
)Carrying amount of the investment

$
7,457.7


$
8,297.0


Aggregate information of associates that are not individually material was summarized as follows:



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)The Companys share of losses of associates

$
(1,187.0
)

$
(170.4
)

$
(93.3
)The Companys share of other comprehensive income (loss) of associates

$
(38.2
)

$
20.4


$
24.0The Companys share of total comprehensive loss of associates

$
(1,225.2
)

$
(150.0
)

$
(69.3
)


The market prices of the investments accounted for using the equity method in publicly traded stocks
calculated by the closing price at the end of the reporting period are summarized as follows:



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$Name of Associate

(In Millions)


(In Millions)VIS

$
22,239.1


$
28,567.5Motech

$
5,345.0


$
4,242.8GUC

$
3,454.9


$
4,328.0




| | b. | Investments in joint ventures
| | -- | -----------------------------

Joint ventures consisted of the following:



Place of


Carrying Amount


% of Ownership and VotingRights Held by the CompanyName of Joint Venture

Principal Activities

Incorporationand Operation


December 31,2013


December 31,2014


December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)VisEra Holding Company (VisEra Holding)

Investing in companies involved in the design, manufacturing and other related businesses in the semiconductor industry


Cayman Islands


$
3,492.4


$
3,287.7



49
%


49
%


The summarized financial information in respect of the Companys joint venture is set out below.
The summarized financial information below represents amounts shown in the joint ventures financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRSs, IASs, interpretations as well as related guidance adjusted by the Company using the equity method
of accounting.



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December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Current assets

$
5,300.7


$
4,983.2Noncurrent assets

$
3,599.1


$
3,315.7Current liabilities

$
961.5


$
791.3Noncurrent liabilities

$
1.1


$
1.1


The above amounts of assets and liabilities include the following:



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Cash and cash equivalents

$
4,582.4


$
4,427.2Current financial liabilities (excluding trade and other payable and provisions)

$
778.6


$
548.8Noncurrent financial liabilities (excluding trade and other payable and provisions)

$
1.1


$
1.1




Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Net revenue

$
4,348.1


$
4,217.0


$
3,552.8Income from operations

$
1,215.6


$
1,111.4


$
695.2Net income

$
1,015.8


$
1,059.5


$
597.7Other comprehensive income (loss)

$
223.6


$
(182.6
)

$
(346.9
)Total comprehensive income

$
1,239.4


$
876.9


$
250.8Cash dividends received

$
407.0


$



$
518.0The Companys share of profits of joint venture

$
617.1


$
453.6


$
256.0The Companys share of other comprehensive income (loss) of joint venture

$
93.0


$
(78.3
)

$
(155.2
)


The above profit or loss includes the following:



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Depreciation and amortization

$
681.1


$
760.1


$
773.3Interest income

$
23.4


$
31.2


$
44.4Income tax expense

$
231.2


$
150.4


$
30.5




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Reconciliation of the above summarized financial information to the carrying amount of the
interest in the joint venture recognized in the consolidated statements of financial position was as follows:



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Net assets

$
7,937.2


$
7,506.5Percentage of ownership


49
%


49
%The Companys share of net assets of the joint venture


3,900.3



3,688.7Other adjustments


(407.9
)


(401.0
)Carrying amount of the investment

$
3,492.4


$
3,287.7




|16. | PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
|--- | -----------------------------



Land and LandImprovements


Buildings


MachineryandEquipment


OfficeEquipment


Assets underFinanceLeases


Equipment underInstallation andConstruction inProgress


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)CostBalance at January 1, 2012

$
1,541.1


$
172,997.4


$
1,057,926.5


$
17,041.3


$
791.5


$
116,864.0


$
1,367,161.8Additions


18.5



25,183.9



226,497.7



3,680.7







2,308.3



257,689.1Disposals or retirements






(54.5
)


(2,104.9
)


(563.5
)










(2,722.9
)Reclassification






(11.1
)


11.1











(8.5
)


(8.5
)Effect of exchange rate changes


(32.5
)


(703.9
)


(2,437.2
)


(90.6
)


(24.7
)


(99.8
)


(3,388.7
)Balance at December 31, 2012

$
1,527.1


$
197,411.8


$
1,279,893.2


$
20,067.9


$
766.8


$
119,064.0


$
1,618,730.8Accumulated depreciation and impairmentBalance at January 1, 2012

$
355.6


$
101,081.6


$
763,112.2


$
11,892.7


$
297.5


$



$
876,739.6Additions


27.0



11,154.8



116,070.8



1,875.8



40.1







129,168.5Disposals or retirements






(44.3
)


(1,966.8
)


(555.5
)










(2,566.6
)Impairment










422.3



22.2











444.5Reclassification






(0.2
)


0.2















Effect of exchange rate changes


(15.2
)


(390.2
)


(2,127.8
)


(74.7
)


(9.5
)






(2,617.4
)Balance at December 31, 2012

$
367.4


$
111,801.7


$
875,510.9


$
13,160.5


$
328.1


$



$
1,001,168.6Carrying amounts at December 31, 2012

$
1,159.7


$
85,610.1


$
404,382.3


$
6,907.4


$
438.7


$
119,064.0


$
617,562.2CostBalance at January 1, 2013

$
1,527.1


$
197,411.8


$
1,279,893.2


$
20,067.9


$
766.8


$
119,064.0


$
1,618,730.8Additions


3,212.0



31,869.0



140,223.2



3,791.1







154,706.9



333,802.2Disposals or retirements










(2,925.1
)


(788.1
)










(3,713.2
)Reclassification






3.8



0.3















4.1Effect of deconsolidation of subsidiary


(772.0
)


(986.2
)


(5,630.9
)


(1,055.8
)






(1,632.9
)


(10,077.8
)Effect of exchange rate changes


19.8



884.3



2,359.1



46.9



37.7



35.8



3,383.6Balance at December 31, 2013

$
3,986.9


$
229,182.7


$
1,413,919.8


$
22,062.0


$
804.5


$
272,173.8


$
1,942,129.7Accumulated depreciation and impairmentBalance at January 1, 2013

$
367.4


$
111,801.7


$
875,510.9


$
13,160.5


$
328.1


$



$
1,001,168.6Additions


27.1



13,183.5



138,314.2



2,413.7



41.3







153,979.8Disposals or retirements










(2,809.2
)


(786.4
)










(3,595.6
)Effect of deconsolidation of subsidiary






(226.9
)


(3,656.3
)


(599.5
)










(4,482.7
)Effect of exchange rate changes


9.7



475.8



1,854.1



37.5



16.6







2,393.7Balance at December 31, 2013

$
404.2


$
125,234.1


$
1,009,213.7


$
14,225.8


$
386.0


$



$
1,149,463.8Carrying amounts at December 31, 2013

$
3,582.7


$
103,948.6


$
404,706.1


$
7,836.2


$
418.5


$
272,173.8


$
792,665.9CostBalance at January 1, 2014

$
3,986.9


$
229,182.7


$
1,413,919.8


$
22,062.0


$
804.5


$
272,173.8


$
1,942,129.7Additions (decrease)






39,833.1



340,661.0



6,499.0







(162,974.4
)


224,018.7Disposals or retirements






(108.7
)


(2,128.1
)


(645.9
)










(2,882.7
)Reclassification






(2.0
)


2.0















Reclassification as held for sale






(854.9
)


(2,231.4
)


(67.8
)






(2.6
)


(3,156.7
)Effect of exchange rate changes


49.9



1,113.7



3,946.9



113.5



36.7



137.9



5,398.6Balance at December 31, 2014

$
4,036.8


$
269,163.9


$
1,754,170.2


$
27,960.8


$
841.2


$
109,334.7


$
2,165,507.6Accumulated depreciation and impairmentBalance at January 1, 2014

$
404.2


$
125,234.1


$
1,009,213.7


$
14,225.8


$
386.0


$



$
1,149,463.8Additions


27.7



15,589.0



178,850.6



3,135.8



42.1







197,645.2Disposals or retirements






(107.7
)


(1,998.3
)


(645.7
)










(2,751.7
)Impairment










239.9















239.9Reclassification






(0.5
)


0.5















Reclassification as held for sale






(257.6
)


(1,476.5
)


(43.4
)










(1,777.5
)Effect of exchange rate changes


27.3



788.6



3,558.5



95.4



19.3







4,489.1Balance at December 31, 2014

$
459.2


$
141,245.9


$
1,188,388.4


$
16,767.9


$
447.4


$



$
1,347,308.8Carrying amounts at December 31, 2014

$
3,577.6


$
127,918.0


$
565,781.8


$
11,192.9


$
393.8


$
109,334.7


$
818,198.8




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The significant part of the Companys buildings includes main plants, mechanical and
electrical power equipment and clean rooms, and the related depreciation is calculated using the estimated useful lives of 20 years, 10 years and 10 years, respectively.

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2014, the Company recognized impairment loss of NT$444.5 million related to property, plant and
equipment of the foundry reportable segment and of NT$239.9 million under other operating segments, respectively, since some of property, plant and equipment have become obsolete and their recoverable amount determined on the basis of value in
use is nil. Such impairment losses were included in other operating income and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2014.

The Company entered into agreements to lease buildings from December 2003 to November 2018 that qualify as finance leases.

Future minimum lease gross payments were as follows:



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Minimum lease paymentsNot later than 1 year

$
28.4


$
29.7Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years


850.7



859.7879.1



889.4Less: Future finance expenses


94.1



77.9Present value of minimum lease payments

$
785.0


$
811.5Present value of minimum lease paymentsNot later than 1 year

$
27.7


$
28.9Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years


757.3



782.6$
785.0


$
811.5Current portion (classified under accrued expenses and other current liabilities)

$
8.8


$
9.4Noncurrent portion


776.2



802.1$
785.0


$
811.5


During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company capitalized the borrowing costs directly
attributable to the acquisition or construction of property, plant and equipment. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the amount of capitalized interest was NT$6.4 million and the capitalized interest rate was 1.08%-1.20%. There was no
capitalization of borrowing costs for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014.



