2016 TSMC Annual Report

• TSMC Vision, Mission & Core Values
• 30 Years of TSMC
• Letter to Shareholders
• Company Profile
  1. An Introduction to TSMC
  2. Market/Business Summary
  3. Organization
  4. Board Members
  5. Management Team
• Corporate Governance
  1. Overview
  2. Board of Directors
  3. Major Resolutions of Shareholders' Meeting and Board Meetings
  4. Taiwan Corporate Governance Implementation as Required by the Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission
  5. Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
  6. Regulatory Compliance
  7. Internal Control System Execution Status
  8. Status of Personnel Responsible for the Company's Financial and Business Operation
  9. Information Regarding TSMC’s Independent Auditor
  10. Material Information Management Procedure
• Capital and Shares
  1. Capital and Shares
  2. Issuance of Corporate Bonds
  3. Preferred Shares
  4. Issuance of American Depositary Shares
  5. Status of Employee Stock Option Plan
  6. Status of Employee Restricted Stock
  7. Status of New Share Issuance in Connection with Mergers and Acquisitions
  8. Financing Plans and Implementation
• Operational Highlights
  1. Business Activities
  2. Technology Leadership
  3. Manufacturing Excellence
  4. Customer Trust
  5. Human Capital
  6. Material Contracts
• Financial Highlights and Analysis
  1. Financial Highlights
  2. Financial Status and Operating Results
  3. Risk Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility
  1. Overview
  2. Environmental, Safety and Health (ESH) Management
  3. TSMC Education and Culture Foundation
  4. TSMC Volunteer Program
  5. TSMC i-Charity
  6. Social Responsibility Implementation Status as Required by the Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission
• Subsidiary Information and Other Special Notes
  1. Subsidiaries
  2. Status of TSMC Common Shares and ADRs Acquired, Disposed of, and Held by Subsidiaries
  3. Special Notes
• Financial Statements
  1. Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and Independent Auditors' Report
  2. Parent Company Only Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 and Independent Auditors' Report
• Contact Information
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• Previous Annual Reports
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TSMC Annual Report >  2016 > Corporate Governance > Information Regarding TSMC’s Independent Auditor

Information Regarding TSMC’s Independent Auditor

Audit Fees

The Audit Committee approves all fees payable to TSMC's independent auditor and recommends the same to the Board of Directors for further approval. The Board of Directors has authorized the Audit Committee to approve any increase not exceeding 10% of the approved fees.

Unit: NT$ thousands

CPA’s information

(1) Former CPAs

(2) Successor CPAs

(3) The reply of former CPAs on Article 10.6.1 and Article 10.6.2.3 of the standards: None.

TSMC’s Chairman, Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and managers in charge of its finance and accounting operations did not hold any positions within TSMC’s independent audit firm or its affiliates in the most recent year.

Evaluation of the External Auditor’s Independence

The Audit Committee regularly monitors the independence of TSMC's external auditor by conducting the below evaluations and reports the same to the Board of Directors:

• The auditor’s independence declaration
• The Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and non-audit services conducted by the auditor to ensure that the non-audit services do not influence the results of the audit
• Ensure the audit partner rotates every five years
• Annually evaluate the independence of the external auditor based on the results of the auditor survey