# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001046179
**File Stem:** 0001046179-25-000130
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
**Character Count:** 5084
**Document Hash:** 973961c3401e421fc09375747191b18f
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001046179-25-000130.hdr.sgml**: 20251125

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001046179-25-000130

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251125

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251125

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251125

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001046179
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** F5
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-14700
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251514994

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6
- **STREET 2:** HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK
- **CITY:** HSINCHU
- **STATE:** F5
- **ZIP:** 300-096
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 886-3-5636688

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** NO. 8, LI-HSIN ROAD 6
- **STREET 2:** HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK
- **CITY:** HSINCHU
- **STATE:** F5
- **ZIP:** 300-096

1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM 6-K**

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**REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER**

**PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER**

**THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the month of November 2025**

**(Commission File Number: 001-14700)**

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**Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited**

**(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)**

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**No. 8, Li-Hsin Road 6**

**Hsinchu Science Park**

**Hsinchu 300-096, Taiwan**

**Republic of China**

**(Address of Principal Executive Offices)**

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ⌧&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 40-F □

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in papers as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): □

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in papers as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): □

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| **SIGNATURES** |
| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |

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| | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Date: November 25, 2025 | By | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Wendell Huang |
| | | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wendell Huang |
| | | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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**TSMC Media Statement**

On November 25<sup>th</sup>, 2025, TSMC filed a lawsuit in the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court against Wei-Jen Lo, the company's former Senior Vice President. The lawsuit is based on the terms of Employment Contract between TSMC and Lo, the Non-compete Agreement signed by Lo during his employment, and regulations such as the Trade Secrets Act.

Wei-Jen Lo joined TSMC as Vice President in July 2004 and was promoted to Senior Vice President in February 2014. He officially retired from TSMC on July 27<sup>th</sup>, 2025.

In March 2024, Lo was transferred to TSMC's Corporate Strategy Development, a staff unit providing consultation to the Chairman and CEO and has not been responsible for supervising or managing the affairs of the Research & Development function since. However, after assuming this position, Lo allegedly continued to convene meetings with staff of the Research & Development departments (Note: This refers to employees whose job grades are below Senior Vice President, and who do not have a supervisory or subordinate relationship with Lo.) to provide information for him to understand the advanced technologies currently, and planned to be, under development by TSMC.

During his employment, Lo had signed a Non-disclosure Agreement and Non-compete Agreement. When the General Counsel of TSMC, Sylvia Fang, conducted exit interview with Lo on July 22<sup>nd</sup>, 2025, she provided a reminder notice for Lo to read thoroughly. During the exit interview, the General Counsel also explained the non-compete obligation after separation and inquired about his plans after retirement, Lo replied that he would join an academic institution, and did not mention his plan to join Intel. However, Lo joined Intel as Executive Vice President (EVP) soon after his retirement from TSMC. There is a high probability that Lo uses, leaks, discloses, delivers, or transfers TSMC's trade secrets and confidential information to Intel, thus making legal actions (including claiming damages for breach of contract) necessary.

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