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|17. | INTANGIBLE ASSETS
|--- | -----------------



Goodwill


TechnologyLicense Fees


Software andSystem DesignCosts


Patent andOthers


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)CostBalance at January 1, 2012

$
5,694.0


$
4,370.2


$
13,438.6


$
2,670.0


$
26,172.8Additions






31.0



1,795.4



427.3



2,253.7Retirements










(48.2
)


(93.0
)


(141.2
)Reclassification






191.6



(85.5
)


94.0



200.1Effect of exchange rate changes


(170.3
)


(2.2
)


(4.9
)


(3.6
)


(181.0
)Balance at December 31, 2012

$
5,523.7


$
4,590.6


$
15,095.4


$
3,094.7


$
28,304.4Accumulated amortizationBalance at January 1, 2012

$



$
2,687.3


$
11,072.1


$
1,551.8


$
15,311.2Additions






442.5



1143.4



594.9



2,180.8Retirements










(48.2
)


(93.0
)


(141.2
)Reclassification










(36.5
)


36.5



Effect of exchange rate changes






(1.1
)


(4.4
)


(0.5
)


(6.0
)Balance at December 31, 2012

$



$
3,128.7


$
12,126.4


$
2,089.7


$
17,344.8Carrying amounts at December 31, 2012

$
5,523.7


$
1,461.9


$
2,969.0


$
1,005.0


$
10,959.6CostBalance at January 1, 2013

$
5,523.7


$
4,590.6


$
15,095.4


$
3,094.7


$
28,304.4Additions










2,140.6



579.0



2,719.6Retirements










(18.2
)


(23.6
)


(41.8
)Reclassification






(29.6
)


(111.1
)


101.0



(39.7
)Effect of deconsolidation of subsidiary






(113.3
)


(25.3
)


(42.2
)


(180.8
)Effect of exchange rate changes


103.8



(2.8
)


5.4



20.5



126.9Balance at December 31, 2013

$
5,627.5


$
4,444.9


$
17,086.8


$
3,729.4


$
30,888.6Accumulated amortizationBalance at January 1, 2013

$



$
3,128.7


$
12,126.4


$
2,089.7


$
17,344.8Additions






282.4



1,344.3



575.3



2,202.0Retirements










(18.0
)


(23.5
)


(41.5
)Reclassification










(5.9
)






(5.9
)Effect of deconsolidation of subsidiary






(66.6
)


(12.6
)


(25.2
)


(104.4
)Effect of exchange rate changes






(2.8
)


4.9



1.1



3.2Balance at December 31, 2013

$



$
3,341.7


$
13,439.1


$
2,617.4


$
19,398.2Carrying amounts at December 31, 2013

$
5,627.5


$
1,103.2


$
3,647.7


$
1,112.0


$
11,490.4CostBalance at January 1, 2014

$
5,627.5


$
4,444.9


$
17,086.8


$
3,729.4


$
30,888.6Additions






1,906.9



1,695.2



826.2



4,428.3Retirements










(51.4
)






(51.4
)Reclassification as held for sale










(39.6
)


(269.2
)


(308.8
)Effect of exchange rate changes


261.3



(1.5
)


6.1



6.1



272.0Balance at December 31, 2014

$
5,888.8


$
6,350.3


$
18,697.1


$
4,292.5


$
35,228.7Accumulated amortizationBalance at January 1, 2014

$



$
3,341.7


$
13,439.1


$
2,617.4


$
19,398.2Additions






438.7



1,499.7



667.9



2,606.3Retirements










(51.4
)






(51.4
)Reclassification as held for sale










(32.0
)


(229.4
)


(261.4
)Effect of exchange rate changes






(1.5
)


5.7



1.3



5.5Balance at December 31, 2014

$



$
3,778.9


$
14,861.1


$
3,057.2


$
21,697.2Carrying amounts at December 31, 2014

$
5,888.8


$
2,571.4


$
3,836.0


$
1,235.3


$
13,531.5




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The Companys goodwill has been tested for impairment at the end of the annual reporting
period and the recoverable amount is determined based on the value in use. The value in use was calculated based on the cash flow forecast from the financial budgets covering the future five-year period, and the Company used annual discount rate of
8.50% and 8.40% in its test of impairment as of December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively, to reflect the relevant specific risk in the cash-generating unit.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the Company did not recognize any impairment loss on goodwill.



|18. | OTHER ASSETS
|--- | ------------



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Tax receivable

$
1,781.4


$
2,187.1Prepaid expenses


1,081.9



1,399.8Long-term receivable


820.0



385.7Others


770.5



885.5$
4,453.8


$
4,858.1Current portion

$
2,984.2


$
3,656.1Noncurrent portion


1,469.6



1,202.0$
4,453.8


$
4,858.1




|19. | SHORT-TERM LOANS
|--- | ----------------



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Unsecured loansAmount

$
15,645.0


$
36,158.5Original loan contentUS$ (in millions)

$
525.0


$
1,140.0Annual interest rate


0.38%-0.42%



0.38%-0.50%Maturity date


Due in January2014



Due in January2015




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|20. | PROVISIONS
|--- | ----------



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Sales returns and allowances

$
7,603.8


$
10,445.5Warranties


10.5



19.8$
7,614.3


$
10,465.3Current portion

$
7,603.8


$
10,445.5Noncurrent portion (classified under other noncurrent liabilities)


10.5



19.8$
7,614.3


$
10,465.3




Sales Returnsand Allowances


Warranties


TotalNT$
(In Millions)


NT$
(In Millions)


NT$
(In Millions)Year ended December 31, 2012Balance, beginning of year

$
5,068.3


$
2.9


$
5,071.2Provision


7,187.0



2.0



7,189.0Payment


(6,211.2
)






(6,211.2
)Effect of exchange rate changes


(6.1
)






(6.1
)Balance, end of year

$
6,038.0


$
4.9


$
6,042.9Year ended December 31, 2013Balance, beginning of year

$
6,038.0


$
4.9


$
6,042.9Provision


6,633.3



6.2



6,639.5Payment


(5,042.8
)


(0.9
)


(5,043.7
)Effect of deconsolidation of subsidiary


(37.7
)






(37.7
)Effect of exchange rate changes


13.0



0.3



13.3Balance, end of year

$
7,603.8


$
10.5


$
7,614.3Year ended December 31, 2014Balance, beginning of year

$
7,603.8


$
10.5


$
7,614.3Provision


10,506.4



11.4



10,517.8Payment


(7,679.3
)


(1.6
)


(7,680.9
)Reclassification as held for sale


(7.6
)






(7.6
)Effect of exchange rate changes


22.2



(0.5
)


21.7Balance, end of year

$
10,445.5


$
19.8


$
10,465.3


Provisions for sales returns and allowances are estimated based on historical experience, management
judgment, and any known factors that would significantly affect the returns and allowances, and are recognized as a reduction of revenue in the same year of the related product sales.



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The provision for warranties represents the present value of the Companys best estimate of
the future outflow of the economic benefits that will be required under the Companys obligations for warranties. The estimate has been made on the basis of historical warranty trends of business and may vary as a result of new materials,
altered manufacturing processes or other events affecting product quality.



|21. | BONDS PAYABLE
|--- | -------------



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Noncurrent portionDomestic unsecured bonds

$
166,200.0


$
166,200.0Overseas unsecured bonds


44,700.0



47,577.0210,900.0



213,777.0Less: Discounts on bonds payable


(132.4
)


(103.2
)Total

$
210,767.6


$
213,673.8


The major terms of domestic unsecured bonds are as follows:



Total AmountNT$


Coupon


Repayment andIssuance

Tranche

Issuance Period

(In Millions)


Rate


Interest Payment100-1

A

September 2011 to September 2016

$
10,500.0



1.40%


Bullet repayment; interest payable annuallyB

September 2011 to September 2018


7,500.0



1.63%


The same as above100-2

A

January 2012 to January 2017


10,000.0



1.29%


The same as aboveB

January 2012 to January 2019


7,000.0



1.46%


The same as above101-1

A

August 2012 to August 2017


9,900.0



1.28%


The same as aboveB

August 2012 to August 2019


9,000.0



1.40%


The same as above101-2

A

September 2012 to September 2017


12,700.0



1.28%


The same as aboveB

September 2012 to September 2019


9,000.0



1.39%


The same as above101-3

-

October 2012 to October 2022


4,400.0



1.53%


The same as above101-4

A

January 2013 to January 2018


10,600.0



1.23%


The same as aboveB

January 2013 to January 2020


10,000.0



1.35%


The same as aboveC

January 2013 to January 2023


3,000.0



1.49%


The same as above


(Continued)



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Total AmountNT$


Coupon


Repayment andIssuance

Tranche

Issuance Period

(In Millions)


Rate


Interest Payment102-1

A

February 2013 to February 2018

$
6,200.0



1.23%


Bullet repayment; interest payable annuallyB

February 2013 to February 2020


11,600.0



1.38%


The same as aboveC

February 2013 to February 2023


3,600.0



1.50%


The same as above102-2

A

July 2013 to July 2020


10,200.0



1.50%


The same as aboveB

July 2013 to July 2023


3,500.0



1.70%


The same as above102-3

A

August 2013 to August 2017


4,000.0



1.34%


The same as aboveB

August 2013 to August 2019


8,500.0



1.52%


The same as above102-4

A

September 2013 to September 2016


1,500.0



1.35%


The same as aboveB

September 2013 to September 2017


1,500.0



1.45%


The same as aboveC

September 2013 to March 2019


1,400.0



1.60%


Bullet repayment; interest payable annually (interest for the six months prior to maturity will accrue on the basis of actual days and be repayable at maturity)D

September 2013 to March 2021


2,600.0



1.85%


The same as aboveE

September 2013 to March 2023


5,400.0



2.05%


The same as aboveF

September 2013 to September 2023


2,600.0



2.10%


Bullet repayment; interest payable annually


(Concluded)

The major terms of overseas unsecured bonds are as follows:



Issuance Period

Total AmountUS$(In Millions)


CouponRate


Repayment and Interest PaymentApril 2013 to April 2016

$
350.0



0.95
%

Bullet repayment; interest payable semi-annuallyApril 2013 to April 2018


1,150.0



1.625
%

The same as above




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|22. | RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
|--- | ------------------------



| | a. | Defined contribution plans
| | -- | --------------------------

The plan under the Labor Pension Act (the Act) is
deemed a defined contribution plan. Pursuant to the Act, TSMC, Xintec, Mutual-Pak, TSMC SSL and TSMC Solar have made monthly contributions equal to 6% of each employees monthly salary to employees pension accounts. Furthermore, TSMC
North America, TSMC China, TSMC Europe, TSMC Canada, TSMC Technology, TSMC Solar NA and TSMC Solar Europe GmbH also make monthly contributions at certain percentages of the basic salary of their employees. Accordingly, the Company recognized
expenses of NT$1,403.5 million, NT$1,590.4 million and NT$1,743.6 million in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.



| | b. | Defined benefit plans
| | -- | ---------------------

TSMC, Xintec, TSMC SSL and TSMC Solar have defined benefit plans under
the Labor Standards Law in Taiwan that provide benefits based on an employees length of service and average monthly salary for the six-month period prior to retirement. The aforementioned companies contribute an amount equal to 2% of salaries
paid each month to their respective pension funds (the Funds), which are administered by the Labor Pension Fund Supervisory Committee (the Committee) and deposited in the Committees name in the Bank of Taiwan. TSMC revised its defined benefit
plan in the fourth quarter of 2013 to set the employees mandatory retirement age. Such plan changes have been reflected in the actuarial results as of December 31, 2013.

The actuarial valuations of plan assets and the present value of the defined benefit obligation were carried out by qualified actuaries. The
principal assumptions of the actuarial valuation were as follows:



Measurement DateDecember 31,2013


December 31,
2014Discount rate


2.15
%


2.25
%Future salary rate increase


3.00
%


3.00
%


Amounts recognized in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and comprehensive income in respect
of these defined benefit plans were as follows:



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Service cost:Current service cost

$
129.3


$
134.8


$
161.9Past service cost






(655.2
)


Net interest expense


104.4



116.6



143.8Components of defined benefit costs recognized in profit or loss


233.7



(403.8
)


305.7


(Continued)



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Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Remeasurement on the net defined benefit liability:Return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net interest expense)

$
22.1


$
15.7


$
(7.0
)Actuarial gains and losses arising from experience adjustments


396.6



1,294.5



(101.5
)Actuarial gains and losses arising from changes in demographic assumptions


1.2







Actuarial gains and losses arising from changes in financial assumptions


258.3



(656.5
)


(150.0
)Components of defined benefit costs recognized in other comprehensive income


678.2



653.7



(258.5
)Total

$
911.9


$
249.9


$
47.2


(Concluded)

The pension costs of the aforementioned defined benefit plans were recognized in profit or loss by the following categories:



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Cost of revenue

$
147.3


$
(262.9
)

$
198.4Research and development expenses


61.5



(105.3
)


80.7General and administrative expenses


20.2



(28.7
)


21.1Marketing expenses


4.7



(6.9
)


5.5$
233.7


$
(403.8
)

$
305.7


The amounts arising from the defined benefit obligation of the Company in the consolidated statement of
financial position were as follows:



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Present value of defined benefit obligation

$
10,329.5


$
10,265.3Fair value of plan assets


(3,527.8
)


(3,697.5
)Accrued pension cost

$
6,801.7


$
6,567.8




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Movements in the present value of the defined benefit obligation were as follows:



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Balance, beginning of year

$
9,214.1


$
10,133.4


$
10,329.5Current service cost


129.3



134.8



161.9Interest cost


160.0



175.6



220.1Remeasurement (gains)/losses:Actuarial gains and losses arising from experience adjustments


396.6



1,294.5



(101.5
)Actuarial gains and losses arising from changes in demographic assumptions


1.2







Actuarial gains and losses arising from changes in financial assumptions


258.3



(656.5
)


(150.0
)Benefits paid from plan assets


(26.1
)


(50.5
)


(105.0
)Benefits paid directly by the Company






(7.0
)


(23.2
)Reclassification as held for sale










(66.5
)Effect of plan changes






(655.2
)


Effect of deconsolidation of subsidiary






(39.6
)


Balance, end of year

$
10,133.4


$
10,329.5


$
10,265.3


Movements in the fair value of the plan assets were as follows:



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$
(In Millions)


NT$
(In Millions)


NT$
(In Millions)Balance, beginning of year

$
3,120.6


$
3,352.6


$
3,527.8Interest income


55.6



59.0



76.3Remeasurement gains/(losses):Return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net interest expense)


(22.1
)


(15.7
)


7.0Contributions from employer


224.6



219.0



222.0Benefits paid from plan assets


(26.1
)


(50.5
)


(105.0
)Reclassification as held for sale










(30.6
)Effect of deconsolidation of subsidiary






(36.6
)


Balance, end of year

$
3,352.6


$
3,527.8


$
3,697.5


The fair value of the plan assets by major categories at the end of reporting period was as follows:



Fair Value of Plan AssetsDecember 31,2013


December 31,2014(In Millions)


(In Millions)Cash

$
811.4


$
702.5Equity instruments


1,587.5



1,848.8Debt instruments


1,128.9



1,146.2$
3,527.8


$
3,697.5




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Under the Labor Standards Law, the rate of return on assets shall not be less than the average
interest rate on a two-year time deposit published by the local banks and the government is responsible for any shortfall in the event that the rate of return is less than the required rate of return. The plan assets are held in a commingled fund
which is operated and managed by the governments designated authorities; as such, the Company does not have any right to intervene in the investments of the Funds. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the actual return on
plan assets were NT$33.5 million, NT$43.3 million and NT$83.3 million, respectively.

Significant actuarial assumptions for the
determination of the defined obligation are discount rate and expected salary increase. The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on reasonably possible changes of the respective assumptions occurring at the end of the reporting
period, while holding all other assumptions constant.

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, if the discount rate is 0.5% higher (lower),
the defined benefit obligation would decrease by NT$749.6 million (increase by NT$829.1 million) and decrease by NT$807.8 million (increase by NT$767.1 million), respectively; if the expected salary growth increases (decreases) by 0.5%, the defined
benefit obligation would increase by NT$818.0 million (decrease by NT$747.4 million) and increase by NT$756.2 million (decrease by NT$805.5 million), respectively.

The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely
that the change in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated.

Furthermore, in
presenting the above sensitivity analysis, the present value of the defined benefit obligation has been calculated using the projected unit credit method at the end of the reporting period, which is the same as that applied in calculating the
defined benefit obligation liability recognized in the statement of financial position.

The Company expects to make contributions of
NT$228.7 million to the defined benefit plans in the next year starting from December 31, 2014.



|23. | GUARANTEE DEPOSITS
|--- | ------------------



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Capacity guarantee

$



$
30,132.1Others


151.7



164.1$
151.7


$
30,296.2Current portion (classified under accrued expenses and other current liabilities)

$



$
4,757.7Noncurrent portion


151.7



25,538.5$
151.7


$
30,296.2




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|24. | EQUITY
|--- | ------



| | a. | Capital stock
| | -- | -------------



December 31,
2013


December 31,
2014Authorized shares (in thousands)


28,050,000



28,050,000Authorized capital (in millions)

NT$
280,500.0


NT$
280,500.0Issued and paid shares (in thousands)


25,928,617



25,929,662Issued capital (in millions)

NT$
259,286.2


NT$
259,296.6


A holder of issued common shares with par value of NT$10 per share is entitled to vote and to receive
dividends.

The authorized shares include 500,000 thousand shares allocated for the exercise of employee stock options.

As of December 31, 2014, 1,073,361 thousand ADSs of TSMC were traded on the NYSE. The number of common shares represented by the ADSs
was 5,366,803 thousand shares (one ADS represents five common shares).



| | b. | Capital surplus
| | -- | ---------------



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Additional paid-in capital

$
24,017.4


$
24,054.0From merger


22,804.5



22,804.5From convertible bonds


8,892.9



8,892.9From differences between equity purchase price and carrying amount arising from actual acquisition or disposal of subsidiaries



100.8



From share of changes in equities of subsidiaries






104.3From share of changes in equities of associates and joint venture


43.0



107.7$
55,858.6


$
55,963.4


Under the Company Law, the capital surplus generated from donations and the excess of the issuance price
over the par value of capital stock (including the stock issued for new capital, mergers, convertible bonds, the surplus from treasury stock transactions and the differences between equity purchase price and carrying amount arising from actual
acquisition or disposal of subsidiaries) may be used to offset a deficit; in addition, when the Company has no deficit, such capital surplus may be distributed as cash dividends or stock dividends up to a certain percentage of TSMCs paid-in
capital. The capital surplus from share of changes in equities of subsidiaries may be used to offset a deficit.



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| | c. | Retained earnings and dividend policy
| | -- | -------------------------------------

TSMCs Articles of Incorporation provide that, when
allocating the net profits for each fiscal year, TSMC shall first offset its losses in previous years and then set aside the following items accordingly:



| | 1) | Legal capital reserve at 10% of the profits left over, until the accumulated legal capital reserve equals TSMCs paid-in capital;
| | -- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | 2) | Special capital reserve in accordance with relevant laws or regulations or as requested by the authorities in charge;
| | -- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | 3) | Bonus to directors and profit sharing to employees of TSMC of not more than 0.3% and not less than 1% of the remainder, respectively. Directors who also serve as executive officers of TSMC are not entitled to receive
the bonus to directors. TSMC may issue profit sharing to employees in stock of an affiliated company meeting the conditions set by the Board of Directors or, by the person duly authorized by the Board of Directors;
| | -- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | 4) | Any balance left over shall be allocated according to the resolution of the shareholders meeting.
| | -- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TSMCs Articles of Incorporation also provide that profits of TSMC may be distributed by way of cash dividend and/or stock dividend.
However, distribution of profits shall be made preferably by way of cash dividend. Distribution of profits may also be made by way of stock dividend; provided that the ratio for stock dividend shall not exceed 50% of the total distribution.

Any appropriations of the profits are subject to shareholders approval in the following year.

TSMC accrued profit sharing to employees based on certain percentage of net income during the period, which amounted to NT$11,115.2 million,
NT$12,634.7 million and NT$17,646.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Bonuses to members of the Board of Directors were expensed based on estimated amount payable. If the actual amounts subsequently
approved by the shareholders differ from the amounts estimated, the differences are recorded in the year such bonuses are approved by the shareholders as a change in accounting estimate. If profit sharing approved for distribution to employees is in
the form of common shares, the number of shares is determined by dividing the amount of profit sharing by the closing price (after considering the effect of dividends) of the shares on the day preceding the shareholders meeting.

The appropriation for legal capital reserve shall be made until the reserve equals the Companys paid-in capital. The reserve may be used
to offset a deficit, or be distributed as dividends in cash or stocks for the portion in excess of 25% of the paid-in capital if the Company incurs no loss.

Pursuant to existing regulations, the Company is required to set aside additional special capital reserve equivalent to the net debit balance
of the other components of stockholders equity, such as the accumulated balance of foreign currency translation reserve, unrealized valuation gain/loss from available-for-sale financial assets, gain/loss from changes in fair value of hedging
instruments in cash flow hedges, etc. For the subsequent decrease in the deduction amount to stockholders equity, any special reserve appropriated may be reversed to the extent that the net debit balance reverses.



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The appropriations of 2012 and 2013 earnings have been approved by TSMCs shareholders in
its meetings held on June 11, 2013 and on June 24, 2014, respectively. The appropriations and dividends per share were as follows:



Appropriation of Earnings


Dividends Per Share(NT$)For Fiscal


For Fiscal


For Fiscal


For FiscalYear 2012


Year 2013


Year 2012


Year 2013NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Legal capital reserve

$
16,615.9


$
18,814.7Special capital reserve


(4,820.5
)


(2,785.8
)Cash dividends to shareholders


77,773.3



77,785.9


$
3.00


$
3.00$
89,568.7


$
93,814.8


TSMCs profit sharing to employees and bonus to members of the Board of Directors in the amounts of
NT$11,115.2 million and NT$71.4 million in cash for 2012, respectively, and profit sharing to employees and bonus to members of the Board of Directors in the amounts of NT$12,634.7 million and NT$104.1 million in cash for 2013, respectively, had
been approved by the shareholders in its meetings held on June 11, 2013 and on June 24, 2014, respectively. The aforementioned approved amount is the same as the one approved by the Board of Directors in its meetings held on
February 5, 2013 and February 18, 2014, respectively, and the same amount had been charged against earnings for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

TSMCs appropriations of earnings for 2014 had been approved in the meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 10, 2015. The
appropriations and dividends per share were as follows:



Appropriationof Earnings


Dividends PerShare (NT$)For Fiscal Year2014


For Fiscal Year
2014Legal capital reserve

$
26,389.9Cash dividends to shareholders


116,683.5


$
4.50$
143,073.4


The Board of Directors of TSMC also approved the profit sharing to employees and bonus to members of the
Board of Directors in the amounts of NT$17,646.0 million and NT$406.8 million in cash for payment in 2014, respectively. There is no significant difference between the aforementioned approved amounts and the amounts charged against earnings of 2014.

The appropriations of earnings, profit sharing to employees and bonus to members of the Board of Directors for 2014 are to be presented
for approval in the TSMCs shareholders meeting to be held on June 9, 2015 (expected).

Under the Integrated Income Tax
System that became effective on January 1, 1998, the R.O.C. resident shareholders are allowed a tax credit for their proportionate share of the income tax paid by TSMC on earnings generated since January 1, 1998.



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| | d. | Others
| | -- | ------

Changes in others were as follows:



Year Ended December 31, 2012ForeignCurrencyTranslationReserve


UnrealizedGain/Loss fromAvailable-for-sale FinancialAssets


Cash FlowHedges Reserve


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Balance, beginning of year

$
(6,433.4
)

$
(1,172.8
)

$
(0.1
)

$
(7,606.3
)Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations


(4,375.6
)










(4,375.6
)Changes in fair value of hedging instruments for cash flow hedges reclassified to profit or loss










0.1



0.1Changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets






7,255.3







7,255.3Cumulative loss reclassified to profit or loss upon impairment of available-for-sale financial assets






2,677.5







2,677.5Cumulative (gain)/loss reclassified to profit or loss upon disposal of available-for-sale financial assets






(394.8
)






(394.8
)Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint venture


55.2



17.4







72.6Income tax effect






(409.3
)






(409.3
)Balance, end of year

$
(10,753.8
)

$
7,973.3


$



$
(2,780.5
)Year Ended December 31, 2013ForeignCurrencyTranslationReserve


UnrealizedGain/Loss fromAvailable-for-sale FinancialAssets


Cash FlowHedges Reserve


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Balance, beginning of year

$
(10,753.8
)

$
7,973.3


$



$
(2,780.5
)Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations


3,667.7











3,667.7Changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets






14,554.7







14,554.7


(Continued)



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Year Ended December 31, 2013ForeignCurrencyTranslationReserve


UnrealizedGain/Loss fromAvailable-for-sale FinancialAssets


Cash FlowHedges Reserve


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Cumulative (gain)/loss reclassified to profit or loss upon disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

$



$
(1,256.3
)

$



$
(1,256.3
)Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint venture


(55.0
)


2.6



(0.1
)


(52.5
)The proportionate share of other comprehensive income/losses reclassified to profit or loss upon partial disposal of
associates


0.7











0.7Income tax effect






36.5







36.5Balance, end of year

$
(7,140.4
)

$
21,310.8


$
(0.1
)

$
14,170.3


(Concluded)



Year Ended December 31, 2014ForeignCurrencyTranslationReserve


UnrealizedGain/Loss fromAvailable-for-sale FinancialAssets


Cash FlowHedges Reserve


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Balance, beginning of year

$
(7,140.4
)

$
21,310.8


$
(0.1
)

$
14,170.3Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations


11,769.5











11,769.5Other comprehensive income/loss reclassified to profit or loss upon disposal of subsidiaries


0.1











0.1Changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets






229.5







229.5Cumulative (gain)/loss reclassified to profit or loss upon disposal of available-for-sale financial assets






(279.5
)






(279.5
)Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint venture


(130.1
)


(5.3
)


(0.2
)


(135.6
)


(Continued)



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Year Ended December 31, 2014ForeignCurrencyTranslationReserve


UnrealizedGain/Loss fromAvailable-for-sale FinancialAssets


Cash FlowHedges Reserve


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)The proportionate share of other comprehensive income/losses reclassified to profit or loss upon partial disposal of
associates

$
3.0


$
(2.9
)

$



$
0.1Income tax effect






(5.1
)






(5.1
)Balance, end of year

$
4,502.1


$
21,247.5


$
(0.3
)

$
25,749.3


(Concluded)

The exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations net assets from its functional currency to TSMCs
presentation currency are recognized directly in other comprehensive income and also accumulated in the foreign currency translation reserve.

Unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale financial assets represents the cumulative gains or losses arising from the fair value measurement
on available-for-sale financial assets that are recognized in other comprehensive income, excluding the amounts recognized in profit or loss for the effective portion from changes in fair value of the hedging instruments. When those
available-for-sale financial assets have been disposed of or are determined to be impaired subsequently, the related cumulative gains or losses in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss.

The cash flow hedges reserve represents the cumulative effective portion of gains or losses arising on changes in fair value of the hedging
instruments entered into as cash flow hedges. The cumulative gains or losses arising on changes in fair value of the hedging instruments that are recognized and accumulated in cash flow hedges reserve will be reclassified to profit or loss only when
the hedge transaction affects profit or loss.



| | e. | Noncontrolling interests
| | -- | ------------------------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$
(In Millions)


NT$
(In Millions)


NT$
(In Millions)Balance, beginning of year

$
2,436.6


$
2,543.2


$
266.7Share of noncontrolling interestsNet loss


(194.4
)


(127.9
)


(117.8
)Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations


52.9



0.8



1.5Changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets


1.1



2.8



14.8Cumulative (gain)/loss reclassified to profit or loss upon disposal of available-for-sale financial assets


(4.8
)


(10.8
)


(1.4
)


(Continued)



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Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$
(In Millions)


NT$
(In Millions)


NT$
(In Millions)Changes in fair value of hedging instruments for cash flow hedges reclassified to profit or loss

$
0.1


$



$
Stock option compensation cost of subsidiary


6.2



5.3



Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint venture






0.2



0.2Actuarial gain/loss from defined benefit plans


0.1



0.3



0.8Income tax expense related to actuarial gain from defined benefit plans










(0.1
)From differences between equity purchase price and carrying amount arising from actual acquisition or disposal of subsidiaries



(40.8
)


(62.4
)


32.7From share of changes in equities of subsidiaries










(3.5
)Increase (decrease) in noncontrolling interests


286.2



188.4



(66.7
)Effect of deconsolidation of subsidiary






(2,273.2
)


Balance, end of year

$
2,543.2


$
266.7


$
127.2


(Concluded)



|25. | SHARE-BASED PAYMENT
|--- | -------------------



| | a. | Optional exemption from applying IFRS 2 Share-based Payment (IFRS 2)
| | -- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------

TSMCs
Employee Stock Option Plans, consisting of the TSMC 2002 Plan, TSMC 2003 Plan and TSMC 2004 Plan, were approved by the Securities and Futures Bureau (SFB) on June 25, 2002, October 29, 2003 and January 6, 2005, respectively. The
maximum number of stock options authorized to be granted under the TSMC 2002 Plan, TSMC 2003 Plan and TSMC 2004 Plan was 100,000 thousand, 120,000 thousand and 11,000 thousand, respectively, with each stock option eligible to
subscribe for one common share of TSMC when exercised. The stock options may be granted to qualified employees of TSMC or any of its domestic or foreign subsidiaries, in which TSMCs shareholding with voting rights, directly or indirectly, is
more than fifty percent (50%). The stock options of all the plans are valid for ten years and exercisable at certain percentages subsequent to the second anniversary of the grant date. Under the terms of the plans, the stock options are granted at
an exercise price equal to the closing price of TSMCs common shares quoted on the TWSE on the grant date.



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Information about TSMCs outstanding stock options was as follows:



Number of
Stock Options
(In Thousands)


Weighted-
average
Exercise Price
(NT$)Year ended December 31, 2012Balance, beginning of year


14,293


$
31.4Stock options exercised


(8,213
)


29.5Stock options canceled


(135
)


34.6Balance, end of year


5,945



34.6Balance exercisable, end of year


5,945



34.6Year ended December 31, 2013Balance, beginning of year


5,945


$
34.6Stock options exercised


(4,182
)


29.8Balance, end of year


1,763



45.9Balance exercisable, end of year


1,763



45.9Year ended December 31, 2014Balance, beginning of year


1,763


$
45.9Stock options exercised


(1,045
)


45.0Balance, end of year


718



47.2Balance exercisable, end of year


718



47.2


The numbers of outstanding stock options and exercise prices have been adjusted to reflect the
distribution of earnings by TSMC in accordance with the plans.

Information about TSMCs outstanding stock options was as follows:



December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014Weighted-average





Weighted-averageRange of Exercise Price

RemainingContractual Life


Range of Exercise Price


RemainingContractual Life(NT$)

(Years)


(NT$)


(Years)$43.2-$47.2


1.0


$
47.2



0.4




| | b. | Application of IFRS 2
| | -- | ---------------------

The Board of Directors of TSMC SSL approved on November 21, 2011
and December 18, 2012 the issuance of new shares and allocated 17,175 thousand shares and 17,000 thousand shares for 2012 and 2013 stock option plan, respectively, for their employees to subscribe to, according to the Company Law. The
aforementioned stock options were fully vested on the grant date.



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Information about TSMC SSLs employee stock options related to the aforementioned new shares
issued was as follows:



Weighted-Number of


averageStock Options


Exercise Price(In Thousands)


(NT$)Year ended December 31, 2012Balance, beginning of year





$
Stock options granted


17,175



10.0Stock options exercised


(17,175
)


10.0Balance, end of year






Balance exercisable, end of year






Weighted-average fair value of stock options granted (NT$/share)

$
Year ended December 31, 2013Balance, beginning of year





$
Stock options granted


17,000



10.0Stock options exercised


(17,000
)


10.0Balance, end of year






Balance exercisable, end of year






Weighted-average fair value of stock options granted (NT$/share)

$



The grant dates of aforementioned stock options were January 9, 2012 and April 10, 2013,
respectively. TSMC SSL used the Black-Scholes model to determine the fair value of the stocks options. The valuation assumptions were as follows:



2012 StockOption Plan


2013 StockOption PlanValuation assumptions:Stock price on grant date (NT$/share)

$
8.9


$
4.6Exercise price (NT$/share)

$
10.0


$
10.0Expected volatility


40.32
%


51.68
%Expected life


40 days



31 daysRisk free interest rate


0.76
%


0.60
%


The stock price of TSMC SSL on grant date was determined based on the cost approach. The expected
volatility was calculated using the historical rate of return based on the TWSE Optoelectronic Index.

The fair value of the aforementioned
stock options was close to nil, and accordingly, no compensation cost was recognized.



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The Board of Directors of TSMC Solar approved on November 21, 2011 the issuance of new
shares and allocated 12,341 thousand shares for stock option plan for their employees to subscribe to, according to the Company Law. The aforementioned stock options were fully vested on the grant date.

Information about TSMC Solars employee stock options related to the aforementioned new shares issued was as follows:



Weighted-Number of


averageStock Options


Exercise Price(In Thousands)


(NT$)Year ended December 31, 2012Balance, beginning of year





$
Stock options granted


12,341



10.0Stock options exercised


(12,341
)


10.0Balance, end of year






Balance exercisable, end of year






Weighted-average fair value of stock options granted (NT$/share)

$



The grant date of aforementioned stock options was January 9, 2012. TSMC Solar used the
Black-Scholes model to determine the fair value of the stock options. The valuation assumptions were as follows:



Valuation assumptions:Stock price on grant date (NT$/share)

$
9.0Exercise price (NT$/share)

$
10.0Expected volatility


40.32
%Expected life


40 daysRisk free interest rate


0.76
%


The stock price of TSMC Solar on grant date was determined based on the cost approach. The expected
volatility was calculated using the historical rate of return based on the TWSE Optoelectronic Index.

The fair value of the aforementioned
stock options was close to nil, and accordingly, no compensation cost was recognized.



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|26. | NET REVENUE
|--- | -----------

The analysis of the Companys net revenue was as follows:



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Net revenue from sale of goods

$
506,248.6


$
596,517.0


$
762,176.9Net revenue from royalties


496.7



507.2



629.6$
506,745.3


$
597,024.2


$
762,806.5




|27. | OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES, NET
|--- | ----------------------------------------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Impairment loss on noncurrent assets held for sale

$



$



$
(735.5
)Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment


(444.5
)






(239.9
)Income (expenses) of rental assetsRental income


0.8



13.4



11.4Depreciation of rental assets


(6.7
)


(25.1
)


(24.9
)(5.9
)


(11.7
)


(13.5
)Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, net


0.1



48.8



14.5Others


0.9



10.0



(27.7
)$
(449.4
)

$
47.1


$
(1,002.1
)




|28. | OTHER INCOME
|--- | ------------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Interest incomeBank deposits

$
1,513.0


$
1,808.3


$
2,705.1Structured deposits










14.7Held-to-maturity financial assets


126.0



22.4



8.2Available-for-sale financial assets


6.0



5.3



2.71,645.0



1,836.0



2,730.7Dividend income


71.1



506.1



649.7$
1,716.1


$
2,342.1


$
3,380.4




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|29. | FINANCE COSTS
|--- | -------------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Interest expenseCorporate bonds

$
758.2


$
2,501.8


$
3,082.9Bank loans


200.9



110.7



133.5Finance leases


20.8



19.6



19.7Others


46.7



14.7



0.21,026.6



2,646.8



3,236.3Loss reclassified to profit or loss arising from effective portion for cash flow hedges


0.2







Capitalized interest


(6.4
)






$
1,020.4


$
2,646.8


$
3,236.3




|30. | OTHER GAINS AND LOSSES
|--- | ----------------------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Gain on disposal of financial assets, net Available-for-sale financial assets

$
541.1


$
1,311.8


$
362.4Gain (loss) on disposal of investments accounted for using equity method


5.0



(0.8
)


2,054.4Loss on disposal of subsidiary










(0.1
)Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary






293.6



Settlement income


883.8



899.8



Other gains


504.9



394.3



356.9Net gain (loss) on financial instruments at FVTPL Held for trading


(252.5
)


196.7



(1,889.5
)Reversal gain (impairment loss) of financial assetsAvailable-for-sale financial assets


(3,044.9
)


(1,538.9
)


(211.5
)Investment accounted for using equity method


(1,186.7
)


1,186.7



Fair value hedgesLoss from hedging instruments






(5,602.8
)


(10,577.7
)Gain arising from changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets in hedge effective portion






5,071.1



10,088.6Other losses


(303.0
)


(106.5
)


(155.5
)$
(2,852.3
)

$
2,105.0


$
28.0




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|31. | INCOME TAX
|--- | ----------



| | a. | Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss
| | -- | -----------------------------------------------

Income tax expense consisted of the following:



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Current income tax expense (benefit)Current tax expense recognized in the current year

$
20,637.1


$
29,038.2


$
49,779.0Income tax adjustments on prior years


1,440.5



(2,991.9
)


(4,417.5
)Other income tax adjustments


201.1



(10.6
)


230.022,278.7



26,035.7



45,591.5Deferred income tax expense (benefit)Effect of tax rate changes


(543.6
)






The origination and reversal of temporary differences


(864.2
)


751.0



(427.4
)Investment tax credits and operating loss carryforward


1,503.8



5,325.1



2,725.896.0



6,076.1



2,298.4Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss

$
22,374.7


$
32,111.8


$
47,889.9


A reconciliation of income before income tax and income tax expense recognized in profit or loss was as
follows:



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Income before tax

$
181,661.1


$
215,961.5


$
302,073.5Income tax expense at the statutory rate

$
34,082.8


$
38,539.2


$
52,766.4Tax effect of adjusting items:Nondeductible (deductible) items in determining taxable income


(3,008.6
)


(1,498.6
)


(1,132.8
)Tax-exempt income


(9,830.3
)


(8,612.0
)


(20,415.8
)Additional income tax under the Alternative Minimum Tax Act










4,081.2Additional income tax on unappropriated earnings


9,629.2



14,196.1



23,771.5Effect of tax rate changes on deferred income tax


(543.6
)






The origination and reversal of temporary differences


(864.2
)


751.0



(427.4
)Income tax credits


(2,828.3
)


(3,137.0
)


(3,275.1
)Remeasurement of investment tax credits


(4,215.2
)


(3,460.9
)


(3,188.3
)Remeasurement of operating loss carryforward


(1,688.7
)


(1,663.5
)


(102.3
)


(Continued)



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Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Current income tax expense

$
20,733.1


$
35,114.3


$
52,077.4Income tax adjustments on prior years


1,440.5



(2,991.9
)


(4,417.5
)Other income tax adjustments


201.1



(10.6
)


230.0Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss

$
22,374.7


$
32,111.8


$
47,889.9


(Concluded)

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, the Company applied a tax rate of 17% for entities subject to the Income Tax Law of
the Republic of China; for other jurisdictions, the Company measures taxes by using the applicable tax rate for each individual jurisdiction.



| | b. | Income tax expense recognized in other comprehensive income
| | -- | -----------------------------------------------------------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Deferred income tax expense (benefit)Related to actuarial gain/loss from defined benefit plans

$
(81.4
)

$
(77.7
)

$
31.9Related to unrealized gain/loss on available-for-sale financial assets


409.3



(36.5
)


5.1$
327.9


$
(114.2
)

$
37.0




| | c. | Deferred income tax balance
| | -- | ---------------------------

The analysis of deferred income tax assets and liabilities in the
consolidated statements of financial position was as follows:



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Deferred income tax assetsInvestment tax credits

$
1,955.9


$
Temporary differencesProvision for sales returns and allowance


900.4



1,230.8Depreciation


644.8



1,011.1Accrued pension cost


813.4



787.4Unrealized loss on inventories


438.4



591.9Deferred compensation cost


267.4



255.6Goodwill from business combination


373.7



195.4


(Continued)



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December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Available-for-sale financial assets

$
6.2


$
Others


684.6



749.6Operating loss carryforward


1,060.2



317.0$
7,145.0


$
5,138.8Deferred income tax liabilitiesTemporary differencesUnrealized exchange gains

$



$
(184.4
)Available-for-sales financial assets






(15.3
)$



$
(199.7
)


(Concluded)



Year ended December 31, 2012Recognized inBalance,Beginning ofYear


Profit or Loss


OtherComprehensiveIncome


Effect ofExchange RateChanges


Balance,End of YearNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Deferred income tax assetsInvestment tax credits

$
9,869.0


$
(2,544.8
)

$



$



$
7,324.2Temporary differencesDepreciation


2,056.4



(545.8
)






(7.9
)


1,502.7Provision for sales returns and allowance


494.9



223.4







(0.4
)


717.9Accrued pension cost


603.6



122.2



81.4







807.2Available-for-sale financial assets


308.9



325.0



(409.3
)






224.6Unrealized loss on inventories


2.8



402.7







(0.8
)


404.7Goodwill from business combination






335.9







(6.1
)


329.8Deferred compensation cost


101.6



35.5







(4.8
)


132.3Others


131.4



508.9







(15.7
)


624.6Operating loss carryforward


20.8



1,041.0







(18.5
)


1,043.3Deferred income tax assets

$
13,589.4


$
(96.0
)

$
(327.9
)

$
(54.2
)

$
13,111.3




Year ended December 31, 2013Recognized inBalance,Beginningof Year


Profit or Loss


OtherComprehensiveIncome


Effect ofDeconsolidationof Subsidiary


Effect ofExchange RateChanges


Balance,End of YearNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Deferred income tax assetsInvestment tax credits

$
7,324.2


$
(5,349.0
)

$



$
(19.3
)

$



$
1,955.9Temporary differencesDepreciation


1,502.7



(865.0
)






(15.4
)


22.5



644.8Provision for sales returns and allowance


717.9



188.2







(6.4
)


0.7



900.4Accrued pension cost


807.2



(71.0
)


77.7



(0.5
)






813.4Available-for-sale financial assets


224.6



(254.9
)


36.5











6.2Unrealized loss on inventories


404.7



32.7











1.0



438.4Goodwill from business combination


329.8



35.1











8.8



373.7Deferred compensation cost


132.3



131.1











4.0



267.4Others


624.6



52.8







(4.0
)


11.2



684.6Operating loss carryforward


1,043.3



23.9







(32.9
)


25.9



1,060.2Deferred income tax assets

$
13,111.3


$
(6,076.1
)

$
114.2


$
(78.5
)

$
74.1


$
7,145.0




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Year ended December 31, 2014Recognized inBalance,Beginning ofYear


Profit or Loss


OtherComprehensiveIncome


Reclassificationas Held ForSale


Effect ofExchange RateChanges


Balance, End ofYearNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Deferred income tax assetsInvestment tax credits

$
1,955.9


$
(1,955.9
)

$



$



$



$
Temporary differencesProvision for sales returns and allowance


900.4



328.2











2.2



1,230.8Depreciation


644.8



339.3







20.1



6.9



1,011.1Accrued pension cost


813.4



4.5



(31.9
)


1.4







787.4Unrealized loss on inventories


438.4



150.9











2.6



591.9Deferred compensation cost


267.4



(27.7
)










15.9



255.6Goodwill from business combination


373.7



(193.2
)










14.9



195.4Available-for-sale financial assets


6.2



(6.2
)














Others


684.6



26.2







0.5



38.3



749.6Operating loss carryforward


1,060.2



(769.9
)






(22.4
)


49.1



317.0Deferred income tax assets

$
7,145.0


$
(2,103.8
)

$
(31.9
)

$
(0.4
)

$
129.9


$
5,138.8Deferred income tax liabilitiesTemporary differencesUnrealized exchange gains

$



$
(184.4
)

$



$



$



$
(184.4
)Available-for-sale financial assets






(10.2
)


(5.1
)










(15.3
)Deferred income tax liabilities

$



$
(194.6
)

$
(5.1
)

$



$



$
(199.7
)




| | d. | The investment operating loss carryforward, tax credits and deductible temporary differences for which no deferred income tax assets have been recognized in the consolidated statements of financial position
| | -- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The information of the operating loss carryforward for which no deferred tax assets have been recognized was as follows:



December 31,2013


December 31,
2014Expiry year2015 - 2018

$
41.9


$
41.92019 - 2024


5,773.0



7,502.2$
5,814.9


$
7,544.1


As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, unrecognized investment tax credits for which no deferred income
tax assets have been recognized amounted to NT$4.2 million and nil, respectively; the aggregate deductible temporary differences for which no deferred income tax assets have been recognized amounted to NT$8,673.2 million and NT$2,088.4 million,
respectively.



| | e. | Unused operating loss carryforward and tax-exemption information
| | -- | ----------------------------------------------------------------

As of December 31, 2014,
operating loss carryforward of TSMC Solar, TSMC SSL, Mutual-Pak and WaferTech consisted of the following:



Remaining Creditable Amount

Remaining Creditable AmountExpiry Year2015 - 2018

$
41.92019 - 2024 (Note)


8,691.1$
8,733.0




| | Note: | Including NT$4,329.8 million of TSMC SSL.
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As of December 31, 2014, the profits generated from the following projects of TSMC are
exempt from income tax for a five-year period:



Tax-exemption PeriodConstruction and expansion of 2005 by TSMC


2010 to 2014Construction and expansion of 2006 by TSMC


2011 to 2015Construction and expansion of 2007 by TSMC


2014 to 2018Construction and expansion of 2008 by TSMC


2015 to 2019




| | f. | The information of unrecognized deferred income tax liabilities associated with investments
| | -- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As
of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the aggregate taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries not unrecognized as deferred income tax liabilities amounted to NT$28,035.3 million and NT$ 41,365.5 million,
respectively.



| | g. | Integrated income tax information
| | -- | ---------------------------------



December 31,2013


December 31,
2014Balance of the ImputationCredit Account - TSMC

$
15,242.7


$
35,353.2


The actual creditable ratio for distribution of TSMCs earnings of 2013 was 9.78%, which is
calculated based on the Rule No.10204562810 issued by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China to include the adjustments to retained earnings from the effect of transition to the IFRSs adopted for use in Taiwan (Taiwan-IFRSs) in
the accumulated unappropriated earnings in the year of first-time adoption of Taiwan-IFRSs.

The estimated creditable ratio for
distribution of TSMCs earnings of 2014 was 11.29%; however, effective from January 1, 2015, the creditable ratio for individual shareholders residing in the Republic of China will be half of the original creditable ratio according to the
revised Article 66-6 of the Income Tax Law of the Republic of China.

All of TSMCs earnings generated prior to December 31, 1997
have been appropriated.



| | h. | Income tax examination
| | -- | ----------------------

The tax authorities have examined income tax returns of TSMC through
2011. All investment tax credit adjustments assessed by the tax authorities have been recognized accordingly.



|32. | EARNINGS PER SHARE
|--- | ------------------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014Basic EPS

$
6.15


$
7.10


$
9.81Diluted EPS

$
6.15


$
7.10


$
9.81




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EPS is computed as follows:



Amounts(Numerator)
(In Millions)


Number ofShares(Denominator)(In Millions)


EPS(NT$)Year ended December 31, 2012Basic EPSNet income available to common shareholders of the parent

$
159,480.8



25,920.7


$
6.15Effect of dilutive potential common shares






7.2Diluted EPSNet income available to common shareholders of the parent (including effect of dilutive potential common shares)

$
159,480.8



25,927.9


$
6.15Year ended December 31, 2013Basic EPSNet income available to common shareholders of the parent

$
183,977.6



25,927.8


$
7.10Effect of dilutive potential common shares






1.8Diluted EPSNet income available to common shareholders of the parent (including effect of dilutive potential common shares)

$
183,977.6



25,929.6


$
7.10Year ended December 31, 2014Basic EPSNet income available to common shareholders of the parent

$
254,301.4



25,929.3


$
9.81Effect of dilutive potential common shares






0.8Diluted EPSNet income available to common shareholders of the parent (including effect of dilutive potential common shares)

$
254,301.4



25,930.1


$
9.81


If the Company may settle the obligation by cash, by issuing shares, or in combination of both cash and
shares, profit sharing to employees which will be settled in shares should be included in the weighted average number of shares outstanding in calculation of diluted EPS, if the shares have a dilutive effect. The number of shares is estimated by
dividing the amount of profit sharing to employees in stock by the closing price (after considering the dilutive effect of dividends) of the common shares at the end of the reporting period. Such dilutive effect of the potential shares needs to be
included in the calculation of diluted EPS until profit sharing to employees to be settled in the form of common stocks are approved by the shareholders in the following year.



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|33. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF EXPENSES BY NATURE
|--- | --------------------------------------------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)a. Depreciation of property, plant and equipmentRecognized in cost of revenue

$
118,313.6


$
141,002.2


$
183,750.9Recognized in operating expenses


10,848.2



12,952.5



13,869.4Recognized in other operating income and expenses


6.7



25.1



24.9$
129,168.5


$
153,979.8


$
197,645.2b. Amortization of intangible assetsRecognized in cost of revenue

$
1,344.8


$
1,154.7


$
1,356.9Recognized in operating expenses


836.0



1,047.3



1,249.4$
2,180.8


$
2,202.0


$
2,606.3c. Research and development costs expensed as incurred

$
40,387.1


$
47,952.0


$
56,828.8d. Employee benefits expensesPost-employment benefits (Note 22)Defined contribution plans

$
1,403.5


$
1,590.4


$
1,743.6Defined benefit plans


233.7



(403.8
)


305.71,637.2



1,186.6



2,049.3Equity-settled share-based payments


6.2



5.3



Other employee benefits


59,668.2



65,514.1



79,385.1$
61,311.6


$
66,706.0


$
81,434.4Employee benefits expense summarized by functionRecognized in cost of revenue

$
35,571.0


$
39,830.3


$
48,199.8Recognized in operating expenses


25,740.6



26,875.7



33,234.6$
61,311.6


$
66,706.0


$
81,434.4




|34. | DECONSOLIDATION OF SUBSIDIARY
|--- | -----------------------------

Starting June 2013, the Company has no power to direct
the relevant activities of Xintec due to the loss of power to cast the majority of votes at meetings of the Board of Directors; accordingly, the Company derecognized related assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests of Xintec.



| | a. | Consideration received
| | -- | ----------------------

The Company did not receive any consideration in the deconsolidation of
Xintec.



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| | b. | Analysis of assets and liabilities over which the Company lost control
| | -- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------



June 30, 2013NT$(In Millions)Current assetsCash and cash equivalents

$
979.9Accounts receivable


564.3Inventories


213.1Others


110.8Noncurrent assetsProperty, plant and equipment


5,595.1Others


164.3Current liabilitiesAccounts payable


(1,571.3
)Others


(291.7
)Noncurrent liabilitiesLoans


(1,940.6
)Others


(27.5
)Net assets deconsolidated

$
3,796.4




| | c. | Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary
| | -- | -------------------------------------



Six MonthsEnded June 30,2013NT$(In Millions)Fair value of interest retained

$
1,816.8Less: Carrying amount of interest retainedNet assets deconsolidated


3,796.4Noncontrolling interests


(2,273.2
)1,523.2Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary

$
293.6


Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary was included in other gains and losses for the six months ended
June 30, 2013.



| | d. | Net cash outflow arising from deconsolidation of the subsidiary
| | -- | ---------------------------------------------------------------



Six MonthsEnded June 30,2013NT$(In Millions)The balance of cash and cash equivalents deconsolidated

$
979.9




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|35. | CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
|--- | ------------------

The Company requires significant amounts of capital to build and
expand its production facilities and acquire additional equipment. In consideration of the industry dynamics, the Company manages its capital in a manner to ensure that it has sufficient and necessary financial resources to fund its working capital
needs, capital asset purchases, research and development activities, dividend payments, debt service requirements and other business requirements associated with its existing operations over the next 12 months.



|36. | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
|--- | ---------------------



| | a. | Categories of financial instruments
| | -- | -----------------------------------



Note


December 31,
2013


December 31,2014Financial assetsFVTPLHeld for trading derivatives


a
)

$
90.4


$
200.4Available-for-sale financial assets






61,628.4



75,598.0Held-to-maturity financial assets






1,796.0



4,485.6Loans and receivablesCash and cash equivalents


a
)


242,695.4



358,530.5Notes and accounts receivables (including related parties)


a
)


71,941.6



115,057.9Other receivables


a
)


1,422.8



4,051.5Refundable deposits


a
)


2,519.0



356.6$
382,093.6


$
558,280.5Financial liabilitiesFVTPLHeld for trading derivatives


a
)

$
33.7


$
486.6Derivative financial instruments in designated hedge accounting relationships






5,481.6



16,364.3Amortized costShort-term loans






15,645.0



36,158.5Accounts payable (including related parties)


a
)


16,358.7



23,379.8Payables to contractors and equipment suppliers


a
)


89,810.2



26,983.4Accrued expenses and other current liabilities


a
)


13,649.6



22,248.1Bonds payable






210,767.6



213,673.8Long-term bank loans






40.0



40.0Other long-term payables (classified under accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities)






54.0



36.0Guarantee deposits (including those classified under accrued expense and other current liabilities)


a
)


151.7



30,297.6$
351,992.1


$
369,668.1




| | Note a: | Including those classified to noncurrent assets held for sale or liabilities directly associated with noncurrent assets held for sale.
| | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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| | b. | Financial risk management objectives
| | -- | ------------------------------------

The Company seeks to ensure sufficient cost-efficient
funding readily available when needed. The Company manages its exposure to foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, equity price risk, credit risk and liquidity risk with the objective to reduce the potentially adverse effects the market
uncertainties may have on its financial performance.

The plans for material treasury activities are reviewed by Audit Committees and/or
Board of Directors in accordance with procedures required by relevant regulations or internal controls. During the implementation of such plans, Corporate Treasury function must comply with certain treasury procedures that provide guiding principles
for overall financial risk management and segregation of duties.



| | c. | Market risk
| | -- | -----------

The Company is exposed to the market risks arising from changes in foreign
exchange rates, interest rates and the prices in equity investments, and utilizes some derivative financial instruments to reduce the related risks.

Foreign currency risk

Most of the Companys operating activities are denominated in foreign currencies. Consequently, the Company is exposed to foreign currency
risk. To protect against reductions in value and the volatility of future cash flows caused by changes in foreign exchange rates, the Company utilizes derivative financial instruments, including currency forward contracts and cross currency swaps,
to hedge its currency exposure. These instruments help to reduce, but do not eliminate, the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements.

The Company also holds short-term borrowings in foreign currencies in proportion to its expected future cash flows. This allows
foreign-currency-denominated borrowings to be serviced with expected future cash flows and provides a partial hedge against transaction translation exposure.

The Companys sensitivity analysis to foreign currency risk mainly focuses on the foreign currency monetary items at the end of the
reporting period. Assuming an unfavorable 10% movement in the levels of foreign exchanges against the New Taiwan dollar, the net income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 would have decreased by NT$719.9 million, NT$172.0
million and NT$331.5 million, respectively, after taking into consideration of the hedging contracts and the hedged items.

Interest
rate risk

The Company is exposed to interest rate risk arising from borrowing at both fixed and floating interest rates. All of the
Companys long-term bonds have fixed interest rates and are measured at amortized cost. As such, changes in interest rates would not affect the future cash flows. On the other hand, because interest rates of the Companys long-term bank
loans are floating, changes in interest rates would affect the future cash flows but not the fair value.

Assuming the amount of floating
interest rate bank loans at the end of the reporting period had been outstanding for the entire period and all other variables were held constant, a hypothetical increase in interest rates of 100 basis point (1%) would have resulted in an
increase in the interest expense, net of tax, by approximately NT$12.3 million, NT$0.3 million and NT$0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.



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Other price risk

The Company is exposed to equity price risk arising from available-for-sale equity investments. To reduce the equity price risk, the Company
utilizes some stock forward contracts to partially hedge its exposure.

Assuming a hypothetical decrease of 5% in equity prices of the
equity investments at the end of the reporting period, the net income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 would have been unaffected as they were classified as available-for-sale; however, the other comprehensive income for the
years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 would have decreased by NT$2,217.5 million, NT$931.9 million and NT$148.7 million, respectively.



| | d. | Credit risk management
| | -- | ----------------------

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its
contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Company. The Company is exposed to credit risk from operating activities, primarily trade receivables, and from financing activities, primarily deposits, fixed-income investments and other
financial instruments with banks. Credit risk is managed separately for business related and financial related exposures. As of the end of the reporting period, the Companys maximum credit risk exposure is mainly from the carrying amount of
financial assets recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position.

Business related credit risk

The Company has considerable trade receivables outstanding with its customers worldwide. A substantial majority of the Companys
outstanding trade receivables are not covered by collateral or credit insurance. While the Company has procedures to monitor and limit exposure to credit risk on trade receivables, there can be no assurance such procedures will effectively limit its
credit risk and avoid losses. This risk is heightened during periods when economic conditions worsen.

As of December 31, 2013 and
2014, the Companys ten largest customers accounted for 68% and 76% of accounts receivable, respectively. The Company believes the concentration of credit risk is insignificant for the remaining accounts receivable.

Financial credit risk

The Company regularly monitors and reviews the transaction limit applied to counterparties and adjusts the concentration limit according to
market conditions and the credit standing of the counterparties. The Company mitigates its exposure by selecting counterparties with investment-grade credit ratings.



| | e. | Liquidity risk management
| | -- | -------------------------

The objective of liquidity risk management is to ensure the Company
has sufficient liquidity to fund its business requirements associated with existing operations over the next 12 months. The Company manages its liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash and banking facilities.

As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the unused of financing facilities of the Company amounted to NT$76,689.5 million and NT$73,534.8
million, respectively.



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The table below summarizes the maturity profile of the Companys financial liabilities based
on contractual undiscounted payments, including principal and interest.



Less Than 1 Year


2-3 Years


4-5 Years


5+ Years


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)December 31, 2013Non-derivative financial liabilitiesShort-term loans

$
15,646.8


$



$



$



$
15,646.8Accounts payable (including related parties)


16,358.7















16,358.7Payables to contractors and equipment suppliers


89,810.2















89,810.2Accrued expenses and other current liabilities


13,649.6















13,649.6Bonds payable


3,036.1



28,388.9



100,830.3



94,360.1



226,615.4Long-term bank loans


1.4



10.3



21.6



12.7



46.0Other long-term payables (classified under accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities)


18.0



36.0











54.0Obligations under finance leases


28.4



56.7



794.0







879.1Guarantee deposits






151.7











151.7138,549.2



28,643.6



101,645.9



94,372.8



363,211.5Derivative financial instrumentsForward exchange contractsOutflows


29,609.0















29,609.0Inflows


(29,605.3
)














(29,605.3
)3.7















3.7Cross currency swap contractsOutflows


1,639.2















1,639.2Inflows


(1,641.3
)














(1,641.3
)(2.1
)














(2.1
)Stock forward contractsOutflows






37,431.6











37,431.6Inflows






(37,431.6
)










(37,431.6
)















$
138,550.8


$
28,643.6


$
101,645.9


$
94,372.8


$
363,213.1December 31, 2014Non-derivative financial liabilitiesShort-term loans

$
36,164.3


$



$



$



$
36,164.3Accounts payable (including related parties)


23,370.4















23,370.4Payables to contractors and equipment suppliers


26,980.4















26,980.4Accrued expenses and other current liabilities


22,177.9















22,177.9Bonds payable


3,079.9



66,720.5



98,460.6



58,320.2



226,581.2Long-term bank loans


1.5



19.8



20.8



2.5



44.6Other long-term payables (classified under accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities)


18.0



18.0











36.0Obligations under finance leases


29.7



59.3



800.4







889.4Guarantee deposits (including those classified under accrued expense and other current liabilities)


4,757.7



12,851.3



12,687.2







30,296.2116,579.8



79,668.9



111,969.0



58,322.7



366,540.4Derivative financial instrumentsForward exchange contractsOutflows


17,327.2















17,327.2Inflows


(17,283.1
)














(17,283.1
)44.1















44.1Cross currency swap contractsOutflows


47,291.9















47,291.9Inflows


(46,970.9
)














(46,970.9
)321.0















321.0Stock forward contractsOutflows


56,172.6















56,172.6Inflows


(56,172.6
)














(56,172.6
)















$
116,944.9


$
79,668.9


$
111,969.0


$
58,322.7


$
366,905.5




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| | f. | Fair value of financial instruments
| | -- | -----------------------------------



| | 1) | Fair value of financial instruments carried at amortized cost
| | -- | -------------------------------------------------------------

Except as detailed in the
following table, the Company considers that the carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities recognized in the consolidated financial statements approximate their fair values.



December 31, 2013


December 31, 2014CarryingAmount


Fair Value


CarryingAmount


Fair ValueNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Financial assetsHeld-to-maturity financial assetsCommercial paper

$
1,796.0


$
1,795.6


$
4,485.6


$
4,486.5Financial liabilitiesMeasured at amortized costBonds payable


210,767.6



208,649.7



213,673.8



213,177.1




| | 2) | Valuation techniques and assumptions used in fair value measurement
| | -- | -------------------------------------------------------------------

The fair values of
financial assets and financial liabilities are determined as follows:



| |  |  | The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities with standard terms and conditions and traded on active liquid markets are determined with reference to quoted market prices (includes publicly traded stocks
and money market funds).
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Forward exchange contracts and cross currency swap contracts are measured using quoted forward exchange rates and yield curves derived from quoted interest rates matching maturities of the contracts; interest rate swaps
are measured at the present value of future cash flows estimated and discounted based on the applicable yield curves derived from quoted interest rates; and stock forward contracts are measured at the difference between the present value of stock
forward price discounted based on the applicable yield curve derived from quoted interest rates and the stock spot price.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | The fair values of other financial assets and financial liabilities are determined in accordance with generally accepted pricing models based on discounted cash flow analysis.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | 3) | Fair value measurements recognized in the consolidated statements of financial position
| | -- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The
following table provides an analysis of financial instruments that are measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value, grouped into Levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable:



| |  |  | Level 1 fair value measurements are those derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Level 2 fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived
from prices); and
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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| |  |  | Level 3 fair value measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

The Company uses quoted prices in active markets for identical assets to determine fair value for Level 1 investments such as publicly traded
stocks and money market funds.

The following table presents the Companys financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on
a recurring basis:



December 31, 2013Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Financial assets at FVTPLDerivative financial instruments

$



$
90.4


$



$
90.4Available-for-sale financial assetsPublicly traded stocks

$
59,481.6


$



$



$
59,481.6Money market funds


1.2











1.2$
59,482.8


$



$



$
59,482.8Financial liabilities at FVTPLDerivative financial instruments

$



$
33.7


$



$
33.7Hedging derivative financial liabilitiesStock forward contract

$



$
5,481.6


$



$
5,481.6December 31, 2014Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Financial assets at FVTPLDerivative financial instruments (Note)

$



$
200.4


$



$
200.4Available-for-sale financial assetsPublicly traded stocks

$
73,797.1


$



$



$
73,797.1Money market funds


0.4











0.4$
73,797.5


$



$



$
73,797.5Financial liabilities at FVTPLDerivative financial instruments (Note)

$



$
486.6


$



$
486.6Hedging derivative financial liabilitiesStock forward contract

$



$
16,364.3


$



$
16,364.3




| | Note: | Including those classified to noncurrent assets held for sale or liabilities directly associated with noncurrent assets held for sale.
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For assets and liabilities held as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 that are measured at fair
value on a recurring basis, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

There were no purchases and
disposals for assets or liabilities on Level 3 for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Assets and liabilities
measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

The Company measures certain financial assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
when they are deemed to be impaired. The valuation processes include controls that are designed to ensure appropriate fair values are recorded. These controls include model validation, review of key model inputs, and analysis of period-over-period
fluctuations where appropriate. Due to significant unobservable inputs used, the Company classified these measurements as Level 3.

Available-for-sale financial assets consist of investments in non-publicly traded stocks and mutual funds. The Company reviews investments in
non-publicly traded stocks and mutual funds for impairment quarterly and records an impairment charge when the Company believes an investment has experienced a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value and carrying value may not be
recovered. The Company recognized impairment loss on some of the investments in non-publicly traded stocks and mutual funds in the amount of NT$1,538.9 million and NT$211.5 million during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014,
respectively. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the carrying amount of such non-publicly traded stocks and mutual funds was NT$5.1 million and NT$35.3 million, respectively. Determining whether a significant or prolonged decline in fair value
of the investment below its carrying amount has occurred is highly subjective. Factors the Company considers include the fair value of the investment in relation to its carrying amount and the duration of the decline in fair value below the carrying
amount of the investment. Due to the absence of quoted market prices, the fair values are determined significantly based on management judgment with the best information available. The Company calculates these fair values using the market approach
which includes recent financing activities, valuation of comparable companies, technology development stage, market condition and other economic factors as their inputs.

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company recorded an impairment on certain assets that were reclassified as held for sale. Please refer to
Note 14 for additional information. The fair value of such assets reclassified as held for sale is determined based on the price agreed in the sale agreement and therefore classified as Level 3.

Financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value but for which the fair value is disclosed

For investments in commercial paper, the fair value is determined at the present value of future cash flows based on the observable yield
curves and is classified as Level 2.

The fair value of the Companys bonds payable is determined using active market prices and
classified as Level 1.



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The table below sets out the balances for the Companys assets and liabilities at amortized
cost but for which the fair value is disclosed as of December 31, 2013 and 2014:



December 31, 2013Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)AssetsHeld-to-maturity securitiesCommercial paper

$



$
1,795.6


$



$
1,795.6LiabilitiesBonds payable

$
208,649.7


$



$



$
208,649.7December 31, 2014Level 1


Level 2


Level 3


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)AssetsHeld-to-maturity securitiesCommercial paper

$



$
4,486.5


$



$
4,486.5LiabilitiesBonds payable

$
213,177.1


$



$



$
213,177.1




|37. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|--- | --------------------------

Intercompany balances and transactions between TSMC and its
subsidiaries, which are related parties of TSMC, have been eliminated upon consolidation; therefore those items are not disclosed in this note. The following is a summary of transactions between the Company and other related parties:



| | a. | Net revenue
| | -- | -----------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014Item

Related Party CategoriesNet revenue from sale of goods

Associates

$
5,307.6


$
4,093.0


$
4,009.3Joint venture


3.4



1.7



1.3$
5,311.0


$
4,094.7


$
4,010.6Net revenue from royalties

Associates

$
479.2


$
497.0


$
522.0




| | b. | Purchases
| | -- | ---------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014Related Party CategoriesAssociates

$
8,114.3


$
10,052.4


$
11,644.2




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| | c. | Receivables from related parties
| | -- | --------------------------------



December 31,
2013


December 31,2014Item

Related Party CategoriesReceivables from related parties

Associates

$
291.4


$
312.7Joint venture


0.3



0.3$
291.7


$
313.0Other receivables from related parties

Associates

$
221.6


$
178.6




| | d. | Payables to related parties
| | -- | ---------------------------



December 31,2013


December 31,
2014Related Party CategoriesAssociates

$
1,687.2


$
1,491.0Joint venture


1.2



0.5$
1,688.4


$
1,491.5




| | e. | Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
| | -- | ------------------------------------------------------------------



Purchase PriceYears Ended December 312012


2013


2014Related Party CategoriesAssociates

$
47.1


$
21.1


$
Joint venture


1.2







$
48.3


$
21.1


$





| | f. | Disposal of property, plant and equipment
| | -- | -----------------------------------------



ProceedsYears Ended December 312012


2013


2014Related Party CategoriesAssociates

$
20.4


$
69.7


$
23.4Joint venture


9.0







18.0$
29.4


$
69.7


$
41.4




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Gains (Losses)Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014Related Party CategoriesAssociates

$
(0.1
)

$
6.1


$
20.0Joint venture


0.2



1.0



17.5$
0.1


$
7.1


$
37.5




| | g. | Others
| | -- | ------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014Item

Related Party CategoriesManufacturing expenses

Associates

$
8.4


$
934.5


$
2,437.4Joint venture


15.5



6.6



7.9$
23.9


$
941.1


$
2,445.3Research and development expenses

Associates

$
4.6


$
0.9


$
87.9Joint venture


8.9



6.3



1.1$
13.5


$
7.2


$
89.0Non-operating income

Associates

$
6.0


$



$





December 31,2013


December 31,
2014Item

Related Party CategoriesRefundable deposits

Associates

$
5.8


$



The sales prices and payment terms to related parties were not significantly different from those of
sales to third parties. For other related party transactions, price and terms were determined in accordance with mutual agreements.

The
Company leased machinery and equipment from Xintec. The lease terms and prices were determined in accordance with mutual agreements. The rental expense was paid quarterly and the related expense was classified under manufacturing expenses.

The Company deferred the disposal gain/loss derived from sales of property, plant and equipment to related parties (transactions with
associates and joint venture), and then recognized such gain/loss over the depreciable lives of the disposed assets.



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| | h. | Compensation of key management personnel
| | -- | ----------------------------------------

The compensation to directors and other key
management personnel were as follows:



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014Short-term employee benefits

$
1,417.4


$
1,356.1


$
1,787.8Post-employment benefits


3.9



9.1



46.8$
1,421.3


$
1,365.2


$
1,834.6


The compensation to directors and other key management personnel were determined by the Compensation
Committee of TSMC in accordance with the individual performance and the market trends.



|38. | PLEDGED ASSETS
|--- | --------------

The Company provided certificate of deposits recorded in other financial
assets as collateral mainly for litigation and building lease agreements. As of December 31, 2013 and 2014, the aforementioned other financial assets amounted to NT$120.6 million and NT$293.4 million, respectively.



|39. | SIGNIFICANT OPERATING LEASE ARRANGEMENTS
|--- | ----------------------------------------

The Company leases several parcels of land,
factory and office premises from the Science Park Administration and entered into lease agreements for its office premises and certain office equipment located in the United States, Europe, Japan, Shanghai and Taiwan. These operating leases expire
between February 2015 and July 2034 and can be renewed upon expiration.

The Company expensed the lease payments as follows:



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Minimum lease payments

$
689.2


$
902.4


$
901.2


Future minimum lease payments under the above non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:



December 31,2013


December 31,2014NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)Not later than 1 year

$
859.1


$
891.8Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years


3,053.0



3,490.8Later than 5 years


5,534.8



6,576.2$
9,446.9


$
10,958.8




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|40. | SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNIZED COMMITMENTS
|--- | ---------------------------------------------------------------

Significant contingent
liabilities and unrecognized commitments of the Company, excluding those disclosed in other notes, were as follows:



| | a. | Under a technical cooperation agreement with Industrial Technology Research Institute, the R.O.C. Government or its designee approved by TSMC can use up to 35% of TSMCs capacity provided TSMCs outstanding
commitments to its customers are not prejudiced. The term of this agreement is for five years beginning from January 1, 1987 and is automatically renewed for successive periods of five years unless otherwise terminated by either party with one
year prior notice. As of December 31, 2014, the R.O.C. Government did not invoke such right.
| | -- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | b. | Under a Shareholders Agreement entered into with Philips and EDB Investments Pte Ltd. on March 30, 1999, the parties formed a joint venture company, SSMC, which is an integrated circuit foundry in Singapore.
TSMCs equity interest in SSMC was 32%. Nevertheless, in September 2006, Philips spun-off its semiconductor subsidiary which was renamed as NXP B.V. Further, TSMC and NXP B.V. purchased all the SSMC shares owned by EDB Investments Pte Ltd. pro
rata according to the Shareholders Agreement on November 15, 2006. After the purchase, TSMC and NXP B.V. currently own approximately 39% and 61% of the SSMC shares, respectively. TSMC and NXP B.V. are required, in the aggregate, to purchase at
least 70% of SSMCs capacity, but TSMC alone is not required to purchase more than 28% of the capacity. If any party defaults on the commitment and the capacity utilization of SSMC falls below a specific percentage of its capacity, the
defaulting party is required to compensate SSMC for all related unavoidable costs. There was no default from the aforementioned commitment as of December 31, 2014.
| | -- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | c. | In June 2010, Keranos, LLC. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that TSMC, TSMC North America, and several other leading technology companies infringe three expired
U.S. patents. In response, TSMC, TSMC North America, and several co-defendants in the Texas case filed a lawsuit against Keranos in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in November 2010, seeking a judgment declaring that
they did not infringe the asserted patents, and that those patents were invalid. These two litigations have been consolidated into a single lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. In February 2014, the Court entered a
final judgment in favor of TSMC, dismissing all of Keranos claims against TSMC with prejudice. The final judgment is currently being appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The outcome cannot be determined and the
Company cannot make a reliable estimate of the contingent liability at this time.
| | -- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | d. | In December 2010, Ziptronix, Inc. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California accusing TSMC, TSMC North America and one other company of infringing several U.S. patents. In
September 2014, the Court granted summary judgment of noninfringement in favor of TSMC and TSMC North America. Ziptronix, Inc. can appeal the Courts order. The outcome cannot be determined and the Company cannot make a reliable estimate of the
contingent liability at this time.
| | -- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | e. | TSMC joined the Customer Co-Investment Program of ASML and entered into the investment agreement in August 2012. The agreement includes an investment of EUR837.8 million by TSMC Global to acquire 5% of ASMLs
equity with a lock-up period of 2.5 years. TSMC Global has acquired the aforementioned equity on October 31, 2012. Both parties also signed the research and development funding agreement whereby TSMC shall provide EUR276.0 million to
ASMLs research and development programs from 2013 to 2017. As of December 31, 2014, TSMC paid EUR109.7 million to ASML under the research and development funding agreement.
| | -- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | f. | In September 2013, Zond Inc. filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against TSMC, certain TSMC subsidiaries and other companies alleging infringing of several U.S. patents.
Subsequently, TSMC and Zond initiated additional legal actions in the U.S. District Courts for the District of Delaware and the District of Massachusetts over several additional patents owned by Zond. In March 2015, all pending litigations between
the parties in the U.S. District Courts for the District of Massachusetts and the District of Delaware were dismissed.
| | -- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



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| | g. | In December 2013, Tela Innovations (Tela), Inc. filed complaints in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware and in the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) accusing TSMC and TSMC North America
of infringing one U.S. patent. In January 2014, TSMC filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of North California against Tela for trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract. In September 2014, all pending litigations
between the parties in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, the ITC and the U.S. District Court for the District of North California were dismissed.
| | -- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | h. | In March 2014, DSS Technology Management, Inc. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging that TSMC, TSMC North America, TSMC Development and several other companies infringe
one U.S. patent. TSMC Development has subsequently been dismissed. The outcome cannot be determined and the Company cannot make a reliable estimate of the contingent liability at this time.
| | -- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | i. | Amounts available under unused letters of credit as of December 31, 2013 and 2014 were NT$89.4 million and NT$222.0 million, respectively.
| | -- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



|41. | OPERATING SEGMENTS INFORMATION
|--- | ------------------------------



| | a. | Operating segments
| | -- | ------------------

The Companys only reportable segment is the foundry segment. The
foundry segment engages mainly in the manufacturing, selling, packaging, testing and computer-aided design of integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices and the manufacturing of masks. The Company also had other operating segments that did
not exceed the quantitative threshold for separate reporting. These segments mainly engage in the researching, developing, designing, manufacturing and selling of solid state lighting devices and renewable energy and efficiency related technologies
and products.

The Company uses the income from operations as the measurement for segment profit and the basis of performance assessment.
There was no material differences between the accounting policies of the operating segment and the accounting policies described in Note 5.



| | b. | Segment revenue and operating results
| | -- | -------------------------------------



Foundry


Others


Elimination


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Year ended December 31, 2012Net revenue from external customers

$
506,594.6


$
150.7


$



$
506,745.3Net revenue from sales among intersegments






14.7



(14.7
)


Income (loss) from operations


183,780.0



(2,617.9
)






181,162.1Share of profits of associates and joint venture


3,469.8



(1,396.7
)






2,073.1Income tax expense


22,375.3



(0.6
)






22,374.7




(Continued)

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Foundry


Others


Elimination


TotalNT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Year ended December 31, 2013Net revenue from external customers

$
596,615.4


$
408.8


$



$
597,024.2Net revenue from sales among intersegments






33.2



(33.2
)


Income (loss) from operations


212,796.4



(2,727.5
)






210,068.9Share of profits of associates and joint venture


4,115.5



(308.7
)






3,806.8Income tax expense


32,111.8











32,111.8Year ended December 31, 2014Net revenue from external customers


762,120.8



685.7







762,806.5Net revenue from sales among intersegments






38.1



(38.1
)


Income (loss) from operations


298,633.6



(2,763.3
)






295,870.3Share of profits of associates and joint venture


4,376.0



(456.2
)






3,919.8Income tax expense


47,889.9











47,889.9


(Concluded)



| | c. | Geographic information
| | -- | ----------------------



Net Revenue from External Customers


Non-current AssetsYears Ended December 31


December 31,


December 31,2012


2013


2014


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Taiwan

$
68,150.2


$
74,150.3


$
88,856.6


$
783,173.8


$
809,437.8United States


343,707.7



423,265.8



524,984.1



7,691.0



8,105.4Asia


46,687.4



56,533.4



99,916.6



14,743.7



15,380.8Europe, the Middle East and Africa


46,429.8



41,229.7



46,776.6



17.4



8.3Others


1,770.2



1,845.0



2,272.6







$
506,745.3


$
597,024.2


$
762,806.5


$
805,625.9


$
832,932.3


The Company categorized the net revenue mainly based on the country in which the customer is
headquartered. Non-current assets include property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and other noncurrent assets.



| | d. | Production information
| | -- | ----------------------



Years Ended December 31Production

2012


2013


2014NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)


(In Millions)


(In Millions)Wafer

$
462,970.5


$
560,685.2


$
723,747.6Others


43,774.8



36,339.0



39,058.9$
506,745.3


$
597,024.2


$
762,806.5




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| | e. | Major customers representing at least 10% of net revenue
| | -- | --------------------------------------------------------



Years Ended December 312012


2013


2014Amount


%


Amount


%


Amount


%NT$





NT$


NT$


NT$


NT$(In Millions)





(In Millions)





(In Millions)Customer A

$
85,880.1



17


$
130,564.0



22


$
157,631.4



21




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